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January 2024 Transfer Rumours (D/day starts pg.263)
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This is beginning to feel like another new era.17
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I greatly appreciate RC especially knowing that "shoestring" is an exaggeration of the resources he and the SLP have at their disposal. I just wish he'd been a bit more sceptical in his reporting of "Dobbo to Hungary". Ideally, not running it without evidence of at least which club was showing "interest". But this time of year is crazy for reporters like him, and I suppose its unfair to expect him to have a detailed knowledge of how f***ed up Hungarian league football is, and why.valleynick66 said:cantersaddick said:
Because this bunch prefer to use people who are willing to be mouthpieces rather than actual journalists who will question and look to back up sources and get confirmation.DubaiCAFC said:
There is that.. Plus he doesn't get much info from the club these days..DDOUBLEE said:
He also said that Coventry to Wednesday was still on, not doubting Rich but that proves that things can change quite quicklyMendonca In Asdas said:A few days ago Rich Cawley said Ladapo deal wasn’t happening, it was dead in the water, now it is supposedly, I won’t believe it until it’s official.
Not saying the information you get fed isn't correct but it's certainly spun a particular way and hasn't gone though the journalist rigour of something that rich would put out.
Doesn't RC only have the opportunity & time to reach out to his contacts at the club to verify / seek a comment? Not sure how much more digging can be done when we are discussing L1 players.1 -
No it's not, we need to stay up first.L0rd_M0ntagu3 said:RodneyCharltonTrotta said:Building the squad now reduces the job required in summer and gives us a proxy extended pre season yo see what additions and exits we need. Will also hopefully make us more attractive to further signings in summer if it looks like we're gonna be having a go and motivate the winners like May and maybe Dobson to stay.
Also signing good quality players means we're not limited to a system/ style of play should things not work out with Appleton.
That's a benefit on not giving an in situ manager carte blanche on recruitment as these days squads and signings tend to outlive them by a long time.
Will be well pleased if we get these touted signings through the door.
First transfer window for years it feels like we're actually doing something strategically with proper financial clout behind it rather than going through the motions patching up a squad with hit and hope signings.
If we carry on on this trajectory between now and August (assuming we do sign a few more this next couple if weeks) I'll be confident we will give it a good go next year.
Early days of course but nice to bask in a bit of positivity in a January transfer window and feel like we have a senior management team who know what they're doing.
Get this right and they'll have a lot of goodwill come August and Appleton's job should be a lot easier with good players at his disposal like when he took over and had aneke and leaburn and May.
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I agree, I’m really pleased we’ve started the rebuild now, getting quality in, our seasons over, but these new players will have something to prove. Ipswich took their 21/22 form in that latter half of that season into 22/23 and hit the ground running. Hopefully we do can do the same.1 -
Huge ability and potential as we saw early in the season.Pelling1993 said:I'm surprised we have offered a new contract to TC. He may prove me wrong as he is still very young but I don't see much to suggest he is better than League 2
Has had a poor couple of months but the whole team has been poor and he's a teenager. Been in and put of the side and playing on the wrong side to accommodate CBT on the left.
Has pace, can cross, works hard and chips in with a few goals including the long range thunderbolt against, was it Reading?
In a settled side and with a target man to hit he will thrive IMHO and at a level above league 122 -
Cawley also says Scott and Appleton went to Connor Coventry's parent's house the night of the fans' forum. That feels like a proper Curbs move42
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Checked Wikipedia and a bit surprised to see Roderick Duchatelet still owns Ujpest and Nobby Vinegar (remember him?) returned as manager.PragueAddick said:
I greatly appreciate RC especially knowing that "shoestring" is an exaggeration of the resources he and the SLP have at their disposal. I just wish he'd been a bit more sceptical in his reporting of "Dobbo to Hungary". Ideally, not running it without evidence of at least which club was showing "interest". But this time of year is crazy for reporters like him, and I suppose its unfair to expect him to have a detailed knowledge of how f***ed up Hungarian league football is, and why.valleynick66 said:cantersaddick said:
Because this bunch prefer to use people who are willing to be mouthpieces rather than actual journalists who will question and look to back up sources and get confirmation.DubaiCAFC said:
There is that.. Plus he doesn't get much info from the club these days..DDOUBLEE said:
He also said that Coventry to Wednesday was still on, not doubting Rich but that proves that things can change quite quicklyMendonca In Asdas said:A few days ago Rich Cawley said Ladapo deal wasn’t happening, it was dead in the water, now it is supposedly, I won’t believe it until it’s official.
