Transfer News Summer 2023 Transfer Window Thread

[Coffin dodger]

Murphy is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma .

I'm puzzled

 

[BrockBuster]

Can't blame Manning for wanting to build his team around hungry reliable players. If Murphy does play I hope he proves he can be both, but seems far more likely he'll have to start again somewhere else.

 

[tonyw]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1692511860954734639

Honestly think this Tweet is nonsense.

Not because it says Murphy is available - but because it implies that he wasn't available before.
I'd wager if Aberdeen had come in for him in May, Manning would've driven him up there for the signing himself!

Which is not to say that Murphy is rubbish and can't offer us anything this season. But he is atrocious value-for-money, and if you could get him off the books without paying off his wage, Manning could bring in two quality League One players of his own choosing for the same price.

But as I've oft said - I doubt we're going to be lucky enough to shift him. No other club will be that dumb and/or generous.
So he likely stays, and you work with him, and fingers crossed you can get half a dozen Charlton/Cheltenham level performances out of him this season.

 

[Paul Cannell]

Honestly think this Tweet is nonsense.

Not because it says Murphy is available - but because it implies that he wasn't available before.
I'd wager if Aberdeen had come in for him in May, Manning would've driven him up there for the signing himself!

I fear you are misregarding tweeters as some mistake newspapers - they aren't there to provide information but to generate 'views'; as Polonius memorably said "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't".

Manning would have carried him piggyback to Batumi to get the wage off the books, I'll warrant.

 

[Greenstar]

Must be big hit to balance sheet writing off Wildshit with a 2 yr contract. Ouch

 

[Paul Cannell]

Perhaps we got a grant?

 

[Marked Ox]

Perhaps we got a grant?

We haven't signed John again have we?

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

We haven't signed John again have we?

Would prefer Dave , we need a left back after all !!

 

[Marked Ox]

Would prefer Dave , we need a left back after all !!

Prefer Eddy so the pre-match music improves.

 

[greatunclekip]

Another week where we've failed to strengthen..

 

[OX14]

Another week where we've failed to strengthen..

They have to be the correct players, we don't want to end up with any tom dick or Harry who will be a burden on the budget while not contributing at all.

We will get a left back in and a striker in before the end of the window.

 

[Charlie_Oufc]

Another week where we've failed to strengthen..

Awful isn’t it. Can’t see the current team beating anyone in this league….

 

[bashamwonderland]

Another week where we've failed to strengthen..

These were valid snipes 12 months ago.

But you don't have any trust in the process, during transfer window #1 of Manning's reign?? That's mental. Why not wait until the window is closed before assessing the work done?

 

[tonyw]

As long as we get a capable left back and another striker at some point in the next two weeks, it's been a great window.

Doesn't really matter if it happens today, or 10:59pm on September 1st - as long as Brown and Harris don't get hurt, they're going to play the next two games regardless.

If we fail to sign either of those two players, though, then we're in dicey territory.

 

[Grumpy Git]

Another week where we've failed to strengthen..

Getting Wildschutt off the books is to me, strengthening.

 

[Mellowyellow]

They have to be the correct players, we don't want to end up with any tom dick or Harry who will be a burden on the budget while not contributing at all.

We will get a left back in and a striker in before the end of the window.

Looking forward to having a complete squad this year, so hears hoping.
But echoes of "They have to be the correct players, we don't want to end up with any tom dick or Harry," do rather sound of the clown and his "Media associates" bangjng on about all the rubbish all 3 fed us last year.

 

[Paul Cannell]

Blimey.

 

[Mellowyellow]

These were valid snipes 12 months ago.

But you don't have any trust in the process, during transfer window #1 of Manning's reign?? That's mental. Why not wait until the window is closed before assessing the work done?

Twelve months ago no one bar a few could for see what clown was going to put us through with the seeming blessing of the club.
Trust is earnt, and many fans are still hurt by the way they were treated by the club.
A successful transfer window will go along way to starting to rebuild that trust, were nearly there, nearly.

 

[Eaststanding]

Another week where we've failed to strengthen..

And another week of predictable criticism from someone else who hasn’t the first clue of the transfer market and what we’re doing to sign players. Still two weeks off the window to go. Patience.

 

[greatunclekip]

Awful isn’t it. Can’t see the current team beating anyone in this league….

Are we now forgetting about Cambridge and Bristol City where everyone unanimously admitted we need to strengthen significantly? Good news if so.