(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"

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1 hour ago, Wullie said:

some I typed and some I found on transfer net injuries, and some from other sites, I'm not sure what your point is? The lad has had the same injuries near enough for the last couple of years, would you want to risk money on him?

Your posts are reasonable.

Certainly not worth challenging without any evidence to the contrary.

I'm sure any relevant facts are available to our procurement team for any player they choose to look at.

4 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

How many matches have you seen him play?

More than I saw James Trafford he's a good age at 22 and looks promising

4 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

How many matches have you seen him play?

Well the Window opens officially Tomorrow. So we may see one or two deals announced this week that we have paid fees for

34 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Well the Window opens officially Tomorrow. So we may see one or two deals announced this week that we have paid fees for

Watson joins us tomorrow officially.

9 hours ago, gonzo said:

Dalby is better than Nombe.

If we are bringing in a forward I'd want our sights to be much higher than him.

10 hours ago, gonzo said:

Dalby is better than Nombe.

If we are bringing in a forward I'd want our sights to be much higher than him.

Nombe is another who's developed mythical status window by window, another Cole Stockton. The answer to everybody's striking problems without actually being that good.

14 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Nombe is another who's developed mythical status window by window, another Cole Stockton. The answer to everybody's striking problems without actually being that good.

He'll end up in the Huddersfield triangle with all the other league 1 strikers

Just now, gonzo said:

He'll end up in the Huddersfield triangle with all the other league 1 strikers

More strikers than Scargill.

Well according to local news there has been interest from a Championship club for Sam so it may or may not be us plus from some top sides in L1. He most certainly won’t still be at Rotherham come August but wherever he goes he’s still a good player if he can keep fit and at 27 a good buy for someone.

Another no from me. L1 would of been a maybe but not what we need now.

Maybe get Dion back

Not seen any Championship footy for years, since we dropped out of it. Is it less or more physical than EFL1?

I assume Refs are better in this league and strikers get more protection from the stuff that defenders get away with in EFL1, so maybe that will have an effect on the names we are chasing this summer, rather than the ones of previous years.

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12 hours ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Nombe is another who's developed mythical status window by window, another Cole Stockton. The answer to everybody's striking problems without actually being that good.

I agree on the mythical status thing. But just because we didn't and won't sign any of them, doesn't mean they aren't any good. At the time we were linked with Stockton we signed Vic for half a mil. And followed it up with signing Dan for £300k. If we'd signed Nombe and Stockton instead of those 2 we might have been in the championship earlier, they might not be world beaters but we paid money for worse.

6 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I agree on the mythical status thing. But just because we didn't and won't sign any of them, doesn't mean they aren't any good. At the time we were linked with Stockton we signed Vic for half a mil. And followed it up with signing Dan for £300k. If we'd signed Nombe and Stockton instead of those 2 we might have been in the championship earlier, they might not be world beaters but we paid money for worse.

Still the most mind boggling transfer of recent years.

Its not as if we didnt know anything about him when he signed.

2 hours ago, tomski said:

Another no from me. L1 would of been a maybe but not what we need now.

Agree with that. Put another way, if we could come up against him playing for another team in the championship I'd settle for that, because I'm expecting to come up against better.

We need a proper championship striker because everyone else will have one.

1 hour ago, noxid said:

Not seen any Championship footy for years, since we dropped out of it. Is it less or more physical than EFL1?

I assume Refs are better in this league and strikers get more protection from the stuff that defenders get away with in EFL1, so maybe that will have an effect on the names we are chasing this summer, rather than the ones of previous years.

Less physical. Better chance to play good football. My take is I expect Sheehan for example to go up another notch at this level

9 minutes ago, tomski said:

Less physical. Better chance to play good football. My take is I expect Sheehan for example to go up another notch at this level

Less teams of shithouses coming to the Reebok for a point

12 minutes ago, tomski said:

Less physical. Better chance to play good football. My take is I expect Sheehan for example to go up another notch at this level

3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Less teams of shithouses coming to the Reebok for a point

I was convinced we'd be miles better under Evatt in the championship

The style of play will be of a higher quality but I've alwaus thought one of the major differences is that the players are noticably bigger, stronger and quicker

Don’t forget according to Evatt Dan was the new Ivan Toney.

44 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

The style of play will be of a higher quality but I've alwaus thought one of the major differences is that the players are noticably bigger, stronger and quicker

This is the one for me. Players always seem quicker and the pace of play seems much faster

3 hours ago, noxid said:

Not seen any Championship footy for years, since we dropped out of it. Is it less or more physical than EFL1?

I assume Refs are better in this league and strikers get more protection from the stuff that defenders get away with in EFL1, so maybe that will have an effect on the names we are chasing this summer, rather than the ones of previous years.

I watched the Millwall v Hull City game and TBH, I thought we could beat them both with the team we had last season

8 minutes ago, Eddie said:

This is the one for me. Players always seem quicker and the pace of play seems much faster

The thought of Toal up against some of the beasts in this division makes me feel sick.

Alongside the obvious increase in quality, particularly against the top 5 or 6 sides we’ll come up against the biggest task for us will be delivering better performances week in week out. If you’re having an off day you could be sat there after 30 mins at home in a game you expected / hoped to win and be 2 or 3 down. We will obviously sign better players to compete but it’s also about the players delivering 7s and 8s out of 10 every week

The difference as you move up the levels is that more players produce ‘good stuff’ on a more regular basis and at a faster pace.

There will be a few players that are at a higher level, like ACD in League 1. But there will also be a lot of teams full of players that are all technically very capable and well managed/organised. It is likely most weeks it will be a battle.

Having said that we have the basis of a solid team and a few incomings should make us at least competitive.

2 hours ago, Zico said:

I was convinced we'd be miles better under Evatt in the championship

I’m at peace with letting him become a distant memory now.