January Transfer Rumours

[JackSomething]

There's a lot of old men doing the equivalent of shouting 'get off my lawn' in this thread.

I think bytholwyn has done a good job of explaining how they're used and I agree with how ARQS summarised it in his post above. They're an important part of scouting players these days, but it's only a part of the process.

 

[bytholwyn]

Low not even on the bench for Wycombe tonight. Could be a promising sign.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Low not even on the bench for Wycombe tonight. Could be a promising sign.

Unless he's on his way to Preston...

 

[bytholwyn]

Bradley starting and the new Danish CB signing on the bench. Looks as if they've already moved on.

 

[bytholwyn]

Unless he's on his way to Preston...

There is that...

 

[bytholwyn]

Mind you Preston have already signed Lewis Gibson from Plymouth Argyle, so I'd be surprised if they were to be serious contenders for Low as well. Plymouth are likely to be serious, but I can't see Low preferring them over us, given their precarious position.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Mind you Preston have already signed Lewis Gibson from Plymouth Argyle, so I'd be surprised if they were to be serious contenders for Low as well. Plymouth are likely to be serious, but I can't see Low preferring them over us, given their precarious position.

Also I can see a bid coming in for Darling before the window closes, both Bristol City and Birmingham are meant to be interested and both going for promotion/play-offs, so signing Low would make sense in that respect.

 

[bytholwyn]

If Darling were to leave I wonder if we might look to bring Norrington-Davies back to Swansea on a loan basis. Very much on the fringes with Sheffield United, unsurprisingly, given the form of Burrows. Can also play as a left back, so competition for Tymon.

 

[Swansea93]

If Darling were to leave I wonder if we might look to bring Norrington-Davies back to Swansea on a loan basis. Very much on the fringes with Sheffield United, unsurprisingly, given the form of Burrows. Can also play as a left back, so competition for Tymon.

Is he a free agent in the summer? We could bring Ben Davies, Connor Roberts & Norrington back on frees

 

[bytholwyn]

Is he a free agent in the summer? We could bring Ben Davies, Connor Roberts & Norrington back on frees

One can only dream...

 

[Smurph]

Like Peter Taylor used to. He used to go back to Clough and say 'I've found one' and Clough used to go round their house, charm the family and refuse to leave until they sign.

I miss proper football.

Stats, my arse. Everyone has them and is a slave to them. This is how you miss the hidden gems.

Ronald is a prime example of this data driven recruitment.

If the lad had been thoroughly scouted would be sign him? I'm not so sure.

Feels like football is losing it's soul, too much money involved and connection between the fans is slowly disappearing.

 

[CSF]

Bradley starting and the new Danish CB signing on the bench. Looks as if they've already moved on.

Not sure about that. The side Bloomfield has named looks very much like a second string line up. Maybe 3 names that start regularly in the league.

 

[bytholwyn]

Not sure about that. The side Bloomfield has named looks very much like a second string line up. Maybe 3 names that start regularly in the league.

Even so, he's wasted no time in getting the two new centre backs involved. Surely Low would at least be on the bench (which is strong, including Kone) if he was going to be a part of their long term plans?

 

[CSF]

Even so, he's wasted no time in getting the two new centre backs involved. Surely Low would at least be on the bench (which is strong, including Kone) if he was going to be a part of their long term plans?

Yeah bench is strong, no Grimmer, but don't know if he's injured. So I think there's precedent for not including first teamers. Time will only tell.

 

[LaJollaJack]

As a gentle reminder to the luddites: (I'll keep on saying it til the penny drops for some)
- Stats should form part of the end of a conversation, not the beginning

e.g :

'Franco is a helluva player mind, look at his drive, commitment, positional sense, impact on those around him, oytstanding tekkers, warra proper warrior to boot. And the stats back that up.........oh and the stats was how we initially spotted, targeted and acquired him. That's how a world class global sourcing model works: '- stats - eyeball - stats'.'