Not saying the information you get fed isn't correct but it's certainly spun a particular way and hasn't gone though the journalist rigour of something that rich would put out.
Doesn't RC only have the opportunity & time to reach out to his contacts at the club to verify / seek a comment? Not sure how much more digging can be done when we are discussing L1 players.
Can’t see Dobson going there but imagine he goes to play for a club owned by Roland’s son…1 -
Ladapo would be a loan, if it happens21
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You are cynical...golfaddick said:
Call me cynical but sounds like someone is putting out stories about potential signings (Ladapo) when in reality we are signing Ikpeazu.Scoham said:5 - Sponsored links:
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His job is to get people clicking on his links. He did that. Think we all (and not a dig at you Prague) under appreciate how good he is as a local reporter. He doesn't just re-hash things into clickbait, he seems to share things where he can and he interacts with the fans. The Dobbo to Hungary story was guaranteed clicks. I know it didn't have much detail but it's a worthwhile link. You might know how messed up Hungarian football is but that doesn't mean Dobbo does. Players aren't well known for taking in the bigger picture, just look at the Saudi situation.PragueAddick said:
I greatly appreciate RC especially knowing that "shoestring" is an exaggeration of the resources he and the SLP have at their disposal. I just wish he'd been a bit more sceptical in his reporting of "Dobbo to Hungary". Ideally, not running it without evidence of at least which club was showing "interest". But this time of year is crazy for reporters like him, and I suppose its unfair to expect him to have a detailed knowledge of how f***ed up Hungarian league football is, and why.valleynick66 said:cantersaddick said:
Because this bunch prefer to use people who are willing to be mouthpieces rather than actual journalists who will question and look to back up sources and get confirmation.DubaiCAFC said:
There is that.. Plus he doesn't get much info from the club these days..DDOUBLEE said:
He also said that Coventry to Wednesday was still on, not doubting Rich but that proves that things can change quite quicklyMendonca In Asdas said:A few days ago Rich Cawley said Ladapo deal wasn’t happening, it was dead in the water, now it is supposedly, I won’t believe it until it’s official.
Not saying the information you get fed isn't correct but it's certainly spun a particular way and hasn't gone though the journalist rigour of something that rich would put out.
Doesn't RC only have the opportunity & time to reach out to his contacts at the club to verify / seek a comment? Not sure how much more digging can be done when we are discussing L1 players.4 -
It's not for want of trying to get shot of it. He had a local buyer and the whole thing fell apart in acrimony at the last minute. Did you take a look at the league table? All going according to the Duchatelet template....Scoham said:
Checked Wikipedia and a bit surprised to see Roderick Duchatelet still owns Ujpest and Nobby Vinegar (remember him?) returned as manager.PragueAddick said:
I greatly appreciate RC especially knowing that "shoestring" is an exaggeration of the resources he and the SLP have at their disposal. I just wish he'd been a bit more sceptical in his reporting of "Dobbo to Hungary". Ideally, not running it without evidence of at least which club was showing "interest". But this time of year is crazy for reporters like him, and I suppose its unfair to expect him to have a detailed knowledge of how f***ed up Hungarian league football is, and why.valleynick66 said:cantersaddick said:
Because this bunch prefer to use people who are willing to be mouthpieces rather than actual journalists who will question and look to back up sources and get confirmation.DubaiCAFC said:
There is that.. Plus he doesn't get much info from the club these days..DDOUBLEE said:
He also said that Coventry to Wednesday was still on, not doubting Rich but that proves that things can change quite quicklyMendonca In Asdas said:A few days ago Rich Cawley said Ladapo deal wasn’t happening, it was dead in the water, now it is supposedly, I won’t believe it until it’s official.
