Transfer News Transfer window 2020/21

[TailsWeWin]

No. He can't!!!!



(Sorry, couldn't resist!!!)

Fair comment! Credit to you.

 

[38yearsofpain]

Derick Osei on loan is good as well. He might get some game time in League 2.

 

[outsidethebox]

A common theme today will be right backs up and down league 1 looking for clean pants after seeing Barkers highlights.

Matty must be looking forward to getting on to those crosses. In my mind we have assembled a top six squad - just need to prove it now.

With the strong likelihood of decent size crowds allowed next season, this would be a great year to go up.

 

[MC Yellow]

As good a transfer window as I can remember. Anyone who says the board are not investing in the team or want success have been proved to be way of the mark.

Agreed.

I think our form since Swindon has helped the board see that we are now on to something and it is worth the push to invest.

Thanks goodness we lost to Swindon and got the kick up the backside and the reality check we needed.

That result is proving pivotal to our season.

Never thought I would ever say that

 

[ttg17]

That was probably the best deadline day I've ever experienced as a fan. Aside from the brief moment when someone suggested Taylor was off to Barnsley, it was all just excitement with no anxiety that people would be leaving at all - ideal.

If you compare the squad we have now to the one we had on Dec 31, you have to say its a marked improvement. I'm not counting Cooper, Mous or Osei as 'going out', because they barely featured for us, so really you're weighing up Obita and Clare going out, one for a fee, with McNally, Lee, Grayson and Barker coming in. You have to say we're in a miles better position. I said after the Obita transfer that I would reserve judgment on the wisdom of that sale until I saw who was replacing him, and hoped it wouldn't be some green Premiership youngster. Well, it isn't - it's far better than that. You've got the experienced League One head in Lee, the exciting winger who should be too good for this level in Barker, and the utility defensive player in Grayson. It's basically everything Obita offered but just to a higher standard, and across three players. Our attacking options look so exciting now. Barker could absolutely rip this league a new one - anyone who's playing fairly regularly for a Rangers side dominating the SPL and going well in Europe but isn't considered to be quite making the grade and being kept out of the side by Ryan Kent should be a level or two above League One.

That all said, I have two immediate qualms still. I still feel we could be a touch light at left back. Grayson seems like a very promising young player, and of course he will probably absolutely excel in the role, but we've seen how wobbly a jack-of-all-trades type player can be at fullback with Forde and Hanson playing RB in recent years. Nothing overly worrying, and the most important thing is that we do have a body in the building now (and by all accounts Ruffs is an absolute iron man so I'm sure it won't matter), but still could be a source of anxiety in the future.

The other small query I have is with Lee's best position. Everything I've seen from people talking about him is that he's a #10 / advanced attacking midfielder type player. That's great, and we all know from that Luton side that he's more than good enough for this league at that role. But the issue we've had with Sykes, and to a lesser extent Henry recently, is that we don't really play a system that accommodates those kinds of players. More than happy to wait and see, and, as I say, he's more than proved himself good enough for this level. But something I will be keeping an eye on.

This isn't to P**s on the general parade! As I say, we're significantly stronger, to my eyes, than we were at the beginning of the window, and I am so excited to see Lee and Barker in particular in action. Yesterday was a huge statement of intent from the board, and a testament to the pulling power of KR in my view. The rest of the season should be extremely f*****g exciting.

 

[Mintyshoe]

No. He can't!!!!



(Sorry, couldn't resist!!!)

Hang on...weren't you saying four before Obita unexpectedly left and needed replacing?

Think it's a little disingenuous to claim you included that in your estimate!

(Sorry, couldn't resist!)

Anyway, I think we can all agree it's been a strong window - onward and upwards!

 

[LeftSideBoy]

Woke up feeling rather thirsty this morning..

 

[Mellowyellow]

Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson Ruffels
Brannagan Gorrin McGuane
Henry Taylor Shodipo

Eastwood
Forde McNally Grayson Elechi
Kelly Hanson
Sykes Lee Barker
Winnall

We’ve got 2 good 11s right there.

