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January 2025 - Transfer Window Rumours and Discussion

January 2025 - Transfer Window Rumours and Discussion

Trevor used to find a few quid down the back of the settee when we were in the shit(apart from Fergie Junior season). That was then and maybe now Ms Revitt and the IOM may be a bit more generous seeing as we will be worth less as a L1 club.

Please, please, no more lazy contract extensions and not asking for mega money to be spent, just a few astute and sensible signings.

Fingers crossed PH is working on this and can can hopefully pull a few rabbits out of the hat in January.
 
Thracia said:
"The money has gone" says Heckingbottom, but fans are confident money will be found if we're really in the shit come January.

So let's hope that happens, yeah?

...is this right...?
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And, just like last year, we've had a good cup draw to boost the FFP coffers...

Which, like last year, will have vanished and we'll be told fans wanted the stadium (non-FFP) powerwashing and that we have Keane and Evans coming back like new signings to fire us to the play-offs!
 
superseed said:
... maybe now Ms Revitt and the IOM may be a bit more generous seeing as we will be worth less as a L1 club.
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Wishful thinking, I fear. 🙁

But it might not be a bad thing in the long run. If Sleepy Pete has to go cap-in-hand in January, even Revitt might start to pay a bit of attention.

She'd be within her rights to ask where/how the previous money was spent.

Ridsdale won't want that, so get ready for a Christmas sermon along the lines of 'we need to sell before we can buy', one in-one out, Bowler going back, Bauer paid off, a couple of cheap loans, Bosman punts and sly hints that he was right all along about wanting to keep his mate Lowe.

He's absolutely screwed us with that Okkels deal.

Uncle Trev's not going to cover his fat arse this time and Comatose Craig is the Father Dougal to his dodgy Ted.

Strap in. 😬

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#RidsdaleOut
 
superseed said:
Trevor used to find a few quid down the back of the settee when we were in the shit(apart from Fergie Junior season). That was then and maybe now Ms Revitt and the IOM may be a bit more generous seeing as we will be worth less as a L1 club.

Please, please, no more lazy contract extensions and not asking for mega money to be spent, just a few astute and sensible signings.

Fingers crossed PH is working on this and can can hopefully pull a few rabbits out of the hat in January.
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Trouble is that she took the Settee down the tip.
 
Staffordwhite said:
Wishful thinking, I fear. 🙁

But it might not be a bad thing in the long run. If Sleepy Pete has to go cap-in-hand in January, even Revitt might start to pay a bit of attention.

She'd be within her rights to ask where/how the previous money was spent.

Ridsdale won't want that, so get ready for a Christmas sermon along the lines of 'we need to sell before we can buy', one in-one out, Bowler going back, Bauer paid off, a couple of cheap loans, Bosman punts and sly hints that he was right all along about wanting to keep his mate Lowe.

He's absolutely screwed us with that Okkels deal.

Uncle Trev's not going to cover his fat arse this time and Comatose Craig is the Father Dougal to his dodgy Ted.

Strap in. 😬

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#RidsdaleOut
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Bobbage said:
And, just like last year, we've had a good cup draw to boost the FFP coffers...

Which, like last year, will have vanished and we'll be told fans wanted the stadium (non-FFP) powerwashing and that we have Keane and Evans coming back like new signings to fire us to the play-offs!
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And the same nodding dogs will absolutely lap it up
 
It's like the perfect storm this January isn't it?

The squad is so unbalanced and lacking in pace and quality squad depth so needs additions and investment now. Normally we could probably dip in to the IoM's kitty for next year to help us out of this current predicament but we have so many players out of contract this Summer we'll be desperate for investment then too, which we already know we can't afford to do properly.

Add to that the contract negotiations that must be happening as we speak with the uncertainty over what division we might be in and may affect some performances after the window closes, while the horribly out of form new captain was apparently given a very comfortable 4.5yr deal this time last year is likely to be divisive behind closed doors...

So essentially it looks like we'll be relying on the cheapest loans possible to keep us out of a relegation dogfight. That rarely ends well!

