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January thread

January thread

I'd love to strike some sort of deal with Wednesday for Keiren Westwood, they want him gone but his wages are obviously beyond us at the moment. Right back I reckon it'll be somebody from L1 or L2. Yeovil's Tom James is out of contract in the summer and earned some rave reviews, they agreed a £400k deal with West Brom over the summer but the deal fell through; seems to fit our recruitment and budget. A playmaker - or even two - is vital now. I'd imagine it'll be a loan for a Prem player like Kieran Dowell or Sean Longstaff, heard we've had some interest in Jacob Butterfield at Derby too. Wouldn't mind seeing us push the boat out for somebody like Marcus Maddison for that role though. Up top, a physical player like Moore, Hornby, Boyce, Surridge. I like Kamberi at Hibs but not sure £££ wise. With Barker struggling I think there may be room for a quick wide player who can play up top too, Jordan Jones at Kilmarnock, or even Eamonn Brophy there - I know he's credited Neil with his success at Hamilton. Has to be some investment this time, if Hemmings can't see that this squad needs some additions then I don't think he ever will.
 
Castolo;n3404377 said:
I'd love to strike some sort of deal with Wednesday for Keiren Westwood, they want him gone but his wages are obviously beyond us at the moment. Right back I reckon it'll be somebody from L1 or L2. Yeovil's Tom James is out of contract in the summer and earned some rave reviews, they agreed a £400k deal with West Brom over the summer but the deal fell through; seems to fit our recruitment and budget. A playmaker - or even two - is vital now. I'd imagine it'll be a loan for a Prem player like Kieran Dowell or Sean Longstaff, heard we've had some interest in Jacob Butterfield at Derby too. Wouldn't mind seeing us push the boat out for somebody like Marcus Maddison for that role though. Up top, a physical player like Moore, Hornby, Boyce, Surridge. I like Kamberi at Hibs but not sure £££ wise. With Barker struggling I think there may be room for a quick wide player who can play up top too, Jordan Jones at Kilmarnock, or even Eamonn Brophy there - I know he's credited Neil with his success at Hamilton. Has to be some investment this time, if Hemmings can't see that this squad needs some additions then I don't think he ever will.
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I'd take Dowell all day every day
 
northender1881;n3404379 said:
Not sure this forum could handle us paying good money on a striker from the Scottish leagues again.
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I think we should just close our Scottish & Irish scouting systems down!
 
Northern Echo reckon we’re interested in Middlesbrough’s Lewis Wing on loan -

A QUEUE of Football League clubs are interested in taking Middlesbrough midfielder Lewis Wing on loan when the January transfer window opens.

But Boro will not rush in to allowing the promising player to leave, particularly if they can seal a Carabao Cup semi-final spot by beating Burton on December 18.

Wing, who scored a stunner to defeat Crystal Palace in the previous round, has put himself firmly in Boro’s plans with displays that suggest he can handle the pace of the Championship.

He was handed a new three-year deal last month to prevent him from leaving as a free agent next year, and also a reward for impressing as part of Tony Pulis’ first team squad.

Middlesbrough decided against letting Wing go on loan during the summer window because Pulis had left it late to bring in the additional midfield options he had hoped for.

Now Wing is one of seven players capable of playing in the middle for Middlesbrough and there is even talk of a further addition in that area in the new year, with Queens Park Rangers’ Luke Freeman still on the Middlesbrough radar.

Even though Middlesbrough will likely listen to offers for certain players, Wing is someone they want to keep hold of for the longer term so it will be a case of whether Pulis is happy to lose him for half the campaign. The player himself might also be reluctant to go if there is a possibility of a Wembley outing when he has been such a key part of the Carabao Cup surge.

Yeovil would like him back there after his impressive loan in League Two last season, but Middlesbrough know the higher standard he can play at will benefit him for the longer term – although they would not like him to join a promotion rival.

He has made enormous progress since plying his trade with Northern League club Shildon 18 months ago. He has adapted well to training and playing with Middlesbrough’s first team squad and has put himself right into Pulis’ thinking.

