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

[Maldon Blues]

I miss the National League Insider account.

 

[londonshrimper.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1742485936443642180

Not true. Block and move on.

 

[Bromley Blue]

Even a broken clock is right twice per day, as they say.

To be fair if he got 2 rumours a day correct I’d say that’s a pretty good success rate. Must be a done deal. You heard it here first.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Not true. Block and move on.

Oh knickers. I had hoped they were starting 2024 on a high being right for once

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Not true. Block and move on.

Is the deal dead mate?

 

[Jack_23]

Maybe an agreement can’t be reached until they’ve found a replacement…

 

[mark387]

Accounts like that TC9 just read stuff here and then throw enough **** at the wall that eventually something is correct and then they delete the rest claiming to have "got it right"

 

[Shrimper Brownie]

Can we expect to see Crowther announced before Saturday do we think?

 

[Paddypel]

What position is Crowther ?

 

[Richard Hearn]

What position is Crowther ?

Standing next to Peter Glaze.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

What position is Crowther ?

A centre back. But has played midfield before. But now definitely a centre back. Heads away and blocks everything type.

 

[GNH]

What position is Crowther ?

The one holding the mic, we can only complete this signing if the Price Is Right.

 

[Leeboy]

The one holding the mic, we can only complete this signing if the Price Is Right.

and if he comes on down from Kings Lynn

 

[Morty01]

Here we go!

 

[Tommy2holes]

Here we go!

Source??

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

Walldron, Crowther?

 

[Tommy2holes]

Walldron, Crowther?

Hopefully both.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I was pleasantly surprised at the difference Kabongolo made after coming on at Barnet. Considering he was playing out of position, he really put himself about and made some decent runs. The problem is though, strikers are the most sought after signings for a reason. Putting the ball in the net is the most important factor in the game and he didn’t bury a very good chance that a striker might have.

For one-off games you might get away with square pegs in round holes and on another day he might have buried it. But over the course of say 10 games you’d really notice the difference so the sooner Cardwell gets fit and/or we bring in some others up top the better.

Strikers are the most sought after because their output is easiest to measure. If you’re not scoring it’s easy to look at the striker and say the issue is he isn’t scoring so he must be the problem. In our case that’s actually fair as things were actually ok when Cardwell was fit. A lot of the time the issues will be with lack of supply and a team not creating much. But strikers are signed as the cure-all.

Different types of player. Hopper is more like Cardwell, and holds up the ball really well, whilst being good in the air and brings others into play. And has done so at L1 level very effectively. Will still chip in with goals and the return may be a bit higher at our level.

Different types of player as Hopper was much more reliant on his athleticism.

Source??

Probably London Shrimper

 

[Cricko]

I have made a decision on Hopper Kev better take notice of,,

No thanks injury prone and past his best.

 

[Holy Joe]

I was pleasantly surprised at the difference Kabongolo made after coming on at Barnet. Considering he was playing out of position, he really put himself about and made some decent runs.

He's done the same every other time he's been brought on, or moved, upfront - is it 3 or 4 times now?