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Sheehan to Cardiff; sure they were linked with him last summer.

11 minutes ago, Zog1 said:

Sheehan rumours might not be too far off the mark, i heard we've looked at some bloke called Longstaff from Canada, who wants to come back to England. 

Matty Longstaff ex Newcastle brother at Leeds.

20 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

Matty Longstaff ex Newcastle brother at Leeds.

He's 5'7, should be perfect.

Twitter reckon Magomha to Norwich

23 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

Matty Longstaff ex Newcastle brother at Leeds.

Alan Thompsons Cousin

We can't be selling our best player to a direct promotion rival halfway through the season.

Never happen in a million years. The tennis balls would be out.

9 minutes ago, bwfc2003 said:

Twitter reckon Magomha to Norwich

We should be all over this and Olaofe if they want to go up.

45 minutes ago, Zog1 said:

Sheehan rumours might not be too far off the mark, i heard we've looked at some bloke called Longstaff from Canada, who wants to come back to England. 

I watch Toronto FC a fair bit. Longstaff was utter pants. I'd pass. 

1 hour ago, Mannyroader said:

Sheehan to Cardiff; sure they were linked with him last summer.

With Cardiff already pretty much nailed on for promotion, the Welsh connection, Sheehans desire to go to the World Cup and the fact that he’s starting to get on a bit it might not be a bad time for us to start thinking about the future ourselves and cash in on him IF, and only if, they come in with a huge offer AND we’ve got good players lined up to come in this window. 
 

Both ACD and Forss out for 2-3 months we need some reinforcements upon front!

I'd sell him for a decent sum, as i dont think he'd be good enough for the Championship, too many compromises. 

1 minute ago, Zog1 said:

I'd sell him for a decent sum, as i dont think he'd be good enough for the Championship, too many compromises. 

We have to get there first though. 

If keeping him helps us achieve that then he probably should stay.

As above though, if a big offer came in and an alternative could be found, then it may be good business.

I suspect he won't go anywhere. 

Schon and CMG back in the fold? 🤣

Squad has gone from seriously bloated to thin in a few areas in a week

Just now, barrycowdrill said:

Squad has gone from seriously bloated to thin in a few areas in a week

Massively thin

4 minutes ago, Ratwhite said:

Massively thin

Currently got 1 RB, 1 right winger, 1 LB (because Taylor has played himself out), 1 left winger (so has Cissoko) and no effective number 10…

questions marks on the GK fitness

Edited January 26Jan 26 by barrycowdrill

36 minutes ago, TrickyTrotter said:

Both ACD and Forss out for 2-3 months we need some reinforcements upon front!

They'll surely go back to parent clubs?

Just now, Ratwhite said:

They'll surely go back to parent clubs?

Might go back for rehab but if there’s enough time in the fixture list for them to return before the season ends and potential play offs we’ll keep them 

People call us thin but tbh we're approaching normalish levels for a league 1 club, would Conway have burst onto the scene without Taylors injury preseason, probably but maybe not.

13 minutes ago, barrycowdrill said:

Squad has gone from seriously bloated to thin in a few areas in a week

Just sod's law really.

ACD wasn't injured on Saturday morning so now we've got to look for replacements - on top of the players we're currently after - AND still pay for him.

EFL scheduling and how they've backloaded the fixtures has a lot to do with this but it's not an excuse. 9 games in January and a transfer window makes things very difficult.

But still, Fergal and Jimmy out as is being screamed over on X...

2 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Just sod's law really.

ACD wasn't injured on Saturday morning so now we've got to look for replacements - on top of the players we're currently after - AND still pay for him.

EFL scheduling and how they've backloaded the fixtures has a lot to do with this but it's not an excuse. 9 games in January and a transfer window makes things very difficult.

But still, Fergal and Jimmy out as is being screamed over on X...

Been a recurring fear of mine him getting injured. 
 

I know the injury wasn’t a direct correlation to the challenge on Saturday but a mixture of like you say, fixture congestion, work load, how he’s been identified by opposition teams and playing pretty much every minute of every game without any suitable support, I felt it was only a matter of when rather than if 

54 minutes ago, TrickyTrotter said:

Both ACD and Forss out for 2-3 months we need some reinforcements upon front!

Desperately 

we needed It anyway. ACD hasn’t been at his best lately, but he’s a great talent. Thats a huge loss for me

27 minutes ago, barrycowdrill said:

Squad has gone from seriously bloated to thin in a few areas in a week

The Ozempic diet.

18 minutes ago, barrycowdrill said:

Might go back for rehab but if there’s enough time in the fixture list for them to return before the season ends and potential play offs we’ll keep them 

Yes but they might decide not to risk playing him in a couple of games at the end of the season and give him the whole summer for it to repair that would be the smart move from a Brighton point of view why risk him 

2 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

Yes but they might decide not to risk playing him in a couple of games at the end of the season and give him the whole summer for it to repair that would be the smart move from a Brighton point of view why risk him 

Think it depends on the recall options in the agreement. I think there’s a broad agreement that if it’s season ending players go back. However in these instances who knows.. 

if it had occurred in sept there would be no question he would remain

Edited January 26Jan 26 by barrycowdrill