Transfer rumours !

What I'm impressed with is the way we have been kept informed. 

I used to watch other transfer windows with disappointment as it seemed every other club was linked with players or there was news on bids and you could see they were trying to do things. While Bolton was eternally silent, and we scratched around with a bit of wishful thinking and rumour. It always seemed like other clubs were doing something and then the window would close and the club had wangled a buy on the last minute.

T.R.O.Y. wrote:Agreed, so either our scouting has been better than other clubs and identified a few 'gems' others have missed. Or they'll turn out to be shit.

Given our experience since Allardyce i think we all subconsciously expect shit.... but so far this new era has proved the opposite. Good time to be a Wanderer.

I wouldn't think it would be better than other clubs - some yes - some will be more superior to us and some players won't work out - you can't expect every dealing to work but we seem to have decided on a player profile for the system we want to play and searched to find players who fit that profile and within our financial reach.

Some of the players we have signed or had on loan haven't seemed to have been a good fit with the club they were with or are youngsters who can't break into team - Afolayan at West Han for instance.  For the same reason's other clubs may not be interested in them - Rotherham for instance don't play tippy tappy stuff that we do, so wouldn't be fishing in the same pond as us to look for new recruits.

There's loads of reasons why we would desire a player other teams wouldn't but if you look at the two who possibly would - Charles and Morley - other clubs could have probably got them if they had wanted to, just that they possibly didn't need to - maybe they didn't need to strengthen in those particular areas or had limited money to do so if they did.

Who knows, we got them, not for a huge sums and all seems well at the moment.

Long may it be so.

T.R.O.Y. wrote:Agreed, so either our scouting has been better than other clubs and identified a few 'gems' others have missed. Or they'll turn out to be shit.

Given our experience since Allardyce i think we all subconsciously expect shit.... but so far this new era has proved the opposite. Good time to be a Wanderer.

So far...
Fossey and Charles have been great, Trafford and Morley have been good but the jury's still out on Dadi and Sadlier.

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Five hour drive, quick medical, all wrapped up in plenty of time? Easy peasy.

Does that imply Harris has immediately opted for a war chest to spend in the next few hours rather than keep his captain? If so, he's not hanging about seeing as he's been manager for about 10 minutes.

But for us, that'll be the window done and it looks like we've had a decent one.

At least from the above highlights he looks to be useful - welcome aboard.

I don’t understand why everyone’s raving about this kid like he’s prime Messi? We don’t need anymore midfielders I’d sooner spend the £180k that’s being rumoured on a striker

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Delfouneso needs to go, he's been poor and looks to have no confidence. 

Just seen that Billy Crellin is going to Everton 

He's no Messi, but seems a useful addition to the ranks. Hopefully we get him across the line before the deadline!

Complete at last.

Still waiting for news on Delf and Ronan.

January fast becoming our favourite month, good signings lets see what happens.

Strength in depth at last:


GK: Trafford, Dixon, Gilks

D: Johnston, Baptiste, Santos, Aimson

FB: John, Gordon, Jones, Fossey

M: Williams, Tutte, Lee, Thomason, Dempsey, Morley

W: Afolayan, Sadlier, Amaechi, Isgrove, Kachunga

F: Charles, Bodvarsson, Bakayoko

...and Sheehan for next season?

Even with a few injuries I don't think we'd get punished as much as we have so far this season and on a good day we can compete with anyone.

Very happy with progress and we haven't spent a fortune.

The odd Covid case or injury (knock on wood) won't affect us as badly anymore, good transfer window! Now to replicate last season's heroics!

Bolton forward Ronan Darcy is joining Scottish club Queens Park on loan. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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Great that both deals now confirmed - and it's good for them.

Darcy will be reunited with Luca Connell who is still on loan at QP from Celtic and Delf at the age of 30 has a better chance of regular football with the Bantams.

Rounds off a decent looking transfer window nicely.

wanderlust wrote:Great that both deals now confirmed - and it's good for them.

Darcy will be reunited with Luca Connell who is still on loan at QP from Celtic and Delf at the age of 30 has a better chance of regular football with the Bantams.

Rounds off a decent looking transfer window nicely.

Fwiw I couldn't find any confirmation on the Queens Park's official twitter account as it being a done deal at their end.

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