Transfer Window January 2024 Transfer Window Thread

[Up The U's]

That’s despite having got most of the business they planned to do early. Something the club has failed to do in the past.

Clearly the signings they want might not come off, but the signs are more favourable than not. We have a functioning, active, and well resourced recruitment team. They have a 1.5 window track record now that demonstrates they can get deals done. Their success rate is good. They appear to have a plan.

I don’t get where your negative perspective comes from. If I were do guess I’d say it’s an overly emotional response to two defeats on the pitch and a desire to wallow in a state of misery.

Or it's based on the fact that with with 2/3 days to go there are still gaps in the squad (like every other window).
Still needed is a CDM (Josh McEachran should be no where near a "promotion chasing team"), RW (Browne, Murphy, Edwards injured & Tyler Goodrham not at the level needed to start every week) and a striker (but I would roll the dice on this position if it meant we could get the other two)

 

[MustardYellow]

We spent an almost club record fee, we were massively over performing under Manning by any analytic under the sun, and while we have regressed since his departure, that is undeniable, we have had injury woes, plus clearly the players were hurt by the previous managers departure, but who wouldnt be. Just because we will be fighting for the playoffs instead of the automatics, DOES NOT make this season a failure. Other than DM we have brought player in, in every position previously asked for, those thinking we would be seeing 6/7 new starters of the caliber of a Goodwin were ALWAYS setting themselves up for disappointment.

An almost club record fee on a player who can't play for a few weeks, in a position we need reinforcements *now*. We've had the transfer window to replace those injured players, and largely haven't done so. What sums it all up for me is we replaced an injured Edwards with... an injured Edwards...

Unless we have a frantic couple of days ahead, I'm not sure how this window can be described as anything other than lacklustre.

Another window of oversights.

 

[tatabanya]

I still find it strange how many people on here seem to think we are the only club who are still short in this window. How come over 100 deals always go through on the last day then?

 

[SteMerritt]

An almost club record fee on a player who can't play for a few weeks, in a position we need reinforcements *now*.

Isn't it just looking for negatives when you are criticising a deal for a player that you haven't seen play yet? There is plenty to complain about with our business so far, this just isn't one.

 

[greatunclekip]

Isn't it just looking for negatives when you are criticising a deal for a player that you haven't seen play yet? There is plenty to complain about with our business so far, this just isn't one.

Agreed, Goodwin is a good signing and will add something different.

 

[MustardYellow]

Isn't it just looking for negatives when you are criticising a deal for a player that you haven't seen play yet? There is plenty to complain about with our business so far, this just isn't one.

I'm not complaining about him as a player, he could be great, but that's yet to be seen, which is my issue.

We know we've desperately needed a striker for months. Yes we've brought one in, but one who won't play any significant role till at least Blackpool away. That will mean he'll have missed minimum 5 games (I think) since we signed him. In a promotion battle, you don't have time to be waiting for players to make an impact.

We needed two strikers anyway which it looks like we may not get.

 

[SteMerritt]

I'm not complaining about him as a player, he could be great, but that's yet to be seen, which is my issue.

We know we've desperately needed a striker for months. Yes we've brought one in, but one who won't play any significant role till at least Blackpool away. That will mean he'll have missed minimum 5 games (I think) since we signed him. In a promotion battle, you don't have time to be waiting for players to make an impact.

We needed two strikers anyway which it looks like we may not get.

I agree, we need another striker in urgently, I was just wondering why you mentioned the deal as on the face of it, it appears to be a good piece of business. As you rightly pointed out, the need for another striker is something which should have been remedied and hopefully is going to happen.

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

I still find it strange how many people on here seem to think we are the only club who are still short in this window. How come over 100 deals always go through on the last day then?

I don’t think any of the other top 7 League One clubs have lost as much talent as us though through injuries or recalls.

Beadle, Mills, Edwards, Murphy, Browne & Bodin all done at the club or out for long periods.

 

[tatabanya]

I'm not complaining about him as a player, he could be great, but that's yet to be seen, which is my issue.

We know we've desperately needed a striker for months. Yes we've brought one in, but one who won't play any significant role till at least Blackpool away. That will mean he'll have missed minimum 5 games (I think) since we signed him. In a promotion battle, you don't have time to be waiting for players to make an impact.

