Transfer Window January 2024 Transfer Window Thread

[Bicester Yellow]

Technically we don't if we're going to settle for mid table this season.

Ah well, what a waste of a season. Finishing 8th when a few more signings and we’d be pushing top 4.

 

[Daviddidcotexile]

Until the very expensive dead wood leave it is difficult to spend money on upgrading. I am quietly confident we won't get drawn into a relegation battle...

 

[greatunclekip]

Ah well, what a waste of a season. Finishing 8th when a few more signings and we’d be pushing top 4.

It's been the same story last few seasons to be honest. Pathetic January windows when a tiny bit more would set us up really well.

 

[OX14]

Ah well, what a waste of a season. Finishing 8th when a few more signings and we’d be pushing top 4.

Employed the wrong manager with no backroom staff to bring with him hasn't helped either.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Employed the wrong manager with no backroom staff to bring with him hasn't helped either.

Ha, you've got a few months to sigh and droop around. Then you can look forward to summer holidays and a new season, maybe something better will happen then.

 

[Oxford57]

I think that the most frustrating thing about any of the windows is the fans can clearly see what areas need strengthing and whoever is the manager at the time seems to be completely blind to it , need a dcm to stop other teams playing through us , let’s sign wingers who spend more not playing than playing, need to get a striker in , no real need it appears , excluding this window with Goodwin, the question is why where the recruitment team not aware of him at £20,000 rather then let’s buy him at £400,000, do we not have a scouting network that looks at raw talent ?

 

[chromeyellow]

Employed the wrong manager with no backroom staff to bring with him hasn't helped either.

"The wrong manager"

imagine saying this after less than three months (And 4 wins in the last 7)

 

[battman]

Damn, can’t believe we now can’t finish in the play-offs because we haven’t signed a new midfielder, despite the fact we’re currently in them without one.

Whilst it would be a nice addition, we already have Brannagan, McGuane, McEachran and Smyth for two places, along with Henry too who is also taking a lot of the wages. Building this squad was never going to be finished in two windows; we’re still hamstrung by the mistakes of the past, and a 5th midfielder hasn’t been a priority over getting in new attacking players and replacing those we lost on loan.

 

[harrymark1]

I think that the most frustrating thing about any of the windows is the fans can clearly see what areas need strengthing and whoever is the manager at the time seems to be completely blind to it , need a dcm to stop other teams playing through us , let’s sign wingers who spend more not playing than playing, need to get a striker in , no real need it appears , excluding this window with Goodwin, the question is why where the recruitment team not aware of him at £20,000 rather then let’s buy him at £400,000, do we not have a scouting network that looks at raw talent ?

Who's too say we didn't look in January 2023 but KR wasn't keen or trusted with the money or the player?

 

[Bazoufc]

I think that the most frustrating thing about any of the windows is the fans can clearly see what areas need strengthing and whoever is the manager at the time seems to be completely blind to it , need a dcm to stop other teams playing through us , let’s sign wingers who spend more not playing than playing, need to get a striker in , no real need it appears , excluding this window with Goodwin, the question is why where the recruitment team not aware of him at £20,000 rather then let’s buy him at £400,000, do we not have a scouting network that looks at raw talent ?

im sure most of league one are probably thinking why didnt we buy him for 20k last january. was hardly a big queue at that point

and dont forget, KR was in charge last Jan. so probably irrelevant what the recruitment team thought anyway

 

[chromeyellow]

Why didn't we sign Jamie Vardy in 2010?

 

[bazzer9461]

Yes just reading the OM slightly depressing, gone from in by this weekend to now before the window ends. And happy with the midfield, it works against average teams but not against the best teams ,let's hope for good signings. And hopefully a good end to the season ,but we have got a great chance of the play offs we aren't going up automatically Peterborough, Derby ,Bolton or Portsmouth will fill those slots ,but we have got the chance of the play offs which gives you more chance of attracting players for next season. So can't see anyone coming in today .

Nothing unusual there obviously the more attackers he wants aren’t there or aren’t interested so will this mean someone who’s is “ one for the future” again!

