Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.
January 2020 transfer rumours thread (Deadline Day starts Page 283)
Comments
-
The chairman’s phone is off - he’s on his holibobs until Feb 1st.Ianaddick62 said:I think bowyer is a bit rattled too it sounds like he is pleading with the chairman to get some deals over the line maybe he thinks he is being too slow in finalising them0 -
I was really relaxed up until last Tuesday. We still haven’t even got Bowyer signed up yet. Worrying times.DamoNorthStand said:Surely people are now realising this whole ‘be calm, don’t panic, we will be fine when the injured players come back” is flat out bollocks.
We are ever more fucked and with relegation being a total and utter unmitigated disaster - we simply have no choice but to get deals done whatever it takes.
We are not in a position to bargain over a grand here and there and other clubs / agents know this.
no more burying heads in the sand - we are down unless we sign at least 5 TOP players in then next 13 days.
ESI need to flex their muscles now.1 -
I’m not gonna be the one to say ‘the grass isn’t always greener’ post Roland and I hope we don’t end up with egg on our faces...
But aside from some crap luck with injuries - and bearing in mind he was backing out the club for two years - we got some decent business done.
people said it was nothing to do with Roland and all down to Gallen and Bowyer.
If that’s the case (and it may we’ll be) then how come it seems harder now?
Genuinely don’t know what to think3 -
We finally signed someone, and no complaints from me either.
10 -
I completely understand LB and SG not willing to break from the price and wage they value the player at. News travels fast in football and if we get a reputation as a club who offer overly generous contracts agents will take the piss, which is ironically what happened with Katrien, which will just make future transfer windows much harder. We got Cullen and Williams by being patient and waiting, and if it means we have to wait until January 31st to get our desired targets that’s perfectly reasonable in my opinion.5
-
Haha there was a thread about her a few months ago!!JoshAddick said:We finally signed someone, and no complaints from me either.1 -
WowForeverAddickted said:
Haha there was a thread about her a few months ago!!JoshAddick said:We finally signed someone, and no complaints from me either.0 -
Those eyebrows, you sure it's not Virgil from Thunderbirds?JoshAddick said:We finally signed someone, and no complaints from me either.1 -
That's social media and the world of emails for you!stoneroses19 said:
Agreed. Unfortunately we’re in an era where too many people want everything instantly.Todds_right_hook said:
This isn’t football manager where contracts get agreed in 30 seconds. Bowyer said on Thursday that he is happy but wants a couple of minor adjustments and doesn’t see it as in issue. Bowyer and the club have both said it’s happening, so we need to relax a little and in the words of one of our greatest managers of the Roland era......be patientpaulie8290 said:
And that contract was supposed to be sorted before or just after the West Brom game, with Bowyers agent and Southall in the same room over a week later and it still hasnt been sortedBR7_addick said:Bowyer stated publicly he wants bodies in before the Fulham game, last time he went public was over the contract he it got a reaction so let’s see.0 -
But Bowyer said that players are not signing until they know if he is going to be the manager. And 'demanded' his contract is sorted first..... round and round in circles!Ianaddick62 said:I think bowyer is a bit rattled too it sounds like he is pleading with the chairman to get some deals over the line maybe he thinks he is being too slow in finalising them0 -
Sponsored links:
-
Bowyer also said the contract was only needing tweaking. I think it will be announced Monday.1
-
Thought that last weekend ....ShootersHillGuru said:Bowyer also said the contract was only needing tweaking. I think it will be announced Monday.5 -
If Bowyer hasn’t signed up by Monday then there’s something wrong IMO.
I haven’t really wanted to acknowledge this because I desperately want to believe Matt and ESI are the real deal.
But the interview with Matt, and the subsequent presser with him, have left me concerned he’s a bit of a chancer. I hope I’m wrong and it’s merely the paranoia created by the Roland years.
4 -
Monday or Tuesday.0
-
Or on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday......ShootersHillGuru said:Monday or Tuesday.
Didn't realise you were a Craig David fan SHG. One time.1 -
It’ll most probably be the swap offer for Lyle..Braziliance said:4 -
It'll be ironic if the reason why we don't get the signings we need (which will massively impact Bowyer) is down to Bowyer himself delaying signing his new contract....CheshireAddick said:
But Bowyer said that players are not signing until they know if he is going to be the manager. And 'demanded' his contract is sorted first..... round and round in circles!Ianaddick62 said:I think bowyer is a bit rattled too it sounds like he is pleading with the chairman to get some deals over the line maybe he thinks he is being too slow in finalising them0 -
I love bows but find it fascinating a manager who has won 1 in 16 or whatever holds the aces.5
-
We're not in L1 though, we're in the Championship where other clubs are already paying inflated salaries. Even if we're slightly taken for a ride by agents, no way will we be paying more than Leeds, West Brom, Derby, Fulham, Wednesday and all the other clubs on parachute payments or which are desperate for promotion.CroydonAddick1 said:I completely understand LB and SG not willing to break from the price and wage they value the player at. News travels fast in football and if we get a reputation as a club who offer overly generous contracts agents will take the piss, which is ironically what happened with Katrien, which will just make future transfer windows much harder. We got Cullen and Williams by being patient and waiting, and if it means we have to wait until January 31st to get our desired targets that’s perfectly reasonable in my opinion.
