Summer '24 transfer window

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Some decisions need to be made sharpish mind. Some strange skulduggery going on with inviting players over and and not closing deals ..
Definition of skulldugerry is underhand and unscruplous. Doesnt seem like us at all. If you are hoying such accusations around you need to back them up. On the face of it unfair on the club on your part. Sad.
 
Not sure why it is proving so difficult to get a decent addition in the striker position over the line.

This lot have done an awful lot right, have also got some things wrong (and boy when they’ve got it wrong they have got it wrong) but this long without a competent striker is simply inviting pressure and criticism.

yes I know there is still time till the season starts and yes I know the window hasn’t shut yet but their track record in getting a competent striker can hardly fill people with confidence.

I hope they get it right as I like a lot of what they are doing but this is verging on the ridiculous now

It's because it's difficult.

If we want a striker ready for the top half of the Championship we have very few options.

Which other top half club would sell us theirs ... none, even if they have one, few do.

Which bottom half clubs have one we'd want ... none that I can see.

Which PL club would sell us one we could afford ... none that I can see.

Which L1 or L2 clubs have one we'd want ... none that I can see.

So we're looking at Europe with all the dodgy agents and players from all nations.

My guess is that we'll find one who'll sign and be loaned another from a top PL club.

There's no skulduggery, it's just that demand exceeds supply ...

... true centre forwards are more scarce than ever before, too many players want to be goal scoring wide men imo.
 
There's clearly none of that going on, if we have a look at someone and don't sign them there's nothing sinister about it that's just how football works.

There's a regular claim that the club arrange stunts to 'appease the supporters' ...

... what absolute tripe.

Why would they possibly bother to do that when there's group of 'supporters' who'll never be appeased.

Some people just insist that everything's a conspiracy but never actually provide anything that resembles proof.

By all means, spill the beans if you know the club have done something out of order ...

... but, ffs, don't post vague hints that the club are doing anything potentially criminal.
 
It's because it's difficult.

If we want a striker ready for the top half of the Championship we have very few options.

Which other top half club would sell us theirs ... none, even if they have one, few do.

Which bottom half clubs have one we'd want ... none that I can see.

Which PL club would sell us one we could afford ... none that I can see.

Which L1 or L2 clubs have one we'd want ... none that I can see.

So we're looking at Europe with all the dodgy agents and players from all nations.

My guess is that we'll find one who'll sign and be loaned another from a top PL club.

There's no skulduggery, it's just that demand exceeds supply ...

... true centre forwards are more scarce than ever before, too many players want to be goal scoring wide men imo.
Whooaaaa, steady on there with the common sense, that’ll get you nowhere.
 
Rtg saying we looking to sell Embo but he doesn't want to leave
 

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Rtg saying we looking to sell Embo but he doesn't want to leave
I like Embo and he'll always have a place in our history after Wembley but there are question marks over his fitness and his ability at Championship level.
FWIW I'd keep him, but I'm not sure where he fits into the squad - he's not fast enough to play wide, so does he have the vision and discipline to play centrally? Not sure
 
There's clearly none of that going on, if we have a look at someone and don't sign them there's nothing sinister about it that's just how football works.
100%. I remember the L1 years where Livepool released some young left back on the understanding he would come here. We then did a u-turn when Cirkin became available and signed him instead. If the club have identified a better player then they are well within their rights to sack Mendy off. We're not a charity...
 
There's a regular claim that the club arrange stunts to 'appease the supporters' ...

... what absolute tripe.

Why would they possibly bother to do that when there's group of 'supporters' who'll never be appeased.

Some people just insist that everything's a conspiracy but never actually provide anything that resembles proof.

By all means, spill the beans if you know the club have done something out of order ...

... but, ffs, don't post vague hints that the club are doing anything potentially criminal.

Skulduggery was a strong word to use. Of course it's not criminal dealings.

Just strange to get we have players over and could have signed and then tell them there is a delay. That's not normal practice. The player will feel that it's a bit **** to be fair.

As long as they get a striker sorted.
 
Skulduggery was a strong word to use. Of course it's not criminal dealings.

Just strange to get we have players over and could have signed and then tell them there is a delay. That's not normal practice. The player will feel that it's a bit **** to be fair.

As long as they get a striker sorted.
No one knows what's going on with the striker mate, if he's gone back then it could be all kinds of things from sorting personal stuff out over there to waiting for work permits.
 
No one knows what's going on with the striker mate, if he's gone back then it could be all kinds of things from sorting personal stuff out over there to waiting for work permits.
That’s what I’m hoping for, Rusyn had to stay in France while he sorted his permit didn’t he? Hopefully something similar happening here, would be great to have one through the door with a few friendlies to go
 
No one knows what's going on with the striker mate, if he's gone back then it could be all kinds of things from sorting personal stuff out over there to waiting for work permits.

The reason I posted what I did is because I was told that we choose to delay.

Hopefully the info is wrong and we get one over the line asap. Don't want to be pissing about and going into the season with no striker deal done. There is no excuse this time.
 
The reason I posted what I did is because I was told that we choose to delay.

Hopefully the info is wrong and we get one over the line asap. Don't want to be pissing about and going into the season with no striker deal done. There is no excuse this time.

But why would we choose to delay getting someone in? I'd say it's quite clear we aren't penny pinching.