Official January Transfer Window Thread

Quoted from ska face

Consult the standings. Surrey97 only person on here who knows what he’s on about, just about everyone else talks shïte

Hey come on I gave you the Kiernan signing 😉

Quoted from Mikey_345

JT was saying he thought Pearsons loan was being extended. If that’s the case I’d think we’d be in the market for another centre half. 3 senior centre backs isn’t enough to head into half a season with. Especially with, despite a good performance against stockport, all of them having a few question marks against them recently.

You’re also only one red card or injury away from having no cover.

Pretty sure once the first month is out the way a loanee can be recalled at anytime which reduces the need to sign an additional centre back. There also comes a time when youngsters like Goundry have to be given a chance otherwise why keep them on the books? We all want the local lads to get a chance and I think if a fifth choice back up is required it should be the young lad.

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

Pretty sure once the first month is out the way a loanee can be recalled at anytime which reduces the need to sign an additional centre back. There also comes a time when youngsters like Goundry have to be given a chance otherwise why keep them on the books? We all want the local lads to get a chance and I think if a fifth choice back up is required it should be the young lad.

I was always of the opinion you could only call a long term loan (half a season) back within a transfer window? I might be wrong though and I suppose it depends how long Pearsons loan is extended.

As for Jaz, I’d rather see him get some football out on loan to develop some more than sit here on the off chance of an injury crisis.

I suppose though it depends who’s available. PH won’t just bring players in for the sake of it - if there’s no one that he thinks can add to the squad long term and it would just be for cover, then we should probably keep Pearson here instead?

Quoted from Mikey_345

I was always of the opinion you could only call a long term loan (half a season) back within a transfer window? I might be wrong though and I suppose it depends how long Pearsons loan is extended.

As for Jaz, I’d rather see him get some football out on loan to develop some more than sit here on the off chance of an injury crisis.

I suppose though it depends who’s available. PH won’t just bring players in for the sake of it - if there’s no one that he thinks can add to the squad long term and it would just be for cover, then we should probably keep Pearson here instead?

Hursty said in the summer that before we'd brought Smith back that there was another player he was very close to getting another CB in, wonder if we may go back in for whoever that was.

As much as I like Shaun Pearson and think he’s been a fantastic ambassador for the club, he’s currently playing for a side 19th in the National League North and has played less than 10 minutes of league football since May 2017, some 5 and a half years ago.

As harsh as I felt his release was at the time (particularly given the fact he was replaced by Nathan Clarke), I think there’s enough evidence to suggest that he’s no longer up to the rigours of EFL football.

As such, I think we probably are a centre half light and would think that will be rectified this month. Assuming the Ryan Bennett ship has sailed, I would imagine the intention would be to bring someone in permanently given that Smith is unlikely to be with us beyond this season.

I imagine the transfer wish list comprises something like a full-back, centre half and a couple of forwards (with Simmonds likely to go back to Birmingham). We also have an abundance of centre mids, but given we signed Burgess, Callum Jones, Joey Jones and Holohan after Christmas last year it still would not surprise me if Hurst looked to strengthen in that area too.

It’s gonna be interesting to see where Connor wickham ends up after not going further than his 6 month contract at the veggies. Maybe it was down to his attitude, didn’t put a lot of graft in but, when you score 9 in 20 games you have to wonder.

Multiple League Two clubs interested in Bolton’s Amadou Bakayoko, who Ian Evatt says will be allowed to leave once the club’s valuation is met. 27, 6ft 4” and scored 13 in League One in last season.

Certainly fits the bill; would he be within our financial grasp? I’d like to think this is the calibre of player we are looking at.

https://youtu.be/V1w3WcwHOZ0

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

It’s gonna be interesting to see where Connor wickham ends up after not going further than his 6 month contract at the veggies. Maybe it was down to his attitude, didn’t put a lot of graft in but, when you score 9 in 20 games you have to wonder.

I think he's probably left them to go higher hasn't he rather than them releasing him?

Quoted from Poojah

Multiple League Two clubs interested in Bolton’s Amadou Bakayoko, who Ian Evatt says will be allowed to leave once the club’s valuation is met. 27, 6ft 4” and scored 13 in League One in last season.

Certainly fits the bill; would he be within our financial grasp? I’d like to think this is the calibre of player we are looking at.

https://youtu.be/V1w3WcwHOZ0

No doubt he'll get snaffled up by one of the many North West clubs at this level. Calibre we're looking for but probably struggle to attract.

Quoted from Mariner_09

No doubt he'll get snaffled up by one of the many North West clubs at this level. Calibre we're looking for but probably struggle to attract.

Salford bound according to reports