Transfer News and Gossip Transfer Rumours Thread 2024/25 - Time to Cook 👨‍🍳

[Yorkshire Blue]

That’s disappointing. If it’s much less it shows the ineptitude commercially on contracts / clauses. An area for us to improve within. We’ve been dreadful in this regard for as long as I can remember. The amount of money we have left on the table over the years as players go ‘on the cheap’ is staggering. I don’t know what we paid Chorley but there can’t be too much profit in it for a key asset & top scorer with 18 last season. Then the cost of replacing him ..

It’s not ideal but he was out of contract in the summer and Exeter were sniffing around.

I wouldn’t want to sell him for £120k but I’d rather lose him for £120k than for nothing.

The sell on clause will have been negotiated as part of getting him to re-sign and meant that instead of receiving nothing we get something. In those circumstances it was the commercially smart thing to do.

Of course the real issue was that we weren’t able to extend his contract before Exeter and Forest Green began sniffing around. That’s because we were under a contract embargo. We know the reason why we were under an embargo until Christmas.

 

[Colchester and proud!]

This is the bit that really irks me. They got relegated last season because they didn’t spend enough. Now are spending it like it grows on trees. It’s easier to stay up than get promoted. And they’ve taken one of the two slots for everyone else.

Over confidence I think, when they signed Cotterill they thought he could turn their fortunes around, he nearly did it but their luck finally ran out. Dale Vince is worth over £100 million so he will keep chucking money at it in the hope of getting back 1st time of asking.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Just done a bit of digging on this, as this was news to me last night.

Cards DOES have a release clause, and FGR HAVE met this. As a result, we have no option but to accept. This isn’t a lack of ambition on our part, but part of football.

Cards signed a new deal, with a pay rise and a release clause which was from their side, not the Clubs. The Club then tries to get it as high as possible, whilst the agent tries to get it as low as possible.

The Club HAVE tried their best to keep him, but he has traveled to FGR today (hence why he isn’t at training). Now, I imagine he will sign for them, but there is still a chance he says no. We will have to wait on that. Hopefully a Roots Hall burger is more appealing than a vegan burger…On second thoughts

In terms of players, I personally feel Cardwell is the hardest to replace. His size, his work rate, his ability to score goals and everything else. He should be playing in the EFL so it’s disappointing we could lose him to a side in the same division, but make no mistake about it FGR are throwing money at their promotion push. Cards can double or triple his wages, nice signing on fee too. I actually think he’d be mad to turn them down.

If he does go, I’ll be gutted. As a player, I love Cards and we are weaker when he isn’t there. It will be one hell of a job to replace him, but I’d back Still & the amigos to do a good job. Wonder if we turn back to McCullum (this isn’t me hinting) as Cards replacement.

Problem with McCallum is the wages and fee. Isn't that what put FGR'S off? Plus, there is no resale value and wouldn't fall into what the club are trying to do financially. I would obviously love him to come in though, just can't see it.

Do you know of any other irons in the fire? Is Adarkwa and Bonne dead?

 

[Callumturner22]

Just done a bit of digging on this, as this was news to me last night.

Cards DOES have a release clause, and FGR HAVE met this. As a result, we have no option but to accept. This isn’t a lack of ambition on our part, but part of football.

Cards signed a new deal, with a pay rise and a release clause which was from their side, not the Clubs. The Club then tries to get it as high as possible, whilst the agent tries to get it as low as possible.

The Club HAVE tried their best to keep him, but he has traveled to FGR today (hence why he isn’t at training). Now, I imagine he will sign for them, but there is still a chance he says no. We will have to wait on that. Hopefully a Roots Hall burger is more appealing than a vegan burger…On second thoughts

In terms of players, I personally feel Cardwell is the hardest to replace. His size, his work rate, his ability to score goals and everything else. He should be playing in the EFL so it’s disappointing we could lose him to a side in the same division, but make no mistake about it FGR are throwing money at their promotion push. Cards can double or triple his wages, nice signing on fee too. I actually think he’d be mad to turn them down.

If he does go, I’ll be gutted. As a player, I love Cards and we are weaker when he isn’t there. It will be one hell of a job to replace him, but I’d back Still & the amigos to do a good job. Wonder if we turn back to McCullum (this isn’t me hinting) as Cards replacement.

P.S. Mods, this can be duplicated or even moved to the Cardwell thread. I thought I was replying in that one.

Shame to lose him to a league rival for sure . But money talks at end of the day .. be tough to replace for sure if he does defo go .

But I just can’t see us getting Mcallum due to the funds imo plus future sell on due to him being a bit older ..

But let’s see what happens and trust JS and he’s army

 

[Jack_23]

Need a striker signing or 2 to soften the blow of Cardwell leaving

 

[Uncle_Rons_Teapot]

My bet of no incomings before Saturday currently looks safe it seems

 

[BoyWonder2]

@Blues4LifeDan @Callumturner22

I agree about McCullum, and I said why we won’t sign him during the summer, and it’s probably still the case.

However, IF we lose Kens & Cards following an indifferent start, what better way to bring the fans back around than with a marquee signing, and McCullum would certainly fit that category

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Need a striker signing or 2 to soften the blow of Cardwell leaving

I’m not sure even an expenses paid long weekend at Castle Anthrax (from Monty Python’s Holy Grail) would soften the many blows of the past week.

 

[Callumturner22]

@Blues4LifeDan @Callumturner22

I agree about McCullum, and I said why we won’t sign him during the summer, and it’s probably still the case.

However, IF we lose Kens & Cards following an indifferent start, what better way to bring the fans back around than with a marquee signing, and McCullum would certainly fit that category

Yeah very true from that point of view .. would give us fans a big boost either way onto tomorrow looking forward to the trip even with a small squad

 

[Shrimper83]

Ask yourself this question would you take 3 x more wages or stay just because you are liked? He's a non league player he's not earning the big bucks so fair play if he moves on for a bit of money. Players will always be replaced trust in the process Mr Still will find another gem

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

@Blues4LifeDan @Callumturner22

I agree about McCullum, and I said why we won’t sign him during the summer, and it’s probably still the case.

However, IF we lose Kens & Cards following an indifferent start, what better way to bring the fans back around than with a marquee signing, and McCullum would certainly fit that category

I agree and I'm sure the two combined wages, coupled with the transfer fee we get for Cards could help us.

McCallum and Moncur excites me way too much.

Unfortunately, it will never happen

 

[Ricey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829493029444403461

 

[Cricko]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829493029444403461

Notexcited#

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

2 goals in 39? The zone would go into meltdown!

 

[Jack_23]

Before people start crying about his goal scoring record . Think of who you’re all moaning about leaving. His record before us was ****e . So was Barry corr’s

 

[hlane17]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829493029444403461

Prolific

 

[Ricey]

Aribusitamunoipirim Emmanuel "Aribim" Pepple

Micky G will have a field day with that first name

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829493029444403461

Oh FFS autocorrect will hate his name.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Notexcited#

People are always unknown until they do something to make themselves known…. statement of the bleedin obvious alert!

But maybe this lad will turn out to be a big Pepple rippling our small pond? I’m already dressed and leaving!

 

[BoyWonder2]

I'd be surprised if we get McCallum. Priced FGR out of a move, and much has been made of the money they'll be paying Cardwell.

Also worth noting FGR have just signed Joe Quigley - another good striker at this level. No chance Eastleigh will let both strikers go.

Wasn’t Quigley at Chesterfield?