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Are we likely to see the players we need to get off the wage list out of the club before the closure of the transfer window, which I believe closes the end of August.

Caddis to Millwall for a fee?
Benson on loan to Luton with Luton picking up some of the wage?
Navarro to Sainsburys?

Anyone else? Power said yesterday that we can't get anyone in until we move these players on. Is McEveley one we want to move on as well?

McEveley has a squad number so I think they may hang on to him for another year or so. Or maybe it's a ploy to try and up our bargaining power for any potential suitors.

Cox is another one I assume we want to shift

I had a quick look on his twitter last night and it sounds like he is fit, just waiting for an opportunity.

I knew about Cox but he is long term injured so nothing we can do with him at the moment.

I'm not too sure about that, Cox fell out with the Italian, went on loan to Oxford and Plymouth both of whom wanted to buy him - both sets of fans were very impressed - perhaps when he is fit he may get another chance of staking a claim. 

Cox picked up an injury at Plymouth thta was going to keep him out for quite a while, think he was expected to miss first few months of the season, still odd he's not been given a squad number though cant be on that high a wage surely

I based my assumption on the fact he hasn't been issued a squad number at all, both McEveley and TAH were injured and weren't expected to be fit for kick-off but were assigned numbers.

Cox seems like an asset we can sell on so that makes me wonder if he'll be on his way too

I can't see Caddis moving and I have to say its utter madness that we've exiled him.

If we are paying him a fortune why not play the bugger.  There's no questioning his ability and his value and stock are only going to decline while he's gathering dust.

Same with Benson.  He may not be part of our plans but he's a solid pro and would be a decent option to bring off the bench.  That said if he's off to Luton its irrelevant.

Not sure if true or not, but I heard that he has said he wont play for us again, his choice.

I agree, but last time this came up the only explanation that seemed plausible was that they either had:
 1) Too big an appearance/win bonus
 2) A trigger clause that if they reached N appearances they'd get an option of another year.
 3*) The club are heaping pressure on them accepting a move by sending them to Coventry Northampton
4) "Not sure if true or not, but I heard that he has said he wont play for us again, his choice." - as plausible I suppose, blows apart my "professionalism" thoughts!

* I'd imagine this would be a bit dodgy/grounds for a constructive dismissal case?

Either way I can't see Jed's footballing reason being anything like true personally.

Its true we don't want uncommitted players at the club, my problem is that I haven't seen Benson or Caddis be anything other than professional. But I can see an issue would come should they leave in one of the windows (loan, perm) -  we'd then need to bed someone else in to cover.  

Seems a bit of a cutting your nose off situation to me.

Also TAH and McEveley seem to have been frozen out a bit too. Maybe that's not a correct assumption.

I think that's just fitness, they missed pre-season but we've no reserve team in order for them to gain match fitness. Troy has been on the bench (as our only other CB I suppose) and McEveley has played for the development squad.

Confident they'll feature at some point this season, I'd like to see Troy prove his worth on the pitch.

Caddis? Any particular reason?

I too heard this.

Just had a look at the line-up from Saturday and TAH and Mac were both on the bench as unused subs so imagine they are both wanted.

That should be your 'thingy under your name'

If Caddis doesn't want to be here, there's no point playing him and risk unsettling squad and potentially injuring him and scuppering any sale.

Caddis is a cunt

*Scottish cunt.

Surely if Caddis has suddenly decided he won't play for us again then we don't need to be paying him either

Well, if true, it would be pretty clear gross misconduct and we could fire him, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that we still think we'll get a fee for him.

Of course, we could do a Chelsea/Mutu and fire him and then sue him for his own value.

I saw Caddis in Redhouse Tesco the other day. He was wearing a pair of Town shorts and a t-shirt saying "B.A.N.T.E.R". What a guy!

Get some glasses Tails...the word was W.A.N.K.E.R.

Fucking player of his ability not in our team is lunacy.

Both club and player at fault for this in my opinion.

whatever happened to that 14 year old equadorian(?) we signed a few years ago?

He's now a 16 year old Ecuadorian (?)!

Think you're on about a young lad from the Cayman Islands called Sebastian Martinez;

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/9346205.High_hopes_for_Cayman_Islands_starlet/

Not a clue what's happened to him?

Year 1 report this time last year

http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2012/08/16/martinez-getting-his-kicks-in-swindon-town

but the contract expired in May or thereabouts?

Still there apparently:

http://www.caymannewsservice.com/sports/2013/08/20/football-scout-spots-talented-players

that's the chap (kid), looks tiny.  thanks, i tried finding out a few months ago but couldn't remember where he was from.

