Transfer News, Gossip & Speculation Transfer Rumours Thread 2024/2025.

[NZamba Legend]

Can the fan liaison board not suggest that this whole data thing through shivaas who isn't a football man is a **** idea?

Probably not necessary. I don’t think it has ever been stated anywhere or even suggested that we will be signing players on data alone.

 

[Barry.C]

Out of interest how many of those 80 players were signed when we were under embargo and what are their wages compared to what we are willing to pay?

No idea of the wages, nobody will know that
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I was just highlighting how quickly the 3 league leaders were able to move and completely overhaul their squads and go for larger squads early on, plus grabbing loanees quickly and regularly which emphasises the importance of pre season planning in my mind and moving quickly, and utilising the loan market to your advantage , I strongly support Kev being given a real first chance at this and Im not at all in the get rid camp. far from it

3 very large overhauls and getting them settled in very quickly, though by any standards is remarkable recruitment as well as skilful Management

Secondly I am staggered in truth to see just how strongly these top 3 sides went to the loan market for success,

Of course the majority therefore of these signings as you rightly mention ( mostly freebies and negotiated loanees costs ) were occurring during our very unfortunate embargo time.

Equally Another group of players were brought in who didnt have a club so would their fees be that high?

So Im not entirely convinced therefore a fortune has been spent ( unlike Wrexham etc ) although no doubt bigger pockets than ours are of course currently at play. By a rough calculation only 12 of the 80 may have involved any fee paid and usually to a lower league club. The bigger pockets will still be there next year and the year after that

We desperately need to find some consistency and much of that is down to the Manager Our demand for success couldn't be higher after the appalling Ron years. A lot of people want the view but not the climb , which is essentially about working harder and harder , gaini9ng consistency and grinding out results. Are we seeing that?

Finally whilst we have been out of an embargo at least another 50 players have been signed up elsewhere in just the past 10 weeks , many as above on free transfers or specifically loanees. It just shoots a bit of a hole for me in the myth that its oh so difficult to do? ,
We seem content with the second smallest outfit and that may in part relate to a sustainability budget and fair enough and arguably rightly so if that's the case. Plus there's maybe Kevs alleged dislike of too many loanees or a big squad . But if this years leaders are anything to go by then at some point a little more adventurous a and imaginative approach to the market is going to be needed

Oh and I think our best player is a loanee and Im very pleased to see Golding join us on loan and I hope hes a cracker and didnt cost a fortune either on the loan deal

 

[kentblues]

No idea of the wages, nobody will know that
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I was just highlighting how quickly the 3 league leaders were able to move and completely overhaul their squads and go for larger squads early on, plus grabbing loanees quickly and regularly which emphasises the importance of pre season planning in my mind and moving quickly, and utilising the loan market to your advantage , I strongly support Kev being given a real first chance at this and Im not at all in the get rid camp. far from it

3 very large overhauls and getting them settled in very quickly, though by any standards is remarkable recruitment as well as skilful Management

Secondly I am staggered in truth to see just how strongly these top 3 sides went to the loan market for success,

Of course the majority therefore of these signings as you rightly mention ( mostly freebies and negotiated loanees costs ) were occurring during our very unfortunate embargo time.

Equally Another group of players were brought in who didnt have a club so would their fees be that high?

So Im not entirely convinced therefore a fortune has been spent ( unlike Wrexham etc ) although no doubt bigger pockets than ours are of course currently at play. By a rough calculation only 12 of the 80 may have involved any fee paid and usually to a lower league club. The bigger pockets will still be there next year and the year after that

We desperately need to find some consistency and much of that is down to the Manager Our demand for success couldn't be higher after the appalling Ron years. A lot of people want the view but not the climb , which is essentially about working harder and harder , gaini9ng consistency and grinding out results. Are we seeing that?

Finally whilst we have been out of an embargo at least another 50 players have been signed up elsewhere in just the past 10 weeks , many as above on free transfers or specifically loanees. It just shoots a bit of a hole for me in the myth that its oh so difficult to do? ,
We seem content with the second smallest outfit and that may in part relate to a sustainability budget and fair enough and arguably rightly so if that's the case. Plus there's maybe Kevs alleged dislike of too many loanees or a big squad . But if this years leaders are anything to go by then at some point a little more adventurous a and imaginative approach to the market is going to be needed

Oh and I think our best player is a loanee and Im very pleased to see Golding join us on loan and I hope hes a cracker and didnt cost a fortune either on the loan deal

I think the one caveat is re the “Finally whilst we have been out of an embargo at least another 50 players have been signed up elsewhere in just the past 10 weeks”. If we end up signing in Jan players from the NL/NLN/NLS then there are questions I guess. If from EFL clubs then of course the window applies as a restraint particularly if they were active members of squads. We shall see…

 

[bazzashrimper]

Can the fan liaison board not suggest that this whole data thing through shivaas who isn't a football man is a **** idea?

