Transfer Rumours January '22 Transfer Thread

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Fluffer said:
He won't get in our team. Don't know why we've bought him. Another bench warmer when the new guys arrive.
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Don't think he will start Saturday but for me it's a good signing. GM talked a lot about his character and I don't think it's coincidence we had a long unbeaten run when he came into the team late last season as CDM (was more effective as a replacement for Smallwood than he had been for Docherty.) Personally I hope we'll continue to seek out young hungry players like this rather than collect a team of big names looking for a last pay day.
 
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Shark Sports said:
I can't see Shota changing much till the summer and I think it'll be very similar to as it was under Grant. Obviously it depends what we do in the market in the next few days, but the midfield doesn't appear to be changing much.

I don't think there's a need to try and shoehorn Tom in. He's always been best when playing alongside a ball winner, and his inclusion means you either drop Doc or Honeyman. I can't see either happening.

He might be a useful option off the bench in some games but as I said I think a lot depends on the next few days.

It's hard to see him staying around next season too
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Exactly this Shark.... I cant see the formation or style changing markedly. Maybe as an attacker the new manager might have some influence on the attacking side... if it's not broken at the moment dont fix it...
 
TIGERSCAVE said:
Thats fine though. Its a starting point... If he goes to someone for £15m and he's done his job here... happy days..
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Yes, I suspect his actual value is around 7-8m and we're getting him a lot less to forgo some of the sell-on. It's a win win in a sense.. if he's a complete flop we don't pay any extra (I don't think, as I think it'd be off the profit) and we've outlayed less for him, and if he's a huge success then we profit slightly less than we would have (although having paid less than we would have up front).

If we sell him for say, 15m, having bought him for 4 instead of 8, I think we still win.
 
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John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
I didn't see the Stoke game, as it wasn't shown here, but the games I have seen him feature in he has looked a class apart. No one in the Stoke game from what I have read covered themselves in glory. I am really interested to see how Shota does put his mark on the team, and whether he tries to change things?

I would prefer to see Tom being groomed for a coaching role, as there is no doubt he doesn't get around the pitch these days, and was never the most mobile of players. I guess TWT.
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Lucky you!
 
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over18and legal said:
Well you know what works best for you Redtop and I wish you a good day, everyday.
For me, the worst thing was booze. If I had too many I would have suicidal tendencies.
On a drinking session now, I can throw in shandies to reduce the amount of alcohol and my downside.
Only thing with that is you want to piss more.
Mostly though when feeling **** a nice cuppa does the trick after a long walk.
Not easy though mate.
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Bang on mate… shandies make me piss aswell lol
 
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Duke Silver said:
Booze was never the issue for me. It had been in the past but to be honest, I was drinking far too much and living just off a vibrant part of the city near a group of mates who would go to pub to celebrate the opening of a Mars Bar.
Spending time in my own head was the worst place to be. I was literally my own worst enemy. My old job was travelling all over the country spending anywhere between 2 and 7 hours driving. I covered an area from Boston Lincs, across to Carmarthen, up to Lancaster and back across to Durham.
As a consequence, it affected my driving to the point that I nearly lost my licence due to several small speeding issues (not condoning- just drifting off into my own world and going 4/5 miles over the limit).

One of my jobs was in Manchester and as I packed all my tools in my van, I sat there in a carpark sobbing and looking at a massive pack of Paracetamol.
That was me at my lowest.

Anyway, I've changed jobs now so I'm not driving all the time and I'm with a great set of lads so there are very few times when I can drift off and even if I did, I can bring it back in line fairly quickly.

This is the first time I've discussed this in an open forum - only my Mrs, two of my friends and my parents know how it has hit me.

Thankfully, things have levelled out and I've not seen the black dog for a long time. I do feel that even if I did see the bastard, I have the tools to tell it to **** off.
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I’m my worse time I never thought talking would do any good. I was advised to see a shrink, after seeing three different ones I was no further on. Then as a last resort tried it one more time…. Boom it worked, he put things in such terms it made absolute sense, always remember this diagram he drew with me in the middle bubble. I cannot put on here what happened to me as a child but with his help I understood everything, how each turn I took was not under my control… The birth of my second grandson was the catalyst for healing, when I get down I just imagine them. I actually think I’ve been depressed since the age of 6 when all the **** happened.
Glad you are in a better place mate, talking really helps..
 
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Duke Silver said:
Booze was never the issue for me. It had been in the past but to be honest, I was drinking far too much and living just off a vibrant part of the city near a group of mates who would go to pub to celebrate the opening of a Mars Bar.
Spending time in my own head was the worst place to be. I was literally my own worst enemy. My old job was travelling all over the country spending anywhere between 2 and 7 hours driving. I covered an area from Boston Lincs, across to Carmarthen, up to Lancaster and back across to Durham.
As a consequence, it affected my driving to the point that I nearly lost my licence due to several small speeding issues (not condoning- just drifting off into my own world and going 4/5 miles over the limit).

One of my jobs was in Manchester and as I packed all my tools in my van, I sat there in a carpark sobbing and looking at a massive pack of Paracetamol.
That was me at my lowest.

Anyway, I've changed jobs now so I'm not driving all the time and I'm with a great set of lads so there are very few times when I can drift off and even if I did, I can bring it back in line fairly quickly.

This is the first time I've discussed this in an open forum - only my Mrs, two of my friends and my parents know how it has hit me.

Thankfully, things have levelled out and I've not seen the black dog for a long time. I do feel that even if I did see the bastard, I have the tools to tell it to **** off.
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Good to open up, even if just on an anonymous forum.
Keep your eye on the Mental Health thread too (at the top?) as there’s some helpful conversations on there and definitely some people more than willing to listen whenever you need to open up again
Take care
 
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John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
As I said I didn't see the game, as ifollow didn't show it. But from what I read, Grant played him a bit too far forward, and these days he is best suited to being just in front of the back 3. I'm not sure whether that was the case or not.
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Not sure whether he was too far forward (and I was there!) and if anything I thought the problems were when he was in a more defensive position.
He’ll always look tidy and be able to find a great pass, but occasionally he was simply done for pace and their midfield literally just ran past him with the ball which means others had to get out of position to cover.
Personally I think he’s better off the bench when more legs are tired anyway and his ability to thread a ball through to an attacker creating a break could change the game late on. Starting he was too slow, in the formation and way he was used that day anyway.
 
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