Frank Clark’s Tash
Jack Burkitt
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January 2025 Transfer Window
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Ian Bowyer
I’m guessing CHO injury isn’t serious otherwise I’m sure we would have gone for a winger.
I’m happy with keeping our powder dry for a lot of reasons. Although the gamble is all on keeping wood free from injury really. Lost a bit of cover at CB as well which is a little worrying. Again, we should be ok but I thought we’d at least get a bit of young back up. If the Reading lad was here now that would have made more sense.
I’m happy with keeping our powder dry for a lot of reasons. Although the gamble is all on keeping wood free from injury really. Lost a bit of cover at CB as well which is a little worrying. Again, we should be ok but I thought we’d at least get a bit of young back up. If the Reading lad was here now that would have made more sense.
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Grass
Jack Burkitt
I said earlier in the window
That I would okay if we didn't sign anyone as long as we didn't lose anyone big because of how the group of players are with each other
However after the Bournemouth game I was thinking some of these player look knackered from playing the way we do and we need reinforcements
Then we played Brighton and so us losing to Bournemouth was just them being our bogey team
So i'm kind of disappointed that we have not signed another forward since we signed Woody 3 windows ago, which is a long long long time to have only 2 forwards that have had injury issues
However excited we didn't lose a single player of note and we kept Taiwo - Signed Woody and Murillo on to better deals
That I would okay if we didn't sign anyone as long as we didn't lose anyone big because of how the group of players are with each other
However after the Bournemouth game I was thinking some of these player look knackered from playing the way we do and we need reinforcements
Then we played Brighton and so us losing to Bournemouth was just them being our bogey team
So i'm kind of disappointed that we have not signed another forward since we signed Woody 3 windows ago, which is a long long long time to have only 2 forwards that have had injury issues
However excited we didn't lose a single player of note and we kept Taiwo - Signed Woody and Murillo on to better deals
weejockmcplop
Jack Armstrong
He's training with the squad in Dubai now, so its probably not serious
I was thinking this last night. I wonder what January has looked like for other Nuno teams over the years? Last year we got Sels, who would rank as a fantastic signing now but who didn't perform anywhere near that level until this season, Reyna, who barely played, and Ribeiro, who played even less.
He clearly prefers to work with players in pre-season.
Monkman
Jack Burkitt
That's true, though Morato didn't get a preseason with Nuno and has been excellent. And I'm probably forgetting a couple of others who arrived very late in the summer window.
True, although I think the majority of our starting 11 were already here? Milenkovic and Anderson had a pre-season. And Morato has still only started 2 (?) games, so has perhaps taken Nuno until now to fully trust that he's up to speed. His regular line about keeping the players we've got being the first priority also rings true with all this.
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Steve Chettle
It would have been good to see us sign a striker, but they would have been cover for Wood, and the likelihood of him staying fit for the final 14 games gets bigger and bigger with each week. Reckon we'll be OK.
We're going to spend big in the summer, mind you. The increased PSR threshold, the success of this season, and the removal of our first PL summer from the books are all lining up nicely.
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We're going to spend big in the summer, mind you. The increased PSR threshold, the success of this season, and the removal of our first PL summer from the books are all lining up nicely.
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MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
I'm content.
Ideally it would have been nice to have another forward option that could play across the front three positions for squad depth, but if we can avoid major injuries to Elanga, CHO and Wood then that is only a nice to have rather than a necessity. We can limit the risk of major injuries to said three by simply not featuring them in cup games (ever, regardless of how far we get) and dialing down training intensity if required.
There are only 14 league games left, the longer we avoid injury to those players and continue on our current trajectory the less impactful losing those players become later in the season. Eventually we will get to a point whereby certain teams cannot feasibly overhaul us. Brighton and every team below them are already in that category (1PPG for the rest of the season will see us finish above Brighton easily). Fulham will fall into that category if they don't beat us next week. Villa will fall into that category if we beat Fulham & Ipswich in our next 5.
And at that point we've got a kind run of fixtures to end of season to cement a top six spot, with an awful lot of dry powder left for a summer splurge with our reputation significantly enhanced and an ability to tempt players who 12 months ago would have had no interest in coming here.
Ideally it would have been nice to have another forward option that could play across the front three positions for squad depth, but if we can avoid major injuries to Elanga, CHO and Wood then that is only a nice to have rather than a necessity. We can limit the risk of major injuries to said three by simply not featuring them in cup games (ever, regardless of how far we get) and dialing down training intensity if required.
There are only 14 league games left, the longer we avoid injury to those players and continue on our current trajectory the less impactful losing those players become later in the season. Eventually we will get to a point whereby certain teams cannot feasibly overhaul us. Brighton and every team below them are already in that category (1PPG for the rest of the season will see us finish above Brighton easily). Fulham will fall into that category if they don't beat us next week. Villa will fall into that category if we beat Fulham & Ipswich in our next 5.
