January Transfer Window 2026

[Master Bates]

Been linked with a loan move for James Trafford

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Trafford

[Willo of Whiteley]

We won’t be signing James Trafford.

He’ll go to a better team, and my guess is one up north.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

January window will be intresting in as much as if we are still in the promotion/play off frame. If we our mid table with no chance of breaking top six, would expect us to carry on as we are.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

January window will be intresting in as much as if we are still in the promotion/play off frame. If we our mid table with no chance of breaking top six, would expect us to carry on as we are.

What if we’re still looking over our shoulders towards the drop zone ? 

[Badger]

GK and CF.

(Cut and pasted every window since 2022) 

[AlexLaw76]

Probably spend another £6-8m on a striker, who will come in from abroad and need time to bed in, and will score about 5 goals.

 

[beatlesaint]

Just now, Badger said:

GK and CF.

(Cut and pasted every window since 2022) 

100%

Instead of pissing about with "project" signings - Bazunu and Downs - get a player for each position who is "oven ready" for the Championship ! It might come too late to salvage aything this season depending where we are come 1 January but it'll certainly help build momentum for next season's major promotion push.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

13 minutes ago, Badger said:

What if we’re still looking over our shoulders towards the drop zone ? 

SR will look to bring in players from L1 to build a promotion team for getting back to the Championship in 27/28.

[ally_uk]

Fuck Downs off and get a proper striker in 

[Turkish]

5 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Probably spend another £6-8m on a striker, who will come in from abroad and need time to bed in, and will score about 5 goals.

 

That’s optimistic it would be a big improvement on about the last 10 strikers we’ve signed 

[Saint86]

On 28/09/2025 at 10:31, Lee On Solent Saint said:

January window will be intresting in as much as if we are still in the promotion/play off frame. If we our mid table with no chance of breaking top six, would expect us to carry on as we are.

It would take some in the championship to have written off play offs by news years. It really would.

[Dusic]

Clever to have left ourselves with PL loan spots free. Thats usually where the value is in January.

[Patrick Bateman]

27 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Clever to have left ourselves with PL loan spots free. Thats usually where the value is in January.

Everyone will be clamouring for Ward-Prowse to come back 😂 (Hopefully not)

Edited 22 hours ago by Patrick Bateman

[hypochondriac]

44 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Everyone will be clamouring for Ward-Prowse to come back 😂 (Hopefully not)

Genuinely not sure where he would fit or that we'd have the room for him. At the moment it's a striker and gk otherwise we are well stocked in most other areas and it should be about getting rid of some players still.