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

[meerkat54]

Think the consortium have written off this season and are just content to plod along.
It’s keeping their squad budget low. I keep hearing our budget is in the top half of teams. If so why aren’t we investing in the squad when we are so short in many positions ?
Surprisingly we are not without a playoff place chance.
Perhaps with a bit more ambition, who knows. I certainly don’t believe for a single moment be have spent our player budget this season.

 

[GBJ]

We were assured by self styled in the knows and mouthpieces for COSU and Maher to believe that something would happen in January, only for the message to mysteriously change to the summer once January neared. In future, hopefully less notice wil be taken of such posts. Even if something does occur now, most other clubs have got in first as a quick visit to the NL news site underlines.

And this is why a lot of ITK info is now only shared via direct/private/text messages, due to wholly unfair & unwarranted sneering.

 

[WestyReturns]

Think the consortium have written off this season and are just content to plod along.
It’s keeping their squad budget low. I keep hearing our budget is in the top half of teams. If so why aren’t we investing in the squad when we are so short in many positions ?
Surprisingly we are not without a playoff place chance.
Perhaps with a bit more ambition, who knows. I certainly don’t believe for a single moment be have spent our player budget this season.

Surely with Moncur and Pepple leaving there should be budget even to cover a cheap loan player until end of season. They wouldn't of originally budgeted for them to be heading back when they signed them I would of thought.

 

[SUFCGoals]

Surely with Moncur and Pepple leaving there should be budget even to cover a cheap loan player until end of season. They wouldn't of originally budgeted for them to be heading back when they signed them I would of thought.

As Maher has said before, he'd never buy/sign a player with the view that they're a squad player. He said all his signings need to strengthen the team.

 

[blues exile]

And this is why a lot of ITK info is now only shared via direct/private/text messages, due to wholly unfair & unwarranted sneering.

Glad to hear it, can live without the rumour mill masquerading as fact.

 

[kentblues]

I’m perplexed by those who support the quest for sustainability, and not spending therefore on the team, and in the short term not competing with a number of the promotion hunting teams who are throwing money around, and yet at the same time don’t cut the same slack to Kev who then has to continue to perform with one hand tied behind his back. Despite it all we are 3 points off Halifax in 8th.

There were some who suggested the plan would be hold fire until Jan and then invest if the playoffs were achievable- which they are?

In the longer term it’s possible to build a team in a more sustainable fashion that can compete “on the cheap” (relatively). But it will take time - over a fruit drink summer for sure.

Meanwhile it’s like the Guinness advert- with us hoping good things really will come to those that wait…

 

[WestyReturns]

As Maher has said before, he'd never buy/sign a player with the view that they're a squad player. He said all his signings need to strengthen the team.

When did he say that? I believe he's signed several players originally as seen as potential to develop rather than improving the first 11. Jack Wood wasn't signed with that in mind...

BLUES SIGN JACK WOOD

Southend United are delighted to announce the signing of Jack Wood from Kings Langley.

www.southendunited.co.uk

Btw I was refering to a cheap loan player as a prem/champ youngster who could still improve our first 11 not be a squad player. Ie another Bim.

 

[Barry.C]

Or look at it the other way. If we can become sustainable in this league, we'll be in a very good position when we get promoted given the increase in revenue from being in the EFL.

Its a tough one isnt it

Its been reported the average salary currently in league 2 is £2000 per week !

I think you get around £1m handed out by EFL/Prem for being in league 2, presumably not including tv deals etc?

 

[RHB]

Glad to hear it, can live without the rumour mill masquerading as fact.

Absolutely, hear hear. I'd much rather read your uplifting feedback every other post.

 

[SUFCGoals]

When did he say that? I believe he's signed several players originally as seen as potential to develop rather than improving the first 11. Jack Wood wasn't signed with that in mind...

BLUES SIGN JACK WOOD

Southend United are delighted to announce the signing of Jack Wood from Kings Langley.

www.southendunited.co.uk

Btw I was refering to a cheap loan player as a prem/champ youngster who could still improve our first 11 not be a squad player. Ie another Bim.

Players can be sign with view to development, but in terms of the more 'established' players or young players from the Premier or Championship on loan aren't going to signed to just sit on the bench. Would be a waste of budget,

I'd rather wait two weeks extra to sign a quality player then jump the gun and sign someone who isn't going to make the team significantly better and waste budget.

 

[blues exile]

Absolutely, hear hear. I'd much rather read your uplifting feedback every other post.

Likewise

 

[kentblues]

Surely with Moncur and Pepple leaving there should be budget even to cover a cheap loan player until end of season. They wouldn't have originally budgeted for them to be heading back when they signed them I would have thought.

People would have peanuts, Moncur is now on loan at Ebbsfleet who are now picking some of his wages. I’m tempted to think if Ebbsfleet can afford it might not have been breaking our bank either? So not convinced this frees up a lot- but who knows..

