January Transfer Window

[SaintH]

You are absolutely right of course - but you have made the assumption that the club know what they are doing. I have been left with little confidence that they do. 

[Starksj1995]

There is no chance we would’ve let him go without a replacement lined up, which is what the athletic have said it will be very interesting who we sign as the replacement

[Hussar Saint]

It doesn't matter which striker we sign because as soon as they arrive at Staplewood, Sport Republic will infect them with 'Damian Downs Syndrome' 

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, Starksj1995 said:

There is no chance we would’ve let him go without an equally crap replacement lined up

Fixed it for you (this is Sport Republic we're talking about here)

Edited Wednesday at 16:11 by trousers

[davefizzy14]

29 minutes ago, Starksj1995 said:

There is no chance we would’ve let him go without a replacement lined up, which is what the athletic have said it will be very interesting who we sign as the replacement

Yeah surely we have a striker lined up to come in.

[benjii]

Just saw Carsten Janker in The Giddy Bridge. It's happening.

[danjosaint]

40 minutes ago, benjii said:

Just saw Carsten Janker in The Giddy Bridge. It's happening.

Having a beer with Jan Koller 

[VectisSaint]

1 hour ago, davefizzy14 said:

Yeah surely we have a striker lined up to come in.

Ross is that man.

[Starksj1995]

8 minutes ago, VectisSaint said:

Ross is that man.

No he isn’t 😂😂😂

[Turkish]

Bens going to be bring a couple of lads in from The Dare to Dream academy who are going to cook! 🧑‍🍳⏲️🍳

[stknowle]

2 hours ago, Starksj1995 said:

There is no chance we would’ve let him go without a replacement lined up, which is what the athletic have said it will be very interesting who we sign as the replacement

Hmmmmm, we probably do have someone lined up but there is a/every chance we fuck it up and end up with the usual ‘we tried but…..’ bullshit or b/that the lined up individual turns out to be just as shit (ok maybe not THAT shit).

[StrangelyBrown]

29 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Bens going to be bring a couple of lads in from The Dare to Dream academy who are going to cook! 🧑‍🍳⏲️🍳

The same academy that made Sulemana the talent he is today....

[Midfield_General]

2 hours ago, danjosaint said:

Having a beer with Jan Koller 

Oliver Bierhoff at the back, lining up the Aftershocks

[Master Bates]

3 hours ago, benjii said:

Just saw Carsten Janker in The Giddy Bridge. It's happening.

He played earlier for the U21s in a secret friendly for the executives and their families.

 

 

[coalman]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Bens going to be bring a couple of lads in from The Dare to Dream academy who are going to cook! 🧑‍🍳⏲️🍳

New job titles incoming.

Chief Disruption Officer.

Primary Philosophy Assistant.

Football Paradigm Manager.

 

[Turkish]

23 minutes ago, coalman said:

New job titles incoming.

Chief Disruption Officer.

Primary Philosophy Assistant.

Football Paradigm Manager.

 

Don’t give them any ideas 🫣

[coalman]

12 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Don’t give them any ideas 🫣

You're telling me we don't need a Sports Synergy Officer? Get with the century, bro.

[Osvaldorama]

I’ve got a bold idea.
 

Can we sign a striker that can actually play football please?

[Willo of Whiteley]

3 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

I’ve got a bold idea.
 

Can we sign a striker that can actually play football please?

Jesus Christ give you head a wobble.

A footballer that can use his feet?

Next you’ll be demanding for a goalkeeper that can use his hands! 🤣

[AlexLaw76]

4 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

I’ve got a bold idea.
 

Can we sign a striker that can actually play football please?

*****Entitled fan alert*****

[goodymatt]

We are linked in this article. 

[goodymatt]

Also linked to this guy.

[Oisin]

1 hour ago, coalman said:

New job titles incoming.

Chief Disruption Officer.

Primary Philosophy Assistant.

Football Paradigm Manager.

 

The players will now be customer success partners … 

Dont worry, the ability to succeed doesn’t matter in the slightest 

[Willo of Whiteley]

13 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

Also linked to this guy.

Nothing screams ambition like being linked with a guy that’s been playing in League 2.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

On 06/01/2026 at 20:41, Baird of the land said:

In a make believe world where they exercise the option

It says something about our recruitment team that we’re getting rid of our big summer striker signing, one window on.

It does but also shows a willingness to face facts and move on. How many times have I read on here that the club will stick with e.g. Bazunu out of pride and refuse to admit they're wrong - not true actually

Edited Wednesday at 21:43 by Ex Lion Tamer

[pimpin4rizeal]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

Bens going to be bring a couple of lads in from The Dare to Dream academy who are going to cook! 🧑‍🍳⏲️🍳

Since a lot of our recruitment is giving young inexperienced people a chance to have a career in the championship he sounds like he will fit right in 

Edited Wednesday at 22:18 by pimpin4rizeal

[Starksj1995]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Jesus Christ give you head a wobble.

A footballer that can use his feet?

