Official January Transfer Window Thread

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

Which will be a great shame. Its amazing despite our extensive checks to "ensure they are the right fit" Hurst continues to sign players who aren't fit enough, don't track back enough.

He simply isn't that type of player and it should be Hurst's job to get the best out of these mercurial players.

He seemed a good fit to me when he scored the winning goal in the play-offs.

Otis Khan of the present and Nathan Arnold from the past says you're wrong (plus the fact that he's kept Scannell on, so he obviously believes in him)

In his pre-match (Accrington) Hurst spoke of some players being similar within the squad, emphasizing that he is building a squad from which he picks a team to perform against a specific opposition. He also spoke that he has been looking for a strike for about 18 months.

As he pointed out, some of the strikers he targeted ( In leagues above us ) wouldn't be released by their clubs, other strikers offered to him by their agents were not a fit, for unmentioned reasons, for his squad.

So the likes of JMD and probably Wearne may leave in January. JS is on record as saying that we need to improve the squad every transfer window. Let's hope we get that all elusive striker and replacements for the loanees who will return to their respective clubs.

I think PH makes less mistakes in the transfer market than most managers, and when does make a mistake he gets rid sharpish
When he signed JMD I think he was fairly sure we’d be in the national league again this season and would have played a much bigger part
Bottom line is that although he makes things happen occasionally, he’s not a league two player

Quoted from diehardmariner

I'm gonna guess that it's easier and more achievable to take a player who has technical abilities but a lower work ethic/physical attributes and install a level of graft and/or improved fitness levels on them, as opposed to taking a workhorse type and improve their technical capabilities.

In JMD case it’s not just fitness or work rate which can be instilled he is also just slow when he tries to track back he is running in treacle . I don’t think you can give people pace anymore then you can give them skill.

Quoted from forza ivano

Otis Khan of the present and Nathan Arnold from the past says you're wrong (plus the fact that he's kept Scannell on, so he obviously believes in him)

i asked on another thread the other day if Scannell was anywhere near fitness and making it into the matchday squad

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

i asked on another thread the other day if Scannell was anywhere near fitness and making it into the matchday squad

Having Scannell back would be like a new signing...etc etc etc...

We are a decent striker away from having a chance to get near the playoffs or if not, I feel we may be looking over our shoulder and potentially drawn into a relegation battle... It's as simple as that and Hurst has a big challenge in the next window to get it right (alongside the board making funds available).

I would like to think someone like Dallas is on our radar, but who knows.
If Solihull still want the money they quoted in the summer (what I heard), then it wont happen.

One thing I hope doesn't happen, is that he goes for another youngster from reserve level and doesn't give them a chance (ie Richardson).

In the summer, I said that we wouldn't of been stupid to take a punt on Joe Nuttall from Scunthorpe and based on him already scoring 9 in a very poor Scunthorpe side, that might of worked out well. Who knows.

Lets see what it brings.

Now we have a Head of Recruitment we might find a decent striker in January.

Let's hope so.  

Quoted from grimsby pete

Now we have a Head of Recruitment we might find a decent striker in January.

Let's hope so.  

If the unions get their way there’s gonna be loads on the run  up to Christmas

Quoted from wiggers

Billy Waters and Harry Smith on my wish list. Think we need another wide player also. Would like to see all young loans head back to their clubs and Hurst sign established lower league players instead.

I wonder how accurate this is, £1,500 a week according to this: https://salarysport.com/football/sky-bet-league-two/barrow/

Grimsby Towns apparently: https://salarysport.com/football/sky-bet-league-two/grimsby-town/

If it is correct, I guess the likes of the loan players including McAtee, Pepple and Simmonds are subsidised by the parent clubs, as I can't imagine us paying those full salaries in this league, but who knows, gates are up.