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Post by luke on Jun 18, 2024 9:48:24 GMT
Supposedly Tommy Leigh is off to MK Dons, deal has been agreed.
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Post by luke on Jun 18, 2024 11:07:53 GMT
Supposedly Tommy Leigh is off to MK Dons, deal has been agreed. Now announced - shame that we missed out on him but I can imagine that MK Dons have given him a boat load of cash to convince him to stay in L2
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 18, 2024 11:37:40 GMT
Would've been a nice addition to the midfield considering he's got a goal in him, but I'm glad we haven't been pushed into overpaying.
I do hope over the next month or so that we do bring in such desperately needed quality in midfield, out wide and most imperatively up front, but there's no mega rush at the minute.
The squad as it stands at the minute would go down with a bang, and that's no fault of the current ownership or management, and as I've said elsewhere, we probably need around another 10 or so signings, to make us competitive and hopefully stay away from any relegation battle. I still expect a few more players to be moved on/leave and thin out the ranks too, nothing worse than a bloated squad of poor quality as we've seen in recent years.
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Post by strettonbrewer on Jun 18, 2024 17:35:12 GMT
Would've been a nice addition to the midfield considering he's got a goal in him, but I'm glad we haven't been pushed into overpaying. I do hope over the next month or so that we do bring in such desperately needed quality in midfield, out wide and most imperatively up front, but there's no mega rush at the minute. The squad as it stands at the minute would go down with a bang, and that's no fault of the current ownership or management, and as I've said elsewhere, we probably need around another 10 or so signings, to make us competitive and hopefully stay away from any relegation battle. I still expect a few more players to be moved on/leave and thin out the ranks too, nothing worse than a bloated squad of poor quality as we've seen in recent years. Hughes and Helm I'd expect to leave along with Gilligan. Maybe even walker and gordon 2/3 strikers, couple of wide men, keeper, couple of wing backs and we are up!
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Post by sinfinbovril on Jun 18, 2024 21:09:01 GMT
Supposedly Tommy Leigh is off to MK Dons, deal has been agreed. Now announced - shame that we missed out on him but I can imagine that MK Dons have given him a boat load of cash to convince him to stay in L2 Shame. I'd have loved to have Pamela Anderson at the Pirelli.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 19, 2024 0:29:33 GMT
I'm sure there'll be many more signings to come over the next month to 6 weeks. Obviously we're still very short in some positions, such as up front, and possibly overloaded in others. IF for example Hughes and Brayford re-sign we'll have eight central defenders on the books already (Brayford, Hughes, Moon, Sweeney, Bajrami, Sraha, Delap, Tamen). This is a position that I still feel we could improve upon going forwards, given that we were defensively so poor last season, but you'd think faces will go out for us to be able to do that. Obviously there's a high chance Delap and Tamen go out on loan anyway. I've been going through a list of out of contract players, and looking at other young players that might be of use to us, or realistic loans/additions to the side. I've been looking at mainly players under 25 years of age, as it appears that's the approach we'll probably be going for, with the occasional slightly more experienced player to compliment the younger lads. Just a few names here, I've tried to be realistic with names, and ones that could be possible additions/improve our squad & depth. Goalkeepers: - Jordan Amissah (Released by Sheffield United) - Three games on loan for us in the 2022/23 season. Still only 22. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Amissah- Callum Burton (Released by Plymouth) - Well travelled keeper, still only 27, played 18 games in Plymouths promotion campaign. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Burton- Lucas Bergstrom (Chelsea U21 - Possible loan) - 6 foot 9 keeper, Chelsea/Robinson links, had two loan spells out, including 28 games for Peterborough in 2022/23. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_BergstromDefenders:
- Josh Brooking (Released by Chelsea) - 21 year old right/centre back, will be known to MR, could be one to develop, had reached the Chelsea 1st team fringes. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brooking- Nesta Guinness-Walker (Released by Reading) - 24 year old left back, plenty of L1 experience, played under MR at Wimbledon. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesta_Guinness-WalkerMidfield/Wingers:
- Josh Martin (Released by Portsmouth) - 22 year old left winger, lively, with a burst of pace, experience in the top three divisions/loan spells out, a raw talent. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Martin_(footballer) - Tyreeq Bakinson (Released by Sheff Weds) - 25 year old central midfielder, 6 foot 3, strong/quick, with Champ/League One experience. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyreeq_Bakinson - Lewis Bate (Released by Leeds) - Hard working, box to box midfielder, two solid loan spells at Oxford and MK Dons, still only 21. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Bate- Ian Poveda (Released by Leeds) - Nippy winger, 24, Prem experience, and a number of loans out at Champ level, could be a brilliant addition if attainable. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Poveda- Tyrese Francois (Released by Fulham) - 23, very lively, tough tackling defensive midfielder, will have come through under our current assistant manager. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese_Francois- Ben Woodburn (Released by Preston) - Versatile attacking player, great on the ball, attacking midfield/winger, still only 24, Prem/Champ experience. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Woodburn- Leo Castledine (Chelsea U21 - Possible loan) - Just 18, very talented young midfielder, who has worked under MR at both Wimbledon & Chelsea. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Castledine Forwards:
- Louie Barry (Aston Villa U21 - Possible loan) - Still only 20, nearly 100 L1/L2 games under his belt already, an improving talent, 9 in 21 at Stockport last season. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Barry - Mohamed Eisa (Released by MK Dons) Well known around L1 level, has scored a lot of goals (31 in 101 for Dons), quick, direct, can play wider, vast experience, now 29. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Eisa
- Billy Bodin (Released by Oxford) - Experienced League One attacker, 9 goals last season for promoted Oxford, can play wider or up top, often a sub option. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bodin- Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Released by Bolton) - Vastly experienced forward of over 550 games, and over 100 goals, 32, big strong option, also ticks a Nordic box! -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Dadi_Bodvarsson- D'Margio Wright-Phillips (Released by Stoke) - Quick & lively young forward, 20 games for Stoke plus a few loan spells out, 4 goals in 11 at Beerschot last season. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Margio_Wright-Phillips
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Post by riverman on Jun 19, 2024 7:25:59 GMT
Now announced - shame that we missed out on him but I can imagine that MK Dons have given him a boat load of cash to convince him to stay in L2 Shame. I'd have loved to have Pamela Anderson at the Pirelli. She would have only come to be on the Pirelli calendar. (Do they still do that?)
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Post by bartonyellow on Jun 19, 2024 10:00:53 GMT
Now announced - shame that we missed out on him but I can imagine that MK Dons have given him a boat load of cash to convince him to stay in L2 Shame. I'd have loved to have Pamela Anderson at the Pirelli. And there was me thinking of confessions of a window cleaner - then realising that was Timmy Lea ( played by robin Asquith ).
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 19, 2024 11:16:52 GMT
Elliot Thorpe and Anthony Scully both mentioned on the Twitter rumour page, probably both silly guesswork but we haven't had many rumours for a bit.
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Post by Ilson Brewer on Jun 19, 2024 11:29:03 GMT
Tyreeq Bakinson is in my current FM24 game save squad. He’s mintier than a Trebor mint at the gym.
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Post by superbrewer on Jun 19, 2024 11:29:53 GMT
I thought Elliot Thorpe did ok in his short spell with us ,I thought he was unlucky not to play more games.As for Anthony Scully ,I seem to remember him having good games against us when he was at Lincoln.