Also have a spare spot in our squad if KR feels like Josh McEachran impresses him enough to earn a deal in training!

KR & Tiger

I missed that one, is he with us training now, or has he trained with us in the past?

 

[Front Post]

[emoji23][emoji23] - one out of 3 !

What made you convinced Holland was signing? That’s been dead for a while now.

Here he is.
Can't resist putting a post to show "I know things, look at me, look at me".

Who were the "2 players who haven’t been mentioned on here" at your time of writing - Lee and a second one?

Lets face it, we all have different sources (or maybe even the same ones) and they're happy to let a narrative take place if it means other things are kept quieter e.g. letting Holland not be seen as "dead". You know as well as me that some things we get fed are deliberately misleading or just end up being wrong.

 

[LeftSideBoy]

This bodes well: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport...s/time-rangers-winger-brandon-barker-20081282

 

[ZeroTheHero]

It was obviously a good transfer window in the end, so well done to the 'recruitment team' and thanks to the board for paying for it. The sad thing is that we won't get to go to games to see these players for a while yet, but let's hope when we do so that we are in the Championship - because judging by the players we have got in that is what we are aiming for this season.

 

[Shosho]

Best window I can remember for a while. Added assets, supplemented the squad with quality loans and suspect we will be going for some exciting permanents in the summer.

The squad is stronger now than going into the window.

Probably most excited By Grayson. Good quality on the ball, great left foot...will be an asset from set pieces too with the delivery.

 

[bazzer9461]

Ok so is it time to start the summer window? Yes, no oh ok then I’ll shut up

 

[LeftSideBoy]

Ok so is it time to start the summer window? Yes, no oh ok then I’ll shut up

Have we signed anyone yet?

 

[Marked Ox]

I missed that one, is he with us training now, or has he trained with us in the past?

Trained with us in the past. I doubt (but could be wrong) he is training with us now as a free agent due to Covid Protocols, after all u21s aren't training with the 1st team for instance.

 

[Marked Ox]

Ok so is it time to start the summer window? Yes, no oh ok then I’ll shut up

Nicky Cadden to sign.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Best window I can remember for a while. Added assets, supplemented the squad with quality loans and suspect we will be going for some exciting permanents in the summer.

The squad is stronger now than going into the window.

Probably most excited By Grayson. Good quality on the ball, great left foot...will be an asset from set pieces too with the delivery.

You say you’re most excited by Grayson, do you expect him to start games in the league if everyone’s fit? If so, in what position?

 

[LeftSideBoy]

Nicky Cadden to sign.

Haha no way?

 

[Marked Ox]

A very good transfer window* so happy. Nice to waiting for players coming in rather than going out. As others have said, credit to Tiger/the board and to KR again holding on to get quality* rather than just panic sign adequate players.

*On paper at the moment.

 

[Junior_1]

Here he is.
Can't resist putting a post to show "I know things, look at me, look at me".

Who were the "2 players who haven’t been mentioned on here" at your time of writing - Lee and a second one?

Lets face it, we all have different sources (or maybe even the same ones) and they're happy to let a narrative take place if it means other things are kept quieter e.g. letting Holland not be seen as "dead". You know as well as me that some things we get fed are deliberately misleading or just end up being wrong.

You were the one who got things right!!!

EC and SE were iffy! [emoji23]

Was told early afternoon about Barker and Lee but didn’t post due to being asked not too so out of respect, I didn’t. More than happy to prove to you via PM if you like.

Whilst I was posting and hadn’t checked the latest replies ( where barker was mentioned) I put what I did. At that stage, it was only one or maybe two people who mentioned the name and that was very close to my post.

Other than those two, I’m not claiming I know anything about anyone coming in only from what KR has said all along about 4 players (anyone could say that figure after) and after the positions we strengthened in.

Couldn’t agree more with your last paragraph and that includes feeding “info” to people knowing it’ll be posted publicly thus gathering lots of traffic across various formats.

The club and those closest to the deals have played a blinded this window in more ways than one. Fair play to them.