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Sick Boy

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,511
TomRad85 said:
Hopefully we have an ace up our sleeve. I don't feel like Lampard has been given much in the way of transfer funds, now is the time to loosen the purse.
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I'd be surprised if we actually pay a fee at this point.
 
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Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,512
Skyblue Bangkok said:
If they don't honour it ,they would be sanctioned by UEFA/ FIFA , until they had paid up or come to an agreement.
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You get it then loads of hassle and then you end up settling for less. Especially if a player has struggled with form or injury.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,513
Skyblueweeman said:
@Brighton Sky Blue ?!
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Beige chinos are a bit vanilla in my opinion. Nothing wrong with them of course, but it's all about bright red/sky blue/fluorescent green ones these days.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,514
Sick Boy said:
I'd be surprised if we actually pay a fee at this point.
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If we don't make a push for it in this sort of position I'm not sure when we will.
 
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Balli001

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,515
Ccfcisparks said:
Oh well I'm sure we will be consoling ourselves when we sign a Premier league youth player on loan and saiyng "yeah but at least he will be fitter than Hamer! and we have allen and eccles"
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If these said players get us promoted then we will all be smiling. Well maybe apart from you as you might have to become positive for a change
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,516
Sick Boy said:
I'd be surprised if we actually pay a fee at this point.
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If Lampard gets us up on what? £10m total spend? Insanity.
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,517
Balli001 said:
If these said players get us promoted then we will all be smiling. Well maybe apart from you as you might have to become positive for a change
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Well currently they need help as they are faltering.
 

2024/25 League 1 Champs?

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,518
Bernie Rhodes Nose said:
Norman Hunter
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Andy Whing
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,519
 

Chris1987

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,520
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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100% No
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,521
Hamer would be great for the next six months to get us over the line (noting of course that his salary would be double what anyone else's currently is). But once we did we'd need someone who was more professional regarding their fitness to make it in the PL.

So if we were to sign a CM, I think I'd rather twist and look for a younger, lesser known, player who looks like they should be capable at that level than stick with the known quantity Hamer.
 
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woody11462

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,522
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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This account looks to be bollocks to be fair. Has put out repeated tweets 'Player A is interesting Clubs X, Y & Z. He does not want to extend his contract, which expires in the summer.'

Get the feeling it's easy to link us to players, given where we are in the division. Always seems to be a variation of us, Middlesbrough and Ipswich linked on these accounts.
 
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Jamesimus

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,523
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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A fourth goalkeeper? Makes total sense now you mention it actually…
 

ceetee

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,524
Ccfcisparks said:
are we a PL side?
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I think it might be an ambition
 

SleepyGinger

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,525
Lampard will be backed, I’m sure of it.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,526
SleepyGinger said:
Lampard will be backed, I’m sure of it.
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Half way through the month. Time's ticking Douglas.
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,527
Jamesimus said:
A fourth goalkeeper? Makes total sense now you mention it actually…
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He made some great mistakes especially last season. May as well get Collins back if we want a accident prone keeper.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,528
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Hamer would be great for the next six months to get us over the line (noting of course that his salary would be double what anyone else's currently is). But once we did we'd need someone who was more professional regarding their fitness to make it in the PL.

So if we were to sign a CM, I think I'd rather twist and look for a younger, lesser known, player who looks like they should be capable at that level than stick with the known quantity Hamer.
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Would be great if we can find one. Not sure we’ve got the scouts for it these days though.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,529
shmmeee said:
Would be great if we can find one. Not sure we’ve got the scouts for it these days though.
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And theres no guarantee they will hit the ground running to help us over the line.
 

Lamps

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,530
Ccfcisparks said:
Oh well I'm sure we will be consoling ourselves when we sign a Premier league youth player on loan and saiyng "yeah but at least he will be fitter than Hamer! and we have allen and eccles"
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Too late it's already happened with Esse. And I easily prefer Esse to Hamer.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,531
Lamps said:
Too late it's already happened with Esse. And I easily prefer Esse to Hamer.
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You would play Esse where Torp plays?
 

