East Langton Fox Posted 3 July Posted 3 July I'm watching Australia v Egypt. Big defender Harry Souter looks a decent player. We ought to have a look at him 😂 1 2
Foxmeister Posted 4 July Posted 4 July We’ve got 22 players in contract and a dozen of those could leave this window. God it’s depressing.
Popular Post davieG Posted 4 July Author Popular Post Posted 4 July 4 hours ago, Foxmeister said: We’ve got 22 players in contract and a dozen of those could leave this window. God it’s depressing. Depressing would be if they don't leave. 12 3
woznotwos Posted 4 July Posted 4 July I guess we can remove Cartwright from the contracts extended list as he's been sold now to Bradford.
davieG Posted 4 July Author Posted 4 July 3 minutes ago, woznotwos said: I guess we can remove Cartwright from the contracts extended list as he's been sold now to Bradford. That's why he's listed as out, I decided to leave the contracted extended in because plenty on here thought he was out of contract so it frames the context of him being sold rather than just leaving. 3
Double Decker Posted 5 July Posted 5 July I can't believe they've sold Cartwright. Big mistake, he's a class player, a local boy. He would have had the physical attributes for this league. 1 1
coolhandfox Posted 6 July Posted 6 July 6 hours ago, Double Decker said: I can't believe they've sold Cartwright. Big mistake, he's a class player, a local boy. He would have had the physical attributes for this league. Based on? 1
Stadt Posted 7 July Posted 7 July (edited) The lack of any serious activity is a huge problem. It’s not even like we’ve sorted the outgoings and we’re just biding our time for incomings. I thought McCarron might help the bandwidth problem but no, slow and sclerotic as usual - get ready for a slew of shit loans on deadline day. Edited 7 July by Stadt 2
Ian Nacho Posted 7 July Posted 7 July You just know there won't be this big clear out that is needed. There may be one or two before transfer deadline day and then the odd loan for players on big wages to the Championship. 1
Stadt Posted 7 July Posted 7 July 2 hours ago, Stadt said: The lack of any serious activity is a huge problem. It’s not even like we’ve sorted the outgoings and we’re just biding our time for incomings. I thought McCarron might help the bandwidth problem but no, slow and sclerotic as usual - get ready for a slew of shit loans on deadline day. My assumption is we’re about -3 net senior players a season on average over the past 5 years, chatGPT backed it up. Eventually Rudkin’s Inability get (any) players in is going to come home to roost and we’ll have a disastrously thin squad. We need the big outgoings sorted early so we have A) cash for working capital and B) we do have a moderate kitty to rebuild. What I can see happening is we dither, maybe sign two or three permanently, drag our feet but get desperate as the window closes and our financial situation hits home. Then we sell Fatawu and Nelson without time to get adequate replacements in. Then the unfavourable loans happen as standard. Martin will then intimate at being lied to like the rest have. 3
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 7 July Posted 7 July On 26/06/2026 at 11:18, Sol thewall Bamba said: Days since relegation: 77 Days until first fixture: 39 Percentage of time between relegation and new season elapsed: 66% Activity: zero. Update! 2
Lambert09 Posted 8 July Posted 8 July (edited) We’re so slow that I wouldn’t be surprised to see faes start the first game of the season 😂 we’re not getting anyone out of the door we actually want gone before the first game, for real money. (Monga, fatawu, maybe Nelson) we will still be haggling for Pennie’s on the ones we actually need gone Edited 8 July by Lambert09
Freddy Posted 9 July Posted 9 July On 07/07/2026 at 22:09, Stadt said: My assumption is we’re about -3 net senior players a season on average over the past 5 years, chatGPT backed it up. Eventually Rudkin’s Inability get (any) players in is going to come home to roost and we’ll have a disastrously thin squad. We need the big outgoings sorted early so we have A) cash for working capital and B) we do have a moderate kitty to rebuild. What I can see happening is we dither, maybe sign two or three permanently, drag our feet but get desperate as the window closes and our financial situation hits home. Then we sell Fatawu and Nelson without time to get adequate replacements in. Then the unfavourable loans happen as standard. Martin will then intimate at being lied to like the rest have. Am I missing something? Just glad that the club is continuing to exist. As a financial guy i think that we're still galloping down dyhrea alley on a headless chicken so to speak.