Apparently Ranger scored a hat trick in the behind closed doors match against Pompey Tuesday. No idea of score, other scorers.

I heard this 3 months ago.

Around the time of the play offs?

You are a fucking cunt. Actually no you are a just a troll because cunts are useful.

Just because you have no friends or contacts at the club you dismiss anyone elses, oh no, just mine.

Touchy!! I feel another account deletion coming on.

He's got your number there DV :toocool:

Don't rise to it JJ mate.

DV is still upset about Gordon Greer, he'll get over it one day.

Have I got this right....Venkman is in a strop because DV predicted 3 months ago that Ranger would score a hat-trick for us in a behind closed doors friendly and he didn't?

Yeah but DV gets it first hand from players in the gym.

I heard he hangs around in the showers.

 :gay: We wouldn't have signed Ranger if Greer was still here!

The sort of behaviour a broken heart produces never fails to amaze...at least DV's hanging about, hoping for another tall, ruggedly handsome, bearded Scotsman to appear, gets us some STFC insights.

Personally Darren Ward fills that gap for me now... In both ways. Man what a fucking beard!

DV likes what he sees on the outside with Ward...but it was the Scotty brogue  :secret: giving him snippets of info that turned DV's legs to jelly.

Is a fucking-beard a polite way of saying cunt.   Commonly known as a lady garden?

"Ger your fucking beard ooot tonight Galdys I'm in the mood for some."

Anyone know anything about Williams to Yeovil? Rumour doing the rounds on Twitter. Would like to see him go and a striker come in, personally think he's useless, whether that's upfront in 4-4-2 or 4-5-1

I heard this 6 months ago

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/10628872.Cooper_confirms_Yeovil_s_Williams_interest/

I'd say he's a goner....

Williams out - Obika In.

Don't want Obika....was really hopeful for him last time, but attitude stank...

I like Williams, but he's this season's scapegoat so best for him to move back somewhere, where he's more appreciated.

I don't think he'll sign for Arsenal! They're desperate, but not that desperate!!

Nathan Tyson has been mentioned on THAT site.

But then again, who hasn't?

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/414469/Derby-duo-Nathan-Tyson-and-Theo-Robinson-told-they-can-leave

Available on free apparently. Would be a great signing. Maybe the expensive player Jed was talking about? Get shot of Benson and get this guy in!

Tyson is 31, thought he was about 5 years younger.

Wasnt Ranger's court case yesterday?

it's in January

I seem to remember Tyson doing something nasty to himself at the CG when playing for Wycombe, in a LC match when John Gorman was boss for them...shame JG has retired as he's just then sort of man we could do with as coach in the present set up.

He's got to enter a plea on October 21st and assuming he pleads not guilty then his trial will be in the week commencing 20th Jan 2014; so we've got him for 24 league games - plenty of time to score 30 goals !!!

I dont know if he did anything nasty to himself but he was certainly nasty to us that day. Ripped us to shreds, and then got the opportunity to do it again for Forest at the City Ground when they stuffed us 7-1. Hated him after that, always seemed to do well against us.

That's because he was a bloody good player!

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Fucking get in there DV.

He certainly was.. but how much of that was due to us being shit?? Wouldn't mind him here if he can reproduce that kinda form but he's as injury prone as Navarro and I imagine he'll come with a high salary.

Tyson is a bit injury prone though, even if he's still good.

Anyone know who the trialist was that played in the game v Pompey

I don't even know the score, so no.

6-0, Ranger got a hat trick. Don't know the identity of the trialist I'm afraid.

Tom Hately apparently

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/10630513.Hateley_on_Town_s_radar/

Deal for Williams to be loaned back to Yeovil has been done according to BBC Wilts.

Seems a completely retarded thing to do at this stage of the season to me (if true). Must have a replacement lined up though.

He gets to play in the championship and test himself.
It's obvious he needed a change. Wish him well but think for this season we need a real leader up top!
In fact we need a couple.
Chairman has spoken of needing 4 strikers so I think we will get 2.
Exciting.

Players from Dicanio's reign is receding.

ffs I was looking forward in watch him and Ranger together up front. Still sticking with one forward :(

the loan bit worries me, seems less likely they will buy him when they see what he's like! hopefully a season long loan as opposed to a short term one.

Leave us a little short tomo though as Ranger isn't fit enough to start. Could there be an incoming forward today, otherwise its Storey up top, with Pritchard one side and who the other side?

Ordinarily Reis, but in his absence maybe they'd try Byrne there?

Anyone know how long the Portuguese Pele is expected to be out for by the way?