Not saying the information you get fed isn't correct but it's certainly spun a particular way and hasn't gone though the journalist rigour of something that rich would put out.
Doesn't RC only have the opportunity & time to reach out to his contacts at the club to verify / seek a comment? Not sure how much more digging can be done when we are discussing L1 players.
Can’t see Dobson going there but imagine he goes to play for a club owned by Roland’s son…1 -
Not achieving much on the pitch and having trouble selling both sound so very familiar.PragueAddick said:
It's not for want of trying to get shot of it. He had a local buyer and the whole thing fell apart in acrimony at the last minute. Did you take a look at the league table? All going according to the Duchatelet template....Scoham said:
Checked Wikipedia and a bit surprised to see Roderick Duchatelet still owns Ujpest and Nobby Vinegar (remember him?) returned as manager.PragueAddick said:
I greatly appreciate RC especially knowing that "shoestring" is an exaggeration of the resources he and the SLP have at their disposal. I just wish he'd been a bit more sceptical in his reporting of "Dobbo to Hungary". Ideally, not running it without evidence of at least which club was showing "interest". But this time of year is crazy for reporters like him, and I suppose its unfair to expect him to have a detailed knowledge of how f***ed up Hungarian league football is, and why.valleynick66 said:cantersaddick said:
Because this bunch prefer to use people who are willing to be mouthpieces rather than actual journalists who will question and look to back up sources and get confirmation.DubaiCAFC said:
There is that.. Plus he doesn't get much info from the club these days..DDOUBLEE said:
He also said that Coventry to Wednesday was still on, not doubting Rich but that proves that things can change quite quicklyMendonca In Asdas said:A few days ago Rich Cawley said Ladapo deal wasn’t happening, it was dead in the water, now it is supposedly, I won’t believe it until it’s official.
Not saying the information you get fed isn't correct but it's certainly spun a particular way and hasn't gone though the journalist rigour of something that rich would put out.
Doesn't RC only have the opportunity & time to reach out to his contacts at the club to verify / seek a comment? Not sure how much more digging can be done when we are discussing L1 players.
Can’t see Dobson going there but imagine he goes to play for a club owned by Roland’s son…3 -
Rich Cawley needs hits on his website.PragueAddick said:
I greatly appreciate RC especially knowing that "shoestring" is an exaggeration of the resources he and the SLP have at their disposal. I just wish he'd been a bit more sceptical in his reporting of "Dobbo to Hungary". Ideally, not running it without evidence of at least which club was showing "interest". But this time of year is crazy for reporters like him, and I suppose its unfair to expect him to have a detailed knowledge of how f***ed up Hungarian league football is, and why.valleynick66 said:cantersaddick said:
Because this bunch prefer to use people who are willing to be mouthpieces rather than actual journalists who will question and look to back up sources and get confirmation.DubaiCAFC said:
There is that.. Plus he doesn't get much info from the club these days..DDOUBLEE said:
He also said that Coventry to Wednesday was still on, not doubting Rich but that proves that things can change quite quicklyMendonca In Asdas said:A few days ago Rich Cawley said Ladapo deal wasn’t happening, it was dead in the water, now it is supposedly, I won’t believe it until it’s official.
Not saying the information you get fed isn't correct but it's certainly spun a particular way and hasn't gone though the journalist rigour of something that rich would put out.
Doesn't RC only have the opportunity & time to reach out to his contacts at the club to verify / seek a comment? Not sure how much more digging can be done when we are discussing L1 players.
Not enough hits and he's out of a job.
