Summer 2023 Transfer Speculation

[blythspartan]

Could do with another striking option and Carey knows him/Spurs, so may not be the worst move.

No thanks,

Senior career 48 games 0 goals

He scored 4 for Pompey in L1 last season.

He's only 19 so the fact he failed to break into a promotion pushing Ipswich side, is not something I'm going to hold against him if the club feel he is the right fit to replace Ballard.

I wouldn’t say no, but I’d still like us to sign a big battle hardened lower league striker to give us another option. There might be one or two free agents we could take a look at.

[morganb]

Chatter on Twitter saying as he has played for 2 clubs already this season he can't go on loan to another English league club anyhow -

https://twitter.com/TheFLZone/status/17 ... MwVNA&s=19

[Stranded]

No thanks,

Senior career 48 games 0 goals

He scored 4 for Pompey in L1 last season.

He's only 19 so the fact he failed to break into a promotion pushing Ipswich side, is not something I'm going to hold against him if the club feel he is the right fit to replace Ballard.

I wouldn’t say no, but I’d still like us to sign a big battle hardened lower league striker to give us another option. There might be one or two free agents we could take a look at.

There could be, but the problem with a player who is a free agent now (unless they are released in Jan), how match fit are they? After Exeter, we'll only have 21 games left - do we want to be signing a battle hardened free agent who may take 5 or 6 games to even be fit enough to give us more than 20 mins when a player like Scarlett, who has L1 exp, and has been training and involved in matchday squads could come straight in and get involved asap.

EDIT: Looking at current experienced free agents, we really are looking at the likes of your Conor Wickham's or Lewis Grabban's.

[Stranded]

Chatter on Twitter saying as he has played for 2 clubs already this season he can't go on loan to another English league club anyhow -

https://twitter.com/TheFLZone/status/17 ... MwVNA&s=19

Ah yes, looks like he played for Spurs in a League Cup tie then Ipswich - so may well be unavailable to anyone else.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

We are rumoured to be back in for Terell Thomas again, who we had for a few months a couple of seasons ago in the Championship. Currently on the books at Charlton so it seems difficult that we'd get him anyway unless Charlton just wanted rid, although he has been playing fairly regularly up until recently. Blackpool also interested apparently. Contract expires in 2024.

[Snowflake Royal]

I neither see the point, or how we could sign anyone from another club given we can't pay fees.

He's a Centre back / Left back.

At Centre back we have: Holmes, Abbey, McIntyre, Bindon, Dean, Mbengue and Dorsett.

At Left back we have: Dorsett, McIntyre, NGW, Carson and Mola

Meanwhile, at Right back we have: Yiadom... and then either Mbengue or Bindon playing out of position or Holmes moved unnecessarily.

In midfield: Wing, Craig, Savage, Rushesha and maybe still Hutchinson

Upfront: Smith and Ehibatiomhan

It's the latter three positions I think we should be looking at, and leaving CB and LB alone.

[Sutekh]

I neither see the point, or how we could sign anyone from another club given we can't pay fees.

He's a Centre back / Left back.

At Centre back we have: Holmes, Abbey, McIntyre, Bindon, Dean, Mbengue and Dorsett.

At Left back we have: Dorsett, McIntyre, NGW, Carson and Mola

Meanwhile, at Right back we have: Yiadom... and then either Mbengue or Bindon playing out of position or Holmes moved unnecessarily.

In midfield: Wing, Craig, Savage, Rushesha and maybe still Hutchinson

Upfront: Smith and Ehibatiomhan

It's the latter three positions I think we should be looking at, and leaving CB and LB alone.

The left backs you list mostly aren't left backs but players out of position. Mola is barely a footballer in any position, NGW is more a left winger, McIntyre is a centre back and Carson is inexperienced which really shows at times. That leaves Dorsett in the role and he's really a centre back so specialist cover is needed in that area too.

Unless Reading can somehow strike a loan deal with Charlton then there is obviously no legs in this story at all.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Yeah it would only make any sense if we were to see a fire-sale of defenders in January. I'm not even sure who would go anyway, Holmes has been linked with a move away, NGW seems surplus and Abbey might attract a couple of suitors.

[blythspartan]

One stupid report I was reading suggested that we’d be paying a fee of £150k for Thomas so the journalist knows absolutely nothing about our situation.

Based on the recent redundancies etc. I can’t imagine us signing anyone. If I could choose one player it would be a big lump of a centre forward who knows the lower leagues. The player for Eastleigh who scored the 2 goals against us would fit the bill.

[Fezza]

I neither see the point, or how we could sign anyone from another club given we can't pay fees.

He's a Centre back / Left back.

At Centre back we have: Holmes, Abbey, McIntyre, Bindon, Dean, Mbengue and Dorsett.

At Left back we have: Dorsett, McIntyre, NGW, Carson and Mola

Meanwhile, at Right back we have: Yiadom... and then either Mbengue or Bindon playing out of position or Holmes moved unnecessarily.

In midfield: Wing, Craig, Savage, Rushesha and maybe still Hutchinson

Upfront: Smith and Ehibatiomhan

It's the latter three positions I think we should be looking at, and leaving CB and LB alone.

At RB don't we also have Mola, Abrefa (assuming he's fit), Rushesha and Sam Paul?

With defensive mid we have Senga's loan in Scotland ending soon, he's been getting regular minutes I think.

Given Jahmari Clarke's loan isn't going brilliantly at Boreham Wood I assume he won't be brought back into the fold - up front is where we are short.

Maybe someone like Caleb Chukwuemeka or Connor Wickham, unless we're looking for a loan!

[Snowflake Royal]

I neither see the point, or how we could sign anyone from another club given we can't pay fees.

He's a Centre back / Left back.