Hopefully by April we will have a settled side to hit the 51 points to stay up.

FFS, Williams gone, we are just lurching along, could we get a 0-0 tomorrow, best bet for us I'd guess.

Not been impressed with Williams this year so its no loss, subject to who the replacement is.

I'm going to hold judgement till the window has closed.

Hopefully an influx of strikers coming in next week or we are going to struggle for goals.

Of course, nothing like stating the bleeding obvious!

maybe this mystery 450k player is a striker!

I thought Williams would be next out the door.  I know it hasn't been going great for him,  but very disappointed to see him go. It really feels that they don't want anyone left from the Di Canio era at all?   They must have someone else lined up as we can't be relying solely on Ranger?  

Would have made more sense to wait until the beginning of next week, so we had time to replace him instead of the day before we play.

In relation to Reis, I've heard he's out until Christmas, but seen nothing reported officially, so not sure how true that is.

Power has said 1 out 1 in, ergo Williams goes, Hateley comes in.  I recall watching Hateley play a couple of times in the SPL, the camera unfortunhately picking out dad in the sparse crowd....my impression was Tom would have got nowhere near pro football without the family connection....maybe he was just having off days.

And he's a midfielder, of which we already have enough I would have thought?

Although he can play full back.

If its 1 in 1 out they are not going to replace Williams with a midfield player unless there is another departure (Benson) that we can replace with a forward.

Given Williams likely wages, i'd of though we may be able to get 2 in to replace him, which adds to the reasons why getting him out was good business.

11/2 for relegation seems a very good price at the moment.

Then put some money on it you cretin.

I already have. Although I hope to god I'm wrong, I really do.

I was going to call you a cunt, but can't be arsed to argue with you  ::)

Guess they are the high earners though aren't they so unsurprising they've now mostly been moved on.

That's a blow if true, looked like he'd be decent once he got match fit. No coincidence the game he missed we looked lacking in terms of penetration and creativity.

Was good when he came here, but tailed off badly. Doesn't suit our system at the moment, and doesn't seem to have the heart to play up top on his own, probably best for all concerned he moves. Now where are my boots.

Storey gets his chance then. Plenty of people think he's ready and up to it.

lets hope Storey's hamstrings are up to it then. If they go again then that currently leaves us Ranger and Connor Waldon. Bleedingly obvious but if desperately need a Darren Ward equivalent up top......

I am not looking for an argument anyway so there!  :smugfu:

Don't worry, I'm sure the long protracted transfer of Jason Roberts will be completed any day now.

Weren't we linked with Harry Kane earlier in the season?

According to my Fm11 game, he is a beast of a striker. That's the extent of my knowledge.

I think that's stretching it a bit. If we got him I would feel a lot happier.

No chance of Kane, he is the 3rd choice striker at Spurs and even if he slipped down their pecking order he wouldn't touch league 1 on loan.

I'm not sure he's able.

We could always get Moses back.

Grow up with the petty insults then, sir.

I just cannot ever imagine putting money on my club to go down. Each to their own but just seems wrong for a fan to do that.

I don't think the chances of us going down have increased because Andy "1 goal in 13 games" Williams has left.

What position did Power used to play in?

If he was a forward maybe hes fancies a dual player/DOF role?

 Another press confrence today :hmmm:

I heard that, but then I saw someone at the Adver say there was no press conference that they were aware of.

Think it's more a case of not wanting anyone from the Di Canio era as they don't sit with the new wage structure,  vast differences in salary aren't going to encourage squad unity.

Sad to see Williams go but not surprised as just not been the player he was pre-injury,  said before he is like Michael Owen and seems terrified to challenge which never going to work in the third division.

I was surprised to read that they gave Benson a two and half year deal until I noticed he is only 33, strange that Paolo gave him such a deal for essentially half a season as he never really seemed to think he was good enough for this division?

Keeping my fingers crossed there is an incoming striker today

Sam morseheads not there today doing some charity thing .

No, but Andy Warren normally picks up on Town when he is away.

Or as Andy Warren calls it a sharity thing

I have everything crossed.......The last thing we need is to bomb strikers out....fucking joke.

I will be sorry to see Williams go as i always thought he did his best. Turned into a bit of a nancy boy, constantly diving and jumping out of tackles.

Hesh got a speesh impediment, don't be sho unfair.

Just when is that deal going to be done?

Not going to bite, not going to bite! ;)

Perhaps they've been left out of the loop again? Where has anyone seen/heard there is a press conference?

Just a couple of mentions of one on Twitter, nothing official.