He's of course always going to pitch his stories for maximum curiosity and interest, leaving something still to be said for a future article.0 -
did they watch a video?fenaddick said:Cawley also says Scott and Appleton went to Connor Coventry's parent's house the night of the fans' forum. That feels like a proper Curbs move1 -
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did they watch a video?fenaddick said:Cawley also says Scott and Appleton went to Connor Coventry's parent's house the night of the fans' forum. That feels like a proper Curbs move0 -
Would prefer to a 3yr deal or whatever tbh given his age.DubaiCAFC said:Ladapo would be a loan, if it happens2 -
Yeah, his dad went straight on the target list as soon as he left hospital with his "new" knee. Luckily enough, Connor was at home and he signed instead...fenaddick said:Cawley also says Scott and Appleton went to Connor Coventry's parent's house the night of the fans' forum. That feels like a proper Curbs move
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I know we're joking but Cawley also said that MA didn't like the cup of tea CC's mum made him which did make me laughiaitch said:
Were they wearing hooped jumpers, masks and a couple of bags with swag written on them?fenaddick said:Cawley also says Scott and Appleton went to Connor Coventry's parent's house the night of the fans' forum. That feels like a proper Curbs move4 - Sponsored links:
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Quite often the club is left unnamed as was the case with Leaburn and an unnamed Bundesliga club in the summer. I don't think Rich would have written an article unless there was genuine information there. Whilst I don't expect Dobson to go to Hungary it's really not out the question for a club like Ferencvaros to be interested, they've signed premier league players in the past. Dobson, like most in the country, probably isn't aware of the political issues in Hungarian football. It would be a chance to play football in a beautiful city, on higher wages and play in a European competition.PragueAddick said:
I greatly appreciate RC especially knowing that "shoestring" is an exaggeration of the resources he and the SLP have at their disposal. I just wish he'd been a bit more sceptical in his reporting of "Dobbo to Hungary". Ideally, not running it without evidence of at least which club was showing "interest". But this time of year is crazy for reporters like him, and I suppose its unfair to expect him to have a detailed knowledge of how f***ed up Hungarian league football is, and why.valleynick66 said:cantersaddick said:
Because this bunch prefer to use people who are willing to be mouthpieces rather than actual journalists who will question and look to back up sources and get confirmation.DubaiCAFC said:
There is that.. Plus he doesn't get much info from the club these days..DDOUBLEE said:
He also said that Coventry to Wednesday was still on, not doubting Rich but that proves that things can change quite quicklyMendonca In Asdas said:A few days ago Rich Cawley said Ladapo deal wasn’t happening, it was dead in the water, now it is supposedly, I won’t believe it until it’s official.
Not saying the information you get fed isn't correct but it's certainly spun a particular way and hasn't gone though the journalist rigour of something that rich would put out.
Doesn't RC only have the opportunity & time to reach out to his contacts at the club to verify / seek a comment? Not sure how much more digging can be done when we are discussing L1 players.2 -
*errorgrumpyaddick said:This is beginning to feel like another new era.4 -
Hopefully a loan with an opportunity to buy at the end of the season. Protects the club if it doesn't workout.North Lower Neil said:
Would prefer to a 3yr deal or whatever tbh given his age.DubaiCAFC said:Ladapo would be a loan, if it happens6 -
Looks like he's gone to Vale instead according to Wiki0 -
Regarding Appleton's tea apparently it was strong whereas In His defence he prefers it lukewarm and milky.7
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I don’t see the point of a loan. No matter what run we go on, we are not catching play offs. Now is the time to build for next season, so any new loans is against that plan of action.DubaiCAFC said:Ladapo would be a loan, if it happens5 -
I can see us going on a mad run and finishing about 2 points outside the playoffs and everyone feeling a bit grottystoneroses19 said:
I don’t see the point of a loan. No matter what run we go on, we are not catching play offs. Now is the time to build for next season, so any new loans is against that plan of action.DubaiCAFC said:Ladapo would be a loan, if it happens7 -
But, establishing a Very Good Team before next season is a good idea17
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I think putting relegation beyond any reasonable doubt makes sense especially as buying players in January is typically more expensive. If we loan him and he does well we may try to sign him permanently in the summer, if he doesn’t we can go after other targets.stoneroses19 said:
I don’t see the point of a loan. No matter what run we go on, we are not catching play offs. Now is the time to build for next season, so any new loans is against that plan of action.DubaiCAFC said:Ladapo would be a loan, if it happens4 -
A loan might be preferable to Ladapo. Gives him a chance to suss out if we're going to be serious about mounting a promotion challenge next season.stoneroses19 said:
I don’t see the point of a loan. No matter what run we go on, we are not catching play offs. Now is the time to build for next season, so any new loans is against that plan of action.DubaiCAFC said:Ladapo would be a loan, if it happens1
