Transfer News and Gossip Transfer Rumours Thread 2024/2025.

[JB Shrimper]

Really? It was good for 18 goals for him last season.

Are you telling me the way we play isn't terrible? Jokes on you if you are!

 

[Fairport]

Really? It was good for 18 goals for him last season.

And not one was a penalty so it was a good tally.

 

[sufc4life21]

Well COSU could hardly decide not to invest in the team now, and then blame him for a mid table finish having never had the support in the transfer market that many of the managers of other clubs received both in the summer and during the season, and indeed continue to receive..

I think for COSU to question Kev they would need now to match the spending of the big clubs in the division, the of behemoths the division such as York, Barnet & FGR and for there to be no improvement. But we havent the ££ for that.

As football fans we all want the best...... whether it's top signings, better facilities or decent pint. Unfortunately at times we can't have what we all crave at once. January is difficult month where the players of the level we would like are at premium price compared to the summer. My hope is COSU have used this season as pre season as such with the aim of lining our ducks in row ready for the assault on the summer window where there will be expectation from fans and rightly so to build a competitive squad for promotion charge next season. 7k plus at Roots Hall despite a pretty dire season is very good, now it's time to build on those foundations which are currently in place for potentially successful season in 25/26. With Maher I'm bit 50/50 at the moment, there's part of me thinks he deserves more time and full summer to recruit but there's another part of me which thinks maybe we could be bit ruthless here and end his time here at the end of the season if results are poor with promotion proven winning manager. Interesting times ahead I'm sure.

 

[Shrimper83]

Just went past the ground, floodlights are on could they be putting someone through a medical on the pitch?

 

[Maroon Blue]

And not one was a penalty so it was a good tally.

And will be good for squad unity as he is well liked.

 

[kentblues]

As football fans we all want the best...... whether it's top signings, better facilities or decent pint. Unfortunately at times we can't have what we all crave at once. January is difficult month where the players of the level we would like are at premium price compared to the summer. My hope is COSU have used this season as pre season as such with the aim of lining our ducks in row ready for the assault on the summer window where there will be expectation from fans and rightly so to build a competitive squad for promotion charge next season. 7k plus at Roots Hall despite a pretty dire season is very good, now it's time to build on those foundations which are currently in place for potentially successful season in 25/26. With Maher I'm bit 50/50 at the moment, there's part of me thinks he deserves more time and full summer to recruit but there's another part of me which thinks maybe we could be bit ruthless here and end his time here at the end of the season if results are poor with promotion proven winning manager. Interesting times ahead I'm sure.

Hi Kev, yes sorry about the embargoes, lack of budget (we’re not a big club like FGR, Barnet or York you know) and all the other cr*p you’ve had to put up with. We’re very surprised we’ve not been promoted. You’re fired.

Hi Mr Promotion Winning Manager, yes 7k gates, what was that? We’re a big club? Well anyway we want promotion- here’s the budget, no for the year….well the Wealdstone manager seems ok with it. Where are you going, come back…

I think Kev will be here next season hopefully having been supported in the first uninterrupted full summer for some time and with a sensible budget

PS I know my career in satire is over before it even started…

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Just went past the ground, floodlights are on could they be putting someone through a medical on the pitch?

Medicals are more likely to be conducted at the training ground I’d have thought. Maybe they’re taking photos with scarves aloft but I’d have thought testing the floodlights is more likely as Tom Lawrence said they were upgrading the floodlights in the early part of the year

Facilities Update From Tom Lawrence

The official website of Southend United FC

www.southendunited.co.uk

Sorry.

 

[sufc4life21]

Hi Kev, yes sorry about the embargoes, lack of budget (we’re not a big club like FGR, Barnet or York you know) and all the other cr*p you’ve had to put up with. We’re very surprised we’ve not been promoted. You’re fired.

Hi Mr Promotion Winning Manager, yes 7k gates, what was that? We’re a big club? Well anyway we want promotion- here’s the budget, no for the year….well the Wealdstone manager seems ok with it. Where are you going, come back…

I think Kev will be here next season hopefully having been supported in the first uninterrupted full summer for some time and with a sensible budget

PS I know my career in satire is over before it even started…

They will have to up the budget...... doesn't need to be wrexham style or york per say but competitive top 7 budget. Maher done good job in difficult circumstances but his style of football isn't what required to get us out this league although he probably does deserve a chance given his loyalty through difficult period. As I previously said I'm 50/50 on Maher and I wouldn't want him sacked now. The fan needs to see progression and value for it's money they are paying each season, 7k in attendance can become 4k if we aren't progressing as a club thats the danger. Currently we are languishing in the bottom half with mid table budget with the majority of our signings being left over rubbish this season. That needs to improve going forward as we won't be getting 7k plus week with non league looking like the future. I don't want that to be our future..... I want to see progression on the pitch going forward, if that means we have to be ruthless to get to where we belong back in the EFL then so be it. Football doesn't stand still for no man.

