January Transfer Window (rumours + actuals)

sam3110 · January 26

Todds_right_hook said:

msomerton said:

Braziliance said:

I'd be buzzing with McGuane, one of the best players I saw against us last season, absolutely class.

Every one looked good against us last season.
January singings for us , are either cripples or should be claiming a pension. That is how it has been for the last 4 or 5 seasons.

Are Ramsay and small cripples or claiming a pension?

Coventry too

cafc4life · January 26

My boss is a PNE fan and he’s text me saying he’s heard Small to them is pretty close.

Hope it’s not true but only passing on what he’s heard

fenaddick · January 26

cafc4life said:

My boss is a PNE fan and he’s text me saying he’s heard Small to them is pretty close.

Hope it’s not true but only passing on what he’s heard

if it was close I don’t think he’d have played yesterday or done the pre match press conference

LargeAddick · January 26

fenaddick said:

cafc4life said:

My boss is a PNE fan and he’s text me saying he’s heard Small to them is pretty close.

Hope it’s not true but only passing on what he’s heard

if it was close I don’t think he’d have played yesterday or done the pre match press conference

Did he wave goodbye as he was kicking the corner flag to kingdom come?

killerandflash · January 26

cafc4life said:

My boss is a PNE fan and he’s text me saying he’s heard Small to them is pretty close.

Hope it’s not true but only passing on what he’s heard

He'll be close to Preston in a few days time as we're playing Blackpool. If the players go up by train, they might even change trains at Preston station

Athletico Charlton · January 26

ForeverAddickted said:

J BLOCK said:

Big mistake for Small if he doesn't renew IMO. First club he has settled in, has a great relationship with the fans and manager and is progressing week on week. Would hope he looks at the big picture and not the immediate attraction of playing in the league above.

Blackett-Taylor is a great example of sticking where you're happy rather than chasing the money.

Looks like he started to make a name for himself at Charlton, after a few bad decisions early in his career, now he's back to struggling for game time.

Wouldnt be surprised if the same misfortune befell Small if he decided to move on.

Grass isn't always greener

I assume CBT got a tidy pay increase at Derby and moved closer to home. So his game time has suffered but I wonder if he would make a different decision if given the same opportunity again.

charente addick · January 26

If Small goes I would be extremely surprised if it was to Preston.

MarcusH26 · January 26

I think Small just needs to settle somewhere. I can completely understand there being Championship interest but it feels like he's been badly advised in the past and jumping for the move perhaps isn't the best move.

thai malaysia addick · January 26

It's all a rumour. Someone heard a journalist ask Small if he would be on the move in this window. As he got in his car, Small replied, "I'm off home. Speak later, I'm pressed on time". Being a windy day, the journalist thought he said, "I'm off to Preston".

golfaddick · January 26

LTKapal said:

Update on Jellis, not too much was given away other than, yes there was interest, price discussed but walsalls valuation wasn't met ( they don't want to sell ) and that Jellis himself is settled but does have ambitions to play higher.

Sounds to me like our interest has cooled but maybe we will revisit later

That's a No then.

ForeverAddickted · January 26

thai malaysia addick said:

It's all a rumour. Someone heard a journalist ask Small if he would be on the move in this window. As he got in his car, Small replied, "I'm off home. Speak later, I'm pressed on time". Being a windy day, the journalist thought he said, "I'm off to Preston".

You've made the mistake thinking that Alan Nixon is a journalist

sillav nitram · January 26

cafc4life said:

My boss is a PNE fan and he’s text me saying he’s heard Small to them is pretty close.

Hope it’s not true but only passing on what he’s heard

Carlsberg don’t do PNE fan bosses but if they did they’d be…….?

cabbles · January 26

If Small does move to Preston, I hope he takes the time to visit the National Railway Museum in York once he’s settled. Only 5 mins down the road and one of the benefits of moving to Preston

ForeverAddickted · January 26

If Small does go this window, I hope we're looking at another Left-Back to replace him with.