Next you’ll be demanding for a goalkeeper that can use his hands! 🤣

Be very interested in who the replacement is for him

[hypochondriac]

2 hours ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

It does but also shows a willingness to face facts and move on. How many times have I read on here that the club will stick with e.g. Bazunu out of pride and refuse to admit they're wrong - not true actually

Apart from the fact that we have stuck with Bazunu for ages. He should have been binned off years ago. If we demote him this window then both our goalkeeper and striker departments have been deemed not fit for purpose which is frankly a damming indictment of whoever was responsible for evaluating the squad.

[skintsaint]

2 hours ago, goodymatt said:

We are linked in this article. 

Can never have enough centrebacks.

[saint michael]

8 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Can never have enough centrebacks.

3 is not working so let’s try 4

[hypochondriac]

21 minutes ago, saint michael said:

3 is not working so let’s try 4

Replacing a centre back or two would be a great idea.

[Midfield_General]

9 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Can never have enough centrebacks.

And an exciting 21-year-old prospect as well, exactly what we need to steady the ship

[S-Clarke]

Bit worried that we haven't got any links to a CF to give us something until the summer, unless i've missed them? (just a smart loan is all we need)

We already needed 1 with Downs, but with Downs gone (even though he was irrelevant) we have even less options now, if you can even call them options.

My fear is that the club are going to hang on the narrative of Ross being like a new addition....

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

Bit worried that we haven't got any links to a CF to give us something until the summer, unless i've missed them? (just a smart loan is all we need)

We already needed 1 with Downs, but with Downs gone (even though he was irrelevant) we have even less options now, if you can even call them options.

My fear is that the club are going to hang on the narrative of Ross being like a new addition....

Yep, idiots act like idiots

[ally_uk]

Well if are not going to bring in a replacement for Downs, what's the harm in given Oyekulne some games, if we think promotion is unrealistic what's the harm in bedding him in seeing what he is capable of? 

[Baird of the land]

Surely got to find some sort of target man striker on loan.

[disconnect]

1 hour ago, ally_uk said:

Well if are not going to bring in a replacement for Downs, what's the harm in given Oyekulne some games, if we think promotion is unrealistic what's the harm in bedding him in seeing what he is capable of? 

Or Dipepa, who is possibly a bit more physical than Oyekunle and has played quite a few matches in League One at 16/17, so has a bit about him. 

[Matthew Le God]

3 hours ago, ally_uk said:

Well if are not going to bring in a replacement for Downs, what's the harm in given Oyekulne some games, if we think promotion is unrealistic what's the harm in bedding him in seeing what he is capable of? 

We play a 1 striker formation. A 4th striker isn't going to get much gametime.

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

We play a 1 striker formation. A 4th striker isn't going to get much gametime.

Then why did we sign Downs?

[Graziano94]

Edwards £4.5m QPR

[benali-shorts]

Just now, Graziano94 said:

Edwards £4.5m QPR

I can think of at least two CBs I'd have liked to have sold before him. But understandable for all parties given his lack of playing time. 

[Harry_SFC]

2 minutes ago, Graziano94 said:

Edwards £4.5m QPR

Will be a bargain for them I reckon. If it goes towards a striker I'm fine with it. If it doesn't then fuck it. 

[Harry_SFC]

12 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

We play a 1 striker formation. A 4th striker isn't going to get much gametime.

Who cares. We need someone better than Archer and someone who stays fit more than Stewart (who will be leaving in the summer anyway). Also someone to replace Armstrong when he's having a poor run of form (like now) 

[SaintsRoyalty]

20 minutes ago, Graziano94 said:

Edwards £4.5m QPR

Wasn’t impressed whenever I saw him play for us but fuck me is it galling to see QPR above us in the table and effectively an upgrade for him. I remember all their fans having a go at the club for not letting them have him after the loan and thinking how sad it is that they think he’d be better off at their little club. This is the legacy of sport republic. Frequent reality checks of our shitness that get more and more embarrassing. 

[ant]

Don't understand flogging Edwards at that price unless we've decided he has zero future here.

If so, have we really given him the opportunity to prove otherwise?

And as much as many of us dislike the 'player trading' approach, even in that respect it represents a meagre profit.

[Osvaldorama]

Surprised we got that much for him tbh, he’s been awful here. 

[Suhari]

37 minutes ago, Graziano94 said:

Edwards £4.5m QPR

Didn't we pay around £3M for him? #playatradin'

He's never looked all that for us. and doesn't have the physicality needed for a top CB I don't think. Don't understand how he was seemingly so good for QPR lasy season, but never shown it for us.

Hope we reinvest in a striker.

[Pamplemousse]

I suspect for such a low price we've put in a massive sell on clause.

And hopefully, if we're prepared to let a CB go, it means we're bringing someone in...

[LuckyNumber7]

If true about Edwards, that's excellent business. Thought he'd be good for us in the Championship but he's been pretty dreadful, a huge disappointment. Fantastic if we've made a profit.

[Baird of the land]

Makes sense to sell Edwards. He's buried down the pecking order and hasn't looked good when he has started.