0 -
Probably because he is putting out a team that are still competitive, despite having the lowest wage budget in the league, losing his best player to Swansea, his main striker being in a situation that seems suspect, and having to play kids with no experience (who are probably on very little wage) due to stacks of senior players being injured.Charltonparklane said:I love bows but find it fascinating a manager who has won 1 in 16 or whatever holds the aces.
Compare that to what his opposition managers have at their disposal every week.25 -
Sponsored links:
-
Two of the clubs you listed there are in trouble for breaking financial fair play rules. Two there have parachute payments. We have to live within our means to one extent or another. The cost of over extending can be catastrophic.killerandflash said:
We're not in L1 though, we're in the Championship where other clubs are already paying inflated salaries. Even if we're slightly taken for a ride by agents, no way will we be paying more than Leeds, West Brom, Derby, Fulham, Wednesday and all the other clubs on parachute payments or which are desperate for promotion.CroydonAddick1 said:I completely understand LB and SG not willing to break from the price and wage they value the player at. News travels fast in football and if we get a reputation as a club who offer overly generous contracts agents will take the piss, which is ironically what happened with Katrien, which will just make future transfer windows much harder. We got Cullen and Williams by being patient and waiting, and if it means we have to wait until January 31st to get our desired targets that’s perfectly reasonable in my opinion.7 -
Up to Dec 31st that was all true. But the transfer window then opened which means you can change all that AND having just been taken over you'd expect the new owners would want to not only hit the ground running but to make a bit of an impact. Not saying we should be splashing £10m on one player, but supposedly Gallen had his list & supposedly Southall had been chatting to him & Bowyer since late November......so it's hardly just been sprung on them to alleviate the situation.EdgeleyAddick said:
Probably because he is putting out a team that are still competitive, despite having the lowest wage budget in the league, losing his best player to Swansea, his main striker being in a situation that seems suspect, and having to play kids with no experience (who are probably on very little wage) due to stacks of senior players being injured.Charltonparklane said:I love bows but find it fascinating a manager who has won 1 in 16 or whatever holds the aces.
Compare that to what his opposition managers have at their disposal every week.
We all know that managers talk to agents & find out what their player would want if they signed......so again, we should have had a pretty good clue what Maddison wanted before Bowyer met up with him.1 -
Wont be Tuesday........Bowyer will be wanting to "concentrate" on the Fulham match.ShootersHillGuru said:Monday or Tuesday.0 -
Helllllllllllpppp!!!!!!!0
-
Re the Taylor swap deal. Anyone ITK have any idea which club/player was involved ?? Seems people like to think they are ITK & post all sorts of rubbish about their mate who works at the club etc. etc......but when we finally hear of some actual news no-one is any the wiser.0
-
I know mate, would just be nice to know the player offered etcCallumcafc said:
It’ll most probably be the swap offer for Lyle..Braziliance said:0 -
The next two weeks will be crucial0
-
Agree. There is a reason Luton, Barnsley and Charlton are in the bottom part of the table. The Championship is becoming like the Premiership. If you don’t have the benefit of parachute payments or an owner willing to break the FFP rules it is tough. Whilst ESI might want to stick with their “model”, the reality is they could be watching L1 next season.killerandflash said:
We're not in L1 though, we're in the Championship where other clubs are already paying inflated salaries. Even if we're slightly taken for a ride by agents, no way will we be paying more than Leeds, West Brom, Derby, Fulham, Wednesday and all the other clubs on parachute payments or which are desperate for promotion.CroydonAddick1 said:I completely understand LB and SG not willing to break from the price and wage they value the player at. News travels fast in football and if we get a reputation as a club who offer overly generous contracts agents will take the piss, which is ironically what happened with Katrien, which will just make future transfer windows much harder. We got Cullen and Williams by being patient and waiting, and if it means we have to wait until January 31st to get our desired targets that’s perfectly reasonable in my opinion.2 -
Is this Maddison’s way of saying bye to Peterborough??
0
