At least sign Shinnie on a permanent. Got visions of Bowyer leaving Maatsen out of the squad if the loanees are all fit. "He's inexperienced and Ben and Adam can both play left-back"
So far this window we've lost 5 players on perms (Lapslie, Doughty, Bogle, Wiredu and Williams) and Maddison effectively is a 6th
On the other side we've brought in 1 perm player in Schwartz.
That doesn't seem a very healthy balance. Yes Millar looks a great signing, and Stockley and Smith might be useful, but they're loans, so hardly investing for the future
Liked Morris a couple of years back but he chose to go to Fleetwood for the money ahead of testing himself in the Championship with us. That does not say he is a play of ambition. 29, injury prone and spent his career in the north. If he joins I wish him well but wish we could have got more out of Williams instead.
There’s the excuse for it not working out in 6 months time when he joins Bridlington Town on a free.
Still not in the Bowyer out camp, but I do wonder whether or not his stubbornness and seemingly single mindedness around how he wants players to play with an “all or nothing” attitude has actually gone against us here.
I’m all for a committed squad of players that get stuck in, but you also need some quality.
Sadly, I feel that we’re losing more than we’re gaining, and that another manager maybe would’ve handled things differently.
Despite that, I’m still fully behind the team and management. Let’s hope I have some humble pie to tuck into come the end of the season..!
Again, would be helpful to have the retrospective Williams comments on the Williams thread.
I take it as positive the Williams and Maddison announcements. Signals the green light to me that we’ve agreed the in’s we want.
perhaps I’m trying to look at this too positively?
I think we’re looking at next season and getting rid of people that won’t be here for a bit of cash.
Maybe it’s good to be realistic and lay proper foundations. Today’s business doesn’t exactly scream making a proper go of it for the rest of the year at least.
Losing Williams and Maddison to get Josh Morris is painfully bad business
Why? Maddison obviously wasn’t working out and Jonny’s move was always going to happen once a Championship team came in for him. Neither were regular starters though. If Morris comes in and plays regularly and does well then it’ll be good business. Maddison was clearly never going to play for us again regardless so getting him off the wage bill is a win
Sod Marcus Maddison.
Josh Morris isn’t good enough to clean Williams’ boots. He’s a League One journeyman and nothing more. JW is not only one of footballs good guys and all round fans favourite, he’s a much better player than Josh Morris
Sage, as someone who wanted Maddison at Cafc years ago your insider information wasn't needed on this occasions.
It was so patently obvious that MM and Bowyer wasn't going to work within a couple of weeks.; at 27 a very useful lower division player had lost his way totally.
Marcus Maddison was going to either be a great signing or a complete disaster. I was hoping for the former.
Sadly it was the latter.
Needed or not, I shared it because people were getting the wrong end of the stick. Obviously, it wasn’t exactly needed in the end because Cawley tweeted all about it afterwards. The point of the forum is to share information and opinions, be it whole or not, that’s what I done.
The doom and gloom is quite ridiculous. We’ve sent a bloke who’s never in the squad out on loan and sold a player who doesn’t influence a game to a higher division. Anyone would think our best two players have left the building.
I remember feeling gutted when Gallagher was recalled. I knew then we were in trouble that season. I do not get that feeling this time around. We will be better off I'm sure of it.
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I take it as positive the Williams and Maddison announcements. Signals the green light to me that we’ve agreed the in’s we want.
perhaps I’m trying to look at this too positively?
; )
OUT: Levitt, Doughty, Smyth, Bogle, Williams, Maddison
Levitt -> Smith
Bogle -> Stockley
Doughty -> Millar
Smyth -> Schwartz
Maddison -> ?
Williams -> ?
On the other side we've brought in 1 perm player in Schwartz.
That doesn't seem a very healthy balance. Yes Millar looks a great signing, and Stockley and Smith might be useful, but they're loans, so hardly investing for the future
Gilbey.
Schwartz
Permanent transfers out:
Bogle
Lapslie
Doughty
Williams
Wiredu
Stockley too has proven to be a step up from Bogle, we await to see what Smith will be like, probably tomorrow night
Hasnt been a perfect last day but wouldnt call it an awful window
Schwartz, Millar, Smith and Stockley have joined in this window.
Doughty out Millar in
Bogle out Stockley in
Smyth out Schwartz in
Levitt out Smith in
Williams out ?
Maddison out ?
I do not get that feeling this time around. We will be better off I'm sure of it.
A good portion of those wages (now freed up) can then go on Aneke's new deal?
Bowyer mentioned a few weeks ago that we had £500 p/w left, we werent keeping Aneke on that sort of increase
Might still be a push to keep him if Championship clubs are already talking to his Agent, but we might stand a chance