Why would they? Most of the top league clubs use it. Maybe it’s a good idea

 

[Ealingshrimp]

To sum up, it's not been great and it needs to get a lot better. Merry Christmas you lovely lot. Up the Shrimpers.

 

[hlane17]

Can the fan liaison board not suggest that this whole data thing through shivaas who isn't a football man is a **** idea?

Agreed, we're NL ffs. Talk about trying to run before we can walk.

Worry about stats and data when we're back in the EFL and that information is much more readily available.

How many 'flops' in the last few years would have been a good signing based upon their data? I reckon it's more than you'd expect.

 

[Tampa Blue]

I was told first hand by a COSU member that we actually weren’t that interested in Pearce as he didn’t track back.

Worrying, if true, that we put more emphasis on a forwards defensive abilities rather than their attacking ability.

 

[AlfaShrimper]

I was told first hand by a COSU member that we actually weren’t that interested in Pearce as he didn’t track back.

Worrying, if true, that we put more emphasis on a forwards defensive abilities rather than their attacking ability.

There is absolutely no way that's true.. please don't be true

 

[MisterStubbs]

I was told first hand by a COSU member that we actually weren’t that interested in Pearce as he didn’t track back.

Worrying, if true, that we put more emphasis on a forwards defensive abilities rather than their attacking ability.

A bit like our manager

I know this isn’t anything to do with our transfer targets/rumours etc but I see York have now signed that Fagan-Walcott on a permanent deal (no mention of the fee) who was comfortably the best defender on show last weekend. That’s the kind of thing we are up against in this league.

 

[dusterman]

I was told first hand by a COSU member that we actually weren’t that interested in Pearce as he didn’t track back.

Worrying, if true, that we put more emphasis on a forwards defensive abilities rather than their attacking ability.

Next year, sponsored by Durex. You heard it here first.

 

[annie1954]

There is absolutely no way that's true.. please don't be true

I thought Maher said last week they would have loved to have signed him but due to transfer embargo it wasn’t possible

 

[Scamps]

We should have signed Callum butcher but Maher was up his own ar*e. Was all agreed by John still.

 

[overseas shrimper]

We should have signed Callum butcher but Maher was up his own ar*e. Was all agreed by John still.

Isn't he still without a club? If so, did we really miss out there?

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

I was told first hand by a COSU member that we actually weren’t that interested in Pearce as he didn’t track back.

Worrying, if true, that we put more emphasis on a forwards defensive abilities rather than their attacking ability.

Says it all really.

 

[Medway Blue]

I was told first hand by a COSU member that we actually weren’t that interested in Pearce as he didn’t track back.

Worrying, if true, that we put more emphasis on a forwards defensive abilities rather than their attacking ability.

Absolutely not true. Maher was gutted not to get him. I know he feels Pearce would have been ours without the embargo.

We should have signed Callum butcher but Maher was up his own ar*e. Was all agreed by John still.

Probably didn't want to cop the same flak he copped when he made similar signings like Bonne and Moncur.

 

[Tommy2holes]

But but but we can't sign anyone until January, as clubs won't let people go.

York have just signed Malachi fagan Walcott. Unbelievable coup from them.

We are way behind other clubs.

If we had any ambition at all we would sign Pepple and have a proper go at a few other top targets.

 

[Holy Joe]

But but but we can't sign anyone until January, as clubs won't let people go.

York have just signed Malachi fagan Walcott. Unbelievable coup from them.

We are way behind other clubs.

If we had any ambition at all we would sign Pepple and have a proper go at a few other top targets.

We just signed Kendall.

I don't know if Pepple is realistic - how long is his contract at Luton?

 

[rararblue]

Everyone gets so stressed. Relax. Our time will come.

 

[Shrimper]

Everyone gets so stressed. Relax. Our time will come.

Our fan base has been incredibly patient over the last few years, that patience won't last forever

 

[Medway Blue]

But but but we can't sign anyone until January, as clubs won't let people go.

York have just signed Malachi fagan Walcott. Unbelievable coup from them.

We are way behind other clubs.

If we had any ambition at all we would sign Pepple and have a proper go at a few other top targets.

Not the right comparison to make.

MFW is already at York on loan, so obviously Cardiff don't need to wait until January to decide if they can let him go.

I believe the "undisclosed fee" is also 6 figures. We will not be spending 6-figure transfer fees. We don't have that money.

We are fishing in different pools.

Our fan base has been incredibly patient over the last few years, that patience won't last forever

Coming at it from another angle, people have been incredibly patient waiting for the club to be saved, so I'm sure they can be patient a little longer.