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Might be worth a thread for other teams business.

Chesterfield sign Paddy Madden.

Now there’s the sort of player that could still do the job for us.

Oh god, not the ‘could do a job for us’ bollocks.

Didn’t they have Will Grigg last season.

Plenty of experience (and lower league goals) up front

Grigg and Madden up front.

No doubt we will get kids and crocks.

We’re be lucky to have Bill & Ben up front🤣

Benson and Hedges  :D

https://youtu.be/6PbP_pIgR4s?si=O5pfnP2DqzTLKkSx

……. Washing the clock on the bank

I can’t imagine Gunning getting our players fired up :)

Bradford about to sign Antoni Sarcevic

Few fringe players at promoted teams moving clubs - Bradford have also signed Neil Byrne, the Stockport defender, Aaron Hayden left Wrexham to join Carlisle and (more a relegated player staying in L2) Matty Stevens has joined AFC Wimbledon from FGR.

All well & good but we’ve got Chris Moyles on the pitch, maybe they’re going to announce him as a new signing on the day 😂

To be fair, Moyles has a better touch than Taylor Curran!

So has Peter Sutcliffe.

You owe me a new fucking keyboard- just spat tea all over this one :D

Sorry :)

Port Vale sign Ronan Curtis from AFC Wimbledon

Deal until 2027 no wonder he chose them!

Salford on the verge of signing Cole Stockton from Burton Albion.

7 goals in 17 games on loan at Barrow, even though he looked awful against us. Will score goals there I am sure.

Have we signed anyone yet?  :insane:

Isn’t it so depressing us not signing anyone. Same failings every year and watching each team with a bit of ambition signing players now. I hate this club atm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNRfcNIl2w

Signings in may is pretty early.

Our window runs end August-mid September these days 😢

Even later with players who are without a club😁

Indeed and the worst it’s ever been for me and no I haven’t renewed 3 season tickets.

Heard from a very reliable source this Morning that we approached unemployment Ben Garner for the Managers role and he turned us down.

Just has a feeling that we are the next Oldham.
I fucking hate these Chancers.

Sounds like we’ve got that basket case like reputation as a club now. Word spreads quick in football circles. Hard to shake that without full change.

Rejected by unemployed Garner. Sounds like STFC alright.

Then again, there's no Chorley and a transfer methodology that beggers belief. If he's got designs on another crack at being a manager he's got to give himself a chance at succeeding as he's probably on his last chance.

Matt Taylor rejected us for bloody Wealdstone ffs :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

At this point we may as well just give it to Gunning if he still wants it

That would be peak Swindon. Gunning, fucked off with them looking elsewhere, fucks off for a coaching role in the conference.

Conor Lemonheigh Evans about to sign for Franchise from Stockport after allegedly wanting to move back south. Decent pickup that

Must admit I wasnt impressed with him in the 1 game he played against us.

For a 27 year old he only has 37 league appearances under his belt.

L2 transfers out seeing as FGR got relegated, but Cheltenham have lost their captain and player of the year (two different players) to FGR.

Looks like Dale Vince hasn't got bored of his plaything and is going to go full hog on the national league.

Fun few days for Cheltenham who look early on like they'll be closer to our end of the table than the good one...

Luke Offord joins MK from Crewe. Thought he might go LGE1

Gillingham have signed Crewe 16 goal striker Elliott Nevitt on a free.

AFC Wimbledon sign striker Matty Stephens from FGR.

Bradford sign Aden Baldwin, a defender from Notts County.

The words "a defender from Notts County" should really strike fear into anyone.

Bradford have also signed Callum Johnson from Mansfield.

Armarni Little leaves Wombles to join Gillingham as well. Fair amount of early movement around.

That’s one defender I definitely wouldn’t like to see here

Baldwin had a mare against us in the home game, useless.

MK Dongs sign Harrys brother Laurence Maguire from Chesterfield.

