25/26 January Transfer Window (9 Viewers)

[David O'Day]

shared this on his instagram before our game, tongue in cheek but I can’t imagine it would go down well if signed him.

he was just still raging that he got send off vs us

mind the gap and all that

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

he was just still raging that he got send off vs us

mind the gap and all that

Let’s all be honest if we went up and offered him top flight football that post mysteriously gets deleted and he says how he used to watch Carl Baker as a boy

 

[SBT]

Let’s all be honest if we went up and offered him top flight football that post mysteriously gets deleted and he says how he used to watch Carl Baker as a boy

It’s an Instagram story - like the UK, Germany and the rest of Europe before it, it’s already gone!

 

[JSL]

Areas that we have suffered with when injuries are on us are:-

LW
RW
AM
CB
LB

Plug a few of those and we are rolling

 

[Chris1987]

Ballard is doing alright in the Prem, you’d be surprised at how many players could make the jump up. We’ll be changing the tactical setup and that may suit certain players.

For all the praise Grimes gets, he’s a player who could potentially struggle a lot in the Prem. It’s been obvious for several seasons that he is too good for championship.

The model for Prem survival is v much spend £100m minimum and hope for the best like Sunderland and Forest have.

Ballard is but their defensive signings have been very good. Mukiele looks outstanding

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It’s an Instagram story - like the UK, Germany and the rest of Europe before it, it’s already gone!

A very smart decision young man, we’ll just take that money and put it in a mutual interest savings fund…and it’s gone!

This line is only for customers who have money with the bank, please step aside!

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Might be lunacy but if we went up could we get Ruben Neves? He could play alongside Grimes and keep Rudi in AM, lower turnover high quality, and someone with high high experience

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Might be lunacy but if we went up could we get Ruben Neves? He could play alongside Grimes and keep Rudi in AM, lower turnover high quality, and someone with high high experience

Even if we got promoted we would manage nowhere near his wages.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Even if we got promoted we would manage nowhere near his wages.

He is out of contract maybe he would agree a lower wage for a hefty sign in bonus? I just think he could be our Xhaka

 

[Ccfcisparks]

He is out of contract maybe he would agree a lower wage for a hefty sign in bonus? I just think he could be our Xhaka

no chance

 

[Balli001]

no chance

Not often we agree on a transfer thread

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

He is out of contract maybe he would agree a lower wage for a hefty sign in bonus? I just think he could be our Xhaka

Not low enough imo for us to be able to agree it.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Not low enough imo for us to be able to agree it.

Someone along the lines of the Endo/ Pascal Gross reputation is much more likely. Not that those are suggestions, just similar sort of wages

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

I suppose you’re right it was just a wildcard thought

 

[Gibbo]

I dispute it. It’s not like we’d only signed U23s up to that point.

Grimes was a player purely bought for the present, with little conceivable sell on potential, in fact he may only decline in value. Nor was he purchased from the payout from a major sale. It was a strategic purchase but with probably no more than 2 years in mind. The Rushworth loan is very similar - a lot of money with only short term gain. Dovin and Rudoni, two major purchases that immediately preceded Robins' departure, on the other hand were brought in under the old rules.

However price inflation at the top of the Championship should also be noted

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Not sure I understand this comment. Didn't Grimes come in 2025? I don't think anyone can dispute the business model has changed with the appointment of Lampard - coincidentally or not.

I remember Saddlebrains had inside info on the bid for Grimes and without naming him came on here expressing astonishment that that waw what the Club was now doing.

To be fair, we were all set to sign Browne from PNE who was a similar age for the same position.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

To be fair, we were all set to sign Browne from PNE who was a similar age for the same position.

Where is he?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Where is he?

Sunderland, now on loan at Boro

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Where is he?

Think he's on loan at Boro

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Think he's on loan at Boro

Not playing much then

 

[long way home]

Dan Barton training with a view to getting a contract. Young kid but sounds like he has had a lot of interest from champ and prem in the past. Could be another development player

 

[TomRad85]

Gelhardt is pretty versatile across the front isn't he? Having a hell of a season, wonder if we could interrupt his loan at Hull in Jan.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Gelhardt is pretty versatile across the front isn't he? Having a hell of a season, wonder if we could interrupt his loan at Hull in Jan.

not good enough

 

[TomRad85]

not good enough

I was never that fussed by him but i cannot deny that he's having a very good season.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I was never that fussed by him but i cannot deny that he's having a very good season.

As is his club generally. The idiotic punishment that incentivised them to keep their best players working as intended.

 

[TomRad85]

As is his club generally. The idiotic punishment that incentivised them to keep their best players working as intended.

Absolutely. No reason they can't keep up a play off push with the league as wide open as it is. Some punishment hey?

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Think this is going to be a difficult window if we keep up the pace as suddenly your doing it with an eye to a higher standard above.

Wonder if loans to give depth might be better than spending on perms.

Or could do what Sunderland did and offer loan to buys on promotion

 

[wingy]

Ballard is but their defensive signings have been very good. Mukiele looks outstanding

Ballard has a bit of the Ben Turner about him.

 

[baldy]

Hopefully Rudoni and EMC are back in the squad for WBA. I can see Simms starting this one with Wright in the US, they play 3 days before so imagine he will sit this one out.

BTA should be quite well up for the Albion match you'd like to think too

 

[baldy]

FFP having unintended consequences. As many financial analysts point out, teams don’t need to sell match day tickets at all to break even… so why are prices so high and raising?

1) the away price cap
2) the balance sheet for FFP

Well intentioned, but FFP is not fit for purpose.

No - FFP stands for Financial Fair Play - duhhh

 

[baldy]

He's highly rated for sure and Frank made sure to have a good chat with him at the end of the Boro game i seem to recall. Heard he did it with Louza too, clever i think.

...or he could just've been...talking to them?

 

[TomRad85]

...or he could just've been...talking to them?

Good input. Thanks.

 

[baldy]

Good input. Thanks.

Well you are putting 2 & 2 together tbh