Especially as we've let Tayo Edun go

ShootersHillGuru · January 26

cabbles said:

If Small does move to Preston, I hope he takes the time to visit the National Railway Museum in York once he’s settled. Only 5 mins down the road and one of the benefits of moving to Preston

Well it’s 97 miles but Small is pretty quick

lancashire lad · January 26

I'm confused (not difficult) we have Edwards at LB, surely Ramsay can play RB which then frees up Small to move on, which would be a pity

ForeverAddickted · January 26

lancashire lad said:

I'm confused (not difficult) we have Edwards at LB, surely Ramsay can play RB which then frees up Small to move on, which would be a pity

That is true... But then we're relying on Tennai Watson as backup for both full back slots, who has been in less match day squads than Chuks Aneke this season.

Plus Watson isnt a natural Left-Back and is out of contract himself in the summer and likely to move on himself - So in reality we'd have no one as cover if Edwards got injured again.

ShootersHillGuru · January 26

ForeverAddickted said:

lancashire lad said:

I'm confused (not difficult) we have Edwards at LB, surely Ramsay can play RB which then frees up Small to move on, which would be a pity

That is true... But then we're relying on Tennai Watson as backup for both full back slots, who has been in less match day squads than Chuks Aneke this season.

Plus Watson isnt a natural Left-Back and is out of contract himself in the summer and likely to move on himself - So in reality we'd have no one as cover if Edwards got injured again.

It’s something we’ll have to negotiate over the summer if Small sees out his contract and moves anyway.

ForeverAddickted · January 26

ShootersHillGuru said:

ForeverAddickted said:

lancashire lad said:

I'm confused (not difficult) we have Edwards at LB, surely Ramsay can play RB which then frees up Small to move on, which would be a pity

That is true... But then we're relying on Tennai Watson as backup for both full back slots, who has been in less match day squads than Chuks Aneke this season.

Plus Watson isnt a natural Left-Back and is out of contract himself in the summer and likely to move on himself - So in reality we'd have no one as cover if Edwards got injured again.

It’s something we’ll have to negotiate over the summer if Small sees out his contract and moves anyway.

I'd rather do it over the Summer though where we've got three / four months, rather than just a handful of days though

JamesSeed · January 26

Our recent run and improved league position have presumably made us a much more attractive proposition for a midfielder looking for a new club/challenge.
Really hoping we can sign the right sort of player to give our playoff push even more impetus. The season is still alive!

MartinCAFC · January 26

JamesSeed said:

Our recent run and improved league position have presumably made us a much more attractive proposition for a midfielder looking for a new club/challenge.
Really hoping we can sign the right sort of player to give our playoff push even more impetus. The season is still alive!

Even more so if we can win on Tuesday night v Bristol Rovers. Shame it's a full round of games and not our game in hand but another win could still maybe close the gap even further especially as 6th placed Barnsley are away to Wycombe we could really be in the mix for 5th-6th with 3 days of the transfer window left too could really help with any potential signings.

Codfishjunior · January 26

I think our best back 5 has Ramsey Edwards AND Small in it. Would be gutted to see Thierry go

iaitch · January 26

killerandflash said:

cafc4life said:

My boss is a PNE fan and he’s text me saying he’s heard Small to them is pretty close.

Hope it’s not true but only passing on what he’s heard

He'll be close to Preston in a few days time as we're playing Blackpool. If the players go up by train, they might even change trains at Preston station

A big clue is if we don't buy him a return ticket.

Gribbo · January 26

cafc4life said:

My boss is a PNE fan and he’s text me saying he’s heard Small to them is pretty close.

Hope it’s not true but only passing on what he’s heard

Can you text your boss back the following please mate - "Okay, Mr Idiot"

I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY · January 26

Small as an attacking rm/rw/rwb is the way forward cutting in.

killerandflash · January 26

lancashire lad said:

I'm confused (not difficult) we have Edwards at LB, surely Ramsay can play RB which then frees up Small to move on, which would be a pity

Small isn't playing RB or even a conventional Right Wing Back role though. Most of the game he's playing as an inverted winger, though with more defensive duties than Campbell on the left.