(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

19 minutes ago, Cheese said:

 

Love hearing a new player coming in and referring to the club as Us and We already.

11 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

No point being better than somebody else if you're lay on the treatment table

Real head scratcher this one. Nowhere near ready to contribute and he's now our financial and physical responsibility. The idea of loan signings, is that you need them. But we can't play him until pretty much the end of the season.

If a player comes in fit, then gets injured for a quarter of year, he usually goes back. We've done the opposite. I can't understand it

From what I've read/heard, he's fully recovered from his hamstring injury, just not match fit. He'll be playing soon enough. It's rare you get a loan player in who's fully fit. It's one of the reasons they get sent out on loan in the first place.

Edited January 31, 20251 yr by Cheese

 

Pleased with Etete and hopeful he comes good.

Wouldn't mind selling Sheehan now, given his age and having other playmakers in the squad, but I won't believe the rumour until the money's in the bank.

What size fee would we expect for Sheehan?

He’s just signed a contract so I would think a release clause would be in the contract Welsh international I would be looking for a million. 

Whatever we get it will get doubled on here.

I'd let Sheehan go for fair money. I like him - but I think he flatters to deceive sometimes. And doesn't contribute in the way I'd expect him to as frequently as I'd like. 

2 hours ago, Cheese said:

I reckon the only players I've ever known anything about before they signed for us were Anelka and Gary Speed. 😁

can’t be any worse than Victor can he?

2 hours ago, meanderson93 said:

I know absolutely nothing about him until he was linked, did the traditional youtube scouting, which as we know is fool proof...

I don't think I've ever been frustrated watching someone's highlights before but there we are!

He reminds me of like a lower league Zirkzee for anyone that's had the misfortune of watching them lot this year. Won't be too negative on the lad, maybe the drop down a league will open things up for him, but for all his size doesn't seem to play with the most physicality, seems to drift himself away from goalscoring positions to get on the ball. 

Hope we get him to just focus on getting on the end of the build up play we're capable of and he can do the business.

Video I just watched whilst he's barely ever in goal scoring positions, he does seem to do a lot of back to goal hold up play which is what we're moaning about no one being able to do.

2 hours ago, masi 51 said:

Nothing to lose, take until May have a look at him....let him go or sign him on a longer contract

win, win

Signed a new Cardiff contract today - so if he's crap no risk of a Dan situation, but equally strictly a rental it seems

21 minutes ago, maaarsh said:

Signed a new Cardiff contract today - so if he's crap no risk of a Dan situation, but equally strictly a rental it seems

In which case it tips the balance more in us doing them a bit of a favour and might mean they're covering a chunk of his wages. If it's low cost low risk and he could do a bit of a job now and then, makes more sense.

26 minutes ago, maaarsh said:

Signed a new Cardiff contract today - so if he's crap no risk of a Dan situation, but equally strictly a rental it seems

Changes the goal posts. slightly...We have no way of knowing if we have a price agreed with Cardiff he does well

Would suit all parties.

Needs games and will need time to settle in

 

This could be payback for one of the biggest tranfer heists in English football history.

1 hour ago, kent_white said:

I'd let Sheehan go for fair money. I like him - but I think he flatters to deceive sometimes. And doesn't contribute in the way I'd expect him to as frequently as I'd like. 

I'd keep pretty much all the squad as we know most are decent and now we have a new manager so be good to see if he can get the best out of them

get the best out of Sheehan consistently and we're onto a winner

get him playing a similar role as he does for Wales which I believe is different to the one he plays for us and he looks good for it

Sell Sheehan for 1 mill and buy Connell for half a mill  

Really don’t understand this view that we can do without Sheehan. He’s the best we have at holding and moving the ball in midfield. Another who may be perceived differently under a new manager and system, in my opinion.

All depends what Schumacher wants. If he likes Sheehan and will utilise him then it’s a no brainier to stay. If he has a different view then he’s one I think clubs would pay for.

15 hours ago, Rival Son said:

It’s close but, yes.

Comley 10 League Two appearances, White  9 and Darcy 8.

The fact the pair of them were useless, was an early red flag against Evatt. For all Darcy hasn’t yet ripped up trees, he’s just signed for Wigan. Whatever happened to those two?

Those stats don't tell the story.   According to Wiki, Darcy only started 1 league game that season.  I have a vague recollection of it, a night match in 2nd half of season, and he didn't look like Maradona, and wasn't seen again, he'd had his chance.  Admittedly we'd signed better players by then, but he was completely overlooked pre-January for non league standard players.

4 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Those stats don't tell the story.   According to Wiki, Darcy only started 1 league game that season.  I have a vague recollection of it, a night match in 2nd half of season, and he didn't look like Maradona, and wasn't seen again, he'd had his chance.  Admittedly we'd signed better players by then, but he was completely overlooked pre-January for non league standard players.

remember him running the ball into the corner seeing a game out when he had a chance to break on goal and Evatt praising his 'maturity'.

The fop-haired pie eating tosser.

19 minutes ago, tomski said:

All depends what Schumacher wants. If he likes Sheehan and will utilise him then it’s a no brainier to stay. If he has a different view then he’s one I think clubs would pay for.

Exactly my thoughts.

So good pal we can trust management decisions again. 

Chuffed you are back on board and got your mojo back.

I’ll look out for you tomorrow mate 👏

4 hours ago, meanderson93 said:

I know absolutely nothing about him until he was linked, did the traditional youtube scouting, which as we know is fool proof...

I don't think I've ever been frustrated watching someone's highlights before but there we are!

He reminds me of like a lower league Zirkzee for anyone that's had the misfortune of watching them lot this year. Won't be too negative on the lad, maybe the drop down a league will open things up for him, but for all his size doesn't seem to play with the most physicality, seems to drift himself away from goalscoring positions to get on the ball. 

Hope we get him to just focus on getting on the end of the build up play we're capable of and he can do the business.

Without doing the Youtube check, I'm getting Makakula and Fabian DeFreitas vibes from your research - built well, look athletic, but not necessarily co-ordinated! 

Its a free hit as far as I'm concerned, IE spent £2mil on 3 strikers that aren't/weren't good enough, so a loan for 3 months isn't a concern when we have plenty options up front.

Rexham really pushing it today,   sam smith and now agreed deal for Jay Rodriguez.   

3 minutes ago, W.cramp said:

Rexham really pushing it today,   sam smith and now agreed deal for Jay Rodriguez.   

Read something earlier that they had issued 1 share to someone in receipt of £3m investment. Have done something similar previously although they received £11m in that instance

way around FFP? 

6 minutes ago, barrycowdrill said:

Read something earlier that they had issued 1 share to someone in receipt of £3m investment. Have done something similar previously although they received £11m in that instance

way around FFP? 

FFP does not exist in this league. That’s the brains with Birmingham spending big because they will not be able to next season in the champ.