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January 2020 transfer rumours thread (Deadline Day starts Page 283)
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Can't you see we needed a squad ?killerandflash said:
But who will he play instead of when everyone is fit?cantersaddick said:
If anything he is the most essential player. Only genuine box-to-box midfielder. Cant see us playing a diamond without him tbh.Moo said:Davis is a good signing but what’s the point of Matt smith ? He won’t get much game time.
If Cullen and Pratley/Davis take 2 of the midfield spaces, that still leaves Field, JFC, Williams, Green, McGeady, Doughty, Aneke, Oztumer as midfield or attacking midfield options.
If we play 4231 I can't see Smith as a first choice part of the 2 or the 3?
Bowyer needed 22 players who will all be ready for selection. Lee wanted the headache of who to leave out.
Two strikers at home is imperative till the end of season.2 -
I think we can solve this by playing 472 formationkillerandflash said:
But who will he play instead of when everyone is fit?cantersaddick said:
If anything he is the most essential player. Only genuine box-to-box midfielder. Cant see us playing a diamond without him tbh.Moo said:Davis is a good signing but what’s the point of Matt smith ? He won’t get much game time.
If Cullen and Pratley/Davis take 2 of the midfield spaces, that still leaves Field, JFC, Williams, Green, McGeady, Doughty, Aneke, Oztumer as midfield or attacking midfield options.
If we play 4231 I can't see Smith as a first choice part of the 2 or the 3?1 -
That’s outrageous from Toulouse. Bostock must be pissed off.8
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Thought MS didn't actually seem that chuffed in his interview. Now we know why.0
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Imagine we'll be looking back at Bostock in the Summer then3
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Utter bollocks from Toulouse.3
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Imagine not wanting a player you own to get game time. Lazy bastards, I bet we put in a bid for him in the summer. No way he wants to stay in France5
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Just goes to show you how difficult things are on deadline day, so many ifs and buts.
Very easy for people to sit on their computer moaning that we should've done this and that, but it's not as if Southall and Gallen weren't trying.
If things had gone differently we could've ended up with at least 3 different players yesterday to what we eventually got.3 -
Some people would have moaned whoever we signed!5
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Now that explains a lot - why we didn't get Bostock and had a last minute dash to get Smith and Davies; the reason we couldn't get Parrott and finally a double knock back from Watford and then WBA when Watford overpriced Quina's loan to us and WBA which had a knock on efffect of us being unable to get Rakeem Harper from WBA.
For me keeping Taylor, getting Mcready and Davies are big pluses, and of course signing LB and SG, with just JJ to agree. Overall I reckon ESI have played it sensibly and I look forward to seeing how things now unfold.....its time for positivity and see where we finish this season. This is now a new era, its time we ALL embraced it and let the new owners go about their business.0 -
To be fair, if we didn't get Bostock purely because someone at Toulouse was having a chill out day and literally just couldn't be arsed to do some paperwork then that is absolutely hilarious. Imagine getting that email through and just thinking '...nah, fuck it' and then just moving on with your day. Top level administration.
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We have a massive squad of midfielders, and I've not even included Morgan. Whereas if Lyle is injured, we're struggling. If Purrington was injured, we have no proper left back cover - Doughty is more of a winger/wing backsoapboxsam said:
Can't you see we needed a squad ?killerandflash said:
But who will he play instead of when everyone is fit?cantersaddick said:
If anything he is the most essential player. Only genuine box-to-box midfielder. Cant see us playing a diamond without him tbh.Moo said:Davis is a good signing but what’s the point of Matt smith ? He won’t get much game time.
If Cullen and Pratley/Davis take 2 of the midfield spaces, that still leaves Field, JFC, Williams, Green, McGeady, Doughty, Aneke, Oztumer as midfield or attacking midfield options.
If we play 4231 I can't see Smith as a first choice part of the 2 or the 3?
Bowyer needed 22 players who will all be ready for selection. Lee wanted the headache of who to leave out.
Two strikers at home is imperative till the end of season.0 -
Toulouse have lost their last 14 games in all competitions. Let’s hope they carry on that excellent run of form. Ridiculous from what is meant to be a professional club.14
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I love the approach of the optimists who think it was a good window because against all the odds we managed to sign the manager who was already our manager.
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Mate we've had next to nothing to be happy about for 4 or the last 5 years and no had no ambition shown from the owner. (Bowyer is the reason we got promoted not Roland), I think we've earned the right to he happy about signing Lee up long termgrumpyaddick said:
I love the approach of the optimists who think it was a good window because against all the odds we managed to sign the manager who was already our manager.10 -
I’m with you on this - I’d have just told Bowyer to piss off and let Tahnoon be manager.grumpyaddick said:
I love the approach of the optimists who think it was a good window because against all the odds we managed to sign the manager who was already our manager.5 -
This.ValleyGary said:write off the tweets by Southall has just a bit of light hearted banter on what must have been a pretty stressful couple of days for those involved. Stuff like supa dupa deal phone was nothing more than a joke. I don’t think he’ll be doing the same next January but After watching last nights interview, I think they did a good job.Heaven forefend that someone might enjoy what they do and have a bit of fun with it.