Chrysalis Posted 9 July Posted 9 July (edited) As predicted an old EX EPL player to continue the same strategy. Edited 9 July by Chrysalis 1
Chrysalis Posted 9 July Posted 9 July On 07/07/2026 at 21:56, Ian Nacho said: You just know there won't be this big clear out that is needed. There may be one or two before transfer deadline day and then the odd loan for players on big wages to the Championship. The clear out is our most sellable players and youth players.
Long Eaton Fox Posted 9 July Posted 9 July 2 hours ago, Chrysalis said: The clear out is our most sellable players and youth players. Problem is we can't sell our crap, only our good players. We have pay to clear the crap in free transfers and subsidised wages🙁 1
OwnGoalJames Posted 9 July Posted 9 July As far as I can tell, someone will tell me if I am wrong, when we announce our first summer signings, we will be the last club in League 1 to sign a player this summer... Looks like we are being slow again this year
OwnGoalJames Posted 9 July Posted 9 July 11 minutes ago, Long Eaton Fox said: Problem is we can't sell our crap, only our good players. We have pay to clear the crap in free transfers and subsidised wages🙁 It is a huge ongoing challenge at this club unfortunately, with a limited number of solutions. No excuses though, we all know how it happened 2
Pita Posted 9 July Posted 9 July 8 minutes ago, OwnGoalJames said: As far as I can tell, someone will tell me if I am wrong, when we announce our first summer signings, we will be the last club in League 1 to sign a player this summer... Looks like we are being slow again this year Our management just don’t have a clue
OwnGoalJames Posted 9 July Posted 9 July 1 minute ago, Pita said: Our management just don’t have a clue I know right!... You'd think back in April they'd have taken a look at the league table and thought... "Hmm... We could be in League One next season, let's make a transfer shortlist just in case that we can use to be proactive across the summer"... But that could be too logical couldn't it 😅 4
Pita Posted 9 July Posted 9 July 4 hours ago, OwnGoalJames said: I know right!... You'd think back in April they'd have taken a look at the league table and thought... "Hmm... We could be in League One next season, let's make a transfer shortlist just in case that we can use to be proactive across the summer"... But that could be too logical couldn't it 😅 The transfer window is coming to a close in a few weeks last couple days Rudkin will panic and buy over pay any useless crocked player just to fill the team
Fox 66 Posted 10 July Posted 10 July I may be wrong but I think it's taking long as the players we're after realise it's Leicester City and are asking for huge salaries/contracts to drop to League 1. We ain't got it in us to scout proper bargains in lower leagues/Scandinavia/south America/Asia Where many a gem can be found.
CrazyKopCorner Posted 10 July Posted 10 July 5 hours ago, Fox 66 said: I may be wrong but I think it's taking long as the players we're after realise it's Leicester City and are asking for huge salaries/contracts to drop to League 1. We ain't got it in us to scout proper bargains in lower leagues/Scandinavia/south America/Asia Where many a gem can be found. They probably all want to speak with JR s as they know they can get him over a barrel and whip his trousers down
BigGibbo Posted 10 July Posted 10 July Dad's army it is. Shocker. You just know the handful of potential assets we are left with are going to be kept out of the team by long past it ex-prem or nearly ran players. What a heinous little club we are with this idiot child and his anal beads in charge.
OwnGoalJames Posted 10 July Posted 10 July I know we will talk about 2008 a lot now we are back in League One but that summer our transfer window was fantastic when Nigel arrived and brought in those physical, hungry players on a shoestring and completely revamped the defence, whilst getting our highest earners out (McAuley, Hume, DJ Campbell, Ngotty... Some were sold, some out on loan). I was a lot younger then , weren't we all hahaha, but it felt transformational when he brought in Tunchev, Brown, Hobbs, Berner, Gilbert, Lloyd Dyer... I'm not saying let's just copy and paste the method of 2008 into 2026 but I think what we all wanted was before we started preseason games was to have that feeling of a 'transformation', but for whatever reason it just hasn't happened (as yet... Will it?)...🤷🏻♂️ For me it feels like we start preseason stale rather than refreshed ... Anyone else feel that way or just me? 😅
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