25/26 January Transfer Window (23 Viewers)

[SkyBlueStallion_89]

I’d sign him just to have Josh Eccles’ doppelgänger in the side, they could take bookings on each others behalf when one of them is nearing suspension

when Eccles and Neil see each other in training

 

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[Hobo]

The club aren't fortune tellers though - why wouldn't we have taken a punt on Drinkell if he was scoring for fun everywhere? So we shouldn't sign the best players in our division then?

The point I'm making is you can't guarantee success. Mid season isn't the time to integrate 4 or 5 players. The more you bring in the more likely several won't hit the ground running.

By the time some players settle in the season will be over. Most players don't like moving in January.

 

[Hobo]

Andrews and Bell (the young keeper) could be redesignated as U21s in January.

Kai Andrews doesn't count as part of the 25 senior players because he is under 21.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

I’d sign him just to have Josh Eccles’ doppelgänger in the side, they could take bookings on each others behalf when one of them is nearing suspension

It’d be like a Gibbs and Ox situation

 

[Hobo]

I think we can do a lot better in the wide forward positions. I’d be looking at at least one winger you’d expect to start. Love Saka but his output could be better. Same as I think you could get someone more direct than EMC.



I agree it’s hard in Jan but that’s what Austin is paid the big bucks for.

Andrew’s needs to be playing regular football. He’s not good enough to seriously offer an option at the top of this division and if we want to keep a tight squad then moving players out when it suits us and then makes sense. If we pretend Brau is a LW and Andrew’s a winger/AM then replacing those two keeps the squad the same size but would offer us far more options to change a game or rest Saka EMC and Rudi.

I'm pretty certain we have one slot left. I acknowledge the fact we need someone who can cover both wings and ideally 10 too.

Andrews isn't part of the 25 squad due to age. So moving him for an older player doesn't free up a space. I think there is a case for trying to get Brau out on loan.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

The squad is currently 22, space for 3 more, add a CM and 2 wingers job done

 

[CovRes]

Kai Andrews doesn't count as part of the 25 senior players because he is under 21.

At the moment, he and Bell are both listed as senior players. Come January they can both be listed as U21s as they were born after 01/01/2004.