Transfer News 2022/23 Season Incoming Transfers and a few other things

[westyorkshireexile]

Wonder what’s up with Lincoln if Marquis has gone? Maybe he has issues.

Not a lot, he moved to Bristol Rovers recently on a 2-year deal, so I don't think we will be signing him.

 

[tatabanya]

Nah. Marquis is what we are missing. An utter shithouse up front to mix it up.

They are both utter shithouses, one is just better than the other

 

[Scotchegg]

Taylor Richards. Season long loan from Brighton. Did well at this level for Doncaster a couple of season ago.

@horseman made a reference to Brighton the other day and occasionally has some understated inside knowledge.

 

[Foley]

Wonder what’s up with Lincoln if Marquis has gone? Maybe he has issues.

A Lincoln fan I spoke to suggested that they couldn't afford him

 

[Oxford1996]

That would be a phenomenal signing

It’s not him.

 

[Jackinthebox]

Callum Camps? OOC and highly rated

Signed for Stockport.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

A Lincoln fan I spoke to suggested that they couldn't afford him

Lincoln hardly had a pot to P**s in last season. Covid walloped them and their budget went from 12th when they got to the playoff final to significantly lower, plus Appleton had his cancer diagnosis. They couldn’t even fill their bench on a good number of occasions.

They will do well just to stay up next season.

 

[bazzer9461]

Not a lot, he moved to Bristol Rovers recently on a 2-year deal, so I don't think we will be signing him.

I’m glad we didn’t sign him

 

[tatabanya]

It’s not him.

Was fun while it lasted

 

[bazzer9461]

A Lincoln fan I spoke to suggested that they couldn't afford him

It did surprise me when they got him from Pompey after they paid Doncaster a million for him

 

[Oxford1996]

Was fun while it lasted

What you’ll like to hear then is it’s a player who’s rated far far far more than him.

 

[Followtheox1]

Losing McNally was the big change. With his ability to walk the ball out if the defence we could play a three whilst also having someone who could direct play from the back. The fact that he went for a few quid shows that there aren't many like him around and it probably make sense to plan for a back 4 instead. That doesn't necessarily mean that we won't still have attacking fullbacks like we had with Ruffels and Long a couple of seasons ago, but being more solid isn't a bad thing either.

I agree about the quality of McNally but playing three at the back is a common modern formation with lots of CBs being able to play there. I always thought we needed flexibility in the way we play and the idea that three at the back is now gone, with the sale of one player is odd.

 

[tatabanya]

What you’ll like to hear then is it’s a player who’s rated far far far more than him.

Yes, I do like to hear that. What else can you tell us..?

 

[TeamOX]

What you’ll like to hear then is it’s a player who’s rated far far far more than him.

I’m behind on this one.

Are you suggesting we have agreed a loan for a very highly rated younger player? If so, what position? I did have brief look back through older post. But to be perfectly honest that’s fairly tedious on this thread!

 

[RgYellows]

f**k, it must be Mason Mount.

 

[Tomox]

Hopefully someone like Tyler Morton from Liverpool

 

[oufc1991]

I'm just going to wait and see where we are and what players have signed and what players have left once the window is shut to decide how good or how bad it's been

 

[Essexyellows]

I'm just going to wait and see where we are and what players have signed and what players have left once the window is shut to decide how good or how bad it's been

333 pages and you are just going to "wait & see" ?

What is this blasphemy??

 

[Oxford84]

BIG signing tomorrow. You heard it here first.

Wrong, ITK status denied!

 

[Scotchegg]

I agree about the quality of McNally but playing three at the back is a common modern formation with lots of CBs being able to play there. I always thought we needed flexibility in the way we play and the idea that three at the back is now gone, with the sale of one player is odd.

Findlay played in a back 3 yesterday, Moore, Brown and Long have all played centrally in a 3. Long and Seddon have also played as full backs in a 5. So we can play that way if we want, but there's no denying that McNally gave us an extra dimension in that formation that is not easily replaced.

We should look to play to our strengths THIS season not what our strengths were last season, but that doesn't mean that we have to become one dimensional. As I said in the most you responded to, Long and Ruffels were probably the most effective full backs in the league 2 years back whilst playing in a 4. Cambridge last season was the brutally attack minded game I've seen us play in a long time, with 4 at the back but Ryan Williams our most attacking player as the right back that day.

Flexibility is about how we play with the players we have rather than the football manager fixation with formations.