Asked whether the Newton Aycliffe-born player would be allowed to leave on loan in January a few weeks ago, Pulis said: “We've got a long way to go before January, we might have injuries, suspensions and everything else, you might be talking to me at the end of December and Lewis will be back in the team.”

Championship clubs at the bottom end of the table such as Millwall, Rotherham and Preston are believed to be keeping an eye on things, while those at the top are likely to find it more difficult should he be allowed to leave on loan.
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https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sp...-at-this-rate/
 
norky84;n3404373 said:
We need to improve GK, RB, CB, CM and CF x 2 in my opinion. Whether we can do all that in January I doubt, but I can see 3 new faces joining.
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We could do that.

We won’t though.
 
Tino;n3404336 said:
Not for me Ernest, he (Fisher) isn't up to it and we need better. However the injuries to Maguire and Johnson have perhaps knocked it down a notch or 2 in the eyes of the owner...
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So when Fisher had good games for us last season that doesn't count now? His few games this season he has been out of form, but we don't want him now? He needs to be brought back into form and given another chance. I still feel we need another forward, but if we sell someone and do not replace him with someone better, the tail end of the season will see crowds fall dramatically.
 
Castolo;n3404377 said:
I'd love to strike some sort of deal with Wednesday for Keiren Westwood, they want him gone but his wages are obviously beyond us at the moment. Right back I reckon it'll be somebody from L1 or L2. Yeovil's Tom James is out of contract in the summer and earned some rave reviews, they agreed a £400k deal with West Brom over the summer but the deal fell through; seems to fit our recruitment and budget. A playmaker - or even two - is vital now. I'd imagine it'll be a loan for a Prem player like Kieran Dowell or Sean Longstaff, heard we've had some interest in Jacob Butterfield at Derby too. Wouldn't mind seeing us push the boat out for somebody like Marcus Maddison for that role though. Up top, a physical player like Moore, Hornby, Boyce, Surridge. I like Kamberi at Hibs but not sure £££ wise. With Barker struggling I think there may be room for a quick wide player who can play up top too, Jordan Jones at Kilmarnock, or even Eamonn Brophy there - I know he's credited Neil with his success at Hamilton. Has to be some investment this time, if Hemmings can't see that this squad needs some additions then I don't think he ever will.
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The Butterfield interest was legit but didn't get very far. Was nothing more than a brief enquiry. Likewise Brad Potts at Barnsley.

sedgwick__7;n3404517 said:
Northern Echo reckon we’re interested in Middlesbrough’s Lewis Wing on loan -



https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sp...-at-this-rate/
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Can't see this being true - haven't heard anything personally, although can't say I'd be against it. Boro fans love him and always kick off when he's not playing.
 
Regarding the OP, it may not have been Barlaser that Ridsdale was watching. Alan Nixon thinks we're watching Accrington's goalkeeper, Connor Ripley, who's on loan from Middlesbrough.
 
sedgwick__7;n3405138 said:
Regarding the OP, it may not have been Barlaser that Ridsdale was watching. Alan Nixon thinks we're watching Accrington's goalkeeper, Connor Ripley, who's on loan from Middlesbrough.
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Hopefully not - Rudd is starting to look secure again and apart from the occasional over-ambitious foray outside his box Maxwell is fine as well. We do not need another keeper. In any case we have also got Gallagher...
 
ernest;n3405141 said:
Hopefully not - Rudd is starting to look secure again and apart from the occasional over-ambitious foray outside his box Maxwell is fine as well. We do not need another keeper. In any case we have also got Gallagher...
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The question is whether the manager trusts either sufficiently.
 
