(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

11 minutes ago, Steejay said:

SS had enough of Southwood after that third goal at Bristol. 

Goalie stayed on his line and just left their player with a free header.

Dropped him for the next game.

Maybe so.

Baxter also made some big errors too.

Each to their own, but once we'd pretty much gone, I thought Southwood would come back in, even if it was just to give him some belief, as he was the contracted keeper.

1 hour ago, Steejay said:

SS had enough of Southwood after that third goal at Bristol. 

Goalie stayed on his line and just left their player with a free header.

Dropped him for the next game.

We need a Fred Barber type goalkeeping coach.

6 hours ago, Ratwhite said:

and Forino

Agreed so overrated scored one goal against Wigan now he’s sol campbell

8 hours ago, 1969 said:

Kelly N'mai from Salford now being linked 

 

Makes sense, he’s a good young prospect.

Are Salford skint? Thought he’d be the type of player they’d want to keep.

Not the most talented but good pace and strength out wide are very useful assets in league 1.

6 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

Makes sense, he’s a good young prospect.

Are Salford skint? Thought he’d be the type of player they’d want to keep.

Not the most talented but good pace and strength out wide are very useful assets in league 1.

Yes they lose money arse over fist and are trying to become sustainable.

7 hours ago, Lancaster18 said:

Agreed so overrated scored one goal against Wigan now he’s sol campbell

Sickening.

41 minutes ago, tomski said:

Yes they lose money arse over fist and are trying to become sustainable.

Hope we didn’t help them out too much with a fee then.

I've said it on here and elsewhere ages ago that we were mentally weak as a squad and that came from Evatt and cascaded down.

Too many timid performances when it really mattered. 

I've no issue with Collins going, they can all leave as far as I'm concerned, but the replacement team/squad has to be better equipped for a promotion push. They might not actually be better players, but must have a better mentality/approach.

There wasn't one natural leader amongst them. Thommo was kind of shoved into the role as no-one else could step up. Too much arm waving after tackles and desperate claims for free kicks from the forwards added to our soft as shit mentality. Of the current players, probably only Dempsey, Forino or Thommo could take on that role unless we bring in a real leader to  elsewhere 

 

So, the headline is that Collins' move edges closer- does that mean that it is essentially done, or could he be thinking "I'm not so sure about this".

By accepting the offer, is this just a continuation of FV's policy- as we did with Tomo- whereby every player has a price, but it's up to the player as to whether he wants to go; or is there more to it, with the gaffer saying, "I'm not guaranteeing you a starting place and it may for be the best to look elsewhere"

Something did go awry last season, with some strong comments about needing better players etc and attitudes seemed to weaken.

For me, I'd like him to stay, fit into a more resilient team and continue to provide some of that flair to go with it.

Doesn't look like that will be the case though, which is fair enough, but we have to then strengthen the forward line dramatically. 

Vic out for ages, and not a great record.

Dan- well it's Dan.

McAtee- hit and miss, a moaner and good at smoothing mortar between bricks.

New fella.

Nothing greatly whets the appetite amongst those we do have.

He's been on holiday in Bali, so would need medical and all that duff yet, hence 'edging closer'

There's not a chance MK are making moves to sign Collins without being tipped the wink by his agent.

Hence other clubs were sniffing too.

He's just won player of the season and is our top scorer. Clubs wouldn't make a move unless they were told too.

Not like he's on peanuts with us either.

Edited June 17, 2025Jun 17 by gonzo

This Player of the Season thing, well it was the lowest bar I can ever remember. None of them deserved the title.

I couldn’t bring myself to vote, they were all bobbins.

Just now, Steejay said:

This Player of the Season thing, well it was the lowest bar I can ever remember. None of them deserved the title.

I couldn’t bring myself to vote, they were all bobbins.

bang on, it's meaningless 

even relegated teams get one 

bin

25 minutes ago, Steejay said:

This Player of the Season thing, well it was the lowest bar I can ever remember. None of them deserved the title.

I couldn’t bring myself to vote, they were all bobbins.

Indeed. But if there's one player at the club that folk wouldn't even attempt 5o fish round its him.

Of all the transfers there might be this summer I would guess no one thought we would sell Collins to a team in a lower division and be making a profit on him. 
 

Him leaving is frustrating as he had the potential to be higher level, admitted he struggled to settle. I have already lost track of what players we have and certainly no idea of best starting XI. 

Hutchinson new 2 year contract

 

1 hour ago, Ani said:

Of all the transfers there might be this summer I would guess no one thought we would sell Collins to a team in a lower division and be making a profit on him. 
 

Him leaving is frustrating as he had the potential to be higher level, admitted he struggled to settle. I have already lost track of what players we have and certainly no idea of best starting XI. 

He's 28, he doesn't have potential to be higher level, he's not going to improve.  I'm a bit disappointed he's leaving, I enjoyed watching him play on his good days, but one thing that was clear to me last season was that we didn't have a potential championship player on our hands.  If we'd beaten Oxford, at the time I thought he might have been one of the very few that could have stepped up, that's been dismissed this season for me, far too lightweight/inconsistent/poor at taking relatively easy chances.

So the consolation to me is we might (maybe), replace him with someone who has the potential to go higher if we do.

2 hours ago, L/H White said:

bang on, it's meaningless 

even relegated teams get one 

bin

Conway won Crewe’s so that means fuck all as well loan him back out 

41 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

He's 28, he doesn't have potential to be higher level, he's not going to improve.  I'm a bit disappointed he's leaving, I enjoyed watching him play on his good days, but one thing that was clear to me last season was that we didn't have a potential championship player on our hands.  If we'd beaten Oxford, at the time I thought he might have been one of the very few that could have stepped up, that's been dismissed this season for me, far too lightweight/inconsistent/poor at taking relatively easy chances.

So the consolation to me is we might (maybe), replace him with someone who has the potential to go higher if we do.

On his day he was miles ahead, his potential is based on those days. His lack of consistency means he has never achieved his potential.

You said yourself pre Oxford you thought he could step up. So clearly thought he had the potential. 

So Hutchinson signs for another two years, Sharmen Lowe in from Chelsea on loan. Is Southwood on his way.?

16 minutes ago, waffer cup 07 said:

So Hutchinson signs for another two years, Sharmen Lowe in from Chelsea on loan. Is Southwood on his way.?

Assuming SS will want a keeper on bench probably need 3 keepers. 

2 minutes ago, Ani said:

Assuming SS will want a keeper on bench probably need 3 keepers. 

So Hutchinson signs a two year deal to be No3.

3 minutes ago, waffer cup 07 said:

So Hutchinson signs a two year deal to be No3.

Baxter just has at Watford.