Small point... for the sake of my sanity / OCD can a mod please in the name of God remove the silent 'p' from transfersp... I wouldn't have thought it was that hard to spell right in the first place.

Thanking you in advancep...

Hell yes.

I had considered requesting but thought it was 50:50 whether there'd just be more ps added.

The poster can also change a thread title.

On topic, Chesterfield have signed Chey Dunkley from Shrewsbury to replace Maguire. Their fifth signing of pre-season.

There you go you picky cunts

That was my thick fingers

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/24373502.league-two-transfer-round-up-promotion-chasers-load/

Useful round up from the Adver of the 31 League Two transphers so far.

Just wait until they announce ours …….

thst wad unforyunare

#FingersLikeMarsBars

They certainly keep the doctor away

Chesterfield sign Chey Dunkley

Nemo posted that on the last page mate.

Accrington Stanley sign striker Kelsey Mooney from Boston, the son of ex Town player Tommy Mooney.

Barrow's excellent attacking mid, Ben Whitfield has signed for Burton. We were linked with him a season or so ago

Mike Flynn is also doing earlier transfer business compared to last season…

Luke Young - Wrexham
Arkell Jude-Boyd - QPR
Ryan Haynes - Northampton
Harry Pell - AFC Wimbledon
Scot Bennett - Newport County

Will be interesting to see if he still wants a small squad!

Cheltenham have signed Wrexhams midfielder Luke Young, 31, on a free.

Solihull midfielder Callum Maycock, 26, has joined AFC Wimbledon.

Huddersfield winger Connor Mahoney, 27, joins Barrow.

Tommy Leigh, 24, joins MKD from Accrington, and becomes Franchise’ fourth summer signing.

Guyana international midfielder Stephen Duke-McKenna, 23, joins Harrogate Town from QPR.

Mansfield midfielder John-Joe O'Toole has signed for AFC Wimbledon.

Newports 33 year old defender Scot Bennett joins Cheltenham.

Carlisle sign 28-year-old 6 foot 3 defender Terell Thomas from Charlton Atheltic. 

Terell Thomas was one that stood out as someone I imagine we had half an eye on.

Yes was talking to Bobs Orange about him last week and said he would be ideal for us.

I say. Absolute shower!

Ben Whitfield is leaving Barra. Weren’t we interested in him once?

Kennedy: Dont you want to join The Swindon?

Terell: Hard Cheese Old Boy!

Notts County sign 26 year old Sunderland goalkeeper Alex Bass for an undisclosed fee.

Grimsby Town sign 23 year old left back Matty Carson from Reading on a free.

Notts County sign Nick Tsaroulla from Crawley

Josh Davison Tranmere 2 year deal.
🤣

I may be the only one but I thought he did ok for us...

I agree

I don't.

His stats look OK, but goals tended to come in fits and starts. Also cost us the playoff semi, and I'm not talking about his penalty.

If we were genuinely goin go for promotion he wasn't good enough. Given where we are I'd have him in this team.

Cost us the semi?

The whole team didn’t show up. There’s not way I’m putting blame on one player.
Loved his link up play with Barry and Mckirdy.
Wish him all the best. But you’re right Batch I think he would have been a better bet than Austin last season

Agreed, didnt rate him at all.

I think he did well for us and his stats prove that. Probably over-excelled because he had some good players around him, but let's not forget he was only 22 when he played for us!

Missed a sitter in the 1st leg at home, would have put us
 3-1 up

He did over excel for us, only got 4 league goals last season in 36 games.

For me it was more about the numerous chances he missed rather than the ones he took. Like a taller slower RHM, doesn't have a natural finishers brain.

He will get a half decent lower league career I am sure but doubt he will play higher than L1.

Is Davison the best you can get in this division? No

He does work very hard, occupies central defenders and in that formation really allowed Barry/McKirdy to cause havoc on the wing, and score plenty of goals.

The attacking unit is more important than an individual in my opinion.

Crap headed in the second leg from 6 yards too

He wasn’t very good.

