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I think now that Macca has gone, I would like to see a decent left winger. O'Brien isn't reliable, and Ward is more of a striker although he is doing well when put there.
If Morrison doesn't come back we definately need a centre back as cover.

JFL and Ben 'Lead boots' Hutchinson can go, and others?

I heard we were after Steve Lomas

i'd like us to push the boat out and get a decent centre mid.sign sheehan up and maybe another left mid.offload aljofree and peacock and kennedy on loan if we can get those players i mention and bring morrison back.

Cannot wait for Hutchinson to hurry up and go back to Celtic what utter cack he is!

I would like to see us either loan out or come to a mutual agreement with Casal, Peacock, Aljofree & Marshall.

I think we need a new left back (Sheehan hopefully) Although i heard we are after Michael Rose of Stockport.

We need a left winger as O'Brien is always injured and we definitely need another striker and maybe a centre back if Morrison goes.

I think we're going a bit overboard here really. Hutchinson is almost certainly on his way, Casal would be if anyone wanted him.

Apart from that, I think everyone has a role to play, however minor. Peacock won't get much playing time, but he's clearly a leader and it's important to have a few of those sorts of characters in and around the team. Aljofree, who knows, he's been out injured for so long, but it'd be good to have him back as much as people don't like him, we need cover at the back. For the same reason, LJF should stay, although I'd say he has the potential to be a decent enough player. Similarly, Marshall won't see much action, but his pace will be useful against the slower full backs we come up against, so he's worth having as an option at least unless we can get a new winger in.

Evolution, not revolution please. Sign Sheehan permanently, extend Ferry and Ward's loans and bring in one or two more, in which case a few of the above might be able to go. The one type of player I'd like to se brought it in would be a proper goalscoring left winger- someone like Stuart Elliot was when Hull went up, or like Peter Whittingham does for Cardiff, as that would provide us with the goals from midfield we're looking for without breaking up the Ferry/Douglas partnership. No idea who would be available to fill that sort of role, but I trust Wilson, Ryder and Fitton to bring in the right players, and I think they've proved themselves capable enough in the transfer market.

Andy Monkhouse  :)

The Ward situation presumably wont have been helped by the sacking of Megson.

We have enough Leaders in the team now which is good.The likes of Peacock and Aljofree are on far to much money just to be good in the dreesing room Imo

I agree, I know Peacock & Aljofree are big earners, they are up there with the highest earners at the club if not the highest and they are not needed anymore.

If they are on big contracts (and unlike most I have no idea what anyone at the club is paid) what chance do we have of getting rid before the end of their contracts?

I'm led to believe Peacock is the top earner at the club.

We can put the names out to other clubs can't we and let them know they are available

Isn't there a financial implication to circulating a players name if they don't want to be transfer listed?

Talking of transfers, it would be nice to see Beckford get sold before we play Leeds.

Newcastle...next week i think...and hope.

Yes there is.

Ah right didn't know that

What about Simon Whaley from Norwich? ;)

Poor old Easton needs to get the hell away to get his career going again. Good player but not going to get a chance if Ferry stays on as expected.

Would love to see Timlin leave he's just not good enough, I'd rather keep Easton rather than Timlin.

What about him?  Not good enough for Bradford City, cannot be good enough for us!

Wards extended until feb 3rd.

Good news again. Now for a perm striker and left mid and we're sorted.

I wonder how much Leeds will end up getting for Beckford?

Although hes vital to their promotion push, it would be silly to keep him beyond Jan if hes not willing to sign a new contract seeing as the existing one is up in the summer and he'd walk for free.

Wonder how much Ashley would cough up to get him though!

I reckon he'll end up signing a new deal now Leeds look likely to go up. The paper talk of £3M is surely far too high, he's not even once the player Cox is let alone twice!

Nothing, Leeds have balls - they will keep him no matter what he wants.

They know Promotion is worth more to them than Beckford ever could be.

They aren't a one man team and I think they would get promoted even if he left. I think Beckford's got a bigger reputation in the game than Cox had, so would expect to see him go for more than him. £2-£2.5m seems about right.

i also dont think beckford will move.he'll be in the championship next season anyway

Why would he want to move now, when he can go for free and get a £1m+ signing bonus in the summer.

