25/26 January Transfer Window (13 Viewers)

Legia Sky Blue · Jan 5, 2026

If Esse is to happen it probably won't be until Senegal are finished with AFCON and Sarr returns to them, so there's every chance that wouldn't be until after the Leicester game by the looks of it.

Of other names mentioned I get the impression that Manneh is not happening. I don't want O'Nein simply because I don't think he's very good, and I don't see where he would fit in. He surely wouldn't displace Thomas or Kitching, or be ahead of Woolfenden either. I'm not over keen on Dan Neill either but if we have to sign a Sunderland player I would rather it be him.

I understand the Huddersfield manager has said Castledine is remaining with them for the rest of the season too, so we can probably discount him joining us.

SkyBlueDom26 · Jan 5, 2026

David O'Day said:
It's FLW and they have spent about 6m on a CB

Fair enough mate

Pusb1 · Jan 5, 2026

January is not a buyers market. We'll end up with a deadline day panic loan. Doug's lack of proactivity in the summer has ruined us

SkyBlueDom26 · Jan 5, 2026

Pusb1 said:
January is not a buyers market. We'll end up with a deadline day panic loan. Doug's lack of proactivity in the summer has ruined us

January is a buyers market, every player has a price

Ccfcisparks · Jan 5, 2026

I dont really get the notion that its ok as the window is open for 30 days.

We need players in before Leicester latest.

What will happen is the same as the summer, we will get closer to the deadline and be saying "i think we will get 1 in before the deadline" and then when we do we will make out it was a successful window.

19Skybluearmy76 · Jan 5, 2026

Freddie said:
I'm hearing another 'Stamenic' incident has happened......

There was reports of another Championship team bidding higher but that Cov was still his preferred destination. A connection with the scout on here @skybluegod reported it

SleepyGinger · Jan 5, 2026

skybluegod said:
It isn't Stoke that have come in for him with big money. But they have been mentioned on here

My guess is Sheff United they are desperate for wingers

Ccfcisparks · Jan 5, 2026

SleepyGinger said:
My guess is Sheff United they are desperate for wingers

Its Blues

19Skybluearmy76 · Jan 5, 2026

skybluegod said:
It isn't Stoke that have come in for him with big money. But they have been mentioned on here

Who is it then? Can only be a parachute team or one of the Yankee soccerrrrr clubs

SkyBlueDaz · Jan 5, 2026

Pusb1 said:
January is not a buyers market. We'll end up with a deadline day panic loan. Doug's lack of proactivity in the summer has ruined us

To be fair, we poached the Swansea captain in January

Alkhen · Jan 5, 2026

SkyBlueDom26 said:
A club with ambition, meanwhile we’re standing still

Human bread stick

Martw · Jan 5, 2026

Ccfcisparks said:
Its Blues

It was always going to be Blues or Wrexham both of whom will throw silly money if they want to

Ccfcisparks · Jan 5, 2026

Martw said:
It was always going to be Blues or Wrexham both of whom will throw silly money if they want to

Just frustrating we can't challenge them

SleepyGinger · Jan 5, 2026

Not doubting it but how does @skybluegod know the agent of a Gambian playing in Sweden

SkyBlueDom26 · Jan 5, 2026

Sarmiento linked with Boro now too, would love him here

Ccfcisparks · Jan 5, 2026

SleepyGinger said:
Not doubting it but how does @skybluegod know the agent of a Gambian playing in Sweden

He's based in the UK his agent is

oneofourown · Jan 5, 2026

This is only fun and not serious, although I wish it was.

Leicester having trouble finding cash to make James' transfer permenant, a £10m offer could get him to us, Then Hughes from Hull, Boro are meant to be interested and again if we offered £15m maybe could get him. Lastly, Léo Scienza from Saints, FL loves him, we offer £15m. There you have it, 3 quality signing who would get us promoted.

Ccfcisparks · Jan 5, 2026

SkyBlueDom26 said:
Sarmiento linked with Boro now too, would love him here

Same. He will go to a more ambitious team than us though.

Hobo · Jan 5, 2026

Marty said:
Anybody else heard anything about Villa eyeing Rushworth for a summer move?

Every Premier League Club will have Rushworth on their radar.

Hobo · Jan 5, 2026

AFCCOVENTRY said:

It wouldn't surprise me but what Middlesbrough really need is a couple of goals scorers to support Whittaker.

Trueskyblue20 · Jan 5, 2026

Ccfcisparks said:
I dont really get the notion that its ok as the window is open for 30 days.

We need players in before Leicester latest.

What will happen is the same as the summer, we will get closer to the deadline and be saying "i think we will get 1 in before the deadline" and then when we do we will make out it was a successful window.

And the same people will say ‘stop the bed wetting, we will obviously sign a couple in the next few days’ for the next 4 weeks until deadline day rolls around

JSL · Jan 5, 2026

Hobo said:
Every Premier League Club will have Rushworth on their radar.

So hes decided to have howlers during the transfer window to put them off. Fair play for his commitment to us

Ccfcisparks · Jan 5, 2026

Trueskyblue20 said:
And the same people will say ‘stop the bed wetting, we will obviously sign a couple in the next few days’ for the next 4 weeks until deadline day rolls around

Exactly the same happened in the summer, except there was the added line "well be more grateful he bought the stadium"

They are what I like to call... bootlickers

Liquid Gold · Jan 5, 2026

I do understand the argument that we don't need a striker as we have Simms scoring, Haji & BTA to come back but Lampard has already tried to sign one.

If he thinks that another striker is key to finishing the job then he should be given what he wants because we're not likely to be in this position again for a very very long time.

oneofourown · Jan 5, 2026

Middlesbro owner is trying to bring in a few 'stars' because he intends selling Hackney, so it possbly isn't that great.