It is a mess. Well done Peter.
 
As the team squad stands …I’m confident we will be ok and stay in this division 👍
Overall the improvement in performances has been marked under Hecky
But longer term if we have any aspirations to challenge higher up the table and beyond , major shakeup is required 🤔
That is the PNE conundrum….always 🤨
 
Waterboy said:
As the team squad stands …I’m confident we will be ok and stay in this division 👍
Overall the improvement in performances has been marked under Hecky
But longer term if we have any aspirations to challenge higher up the table and beyond , major shakeup is required 🤔
That is the PNE conundrum….always 🤨
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I've got be honest, I'm really not sure I see it that way.

Sure, we have been better going forward but the results haven't been great.

We've conceded 3 goals, 6 times in his tenure so far. He's only managed 16 games. Adding to that, we've conceded 37 goals which works out at around 2.3 goals per game.

I don't particularly want to compare to Lowe, but we were conceding 1.4 a game under him. Heckingbottom currently has a worse PPG ratio than Lowey too.

This isn't a post slagging off Hecky. I am glad we got rid of Lowey and we have a different man overseeing things but if I'm being honest, I haven't seen enough in this opening spell to say performances have been massively improved and we will comfortably stay in this division.

All the underlying data, defensively, shows we've actually regressed.

Can blame the useless recruitment for that but I am concerned that useless recruitment will continue past January and we will be in shit creek without a paddle come March.
 
Warton PNE said:
I've got be honest, I'm really not sure I see it that way.

Sure, we have been better going forward but the results haven't been great.

We've conceded 3 goals, 6 times in his tenure so far. He's only managed 16 games. Adding to that, we've conceded 37 goals which works out at around 2.3 goals per game.

I don't particularly want to compare to Lowe, but we were conceding 1.4 a game under him. Heckingbottom currently has a worse PPG ratio than Lowey too.

This isn't a post slagging off Hecky. I am glad we got rid of Lowey and we have a different man overseeing things but if I'm being honest, I haven't seen enough in this opening spell to say performances have been massively improved and we will comfortably stay in this division.

All the underlying data, defensively, shows we've actually regressed.

Can blame the useless recruitment for that but I am concerned that useless recruitment will continue past January and we will be in shit creek without a paddle come March.
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I honestly think that taking the leadership Browne and Cunningham out of the squad has absolutely decimated us this year.

That mini-revival we had last year would not have happened without the pair of them, and then the squad ran out of legs in the 7-game spell in April that we never EVER seem to see coming... But up until that point we had Browne in his best form for years, and Greg just to come on to calm things down and shithouse the results through.

Who in the current squad properly loves the club like those two did? You can't buy that.
 
I agree the stats aren’t good reading at present.
Bit unfair to compare with the previous incumbent….different players etc
We undoubtedly need to strengthen but with players returning from injury & suspension….hopefully pull away from relegation dogfight.
That’s all I’m saying 🤔
 
On the injury front, the LEP has come up with some potential return dates for our current set of crocks:

Liam Lindsay: Nov 23
Will Keane: Nov 23
Ched Evans: Nov 30
Patrick Bauer: Dec 21
Robbie Brady: Dec 21
 
Thracia said:
On the injury front, the LEP has come up with some potential return dates for our current set of crocks:

Liam Lindsay: Nov 23
Will Keane: Nov 23
Ched Evans: Nov 30
Patrick Bauer: Dec 21
Robbie Brady: Dec 21
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Evans? Scraping the barrel with that one aren't they?

I though Bauer was a bad one but there is no chance Evans ever plays again imo.
 
Thracia said:
On the injury front, the LEP has come up with some potential return dates for our current set of crocks:

Liam Lindsay: Nov 23
Will Keane: Nov 23
Ched Evans: Nov 30
Patrick Bauer: Dec 21
Robbie Brady: Dec 21
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Potentially at least 6 more games without Brady who, to my surprise, has actually performed well under Heckingbottom. He has been quite a big miss.
 
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