25/26 January Transfer Window (121 Viewers)

[robbiethemole]

If Grimes were out injured for a few weeks, we’d be totally screwed. We do need someone in to share the workload, ideally who can run a game, that doesn’t include Torp, Eccles or Rudoni. Doug has to see this is the best chance in 25 years to return to the Prem, surely he can’t pennypinch now.

 

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[SBT]

If Grimes were out injured for a few weeks, we’d be totally screwed. We do need someone in to share the workload, ideally who can run a game, that doesn’t include Torp, Eccles or Rudoni. Doug has to see this is the best chance in 25 years to return to the Prem, surely he can’t pennypinch now.

We are not going to rotate Grimes out of the side at this stage of the season, and especially not just because we're worried he might get injured.

 

[TomRad85]

You do know we have games before the window closes?

A lot of deals don't happen until late in the window, its normal. Better to wait a couple of games and land a decent target than rush in a dud.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

A lot of deals don't happen until late in the window, its normal. Better to wait a couple of games and land a decent target than rush in a dud.

i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer

 

[LarryGrayson]

i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer

yeah our form was shite after summer recruitment failure this season

 

[TomRad85]

i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer

I think we'd be stupid not to given where we are, so I'm assuming we're going to. I will be annoyed if we don't though, think it would be a huge error.

 

[SBT]

i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer

That summer window really fucked us over huh

 

[covcity4life]

That summer window really fucked us over huh

THIS

 

[Matt smith]

If we don’t sign a Centre midfielder fans have every right to be annoyed

 

[Ccfcisparks]

yeah our form was shite after summer recruitment failure this season

why are you replying to me on 2 accounts

 

[Ccfcisparks]

THIS

i mean we are doing very well, but the lack of depth cost us points in December and Jan, that can’t be disputed

 

[shmmeee]

What's the evidence that they do - newspaper/ITK rumours? Anything more concrete than that?

I don't think the club share the view that if we don't get someone in then we're doomed to miss out on promotion

OK we’re doing this. Clearly the club are after a CM unless you’re one of those “the only thing real is CCFC.co.uk” types.

 

[SBT]

i mean we are doing very well, but the lack of depth cost us points in December and Jan, that can’t be disputed

Quite telling that you seem to be suggesting that any and all points dropped can be explained away and/or prevented by just signing more players. Top analysis

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Quite telling that you seem to be suggesting that any and all points dropped can be explained away and/or prevented by just signing more players. Top analysis

Switch back to your other account

 

[SBT]

OK we’re doing this. Clearly the club are after a CM unless you’re one of those “the only thing real is CCFC.co.uk” types.

I asked you to show your working, not throw your toys out the pram.

 

[SBT]

Switch back to your other account

We’ve already had one user aggressively soil themselves trying to prove this theory, I don’t want you to embarrass yourself too

 

[covcity4life]

i mean we are doing very well, but the lack of depth cost us points in December and Jan, that can’t be disputed

And the great work in recruitment got us clear at the top so we could have a dip

The festive hectic season is gone. We have added bodies. It's another good window it seems. We might want another one in but I'm not sure it's a need.

All clubs would like to have perfect windows every time but I doubt hardly any have them even the big clubs.

We should be incredibly happy with our club right now

 

[Ccfcisparks]

And the great work in recruitment got us clear at the top so we could have a dip

The festive hectic season is gonna. We have added bodies. It's another good window it seems. We might want another one in but I'm not sure it's a need.

All clubs would like to have perfect windows every time but I doubt hardly any have them even the big clubs.

We should be incredibly happy with our club right now

Do you think it’s unreasonable to want a CM in spending the Sheaf money and let Andrews go out on loan?

 

[David O'Day]

Days without trolling: 0

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Days without trolling: 0

How am I trolling David, nice of you to put an argument forward.

 

[Speedie's Head]

What I find difficult to comprehend is why it seems to take us so long to get some of the players we want in. We can only speculate

Partly because we're low payers so they often have to be persuaded.

 

[covcity4life]

Do you think it’s unreasonable to want a CM in spending the Sheaf money and let Andrews go out on loan?

