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Post by pirate on Jun 29, 2018 13:27:58 GMT
That is what I was told too.
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Post by hometobarnsley on Jun 29, 2018 15:04:17 GMT
That is what I was told too. So, as there has been a deliberate news blackout regarding new players, will next week be an overload of quality signings designed to send us into ecstacy - or a frustrating let down when we realise that not a lot was happening after all?
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Post by stevethepirate on Jun 29, 2018 15:26:00 GMT
The suspense is killing me.
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Jun 29, 2018 16:57:33 GMT
That is what I was told too. So, as there has been a deliberate news blackout regarding new players, will next week be an overload of quality signings designed to send us into ecstacy - or a frustrating let down when we realise that not a lot was happening after all? Remember when a very busy afternoon led to one signing- Matthews?...chances are that even if they've been beavering away madly it'll still culminate in less than you hoped for.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 2, 2018 16:28:59 GMT
Apart from Reece James, there aren't many better left backs available on a free. I wonder who DC has lined up? Reece James has signed for Sunderland.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 2, 2018 17:31:08 GMT
Apart from Reece James, there aren't many better left backs available on a free. I wonder who DC has lined up? Reece James has signed for Sunderland. "During his time with the Latics, he clocked up 39 appearances and one goal - although only played nine times in their League One promotion campaign last season." How can a player who only played 9 Div 1 games be the best LB available on a free transfer?
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Post by lpgas on Jul 2, 2018 17:58:02 GMT
Top six playing budget will be announced all paid for from increased bar takings in the refurbished bars. Get down there and buy a few beers and help fund your team.Just hope they get the colour scheme right lol I don't buy into just because 8 players have left that 8 need to be replaced. If you have been watching the u23's (as opposed to just reading about games) there are players who might and should step up to the plate. After all isn't that what the u23's are all about? Russe, Kelly and Hargreaves Kilgor just to mention as few that catch my eye. I do expect just as the first teams is adjusted so also the u23's with 8 released and some of any new signings to be projects and not the finished article e.g Sam Matthews. Assuming there are no further outgoings and that is by no means certain yet. (I wonder if that is why it's very quite on the transfer front as DC is waiting for say Lockyer to go before he knows where to spend his money?) here is my take e.g Cental Halves :- Sweeney out but Meyanese back from loan. Alfie Kilgor fit again. Full Backs :- Brown, Burn and Bola out but Micheal Kelly looks ready and Tony Craig's best position Wide:- Bodin and Moore out but Mensah and Bennett already in. Mo Baghdadi looking good in U23's Midfield:- already set up very nicely IMO Mansell retired, Broom out. Ed Upson in with Russe and Hargreaves knocking on the door. Strikers:- Gaffney out but Nichols still in with a shout? This for me is the weak part of a very reasonable team squad. The midfield is very strong on goal scoring players, Centre halves a bit weak on that front and with the full backs pumping balls across the box with short ass Nichols up front can't see goals there or anyone else for that matter. Ellis is a good 10-12 goals a season striker for me but not a 20-30 man. Anyone in the U23's looking like being that man I don's see? So summarising for me it's at least one star striker and a spare needed for the first team to at least stand still in mid table. If it's the right strikers the playoffs are in sight. Any other signing for me will be development squad to be brought on. Here's to the new season with season CARD to come. UTG Good assessment Brown?
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Post by pirate on Jul 2, 2018 18:04:15 GMT
Reece James has signed for Sunderland. "During his time with the Latics, he clocked up 39 appearances and one goal - although only played nine times in their League One promotion campaign last season." How can a player who only played 9 Div 1 games be the best LB available on a free transfer? Name me a better option on a free that is realistic then. And I don't know where you are getting your information from, but James played 57 times for Wigan and 22 times in League One last season.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 2, 2018 18:11:02 GMT
"During his time with the Latics, he clocked up 39 appearances and one goal - although only played nine times in their League One promotion campaign last season." How can a player who only played 9 Div 1 games be the best LB available on a free transfer? Name me a better option on a free that is realistic then. And I don't know where you are getting your information from, but James played 57 times for Wigan and 22 times in League One last season. Wiki I think, it's all a bit strange why he fell out of favour at Wigan "It’s unknown why, given many Wigan fans were proclaiming his form the best of his career. Perhaps it had something to do with his contract situation, but James was ostracised from March until the end of the campaign and was released this summer" I assume money, if so, we'd have no chance of signing him, although surprising Sunderland can out pay Wigan.
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Post by pirate on Jul 2, 2018 18:19:45 GMT
Name me a better option on a free that is realistic then. And I don't know where you are getting your information from, but James played 57 times for Wigan and 22 times in League One last season. Wiki I think, it's all a bit strange why he fell out of favour at Wigan "It’s unknown why, given many Wigan fans were proclaiming his form the best of his career. Perhaps it had something to do with his contract situation, but James was ostracised from March until the end of the campaign and was released this summer" I assume money, if so, we'd have no chance of signing him, although surprising Sunderland can out pay Wigan. Well wiki is wrong, he played 22 times in League One. I don't know why he was left out, but they had Callum Elder on loan from Leicester who was a more than adequate replacement. Maybe he was beyond our reach financially, especially with Sunderland becoming interested, but I first made the suggestion before their interest was known publically, at least to me anyway. It's going to be interesting to see who we get in for the position now, because as far as I can see there aren't many decent left backs on a free still available, certainly in this country anyway. Perhaps we will pay a fee or turn to a loan signing?
