Transfer Rumours January Transfer Thread

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Jay Stansfield wouldn’t be a bad centre forward option. Birmingham are worried about a recall to Fulham amidst interest in him from other clubs in the Championship.

He stood out to me in the first game. Didn't know who it was but I said to my mate that number 28 is everywhere. Didn't even realise it was a striker at the time, later realised it was him. I rarely notice opposition players at City games particularly but he was an exception.
 
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He has added a new dimension to the goalie role, which I have never seen live before.
He acts as a sweeper, which apart from giving the defence that reassurance, he provides us with a spare man when building from the back. He also dominates not just the penalty area, but the last quarter of the pitch.
His handling has been a little insecure of late, but massively over exaggerated.

Yep spot on. This board gets really childishly over the top sometimes and this Allsop thing is one example.
 
Of course I know this. I know you know this but I'll say it anyway, I'm sure in those games as well as games we didn't keep CS in Allsop saved shots on target while also doing what he was brought in for, distributing the ball well with his feet. The point of bringing up the games he kept CS in was since people seem to be convincing themselves that Allsop hasn't saved a single shot for us in his City career. As I say in my post, this board seems to go on a hyperbolic train at times where once an opinion is made of a player it goes from "Yeah he's ok but not as good as we'd hoped" to "He's the worst keeper I've ever seen in a City shirt".

I don't think I claimed he's the best shot stopper, just that he's adequate and will be adequate depth when Pandur comes in.

I can remember him making a save against Boro.

Can’t remember any more off the top of my head but I’m sure he must have pulled a few off.
 
I can remember him making a save against Boro.

Can’t remember any more off the top of my head but I’m sure he must have pulled a few off.

Apparently he's making 2.8 saves per 90 which isn't a whole heap but is a lot more than 0. The same site claims he's on less than 10k a week. While likely rubbish, I don't think that'd be a million miles away and underlines he really is just a cheap stop-gap.
 
Apparently he's making 2.8 saves per 90 which isn't a whole heap but is a lot more than 0. The same site claims he's on less than 10k a week. While likely rubbish, I don't think that'd be a million miles away and underlines he really is just a cheap stop-gap.

Not much you can read into saves anyway, or goals against. It’s like looking at shots on target and goals scored.

10k is quite a decent wage for a non parachute club, I think I’d be disappointed if he was in that much. 5-6k maybe.
 
Not much you can read into saves anyway, or goals against. It’s like looking at shots on target and goals scored.

10k is quite a decent wage for a non parachute club, I think I’d be disappointed if he was in that much. 5-6k maybe.

It's really not. Maybe at the bottom end of the division it is.
 
Not much you can read into saves anyway, or goals against. It’s like looking at shots on target and goals scored.

10k is quite a decent wage for a non parachute club, I think I’d be disappointed if he was in that much. 5-6k maybe.

I don't think it's decent at all. I think the average is supposedly around 15-18k.
 
I don't think it's decent at all. I think the average is supposedly around 15-18k.

For non parachute clubs?

There are some mental wages getting paid in this division that will make the average massive, but without parachute payments I doubt many are turning over more than £20m. In which case 10k + whatever bonuses and benefits are paid, is quite a decent wage for one person. I doubt we’d find anyone to take over his contract at that price anyway.