Doesn't say why... seems he wants to though..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/8444552.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/8444552.stm)

Surprised but I guess if it is Newcastle he may be in the Prem quicker than with Leeds.

And get paid a wee bit more.

It'd be a great move for him if he could get a game. It'd be interesting to see if he sorted his attitude out or not, as he'd no longer be the hero every week.

Hopefully we won't have to play him now.

Leeds fans on 606 are already looking at his replacement in terms of odds - some interesting names coming up.  Some I feel are a bit optimistic even for them!

Hooper, G 2/1
Sharp, B 5/1
Barnard, L 7/1
Pericard, V 10/1
Jackson, S 10/1
Garner, J 14/1
Bent, M 14/1
Healy, D 16/1
Brodie, R 20/1
Harewood, M 20/1
Vokes, S 20/1
McLean, A 20/1
Camara, H 25/1
Stead, J 25/1
Eastwood, F 25/1
Lambert, R 33/1
Holt, G 33/1
Le Fondre, A 33/1
Hughes, L 50/1

My money would be on Hughes from Notts County going there, Notts having more financial problems may need to offload him.

Leeds United can still attract a good quality striker no problem.

I've seen on those rumour sites that Vincent Pericard has been linked with Town.

Would really like to see Adam Le Fondre moving here as well as I think he could do a decent job for us.

We couldn't sign Le Fondre even if we wanted to as it would be against Fifa rules as he has already played for 2 teams this season and no player is allowed to play for more than 2 teams per season.

There really ought to be a ban on mentioning anything seen on rumours sites. 

On a similar note, anyone remember when quite a few believed Gianfranco Zola would be joining us?

Agree on Le Fondre though, looks a very good player.

nothing stopping us from signing him, he just wont be able to play.

He did ;)

[url width=600 height=897]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i151/sam_stfc/Photoshops/zola1.jpg[/url]

Can't you get round that by signing the player on loan? I thought the actual rule says a player can't be registered with more than 2 clubs during a season, ie no mention of playing.

That's a bit of financial sense the greek bloke whose name we dare not speak would be proud of!

I once saw Vincent Pericard play for Plymouth and it was hilarious.

He's found his level with Carlisle. To think, he was once on Juve's books!

Its making me laugh how Leeds refer to Newscastle coming in for their players as "barcode money"  har de har

I want us to sign Cherno Samba king of Champ man games  :D seriously though.. i would like us to sign an experienced striker , paul heffernan ?


Oh ! and its good to see charlie austin wasn't on that list of potential leed's replacment's !!  :D

The same Cherno Samba we had on trial this summer?

I can see Barnard going to Leeds.

Also I think Pericard was linked with us in the summer, so thats just lazy rumour-generating.

Barnards strongly linked with millwall i fink.

Some guy on the Your Rumours bit of Sky Sports News Transfer centre on the net has put Brighton will sign JP Mcgovern for 750k , i can see people being interested in him, but 750k ! He wont go there anyway :)

£750,000!?!?! For a soon to be out of contract League One player?

Deal!

:)

I'll tell you what, they can even take Casal and Peacock in that price as well :)

That would be the most sideways/downwards move in football since Owen Coyle became Bolton manager.

Bar another rumour which says that the Gas are after Paynter and they pay better so he will be tempted!!!!  :D

Are you joking? Really?! I don't think so.

Would be a big loss for us.

Oh come on. Why would Billy go to Rovers. Seriously. More cash my arse.

Silly season indeed.

This is possibly the funniest post in a long time :D

They pay better? Dont think so, weve got Lucas and Douglas on far bigger wages than the Gas players.

They struggled to keep Lambert because he was on double what the rest of the team were earning.

That's off that shit rumours site, more likely they are getting a painter to tidy up their shit ground.

Lambert was on nearly double what Douglas is on.

It certainly is off the rumours site!  Certainly don't believe Paynter would up and go there at this stage of the season, when he has had a starring part these past months.  It's hardly furthering his career!

....and now there is talk on there of two players from Glenn Hoddle's Academy, a central defender and an attacking midfielder, as well as other stuff on 'ins' and 'outs'

FFS, don't read that website, it's a load of bollocks!

