Transfer Window January 2026 Transfer Window Build-Up Thread

[BTCW]

Well you’re not wrong but we are where we are, as they say. Krastev may turn out to be the better player but so far he hasn’t really delivered much.

And Tyler Goodrham is better than all of them.

 

[JOHN BOY]

And Tyler Goodrham is better than all of them.

I have high hopes for Krastev but who knows.

 

[BTCW]

Pick a formation & recruit for it. (For example 4-3-3) *if everyone is fit*

Cumming
Spencer Helik Brown Currie
BDK Vaulks Brannagan
Placheta Lankshear Krastev

Subs: Ingram, Long, Davies, Leigh, L’Harris, Goodrham, Mills, Prelec, M’Harris

Not included: HTA, Sibley, Dembele, Romeny, Phillips, Bradshaw

So where can we upgrade this?

1) CDM to replace Vaulks.
2) Right winger to replace Placheta as a starter.
3) Left winger to replace Krastev as a starter.
4) A number 10 to replace Luke Harris (return to Fulham)
5) A replacement for Mark Harris so we have 3 striker options of Lankshear, Prelec & player 3.

You’d then move out the following players: Sibley, Romeny, Bradshaw. 2 of them in Sibley & Bradshaw who both turned down loan moves at the end of the summer & Romeny who’s only here because of our owner.

 

[Coffin Dodger]

Pick a formation & recruit for it. (For example 4-3-3) *if everyone is fit*

Cumming
Spencer Helik Brown Currie
BDK Vaulks Brannagan
Placheta Lankshear Krastev

Subs: Ingram, Long, Davies, Leigh, L’Harris, Goodrham, Mills, Prelec, M’Harris

Not included: HTA, Sibley, Dembele, Romeny, Phillips, Bradshaw

So where can we upgrade this?

1) CDM to replace Vaulks.
2) Right winger to replace Placheta as a starter.
3) Left winger to replace Krastev as a starter.
4) A number 10 to replace Luke Harris (return to Fulham)
5) A replacement for Mark Harris so we have 3 striker options of Lankshear, Prelec & player 3.

You’d then move out the following players: Sibley, Romeny, Bradshaw. 2 of them in Sibley & Bradshaw who both turned down loan moves at the end of the summer & Romeny who’s only here because of our owner.

Then get criticised for inflexibilty, with no plan B

 

[Stanford yellow]

Sam Morsy wouldn't be a bad addition in january.free agent now,get him in and get him fit.

 

[Mintyshoe]

While a CM is definitely the priority, I wouldn’t mind us going in for Alassana Jatta…6”4, “good age”, L2 so should be gettable for us, scores 1 in 2 games….worst case, a bit of depth and different option off the bench, best case a massive return on investment and some crucial goals.

 

[battman]

Sam Morsy wouldn't be a bad addition in january.free agent now,get him in and get him fit.

Don't particularly like him, but he's exactly the sort of bastard we need in midfield

 

[battman]

A number of good free agents available, would take Reece Oxford purely for the vibes, but players like Morsy and Ramsey could be useful midfield additions

 

[Stranger]

A number of good free agents available, would take Reece Oxford purely for the vibes, but players like Morsy and Ramsey could be useful midfield additions

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That Elliott Moore could do a job for us

 

[Steve Gilbert]

A number of good free agents available, would take Reece Oxford purely for the vibes, but players like Morsy and Ramsey could be useful midfield additions

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Siri, show me a list of footballers who used to be good and now struggle with injuries

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Andy Rinomhota has re-signed for Reading today.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Emmanuel Dennis is a quality finisher. Can’t believe he is without a club.

 

[greatunclekip]

Andy Rinomhota has re-signed for Reading today.

And to think we couldn’t even afford Allan Campbell.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

And to think we couldn’t even afford Allan Campbell.

Remind me Kip, which club has he ended up at?

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Campbell ended up in Kip’s fantasy football team.