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Post by pucklegas on Jul 2, 2018 18:21:49 GMT
Wiki I think, it's all a bit strange why he fell out of favour at Wigan "It’s unknown why, given many Wigan fans were proclaiming his form the best of his career. Perhaps it had something to do with his contract situation, but James was ostracised from March until the end of the campaign and was released this summer" I assume money, if so, we'd have no chance of signing him, although surprising Sunderland can out pay Wigan. Well wiki is wrong, he played 22 times in League One. I don't know why he was left out, but they had Callum Elder on loan from Leicester who was a more than adequate replacement. Maybe he was beyond our reach financially, especially with Sunderland becoming interested, but I first made the suggestion before their interest was known publically, at least to me anyway. It's going to be interesting to see who we get in for the position now, because as far as I can see there aren't many decent left backs on a free still available, certainly in this country anyway. Perhaps we will pay a fee or turn to a loan signing? They re accessing your foreign database on left backs mate 😂
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Post by pirate on Jul 2, 2018 18:32:18 GMT
Well wiki is wrong, he played 22 times in League One. I don't know why he was left out, but they had Callum Elder on loan from Leicester who was a more than adequate replacement. Maybe he was beyond our reach financially, especially with Sunderland becoming interested, but I first made the suggestion before their interest was known publically, at least to me anyway. It's going to be interesting to see who we get in for the position now, because as far as I can see there aren't many decent left backs on a free still available, certainly in this country anyway. Perhaps we will pay a fee or turn to a loan signing? They re accessing your foreign database on left backs mate 😂 The only one in this country on a free that would be realistic is Scott Golbourne. I'd make an offer to Walsall for Luke Leahy. Failing that, Max Lowe (Derby) or Josh Tymon (Stoke) on loan could be decent.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 2, 2018 18:42:01 GMT
They re accessing your foreign database on left backs mate 😂 The only one in this country on a free that would be realistic is Scott Golbourne. I'd make an offer to Walsall for Luke Leahy. Failing that, Max Lowe (Derby) or Josh Tymon (Stoke) on loan could be decent. So how about a LB who played in Millwall's promotion season?
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Post by pirate on Jul 2, 2018 19:02:45 GMT
The only one in this country on a free that would be realistic is Scott Golbourne. I'd make an offer to Walsall for Luke Leahy. Failing that, Max Lowe (Derby) or Josh Tymon (Stoke) on loan could be decent. So how about a LB who played in Millwall's promotion season? He's a better centre back where he's played the majority of his career.
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Post by pirate on Jul 3, 2018 18:02:23 GMT
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 3, 2018 18:20:26 GMT
I said before Everton are always a good source of decent young players. Oxford have benefitted from a few of theirs of late.
Shame we don't have the same with Southampton as they are fairly close, have a lot of south west players on their books and DC is based down that way.
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Post by pirate on Jul 3, 2018 21:24:21 GMT
I said before Everton are always a good source of decent young players. Oxford have benefitted from a few of theirs of late.
Shame we don't have the same with Southampton as they are fairly close, have a lot of south west players on their books and DC is based down that way.
Still can't believe they've managed to get Garbutt. Top signing for this level. I wish we could make a statement of intent like that.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 3, 2018 21:41:25 GMT
I said before Everton are always a good source of decent young players. Oxford have benefitted from a few of theirs of late.
Shame we don't have the same with Southampton as they are fairly close, have a lot of south west players on their books and DC is based down that way.
Still can't believe they've managed to get Garbutt. Top signing for this level. I wish we could make a statement of intent like that. Signed Rodman from a team who spent most of last season in the top 2, I'd say that was a pretty big statement of intent.
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Post by pirate on Jul 3, 2018 22:02:16 GMT
Still can't believe they've managed to get Garbutt. Top signing for this level. I wish we could make a statement of intent like that. Signed Rodman from a team who spent most of last season in the top 2, I'd say that was a pretty big statement of intent. No offence meant, I think Rodman is a good signing, but signing a 31-year-old player that has had one good season at this level and has spent the majority of his career in non-league and League Two isn't exactly what I meant by 'statement of intent.' Garbutt has played in the Premier League, Europa League, 33 times in the Championship, been capped 11 times by the England U21s and was reportedly on about £27,500 at Everton. That is what I would call a 'statement of intent.'
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Post by pirate on Jul 4, 2018 10:52:55 GMT
Hope Akpan [Burton - Bradford] Free
Callum Reilly [Bury - Gillingham] Undisclosed
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