The January 2025 Transfer Thread

[Tony Towner]

Pretty pointless if you don't know how to use them

 

[Loki]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1851573524936196269

Keep trying, Sure to hit the jackpot eventually.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Running a football club like an Australian stranded in a pokie room doesn't sound like the best idea.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Nonsense link to Endo on the BBC Gossip page. Somehow I don't think we need another defensive midfielder.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Nonsense link to Endo on the BBC Gossip page. Somehow I don't think we need another defensive midfielder.

We didn't need one when we bought Andre either

 

[C.L.D]

What about another £10M-15M gk?

 

[Kenny]

What about another £10M-15M gk?

Would be good to have one actually worth that

 

[Dinowolf]

We didn't need one when we bought Andre either

IMO we did and still do because I feel Andre is the kind of player this team is crying out for, but O'Neill hasn't a clue.

 

[Tony Towner]

That's GON who we'd given a 4 year contract to a month earlier. With that type of commitment you sign players to suit the style he wants to play. I like Andre, but he's not a GON player so the signing is inconsistent at best

 

[Lupo]

I'd rather lose O'Neil than Andre

 

[Tony Towner]

Different discussion

 

[Quirkafleeg]

I mean I've seen Andy Thompson play up front. I wouldn't recommend it though.

Also saw Tom Bennett up front as well.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Different discussion

He's bang on right though

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Also saw Tom Bennett up front as well.

pah! we saw him in goal FFS!!

 

[Banjo]

pah! we saw him in goal FFS!!

I remember Keith Downing received the ball in our half not long after Bennett went in goal, and thought about absolutely hammering it back to Bennett because he was being pressed, the crowd collectively gasped and Downing thought better of it. Pre back pass rule, but still - don't welly the ball at the emergency keeper just after he's gone in goal, Keith.

 

[YoungWolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859216323147956415

 

[Del Woppio]

Externally, some fans may feel we’ve left ourselves short. It’s actually completely married up towards what our plan was at the start of the summer.

Playing four at the back, we’re not going to carry five centre-backs. No club of our level would.

We had high hopes in Yerson and keeping a fifth senior centre-back happy would have been hard. With Max leaving, and Yerson coming in, we were perfectly comfortable with how that looked.

“That wasn’t Max’s fault, just like it’s not Yerson’s fault this season. We also have a strategy here where we like to have a young player in there to get them ready. Even if we’d signed another one, and we were looking, Santiago Bueno would have gone out on loan for regular football.

 

[Alan]

Morons.

Especially in a 4, the partnership is more important than the individuals. Got to think of CBs as pairings if we’re set on ditching a 5 for whatever dumbass reason.

Blegh.

 

[Sniffer]

A decent centre back won't necessarily cover for the chaotic way that we set up.

 

[Alan]

A decent centre back won't necessarily cover for the chaotic way that we set up.

27 year old Thiago Silva wouldn’t cover that