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January 2024 : Transfer Window Rumours and Discussion

Makes me laugh how often we see people claiming for X player to be sold.

Unless a player is in form, there's no way that anyone in our division will pay money for them.

The days of us selling to lower divisions is nearly all but gone due to the wage disparity caused by the Premier League. The only way to get rid to lower divisions is for us to subsidise the wage which understandably our owners don't like doing.

It really is hard these days for us to unload players before the end of their contracts, hence the situations we've seen recently with Harrop and Olosunde.
 
billymac said:
I would let Bauer, Cunningham and Hughes (constantly injured) go. Whatmough to be sold if poss, I think Seary can setup up to cover for Potts (given our other sicknote is a constant sicknote) meaning we need 2 CB's and a LWB.

We are sadly stuck with (on fire) Woodburn and the hapless Brady, sell Whiteman as he has been rubbish this season (and not great last one too), Ledson is a constant non starter so time young Mawene stepped up.

Signing Millar should be a priority as I think we are well covered up front with attacking options.
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I really like Whiteman but if he’s not signing a contract he must be sold in January.

We will undoubtedly need a replacement and that will be difficult if we get nothing for him as I’d imagine we e spent our budget in the lady window.

I’ve also no idea who I’d like instead of him, maybe it’s another unknown foreigner?
 
Danielson said:
I really like Whiteman but if he’s not signing a contract he must be sold in January.

We will undoubtedly need a replacement and that will be difficult if we get nothing for him as I’d imagine we e spent our budget in the lady window.

I’ve also no idea who I’d like instead of him, maybe it’s another unknown foreigner?
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Now he's coming back to fitness, Luca Connell would be my number 1 choice, he was different class whenever I saw him last season for Barnsley.

I doubt we have enough in the pot to pay the asking price though.
 
Ando60 said:
Totally agree about Hughes over Best...

Thats not to say that i dont rate Best, i definitely do, but he needs bringing on and developing slowly, maybe carefully managing his gametime...
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You can't bring him or anybody on slowly by keeping them on the bench. If we loan them out it is someone else bringing them on. Different training, different systems etc. They come back albeit fit but having been away have lost the ethos of how we play. Back down the ladder to square one
 
65on said:
You can't bring him or anybody on slowly by keeping them on the bench. If we loan them out it is someone else bringing them on. Different training, different systems etc. They come back albeit fit but having been away have lost the ethos of how we play. Back down the ladder to square one
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But it's not tactical stuff he needs to learn- it's how to defend against strong, quick, physical, adults.
 
RibbletonWhite2.0 said:
i would rather we develop our own players rather than get some shit cast off from the premier league.
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12 months ago people on here were saying our youth players were shit,not fit for purpose and why bother with the academy. Best breaks through and the same people are suddenly taking an interest in OUR prospects. Strange world !
 
I laugh when I read “he must be sold in January “

He doesn’t have to do anything

You can’t force a sale

If he wants to sit here till the summer and move on a free , he’s perfectly entitled to.
 
Pennyhome said:
I laugh when I read “he must be sold in January “

He doesn’t have to do anything

You can’t force a sale

If he wants to sit here till the summer and move on a free , he’s perfectly entitled to.
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I think you’ve misunderstood the comments/posts.

If he wants to see out his contract and leave on a free then that up to him but from our side, if he won’t sign a new contract the we must do all we can to sell him in January. IMO
 
65on said:
Agreed, but sitting on the bench won't help either. It's ok saying that's what training is for but it is nowhere near as in a match situation
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Agreed- which points to a loan being the best option, should we get appropriate quality into the first team, doesn't it?
 
65on said:
You can't bring him or anybody on slowly by keeping them on the bench. If we loan them out it is someone else bringing them on. Different training, different systems etc. They come back albeit fit but having been away have lost the ethos of how we play. Back down the ladder to square one
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Totally agree. This lad has no need to go to a lower league club on loan. He's proved his ability at this level, why not allow him to develop under PNE? I get the point that others have made about him learning to play against more experienced, older players but, in my view, the same principle applies.
 
Victorthesecond said:
Totally agree. This lad has no need to go to a lower league club on loan. He's proved his ability at this level, why not allow him to develop under PNE? I get the point that others have made about him learning to play against more experienced, older players but, in my view, the same principle applies.
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Aye, he'll learn more being Hughes' understudy and getting experience at Championship level than he will in the leagues below.

He's already leapfrogged Cunningham in the pecking order, and we all know Hughes will miss games.

That said, we should arrange a decent loan for him if we do manage to bring in a top quality LCB/ LB on loan, but only then.

I've always thought we should set up a bit of an agreement with Fleetwood to send players there, more so now they're likely to have money trouble.
 
SF said:
I've always thought we should set up a bit of an agreement with Fleetwood to send players there, more so now they're likely to have money trouble.
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Fleetwood have a better academy than us (and a dome) so they'll want to develop their own players to generate funds rather than play ours
 
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