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

[Shrimpergonzo]

We have a new GK coach? Didnt see anything announced about that

We don't do announcements (other than stuff related to sponsors!). Finnish chap from Bristol Rovers.

 

[Hadleigh-shrimper]

We don't do announcements (other than stuff related to sponsors!). Finnish chap from Bristol Rovers.

He’s not finnish he’s only just started

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

This new ‘keep schtum’ policy is the way to go IMO, although it does bugger up the Transfer thread traffic light system a bit @Smiffy !

 

[Hadleigh-shrimper]

This new ‘keep schtum’ policy is the way to go IMO, although it does bugger up the Transfer thread traffic light system a bit @Smiffy !

What’s this mean have people Beene told not to mention names including london shrimper? Didn’t affect us before.

 

[Smiffy]

We have a new GK coach? Didnt see anything announced about that

Anssi Jaakkola. Left Bristol Rovers in the summer. Will be well known to Kev as they were at Bristol together.

Nothing official announced, so maybe he's just helping out for now until someone more permanent comes along.

 

[BoyWonder2]

What’s this mean have people Beene told not to mention names including london shrimper? Didn’t affect us before.

I don’t think anyone really mentioned names bar LS, and I don’t see him stopping anytime soon, and why should he?

I don’t give names. I give hints, and some people correctly guess from there, but I don’t name names as I’m told not too.

The club has lots of leaks, and I think COSU are trying to plug them, however people like myself and LS don’t just get information from within the club. He speaks to recruitment departments at other clubs, agents and other people within the game.

COSU could plug all the leaks, but information will still be passed around.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I also think that the 4 strikers we now have are sufficient for our needs! Keeping 5 happy will make its own problems and strikers want to score goals and not getting much pitch time is particularly frustrating for them! In my opinion a problem the management team could do without!

If our base formation is going to be 3-5-2 keeping 5 strikers involved is easier than keeping 5 centre-halves involved.

We’ll use 4 strikers and 3 centre-halves most matches. You then want a spare for injuries - of which we’ll get a few.

The other point to note here is that we’ve only got one forward under contract for next season. We need to be looking ahead for next year. I hope the days of only looking as far as the next game are gone. Start planning for the future now.

That file I expect is very much closed for us now given signings since.

I think there’s very much an opportunity in the squad for that type of player, particularly a young ascending one given Moncur is only a loanee and the wrong side of 30. Granted that might not be Pedder now through a combination of wage demands and burning his bridges but having someone to back-up Moncur and learn from him seems a non-brainer to me.

I suppose it’s possible that player might be Wood?

 

[Supershrimper]

The other point to note here is that we’ve only got one forward under contract for next season. We need to be looking ahead for next year. I hope the days of only looking as far as the next game are gone. Start planning for the future now.

Walker is the contracted player but i thought Bonne had a year with a club option of a further year.

Granted we do need to be looking around for another striker for next year. I guess it depends on how well Waldron does after coming back from injury. Possibly eye on a striker in January when EFL clubs look to move a few on. Also would be good time to poach from league below like we did with Cardwell a couple of years ago

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Walker is the contracted player but i thought Bonne had a year with a club option of a further year.

Granted we do need to be looking around for another striker for next year. I guess it depends on how well Waldron does after coming back from injury. Possibly eye on a striker in January when EFL clubs look to move a few on. Also would be good time to poach from league below like we did with Cardwell a couple of years ago

Someone like that guy Gills beat us to would make a lot of sense

 

[onceknownasrab]

This new ‘keep schtum’ policy is the way to go IMO, although it does bugger up the Transfer thread traffic light system a bit @Smiffy !

Keep Schtum was a left back for Germany. Ferme La Bouche a good french midfielder and we got Shutyer Trap. Far more Essex riviera.

 

[bazzashrimper]

I also think that the 4 strikers we now have are sufficient for our needs! Keeping 5 happy will make its own problems and strikers want to score goals and not getting much pitch time is particularly frustrating for them! In my opinion a problem the management team could do without!

If you have 5 players, it’s likely 1 will be injured. With 5 subs you want 2 strikers on the bench. So assuming we don’t stick with a bridge/moncur in the #10 we are one short.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

If we are in for one more striker, then perhaps a loan move for the prolific youngster (now at West Ham) Brad Dolaghan would make sense?

Would West Ham not insist that he played a minimum number of matches prior to loaning him out ?

 

[Suomi Shrimper]

Anssi Jaakkola. Left Bristol Rovers in the summer. Will be well known to Kev as they were at Bristol together.

Nothing official announced, so maybe he's just helping out for now until someone more permanent comes along.

If Anssi does join the coaching staff I think he would be the first Finnish Shrimper since a certain Glen Kamara (last seen in a typically defensive Finnish side at Wembley last night) came to us for a short loan spell from Arsenal in 2016.

 

[Tommy2holes]

I'd be unsurprised if we see Effiong coming in.

There are financial issues at Braintree and a few players want away, including a former player

 

[Taters123]

So last 3 positions to fill at a guess:-

Keeper
CCD or Left wing back
Striker (Effiong)

 

[Boreham Blue]

We don't do announcements (other than stuff related to sponsors!). Finnish chap from Bristol Rovers.

Or announcing the stoppage time just as we are about to take a penalty

 

[Yer Blues]

I'd be unsurprised if we see Effiong coming in.

There are financial issues at Braintree and a few players want away, including a former player

Cheers for the insight Tom! Thats only been mentioned about 40 times already in this thread.

 

[Flinty]

Or announcing the stoppage time just as we are about to take a penalty

Yes, I forgot about that ! Most odd !!

 

[Streaky]

Or announcing the stoppage time just as we are about to take a penalty

It really must be time for that guy to be moved on..


*Sorry Mods - not transfer related

 

[Tommy2holes]

Cheers for the insight Tom! Thats only been mentioned about 40 times already in this thread.

Doesn't you header state "not always sarcastic" are you sure.

Put it this way. Effiong is being spoken to by the club and its hoped he will sign very shortly. Braintree are gojng to struggle big time.