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Transfer Window January 2024 Post Transfer Window Thread
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Patron like only fans for ugly people? Does this Nixon give you transfer “scoops” while in lingerie? How much does it cost?
Does he know it's not the transfer window any more, or is he too busy tattooing his a**e cheeks?
Oufcrealist
Level: Yemi Odubade
(158 Apps, 31 Gls)
I don't think the club are revealing contract lengths for recently signed players, I wonder why!? As far as I'm aware no player has a contract beyond June 26.
Mystery Yellow
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
I get the feeling when we signed the likes of Harris, Rodriguez, Leigh on long term contracts it’s more than likely there be on a 3 year deals + 1 year option.
Andy1505
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Was just thinking with
Moore/Brown/Leigh,
Cam/RR/Dale/Tyler/Edwards
Harris/Goodwin
all signed up long term-ish we are only a GK, RB, def mid maybe away from a solid looking first choice team....all of the above could and maybe will be first choice players....
Get rid of a number of high earners - Henry/Browne/Bodin/Murphy/McEachran/
Thorniley/Easty/McGuane will more than likely go - and we have a decent chunk of wages to play with, and hopefully we can trust in DB and Waldron to identify some quality players to come in.
Next season could be interesting! COYY's!!
Moore/Brown/Leigh,
Cam/RR/Dale/Tyler/Edwards
Harris/Goodwin
all signed up long term-ish we are only a GK, RB, def mid maybe away from a solid looking first choice team....all of the above could and maybe will be first choice players....
Get rid of a number of high earners - Henry/Browne/Bodin/Murphy/McEachran/
Thorniley/Easty/McGuane will more than likely go - and we have a decent chunk of wages to play with, and hopefully we can trust in DB and Waldron to identify some quality players to come in.
Next season could be interesting! COYY's!!
Joey
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
The first four will surely be gone but McEachran and Thorniley will have time on their deals. Eastwood somehow got another deal too and you'd assume we'll take the option up on McGuane rather than letting him walk for nothing.
Just Murphy, Henry, Browne and Bodin leaving will make a huge different to our expenditure.
Mystery Yellow
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
I think it all depends as well now on Bodin being available if Goodwin was to pick up another injury for a little while BB can fill that gap (during Harris suspension he played all 3 games ahead of O’Doncor & Perkins at the time)
But saying that I wouldn’t turn my nose up if we were to get Gayle it gives us 3 different options in the striking department (Gayle is a poacher, Harris the link up player & Goodwin the target man) + a good example is Bristol Rovers were happy to take a gamble on Chris Martin & that paid off for them this season
Mystery Yellow
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Agree on the 3 being key areas going forward but hopefully Cumming & Matete will be key to that over there loan spells & then hopefully in a position to pounce in the summer to getting them permanently
Don’t forget Sam Long & Stuart Findlay are on deals till 2026
It will be interesting to see what happens to our midfield next season with McGuane & Brannagan both in their final year contract. I get the feeling McGuane is looking for a move this summer as during that opening 15 games he was outstanding & the club was dishing out new contracts he’s yet to commit to signing a new deal with Radio Oxford coming out to report in November that MM has a 1 year option from the club if that’s still the case in the summer I think we should cash in on him
I imagine we wouldn’t offer Brannagan a new
contract until James Henry is completely off the books with JH being the beneficiaries over the last couple of seasons of getting a pay rise spread over a 2 years with the clause of him being the highest earner at the club with the old pals act under Robinson’s ridiculous regime. No doubt in July onwards will look to offer him a new contract but we can’t blame him if nows the time he wants to move on & deserves a move to a decent championship outfit.
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I think it is fair to say, any opposition fans taking a peak at our forum will come away with the view that we are a religious lot!
Andy1505
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
I'd hate for Cam to leave but I do sometimes wonder if his wages would be better spread over maybe three players and that maybe he deserves his shot at a higher league....
.....but if he wants to stay and sign a new contract then he'll still be the first name on the team sheet. He's the heartbeat of our squad, he's true quality and he clearly loves our club.
.....but if he wants to stay and sign a new contract then he'll still be the first name on the team sheet. He's the heartbeat of our squad, he's true quality and he clearly loves our club.
The problem is he is so valuable to the team. Look what happens when he's unavailable (which is rare, and that in itself is invaluable!).
Plus we might get three decent-ish players, but no guarantee at all that we could adequately replace CB with one player, doing what he does. He's easily (for me) one of the best CM's in League 1 and well worth hanging on to for as long as we can.
werthersoriginal
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
Hmmm, even if he leaves on a free when his contract expires? Most clubs would try to sell him before that, especially as he’s said to be on twice as much as anyone else in the squad.