 

[rshepp]

I’m perplexed by those who support the quest for sustainability, and not spending therefore on the team, and in the short term not competing with a number of the promotion hunting teams who are throwing money around, and yet at the same time don’t cut the same slack to Kev who then has to continue to perform with one hand tied behind his back. Despite it all we are 3 points off Halifax in 8th.

There were some who suggested the plan would be hold fire until Jan and then invest if the playoffs were achievable- which they are?

In the longer term it’s possible to build a team in a more sustainable fashion that can compete “on the cheap” (relatively). But it will take time - over a fruit drink summer for sure.

Meanwhile it’s like the Guinness advert- with us hoping good things really will come to those that wait…

3 points to 8th.
Only if all above us loose.

 

[Linda Loan Shark]

Boston have managed to get a striker in (Jimmy Knowles) before they play us. Played 21 games this season for Accrington with 2 goals. 19 goals last season in national league north. Only 23. We missed out there

 

[tallboyblue]

When did he say that? I believe he's signed several players originally as seen as potential to develop rather than improving the first 11. Jack Wood wasn't signed with that in mind...

BLUES SIGN JACK WOOD

Southend United are delighted to announce the signing of Jack Wood from Kings Langley.

www.southendunited.co.uk

Btw I was refering to a cheap loan player as a prem/champ youngster who could still improve our first 11 not be a squad player. Ie another Bim.

Things were different then .

 

[Barry.C]

Maybe Jordon Ragguette according to Mr P Joseph Popes blogs ? Apols if this previously posted, I couldn't find that it had under search and takes far too long to troll through 65 pages to check. On his web site he is recommending one player e he thinks each of the 24 Nat League sides should go for in this second half of the season

"One position in which The Blues were always strong, and yet this year do look a little flat, is left wing-back. That is one area which I think they need to try to add, with Jack Bridge’s form having gone off and Nathan Ralph not really the profile – I feel – to be used as a flying wing-back and so the player that I’d be trying to sign is Jordan Raguette.

Raguette has adjusted to the sixth tier this term after signing for Salisbury and while as a collective they may not have always found their top form, Raguette is a player who has very much been operating at a level above so far as one of the standout – if not the best – left-sided defenders in the sixth tier. A player that is a full-back by trade, but operates very much as a winger with the ball, he is an attack-minded, athletic, lung-busting outlet down the flank that gets up in support of the attack at every opportunity.

One thing that I want to see from Southend United in the second-half of the campaign is an injection of speed, as at times I’ve felt that it is too one-paced, and adding a player of Jordan Raguette’s profile is perfect. He more readily wants to – and is able to – hit the byline with his energy and athleticism, will back himself to progress the ball with dribbling past the opposition, and isn’t adverse to swinging the ball in first-time rather than the touch-heavy work of someone like Jack Bridge. Raguette is more direct, plays at speed, is incisive and contributes positively in the attacking third.

For Salisbury this term, Raguette has been so good from the left-back spot that he has shouldered the burden of creativity and end product in front of goal with six goal involvements; his five goals is the most of any full-back in the division. Blues fans have talked about how why"

 

[LennySUFC]

Boston have managed to get a striker in (Jimmy Knowles) before they play us. Played 21 games this season for Accrington with 2 goals. 19 goals last season in national league north. Only 23. We missed out there

Shivaas and the algorithm would disagree.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Accy signed him from Boston so no surprise he has gone back there.

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Boston have managed to get a striker in (Jimmy Knowles) before they play us. Played 21 games this season for Accrington with 2 goals. 19 goals last season in national league north. Only 23. We missed out there

He's a former Boston player.....he only left them in the summer, joining Accrington. The step up to the EFL has proved to be too much.

 

[Barry.C]

Sutton United got promoted in season 2020-2921 Now just above us in table

They were then called the Leicester of the division. Not piles of money , so something of a rare outlier .Their chair had been a steady hand for over 25 years, battling to make them sustainable, He did that to some extent, There plastic pitch helped and hindered as they were getting £200,000 a year according to him, to hire it out ! Would we hire out ours?

Going up meant they had to get a grass pitch. They got their approx £1m for going up into the EFL but got hammered then on the cost to them over £550,000 just to provide an acceptable pitch. Their Chair said this as really tough and didnt help with sustaini8ng them in the league. Fortunately that at least is a problem we dont have

had been rising up through the leagues and the season before getting promoted were designated 15th place as the season ended due to Covid So shows you how quickly you can turn it around

So they set out the following year with a large squad of 29 ! Made up incidentally with 15 youngsters aged 20 to 24 and some older Gnarlies.

The big contributor to Suttons promotional success also came from their Transfer market move for good LOANEES , 2 strikers , Isaac Oloafe on loan from Millwall and David Wilson. (Between them banging in 21 goals ) Other loanees joined the pack.

They had 6 Centre backs to choose from, scoring a few actually, like 4 a season, , 4 left backs and 2 right backs, 5 midfielders who s also cored regularly, like Harry Beautyman 24 goals in 88 appearances. Husin?, 3 wingers and SEVEN strikers listed. (This years squad size 25 )