(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

Alan Nixon: "Top Liverpool starlet Cameron Branagan will Ben allowed out on loan in Jan.

Bolton lead the race for the 20 year old midfielder"

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by Ratwhite

Just now, Wanderlust said:

We have no choice but to gamble if we want Championship standard players to get us promoted on a League 1 budget. Players with “baggage” are affordable. 
Notable that a lot of our signings are youngish with development potential.

Quite right lusty and one or two may not pay off but if a couple do turn out to be good then that’s all we can realistically ask. We paid serious money last year for players none of who have so far proved successful. Maybe one or two of them will this time around in a more physical and attacking team? We can only hope so.

Surely a couple of loans are in the offing...

40 minutes ago, W.cramp said:

This grates on me a bit.   And it's no dig at you aldo but the number of times we read 'never heard of him'  etc,   well no course you've never heard of him,  we are in division 3, are folk still expecting us to sign household names ?   How many of the upcoming opponents players could people name without the aid of the teamsheet before the game.  

Very much a case of 'trusting the process' 

It's not because I've not heard of them or they aren't household names, though

I'm making an observation at first glance and nothing more

I'd be as delighted as the next man if it turns out we've signed some good'uns

Trust the process nothing more nothing less .

29 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

Trust the process nothing more nothing less .

Twice that phrase has appeared in the last few posts. Trusting the process went out of the window for me with Evatt. I’ve banned the phrase in the my little corner of the world!

3 minutes ago, Rival Son said:

Twice that phrase has appeared in the last few posts. Trusting the process went out of the window for me with Evatt. I’ve banned the phrase in the my little corner of the world!

Evatt didn’t have a process though and think it can be used humorously.

Kyler Walker to Burnley

What a fall from grace 

Better of retiring 

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

Kyler Walker to Burnley

What a fall from grace 

Better of retiring 

Poor man's Tyrone Mears

13 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

If you hadn't heard much about SS methods, then watch that podcast in full.

All explained in there.

Any transfer has an element of risk, but they do their homework in detail.

Some aspects surprised me, but it did make complete sense.

I would also imagine that the scouting and analysis work is done in a similar fashion by many clubs.

 

I can’t see any way any of our scouts have actually seen this guy play live in the short spell ss as Been at the club and decided he wanted a winger and get the new set up in place

. So I am thinking it may be a player fergal had previously had good feed back From The scouts at standard in Belgium and one they were watching closely . 

think that’s more probable than a big gamble on 4 year deal and injuries reportedly 600k deal going off data and watching games online which SS mentioned on the podcast to narrow targets down 

Edited July 5, 2025Jul 5 by Farnywhite

30 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Kyler Walker to Burnley

What a fall from grace 

Better of retiring 

Fair play to him for still wanting to play, and not just just going finding money overseas.

However, he’s losing his pace and combined with being in a team that’s going to be under serious pressure defensively, he might get really shown up compared to the levels he’s been at.

14 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

I can’t see any way any of our scouts have actually seen this guy play live in the short spell ss as Been at the club and decided he wanted a winger and get the new set up in place

. So I am thinking it may be a player fergal had previously had good feed back From The scouts at standard in Belgium and one they were watching closely . 

think that’s more probable than a big gamble on 4 year deal and injuries reportedly 600k deal going off data and watching games online which SS mentioned on the podcast to narrow targets down 

I must admit I'm surprised by these 4 year deals for relatively unproven players.  Law of averages says SS won't be here in a couple of years and we know how hard it is to move players on when the new manager wants to sign his own men.  Or another scenario is we manage to get promoted and want to sign better for the championship.  I'd be interested to know if it was us insisting he signs for 4 years, or we've gone in offering 2 or 3 as seems normal, and they've said "we're only signing if we get 4 years".  And we've taken that gamble.  

Alternatively, 4 years gets you 2 years to get some use out of em then sell when value is at its highest

 

18 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Fair play to him for still wanting to play, and not just just going finding money overseas.

However, he’s losing his pace and combined with being in a team that’s going to be under serious pressure defensively, he might get really shown up compared to the levels he’s been at.

Signing a 2 year deal at a Prem team, in the North West where he lives, isn't exactly a hardship.  He's not signed for Stockport, he'll be getting millions in 2 years.  And the 2nd year of it will be in the championship so he won't be shown up as much!

6 minutes ago, Casino said:

Alternatively, 4 years gets you 2 years to get some use out of em then sell when value is at its highest

 

Hopefully it works out that way.  As I say, that's the gamble, hoping he proves to be a cut above L1.

1 minute ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Hopefully it works out that way.  As I say, that's the gamble, hoping he proves to be a cut above L1.

You never know with some players. Some of the young signings could develop into £multimillion assets at which point some folk would be pissed off if wasn’t a four year deal.

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Surely a couple of loans are in the offing...

As mentioned last week, Kenny from Celtic will probably go out somewhere and seeing as we’ve already shown an interest we might get a look in.

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

Kyler Walker to Burnley

What a fall from grace 

Better of retiring 

I wouldn’t sign anyone who wears earrings

1 hour ago, Casino said:

Alternatively, 4 years gets you 2 years to get some use out of em then sell when value is at its highest

 

Moneyball is back

Another signing on the way

55 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

As mentioned last week, Kenny from Celtic will probably go out somewhere and seeing as we’ve already shown an interest we might get a look in.

Told the other day if it happens it will be loan and we are first in line.

All down to where he wants to live...

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/25291942.bolton-wanderers-snap-brightons-amario-cozier-duberry/

 

2 wingers. Looks like we are gonna see something different. 

Looks like 4231 is back on the menu boys

A signing that genuinely seems to come out of the blue, and announced on a Saturday as well

Looking at his highlights, it seems practically confirmed we'll be playing with inverted wingers