Winter transfer window

[FellTop]

Every team fighting for the top of the championship is rotating players. Jobe and Rigg will be absolutely fine rotating the odd game. If anything it will be good for them.

Not sure about this mate.

Hamer and OHare at Sheff utd dont seem to be rotated. Brownhill and Cullen at Burnley the same. Ampadu at Leeds only through injury I think.

I have focussed on midfielders only. Most coaches will value a consistent spine. Partnerships are key in football. Centre backs, Centre mids etc. The last couple of months we have seen Neil and Jobe become dominant, probably the most dominant pair in the division. That comes from consistency in part. Similarly we have let Isidor play through a rough patch and our now reaping rewards. Same with Mayenda.

Last year folk were crying out for Jobe to get a break. He didnt. Now look at him. Rigg is exactly the same, he is developing so fast due to game time. He is getting a natural break now. When he is fit he needs to be back playing week in week out to continue his development.

 

[CR17]

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I like the look of this bloke mind

If he does sign we need zero reports just a tweet of an image with Vinicius 9 on a shirt

 

[Brainy Dose]

The only one I could maybe see leaving is Neil, and even then it would take a huge offer for the club to sell him

We have money from the Clarke deal so don't need to sell to bring in a player and I get the why would he leave roma to sit on our bench. Time will tell if that'll be the case or not. We needed another CM and we are getting a really talented one, that's only a good thing imo

If a player does leave its not because we've sign Le Fee, it's because we've had a really good offer on the table for one of our players

Jobe is linked with Palace, they wanted him in the summer and the club & player both said no - can't see why it would change now when we are competing for the title

Rigg had some huge offers in the summer and said no, again don't see why he would leave now

I can't see why any of them would want to leave now. There are contracts until June 2026,at least....surely the time would be in June this year when the player would look at it,and give the club a decision to make,depending on where we are at the end of the season? Is there the urgency of debate at the minute?

 

[Scout73]

I can't see why any of them would want to leave now. There are contracts until June 2026,at least....surely the time would be in June this year when the player would look at it,and give the club a decision to make,depending on where we are at the end of the season? Is there the urgency of debate at the minute?

100% they should wait till the end of the season to decide on next moves

 

[Frazier the Lion]

To be fair those numbers average out at between 3 and 4 subs per game which, in the era of 5 potential subs, is probably seen as a bit conservative by fans, especially as there will have been games where he made less than that. The fact that the numbers were at the mid-to-higher end of the league perhaps suggests that being conservative with subs is a Ligue 1 thing rather than a Le Bris thing. I guess we'll find out soon enough

Guess there's a layer of info that sits above that too. All subs aren't equal. Just looking at the last game and Rusyn getting a run out in injury time. Still counts as a sub used but doesn't really fit into the profile of meaningful substitution that most would consider. The pattern at SAFC has tended to be one/two at 70 mins plus another round in the last minutes of the game. The early phase ones are the ones that you would expect to be more impactful - both on the game itself and on the feeling of involvement given to the players involved. The latter ones are merely spoilers and are unlikely to move the needle on player happiness and sharpness.

 

[CR17]

Vinicius has 6 months left on his contract, could be a similar deal to Roberts, loan then perm?

 

[Scout73]

Not sure about this mate.

Hamer and OHare at Sheff utd dont seem to be rotated. Brownhill and Cullen at Burnley the same. Ampadu at Leeds only through injury I think.

I have focussed on midfielders only. Most coaches will value a consistent spine. Partnerships are key in football. Centre backs, Centre mids etc. The last couple of months we have seen Neil and Jobe become dominant, probably the most dominant pair in the division. That comes from consistency in part. Similarly we have let Isidor play through a rough patch and our now reaping rewards. Same with Mayenda.

Last year folk were crying out for Jobe to get a break. He didnt. Now look at him. Rigg is exactly the same, he is developing so fast due to game time. He is getting a natural break now. When he is fit he needs to be back playing week in week out to continue his development.

The key is developing the club and the players at the same time, that's hard to do tbh. Just by us signing a quality player doesn't mean it'll necessarily impact any of our players developments - in fact it could help them

Rigg Jobe and Neil will still play loads of minutes between now and the end of the season - they'll also all be better next season because of it

We have to improve the squad if we want ti kick on and signing Le Fee improves the squad imo

 

[Charley Farley]

When we say Rigg, Neil and Jobe wouldn’t be happy being left out if Le Fee comes you should also bear in mind that all of our squad are trying for promotion which, if we got it, would mean a good half of them not getting games as the squad would be further strengthened.

It’s a kind of kamikaze thing. If Onion tries his best and helps get us promoted I fear that he will lose his place as will several others.

 

[Wilka88]

If it is Vinicius he was terrible and Fulham and Spurs in the Prem might be ok for Championship but not excited by this.

 

[MadMackem77]

If it is Vinicius he was terrible and Fulham and Spurs in the Prem might be ok for Championship but not excited by this.

I posted his numbers before. They’re good numbers for a bloke who barely gets a look in

 

[alcoauth]

Guess there's a layer of info that sits above that too. All subs aren't equal. Just looking at the last game and Rusyn getting a run out in injury time. Still counts as a sub used but doesn't really fit into the profile of meaningful substitution that most would consider. The pattern at SAFC has tended to be one/two at 70 mins plus another round in the last minutes of the game. The early phase ones are the ones that you would expect to be more impactful - both on the game itself and on the feeling of involvement given to the players involved. The latter ones are merely spoilers and are unlikely to move the needle on player happiness and sharpness.