I liked Davison. We ran him into the ground.

Davison was 'alright', a typical League Two forward who will work hard for the team and get the odd goal now and then.  I liked him but found him frustrating at times.  I just don't think he is a player you can build your attack around and flog him into the ground (like we done in 21/22) but saying that, could be part of a squad as a 3rd striker that could potentially get promotion from the 4th tier.

I liked him too, good goals return and assist return.

That's it. He wasn't brilliant, he wasn't shit. He was a decent L2 player that tried hard, and for some reason (well, finances) we made him the only out and out forward in our squad. His backup was Harry Parsons, so he got run into the ground and it showed towards EOS. I wish him well, but I can't say I'm keen to have him back either.

Nowt wrong with Davison. Honest,hard working and his goal return was as good as Simpson's

Yeah, Davison did alright.
Not his fault that he had to play every minute.
Tried his best.

Suspect that Drinan will similarly divide opinion this season.

Same category as Norris for me. A decent League Two striker with enough hold up/link up play to be an asset to a teams with good forward talent but not enough ability on his own to build around.

I liked him and would have liked him a lot more if he didn’t have to be run into the ground due to poor squad depth. I think one of him/Drinan is a good option to have in a squad with more clinical strikers.

At times we underestimate the value of having someone up front who can get and hold the ball up to move us up the pitch when we’re trying to hang on to a lead or point and under pressure late on. At times last season, when we were under pressure the ball was cleared and came straight back. Both Davison and Simpson in 21/22 and Drinnan last season give us that.
Davison did ok for us, but badly needed a rest towards the end of that 21/22 season because we had no real rotation option for him.

Davison was good for us - you’re a fool if you can’t see that.

His career post Swindon leans towards indicating that was a purple patch though, so I wouldn’t be clamouring for a return…

These responses ref Davison just sum up where we are as a Club right now.
Debating whether a striker that is unable to cut it in the basement was a good player for us.

Absolutely.

Davison did ok for us (just ok, he could have done way better), got a few goals, but I personally didnt rate him, he complimented the players at that time, and, I am glad we didnt sign him as I don't he would have improved if we did sign him, and he has done very little since, I feel we were right in not signing him.

Another very limit striker like a long list ahead of him, Norris, RHM, Delfouneso, Hylton, Woolery etc etc, all gave their best but none excelled and TBH none were particularly a loss when they left.

Just my opinion, everyone is entitled to their own opinion of course.

Scoring 9 in 21 games is indeed a good return.
He was good for us - no matter where the club is at - 9 goals in 21 is a decent strike rate. That’s 20 over a season. We’d take that. Most teams would…

Sure, in hindsight and 2 years down the road his career hasn’t taken off at all but that still doesn’t change the fact he was decent for us.

Dan Kemp was great for us but couldn’t cut in the basement with Franchise but you’d have taken him back…

Totally different, everyone could see that kemp was real quality for us, not even in the same ballpark as Davison, scoring goals does not make someone a good player.

I bet if you look back the same people that wanted us to sign Davison back then are the same people who rate him now and visaversa, Davison did a decent job but never really impressed at this level and hasnt done since either.

Like comparing apples to horses.

Anyway he hasnt signed for us so its irrelevent anyway.

His game management was shocking and could have scored more.

As for Kemp he was also outstanding at Hartlepool in a very poor side.
Never wanted to return to MKD.

Franchise sign midfielder Sam Sherring from Northampton.

Port Vale sign striker Jayden Stockley.

Crewe sign striker Kane Hemmings.

They are 3 excellent signings for L2.

I thought that also JJ.

Not keen on Hemmings personally. Question mark over Stockley keeping sound. Never heard of t’other fella so can’t comment.

Wonder if the Vale game will be the one we look for first when the fixtures are released?

Dunno, Hemmings has got a goal every 3 games in his 450 game career, not a bad return and scored 4 against us in 9 games.

