Transfer News and Gossip Transfer Rumours Thread 2023-24 (Part 2 - Back in Business. Oh no we’re not)

[Taters123]

Poor

 

[JAL]

Quite disappointing we've only managed to get 1 in for today.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Really is mental if this is the case. 18 months in an embargo, 100s of players scouted, knowing for a couple of weeks that the end of the embargo is coming and not have everything lined up to get signings over the line when we have 1 sub recently ffs.

I think you might be overestimating what could be achieved before the contracts on the sale were finalised and embargo lifted. Lots and lots of window shopping but not a toe over the shop door threshold.

 

[southendkid]

Really is mental if this is the case. 18 months in an embargo, 100s of players scouted, knowing for a couple of weeks that the end of the embargo is coming and not have everything lined up to get signings over the line when we have 1 sub recently ffs.

This isn't the first time we've been told the embargo was going to be lifted soon, only for it to not be, a couple of former signings ended up not being able to actually play football because of an embargo, setting their career back. If I was a player I probably wouldn't want to sign on the dotted line until it was actually confirmed that the embargo was no more.

 

[meerkat54]

Really is mental if this is the case. 18 months in an embargo, 100s of players scouted, knowing for a couple of weeks that the end of the embargo is coming and not have everything lined up to get signings over the line when we have 1 sub recently ffs.

Yeah dog **** planning. Plus why’s Morton on the bench, with a lot Of allegedly injured players, playing on.
Moreton should be starting.

 

[Ricey]

I do wonder if things would’ve been different if it wasn’t the festive period. Imagine it’s more difficult to get things across the line.

It’s disappointing but the bright side is, we made a new signing, we are out of embargo and we are nearly Ron free!

 

[Medway Blue]

Really is mental if this is the case. 18 months in an embargo, 100s of players scouted, knowing for a couple of weeks that the end of the embargo is coming and not have everything lined up to get signings over the line when we have 1 sub recently ffs.

You do realise that the National League embargo forbade the club from even NEGOTIATING with other clubs and players, let alone signing any, don't you?

Unless they wanted to run the risk of being found out breaking those rules, I think they quite literally couldn't "have everything lined-up to get signings over the line" immediately.

That's without going into how many top, top targets we've lost out on in the last 2-4 weeks alone...

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

This isn't the first time we've been told the embargo was going to be lifted soon, only for it to not be, a couple of former signings ended up not being able to actually play football because of that lie. If I was a player I couldn't blame them for not wanting to sign on the dotted line until it was actually confirmed.

It has been lifted though. We've just signed a new midfielder and given out new contracts. I guess the deals for further players just came a little too soon.

 

[palexander]

I think you might be overestimating what could be achieved before the contracts on the sale were finalised and embargo lifted. Lots and lots of window shopping but not a toe over the shop door threshold.

Well depends if you believe all the ITK peeps who said we had players standing by, virtually signed, just waiting to be registered etc.

If that was true, surely 3.5 days is enough to do that....

 

[Jack_23]

People need to remember the season is more than just today. Yeah we haven’t managed to sign for today’s game but we’ve got half a season to go yet. Please don’t get too disappointed

 

[TUMBO]

1-0 to the ITK's, once again

 

[palexander]

You do realise that the National League embargo forbade the club from even NEGOTIATING with other clubs and players, let alone signing any, don't you?

Unless they wanted to run the risk of being found out breaking those rules, I think they quite literally couldn't "have everything lined-up to get signings over the line" immediately.

That's without going into how many top, top targets we've lost out on in the last 2-4 weeks alone...

You dont think anything has gone on behind the scenes? How long has it been rumoured Morton, Waldron and to a degree Crowther were "done"... weeks.

So hows that so?

 

[AlfaShrimper]

Jesus Southend fans are back ain't we.. 2 days out of embargo and we expect the world

 

[palexander]

1-0 to the ITK's, once again

Its so hard not to get sucked in each time isnt it :( Its the hope that kills.

Be interesting to hear from @BoyWonder2 in terms of what may have gone wrong. Pretty much confirmed other photos were done yesterday same time as Morton etc.

 

[Shrimpermattp]

Things don’t happen that quickly no matter what people want. Chill. Things are on the up players will be bought in, have faith in a cracking back room team. Signing people isn’t that easy with variables such as national league, players traveling in this weather and festive period. Up the blues.

 

[Hazey]

It’s only disappointing because a couple of posts were made that spoke with certainty we should be checking back before the game today.

 

[dannypav]

I hope some of these digs at no further signings aren't too serious ?
I'm sure everything possible has been done to recruit more for today but it hadn't happened.
Can't we just be positive for the huge steps forward in the past week ?
The negativity on here sometimes is baffling.
Welcome to SUFC Justin

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Well depends if you believe all the ITK peeps who said we had players standing by, virtually signed, just waiting to be registered etc.

If that was true, surely 3.5 days is enough to do that....

Lots of people involved though. If it was just down to Tom and Kev we would have more available today I’m sure. Sometimes paperwork and other people involved delay things a bit.

Disappointing for today, but not the end of the world and we may get more signing news today - perhaps we weren’t lucky enough for the other parties to get things done quickly enough for further signings to be involved today.

 

[palexander]

It’s only disappointing because a couple of posts made which spoke with certainty we should be checking back before the game today.

This.

People saying "it doesnt happen that quick" when we were told by good reliable sources other photos and stuff were done yesterday shows that isnt the case.

 

[Booma]

You do realise that the National League embargo forbade the club from even NEGOTIATING with other clubs and players, let alone signing any, don't you?

Unless they wanted to run the risk of being found out breaking those rules, I think they quite literally couldn't "have everything lined-up to get signings over the line" immediately.

That's without going into how many top, top targets we've lost out on in the last 2-4 weeks alone...

I wasn’t aware of that, but how can players be “lined up” if we can’t negotiate? Perhaps it’s just poorly worded, but feels a bit misleading