Sounds like that’s a line fed every deadline day so the club can say we tried but they fell apart on the last hour
Kilkenny, O’Brien, the Huddersfield CM. Doesn’t seem unbelievable to me but we know we have a limited budget given there’s also a takeover in progress.
Bit of a worry that we havent been linked with or seem to be interested in any central defenders, Lavelle and Thomas look inept, Innis has the odd good game in about 5 and could get injured at any time but Ness looks good but still very young
Bit of a worry that we havent been linked with or seem to be interested in any central defenders, Lavelle and Thomas look inept, Innis has the odd good game in about 5 and could get injured at any time but Ness looks good but still very young
Surprised we've not seen Lavelle or Thomas being linked away from the club...
Neither have been involved now since the Man Utd game as O'Connell has taken their place on the bench.
Bit of a worry that we havent been linked with or seem to be interested in any central defenders, Lavelle and Thomas look inept, Innis has the odd good game in about 5 and could get injured at any time but Ness looks good but still very young
Surprised we've not seen Lavelle or Thomas being linked away from the club...
Neither have been involved now since the Man Utd game as O'Connell has taken their place on the bench.
I thought Wrexham were being linked with Lavelle last week but not sure if it was just rumours.
Sounds like that’s a line fed every deadline day so the club can say we tried but they fell apart on the last hour
If you read other managers and journalists comments based at other clubs they all say the same thing though.
That’s not to excuse our recent underwhelming transfer windows, or if nothing happens today, but I believe fans do underestimate the complexities involved in transfers - especially on deadline day.
Quite a lot of negativity towards the possible O'Brien transfer, which is understandable given his record this season, but it's probably worth remembering he would be brought in to compete with Leaburn, Bonne and Chuks if he ever reappears. It's a rare window where we're not massively looking for a striker to save us, more cover in case of injuries. If Leaburn and Bonne stay fit and do well then O'Brien might not even get a look in so an available player with L1 experience as 3rd/4th choice isn't insane business.
Mostly though so far this window looks like the gaps are actually being addressed for once, regardless of how well. We needed a left back, a RB as cover for Egbo, an extra striker (now we need another with Stockley gone, which may be O'Brien), and we need a central midfielder to improve what we currently have as well as replacing McGrandles in terms of bodies. If we end the window with Kilkenny & O'Brien or two different players in those positions I'll at least feel comfortable that we're actually looking at where the real gaps are rather than our summer where we signed players who were available but didn't go for balance.
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Couple of incomings worked on inc Kilkenny
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/south-london-press-transfer-deadline-blog-palace-eye-loan-move-for-arsenal-midfielder-and-millwall-set-to-sign-duncan-watmore/
Yes , max of 5 in a squad. So you could have 6 and leave one out which for now is okay with Kane's injury.
St John Bosco Day.
Neither have been involved now since the Man Utd game as O'Connell has taken their place on the bench.
That’s not to excuse our recent underwhelming transfer windows, or if nothing happens today, but I believe fans do underestimate the complexities involved in transfers - especially on deadline day.