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

[The Original Tribal Chief]

Good. Wouldn’t want it any other way. We can be treated like the Millwall of the National League for all I care.

Have to confess to a soft spot for Millwall. When I worked in Lambeth, lots of Millwall fans there and I went to a few games with them. They also hate West Ham so that’s always a good thing. Went to some of the most fearsome boozers I’ve ever experienced with these boys.

 

[tallboyblue]

And the involuntary farts. I'm delighted to be back in the East

Not in K row I trust

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Have to confess to a soft spot for Millwall. When I worked in Lambeth, lots of Millwall fans there and I went to a few games with them. They also hate West Ham so that’s always a good thing. Went to some of the most fearsome boozers I’ve ever experienced with these boys.

Likewise many years ago used to work with a diehard Millwall fan from Bermondsey and went to a few games of theirs. Wouldn’t say I have a soft spot at all .. but definitely prefer them to the claret and blue ****s.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

Perhaps now is a good point to allow the facts to interrupt a good story as regards Tshimanga and his injury. Statistically as a forward he will return from injury as a better player…

Traumatic Leg Fractures in UEFA Football Athletes: A Matched-Cohort Analysis of Return to Play, Reinjury, Player Retention, and Performance Outcomes

The average professional soccer team experiences 1 to 2 traumatic leg fractures per season, with unknown effects on player performance.To (1) determine the rate and time to return to play (RTP) following leg fracture, (2) investigate the rate of reinjury ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

My friend said something similar after his first ACL 'technically it's stronger now that it was before'. He stopped playing football after it happened a second time and has still managed to rack up five surgeries. These are two different injuries and standards in treatment available is wildly different for sure but the notion of 'you're better than you were before' is still the same.

 

[overseas shrimper]

A quick sweep of some of the opposition boards suggests we're as popular as a fart in a spacesuit to some, but grudgingly, many of them reckon we'll be dangerous, we'll be up there and we'll be up for it. That will do me.

And they won't mind the dosh our travelling support put into their clubs' coffers, either.

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher has yet to decide whether or not to offer trialist wing-back Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo a contract.

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[shrimperjon]

@in the know what’s happening with JD?

 

[Bar na bas]

Not sure if someone is being playful or optimistic (I suspect the latter), but it looks as though the Senior Career section of Kabongo Tshimanga's wikipedia page has been less than skilfully updated.

For comparison purposes. both Josh Walker and Joe Gubbins are showing as current team Southend United, and our club now appears on their list of clubs, albeit with 0 appearances.

Kabongo Tshimanga - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

And the involuntary farts. I'm delighted to be back in the East

Farts for the average East Stander, involuntary or otherwise, is a dangerous route to take!

 

[kentblues]

My friend said something similar after his first ACL 'technically it's stronger now that it was before'. He stopped playing football after it happened a second time and has still managed to rack up five surgeries. These are two different injuries and standards in treatment available is wildly different for sure but the notion of 'you're better than you were before' is still the same.

Indeed- there are the myths and then the empirical evidence. The latter suggests the past injury should not make a repeat any more likely or make any lasting impact on performance.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Bloody hell. Imagine the thought of jack bridge running down the wing.. crossing for card well who knocks it down for Tshimanga who smashes home. Jesus I'm erect at the thought

Yong man, when you get to a certain age, dribbling or drooling is all one's imagination can achieve.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Should Tshimanga go on the front page?

 

[stewart]

Well ive stated previously that we are in need of another striker , lets not kid ourselves there are going to be injuries , when CARDS first came to the club i referred to him as cardboard because it seemed one knock and he went missing for a few weeks ,Im happy to say he proved me wrong but im sure most off our strikers will miss matches at times this season if it Tshmanga i will be very satisfied ,he will score for fun here of that im certain also,I understand COSU being cautious with funds as so much needed to be done to get RH pretty again, and all parts of RH fit for the fans so we once again have a capacity of 10000 , but saying that if they also serious about getting out of this league then a player of the calibre of Tshmanga plus a creative playmaker are a must . Can Coker fill the role of playmaker i dont know .

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

Rumours Cardwell going and Mullins incoming. No backbone to this rumour, just a mate passing rumours.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Rumours Cardwell going and Mullins incoming. No backbone to this rumour, just a mate passing rumours.

I nearly choked on my cornflakes.

 

[Kwright1988]

TL mentioned on the bbc Essex interview there’s more signings to come

 

[Kwright1988]

Should Tshimanga go on the front page?

Definitely in talks

 

[rigsby]

That would be in our favour but I'm not sure that the player & their agent would be pleased with that.

One year or "pay as you play" is often mentioned on here. The only players who would except that are the ones no one wants. The sort that would be last on JS and Kevs list.

Any decent agent doing his job would put the phone down on that offer and not speak to SUFC again.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

One year or "pay as you play" is often mentioned on here. The only players who would except that are the ones no one wants. The sort that would be last on JS and Kevs list.

Any decent agent doing his job would put the phone down on that offer and not speak to SUFC again.

How embarrassing for a club to even approach a player who is 26 and just scored 7 goals in the very league we are trying to sign him up to, to then offer a one year deal. If he was 34, with a long history of injuries, fair enough. He is in his prime and can boast a fantastic record at this level. It would be totally disrespectful to make such offer imo.

We are trying to rebuild our reputation amongst agents and clubs, offering one year deals to a player like KT would certainly hinder that progress.

 

[NZamba Legend]

One year or "pay as you play" is often mentioned on here. The only players who would except that are the ones no one wants. The sort that would be last on JS and Kevs list.

How about a lift to matches and a stick of juicy fruit at half time?