Why would there be a press conference? We haven't held one in months aside from Cooper's appointment

There's is a school of thought that some managers/DoF's have a completely irrrational desire to collect certain types of player and overlook the glaringly obvious needs elsewhere...eg Wilson collected left backs, even Barca, seem unable to acquire a centre half, preferring to collect midfielders and play them as centre half.

Power may just have a thing for midfielders...perhaps he wanted to be one himself.

Better ask Chang.

We are missing a midfielder who can mix it up a bit and play rough if needed, we do look a bit soft when things get physical.

Im sure jed and power have secured another signing before loaning williams out im sure hes just having quick pint at the county ground hotel before unveiling .

So has Bale joined us?

All we appear to have secured today is a new security partner  :)

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/townrevealsecuritypartner-1008893.aspx

Can he play up front on his own?

Anyone
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Striker
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As many of you will know I was always prepared to give Jed and co. plenty of leeway, they have a difficult job to do to make this club sustainable but he lied to me and it would appear he has lied to a group of supporters in Shrewsbury last week, instead of announcing a new striker as he promised he got rid of one of the few remaining strikers we had here.  Fuck you Jed, I'm in the Arriba camp now!!

TBF Ronnie, McCrory prob didn't know that Yeovil wanted Williams last Sat...think it came out of the blue, also he prob thought hately was a striker...an easy mistake to make as his grandfather and father were.

I'm sure he wouldn't be economical with the actualite  ;)

I'm no fan of Jeds but getting Williams wages off the books is a bloody good deal for the club given his contribution. We may go into tomorrows game light on strikers but lets see what it looks like after the window has closed. 

Reg, he made a couple of statements to me but the bastid lied!!  He lied to the supporters last Saturday and I'll bet he meets people tomorrow he will lie to!

Jed in bullshitting shocker, he just likes the attention, anyway Ronnie you have had your tounge shoved firmly up his arse since the minute he got here.

He told us last season they were redevolpoung the concouse of the DRS by putting games machines and the like in there. Where are rhey?

And to think when you informed the world we were signing Jason Roberts you were my hero!!!

And herein lies the problem with Jed and why people will get pissed off with him.  He wants to be centre of attention and one of the lads.  In order to engage with people he gives out information to get them interested, some of it might be true, some might not. Either way he shouldn't be doing it.   

I don't know what he said to you in particular Ronnie, but he spoke to a couple of people I know last weekend and gave them various bits of information as well.  Obviously doing the rounds!

JedMcCoy ‏@JedMcCoy 17s
Just got home guys from long day players lined up to come in but due to late clearance unable to sign in time .. Coops happy #keepthefaith

Interesting that he says "players" plural. So we should be signing 2 or more next week.

Unable to sign in time for this weekend?

Doubt it, he cant spell 8)

Coops happy.?...brilliant...

Perhaps we can do a Paul Hart and play no forwards at all....the cunt will be doing somersaults up the touchline.....

Watch us lose to the Pikey Bastards ....and see the crowd reaction....that'll change his mood.

Two forwards....FFS!! What are we doing?

Hope Ward heads a couple of set pieces in tomorrow.

Playing up front...

Hang about, where's that Ironical meter, it's here somewhere.

How about, "Yes, Yeovil, you can have Williams back ... ON FUCKING MONDAY"?

We're not in a position to play hardball...the Board want Williams out there won't be any other takers.

Don't believe a word of it - fucking liar!  According to him they were signed before alst Saturday!!

It's not late clearance that's the problem it's late decision making.

The gift that keeps on giving.

I wonder what shite he will spout pre match today.

Well it is isn't it. Since Tuesday we have been told we have to work on a one out one in policy yet people are shocked when it happens

Maybe he will tell everyone we are signing Kenneth McEvoy and Jason Roberts

I think a bit more experience will be added to the team which is what we lack at present.
We have a lot of young players in the team that need a bit of guidance. Pritchard in particular who is a bit hot headed & has been lucky not to be sent off.
I'm also reckon Hateley will be signed this week.

Williams managed to sign in time for Yeovil this weekend yet we haven't managed it. Perhaps they should have put a caveat in that the one in one out was with a delay on our side.

Thing is Azza it is clear we are the club in need here.The term beggars can't be choosers springs to mind

What part of one out and one in did you not understand?
Williams has gone now someone will come in. Give him time !

Emile Sinclair from posh would be good.

I'm going to make a guess and say Danny N'Guessan will be a Swindon player on Tuesday morning. Providing he can make his way through all these twisted knickers strewn throughout Swindon.

