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Half way through the month and still no signing! Any chance of one pretty soon?

No news weeks are boring, tis true.

Boub?

boub whob?

I'm getting concerned that targets are slipping away, we're aware of one target turning us down - could there have been others who have done the same?

The board aren't going to back us financially with worthwhile transfer fees so we're relying on free transfers or token fees - as per Rodgers - which isn't generally going to get us a decent quality of player. Clubs are far more reluctant to allow players to move on halfway through a season.

15th January was also my Birthday :beers:

I have faith that sturrock will get someone in eventually. I think that the reason no-one has signed yet is because Sturrock has set his standards high - Rodgers would clearly score goals in league 2 and would probably do the same in league 1 given a run in a half decent side.

To be honest, I'd rather Sturrock carried on with this approach and tried to get someone who will add to the 1st team rather than getting a couple of "bodies" in just to add depth to the squad.

Of course as time ticks away he may have to change this approach, if it is just not possible to get a "quality" player or 2 in then we may have to stick with what we have got. Sign a couple of players up on short term deal or loans to make sure we dont get caught out on injuries in the run-in

I confidently predict that rabbits will be pulled from hats before the end of the month. At least two I reckon 8)

im quite happy with what we have at the moment. it would be nice to get a striker in but at the end of the day Roberts and Peacock can score another handfall each before the season is out. also i think we have won 7 of our last 10 games with this team under Sturrock and if do that in the next ten then we'll be in a great position

Sturrock's update:

On the transfer front I am still looking to bring players into the club. I would like to bring in two and there will be movement before the end of the window. I have made enquiries for a few players and will continue the search. 'B' and 'C' have now bit the dust because clubs are reluctant to let players go at the moment. I am not panicking because we are sitting second in the league and I do not want to 'rock the boat' as far as our squad goes. There are four or five players I like the look of so we will wait and see what happens. I believe that January will be the month for permanent deals, because loans are available to the clubs after the window closes.

only person we'll sign this season is Blair Sturrock

Deny it all you will, but we have signed a player

How wrong you are.

I'd rather we signed no-one unless they're good enough for league one. I beleive the squad we have are more than capable of winning this league as long as the effort is there.

Grazioli is available for loan...

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: not surprised he's fucking shit :D

only 12 days to go .. Sturrock has missed out on Striker A - Rodgers and also strikers B - Jamie Ward of Torquay and C- Leon Knight of Swansea.

Does anyone REALLY think we were going to spend the £30k of Monky on a player ... yet weve signed Managers Son Blair .. who lets face it IS no better than Fola or Brownlie.

Without a top striker we will struggle to make automatic promotion - Sturrock is too IN with the current board/regime to rock the boat especially where spending money is concerned and this MAY just cost us in the long run IMO

nothing wrong with our first choice front 3...

Peacock, Roberts and Lukas, have what 21 goals between them so far...

but we wont sign any players for money, because we just dont.

I see that Critchell lad has signed for Chesterfield

Which I don't think is any major loss to us - he didn't look particularly great against us at Torquay.

what about loan deals then.

the Cock, Roberts and Lukas have all surpassed themselves in reality with their goal ratio id agree .. but NONE OF THEM are prolific .. Lukas might be once he gets a few games behind him and a touch older but we need a 20 goal a season plus man in there .. especially to keep us safer should we make League 1

Where's it been confirmed that B or C was either of those two?

no. probably from his sources.

it hasnt been officially confirmed .. but im 99 percent certain .. especially as one of them was seen leaving the CG after talks

Rogers was player A and even Sturrock himself identifed him eventually.

The other two could be anyone, I'm going to suggest that Sturrock attempted "an audacious loan deal for unsettled Chelsea striker Shevchenko" and that a "paltry sum was rejected by Helsingborg for Larsson".

Which one, Leon Knight or Jaime Ward?

no we dont. Plymouth got out of this division and the one above without a 20 goal a season striker.

Franchise have McLeod
Lincoln have Forrester
Wycombe have Easter

...and we are above all three in the table

Walsall are miles ahead of us.....how many has their top scorer got?

Peacock hasnt surprassed himself, his record says he's usually good for 15-17 goals a season. So far he's got 8 so he isnt out doing himself.

I also fail to see how Lukas is performing above expectations to, this is his first full season as a pro footballer. Anyone who has seen him knows full well he's got talent. If anything he hasnt been used ENOUGH this season.

We are second in the league
We are winning games

So I fail to see why goal scoring is problem...when was the last time we didnt score in a game then fatbury

Also, at the start of the season you said Peacock and Roberts wouldnt get 10 between them...I make it 18 so far!

DV's spot on, the goals are spread evenly between the forwards which is far better than relying on a single prolific scorer - watch out for Franchise results over the next month and see what happens.

Another striker is needed to add competition and chuck another 10+ goals in but it's not going to cost us. What will cost us is the constant conceding of goals from set pieces, particularly corners.

How is he supposed to rock the boat, demand money to spend or hes going to resign??  Where is this money going to come from in the short term?

I'm no supporter of the current regime, but it is clear that there isnt much money at the club, and any buy out isnt going to happen prior to the end of the transfer window. So we are stuck with the current finacial status in the short term.

As for money being spent, we agreed a £30k fee for rodgers didnt we?

well argued DV .. you make your case very well .. I consider myself put in my place  :|

where do you think our weaknesses are and do we need anyone in the window then?

yup, if anything its the defence that havent been doing their job properly recently not the strikers.

Plus, your mate Pook could chip in with a few more....

If he is ever fit again I expect Evans will chip in with some as well.

surely there must be a choice of prolific strikers in the conference that would jump at the chance to come here?

Evans was top goal scorer for a while though. I do expect to get more goals from Pook and Shakes.

honestly...

We need another expirenced central midfielder in the Evans mould. He is too often injured and after that Pook, Weston & Timlin are all very young. All decent players but dont like the idea of them playing together in the middle.

Again, I think we need another expirenced centre half in the Williams mould, again incase he is injured. As before Ifil, Nicholas and CCP are all decent and could do a job in defence but I dont like the idea of them playing together. Be helpful if the defender in question could also play right back as J.Smith is our only one.

Possibly a right winger, Shakes has been doing well recently but he is still our only option

and...

After watching Jon Stewart for the under 18s a back up keeper!

have to agree that Pook needs to chip in more ... like you say hopefully Evans can get fit soon and knock a few in.

Matt Tubbs of Salisbury is worth a trial period ..

A box to box midfielder to get 10 goals a season maybe.