Anyone annoyed we missed out on that Adam Armstrong? Looked like a little boy yesterday, 1 league goal this season.
 
ernest;n3405141 said:
Hopefully not - Rudd is starting to look secure again and apart from the occasional over-ambitious foray outside his box Maxwell is fine as well. We do not need another keeper. In any case we have also got Gallagher...
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Maxwell won't want to be number two. Ripley would be a good signing if we can make that happen. He's only 25 which is young for a keeper, yet has played 130 games.

sf;n3405166 said:
Anyone annoyed we missed out on that Adam Armstrong? Looked like a little boy yesterday, 1 league goal this season.
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Didn't offer anything yesterday. No doubt he's got some quality but judging from that, we dodged a bullet.
 
sf;n3405166 said:
Anyone annoyed we missed out on that Adam Armstrong? Looked like a little boy yesterday, 1 league goal this season.
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Although, like others, I was calling for investment all summer, the way in which our ‘record bid’ for Armstrong came about was very odd.

I’d much rather we’d bid that money on a target man, and we could’ve got Moore for that early in the window but it wasn’t sanctioned. Then suddenly it’s panic stations with Maguire injured and no striker signed and we bid big for Armstrong.

Armstrong obviously has ability and time on his side, but he’s already had underwhelming spells at this level with Barnsley and Bolton on loan. Blackburn seem to play him out wide.

Another one who hasn’t impressed there yet, by the looks of opinions on their forum, is Kasey Palmer who I believe we also missed out on to them at the last minute. He was good for Huddersfield and Derby but seemingly hasn’t done much at Blackburn yet.

The most bizarre thing with Blackburn is they didn’t have a recognised, out and out striker starting yesterday but had a £7m striker on the bench in Brereton.
 
kbd_pne;n3405173 said:
Although, like others, I was calling for investment all summer, the way in which our ‘record bid’ for Armstrong came about was very odd.

I’d much rather we’d bid that money on a target man, and we could’ve got Moore for that early in the window but it wasn’t sanctioned. Then suddenly it’s panic stations with Maguire injured and no striker signed and we bid big for Armstrong.

Armstrong obviously has ability and time on his side, but he’s already had underwhelming spells at this level with Barnsley and Bolton on loan. Blackburn seem to play him out wide.

Another one who hasn’t impressed there yet, by the looks of opinions on their forum, is Kasey Palmer who I believe we also missed out on to them at the last minute. He was good for Huddersfield and Derby but seemingly hasn’t done much at Blackburn yet.

The most bizarre thing with Blackburn is they didn’t have a recognised, out and out striker starting yesterday but had a £7m striker on the bench in Brereton.
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I thought that was odd, too. Trying to shoehorn Dack into that second striker position seemed a strange decision.
 
Two more goals (away at Sunderland) for Kieffer Moore tonight. Can't say for sure he'd have been good at this level (although he did okay last season at Barnsley), but he's bossing that league. Looks like a bit of a missed opportunity right now.
 
sedgwick__7;n3406328 said:
Two more goals (away at Sunderland) for Kieffer Moore tonight. Can't say for sure he'd have been good at this level (although he did okay last season at Barnsley), but he's bossing that league. Looks like a bit of a missed opportunity right now.
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£1.5M and he was ours. Player was very keen. Deal should’ve been an easy one. Owner said no - wouldn’t sanction any more than £750K (which Barnsley paid for him).

He was the gaffers no.1 target since the Burton game, yet he wasn’t backed. Yet the owner, out of the blue, sanctions a deal for Armstrong which would’ve smashed that deal two-fold.

I think Moore will end up going to a Champ club for 3M+ in Jan. As has been the case so often over the last decade, missed opportunity.
 
If that's true re Moore then that's shocking. Look at what Derby paid for marriott with a similar record at same level...1.5m a snip in today's market. Ipswich paid 1.75m for kayden Jackson from league 2!
I'd expect a couple of young loanees coming in in Jan in the mould of barker and nmecha...possibly a couple of 300/400k punts from lower leagues if they're the right age. Can't see hemmings sanctioning money for a right back after agreeing to a new contract for our existing one 4 months ago (who's now sat on the bench).
I'm a huge fan of Alex Neil...I just wonder if he could possibly push harder to convince TH/PR of the need for reinforcements...his comments in the media seem to suggest he has a general distaste for the transfer market and is far happier on the training pitch while leaving the recruitment side to others.
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