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Spiderman Horsham 14 Oct 20 9.56am
Originally posted by Spiderman 100%. You may be right about January but Parish himself has stated he doesn’t like that window and he may have rubbed those clubs up the wrong way with his comments about bailing them out At least one journalist having a dig at him! Attachment: 9A073AB5-E735-4206-AE76-D2A7A2A74234.jpeg (121.76Kb)
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Horsham 14 Oct 20 9.56am

Originally posted by Spiderman

100%. You may be right about January but Parish himself has stated he doesn’t like that window and he may have rubbed those clubs up the wrong way with his comments about bailing them out

At least one journalist having a dig at him!

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 14 Oct 20 9.57am
Originally posted by Midlands Eagle I said that I would leave it until the transfer window closed before giving my opinion but I am now getting extremely concerned that despite all of the grand plans expounded at the beginning with talk of upgrading the squad and cutting down the average age our transfer window has fizzled out like a damp squib with the signing of one young and admittedly exciting prospect (who will no doubt be nullified by being played out of position) one sicknote who may or may not be up to the job in hand and a striker borrowed from another club. The exciting young central defender disappeared in a puff of smoke and our defence is still primarily made up of Dad's Army. I have a horrible suspicion that Parish is trying to put off buying anyone until January in the hope that the lower league clubs will be so desperate for cash that they will accept his usual derisory offers out of pure desperation. We may have a decent first team squad when all are fit but we are cursed with high injury rates and the cover is still pretty poor. I am still hoping that Parish may pull a last minute rabbit out of a hat but I have my doubts even though I would love to be proved wrong We have purchased 1 player in the 'Window' (Thus far) but we received some monies from the Sorloth sale to RB Leipzig, so in reality we haven't spent much at all. Our Net Spend on transfers from season 2017-18 to the present has been negligible.Our wage bill is some 78% of turn-over! The reality is that we have to shop in 'Poundland'. Edited by Willo (14 Oct 2020 10.01am)
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South coast - west of Brighton. 14 Oct 20 9.57am

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

I said that I would leave it until the transfer window closed before giving my opinion but I am now getting extremely concerned that despite all of the grand plans expounded at the beginning with talk of upgrading the squad and cutting down the average age our transfer window has fizzled out like a damp squib with the signing of one young and admittedly exciting prospect (who will no doubt be nullified by being played out of position) one sicknote who may or may not be up to the job in hand and a striker borrowed from another club.

The exciting young central defender disappeared in a puff of smoke and our defence is still primarily made up of Dad's Army.

I have a horrible suspicion that Parish is trying to put off buying anyone until January in the hope that the lower league clubs will be so desperate for cash that they will accept his usual derisory offers out of pure desperation.

We may have a decent first team squad when all are fit but we are cursed with high injury rates and the cover is still pretty poor.

I am still hoping that Parish may pull a last minute rabbit out of a hat but I have my doubts even though I would love to be proved wrong

We have purchased 1 player in the 'Window' (Thus far) but we received some monies from the Sorloth sale to RB Leipzig, so in reality we haven't spent much at all.

Our Net Spend on transfers from season 2017-18 to the present has been negligible.Our wage bill is some 78% of turn-over!

The reality is that we have to shop in 'Poundland'.

Edited by Willo (14 Oct 2020 10.01am)

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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 14 Oct 20 10.05am
If we do sign Clyne on a short-term as rumoured in the Athletic and other sources that will give us a full 25 man squad by my reckoning. Even then it would mean either Wickham or Woods missing out (but then Wickham has spent most of his time at Palace missing).
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Too far from Selhurst Park 14 Oct 20 10.05am

If we do sign Clyne on a short-term as rumoured in the Athletic and other sources that will give us a full 25 man squad by my reckoning. Even then it would mean either Wickham or Woods missing out (but then Wickham has spent most of his time at Palace missing).

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Petereagle Brockley 14 Oct 20 10.20am
Originally posted by doombear If we do sign Clyne on a short-term as rumoured in the Athletic and other sources that will give us a full 25 man squad by my reckoning. Even then it would mean either Wickham or Woods missing out (but then Wickham has spent most of his time at Palace missing). Ryan Inniss has left now. Does that give us another place available?
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Brockley 14 Oct 20 10.20am

Originally posted by doombear

Ryan Inniss has left now. Does that give us another place available?

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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 14 Oct 20 12.24pm
Originally posted by Petereagle Ryan Inniss has left now. Does that give us another place available? No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are: 3 keepers 8 defenders namely, Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods (who's 22) PvA 9 midfielders (as classified on the club website), namely, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend 5 forwards, namely, Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham Total = 25. If Clyne and/or others over 21 as at 1 Jan 20 join us then one or more of the above will have to be dropped from the squad or offloaded somehow by Friday 5.00pm Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm)
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Too far from Selhurst Park 14 Oct 20 12.24pm

Originally posted by Petereagle

Ryan Inniss has left now. Does that give us another place available?

