Transfer News Summer 2023 Transfer Window Thread

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A week ago i was firmly in the camp of "we need a new striker, Gatlin should go out on loan" but I am glad we have him about. He has a superb quality at times. So, do we stick with where we are, get a new striker and send him off anyway or get a new striker and keep him around? Worried option 3 is too wasteful in terms of wage and his playtime to be reasonable
 
Mojofilter said:
A week ago i was firmly in the camp of "we need a new striker, Gatlin should go out on loan" but I am glad we have him about. He has a superb quality at times. So, do we stick with where we are, get a new striker and send him off anyway or get a new striker and keep him around? Worried option 3 is too wasteful in terms of wage and his playtime to be reasonable
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Definitely get a new one in and keep him around, we need three to cover injuries.
 
SirAndyOfCrosby said:
Yeap. As opposed to the likes of Charlton who will now be scrambling around and desperate to make additions after a poor start - and everyone (including potential selling clubs) knows it.

On that note, I can't overstate how refreshing it is to actually be among the pace setters for a change.

The whole dynamic of the season changes for me. We're already promotion challengers - rather than going into September hoping that we can maybe only now kick-start our season after another poor start and we're already counting the points to the play-off places, let alone automatics.

As an illustration, below is the date by which we've achieved two away League wins in the last 6 seasons:

18/19: 23rd March
19/20: 19th October
20/21: 21st November
21/22: 23rd October
22/23: 15th October
23/24: 19th August

I genuinely can't remember the last time I felt this excited in mid-August. It's nothing short of a revelation.
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Charlton's problem is their manager. Brilliant squad.
 
Mojofilter said:
A week ago i was firmly in the camp of "we need a new striker, Gatlin should go out on loan" but I am glad we have him about. He has a superb quality at times. So, do we stick with where we are, get a new striker and send him off anyway or get a new striker and keep him around? Worried option 3 is too wasteful in terms of wage and his playtime to be reasonable
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Totally agree, Gatlin was a beast in that Youth Cup run last year, he treated Premiership academy centre backs like they were rag dolls. But he was skilful and quick with it. Slowly but surely he gets stronger and now League One defenders are beginning to get the treatment. His ability to make a difference is happening and with the players he has around him it is only a matter of time before he starts have more influence on games.
The touch to Tyler whilst literally getting mugged was a sign of being nearly ready. There will be sides where his approach will pay huge dividends even this year.
Interesting to see if the bit part role is preferred to loaning him so he has a full transfer window to develop.
 
Mojofilter said:
A week ago i was firmly in the camp of "we need a new striker, Gatlin should go out on loan" but I am glad we have him about. He has a superb quality at times. So, do we stick with where we are, get a new striker and send him off anyway or get a new striker and keep him around? Worried option 3 is too wasteful in terms of wage and his playtime to be reasonable
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And what happens if Harris or Gatlin get injured? Or suspended? They can’t play every game and we need another striker/forward desperately badly to ensure competition for places, a different option and squad depth
 
SirAndyOfCrosby said:
We are.

You don't get back-to-back away wins against the sides that finished the previous season 7th and 4th respectively unless you are promotion challengers.

Last season two teams had 9 or more points at this stage and they both finished Top 6. In fact, everyone who finished Top 7 had at least 6 points at this stage. If you look at the table after 4 games last season it's comparable with the end of season table, with a few outliers either way.

We no longer hope to be an outlier. We are challenging for promotion this season. If the penny hasn't dropped for you yet, fair enough.

It will soon enough.
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Seriously?
I am not sure how long you have been watching football, but things can change very quickly and I am not sure that I have ever seen a suggestion of being promotion candidates after 4 league games.
Of course, I am really hoping that we will be top 2/ top 6, but it is incredibly early
 
Foley said:
Seriously?
I am not sure how long you have been watching football, but things can change very quickly and I am not sure that I have ever seen a suggestion of being promotion candidates after 4 league games.
Of course, I am really hoping that we will be top 2/ top 6, but it is incredibly early
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It's really not that deep.

Candidate:
"a person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position"

Some of our fans really need to grow a f**king pair. Thankfully our players and management have.
 
Chippy said:
And what happens if Harris or Gatlin get injured? Or suspended? They can’t play every game and we need another striker/forward desperately badly to ensure competition for places, a different option and squad depth
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Totally agree, but it potentially changes who you go for and the type of striker. There is no correct answer, it's an inspired pick at best and a failed bet at worst. Ideally you need 3 realistic forward options.
But now until the window closes could be pivotal both ins and outs. We still have players we want to take off the payroll and players we want to retain from predators. We have a need for some real additions, clubs are beginning to firm up their requirements and those players they want gaining experience or offloading.
I am sure our requirements have changed since the start of the season and so has the availability.
 
SirAndyOfCrosby said:
It's really not that deep.

Candidate:
"a person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position"

Some of our fans really need to grow a f**king pair. Thankfully our players and management have.
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You must remember that positivity, ambition and optimism and all dirty words in Oxfordshire and not welcomed here.
 
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