January Transfer Window

[die Mannyschaft]

After the Oxford shambles it confirms we cant compete v bottom 3 once subs start. Any 5 will do as long as they are championship quality and can play for at least 60 mins without making 200 passes back and side and have experience in moving forward. Preferably able to dribble , not backwards. 

[saintant]

There is a lot to do that's for sure. I hope Spors knows this cos if not he's some kind of fool.

[LoyalSaintSO50]

Yet again Spors, shit loads to do to sort this squad out.. 

Keeper situation: shambles X 3 

Centre backs: can’t trust 2 out of 5, to play in a back 4

Full backs: (not that we play them) / Wing backs (not that we have any) Best out on loan at Charlton and no doubt won’t be back. Wellington, roerslev, jelert not worked. Manning defensive disaster 

Midfield: downes still getting booked every game, looks leggy, Charles played all season at Wednesday, still manages to injure him, and now the recovery gone quiet. German lad technical and some potential but finishing is abysmal. Lightweight combination 

Azaz, one of the most frustrating players I’ve ever seen. Decent at times, horrific when not. We’ve been fleeced 

miscellaneous: Fellows. Armstrong. Playing out of position and sussed since Charlton game. Love leo but off by the time I’ve finished my half time drinks 

Forwards: haven’t got any 

Subs: Aribo, Fraser, oriel… struggling to run. Archer, just struggling. Robinson, it never comes off but at least direct 

In addition: character, confidence, pace, power, plan b and some fkin bollox would be a bonus before we turn up at the at that cess pit down the road. Get on with it sharpish 

 

 

[die Mannyschaft]

Can we get players in on loan outside of Jan window up to end season? I don't think we will get any players in Jan. Just more take best players off as need them next game and hope we don't let goals in last 20 mins. I can't see us getting many points in next 2 months just enough to avoid relegation and that's going to be good enough for club. Unless it back fires then its loan players.

[LoyalSaintSO50]

4 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Can we get players in on loan outside of Jan window up to end season? I don't think we will get any players in Jan. Just more take best players off as need them next game and hope we don't let goals in last 20 mins. I can't see us getting many points in next 2 months just enough to avoid relegation and that's going to be good enough for club. Unless it back fires then its loan players.

Can’t remember us using the loan market well for a long time. Spors too clever for loans 

[saintant]

8 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Can we get players in on loan outside of Jan window up to end season? I don't think we will get any players in Jan. Just more take best players off as need them next game and hope we don't let goals in last 20 mins. I can't see us getting many points in next 2 months just enough to avoid relegation and that's going to be good enough for club. Unless it back fires then its loan players.

We keep hearing that promotion is a serious target for SR. If so they'd better be very busy in the January window.

[S-Clarke]

11 hours ago, saintant said:

There is a lot to do that's for sure. I hope Spors knows this cos if not he's some kind of fool.

'The club are happy with the squad, and will only act if a really strong opportunity arises. The club are not planning any major changes'

Prepare for this.

[saintant]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

'The club are happy with the squad, and will only act if a really strong opportunity arises. The club are not planning any major changes'

Prepare for this.

Then it's more madness from the idiots presiding over our club. Opponents know there are two easy ways to beat us. You play a low block as Oxford did to shut down the space near their goal and then rely on how inept our defence and goalkeeper are and wait for your chances - that worked beautifully for them yesterday and went exactly to plan. Make no mistake Oxford are a very poor side. Or you press us high and aggressively and force mistakes and long clearances to a small centre forward as we dither around trying to play out from the back. Our passing is generally pretty appalling and we continually give the ball away under little or no pressure. We need major surgery in the January window when we must add some much needed physicality to the squad.

[S-Clarke]

5 minutes ago, saintant said:

Then it's more madness from the idiots presiding over our club. Opponents know there are two easy ways to beat us. You play a low block as Oxford did to shut down the space near their goal and then rely on how inept our defence and goalkeeper are and wait for your chances - that worked beautifully for them yesterday and went exactly to plan. Make no mistake Oxford are a very poor side. Or you press us high and aggressively and force mistakes and long clearances to a small centre forward as we dither around trying to play out from the back. Our passing is generally pretty appalling and we continually give the ball away under little or no pressure. We need major surgery in the January window when we must add some much needed physicality to the squad.

The club have already fed the media mouth pieces that we won't be doing much/if anything in January.

We need a new GK, LB, CB and ST - just to be competitive, but the club won't see that. They're still putting their eggs in the Stewart basket, expect media driven puff pieces around him in the coming weeks.

[Miltonaggro]

Canary in the coalmine is having a new goalkeeper starting against Boro on January 4th. Loan or permanent. The overpaid cretins have had months to see and sort this. 

[saintant]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

The club have already fed the media mouth pieces that we won't be doing much/if anything in January.

We need a new GK, LB, CB and ST - just to be competitive, but the club won't see that. They're still putting their eggs in the Stewart basket, expect media driven puff pieces around him in the coming weeks.

Is this you reading between the lines or do you have a contact with inside information?

[S-Clarke]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Is this you reading between the lines or do you have a contact with inside information?

This is just me saying, nothing I know about. But it's fairly obvious in my eyes that they'll be doing this.

Jan 10th - 'Stewart back is amazing news, it's like a new signing!!''    - Feb 10th - ''Stewart out for the season''

[saintant]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

This is just me saying, nothing I know about. But it's fairly obvious in my eyes that they'll be doing this.

Jan 10th - 'Stewart back is amazing news, it's like a new signing!!''    - Feb 10th - ''Stewart out for the season''

We'll see and you may well turn out to be right.

[Pamplemousse]

To be fair it would be beyond idiotic to state we intend to sign a load of new players publicly, as the selling club would just hike up the price.

Personally I feel like the only value in January is with loan players. Brooks and Rothwell coming in two seasons ago really helped, just to bring in a bit of additional energy. Let's not mention Gronbaek last season... There must be a GK somewhere out there sitting on the bench unhappy who can come in immediately. Hopefully those conversations have already happened, if we haven't got someone in by mid-January then we've fucked up again.

 

I'm OK waiting until next season to mount a promotion push as the defence needs an overhaul and that won't happen overnight sadly. But we need a GK now because we can't go to Fratton with Bazunu.

Edited 6 minutes ago by Pamplemousse