2016 Summer Transfer Thread

[Jam_Man]

In other news .......Elvis is dead lol


We were never going to seriously get Simpson. He is on way too much money and our valuation of some 200k is a long way short of the 400k orient want.

I'd much rather sign a conference top scorer for half that and have a crack at making a player ala Peterborough

Problem is a lot of the time the conference top scorers go for more than that. Even if it was halft would we really want to spent 6 figures on a player who hasn't done it at league level? Seems like a lot of money for us to take a chance on.

We've already got one...Jason Williams.

He was playing the league below.

 

[Angell Delight]

We've already got one...Jason Williams.

Williams wouldn't be a top scorer in the Conference, although he might get a few goals. Theo Robinson would definitely be a significant upgrade as 3rd/4th choice forward compared to JW.

 

[Jam_Man]

Interesting to see Barnard has scored 2 goals already in 4 games of the Conference.

Scored 1 in 31 games last season in League Two.

Too few games played but that could be a measurement of how much easier it is to score at that level.

 

[Tommy2holes]

We've already got one...Jason Williams.

Jason Williams will eventually end up at Billericay town or canvey etc. He is not a league striker and will never score goals. He doesn't ever look remotely like scoring and I'm bewildered how he gets contact after contract.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Problem is a lot of the time the conference top scorers go for more than that. Even if it was halft would we really want to spent 6 figures on a player who hasn't done it at league level? Seems like a lot of money for us to take a chance on.



He was playing the league below.

I would say 75k for akinola and 150k for dennis

 

[Jam_Man]

Akinola scored 9 goals in 40 games. zero this year (even Barnard scored 2)

Dennis from Bromley? 5 goals in 23.

I can imagine the outcry if we spent those amounts on those two.

 

[Angell Delight]

Jason Williams will eventually end up at Billericay town or canvey etc. He is not a league striker and will never score goals. He doesn't ever look remotely like scoring and I'm bewildered how he gets contact after contract.

Don't you let mrsblue hear you say that.... :winking:

 

[mfurok]

Highly rated in the past. A tough tackling defensive midfielder is what we are missing.

indeed we do but sadly that's not him.

 

[Jai]

Akinola scored 9 goals in 40 games. zero this year (even Barnard scored 2)

Dennis from Bromley? 5 goals in 23.

I can imagine the outcry if we spent those amounts on those two.

Akinola isn't really a striker though, more of a winger/forward, a bit like Franny Laurent.

 

[mattitouk]

Brown: "This has been one of the worst transfer windows in history. The lower teams are getting squeezed by the teams at the top."

 

[Ricky Otto]

Jason Williams will eventually end up at Billericay town or canvey etc. He is not a league striker and will never score goals. He doesn't ever look remotely like scoring and I'm bewildered how he gets contact after contract.

From what I've seen I don't think he is up to it either. He hasn't had a fair run of games at this level to write him off completely though. His goals to game ratio in both spells at Chelmsford were very impressive and given a whole season at that rate he would have been league top scorer in national league south, that is enough to get you a league move in most cases so I can see why we haven't given up on him yet.

 

[Jam_Man]

From what I've seen I don't think he is up to it either. He hasn't had a fair run of games at this level to write him off completely though. His goals to game ratio in both spells at Chelmsford were very impressive and given a whole season at that rate he would have been league top scorer in national league south, that is enough to get you a league move in most cases so I can see why we haven't given up on him yet.

He did do well there, but his loan didnt end particularly well, went 5 or 6 games without a goal.

The coaching staff must rate him though, after all it was one of them who took him to Chelmsford.

 

[geoffmundo]

With all these ex players coming back, what chance on seeing Moshni again......?

 

[rlb999]

Jason Williams will eventually end up at Billericay town or canvey etc. He is not a league striker and will never score goals. He doesn't ever look remotely like scoring and I'm bewildered how he gets contact after contract.

I'm pretty much with you on this. Don't see anything in this lad that makes me think he has a future at league level. Seen lots of similar players over the years. There's always the chance of him doing a Gary Hooper, but I'd bet my house on it going the other way.

 

[KiwiRob]

I think Dennis signed for Chesterfield over the summer, but I could be wrong.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Well there isn't long left in the transfer window. We need Atleast another 3 very good players to stand a chance of a top 12 finish. And that's only if we can keep woody timlin and Ranger also fit.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

I wouldn't mind bringing Laurent as it goes... What's he upto these days?

 

[Tommy2holes]

I wouldn't mind bring Laurent as it goes... What's he upto these days?

Hopefully retired. The most overated player I've seen.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

Hopefully retired. The most overated player I've seen.

Really? I thought he was quite an exciting to watch at times, albeit in a poor team.

 

[OldBlueLady]

I wouldn't mind bringing Laurent as it goes... What's he upto these days?

He's an agent in France.

Hopefully retired. The most overated player I've seen.

Totally disagree, sure you're not confusing him with Christophe?!!!