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

[BoyWonder2]

 

[Medway Blue]

Any rumours about Shrimpet Steve, not seen him on here for a while

Broadmore wanted a sell-on fee of 50% but we've only offered 25%.

 

[Medway Blue]

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I said to you the other day I think that I'm expecting it to be him before Jenkins, but I know we're interested in both.

 

[shrimperjon]

I said to you the other day I think that I'm expecting it to be him before Jenkins, but I know we're interested in both.

id take both if reports are correct. Both fit the remit Kev and co are looking for and the right sort of age.

 

[Avl1983]

Personally really like all the transfer info even if it doesn't come off, not a massive fan of all the whining when it's wrong! No one promises anything, some people just need to get a grip.

Please continue posting! People like me who don't have any internal connections etc find it really interesting.

 

[Callumturner22]

Both good age with huge potential and that’s what we’re looking at now fingers cross we can get one throguh the door if 2 even better ..

 

[Jon h]

so if all goes to plan we should have a defender and a forward in for Saturday

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Broadmore wanted a sell-on fee of 50% but we've only offered 25%.

I can confirm. Shrimpet Steve will not be our new striker.

 

[TJC]

Here you go bud, you can easily silence anyone you think is giving you false hope:

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Shame there isn't a reverse option that allows ITK's to not allow selected members to read their posts, then the ITKs could dump anyone that doesn't want to read their posts!
Incidently what happens if you ignore someone and someone else replies with a quote? Is the original post shown?

 

[TJC]

I can confirm. Shrimpet Steve will not be our new striker.

You can't post such scandously claims without quoting your source

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

You can't post such scandously claims without quoting your source

Don't shoot the messenger.

 

[Streaky]

Surely the place for rumours and half truths is in this thread - if you dont like the info then just wait for the official site to put up a picture with scarf above head.

Its the football persons version of HEAT* or Take a break*




* No idea if either of those publications are still avaialble

 

[RHB]

You can't post such scandously claims without quoting your source

Andrews Taxis, pretty obvious I'd have thought.

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

I can confirm. Shrimpet Steve will not be our new striker.

But still available to drive any outgoing players to their next destination!

 

[Barry.C]

Tough at Kings Lynn
Hopefully we can/have helped out?

King's Lynn Town owner Stephen Cleeve says the club "will be in trouble" unless he can secure investment very quickly.

Cleeve says the Linnets, who are 21st in National League North, need £300,000 to be able to finish the season.
Declining crowd numbers and a failure to raise money from player sales are among the reasons for the situation.

"Next season I believe I have a solution, but we have a hill to get over," Cleeve told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"You look at the attendances, they've halved since last season, and we haven't sold anyone which we normally do - we have a sold a couple of players but nothing to bring significant income in."

He continued: "The season we were in the National League [2021-22], we spent £1.1m on wages. This year it won't be that much but it will still be a significant chunk of money.

 

[Sammy Shrimper]

Any rumours about Shrimpet Steve, not seen him on here for a while

Still driving that taxi ?

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Sorry to be a pedant, but I think you need to rephrase that, or at least clarify what you mean. To me there are two different things. A "true" false rumour is where someone has simply made something up and it was never true. However, a lot of rumours are based on truth but then don't come to fruition. Those are not false rumours in the same way. They are published in good faith but then don't happen either at the time expected or at all. But that doesn't mean they weren't true at the time they were published.

That is pedantic. How would I know where they got this information from, or whether they added two plus two and took a guess, and made it up. To me, it's a false rumour, wherever it originated from. It's just a rumour, and it's false. Blimey. What is going on in here lately? It's meant to be a good and happy place. Lots of good things are about to happen, including new players. After all we've been through, the tide has well and truly turned.

 

[Fairport]

Crowther would be a good signing, a goalscoring defender.

 

[Southwestblue]

My work life is stressful and I find anyway possible to escape into a world of fantasy pretending I am not a middle aged man finding a way of paying the endless bills and playing taxi driver to the family. On the rare occasion I get to stop - I still daydream about what it would be like to score the goal to lead the blues to the premier league - walking in at the Ally Pally and throwing a nine darter in the world's - ripping out David Warner's off stump in front of a packed lord's crowd! It gives me five minutes of relaxation and enjoyment.

It's the same with this board - I love the rumours - can't get enough of them. Let's be honest - most in my lifetime supporting the blues have not come to fruition - but the hope of something is always a buzz - it's excitement which totally distracts from the mundane. Harry Redknapp to Southend? Imagine transfer deadline day ... The Rock buying the club? I was straight in the phone to my brother thinking about him on the mic at half time raising his eyebrow ... Ray Parlour going to sign for the club? Think of the bar takings ...


But even the little know lower league player Carlos Cantkickaball - playing for a random team on the Isle of Man who learnt his trade at the Bobby Charlton soccer school. Straight away it's a Wikipedia search to find out about his stats, his transfer history and whether he prefer nandos or KFC. He'll probably sign for Orient - but I still had that shot of Blues interest in my day.


And if the rumours stop? What would have been like in the last year and a half?


Day 1 of embargo - nothing to report.

Day 50 of embargo - can't sign anyone nothing to report.

Day 300 of embargo - still nothing


Day 6722 of embargo - more nothing ...


Where is the drama in that? I want game of thrones not newsnight. God bless all those who have thrown in nuggets of optimism - some with genuine knowledge some with the influence of 4 diamond white.

 

[defender05]

Who was it we were supposed to be waiting on the clearance for?