Ben Amos on a season long loan looks to be a done deal.
We could also be losing Jake Cooper to Rangers for around £3.5m as Stevie G looks to bolster his squad.
Thankfully we brought in Murray Wallace from Scunthorpe earlier in the window.
How's Cooper suddenly worth over £3m, considering Reading were happy to let him go a year ago?
Jaap Stam being a very poor judge of a players ability, I'd imagine. Also the fact that, I believe, he's got a release clause around the £3.5m mark.
Cooper was immense for us last season. At 6'7" he's a huge threat at set pieces and I for one would be gutted if he went as can see him moving to the Premiership after another good season with us.
All that said, Sean Hutchinson was the stand out performer in our defence last year.
Bit bizarre for an unknown defender to have a £3.5m release clause in the first place...
Maybe our neighbours had some foresight and thought he was going to be a good player so slapped on the release clause.
Ben Amos on a season long loan looks to be a done deal.
We could also be losing Jake Cooper to Rangers for around £3.5m as Stevie G looks to bolster his squad.
Thankfully we brought in Murray Wallace from Scunthorpe earlier in the window.
How's Cooper suddenly worth over £3m, considering Reading were happy to let him go a year ago?
Jaap Stam being a very poor judge of a players ability, I'd imagine. Also the fact that, I believe, he's got a release clause around the £3.5m mark.
Cooper was immense for us last season. At 6'7" he's a huge threat at set pieces and I for one would be gutted if he went as can see him moving to the Premiership after another good season with us.
All that said, Sean Hutchinson was the stand out performer in our defence last year.
Bit bizarre for an unknown defender to have a £3.5m release clause in the first place...
He's hardly unknown. When he broke in to Readings first team he was being looked at by a few Premiership teams so others have been aware of him.
Jaap Stam enters stage right and all of a sudden Cooper found himself out of favour. Turns out that was hugely to our benefit.
So we are looking at Pratley as I spoke about last week but got told not. Would be good signing with experience, him and Forster-Caskey could be very decent in this division.
If we sign Martin, that would be rather embarrassing and I would much prefer to give Phillips a chance.
A source inside Camelot has revealed that a man from New Cross was a recent lottery winner. The lucky man was delighted to announce that he had spent his winnings on a new player for his beloved Millwall. He said: "If my three numbers come up again I'll gladly buy them another!"
I will be gutted if Bauer does go, don't really care about Magennis much tbh as ultimately I see him as an option from the bench. Pat though I see being a big player for us even if we get promoted, we won't find a player of his quality for how much we would sell him.
I hope we are looking to bring Martin in as competition to Phillips. Only way I want Phillips as number 2 is if we manage to bring in a top top keeper ala Amos.
By my reckoning, we're short 7 players as it is, amd that doesn't account for departures (or youth players stepping up admittedly but I'd rather have 2 players for every position and them on top)
Though Bowyer didn’t mention Dijksteel when talking about CMs. Only JFC, Aribo, Lapslie and Maloney. Did he forget him or see him as a RB and maybe cover at CB?
a) wouldn't want to sign Martin as he is not good enough but b) if we do he has to be back up to Phillips but c) I'd rather go with Phillips as first choice and get another experienced, aged cover as back up
I'd be happy with David Martin, and indeed am still puzzled why we never signed him last summer, as he is I recall! 1st choice keeper for 7 years at MKD
I would be gutted if Bauer left, but not surprised as to me he should be playing in the Championship. I'm sure he can do better than Blackburn though as long as it's not Millwall as a replacement for Cooper
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Jaap Stam enters stage right and all of a sudden Cooper found himself out of favour. Turns out that was hugely to our benefit.
If we sign Martin, that would be rather embarrassing and I would much prefer to give Phillips a chance.
If we manage to sign Tom Bradshaw then the chances are that our astronomical highest fee paid will also be eclipsed.
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http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/16351470.jason-pearce-makes-admission-about-patrick-bauers-charlton-future-amid-blackburn-interest/
_____, Solly
Pearce, Sarr
Bauer, _____
Page, _____
Marshall, _____
______, Forster-Caskey
Aribo, Dijksteel
Clarke, Reeves
Fosu, _____
Magennis, Taylor
Vetokele, Ajose
By my reckoning, we're short 7 players as it is, amd that doesn't account for departures (or youth players stepping up admittedly but I'd rather have 2 players for every position and them on top)
b) if we do he has to be back up to Phillips but
c) I'd rather go with Phillips as first choice and get another experienced, aged cover as back up
I would be gutted if Bauer left, but not surprised as to me he should be playing in the Championship. I'm sure he can do better than Blackburn though
as long as it's not Millwall as a replacement for Cooper