Monkeyface

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,532
SleepyGinger said:
Lampard will be backed, I’m sure of it.
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Jeez, I read this as "Lampard will be sacked"!
 

mmttww

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,533
Ccfcisparks said:
no guarantee they will hit the ground running
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but a bloke that can't hold down his preferred position for a side that's 16th in this league is guaranteed to be transformative from day one?
 

JimmyHillsbeard

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,534
Chris1987 said:
100% No
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Capable of great saves and terrible errors. No improvement on Dovin (prior to injury) and a definite downgrade on what we currently have and would need next year.
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,535
mmttww said:
but a bloke that can't hold down his preferred position for a side that's 16th in this league is guaranteed to be transformative from day one?
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He won POTS last year.

He has 10x more chance of hitting the ground running that a young overseas player, or loan premier league kid
 
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Gibbo

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,536
1. Hamer more than anyone got us to the play offs that year. Just remember the Boro goal. He wanted it.

2. He continued in good form until very recently with Blades.

3. Much as I like Torp, Hamer at his best is different gravy, a game changer

4. We need a better midfield. He is the type of player we need

5. £6m is within our budget - just

Everything seems to shout "go for it". Yet I would not. It is rare for someone to go back and for it to work (Doyle?). There is a fitness question.

In our quest for a better midfield who are we expecting to replace out of our first choice three, or is it just back up for Grimes? Not sure there is a consensus on this.

And that's even before the rumour is confirmed as being true
 
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David O'Day

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,537
Ccfcisparks said:
He won POTS last year.

He has 10x more chance of hitting the ground running that a young overseas player, or loan premier league kid
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You keep saying this but a players form is not a consistent metric over their career.

A player can win a player of the season award and then be nowhere near as good the next season so his POTY has very little value when taking into account Hamer's form and fitness this year.

As you where.
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,538
Gibbo said:
1. Hamer more than anyone got us to the play offs that year. Just remember the Boro goal. He wanted it.

2. He continued in good form until very recently with Blades.

3. Much as I like Torp, Hamer at his best is different gravy, a game changer

4. We need a better midfield. He is the type of player we need

5. £6m is within our budget - just

Everything seems to shout "go for it". Yet I would not. It is rare for someone to go back and for it to work (Doyle?). There is a fitness question.

In our quest for a better midfield who are we expecting to replace out of our first choice three, or is it just back up for Grimes. Not sure there is a consensus on this.

And that's even before the rumour is confirmed as being true
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We aren't looking to replace any of the 3 midfielders as they are all good enough when fit and on form. The need is for depth so the drop off in quality isn't as big as it is when 1 or more of them can't play.
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,539
David O'Day said:
A player can win a player of the season award and then be nowhere near as good the next season
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Like who?
 
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CovRes

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,540
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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Is the person in the Sky Blue Sam costume leaving?
 

Shannerz

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,541
SBT said:
Like who?
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Ben Sheaf.
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,542
SBT said:
Like who?
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Many players can lose form and not be as good the next season, I am not commenting on a single player, just saying that because a player has won a player of the season the year before than they are playing to the same level the next season.
 

mmttww

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,543
Ccfcisparks said:
has 10x more chance of hitting the ground running...
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Rolled back from 'guaranteed' then! the award thing is boring. Ben Wilson won the Golden Glove in 22/23.

Hamer's been immense at this level but there's signs he's spent. His club seem to want rid on the cheap.

I back us to spend a decent chunk on an EMC or Grimes level of player like in the last two Jan windows.
 
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SBT

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,544
David O'Day said:
Many players can lose form and not be as good the next season, I am not commenting on a single player, just saying that because a player has won a player of the season the year before than they are playing to the same level the next season.
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It’s usually a pretty good indicator that they are a good player at that level, isn’t it?

We’re obviously not signing him but the urge from some people to talk down his ability in the Championship is strange.
 
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jordan210

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  • Jan 14, 2026
  • #6,545
So what's the up to date state of play. Half of Sunderland, Gus and Callum Wilson ?
 
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