Spiderpig Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 BBC gossip page saying SH has started to identify possible targets for the January transfer window, at least 2 players required apparently. Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Motherwell, Ross County, Dundee Utd - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63468528 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winning by Name Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 15 hours ago, Spit_It_Out said: I never knew the circumstances behind the fallout apologies to anyone I caused offence too. And the same from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Spiderpig said: BBC gossip page saying SH has started to identify possible targets for the January transfer window, at least 2 players required apparently. Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Motherwell, Ross County, Dundee Utd - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63468528 A few more details from The Record: Quote Hammell says a budget has been set aside to recruit in January - and transfer targets have already been identified. He said: “That’s something we have already spoken about. We are not getting too far ahead but you need to plan on what we can do short term. “The long term plan of the club we have already tried to put in place with the young boys going out on loan, that’s not something that’s going to help the club right now, it’ll be a year or two to see the fruits of that. But the short term .. we sit here til 8pm every night and plan. “This week we have looked at potential targets in January. For sure that is going to be a big window for us in terms of getting a couple of options in the building. “It’s no secret we need a couple in. There’s flexibility to do that. We won’t fill the squad with people who are just going to be squad players. “We need to be clever and confident with it. There’s always a gamble with recruitment of course but it’s something we are planning for already.” Hammell may only be three months into his first job as a boss but working with the club’s dedicated scouting and recruitment staff to pin down potential signings is a part of the job he has found rewarding. He said: “Absolutely, it’s part of the job and is something we’re good at. “We have staff dedicated to it and their application is excellent. The knowledge, tapping into that on a daily basis, we have debates about everything in football and the recruitment staff is similar to that. The coaching staff, sports science, analysis .. everyone pulls together and that will just make us better.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coatsy Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Fm 2023 will soon be out so our new scouting team will get a database update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Shame for Efford. We badly need two attacking wide players in January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 If we perform our usual trick during the world cup break we'll manage to add two or three more to the long term injury list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Aarons loan terminated due to injury. Correct decision but reinforces what a totally pointless signing this was. If Moult can’t get match fit asap then the same should happen with his deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Why was it pointless? SH had almost zero time to add to his inadequate squad when he took over, so he brought in a loan for a player he knew in a position we were lacking. Not only that, but our loan agreement said if he picked up a long term injury we could terminate the deal. Pointless would have been signing him on a 1 year permanent deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Yep, hindsight is a wonderful thing. Reinforcements are badly needed in January. Two quality attacking wide players, one of which can deputise through the middle, at an absolute minimum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, weeyin said: Why was it pointless? SH had almost zero time to add to his inadequate squad when he took over, so he brought in a loan for a player he knew in a position we were lacking. Not only that, but our loan agreement said if he picked up a long term injury we could terminate the deal. Pointless would have been signing him on a 1 year permanent deal. It was pointless because he has barely kicked a ball in the last two and half years due to injury and like Moult we would have been well aware of this, or at least we should have been. And even more pointless imo because he did little to impress during his previous, albeit brief spell with us in early 2020. The only saving grace for this deal was that the deal was a loan and not a permanent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coatsy Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 We need a new spine to the team not wide players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Ross McCormack and Faddy are available during the window….. could be worth a punt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 59 minutes ago, mio said: Ross McCormack and Faddy are available during the window….. could be worth a punt Good shout, they probably still carry more of a goal threat than Shields or Tierney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 I will be had if we get a striker in that's actually fit and a midfielder that can put a foot in with a tackle. And I hope to god we don't see Rolando for the 3rd time. Question would you resign McGinn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 I would say first order of business is to extend Penny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 9 hours ago, texanwellfan said: I would say first order of business is to extend Penny So you're saying wait for it... we should be in for a pound? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 17 hours ago, texanwellfan said: I would say first order of business is to extend Penny It would be madness not to offer him a permanent deal for next season or at least extend his loan for the remainder of this season, but I imagine the former will depend on the situation with McGinley and Carroll and the latter on us offloading some deadwood in January. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Yabba's Turd said: So you're saying wait for it... we should be in for a pound? Grizzlyg's position as the forum comedian is safe with that attempt at humour but tbf it did make me laugh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 32 minutes ago, wellfan said: It would be madness not to offer him a permanent deal for next season or at least extend his loan for the remainder of this season, but I imagine the former will depend on the situation with McGinley and Carroll and the latter on us offloading some deadwood in January. Fingers crossed. I would like us to get penney on a permanent deal if we can,he's been excellent and the best we have had since hammell.if we can't get him then we need to bring in someone of similar ability,whatever happens we can't go back to carroll and mcginley as our options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 minute ago, mfc said: I would like us to get penney on a permanent deal if we can,he's been excellent and the best we have had since hammell.if we can't get him then we need to bring in someone of similar ability,whatever happens we can't go back to carroll and mcginley as our options. Agree with you there mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Getting Penney on a permanent contract would be a great piece of business. He is a massive upgrade on Carroll and McGinley. Cant help think there will be suitors with more cash than us to offer him. But you gotta be in it to win it........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 40 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said: Getting Penney on a permanent contract would be a great piece of business. He is a massive upgrade on Carroll and McGinley. Cant help think there will be suitors with more cash than us to offer him. But you gotta be in it to win it........ Offload Shields, who is on a no doubt decent 3-year contract, to fund a deal for Penney? He has certainly demonstrated a greater attacking threat than Shields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Yabba's Turd said: So you're saying wait for it... we should be in for a pound? Where’s the groan icon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 minute ago, texanwellfan said: Where’s the groan icon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said: Getting Penney on a permanent contract would be a great piece of business. He is a massive upgrade on Carroll and McGinley. Cant help think there will be suitors with more cash than us to offer him. But you gotta be in it to win it........ St Mirren ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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