January

Quoted from Cloudy

Highly unlikely he will be able to play 1st team football this season and if he does will be the last game or two at best.

Can't hurry these things -leave it until next season

When did he have his ACL op? Good recovery from this usually sees pro's return to playing in 6-9 months.

Quoted from chaos33

When did he have his ACL op? Good recovery from this usually sees pro's return to playing in 6-9 months.

9 months would take him to May. Could, in theory make the play off final!

Quoted from Cloudy

9 months would take him to May. Could, in theory make the play off final!

Is he re-signing for Lincoln?  

Quoted from Cloudy

9 months would take him to May. Could, in theory make the play off final!

Quoted from moosey_club

Bearing in mind it has been hinted that Fox has had discussions about leaving then i take that as code for....."I'm off but i will give you the Jan window to replace me so i dont leave you in the lurch"

So i expect a full back....that Ali Koiki (?) fella from Burnley would do me fine if he was available but i think he has recently made the first team matchday squad so may be out of reach now.  

He hasn’t?

He travelled with the squad to an away game but didn't make the bench.

I personally don't think we need any more defenders bringing in. We've got 4 centre-backs (Collins, Davis, Whitmore, Famewo), Hendrie and RHJ for right-back, and Fox at left-back where Famewo and Hendrie can cover. If the rumours of Fox possibly leaving are true then I'd look to bring in a quality left-back (particularly as we'll have lost Dixon and Fox off the wage bill), but other than that I'd stay as we are.

In midfield we are well set for central midfielders for any system - Hessenthaler, Clifton, M.Rose, Welsh, Embleton (who funnily/strangely enough all ended up on the pitch as a 5 when we finished the game last night).

With wingers we're a bit one-dimensional I think. Pringle, Woolford, Hooper all pretty one-paced. Pringle has obvious class on the ball and admittedly when Embleton (who I think is wasted out wide btw) or Vernam play out wide they give us some trickery. But as someone else suggested, we lack a pacey winger. The type that Hurst used to bring in during the January window and then never play.
However we're probably at capacity, numbers-wise already so it'd mean offloading someone first. You'd think Hooper would be the first candidate, despite him being involved in the majority of MJ's games in charge he's now not even in the matchday 18.

Strikers, again numbers wise we've got enough. And with A.Rose and Cardwell now having a chance to kick on with their development, it'd be a shame to see them pushed down the pecking order. So if someone is to come in it's got to be a big signing or at the expense of one of our existing strikers.

Quoted from Pogo

We have a brilliant crosser of the ball in Ben Pringle, I thought we was class yesterday along with most of the team.. he’s got that bit of quality we need and I’d love to see him sign permenantly UTM

Yep...and that's the point.

A player who can deliver a good ball into the danger area can transform a side from being frustrating to watch
into a dangerous attacking team. Having another one in the team won't hurt!
(And Pringle may get suspended/injured/return 'home'...)

If Fox leaves we would need another 2 left backs, if Fox stays another 1 ideally, I understand when people say Hendrie, Hall Johnson and Famewo can play in left back if needed but Hall Johnson seems abit injury prone to me so what if he's injured? Hendrie may not even be here past January, I assume he would be but always a chance he may not be so if he leaves that's another right back we need anyway! Centre mid we do seem to be well stocked in that area and I wouldn't mind seeing Welsh depart as I'm sure we could pick up somebody just as experienced but who has more legs but that's unlikely. I would like to see us sign a striker, somebody physical, Ryan Bowman perhaps? Robles can leave for me and I wouldn't be too upset to see Cook depart also, I would like Embleton here for the season if we can and sign a natural winger or 2, with Hooper and maybe Woolford to depart.

That is quite a bit of player ins and outs but if people still think a top 7 spot is still a small possibility then that is what is needed

Quoted from Davec

If Fox leaves we would need another 2 left backs, if Fox stays another 1 ideally, I understand when people say Hendrie, Hall Johnson and Famewo can play in left back if needed but Hall Johnson seems abit injury prone to me so what if he's injured? Hendrie may not even be here past January, I assume he would be but always a chance he may not be so if he leaves that's another right back we need anyway! Centre mid we do seem to be well stocked in that area and I wouldn't mind seeing Welsh depart as I'm sure we could pick up somebody just as experienced but who has more legs but that's unlikely. I would like to see us sign a striker, somebody physical, Ryan Bowman perhaps? Robles can leave for me and I wouldn't be too upset to see Cook depart also, I would like Embleton here for the season if we can and sign a natural winger or 2, with Hooper and maybe Woolford to depart.

That is quite a bit of player ins and outs but if people still think a top 7 spot is still a small possibility then that is what is needed

Welsh is barely 6 months in to a 2 year deal and rumoured to be the highest paid player- cannot see him being paid off or anyone realistically wanting to pay him similar money. IMHO he isnt half as bad as some label him as shown with his dominant performance v Lincoln plus that 5th goal on Tuesday shows he has quality. He just needs to sit in the holding role position, win it and give it- he is more than capable of doing that when required

I sincerley hope the paying off of players contracts is a thing of the past. It has been a huge drain on our resources and our ability to fund the right signings