Transfer Rumours Summer '22 Transfer Thread

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Now we’ve kept Emmanuel and have Coyle, do we need another right-back? I would’ve liked to see us try and get Kane Wilson on a free from Forest Green but I don’t think it’s necessary with Emmanuel being offered another year.

 

Probably doing him a favour given he has no resale.

 

Whoops I meant to put a smiley at the end!

 

We don't know how Emmanuel's going to perform at this level, he's only had a handful of games and the new management team won't have seen him at all. I'm guessing he's fairly cheap to run though so is keeping him just a low risk exercise?

 

Here's a clue Michael. Team plays in blue, down the A1 south of lincolnshire

 

If they really wanted to keep him, they'd trigger his extension

 

They probably discussed what would best for both club and player. City wanted to offer him a one-year extension; Smallwood wanted a longer contract which is reasonable for a player his age to want some job security. The conclusion is that City didn’t activate the one-year option and thanked Smallwood for his services to the club and gave him their best wishes to sign a longer contract elsewhere. It’s not the ideal outcome for either party but it’s still a fairly amicable solution.

 

Completely agree, but if we were that bothered, we'd trigger the option

 

And have an unhappy, influential player in the camp not starting.

 

I think this is the main reason why we didn’t trigger the extra year. Smallwood wanted a longer contract and given he played 42 games this season, 40 of which he started, he wanted game time, neither of which the club could guarantee. I wouldn’t expect Smallwood to be content being a squad player for a year before having to find a new club. Makes sense for him to drop down to League 1 again and sign a 2 year deal with an option for a third for a club like Peterborough with a manager he knows and likes and where he’s guaranteed game time.

 

It’s a good job the Allams weren’t responsible for these decisions….
There’d be uproar

totally disgruntled honeyman our most influential player has been given a years extension when he’s been negotiating since January!! Way to go
Makes me wonder what sort of deals these signings are coming in on?

 

I like Smallwood but he is at an age where sitting on the bench for a season is no good to him.
Other than Greaves & KLP all of them are expendable to a club that has ambitions to finish in the Top 6 next season.
Wilks & Elder I hope are available for transfer and it’s just a way of recouping some cash when transferred.
I would also add the likes of Moncur & Doc to that list of players available.

 

He's deserved to have the decision.

He's played a massive role in turning our club around and he's stepped up wonderfully this season.

I think realistically with the signings expected to come in though, we'll be a completely different side and he won't have the opportunities to play the games he'd want.

I'd have liked him to stay around but I wouldn't be offering him anything longer than 1 year

 

You do love a moan don't you.

The Allams let contracts run out to get replacements on a fraction of the money, Acun is bringing players in on significantly more money.

That's why nobody is complaining, we're trying to move forwards and not penny pinch

 

Think we are all speculating aren’t we ? Don’t have a clue about incoming wages , nor existing to be honest but I get a feel we will be underwhelmed at least for this year -BUT I do think the guys in charge and Shota know exactly what we will need . They will have looked at the successful sides and realised an unspectacular 9 plus two of superior pace , skill or quality will get you up

 

Theres definitely a marked difference in letting contracts end to make room for investment and targeting Brazilian internationals as opposed to releasing championship players for L1 players and it resulting in relegation to L1.

 

Move on, we need a better midfield. He’s been brilliant for 2 years, but he’s also been paid to do so. He won’t want to sit on the bench, so let him go. No sentiment in football and all that.