My knickers are twisted many miles from Swindon then as I think N'Guessan would be a fairly poor signing. Our strike force of Ranger and N'Guessan would boast a massive 35 goals in 257 league appearances (141 starts, 116 sub apps).

 :)

Wouldn't exactly be a strikeforce to put the fear of god into opponents would it?

3 goals last season and all in one game!

Yeah I bet league one let out a collective sigh of relief when we let Williams go.

I really don't rate him but if his role is simply to hold the ball up, provide some strength as a battering ram and bring others into play then fair enough but we need to hope that we'll get lots of goals from out wide.

Although, similar to Ranger he's mostly at a higher level so his record might not be much to read into - he did score 4 in 7 at Charlton in L1 a couple of years back.

Do you know that for a fact or are you just N'Guessan?

A lot of people are looking at players goal scoring records and of course for a striker this is pretty important!! However with the way we play I think goalscoring isn't the be all and end all. Yesterday gills pushed up giving fods no option but to punt it long. This is where ranger comes into his own, winning headers to try and win possession, if storey was up front we'd have given the ball to gillingham every time.

Ranger had no clear cut chances yesterday, however Nathan Thompson who scored also had 2 or 3 good opportunities. I'm not sure  goalscorers are that important in this style of football.

I agree, we'll see a few from Pritch, Luongo and Mason. Who knows, if Byrne adopts the more advanced role maybe he'll get a couple more, he was getting into positions around the box yesterday. Plus I'm sure Reis will provide assists and Ranger will score a few. The one effort he did have that was blocked for a corner certainly looked goal bound from where I was sitting, plus a sharper, fitter Ranger probably wouldn't have fluffed his touch in the box on the odd occasion he did.

We should sign Heskey.

We are going to sign an Emile - is that good enough?

N'Guessan is not a striker..he has always been a winger and a good one at that.

He would be very good for this level, quick and powerful. Far more direct than anyone we have got.

I'm not sure why people think he is a striker?

Yes

Because it will always remind me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y5xCoKunY8

I'm sure that I've only seen him play as a forward... if that's the case then I retract my comment regarding his goalscoring record.

I'm struggling to get my head round Frank Nouble and Chris Martin playing in the Championship with the latter unable to stop scoring goals... :suicide:

Oh...and Ben Hutchinson scored a screamer yesterday!!

Also, when did Gary Roberts become so prolific?!

Pretty much his whole career he has had a reasonable goalscoring for an attacking midfielder.

He is apparently running the show at Chesterfield and tearing a hole in League 2, no surprise, would have loved to have kept him if we didn't have to dump his wages.

I remember when he signed for Chesterfield....their chairman said he was the best winger outside of the Premier League.... :girlgiggle:

The only time I can remember seeing N'Guessan play was when he was at Boston...we played them in Div 4 under Wise, and he scored a very decent late equaliser....cutting in from the wing and slotting... not really a striker. I took a dislike to him...finding being unable to beat Boston at the CG a bit embarrasing

Benson gone to Luton, season long loan

Well that's one out, now let's have one in so that the forums can go into melt down because player x is "not good enough", "shit", "cannot score", "once watched Tottenham as a child", "only signed because he is Jed's uncle's cousin's best mate's son who also doesn't wear a tie" etc.

Interestingly enough, apparently the Football League blocked an attempt to register a player at the end of last week . . . . embargo anyone?

Where you hear that ???

That's how shit rumours start. we didn't receive clearance in time, not the FL blocked it.

Sorry, but it's a play on words, FL didn't give clearance in time, so we were blocked from signing them . . . read it how you want but there must be a reason the FL didn't give us clearance in time, especially as Jed was boasting the week previous they had signed somebody but "couldn't announce it".

It was the


that was the sticking point
We may have been blocked from signing for any number of reasons

I see another, mystery club besides Real Madrid have made an offer for Bale... :hmmm:

£450k and were playing him up front. It's part of our deal with Spurs.

Could be we're a stalking horse/donkey...when Real discover that the Town are in they'll be forced to up their offer.

If we are, indeed, in some of transfer limbo, it will be because of the salary cap.

Hence the one in, one out statement.

With Benson now off the books it should open up the opportunity to bring someone else in.

That is why getting the likes of Caddis off the paylist is so important

I cant see Luton paying all of Bennos wages though

Caddis will deffo be off next the whiney shit

Every little helps

Plus, whoever comes in will not be on anywhere near what Benson was on

With Williams & Benson now gone I would expect 2 new signings maybe 3 if Caddis goes too before the window shuts.

Probably Hateley, N'Guessan and another striker.