No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are:

3 keepers
8 defenders namely, Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods (who's 22) PvA
9 midfielders (as classified on the club website), namely, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend
5 forwards, namely, Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham
Total = 25. If Clyne and/or others over 21 as at 1 Jan 20 join us then one or more of the above will have to be dropped from the squad or offloaded somehow by Friday 5.00pm

Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm)

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Petereagle Brockley 14 Oct 20 12.41pm
Originally posted by doombear No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are: 3 keepers 8 defenders namely, Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods (who's 22) PvA 9 midfielders (as classified on the club website), namely, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend 5 forwards, namely, Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham Total = 25. If Clyne and/or others over 21 as at 1 Jan 20 join us then one or more of the above will have to be dropped from the squad or offloaded somehow by Friday 5.00pm Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm) Really useful, many thanks. It's a shame we will probably have to include Wickham
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Brockley 14 Oct 20 12.41pm

Originally posted by doombear

No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are:

Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm)

Really useful, many thanks. It's a shame we will probably have to include Wickham

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Painter Croydon 14 Oct 20 1.18pm
Originally posted by doombear No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are: 3 keepers 8 defenders namely, Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods (who's 22) PvA 9 midfielders (as classified on the club website), namely, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend 5 forwards, namely, Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham Total = 25. If Clyne and/or others over 21 as at 1 Jan 20 join us then one or more of the above will have to be dropped from the squad or offloaded somehow by Friday 5.00pm Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm) Unless someone is moved on, preferably Meyer which is very doubtful due to wages, there isn’t room in the squad for a new signing. We aren’t going to be buying players to exclude other squad member with high wages. It’s simple economics, which doesn’t apply to the top 6 clubs, they can afford to have non squad players hanging around.
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Croydon 14 Oct 20 1.18pm

Originally posted by doombear

No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are:

Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm)

Unless someone is moved on, preferably Meyer which is very doubtful due to wages, there isn’t room in the squad for a new signing. We aren’t going to be buying players to exclude other squad member with high wages. It’s simple economics, which doesn’t apply to the top 6 clubs, they can afford to have non squad players hanging around.

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CrazyBadger Ware 14 Oct 20 1.49pm
Originally posted by doombear No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are: 3 keepers 8 defenders namely, Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods (who's 22) PvA 9 midfielders (as classified on the club website), namely, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend 5 forwards, namely, Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham Total = 25. If Clyne and/or others over 21 as at 1 Jan 20 join us then one or more of the above will have to be dropped from the squad or offloaded somehow by Friday 5.00pm Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm) realistically though if Kouyate is going to move to defence pore permanently.. that Is: 9 defenders - Ward, Cahill, Kouyate, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods,PvA 8 midfielders - Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend 5 forwards - Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham. And the Clyne on top ? 10 defenders seems a little excessive! I'd be looking at offloading one Of our older CB's - if we can get rid of them. Not sure who though. Tomkins and Cahill are our starters when Fit. Kelly is great cover(less Injury prone?), Sakho and Dann are our 2nd pairing, but never fit. I guess based on would you drop Sakho and Dann for Clyne ? "It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"
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Ware 14 Oct 20 1.49pm

Originally posted by doombear

No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are:

Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm)

realistically though if Kouyate is going to move to defence pore permanently..
that Is:
9 defenders - Ward, Cahill, Kouyate, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods,PvA
8 midfielders - Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend
5 forwards - Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham.

And the Clyne on top ?
10 defenders seems a little excessive! I'd be looking at offloading one Of our older CB's - if we can get rid of them. Not sure who though. Tomkins and Cahill are our starters when Fit. Kelly is great cover(less Injury prone?), Sakho and Dann are our 2nd pairing, but never fit. I guess based on would you drop Sakho and Dann for Clyne ?

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

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Den1923 14 Oct 20 2.46pm
Originally posted by doombear No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are: 3 keepers 8 defenders namely, Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly, Dann, Sakho, Woods (who's 22) PvA 9 midfielders (as classified on the club website), namely, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy, Riederwald, Meyer, Eze, Schlupp, Townsend 5 forwards, namely, Zaha, Ayew, Batshuayi, Benteke and Wickham Total = 25. If Clyne and/or others over 21 as at 1 Jan 20 join us then one or more of the above will have to be dropped from the squad or offloaded somehow by Friday 5.00pm Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm) Where does Ferguson fit in?
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14 Oct 20 2.46pm

Originally posted by doombear

No I excluded Innis from my calculations. the current 25 are:

Edited by doombear (14 Oct 2020 12.26pm)

Where does Ferguson fit in?

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Petereagle Brockley 14 Oct 20 3.08pm
Originally posted by Den1923 Where does Ferguson fit in? I think he's under 21 so as an under age player doesn't count?
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Brockley 14 Oct 20 3.08pm

Originally posted by Den1923

Where does Ferguson fit in?

I think he's under 21 so as an under age player doesn't count?

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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 14 Oct 20 3.28pm
[Link] Here are all the West Ham transfer rumours. Thought I'd post them, as they are always the same as ours. I presume it's cheaper to share a scouting department. Red and Blue Army!
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Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 14 Oct 20 3.28pm

[Link]

Here are all the West Ham transfer rumours. Thought I'd post them, as they are always the same as ours. I presume it's cheaper to share a scouting department.

Red and Blue Army!

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Den1923 14 Oct 20 4.53pm
Originally posted by Petereagle I think he's under 21 so as an under age player doesn't count? Thank you!
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14 Oct 20 4.53pm

Originally posted by Petereagle

I think he's under 21 so as an under age player doesn't count?

Thank you!

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