Glen Hoddle?

One of us should go on a rovers forum asking if it's true one of their players is thinking of joining us for higher wages.  :D

Swindon Town are set to use there links with glenn hoddle and snap up two players from his academy in spain, they are Centre Back Nick Beasant who has been playing in america and a highly rated winger called Juan Sebastian Pegalajar, (shortened to 'Juanse') whose last club was real jaen cf in spain.

That is such a random rumour , some of the shit on there is just pure comedy. David Villa spotted at Manchester airport then someone else pointed out he was playing on telly for Valencia at the same time.

Link to Glenn Hoddle? Really.

Of course he played and managed here but that was a long time ago, possibly the only person still around from back then is the tea lady. I wonder if she has been pulling a few strings.

Fitton spoke to Hoddle about a new manager after Malpas, so its possible they stayed in contact or Fitton used it to build some line of contact for players. Maybe.

do people know what players actually earn?
i dont think they like telling folk what they get generally.

I was thinking that myself mate.

We dont know fuck all what any player actually earns, its all hearsay and guesswork.

Football Manager always seems pretty accurate  :D

But how do you/we know that? we dont really do we?

In fairness, FM uses one of the most comprehensive scouting networks in the world, and many of the researchers have some form of inside information to the club they are working with.  It's probably the closest we'll ever get to actual figures!

Random rumour indeed. Quick google search.

Nick Beasant is the son of Dave.

http://www.glennhoddleacademy.com/nick_beasant_profile.html
http://www.glennhoddleacademy.com/juan_sebastian_pegalajar_profile.html

Dave Beasant coaches there and has three of his sons on the books. Nepotism much?

I reckon at least 90% of the things people on here and other forums "know" is probably bollocks, if I am to believe as fact that Lambert was earning twice what Douglas earns, I need figures and a link to the source of the figures.  Without that, I shall presume the posters to be talking absolute shite.

Oh, and anyone who reads that rumours thread is a thick twat.

I'm feeling cheerful.

After finding this stupid website for the first time the other day I am wierdly impulsed to keep having a look even though you know it is total bullshit, You have love this one that has appeared today "Rovers to swap Jo Kuffour for Barry Corr of Swindon"   :D

I'm the same and feel dirty after looking. Does make me laugh though, and someone did get one right a while back, saying aljofree was signing for us about 3 weeks before it happened.

Despite what I said earlier, I just had a look for a laugh.  One poster has started with the classic line "My Dad is Kevin Blackwell's milkman and has been told..."

I laughed at the fact that he is a milkman. Isn't that a forgotten remnant of the home delivery services?

Oh - I've just realised we have signed up to Dairy Crest home delivery  :(

I say bring back the coal man and the knife sharpener pikeys.

I've had two milkmen knock on my door recently trying to drum up business. They seem to have upped their game a bit - better quality and local milk and other products but I can't help but feel they're fighting a lost cause.

We had two touting for business within a couple of days. The first one was really nice and his line was "keeping local people in work" which was appealing. Plus he had a Geordie accent which makes my woman go damp. He got the business. The price is not much more than the supermarkets (they must be keen) and it's delivered on time with similar sell by dates. The second one was a right aggressive bastard, we couldn't get rid of him. He failed.

Although it is frustrating for us fans Wilson and Co have to be commended for keeping possible transfer targets secret. In the past there always seemed to be someone who was in the know who would post on a forum etc but I think the Theo Robinson episode has made them re-think who they let know the information to stop leaks to the press.

Matt Heywood has been transfer listed by Grimsby.

Sounds like the one we had. If we were going to get milk delivered it wouldn't be by him.

You know We were linked with those Glenn Hoddle players, well i know even casal looked good on youtube, but any of you seen the video of that Juanse Pegalajar one who was linked with us? he looks rather good tbh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4YPtu5tE0

Looks a quality little player sign him up.

I like the way he can play in slow motion, Casal couldn't do that.

Love the wonder "goal" a minute or so in. Didn't check the timer.

Casal didn't have Glenn Hoddle's backing. Hoddle has certain contacts that allows his players to defy science.