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

[Boreham Blue]

It would only be worrying if we didn’t have a forward in for Sat- still plenty of time yet

I get that but would be better if we had someone in training for as many days as possible especially if they will be expected to lead the line.

What concerns me a bit is that I had hoped that the team were ready to pounce as soon as the window closed as it was part of the strategy. It is very possible that the strategy was to sign someone into an understudy role but we’ve now lost our heartthrob leading man and so need a different type of acquisition.

I’m sure everyone is flat out on it and we will just have to exercise more patience as frustrating as it is.

Also never know how to interpret the ITK quietness - either no whispers circulating or something is close but keeping quiet.

 

[SUFCGoals]

I get that but would be better if we had someone in training for as many days as possible especially if they will be expected to lead the line.

What concerns me a bit is that I had hoped that the team were ready to pounce as soon as the window closed as it was part of the strategy. It is very possible that the strategy was to sign someone into an understudy role but we’ve now lost our heartthrob leading man and so need a different type of acquisition.

I’m sure everyone is flat out on it and we will just have to exercise more patience as frustrating as it is.

Also never know how to interpret the ITK quietness - either no whispers circulating or something is close but keeping quiet.

We love announcing players towards the weekend as it hypes up the game a bit more. A typically marketing ploy. Doesn't make massive sense when its away... We could well have one or two through the door but hanging off until Friday to announce.

MAF signed last Wed/Thurs but wasn't announced until the Friday. Even when CP put the tweet out about another team being interested, he had already signed.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hardly the Good Shepherd then

More like the Pie-eyed Piper

 

[JWShrimper]

We love announcing players towards the weekend as it hypes up the game a bit more. A typically marketing ploy. Doesn't make massive sense when its away... We could well have one or two through the door but hanging off until Friday to announce.

MAF signed last Wed/Thurs but wasn't announced until the Friday. Even when CP put the tweet out about another team being interested, he had already signed.

 

[Tommy2holes]

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Would love a MAF type of player in now.

Very underrated in my opinion. Thought he oozed class

 

[bluesfansince1952]

I was just about to come on and post this. Yes, as I understood it we were very, very keen on him. Lucky escape!

Unless my memory is failing me we were told at the time we were looking to sign him that he declined as did he did not want to give up his job to be a full time footballer.

I can see now why we were unable to tempt him!

 

[JWShrimper]

Would love a MAF type of player in now.

Very underrated in my opinion. Thought he oozed class

Agreed, occupied two defenders at a time, so good at keeping the ball and bringing others in to play.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

We love announcing players towards the weekend as it hypes up the game a bit more. A typically marketing ploy. Doesn't make massive sense when its away... We could well have one or two through the door but hanging off until Friday to announce.

MAF signed last Wed/Thurs but wasn't announced until the Friday. Even when CP put the tweet out about another team being interested, he had already signed.

Nah, this isn’t a Commercial decision (we announced two signings last week Friday evening, at least one of who had been training with us for two days) but a footballing one.

Maher doesn’t like information getting out. He presumably doesn’t want the opposition to be able to train knowing the team news.

 

[Firestorm]

Can't recall when our interest in him was, perhaps 'Those words are banned' raised a flag

post in the transfer thread of May 2022

 

[danbowen]

FGR has bent us over if we’re basically trading Cardwell for Doidge..

I think if we got Doidge we would have bent them over personally. He is class!

 

[flangejackrabbit]

I think if we got Doidge we would have bent them over personally. He is class!

Yeah we are not getting him, not sure where that has come from

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

Would love a MAF type of player in now.

Very underrated in my opinion. Thought he oozed class

100000000% anyone who says he was anything other than a class act is either on a wind up or a secrete fan up the A12

 

[palexander]

Yeah we are not getting him, not sure where that has come from

Honestly, mad to think people would think we'd be in for someone like that :(

 

[HML]

Oldham due to announce Wigan striker Josh Stones this week, should feature against us unfortunately.

Scored 3 in 4 for them last season while on loan.

Only 20, good prospect similar to Bim in potential and past stats.

Deal has fallen through

 

[flangejackrabbit]

Deal has fallen through

This is one we should try and jump on if poss. Tho he did play for them the other day so not sure if he'll be allowed out any more.

 

[WestyReturns]

Would love a MAF type of player in now.

Very underrated in my opinion. Thought he oozed class

He'd probably still get in our team now!

 

[JAL]

Would love a MAF type of player in now.

Very underrated in my opinion. Thought he oozed class

I will always say this it to this day, MAF was criminally underrated and I’d go as far to say as he’s one of my favourite Southend players to have played for us. His hold up play was second to none and no one spoke much about it!? What a player.

 

[fbm]

I will always say this it to this day, MAF was criminally underrated and I’d go as far to say as he’s one of my favourite Southend players to have played for us. His hold up play was second to none and no one spoke much about it!? What a player.

Yeah, the hold up was brilliant. The best I've ever seen and which made all the difference to us all those years ago was Ian Benjamin. But you have to have the midfield to make it work, I'm not sure we have that at the moment.

 

[Tommy2holes]

I will always say this it to this day, MAF was criminally underrated and I’d go as far to say as he’s one of my favourite Southend players to have played for us. His hold up play was second to none and no one spoke much about it!? What a player.

I thought the same about Lee Bradbury as well. Great link player and amazing hold up play. Very underrated also.

Back on subject.

Any of the "in the knows" got any updates

 

[class]

Would take Eisa all day if we have the budget for him

He would be a great investment.