SkyBlueDom26 · Jan 5, 2026

oneofourown said:
Middlesbro owner is trying to bring in a few 'stars' because he intends selling Hackney, so it possbly isn't that great.

They won’t sell him till the summer

RoboCCFC90 · Jan 5, 2026

baldy said:
IT'S A FEW DAYS IN - calm the fuck down bedwetters geez

Sorry, but it’s not bed wetting is it really?

As I mentioned earlier in the thread the club has had time to proactively prepare for the moment the window opened. Deals can still be agreed outside the transfer window and if they had targets then I’d be keen to understand why couldn’t secure them ready for Jan 1st.

Lampard knows, and has mentioned several times since the beginning of the season, that we have small squad and injuries take its toll, so then surely the club knows what the manager needs, prepare and get it ready for when the window opens and help out the team(?).

To me what it looks like is a mixture of one or two things, either a reluctance to spend money and wait on the availability of loan players from Premier League sides (likely) or players that they are trying to secure are looking at different moves, but without understanding which players the clubs looking at, and with how the leaks have tightened up we won’t know the answer to this.

My fear if Lampard is not backed this window with players quickly and with the quality he needs, is that this will impact on him staying at the club longer term as he will lose trust in King to back him when the chips are down.

RoboCCFC90 said:
Can appreciate the need for patience, but I would argue that with we knew when the window closed where we were short and what needed depth. To have not had something ready to go, see Birmingham as an example.

Without context it’s very hard to judge but on the face of it disappointing.

Trueskyblue20 · Jan 5, 2026

oneofourown said:
Middlesbro owner is trying to bring in a few 'stars' because he intends selling Hackney, so it possbly isn't that great.

They aren’t going to sell Hackney in Jan when they have a good chance of promotion. Their owner is looking to back them after the strong position they are in, fair play.

Hobo · Jan 5, 2026

oneofourown said:
Middlesbro owner is trying to bring in a few 'stars' because he intends selling Hackney, so it possbly isn't that great.

Intends to sell might mean he knows he can't just hang on to him.

Ccfcisparks · Jan 5, 2026

RoboCCFC90 said:
Sorry, but it’s not bed wetting is it really?

As I mentioned earlier in the thread the club has had time to proactively prepare for the moment the window opened. Deals can still be agreed outside the transfer window and if they had targets then I’d be keen to understand why couldn’t secure them ready for Jan 1st.

Lampard knows, and has mentioned several times since the beginning of the season, that we have small squad and injuries take its toll, so then surely the club knows what the manager needs, prepare and get it ready for when the window opens and help out the team(?).

To me what it looks like is a mixture of one or two things, either a reluctance to spend money and wait on the availability of loan players from Premier League sides (likely) or players that they are trying to secure are looking at different moves, but without understanding which players the clubs looking at, and with how the leeks have tightened up we won’t know the answer to this.

My fear if Lampard is not backed this window with players quickly and with the quality he needs, is that this will impact on him staying at the club longer term as he will lose trust in King to back him when the chips are down.

If we don't go up this year I think Lampard walks to be honest.

shmmeee · Jan 5, 2026

RoboCCFC90 said:
Sorry, but it’s not bed wetting is it really?

As I mentioned earlier in the thread the club has had time to proactively prepare for the moment the window opened. Deals can still be agreed outside the transfer window and if they had targets then I’d be keen to understand why couldn’t secure them ready for Jan 1st.

Lampard knows, and has mentioned several times since the beginning of the season, that we have small squad and injuries take its toll, so then surely the club knows what the manager needs, prepare and get it ready for when the window opens and help out the team(?).

To me what it looks like is a mixture of one or two things, either a reluctance to spend money and wait on the availability of loan players from Premier League sides (likely) or players that they are trying to secure are looking at different moves, but without understanding which players the clubs looking at, and with how the leaks have tightened up we won’t know the answer to this.

My fear if Lampard is not backed this window with players quickly and with the quality he needs, is that this will impact on him staying at the club longer term as he will lose trust in King to back him when the chips are down.

It’s Doug trying to cheap out. It’s always Doug trying to cheap out when it comes to the team.

RoboCCFC90 · Jan 5, 2026

Ccfcisparks said:
If we don't go up this year I think Lampard walks to be honest.

That’s my fear as well.

Say West Ham do get relegated and sack Nuno, an academy graduate Lampard in charge at West Ham with cash could be a viable alternative.

Hobo · Jan 5, 2026

SkyBlueDom26 said:
They won’t sell him till the summer

Money talks and so do players. They won't sell him unless they have to, but Premier League teams do have all the aces.

Perryccfc · Jan 5, 2026

Some unreal shouts the last few pages for bedwetter of the season. Great work lads

Rodders1 · Jan 5, 2026

oneofourown said:
This is only fun and not serious, although I wish it was.

Leicester having trouble finding cash to make James' transfer permenant, a £10m offer could get him to us, Then Hughes from Hull, Boro are meant to be interested and again if we offered £15m maybe could get him. Lastly, Léo Scienza from Saints, FL loves him, we offer £15m. There you have it, 3 quality signing who would get us promoted.

Don’t doubt any of them all very good players. The problem is that’s £40m!

I do wonder if Doug is struggling to fund anything to that level. Part of me understands - he’s bought the club, cleared the debt and bought the ground.

It’s stick or twist - does he / can he afford to gamble. Based on our history and his business sense he maybe only wanting small tweaks or loans now - which is a gamble in itself given the opportunity.

We’ve probably done better than he thought - are really hard conundrum.

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