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Damn, can’t believe we now can’t finish in the play-offs because we haven’t signed a new midfielder, despite the fact we’re currently in them without one.

Whilst it would be a nice addition, we already have Brannagan, McGuane, McEachran and Smyth for two places, along with Henry too who is also taking a lot of the wages. Building this squad was never going to be finished in two windows; we’re still hamstrung by the mistakes of the past, and a 5th midfielder hasn’t been a priority over getting in new attacking players and replacing those we lost on loan.

McEachran - not good enough.
Henry - not good enough.
Smyth - not good enough.

19 league games hoping McGuane & Brannagan can stay fit, unsuspended & get back to form.

That’s a major risk.

Moxon at Carlisle, Conteh at Grimsby (looks like he’s off to Gas) are 2 we should be looking at.

There have been some good midfielders available this window.

Port Vale have signed Weir & Gore, Charlton have signed Coventry & Bakinson. MK also signed Bate who’d be a big upgrade on McEachran/Smyth/Herny.

 

[chromeyellow]

McEachran - not good enough.
Henry - not good enough.
Smyth - not good enough.

19 league games hoping McGuane & Brannagan can stay fit, unsuspended & get back to form.

That’s a major risk.

Moxon at Carlisle, Conteh at Grimsby (looks like he’s off to Gas) are 2 we should be looking at.

There have been some good midfielders available this window.

Port Vale have signed Weir & Gore, Charlton have signed Coventry & Bakinson. MK also signed Bate who’d be a big upgrade on McEachran/Smyth/Herny.

Signing a football is just like going round a supermarket. You take them off the shelves, pop them in your basket and get them scanned at the checkout.

 

[Siho]

Be amazed if Des actually looks at that centre midfield department and thinks it's OK but probably can't be too honest. More than likely he'd do something about it but can't.

That's what I think, too

 

[SteMerritt]

Why didn't we sign Jamie Vardy in 2010?

Well we are the club that had Matt Le Tissier on trial and didn't see anything in him, and went to scout Kevin Keegan but ended up buying one of his teammates instead, so it's not a new phenomena for us...

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Signing a football is just like going round a supermarket. You take them off the shelves, pop them in your basket and get them scanned at the checkout.

2nd October 2021 is when Gorrin got crocked away at Sheffield Wednesday.

Just the 2 and half years to replace him..

 

[chromeyellow]

Yes- and of course that's Des Buckinghams' fault

 

[allaboardtheox]

I think that the most frustrating thing about any of the windows is the fans can clearly see what areas need strengthing and whoever is the manager at the time seems to be completely blind to it , need a dcm to stop other teams playing through us , let’s sign wingers who spend more not playing than playing, need to get a striker in , no real need it appears , excluding this window with Goodwin, the question is why where the recruitment team not aware of him at £20,000 rather then let’s buy him at £400,000, do we not have a scouting network that looks at raw talent ?

Doesn't look like a bad bit of business if you look at it slightly differently, say we took him a year ago when Cheltenham did & were paying £3k per week wages for a year which would be around £200k cost to the club so far and he might not have improved as he did in the last few months. Always a risk either way. If he can keep himself fit and keeps improving he's got the potential to be a multimillion pound striker

 

[battman]

McEachran - not good enough.
Henry - not good enough.
Smyth - not good enough.

19 league games hoping McGuane & Brannagan can stay fit, unsuspended & get back to form.

That’s a major risk.

Moxon at Carlisle, Conteh at Grimsby (looks like he’s off to Gas) are 2 we should be looking at.

There have been some good midfielders available this window.

Port Vale have signed Weir & Gore, Charlton have signed Coventry & Bakinson. MK also signed Bate who’d be a big upgrade on McEachran/Smyth/Herny.

McEachran and Smyth are solid players and I never said Henry was good enough anymore (as great a servant as he’s been), but we still have him on the books so are limited with what we can do.

McGuane and Brannagan don’t miss many games, so it’s not a ‘major’ risk, and the backups are good for this level.

Also to claim that Bate is better considering he was average here last season and only a League Two club would take him sounds like you feel the grass is greener elsewhere. Midfield is not the priority in this short window.