If a team ia negotiating with us on Rusyn, it might be a case of putting him in a couple of times to demonstrate the player is still valuable to us and therefore they should pay what we're asking.

 

[Hannah1989]

If it is Vinicius he was terrible and Fulham and Spurs in the Prem might be ok for Championship but not excited by this.

lets not write the lad off hey

 

[CR17]

If it is Vinicius he was terrible and Fulham and Spurs in the Prem might be ok for Championship but not excited by this.

Was class for Benfica and had alright numbers for the pL which have been posted here

 

[FellTop]

The key is developing the club and the players at the same time, that's hard to do tbh. Just by us signing a quality player doesn't mean it'll necessarily impact any of our players developments - in fact it could help them

Rigg Jobe and Neil will still play loads of minutes between now and the end of the season - they'll also all be better next season because of it

We have to improve the squad if we want ti kick on and signing Le Fee improves the squad imo

It is difficult. And I have faith in the opinions of posters on here who have watched Le Fee and say he will improve us.

My concern, and it is only my own, is Le Fee will play. Roma will be looking for assurances, Regis has to be pulling the strings here not our primary recruitment team, and in that case he will plag. I dont believe rotation will be anything like players take turns. So one of the lads who has got us here sits out more often than not. Imo Rigg needs to play every week to develop at the rate he can, same with Jobe. All for a loan player?

Folk on here know my bias toward academy players. I would back Rigg over Le Fee, for example, because of the long term benefits for the club of producing elite talent. I doubt Rigg would be here if it werent for Dan Neil for example. Academies are self-fulfilling prophecies if they are done well, and we are on the brink of doing it exceptionally. It doesnt take a lot to persuade a young academy talent to choose somewhere else.

If Le Fee joins, all good. Nothing against him as a player. I would simply rather keep faith in the lads who have done so brilliantly so far, who are developing in front of our eyes, and back them up with players more likely able to step in when needed, rather than someone I expect will expect to play the majority of games. Even if that is the difference between promotion or not.

I suppose I have long felt this squad, as it stands, will be top 2. I have said it enough. I base that on players getting better as the season progresses, and Regis knowing more about the league. I still think that. If the club think differently so be it. At the end of the day they have earned my faith recently.

 

[Chadm93]

Anyone know where the links to Vinicius came from?

Not many experienced (In English Football) strikers kicking about atm which would be available to us

 

[CR17]

Anyone know where the links to Vinicius came from?

Not many experienced (In English Football) strikers kicking about atm which would be available to us

Some have heard we are in talks with him - Di Canio's Knees is hinting at a striker from the prem being in talks for a loan on RTG and others have said they have heard its Vinicius

 

[Culinary]

Some have heard we are in talks with him - Di Canio's Knees is hinting at a striker from the prem being in talks for a loan on RTG and others have said they have heard its Vinicius

100% Vinicius he's talking about. Said he's played in top tiers since 2018, the last year Vinicius played in a second tier. All the other hints point towards him too, coupled with the very reliable lad on here mentioning him last week it seems it's almost certainly him...

 

[Notaskyboy]

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Not trying to plug my own tweet here, watch this video, he's unreal man

Really hope we sign the lad, but for context you could easily do a Patrick Roberts YouTube with just as impressive clips.

 

[alcoauth]

It is difficult. And I have faith in the opinions of posters on here who have watched Le Fee and say he will improve us.

My concern, and it is only my own, is Le Fee will play. Roma will be looking for assurances, Regis has to be pulling the strings here not our primary recruitment team, and in that case he will plag. I dont believe rotation will be anything like players take turns. So one of the lads who has got us here sits out more often than not. Imo Rigg needs to play every week to develop at the rate he can, same with Jobe. All for a loan player?

Folk on here know my bias toward academy players. I would back Rigg over Le Fee, for example, because of the long term benefits for the club of producing elite talent. I doubt Rigg would be here if it werent for Dan Neil for example. Academies are self-fulfilling prophecies if they are done well, and we are on the brink of doing it exceptionally. It doesnt take a lot to persuade a young academy talent to choose somewhere else.

If Le Fee joins, all good. Nothing against him as a player. I would simply rather keep faith in the lads who have done so brilliantly so far, who are developing in front of our eyes, and back them up with players more likely able to step in when needed, rather than someone I expect will expect to play the majority of games. Even if that is the difference between promotion or not.

I suppose I have long felt this squad, as it stands, will be top 2. I have said it enough. I base that on players getting better as the season progresses, and Regis knowing more about the league. I still think that. If the club think differently so be it. At the end of the day they have earned my faith recently.

Those long post you've made were really good at expressing what a lot of people feel, especially about the Premiership in 2025.

I'd also agree about our local lads and assume the vast majority on here would be in broad agreement as well, I think we should really appreciate just what calibre of player Le Fee is though, he is probably the best uncapped Frenchman around as things stand and there were some big expectations for him at Rennes and Roma, so this is really a game changing transfer and should be totally out of the realm of possibility for a Championship club. Our ace card here is RLB because without him, any notion of signing this player would be laughed out of his agents office.

 

[rooch 3]

I'd hate to see these lads do a Southampton if we go up.
I'm sure their fans didn't foresee how bad it would be, and I'm sure if we made it we all think we'd make a decent fist of things, but once you get on a bad run in the Prem it can be soul destroying....does the big bucks sweeten the pill...Not sure it would for me..destroying these young lads in half a season would be unthinkable to me.

Exactly my opinion mate, Southern asked what’s the point. My point would be the enjoyment of watching these lads that we have now playing excellent football and enjoying themselves. Southerns point is winning 4/6 matches a season and getting battered the other 32, sounds Fab.