 

[Under The Cuckoo Lane]

Remind me Kip, which club has he ended up at?

Soup

 

[Oxford84]

Troy Parrott? great goals record in the Netherlands so far.

 

[greatunclekip]

Troy Parrott? great goals record in the Netherlands so far.

More chance of John with our approach to January.

 

[tonyw]

Troy Parrott? great goals record in the Netherlands so far.

AZ reportedly paid £6.7m for him, and he's been scoring at almost a goal per game this season in the Eredivisie. Only 23.

No way he's going anywhere for less than £10m, and his next transfer fee may well be double that. I'm not sure that there's more than a couple of teams in the Championship who could afford him, and we certainly can't!

Great job scoring twice against Portugal, mind. Likely too late for Ireland (or to knock out Ronaldo & co.) but still funny!

 

[holdsteady]

AZ reportedly paid £6.7m for him, and he's been scoring at almost a goal per game this season in the Eredivisie. Only 23.

No way he's going anywhere for less than £10m, and his next transfer fee may well be double that. I'm not sure that there's more than a couple of teams in the Championship who could afford him, and we certainly can't!

Great job scoring twice against Portugal, mind. Likely too late for Ireland (or to knock out Ronaldo & co.) but still funny!

If Ireland beat Hungary on Sunday they are in the play offs are they not? So maybe not to late.

 

[tonyw]

If Ireland beat Hungary on Sunday they are in the play offs are they not? So maybe not to late.

Yeah, I'm probably too early to write them off. But I don't like their chances of winning in Budapest.

 

[holdsteady]

Yeah, I'm probably too early to write them off. But I don't like their chances of winning in Budapest.

Me neither really, be a hell of a international weekend to beat Portugal at home then Hungary away to get into the play offs at the death, the especially with that team.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

More chance of John with our approach to January.

Stop being a grumbletonian.

 

[Oxford84]

AZ reportedly paid £6.7m for him, and he's been scoring at almost a goal per game this season in the Eredivisie. Only 23.

No way he's going anywhere for less than £10m, and his next transfer fee may well be double that. I'm not sure that there's more than a couple of teams in the Championship who could afford him, and we certainly can't!

Great job scoring twice against Portugal, mind. Likely too late for Ireland (or to knock out Ronaldo & co.) but still funny!

Yep in the second year of that contract though, never seemed to settle with loans in the Championship before so may put a few off.

 

[Nadi-]

Jonny Kenny 4 goals in 4 games for Celtic.
Won his first cap for the Republic, coming on at 2:1 down.
First mentioned him on here nov 21.

 

[Eric Blair]

A number of good free agents available, would take Reece Oxford purely for the vibes, but players like Morsy and Ramsey could be useful midfield additions

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I know he wont get much sympathy but its sad to see what has happened to Malcolm Ebiowei. I hope he can bring things back somehow.

 

[Mike_H]

Yeah, I'm probably too early to write them off. But I don't like their chances of winning in Budapest.

Me neither really, be a hell of a international weekend to beat Portugal at home then Hungary away to get into the play offs at the death, the especially with that team.

Guess that's a hell of an international weekend then. If Troy Parrott wasn't already out of range as a transfer target for us, he sure as hell is now.

 

[holdsteady]

Guess that's a hell of an international weekend then. If Troy Parrott wasn't already out of range as a transfer target for us, he sure as hell is now.

It really was, the story of this international break for me, especially given how the games played out. Parrots value has gone well beyond us now, if we ever had a chance.

Scotland don’t win tonight and the other 4 nations in the British isles in the play offs in March.

 

[SteMerritt]

Parrots value has gone well beyond us now, if we ever had a chance.

Us sign Parrott? Not a chance. I doubt we'd even manage to get Tom Sparrow...

 

[werthersoriginal]

Us sign Parrott? Not a chance. I doubt we'd even managed to get Tom Sparrow...

We got 'Budgie' Byrne