Some of you on here went stark raving bonkers over the last few days. You’re all adults, it’s up to you, not Southall, to self regulate your emotions and maintain a sense of perspective.
Funny that the man whose livelihood and reputation partially depended on how the transfer window went was able to keep a lighted hearted grip on reality while a lot on here went completely ga-ga.
Some of what’s been posted in the last few days has been pretty cringe worthy. One day we’ll learn as a species to form our opinions once we have all the facts in front of us. Even now, we’re still missing the crucial information of seeing how these players do playing for Charlton and deployed in the roles Bowyer has in mind for them. In reality, we won’t know if this has been a good transfer window for a few weeks yet.8 -
If we play the diamond I am pretty sure he will play the Gallagher role.killerandflash said:
But who will he play instead of when everyone is fit?cantersaddick said:
If anything he is the most essential player. Only genuine box-to-box midfielder. Cant see us playing a diamond without him tbh.Moo said:Davis is a good signing but what’s the point of Matt smith ? He won’t get much game time.
If Cullen and Pratley/Davis take 2 of the midfield spaces, that still leaves Field, JFC, Williams, Green, McGeady, Doughty, Aneke, Oztumer as midfield or attacking midfield options.
If we play 4231 I can't see Smith as a first choice part of the 2 or the 3?
No one else has the engine to go box to box and its essential in a diamond. Agree if we go 4231 he will be a rotation option at best.0 -
Explains Bowyers “relying only favours” comment.ForeverAddickted said:
January transfer market is a feeding frenzy. All we needed was enough to keep us. Doesn’t matter if we finish 21st or 12th, the end result is the same. Better business to be done in the summer.Time will tell, but I’ve never thought we are going down this season, and I still don’t.5 -
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convenient to blame toulouse - probably is the case as the french can be very stubborn but just wonder if there was an issue with the medical ?? doubt it but wouldn't entirely surprise me as admin excuse seems strangeSage said:Toulouse have lost their last 14 games in all competitions. Let’s hope they carry on that excellent run of form. Ridiculous from what is meant to be a professional club.0 -
No issue, he completed and passed his medical and waiting at the training ground. Toulouse couldn’t be bothered/refused to do the paperwork. He won’t be there in the summer, that’s for sure.DOUCHER said:
convenient to blame toulouse - probably is the case as the french can be very stubborn but just wonder if there was an issue with the medical ?? doubt it but wouldn't entirely surprise me as admin excuse seems strangeSage said:Toulouse have lost their last 14 games in all competitions. Let’s hope they carry on that excellent run of form. Ridiculous from what is meant to be a professional club.0 -
In a funny sort of way it could help Forest if Bostock had helped us to points against their competitors for the play offs.Exiled_Addick said:
Explains Bowyers “relying only favours” comment.ForeverAddickted said:
January transfer market is a feeding frenzy. All we needed was enough to keep us. Doesn’t matter if we finish 21st or 12th, the end result is the same. Better business to be done in the summer.Time will tell, but I’ve never thought we are going down this season, and I still don’t.
It certainly explains Bowyer's comments. It is also short sighted from Toulouse. Surely it would be better from a resale point of view for him to be playing rather than being a forgotten man at Forest.0 -
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& they're going to do all this with no moneyRedrobo said:
You are soooo good at this!golfaddick said:I assume we are all super happy that ESI decided that this transfer window was sooooo important that they decided not to actually buy the ground or Sparrows Lane at the moment but to concentrate on strengthening the squad.
RIght-o.
The window was massive.
Bows would have left before the sale if our Chairman had not intervened IMO.
Taylor would have buggered off.
Fans would not be so engaged.
Roland would still own us
Docherty would have gone IMO
We would be going down.
The new owners will own it all lock stock and barrel in a couple of months. The training ground will be built to the highest specifications, the squad will be improved, fans will return.
Hold my hand, I will help you through this.
COYR “ the only way is up, baby”.2 -
Sage said:Toulouse have lost their last 14 games in all competitions. Let’s hope they carry on that excellent run of form. Ridiculous from what is meant to be a professional club.
You didn't fancy squeezing in that Toulouse pun again? :-)
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Massive assumption there that they have “no money”.charltonbob said:
& they're going to do all this with no moneyRedrobo said:
You are soooo good at this!golfaddick said:I assume we are all super happy that ESI decided that this transfer window was sooooo important that they decided not to actually buy the ground or Sparrows Lane at the moment but to concentrate on strengthening the squad.
RIght-o.
The window was massive.
Bows would have left before the sale if our Chairman had not intervened IMO.
Taylor would have buggered off.
Fans would not be so engaged.
Roland would still own us
Docherty would have gone IMO
We would be going down.
The new owners will own it all lock stock and barrel in a couple of months. The training ground will be built to the highest specifications, the squad will be improved, fans will return.
Hold my hand, I will help you through this.
COYR “ the only way is up, baby”.2 -
Much better from Hemed.1
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Pratley is out on his feet.0
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If that foul was on Taylor he gets a free kick. Hemed gets nothing. Funny how some strikers can convince refs they’re being fouled and are others are always judged to be making a meal of it.2
That’s obviously why Matt Southall was happy Thursday night / Friday morning. Shame it never went through.
