The Ska Face Summer rumour/transfer thread

Quoted from buckstown

Omar and Tshimanga

Considering Tshimanga is rumoured to be the player that had an agreement in place and his agent pulled a bait and switch with Hurst and everybody waiting for him to arrive and sign on the dotted line to announce he'd signed for somebody else I'd be surprised if Hursty would go near that again.  

Omar made it clear several times he's not interested in coming back. I think the fishy has gone from clingy ex lover to full on stalker at this point. After a mate working at Donny told me that we'd come on for him on loan and they were practically trying to drag him to Grimsby because they wanted him gone but he still refused us I gave up on the idea that he wants to come back ever.

Quoted from Poojah

Sam Smith - Cambridge

They would be a good signing.

IN BOUND ⚽⚽😂😂

Quoted from It Bites

IN BOUND ⚽⚽😂😂

You should face instant relegation for that post!

If build and physicality are qualities needed to replace Taylor, with a bit better mobility thrown, would Kabamba of Barnet be worth a look at?

Whoever is signed, Hurst has stated he wants some bigger players in to combat defenders bullying us, especially at set pieces.

Also, players needed who will feed from good home support and give what everyone hopes will be some entertainment as well as good results.

If Carlsberg did goalscoring Souzas ??

#wishfulthinking!

Honestly believe Bennett has legs this time, we weren't far off the required numbers previously and it's costing him a wedge to stay down at Cambridge, so somewhere in the middle should be good enough 🤷

Quoted from Poojah

Well, with McAtee gone and Taylor likely gone also we need to sort out the forwards, pronto. I’d sign George Lloyd in a heartbeat but have a feeling it won’t happen, so how about:

Harry Smith - Leyton Orient (p)
Josh Umerah - Hartlepool (r)
Sam Smith - Cambridge
Dan Agyei - Crewe
Josh Kayode -  Rotherham (bit injury prone)
Ryan Bowman - Shrewsbury
Louis Moult - Motherwell

Most of those not new names from previous threads (with the possible exception of Sam Smith), but seem to fit the bill for what we’ve been missing.

Sam Smith with a good head and Moult as a chaser would give me a thirst for next season...

I think George Lloyd and Andy Smith are realistic acquisitions this summer. Most of the big target men doing well in the National League are quite old: Kabamba is 30 and his EFL record is pretty poor, Inih Effiong is 32 and has scored 1 goal in 9 EFL appearances. At that kind of age, previous performance at this level is very important.

Emile Acquah has 13 in 44 games for Maidenhead, who could get relegated on Saturday. At 22, he's potentially worth a punt and less likely to have a settled family restricting his options.

Moving away from the same names we will no doubt see recycled on here between now and 31st August, what about Max Mata who has started the season well for Sligo? 22 years old and a New Zealand international.

Josh Ginnelly was decent for Lincoln a few years ago, he's 26 now and has scored 10 goals for Hearts. I'm not sure of his contract status but we need a winger. With Vernam definitely signing for what feels like the 4th consecutive transfer window and Otis Khan, another good winger would give us some great options.

Personally would be happy with Umerah, Armstrong, Lloyd and Orsi as our 4 forward players as they provide the right mix of height, physicality, skill, work-rate and a few goals. Just need some others to provide the ammunition.

I'll put my 50 pence worth in, i can see Kings Lynn striker Omotayo who has 20 gls this season signing .