The January 2025 Transfer Thread

[Lupo]

Alex Crook suggesting Sam Johnstone could be off to Spurs

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Alex Crook suggesting Sam Johnstone could be off to Spurs

He can take Bentley and King with him!

 

[sycophantia]

He can take Bentley and King with him!

Rush back goalie if Sa gets injured?

 

[darlowolf64]

Rush back goalie if Sa gets injured?

No, sign a competent replacement

 

[Kenny]

Rush back goalie if Sa gets injured?

If Sa is having one of his days that's how we play anyway

 

[Kenny]

No, sign a competent replacement

I think we will stick with Bentz and then move for the Sunderland keeper in the summer

 

[Kenny]

Alex Crook suggesting Sam Johnstone could be off to Spurs

Ideal for their playing out from the back style...

 

[sycophantia]

No, sign a competent replacement

That would be the ideal, maybe they'll resurrect his move to Saudi.

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Rush back goalie if Sa gets injured?

Yep!
No, seriously. Hobbs has his priorities at CB and LB but we seem to have been stockpiling non-PL level goalies including in the Academy in recent years. Moulden, for example, was going to be the next best thing but the route forward is blocked for all of them. Hobbs should be getting Pereira and Sa's views on the future as a priority because if Sa goes, say in the summer, then we will be in a repeat mess for this key position.

 

[prawnking]

Alex Crook suggesting Sam Johnstone could be off to Spurs

Probably just be a loan

 

[Kenny]

Probably just be a loan

£10m loan fee please

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Alex Crook suggesting Sam Johnstone could be off to Spurs

He probably actually is better than Forster.

 

[YoungWolf]

He probably actually is better than Forster.

He’s basically the same but Forster might actually be a better shot stopper!

 

[Alan]

I’ve got time for Forster generally but fuck me is he slow. If his positioning isn’t perfect he’s fucked; no real outstanding quality to help him overcome that, IMV.

 

[YoungWolf]

Yeah that’s fair, and his kicking is atrocious

 

[The Bear]

Forster is bound to be slow trying to get that massive head around with him.

 

[Alan]

Yeah that’s fair, and his kicking is atrocious

Tbf I don’t think I have a clue how to judge this. Could just be that the idea of punting the ball that distance accurately seems totally bonkers to me. I’d be happy with the ball ending up anywhere within 15 yards of where I aimed!

 

[Alan]

Forster is bound to be slow trying to get that massive head around with him.

Big head bigger money innit

 

[The Bear]

Linked to Ben Godfrey again who's been told he can leave Atalanta.

 

[prawnking]

No thanks, don't need more mediocrity in the squad