No it's not unreasonable to want one in

But it is unreasonable to be angry if we don't bring one in imo

It's like a kid who gets 9 safari animal toys but then gets angry he didn't get the 10th gazelle or something. It's still enough to play safari! (My kids going through a phase)

 

[Ccfcisparks]

No it's not unreasonable to want one in

But it is unreasonable to be angry if we don't bring one in imo

It's like a kid who gets 9 safari animal toys but then gets angry he didn't get the 10th gazelle or something. It's still enough to play safari! (My kids going through a phase)

We will have to agree to disagree.

I just don’t want Torp to get injured like he likely will, Rudoni to miss some games and we are then going into important games in April with not much cover.

Don’t even want to think about if Grimes gets injured

 

[SBT]

We will have to agree to disagree.

I just don’t want Torp to get injured like he likely will, Rudoni to miss some games and we are then going into important games in April with not much cover.

Don’t even want to think about if Grimes gets injured

Pretty insane climbdown here, honestly didn’t think you’d cave this fast

 

[procdoc]

We’ve already had one user aggressively soil themselves trying to prove this theory, I don’t want you to embarrass yourself too

The one embarrassing themselves is you

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Pretty insane climbdown here, honestly didn’t think you’d cave this fast

How is that a climb down. I want a CM in, my point hasn’t changed.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

The one embarrassing themselves is you

He really is.

 

[Lamps]

What I find difficult to comprehend is why it seems to take us so long to get some of the players we want in. We can only speculate

We're not after average Championship players. We're after players that are top Championship/lower Prem. This will mean a lot of the time they will want a replacement in before letting the player go. We had to wait for Palace to spend 35m on a replacement for Esse before we could sign him.

 

[CovveeBreak]

Two things can be true:

1. Believing we need a new CM

2. Not believing DK has “something to answer for” if that doesn’t happen

Absolutely no one here understands the ins and outs of running a football club - and you’re all getting your knickers in a twist over a one of many potential outcomes for our season before it’s even happened.

what will be will be.

 

[SBT]

The one embarrassing themselves is you

The vitriol that this one opinion of mine inspires is really quite something

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We have a combination of nerves at possibly entering the record books for bottling a lead in this division, with usual transfer window impatience, with there having been no game yesterday or today.

I think we need more energy in midfield and that the club are trying to add it FWIW.

 

[WestEndAgro]

Everyone who's commented about chocolate is now on ignore, take that bollock's elsewhere.

 

[Lamps]

If Grimes were out injured for a few weeks, we’d be totally screwed. We do need someone in to share the workload, ideally who can run a game, that doesn’t include Torp, Eccles or Rudoni. Doug has to see this is the best chance in 25 years to return to the Prem, surely he can’t pennypinch now.

There's not many players good enough for the Grimes role that are realistic targets so it's difficult to bring someone in.

 

[Otis]

We had a series of injuries, illnesses and suspensions coupled with a string of some of the hardest games of the season and a couple of rivals hitting form. We signed two new players in positions where we had literally no cover, and now all those injured and suspended players are back. Through it all we remained top of the league by a multi-game margin.

If we decide we want a short-term loan to plug a gap or want to get our PL shopping started early then I'm all for it, but this notion that we're doomed to miss out on promotion unless we sign four or five new PL offcuts in this window is just people struggling to deal with the stress of a (extremely favourable) promotion race.

I don't think many, if anyone, is saying we're doomed.

Grimes, until about 4 games ago, was probably our player of the season and one of the main reasons we were flying away with it at the top.

I am a really big fan of Eccles, but Eccles can't do Grimes' job.

If Grimes for a long term injury, we would struggle, I'm sure. Torp's injury prone and has been out for a number of spells, or the odd game or two here and there.

We could easily get caught out of we don't get a CM in and it does seem like we are indeed aiming for a CM.

If Dasilva got injured, I don't feel that Bidwell or Brau are able to step up.

Not saying we are doomed by any means, but we could get into trouble if we don't have good cover for every position.

And hardly anyone is calling for 4 or 5 players

 

[mmttww]

...take that bollock's elsewhere.

I talked about bonbons, does that count?