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

Streaky · 2024-09-20T12:22:14+0100

Finney on the wing said:
I used used to play for Wickford Rangers and then Wickford Town......and I was ****

I used to play for Wickford Town (b) & then Wickford Rangers - i was awful.. Would never play for those mugs Dynamos! :-)

yogi bear up the cagire · 2024-09-20T12:42:41+0100

I played for Crowstone Peparatory School..........just thought everyone would like to know. That was probably the peak of my footballing career. :Smile2:

In the fifties footy was difficult for boys in glasses

Richard Hearn · 2024-09-20T12:50:14+0100

In view of the turn this thread has taken, in the 60s I played in goal for Benfleet Athletic in the Thundermite League. I wasn't very good but I was worse in the outfield. I made a few spectacular saves but let in lots more soft goals. After one such I was confronted with an angry parent, red faced and screaming at me about how useless I was. In my twelve year old head I thought, "**** this" and never played again.

rigsby · 2024-09-20T13:04:04+0100

Richard Hearn said:
In view of the turn this thread has taken, in the 60s I played in goal for Benfleet Athletic in the Thundermite League. I wasn't very good but I was worse in the outfield. I made a few spectacular saves but let in lots more soft goals. After one such I was confronted with an angry parent, red faced and screaming at me about how useless I was. In my twelve year old head I thought, "**** this" and never played again.

Was he known as Wiggy?

Richard Hearn · 2024-09-20T13:11:53+0100

rigsby said:
Was he known as Wiggy?

Well, if Wiggy is now in his/her nineties then it could well have been.

bluethroughandthrough · 2024-09-20T13:26:20+0100

Looks like a good post outside of transfer rumours. Sufc fans best personal footballing successes ?

blues exile · 2024-09-20T13:42:47+0100

bluethroughandthrough said:
Looks like a good post outside of transfer rumours. Sufc fans best personal footballing successes ?

In 1962 I was a regular in National Provincial bank's 7c team - in other words their tenth team. Often we would have only 8 or 9 players. I turned up at the ground in New Eltham one Saturday when we were due to play Westminster Bank's tenth team. They had only managed to muster 8 players, we had ten, so me being dispensable I was loaned out to them for the afternoon. I kept my NP shirt on and had the chance of a couple of tap ins, before my ex team mates realised who i was playing for by which time the ref ordered me to remove my shirt and I played the rest of the match in a vest.

danbowen · 2024-09-20T13:43:37+0100

I would have liked him here

Booma · 2024-09-20T13:45:26+0100

bluethroughandthrough said:
Looks like a good post outside of transfer rumours. Sufc fans best personal footballing successes ?

Did a GSM one season scored three goals in three games from right back, got dropped for not defending enough.

Wouldn’t have happened if Kev had been in charge

SS9_Shrimper · 2024-09-20T13:49:43+0100

bluethroughandthrough said:
Looks like a good post outside of transfer rumours. Sufc fans best personal footballing successes ?

Got battered about 12-1 by Wimbledon’s youth team at Bognor Regis Butlins.

dusterman · 2024-09-20T13:51:00+0100

danbowen said:
View attachment 34035I would have liked him here

It’s alright, they’ll soon realise they can’t afford him and offer him to us.

Finney on the wing · 2024-09-20T13:57:13+0100

SS9_Shrimper said:
Got battered about 12-1 by Wimbledon’s youth team at Bognor Regis Butlins.

You know what ? I love all this stuff and the humour - especially after a particularly sh**y week for SUFC and us fans. yes OK it's off thread, but it's healthy and helps keeps us all together and right behind Kev & the team

Piledriver · 2024-09-20T14:04:15+0100

danbowen said:
View attachment 34035I would have liked him here

Obviously our defence is fine our midfield is fine and our forwards are fine too.
The subs bench provides strength to cover for injuries and for tactical changes so we don't actually need anyone either permanent or on loan!
So I will be most surprised if we don't beat Solihull Moors most convincingly 1-0, have agrest day out to our travelling supporters and remember to leave your drones at home!

stewart · 2024-09-20T14:04:35+0100

I played for Southend Transport both football and cricket back in the 63/64

bluethroughandthrough · 2024-09-20T14:05:08+0100

Finney on the wing said:
You know what ? I love all this stuff and the humour - especially after a particularly sh**y week for SUFC and us fans. yes OK it's off thread, but it's healthy and helps keeps us all together and right behind Kev & the team

Well said mate !

stewart · 2024-09-20T14:05:56+0100

thought Braintree had money troubles

Fairport · 2024-09-20T14:06:51+0100

danbowen said:
View attachment 34035I would have liked him here

Played for Chelmsford last season, was one of their better players but not sure if we be anything special at National League level. Has hardly a look in at Barnet this season.

yogi bear up the cagire · 2024-09-20T14:07:02+0100

Finney on the wing said:
You know what ? I love all this stuff and the humour - especially after a particularly sh**y week for SUFC and us fans. yes OK it's off thread, but it's healthy and helps keeps us all together and right behind Kev & the team

May be something to do with protecting sanity!

Roger The Alien · 2024-09-20T14:07:20+0100

stewart said:
thought Braintree had money troubles

Or they paid too much wages on players that not up to the job.

Roger The Alien · 2024-09-20T14:09:05+0100

Barnet have far too many players on big wages, so they had to off load them to others clubs, either on loan or permanent and get their wages off the bill.