Stockley almost identical strik rate/games as Hemmings. But has scored 60 goals in just 140 games in L2, most of his other goals have come at a higher level.

Would have liked Stockley, still only 30 with a great goal return and a 6 foot 3 target man, just what we have been missing for years IMO.

Yep, looking forward to both games.

Vale adding Stockley to their previous signings of Ronan Curtis and Ryan Croasdale is very impressive. Think you’d be having a good season to finish above them.

Curtis and Stockley are disgustingly good signings

Haven't seen any odds but that pushes Vale right near the very top of league favourites for me

Vale are eighth faves.

Chesterfield 7/1
MK 9/1
Gills 10/1
Doncaster 12/1
Notts County, Bradford, Carlisle 14/1
Vale, Salford 16/1
Swindon 33/1
Bromley 80/1
Morecambe 100/1

Im not sure I would have chesterfield above Franchise, Gills and Doncaster unless they have recruited well.

Make up your own mind Jim

https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/teams/uk/chesterfield/transfers/2024-2025

Dunkley looks a good signing and Madden knows where the goal is but will be 35 next week so who knows how much he will play. The others I don’t really know of them so have know idea if they are any good so will reserve judgment until the season gets underway😁

Donny sign Billy Sharp

And people thought Charlie was past it at 33 last season, Sharp will be 39 in February.

Not quite so sharp now!

Fair point but we can't go on thinking that we're not where we used to be and that we can expect to sign Championship standard players. Davison was part of a squad that got us to the play offs so at the time and level was decent in my opinion. But it's all irrelevant now. Wouldn't be at all surprised if he's decent for the Trannies

Ciaran Brennan signs for Newport

I know they are not league 2 now, but Crawley have just sold Danilo Orsi to Burton

Whats going on at that club?

Orsi, Tsaroulla, Campbell and Wright have all left, they made an offer for Maguire too but he chose MKD.

Last year they made absolutely bizarre transfer decisions all summer, were favourites for relegation and got promoted. Clearly trying to reproduce the effect!

Are they still owned by the crypto lot? Would imagine their finances are pretty volatile.

Every player bar 3 (in that 3 includes extended contracts) offered reduced terms.
Wright turned his down and not in the 3.

They are going to struggle for sure.

They are.

That's not a good look when your players have outperformed all expectations and got the club promoted and as a reward are offered less money? No wonder so many are leaving for pastures new.

I see Crewe have signed a striker (Jack Lankester) from Cambridge, is that the guy we were looking at?

https://x.com/crewealexfc/status/1806349350156505595?s=46&t=VudwFg7hk9aPtya-N7h6GA

I think it's Okenabirhie we're chasing

Now sold Corey Addai to Stockport

Okenabirhie is the name I have been told we are after.

Now sold Lolos to Bolton

Crawwy have now sold 7 out of their Wembley starting XI

Bizarre by any standards... Actually feel a bit sorry for Lindsey... Never thought I'd say that...

I don't feel sorry for Lindsey. He knew what he was getting into there i think.

I feel sorry for the fans, especially on the back of a promotion (narrowly given they sneaked into playoffs and the number of games they lost in the season), to then have their first team sold off with no change to build upon.

I think the main cypto guy with the money has left, and the guys left dont have a pot to piss in

I don't feel sorry for Lindsey  :)

RHM to Crawley

Port Vale sign Lorent Tolaj from Aldershot

Carlisle sign Charlie Wyke

Tolaj and Wyke look like good signings. Tolaj of course is a risk as he's coming from non-league. Wyke should bang in the goals at this level.

PV and Carlisle both splashing the cash on players, Chesterfield will spend heavily too.

Club captain and centre back Connor Hall leaves Colchester for a fee to rejoin Port Vale.

Jack Payne joins Colchester United.

Colchester trying to recreate the Garner side!  

Surprised he's gone there will L1, MLS and other L2 offers on the table.