 

[rshepp]

When we talk about investing money into the club. It is sobering to read that the owners of Wrexham are £8 to 10 million out of pocket.
To get their money back.they must sell NOW.

 

[rararblue]

Alex Reid, would work. Just recalled by Oldham from Wealdstone loan. Definitely worth paying the wages for.

 

[Benjamin]

Alex Reid, would work. Just recalled by Oldham from Wealdstone loan. Definitely worth paying the wages for.

Going to Forrest green apparently so that can hopefully make way for cardwell to come back to us

 

[Sunnyshrimper]

They will have to up the budget...... doesn't need to be wrexham style or york per say but competitive top 7 budget. Maher done good job in difficult circumstances but his style of football isn't what required to get us out this league although he probably does deserve a chance given his loyalty through difficult period. As I previously said I'm 50/50 on Maher and I wouldn't want him sacked now. The fan needs to see progression and value for it's money they are paying each season, 7k in attendance can become 4k if we aren't progressing as a club thats the danger. Currently we are languishing in the bottom half with mid table budget with the majority of our signings being left over rubbish this season. That needs to improve going forward as we won't be getting 7k plus week with non league looking like the future. I don't want that to be our future..... I want to see progression on the pitch going forward, if that means we have to be ruthless to get to where we belong back in the EFL then so be it. Football doesn't stand still for no man.

We have to stop this nonsense about us having a mid or lower table budget. We currently have a top 7 playing budget. COSU are also investing plenty of money into other things off the pitch for a better more sustainable club. There is a strong budget in place for non playing too. Do you really think Maher, Currie, Bentley, Still etc are paid peanuts? We should be competitive now, certainly for the playoff push. Has it been perfect circumstances, no but enough with these untruths and excuses

 

[fbm]

LOAN PLAYER DOING WELL SEVERAL DIVISIONS BELOW PARENT CLUB IN RECALL SHOCKER

Oh my God there is so much doom and despondency on here! We had an idea Pepple was going back a few weeks ago and if we knew, it won't have taken Maher & Co by surprise. They will have been planning for this, in fact I suspect they are always planning for things like this. This is why the scouts etc watch countless games all the time. There will be something going on behind the scenes.

This isn't "Penniless Ron" running the club now. The club will have been in constant touch with targets.

Come on people, it's the 8th January. there is another 3 weeks of the EFL window. We have to wait for EFL clubs to get replacements before they release players. This is the first proper window Kev will have had, let's not write it off after 8 days.

 

[Supershrimper]

Going to Forrest green apparently so that can hopefully make way for cardwell to come back to us

Jesus. Is there a player that isn't being hoovered up by them. Part of me wants them not to get promoted but I'd sooner the money backed clubs of FGR and York get promoted to hopefully make it a more level playing field next season.

 

[Blue Yonder]

When we talk about investing money into the club. It is sobering to read that the owners of Wrexham are £8 to 10 million out of pocket.
To get their money back.they must sell NOW.

Yep. Read that and that they spent 6.9 million on wages to get out of the NL.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Only at Southend. We sign Kendall and it finally looks like we are looking like a normal club again, padding out the squad and having options. Few weeks later, Pepple gone, Walker injured and there's talk of recalling Wood who isn't even a striker.

Even one of our targets Adarkwa is out for months with a bad injury.

If we thought Maher was tetchy before, that interviewer better have his kevlar balaclava on tomorrow for the pre-match interview.

Spot on, picture the scene:

Question: "Kev if a may, any news on incoming transfers?

KM: Gives you red ears asking that sort of question!

Spot on B4LD, If any interviewer asks Kev about transfers in, I hope he's dressed like Gregory Porter

 

[BriggBlue]

So we need a striker and a creative midfielder to replace our outgoings this week, anyone have any recommendations? Blair at Maidstone seems to be doing well in the NLS

 

[Jack_23]

LWB, creative mid and couple strikers needed at the very least

 

[JWShrimper]

Dipo Akinyemi at York was apparently off to Chesterfield but that’s fallen through. Seeing Pepple linked to Chesterfield, any chance Akinyemi’s a realistic target for us? (assuming he’s on a decent wage).

 

[Benjamin]

Cardwell not in the forest green squad tonight