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Post by everard on Jun 19, 2024 11:38:05 GMT
I'm sure there'll be many more signings to come over the next month to 6 weeks. Obviously we're still very short in some positions, such as up front, and possibly overloaded in others. IF for example Hughes and Brayford re-sign we'll have eight central defenders on the books already (Brayford, Hughes, Moon, Sweeney, Bajrami, Sraha, Delap, Tamen). This is a position that I still feel we could improve upon going forwards, given that we were defensively so poor last season, but you'd think faces will go out for us to be able to do that. Obviously there's a high chance Delap and Tamen go out on loan anyway. I've been going through a list of out of contract players, and looking at other young players that might be of use to us, or realistic loans/additions to the side. I've been looking at mainly players under 25 years of age, as it appears that's the approach we'll probably be going for, with the occasional slightly more experienced player to compliment the younger lads. Just a few names here, I've tried to be realistic with names, and ones that could be possible additions/improve our squad & depth. Goalkeepers: - Jordan Amissah (Released by Sheffield United) - Three games on loan for us in the 2022/23 season. Still only 22. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Amissah- Callum Burton (Released by Plymouth) - Well travelled keeper, still only 27, played 18 games in Plymouths promotion campaign. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Burton- Lucas Bergstrom (Chelsea U21 - Possible loan) - 6 foot 9 keeper, Chelsea/Robinson links, had two loan spells out, including 28 games for Peterborough in 2022/23. -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Bergstrom
You didnt mention Alex Bass of Sunderland on your goalkeepers list Fred.... Just as well as Notts County have just snapped him up on a 3 year contract. I can't help thinking that the Brewers have missed a trick there tho....since, whatever our match result, Bass always saves the day!! 😉
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Post by cbh1 on Jun 19, 2024 12:07:20 GMT
I thought Elliot Thorpe did ok in his short spell with us ,I thought he was unlucky not to play more games.As for Anthony Scully ,I seem to remember him having good games against us when he was at Lincoln. I am a big fan of Anthony Scully. Came through the West Ham system at the same time as Joe Powell. Think he has had a couple of injury issues and only played about six games last season in the league as a result. If he is over his injuries, would be a quality addition. However I take most of what EFL Hub tweets with a pinch of salt. Thorpe was a bit of a random one for us and was largely injured and followed that up with an injury hit spell at Shrews. Again, if fit, will be a useful and versatile pick up for someone.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 19, 2024 14:37:22 GMT
I was thinking about what kind of second choice or competition keeper wise we'll end up bringing in alongside Max Crocombe.
As good as Max has been, one of his weaknesses can be with the ball at his feet/kicking. You never know we could see a Joe Hart type situation given that I believe MR likes playing it out from the back and building play forwards to the playmakers (that's what I've read although I'm not 100% how true it is). As good a keeper Hart was for Man City a new manager bombed him straight onto the bench and then out on loan.
I don't believe that will necessarily happen here, but it'll be interesting to see what type of keeper we bring in. It's a tough choice because I wouldn't like us to just bring in a glorified backup keeper, but someone to really push Max for his spot. I guess a lot will depend on what sort of budget we're working with this season, I mean I know we have richer owners this season, but will the budget be increased or stay pretty much the same?
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Post by Ilson Brewer on Jun 19, 2024 18:36:45 GMT
I was thinking about what kind of second choice or competition keeper wise we'll end up bringing in alongside Max Crocombe. As good as Max has been, one of his weaknesses can be with the ball at his feet/kicking. You never know we could see a Joe Hart type situation given that I believe MR likes playing it out from the back and building play forwards to the playmakers (that's what I've read although I'm not 100% how true it is). As good a keeper Hart was for Man City a new manager bombed him straight onto the bench and then out on loan. I don't believe that will necessarily happen here, but it'll be interesting to see what type of keeper we bring in. It's a tough choice because I wouldn't like us to just bring in a glorified backup keeper, but someone to really push Max for his spot. I guess a lot will depend on what sort of budget we're working with this season, I mean I know we have richer owners this season, but will the budget be increased or stay pretty much the same? The budget will be within EFL financial guidelines based on a percentage of income so I don’t expect to see much difference in how much we are spending on player transfers and wages next season.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 20, 2024 11:14:04 GMT
The Alex Bannon rumours seemed to have died a death, quite a few outlets were confident we were in for him a few weeks ago. Maybe the Watt signing changed things as they are similar players positionally.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 20, 2024 15:26:26 GMT
One of my suggestions from the other day, Lewis Bate, has signed a 3 year deal at Stockport. Got themselves a solid midfielder.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 25, 2024 21:21:09 GMT
Zac Ashworth could possibly be available from West Brom this summer, he's just wished Bolton all the best at the end of his loan so he might not be going back there...
Would be cracking signing if it's within the realms of possibility.
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Post by popsidepete59 on Jun 26, 2024 6:39:43 GMT
Zac Ashworth could possibly be available from West Brom this summer, he's just wished Bolton all the best at the end of his loan so he might not be going back there... Would be cracking signing if it's within the realms of possibility. Agree, enjoyed Zacs performances when he was here, and of course left back has been our problem area. Zac also fits the young and energetic squad we seem to be assembling?
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Post by bancroft on Jun 26, 2024 12:05:09 GMT
Incoming…..
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