At Centre back we have: Holmes, Abbey, McIntyre, Bindon, Dean, Mbengue and Dorsett.

At Left back we have: Dorsett, McIntyre, NGW, Carson and Mola

Meanwhile, at Right back we have: Yiadom... and then either Mbengue or Bindon playing out of position or Holmes moved unnecessarily.

In midfield: Wing, Craig, Savage, Rushesha and maybe still Hutchinson

Upfront: Smith and Ehibatiomhan

It's the latter three positions I think we should be looking at, and leaving CB and LB alone.

The left backs you list mostly aren't left backs but players out of position. Mola is barely a footballer in any position, NGW is more a left winger, McIntyre is a centre back and Carson is inexperienced which really shows at times. That leaves Dorsett in the role and he's really a centre back so specialist cover is needed in that area too.

Unless Reading can somehow strike a loan deal with Charlton then there is obviously no legs in this story at all.

NGW and Carson are specialist left backs. NGW has a career at LB, he'splayed a few minutes on the wing for us and played LB for Wimbledon. He is not a left winger. He may have some promise there, but he is a left back. McIntyre has plenty of experience there. Dorsett is currently doing quite well there.

RB, midfield and striker are in far worse positions and we have very limited squad space and money.

We have got to stop just signing pepple for the sake of it just because they're available and start actually managing our squad properly by targetting our limited resources at the problem areas.

Every window we have this. Oh we have 37 left backs and 1 right back, but some probable duffer left back looks shiny so lets have him rather than address any actual problems. NO!

[Fezza]

I can possibly see a swap deal between TT and NGW / Hutch who have both fallen out of favour

[Snowflake Royal]

I can possibly see a swap deal between TT and NGW / Hutch who have both fallen out of favour

Swap would make more sense for sure.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

I neither see the point, or how we could sign anyone from another club given we can't pay fees.

He's a Centre back / Left back.

At Centre back we have: Holmes, Abbey, McIntyre, Bindon, Dean, Mbengue and Dorsett.

At Left back we have: Dorsett, McIntyre, NGW, Carson and Mola

Meanwhile, at Right back we have: Yiadom... and then either Mbengue or Bindon playing out of position or Holmes moved unnecessarily.

In midfield: Wing, Craig, Savage, Rushesha and maybe still Hutchinson

Upfront: Smith and Ehibatiomhan

It's the latter three positions I think we should be looking at, and leaving CB and LB alone.

The left backs you list mostly aren't left backs but players out of position. Mola is barely a footballer in any position, NGW is more a left winger, McIntyre is a centre back and Carson is inexperienced which really shows at times. That leaves Dorsett in the role and he's really a centre back so specialist cover is needed in that area too.

Unless Reading can somehow strike a loan deal with Charlton then there is obviously no legs in this story at all.

NGW and Carson are specialist left backs. NGW has a career at LB, he'splayed a few minutes on the wing for us and played LB for Wimbledon. He is not a left winger. He may have some promise there, but he is a left back. McIntyre has plenty of experience there. Dorsett is currently doing quite well there.

RB, midfield and striker are in far worse positions and we have very limited squad space and money.

We have got to stop just signing pepple for the sake of it just because they're available and start actually managing our squad properly by targetting our limited resources at the problem areas.

Every window we have this. Oh we have 37 left backs and 1 right back, but some probable duffer left back looks shiny so lets have him rather than address any actual problems. NO!

Agree with that in general, although in defence of the the recruitment team I can imagine it has been very difficult to target areas where we've largely had to deal with what is available. Take Bowen's comments last season, it was just about building a competitive squad first and foremost for the hope of survival. Once the ownership and embargo situation runs it's course, that's when I'll be expecting us to balance out our squad a lot more.

[Snowflake Royal]

The left backs you list mostly aren't left backs but players out of position. Mola is barely a footballer in any position, NGW is more a left winger, McIntyre is a centre back and Carson is inexperienced which really shows at times. That leaves Dorsett in the role and he's really a centre back so specialist cover is needed in that area too.

Unless Reading can somehow strike a loan deal with Charlton then there is obviously no legs in this story at all.

NGW and Carson are specialist left backs. NGW has a career at LB, he'splayed a few minutes on the wing for us and played LB for Wimbledon. He is not a left winger. He may have some promise there, but he is a left back. McIntyre has plenty of experience there. Dorsett is currently doing quite well there.

RB, midfield and striker are in far worse positions and we have very limited squad space and money.

We have got to stop just signing pepple for the sake of it just because they're available and start actually managing our squad properly by targetting our limited resources at the problem areas.

Every window we have this. Oh we have 37 left backs and 1 right back, but some probable duffer left back looks shiny so lets have him rather than address any actual problems. NO!

Agree with that in general, although in defence of the the recruitment team I can imagine it has been very difficult to target areas where we've largely had to deal with what is available. Take Bowen's comments last season, it was just about building a competitive squad first and foremost for the hope of survival. Once the ownership and embargo situation runs it's course, that's when I'll be expecting us to balance out our squad a lot more.

Yeah sure.

Though we put far too much stock in crappy loanees when we could have put more faith in our Academy.

But this goes back well before the financial troubles.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Selles telling Dellor that nobody is coming in in January, but that he and Bowen have no intention of selling anybody. So hopefully same squad on 1 February as today.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Reports that we have knocked back an enquiry from Derby for Charlie Savage. Would like to keep him until the end of the season at least but honestly wouldn't be that disappointed if he did end up moving providing someone else came in to replace him.

[Royal Ginger]

No one’s coming to replace anyone. Anyone that leaves is just gone. We need to hold on to everyone, even the duffers as depth.

[Royal_jimmy]

Yeah let's not sell anyone unless for a silly fee

[Sutekh]

Yeah let's not sell anyone unless for a silly fee

Be good if we could sel les