And at that point we've got a kind run of fixtures to end of season to cement a top six spot, with an awful lot of dry powder left for a summer splurge with our reputation significantly enhanced and an ability to tempt players who 12 months ago would have had no interest in coming here.
I'm Red Till Dead
Stuart Pearce
When Murillo decides to leave us we are going to need a subbuteo type goalkeeper figure to move around and block all the shots.
They would need to put the hands behind the back though.
Trents
Stuart Pearce
After Arsenal we're are at 1 PL match per week for the rest of the season plus an international break. Only thing that'll cause more fatigue is a decent cup run.
enlightened
Viv Anderson
Good window as far as I'm concerned. Lost nobody we'd want to keep and didn't panic or overtly gamble and add someone we'd be trying to get rid of in 6 months if they didn't work out.
No guarantee any striker that we'd brought in would be any better than what we currently have as back up. Also no guarantee that if we had found a striker that was better than Taiwo they'd be happy to warm the bench - our team spirit is something that is just as important and will carry us through to the end of the season.
Re-evaluate in the summer.
No guarantee any striker that we'd brought in would be any better than what we currently have as back up. Also no guarantee that if we had found a striker that was better than Taiwo they'd be happy to warm the bench - our team spirit is something that is just as important and will carry us through to the end of the season.
Re-evaluate in the summer.
Robertson
Grenville Morris
Think I'm in a minority that still wants to go all in on the FA Cup. Rest the key men against Exeter, fine. But if we get through that....
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
We just might not get another chance like we currently have to finish in Europe, boost our reputation and top line and create a pathway to repeat top6-8 finishes for the forseeable. Will Man City, Spurs, Man Utd, Villa, Brighton all be as inconsistent next season as this?
The F.A cup is, unfortunately, a distraction. I'd love to win it, but the priority must be the league. We have a real opportunity to finish top 4 and should finish top 6, we've got to have full focus on that, especially as we're unlikely to win the F.A cup as that's a winner take all.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Only once in the PL era has a team finished in a CL spot within 3 years of promotion & it was Leicester. Ironically, the only other team to finish in the top 4 within that time was us in the 90s but no CL qualification then.
What we are doing is extremely rare. FA Cup will be there every year, yes try and win it but eggs should be in the league basket.
EmmersonForest4
Steve Chettle
All I was worried about really was injuries to CHO and Elanga. I was worried about that more than Woody, because how we attack is very one dimensional. I’m not calling it but we only can do it one way, and we need pace in transition. It’s so vital to everything we do. Ndala is there if silva and Sosa don’t work. That’s all you can ask for.
If it dosen’t work out and we don’t qualify for the champions league I hope people don’t get upset with Nuno that’s all. We’ve just city splurge 200 million. We have spent 2 million. It is what it is. We are who we are. To be safe in Feb is amazing.
If it dosen’t work out and we don’t qualify for the champions league I hope people don’t get upset with Nuno that’s all. We’ve just city splurge 200 million. We have spent 2 million. It is what it is. We are who we are. To be safe in Feb is amazing.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
We're also more likely to win the F.A cup in seasons coming if we finish top six this year than if we don't (because of the reputation boost helping us to procure better players & the top line revenue increase). Qualification to Europe will force us needing a bigger squad with real quality too, with better rotation options for the F.A cup making it more likely we get to the latter stages.
Robertson
Grenville Morris
Yeah, but if we're in Europe next season it will be "we need to save our legs for the European matches", or the big league games to qualify for europe again, or worst case scenario avoid the dropzone. It's a free hit this season. Fundamentally I also don't think a cup run consisting of 2 or 3 games extra (I accept we will and probably should rest players against Exeter) will do our chances in the league much if any harm at all.
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MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
If we qualify for Europe I'd expect a somewhat large overhaul of the squad to essentially give us two highly competitive teams. You'd have a league team and then a European/F.A Cup team. Players who are locked in first teamers now might not be so locked in next season as overall quality would shoot up.
League team:
Sels
Aina Milenkovic Murillo New
New Anderson
Elanga MGW CHO
New
Other team
New
Williams New Morato New
Yates Danilo
New New New
Wood
Would mean losing a fair few players who are on the cusp of the 11 at the moment: Boly, Sangare, Dominguez, Taiwo, Sosa, Jota...
RedRobbo
Grenville Morris
Let’s hold our fire on judging Sangare. 14 games to play - let him show what he can do.
Robertson
Grenville Morris
I suppose I'm just in a 'make hay while the sun shines' mood. Who knows what next season will bring? Let's just play our best players and try and win all the games.
PlayedOnGrass
Geoff Thomas
I hear what you are saying and half agree with you.
I am not sure EM & Nuno do though.
We should beat Exeter with our reserves next week then we wait and see what happens next. If it opens up for us and Liverpool and or Man City go out in Round 5 - we have every chance.
Why would we not then go for it?
king_congo_red
Ale Ape
Picking him and seeing what he can do, ahead of our other Midfielders - who, let's be honest, have played extremely well over the course of the season, does not feel right to me. Especially when they've already been nudged out in favor of Danilo.