The January 2026 Transfer Window

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

19 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I didnt notice any lack of effort, I thought his movement was very good and he didn't waste his energy in the wrong areas or chasing lost causes.

If I had any criticism of him here it would have been that his finishing wasn't clinical enough but I thought that would come with more game time.

Maybe it’s just me but I expect players in the Blue and White to be chasing down lost causes.

[RevidgeBlue]

12 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Maybe it’s just me but I expect players in the Blue and White to be chasing down lost causes.

Fair point but with strikers Id rather have them generally in the right areas where they can cause the most damage.

All crying over spilt milk now though, hindsight will show us whether it was a good move to let him go at that price or not.

[davulsukur]

Is that the deadline passed now? Any signings we make now can't play against Hull?

[wilsdenrover]

8 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Is that the deadline passed now? Any signings we make now can't play against Hull?

Correct 

[KentExile]

11 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Is that the deadline passed now? Any signings we make now can't play against Hull?

 

3 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Correct 

Deadline passed,

* it is possible that a player could have already been signed and registered, but not yet announced because they are still doing photos/social media nonsense etc (I am not claiming this is likely)

 

Edited 14 hours ago by KentExile

[Torgeir]

We should've had at least two more signings by now. Nicko saying on X we're 'Trying to find an experienced striker ... and more'.

Trying...

[Ricky]

Another manager pissed off with a January window shocker! 

[RevidgeBlue]

6 minutes ago, Ricky said:

Another manager pissed off with a January window shocker! 

Is he really pissed off?

Edit: Or will he conveniently forget what he said about wanting  signings in early and bat on regardless?

I dont know of course, but my money would be on the latter.

 

Edited 13 hours ago by RevidgeBlue

[roversfan99]

But "of course" we were prepared coming into the transfer window. With a plan to get most of our business done by the Hull game, whats happened?!

I dont get why we need an experienced Championship striker. I feel like that will leave us with sub par plodders like Lyndon Dykes.

[Trinidad Rover]

16 minutes ago, Ricky said:

Another manager pissed off with a January window shocker! 

Difference is - this is a manage who is not performing and therefore doesn't have the leverage to throw a strop.

[Rossy Rover]

Apparently Elie Youan is going to be next through the door. Hibs forward. Not sure how I feel about that one at all 

[DE.]

10 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

But "of course" we were prepared coming into the transfer window. With a plan to get most of our business done by the Hull game, whats happened?!

I dont get why we need an experienced Championship striker. I feel like that will leave us with sub par plodders like Lyndon Dykes.

Why would we even want Championship experience when we did our best in the summer to make sure we got rid of the majority of it from our squad? With the wages we supposedly pay the only Championship experience we're getting are reserves from mid-table teams or broken down has-beens well past their expiry date. Hasn't exactly worked out so far.

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, Rossy Rover said:

Apparently Elie Youan is going to be next through the door. Hibs forward. Not sure how I feel about that one at all 

that was a rumour from last January too wasn't it?

[Lucimo]

4 minutes ago, Rossy Rover said:

Apparently Elie Youan is going to be next through the door. Hibs forward. Not sure how I feel about that one at all 

26 yrs old. Never been prolific, not even in Scotland. Sounds about right. Is this from a reliable source?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 minutes ago, Lucimo said:

26 yrs old. Never been prolific, not even in Scotland. Sounds about right. Is this from a reliable source?

Sounds like he’s no stranger to the treatment room also.

[roversfan99]

10 minutes ago, Rossy Rover said:

Apparently Elie Youan is going to be next through the door. Hibs forward. Not sure how I feel about that one at all 

Where is that from?

[MarkBRFC]

Ellie Youan has been linked a couple of times.

Very quick but doesn't score many, although scored twice last weekend and has played as more of a winger in his career.

Out of contract in the summer so probably wouldn't cost much.

Not sure I see this one happening.

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, Lucimo said:

26 yrs old. Never been prolific, not even in Scotland. Sounds about right. Is this from a reliable source?

also, its another winger/wide forward, and he looks to have mainly been used off the bench for Hibs this year, just 2 starts

[roversfan99]

A lot of question marks over his attitude and work rate.

[K-Hod]

4 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Ellie Youan has been linked a couple of times.

Very quick but doesn't score many, although scored twice last weekend and has played as more of a winger in his career.

Out of contract in the summer so probably wouldn't cost much.

Not sure I see this one happening.

They might be looking ahead to League 1 😅.

[rovers11]

14 minutes ago, Rossy Rover said:

Apparently Elie Youan is going to be next through the door. Hibs forward. Not sure how I feel about that one at all 

Sounds very plausible. Heavily linked with him last year and in the final 6 months of his deal at Hibs. Hibs are trying to bring in Cadamateri which suggests they think one of their forwards may be moving on.

He's got pace I suppose. 

[DutchRover]

I wanted Youan when we were linked last year, not prolific but plays all across the front three, mostly from left or as a striker.

First two years at Hibs in 22/23 and 23/24 were very good.

His best recent run for Hibs came in December last year when he was playing striker, couple of goals and an assist, but then was injured for pretty much rest of season.

Not an inspiring signing, but a decent back-up forward imo, scored a couple last weekend vs Kilmarnock as a striker.

Edited 13 hours ago by DutchRover

[B16Rover]

A punt on an injury prone, allegedly lazy and disruptive Frenchman in a position we don't use in our tactics? 

Glad we're 1 step ahead this January

[KentExile]

19 minutes ago, Rossy Rover said:

Apparently Elie Youan is going to be next through the door. Hibs forward. Not sure how I feel about that one at all 

It does make you wonder when someone joins a few hours ago, and their first post is a transfer link, which they seem to have "dropped and then ran"

That being said, it sounds cheap and shit enough to be true, so either thanks for the info, or well played whichever is applicable

[bluebruce]

6 hours ago, KentExile said:

I don't think anyone is saying Leonard should have been kept as a starter.  If they are then I disagree.  But he would have been a much more useful option from the bench than Gueye.  According to Peterborough fans, he does run himself into the ground for them (He’s a very good player and he’s only going to get better, I like him, his work rate is phenomenal), maybe not to Ohashi levels, but by the sounds of it, loaning him rather than selling him, would have enabled us to bring him back and  rest Ohashi for the last 20-30 mins of games and not change too much with our set up.

 

My point was only that his goals record there isn't as good as people are making out. When adjusted for the league it's likely worse than the goals scored by a striker who is criticised for not scoring enough, and his work rate may have improved but it would have to be by a hell of a lot to be on Ohashi's level so it's another area he isn't as good. So I'm not bothered we sold him as it stands.

He may well be better than Gueye, but the failure wasn't selling Leonard (who probably helped fund Gudjohnsen who is better). The failure was in not also shifting and upgrading on Gueye.

But yes I wouldn't have objected to loaning him instead, unless it meant no Gudjohnsen. Although as we have seen, these loaning clubs often seem less likely to give our loanees regular minutes than when they sign them permanently.  I remember Fisher getting no game time at all I think when we loaned him to MK Don's or AFC Wimbledon. Then they signed him the next summer for free and immediately he became their first choice.