16 Dec 2025 01:53:40
Any ideas who they may go for in January?
Its a really tricky window as I'm sure the club will want to show they are trying to do something (opinions on Fosun aside).
We need wins I know.
But something to at least make it a fair contest. Would be exciting after the first 4 months of the season.
Sterling and Disasi would bring some experience to the squad.
Not sure on the wages I know they are high.
Badiashiale could be an option on 4 games in a WC season.
Connor Gallagher, Mainoo or Ruben back (yes you have to think big).
But although midfield is an issue in some games it's the balance of the squad that's wrong.
Pubill only playing 4 games for Athletico Madrid could be an option in a WC season.
Theres not loads of decent forwards for the prem arguably.
I know these are outrageous ideas but we can't just roll over.
Traore would bring some pace to the forwards to be fair.
Dendoncker or Boly as a cheaper option for experience at the back and helping the team next season if we are in the championship.
The forwards are the difficult choices. Unless we can get a player with pace on loan or sign championship strikers for next year like Ivanovic.
In Footballer Manager if I was Jeff I'd sign Aghehowa. Clever player and plenty of pace would make the end of the season interesting. This is a joke BTW I know it isn't happening. ODCL
16 Dec 2025 08:14:40
No good throwing more money into a lost cause Madman, whereas I agree we mustn't just rollover we need to be honest and face facts too.
Dendonker maybe an inspired addition if he's willing to take relegation and stay with us, but I can't see Boly rejoining, ditto Coady whilst Jeff's in place unless of course RE can persuade them.
So we may lose some of our better players, it'll be interesting to see what fosun will be happy to take, but I can't see any big names coming in just yet.
This season has long gone in my books and it really is damage limitation now.
16 Dec 2025 10:20:24
Best we can hope for is hungry good championships players who are willing to give us their all until the end of the season and not be too worried if or when we do go down.
Unfortunately, some targets (or their agents) will have absolutely no interest in us due to our recent history and ownership issues.
Even Lescott didn’t want to get involved behind the scenes as he realised it wasn’t going to be an easy ride and he would have had to do something! ?
16 Dec 2025 10:48:24
Andreas Christiansen, Yves Bissouma and Jonas Wind on loan.
16 Dec 2025 11:18:46
The problem we have madman is no credible player will want to come to the club and have a nailed on relegation on their cv, a lot of ex players ie the bolys, dendonkers etc won’t come back and work under Jeff. Sterling is on 350 grand a week at Chelsea there’s no way we could afford him even if he was interested which he won’t be ditto Conor Gallagher. I genuinely believe that Gomes, Andre, jsl, Sa, Agbadou, Lopez and arias will go in January either on loan or permanent while there's value in them.
We will then be looking at the Loan market to supplement the squad as at the end of the season we will lose even more player due to contracts ending, relegation release clauses and high wages which we won’t be able to afford in the championship so edwards will then look at getting in players he wants for his style to try and get us back up, remember our esteemed leader Teflon Jeff said relegation is only a technical term, this is who’s calling the shots at the club an absolute buffoon of the highest order
16 Dec 2025 13:58:39
If they are available to for Portuguese players, seems South Americans don't like our winters. Same goes for African players, plus if they are half decent you lose them all January because of Africa cup. Think we have to accept this season is lost to us.
No matter how big we try to spend no decent players will come here. Would like to see a decent goalie here though. Johnstone has given a goal away in the last two games, cost us big.
16 Dec 2025 14:27:30
It's a really difficult one, try to sign young English players who are good championship that nay maje it in the prem and we will get ripped off. Older experience ok if they're free or cheap. I don't know.
16 Dec 2025 17:19:48
Some reasonably solid Championship players with experience in the Championship as it's a very unique league. A short opportunity for them to play in the PL and an opportunity to get them settled at the club ready for next season in the Championship.