As usual I'll update as we go... Incoming Tyler Morton - Liverpool - Season long loan. Jaden Philogene - Villa - Three-year deal + one year option. James Furlong - Brighton - Three-year deal + one year option. ScottTwine - Burnley - Season long loan. Liam Delap - Man City - Season long loan. Rúben Vinagre - Sporting CP - Season-long loan Ryan Allsop - Cardiff City - Two-year deal + one year option. Jason Lokilo - Sparta Rotterdam - Two-year deal + one year option. Aaron Connolly- Brighton - One year deal. Regan Slater - Signed new three year deal + one year option. Sean McLoughlin - Signed new three year deal + one year option. Alfie Jones - Signed new three year deal + one year option. Lewie Coyle - Signed new three year deal + one year option. Harry Vaughan - Signed new three year deal + one year option. Greg Docherty - One year option triggered. Vaughn Covil - One year option triggered. Bora Aydınlık - Fenerbache - Season long loan Tyrell Sellars-Fleming - ex-Scunny - Two-year deal + one year option. Henry Sandat - Southend United - Two-year deal + one year option. Rajdeep Palit - ex Huddersield/Man United/Bradford - Midfield - One-year deal + one year option. Ajay Weston - ex Huddersfield - Left Back - One-year deal,+ one year option. Nathan Tinsdale - ex-Bradford City - Def.Midfield - One-year deal + one year option. Joseph Johnson - ex-West Ham - Full back/winger - Signed one year deal + one year option. Owen Foster - Scunthorpe - Keeper - Signed two year deal + one year option. David Robson - Signed new one-year deal. Will Jarvis - Signed new two-year contract + one year option. Alfie Taylor - Signed new one-year contract + one year option. Oliver Green- Signed new one-year contract + one year option Sincere Hall- Signed new one-year contract + one year option. Harry Wood - Signed new one-year contract + one year option. Outgoing Xavier Simons - Fleetwood- Season long loan. Óscar Estupiñán - Metz - Season long loan + option. Ryan Longman - Millwall - Season long loan. Brandon Fleming - Shrewsbury Town - Season long loan Ryan Woods - Bristol Rovers - Season long loan. Benjamin Tetteh - FC Metz - Undisclosed fee. Tobias Figueiredo - Fortaleza EC - Undisclosed fee. Callum Elder - Released - Signed for Derby. Nathan Baxter - End of loan - Signed for Bolton. Karl Darlow - End of loan - Signed for someone in West Yorkshire (probably Farsley Celtic). Malcolm Ebiowei - End of loan. Dimitrios Pelkas - End of loan - Signed for Başakşehir. Tyler Smith - Released - Signed for Bradford City. Billy Chadwick - Released - Signed for Stockport County. Jack Leckie - Farsley Celtic - Season-long loan. Will Jarvis - Shelbourne - Loan until the end of the season. Jake Leake - Tranmere Rovers - Season-long loan deal. Harry Wood - Shelbourne - Loan until the end of the season. Callum Jones - Forest Green Rovers - season-long loan. Harvey Cartwright - Grimsby Town - season-long loan. Harry Fisk - Shelbourne - Permanent. Tom Nixon - Signed new one-year deal - Doncaster Rovers - Season long loan.. Under 18's released - Ben Voase, James Carr, Keegan Green, Aman Panesar and Glen Sani. Under 21's released - Tom Macauley, Louie Chorlton, Harry Lovick, Harry Wallis, Josh Hinds and McCauley Snelgrove.
I think last night was probably Pelkas' last chance, he's obviously got some technically ability, but his finishing's fairly terrible and he's not what we need (nor is he worth half what he's allegedly being paid), so I don't think there's much chance of him being around next season.
I assume you mean 14,000? I suspect a bit less, I don't think there'll be as many signings as last summer.
In recent games I can recollect him missing 5 gilt edge chances to score, 3 one on one's, and he's fluffed the lot.
Allayhar's showing glimpses of what we saw whilst he was here on loan. There's promise. Hopefully he makes RW his own. Certainly need a GK (Darlow?), LW, CDM and both a LB and (sorry) RB.
I get the talk of us being a top 6 side next season quite funny, and premature. We could have 3 'new' sides relegated to the Championship, in Southampton, Leicester, Everton potentially who will want it to be a 1 season stay. Then you have the sides who have had late runs and failed to get in the play offs - teams who need to be there - Watford, West Brom etc. and then the teams who don't go up this year. It will be a hugely difficult league again next year. Acun has said we don't have loads of money to spend, so the loan market will be interesting, but that as always normally kicks off late in the Window. We may see some players leave - Greaves, Tufan? So it is a bit of a rebuild again, which can take time to get the style of play implemented and it could be a case of a slow start to the season, then better towards the end of the year, but then it could be too late for the play offs again
Players I’d like to see us sign in the summer. Goalkeeper - Karl Darlow (permanent) Centre-half - Jan Paul van Hecke (loan; maybe even a free transfer if he doesn’t sign a new deal at Brighton) Left-back - Ryan Manning (permanent; free transfer) Defensive midfielder - Krystian Bielik or Christ Tiéhi (permanent) Striker - Aaron Connolly or someone else (permanent) A couple of wingers, maybe. One loan and one permanent. Dunno who though.
Heard a rumour we are back in for Scott Twine he has hardly played for Burnley this season and will not feature in the EPL
I can see us being top 6, given better luck with injuries plus just a handful of quality, clever additions. But as you allude to, autos will likely be out of reach if it were those 3 clubs coming down. We need a couple of clubs who become basket cases when they come down, but I don't think that will happen this time. Not too concerned about the likes of West Brom, Watford, Norwich, etc - think they might now have blown their rebound chances. Feel we've missed a pretty good opportunity this season (meaning I can see next season being harder).
I would be looking at getting Maatsen and Tella here next season, I doubt they will be interested in going to Burnley to sit bottom of the table and get fisted all season.
I don't know if they've got injury problems (or if they're just trying him now promotion is secured), but I noticed he's started the last two games and scored in one of them (he's only started three games all season).
But had the chance to do something about it in the January window but decided on a winger with a poor attitude who has been a pointless signing