Another deadline deal too late ?

[smudgster]

Or was it ? The Echo reports this morning that the Blues were awaiting official documentation to discover weather they had signed another forward on loan.

On a sour note they also say that Granty will be out for 6 to 8 weeks.

 

[DTS]

Why does it always seem to be such a problem for us......You would have thought it was a fairly simple process.

 

[Rob Noxious]

On a sour note they also say that Granty will be out for 6 to 8 weeks.

I know people have said he's not been playing well lately, but this is really bad news. For an area that we seemed to have a surfeit of players in earlier in the season, we are now quite limited in options.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

I know people have said he's not been playing well lately, but this is really bad news. For an area that we seemed to have a surfeit of players in earlier in the season, we are now quite limited in options.

Maybe this is what scuppered the Macca to Millwall deal?

 

[EastStandBlue]

6-8 weeks? Bugger, He's probably our only consistent midfielder.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I know people have said he's not been playing well lately, but this is really bad news. For an area that we seemed to have a surfeit of players in earlier in the season, we are now quite limited in options.

Really gutted, our best midfielder. Looks like he isn't playing that well, but I think it's more that he is doing more than his fair share in midfield.

On a more positive note, Malone looked tidy when he moved to CM against Swindon. We have the option of moving him to CM and playing Herd at LB.

 

[Shrimperforlife]

Any ideas who this is?

 

[Smiffy]

Any ideas who this is?

Akinbiyi....

Allegedly!...

 

[Tommy2holes]

He must be about 36 by now

 

[londonblue]

Why does it always seem to be such a problem for us......You would have thought it was a fairly simple process.

Probably because we pay more attention to SUFC than other clubs. I suspect it happens quite regularly at other clubs aswell. They mentioned on 5Live this morning that another club was waiting on a deal that they had technical difficulties with.

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

Akinbiyi....

Allegedly!...

Or Panicbyi as he was described by the BBC live text guy yesterday. A bit harsh I thought :D

 

[southend4ever]

Akinbiyi....

Allegedly!...

I can confirm we did maintain our interest. I've not heard anything in a bid/negotiations. I don't expect it to be him.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Ive heard its Teddy Sheringham, coming out of retirement, playing for £5 a week and all the onions he can eat.

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

I thought it was Adebayo Akinfenwa, all great names!

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

Ive heard its Teddy Sheringham, coming out of retirement, playing for £5 a week and all the onions he can eat.

I'm pretty sure the 5pm deadline would be irrelevant in that case ;)

 

[Beefy]

Why does it always seem to be such a problem for us......You would have thought it was a fairly simple process.

I'm sure these things go on all the time as Clubs make moves throughout the day causing a domino effect. We signed Scott Vernon, who was Gillingham's top target. They turn to Jamie Cureton and couldn't get him so go for James Walker. That gets him off of our wage bill, freeing up space for a new signing.

If we didn't make the mvoe in time presumably we can try again next week.

 

[Beefy]

ps, if it's Akinbiyi then that would be a ridiculous signing. Good player, no doubt but we don't need another striker. We need creativity in the middle or some ability on the flanks.

 

[Pubey]

Tilson:

I want a midfielder, not another striker!

 

[superblue24]

Ive heard its Teddy Sheringham, coming out of retirement, playing for £5 a week and all the onions he can eat.

Onions at Southend United? You must be mistaken!

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

tilly does like his strikers though. At this rate Paterson will be going out on loan before april!