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
I wouldn't be surprised if McEachran/Thorniley were made available for transfer (maybe free transfer) though.
Honestly can't see a situation where that happens (I mean I don; think he would let that happen)....but it's a funny old game innit!
He'll keep on signing the contract and we'll keep on bumping up that release clause
- it was already 7 figures before this one.
Joey
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
Me neither but it relies on someone taking them. We'd find a League One club for Thorniley I'd have thought but McEachran might be trickier. I wouldn't be devastated if Thorniley stayed either if we're in League One. I never got the hype last time and I wouldn't want him to be starting each week but he's a reliable enough backup at this level.
WRox
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
We’d do well to lose Thorniley and convince a more capable central defender to come and watch Moore and Brown from the bench, let alone a left sided one.
Same principle for McEachran if we could potentially keep Brannagan, McGuane and Matete.
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
I think McEachran would quite easily get a club but maybe a lower L1 more probably L2 club. We may have to make any wage difference up unless they are offering a longer contract to make it worth his while.
Hopefully Charlton go down so they can show ambition to sign him as we can extol his virtues which will make him a target for Salmon Pants.
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
I think we'd get a replacement midfielder in for McEachran who would be as good, if not better for the team. They might not be as technically good as him but I don't think McEachran suits how we've been trying to play all season and I don't think it is any different with Des going forward.
I think McEachran would quite easily get a club but maybe a lower L1 more probably L2 club. We may have to make any wage difference up unless they are offering a longer contract to make it worth his while.
Hopefully Charlton go down so they can show ambition to sign him as we can extol his virtues which will make him a target for Salmon Pants.
I'm not convinced JM has a lot more to give at this level. I mean he is only 30 but moves like a player who is a lot older. He is neat and tidy, if given time on the ball, but I don't think could play 90 mins regularly. He obviously has a good football brain but just looks like he is restraining himself, so he doesn't get injured, every time he is on the pitch.
Mystery Yellow
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Hang on a minute I don’t see a god given right that both EM CB shouldn’t have proper competition for there places have you seen the goals we’ve been gifting teams at the minute? We’ve been awful defending set pieces under Des & defensively overall we haven’t been dealing with balls coming into our box it’s like a pinball bouncing around in there of late (pompeys goals a classic example)
Browns performances have dropped off imo since being under Des I watched him get bullied against Smith in that 2nd half last week, he was really poor against Barnsley kicking nearly every ball out of play & been part of the shambles defending we’ve witnessed at Cheltenham Northampton Peterborough Bristol Rovers Coventry in them horror away days with it not much better in the home games in Derby & Portsmouth (I’m not blaming him individually for them games but he’s played his part along with others defensively who’s been poor)
Thorniley needs to be moved on along with Findlay ASAP but let’s not forget both on a pretty penny & we’re not getting true value for what we’re paying in wages to them both (I guess the likelihood seems both will go out on loan with us paying a good portion of their wages again)
BillyTurleys CurlyWurly
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
Negru?
Wish he was still here ...
Made-in-Jericho
Level: Andy Crosby
(122 Apps, 13 Gls)
When using initials can people please remember and be mindful...
JM - Josh McEachran
JM - Josh Murphy
JM - Jay Matete
CB - Ciaron Brown
CB - Cameron Brannagan
CB - 'centre back'
BB... RR... MM...
The others I can just about work out.... ;-)
JM - Josh McEachran
JM - Josh Murphy
JM - Jay Matete
CB - Ciaron Brown
CB - Cameron Brannagan
CB - 'centre back'
BB... RR... MM...
The others I can just about work out.... ;-)
- Year of First Game
- 1980
FFS, OK!
Joey
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
Agree, it can get very confusing. We need to ban acronyms ASAP.
Made-in-Jericho
Level: Andy Crosby
(122 Apps, 13 Gls)
WNTBA ASAP
OUFC OX3
Level: Jack Midson
(68 Apps, 15 Gls)
CB - Chee Bye (Singlish Hokkien used by all males and in at least 25% casually).
WRox
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
No one’s saying they should have a god given right and of course if a better LCB became available then we should be looking at that, but you’re pointing to examples there where Brown’s played in a typhoon against Barnsley or at LB at Cheltenham next to two awful centre back performances. He’s generally been very solid for us and gives us natural balance in central defence. Moore too.
Sure if something better comes along in defence then we should look at it, but I’d rather our approach this summer took advantage of how settled a squad we could potentially have than sought to disrupt it. Unless someone wants to go, then outside of the out of contract players, I’d be happy to focus all of that cash saved on wages on a couple of attacking signings rather than eating into it elsewhere.
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