We needed two strikers anyway which it looks like we may not get.

But if we get another striker in before the window closes, which is the plan, then it'll only be another 2 games with just Harris. We've invested a lot of money in Goodwin, why would it matter than he spends the first couple of weeks out.

If we get to Friday and we haven't signed another front man, that's the time to get annoyed.

 

[tatabanya]

I don’t think any of the other top 7 League One clubs have lost as much talent as us though through injuries or recalls.

Think Portsmouth have a fair shout to have been worse hit than us.

 

[werthersoriginal]

But if we get another striker in before the window closes, which is the plan, then it'll only be another 2 games with just Harris. We've invested a lot of money in Goodwin, why would it matter than he spends the first couple of weeks out.

If we get to Friday and we haven't signed another front man, that's the time to get annoyed.

Meanwhile we've just given up on January? I think there is reason to be annoyed, we needed fit reinforcements weeks ago.

 

[tatabanya]

Meanwhile we've just given up on January? I think there is reason to be annoyed, we needed fit reinforcements weeks ago.

Who said we've given up on January? Do you think the recruitment team are just firing up their laptops now?

There is such an obsession with getting business done early, is there any evidence to support that it helps in the short-term? Charlton and Carlisle got their business done early, how has it worked for them?

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Think Portsmouth have a fair shout to have been worse hit than us.

They’ve lost Poole & Robertson for the season.

They have Shaughnessey, Towler, Raggett & Ogilvie as other centre back options.

They replaced Robertson last week with Peart Harris who got MOTM for them on the weekend.

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Our only forwards available are Harris, O’Donkor, Goodrham & a half fit Burey.

I doubt there’s a side in the other top 7 league one sides with a weaker set of options.

 

[MustardYellow]

But if we get another striker in before the window closes, which is the plan, then it'll only be another 2 games with just Harris. We've invested a lot of money in Goodwin, why would it matter than he spends the first couple of weeks out.

If we get to Friday and we haven't signed another front man, that's the time to get annoyed.

My point is that in a promotion battle you can't afford to write games off. As I say, we know we've needed strikers for months, yet here we are almost at the end of the window still playing with the same striker we've all agreed isn't good enough - and still with no available reinforcements.

Add onto that the long term injuries we have which we've done very little to address in this window, it just isn't good enough.

 

[westyorkshireexile]

.Think Portsmouth have a fair shout to have been worse hit than us.

Yet they have maintained a top 2 position whilst we have dropped from 2nd to 7th

 

[MustardYellow]

They’ve lost Poole & Robertson for the season.

They have Shaughnessey, Towler, Raggett & Ogilvie as other centre back options.

They replaced Robertson last week with Peart Harris who got MOTM for them on the weekend.

Using the transfer window to replace injured players?!?!?!

What is this sorcery????????

 

[werthersoriginal]

Who said we've given up on January? Do you think the recruitment team are just firing up their laptops now?

There is such an obsession with getting business done early, is there any evidence to support that it helps in the short-term? Charlton and Carlisle got their business done early, how has it worked for them?

You don't think we'd have performed better in the last two games (and tomorrow) with a stronger squad?

 

[WRox]

They’ve lost Poole & Robertson for the season.

They have Shaughnessey, Towler, Raggett & Ogilvie as other centre back options.

They replaced Robertson last week with Peart Harris who got MOTM for them on the weekend.

Not sure MPH was a direct replacement by any stretch, or that we even have two players of Poole and Robertson’s quality to lose.

It’s the volume that’s the issue for us more than the quality. We’re can’t just go and sign half a dozen more replacements and carry a squad of 35.

It would be nice if we picked a formation and recruited the players for it though. Then only signing a couple more might not be such an issue.

 

[tatabanya]

My point is that in a promotion battle you can't afford to write games off. As I say, we know we've needed strikers for months, yet here we are almost at the end of the window still playing with the same striker we've all agreed isn't good enough - and still with no available reinforcements.

Add onto that the long term injuries we have which we've done very little to address in this window, it just isn't good enough.

Would you rather the club had signed a striker that was available but not deemed good enough on Jan 1st?