Summer 2020 Transfer Window

[guest3359]

Its going to be an interesting season. Curle said we let Turnbull go because he didnt think he would be up for playing as much if he had to take a huge pay cut (paraphrasing). But we are now saying we can get players for cheap because of Covid. Surely any player not feeling they are getting the money they deserve wont be motivated to play, except the few games before each window.
We're not unique in our situation and I have more faith in this management team than any for a while so I wait with bated breath.

[ntfclad]

There’s a snippet of an interview on Twitter with Kelvin and Moose from Talksport from last night, Kelvin confirms that they’ve turned down 4 bids from 2 clubs for Goode, saying no bid has matched the valuation and only when they do will they be allowed to leave.

Also a report in the Northern Echo yesterday saying Boro were unwilling to match our 7 figure valuation.

Good to see us holding out for decent money for a change.

[606 Parklands_Cobbler]

I agree, I hope we also have a deadline in place, which is before the transfer deadline...so we don't have another Bunn situation on our hands, where he left on the last day and we were left with Dunn..

[Irchy cob]

That’s what pi**es me off about the transfer market and how “big” clubs go about their business - Middlesbrough are said to be growing “increasingly frustrated” by the fact they can’t come to an agreement on a fee - I tell you what, come to us with a bid that meets our valuation and you won’t be frustrated any more, in the meantime the interest has become public and the players head is likely to be turned. It’s like the Sancho situation - Man U saying that they won’t go higher than £80m, we’ll tough t*t then as Dortmund value him at £120m so you won’t get him.

[guest3359]

I agree, I hope we also have a deadline in place, which is before the transfer deadline...so we don't have another Bunn situation on our hands, where he left on the last day and we were left with Dunn..

Unfortunately I think this is inevitable. All clubs will be playing the same game and if boro, QPR etc cant get anyone in then they will have to meet our valuation before the window closes.

It sounds like the club are being resolute in holding out for the right fee and only way I think they will let him go below that is if he requests it. He's saying the right things (about enjoying his time with NTFC etc) but never know if that will change if it drags on, or if his agent demands it.

I wonder what other incentives the club can offer him. He's already captain, probably a top earner...

[Ragdoll Cobbler]

First time I can ever remember our owners standing firm on bids for players...usually we just take the first offer received ala...

Adcock/Barnes, Chambers, Howard, Brad Johnson, Jacobs, Toney etc

Fair play KT & Co...

Also, huge respect for Goode for not throwing a strop & just getting on with it.

Unlike James Vaughan who's been released from Bradford for being a bell!

[cox23jam]

George Thorne gone from Oxford (mutual consent) - plenty of Championship and League 1 experience

[CobblerForever]

Re Goode.

If someone else became available who KC rated as a decent replacement we might alter our approach then.

Haven't Southampton built their transfer strategy on this approach ?


PS Is Goode the only long term contract offer that has actually come good ?

[CobblerForever]

First time I can ever remember our owners standing firm on bids for players...usually we just take the first offer received ala...

Adcock/Barnes, Chambers, Howard, Brad Johnson, Jacobs, Toney etc

Fair play KT & Co...

Also, huge respect for Goode for not throwing a strop & just getting on with it.

Unlike James Vaughan who's been released from Bradford for being a bell!

Adcock, Barnes and Toney were ridiculous fire sales (though I thought Adcock had lost some of his self belief the second time he signed for us) forced by desperate Chairmen. Howard was nearing the end of his contract as I recall and didn't want to stay (not absolutely certain of this). He became a better far more assertive player after leaving us.

[Melbourne Cobbler]

Adcock, Barnes and Toney were ridiculous fire sales (though I thought Adcock had lost some of his self belief the second time he signed for us) forced by desperate Chairmen. Howard was nearing the end of his contract as I recall and didn't want to stay (not absolutely certain of this). He became a better far more assertive player after leaving us.

I wasn’t that keen on Howard, thought he was ok but he certainly went up in my estimations after he left.

[Welly Cobb]

Speaking of Goode, the official FA Cup twitter page is running a 'Fa Cup Team of the season' Internet Poll, where he's up against Maguire, Luiz and Azpilicueta. Something makes me think that we may get slightly outvoted on this one.

(I mean, as an aside I'm not sure he even played that well against Derby, I'm still laughing about how we got away with that absurd foul on Rooney).

Re-watching the FA Cup Highlights, I think getting the replacement for Oliver is really gonna decide how our season goes this year.

[Winslow Lee]

Re-watching the FA Cup Highlights, I think getting the replacement for Oliver is really gonna decide how our season goes this year.

Central defence and a goal scoring striker too.

[Irchy cob]

Speaking of Goode, the official FA Cup twitter page is running a 'Fa Cup Team of the season' Internet Poll, where he's up against Maguire, Luiz and Azpilicueta. Something makes me think that we may get slightly outvoted on this one.

(I mean, as an aside I'm not sure he even played that well against Derby, I'm still laughing about how we got away with that absurd foul on Rooney).

Re-watching the FA Cup Highlights, I think getting the replacement for Oliver is really gonna decide how our season goes this year.

He was the best player on the pitch in the first game and got every man of the match award going and the “foul” was on Marriott not Rooney.

[guest2995]

Speaking of Goode, the official FA Cup twitter page is running a 'Fa Cup Team of the season' Internet Poll, where he's up against Maguire, Luiz and Azpilicueta. Something makes me think that we may get slightly outvoted on this one.

(I mean, as an aside I'm not sure he even played that well against Derby, I'm still laughing about how we got away with that absurd foul on Rooney).

Re-watching the FA Cup Highlights, I think getting the replacement for Oliver is really gonna decide how our season goes this year.

What are you talking about ?
Goode was superb in both games against Derby !
I am surprised they haven’t come in for him

[Welly Cobb]

Oh yeah, it was Marriot, I guess the 24/7 Rooney coverage on the tv tinted my memory of it. Anyway, he definitely should have been sent off for it, I just think he'd played better over the total of the season than he did in the cup games.

[just.reading]

"Bottom 4 budget" Gillingham have made another signing, Shoemaker will be pulling his hair out.

[Shoemaker]

There’s no need to panic
We’ve missed out on a few targets financially but we are now accelerating recruitment and come the end of the window the power will be with the clubs and not the players and they may be more realistic....

That’s football talk for we haven’t been able to sign the players we wanted as we couldn’t afford them but we will see what’s left over at the end of the window 

[Welly Cobb]

Well, if we're all capped at £2.5 million anyway, I can't see how much it matters anyway. It's more a case of how much of that £2.5 million you want to allocate to any individual player.

[guest3355]

There’s no need to panic
We’ve missed out on a few targets financially but we are now accelerating recruitment and come the end of the window the power will be with the clubs and not the players and they may be more realistic....

That’s football talk for we haven’t been able to sign the players we wanted as we couldn’t afford them but we will see what’s left over at the end of the window 

Go and have a cold bath.

[guest3338]

Unfortunately I think this is inevitable. All clubs will be playing the same game and if boro, QPR etc cant get anyone in then they will have to meet our valuation before the window closes.

It sounds like the club are being resolute in holding out for the right fee and only way I think they will let him go below that is if he requests it. He's saying the right things (about enjoying his time with NTFC etc) but never know if that will change if it drags on, or if his agent demands it.

I wonder what other incentives the club can offer him. He's already captain, probably a top earner...

His own carparking space, place on the board in lieu of the Trust?