Notts County striker Macauley Langstaff looking set to sign for Millwall for a fee of £1m+

Rob Street the Cheltenham striker signs for Lincoln for a fee of £100k+.

Liverpools young Brazlian goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga set for a loan to an unamed L2 club.

Lincolns Ali Smith has joined AFC Wimbledon on a season long loan.

Lyle Taylor joins Jack Payne at Colchester.

Another very good signing for them.

Liam Kelly to franchise completed

Now confirmed. Big loss for County, but they'll have a bit of money to spend now.

700k by all accounts

£700k is still not bad for a £50k outlay, especially for a 27 year old.

MKD selling 19 goal striker Max Dean to Tououse for £1.7m.

Not L2 but a previous target.

Eastleigh have signed Colchester United, Swindon Town and Bromley-linked Richard Brindley following his exit from Notts County.

Carlisle United could be set for a major financial windfall as Manchester United have submitted a bid in the region of £50 million for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, Carlisle arranged a sell on clause that could be worth several million pounds.

AFC Wimbledon are in advanced talks with Leyton Orient to sign striker Joe Pigott on loan.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Filip Marschall has joined in with League Two side Crewe Alexandra’s pre-season preparations ahead of a likely 12-month loan transfer.

Salford lose keeper Alex Cairns to Leeds United, he was IMO the best keeper we played against last season.

George Byers to Vale, who are doing frustratingly good business.

Courtney Baker-Richardson returns to Newport, who also seem happy about that.

Not sure if it's just because we did nothing much last summer for ages, but it feels like most clubs are doing their business early.

Possibly, the only clubs that had a lot of new players at this stage last season were Doncaster and Grimsby who both bought in 7+ at this stage IIRC. While we were hoping for any new signing still!

I had noticed a lot of L2 clubs are getting business done much earlier than normal though.

Grimsby Town sign 24 year old Icelandic international winger Jason Daði Svanþórsson from    Breiðablik.

Morecambe have announced erm... Fifteen new signings at once, including Hallam Hope.

https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2024/july/12/15-new-arrivals-confirmed/

It's unusual.

Wow that is unusual, admittedly I wouldnt have wanted us to sign any of those players TBH. I know we had (Britains fastest convicted driver) Slew on trial a season or 2 back but having seen him play I dont think we missed out on him.

Interestingly 3 of those signings were released by Morecambe themselves in June.

I guess that the 3 released were released because they weren't willing to take a pay cut following their relegation, but they haven't found anything better so have re-signed.

Morecambe were relegated 2 years ago though so that doesnt actually make sense.

Bromley sign Marcus Dinanga the Gateshead striker who scored 26 goals last season in the Conference, for an undisclosed fee.

Was just about to ask if you posted that in the wrong thread.

Then it hit me.

Bromley. League 2.  Fucking hell.

There on merit of course and good luck up them but jeez. This league.

Have we had the bromley fact yet?  That post the election the only football club in the 92 with a Tory MP is Bromley?

I did not know that! Good fact

I saw that on Faceache last week and it surprised me, I havent double checked it but wow thats some fact.

Oh yeah  :-[

Defender Theo Vassell signs for Barrow from Salford on a free transfer.

CB Taylor Foran signs for Bromley from Arsenal on a free.

Defender Tom Edwards signs for Salford from Stoke on a free.

Notts County set to sign Haji Mnoga from Portsmouth (he was sent off against us on his Gillingham debut after 4 mins when on loan there).

Wasall look set to sign 36 year old QPR winger Albert Adomah on a free after a trial.

Salford sign Ben Woodburn on a two year deal

Hes a very good signing at this level, we were offered him on loan when he was at Liverpool but he got injured just before agreeing a deal.

Port Vale sign CB Ben Heneghan from Fleetwood for an undisclosed fee, he used to play for Darren Moore at Sheff Weds.

Walsall have signed goalkeeper Sam Hornby from Colchester on a free he turned down Chesterfield where he had been on trial.

Franchise loan Brighton goalkeeper Tom McGill for the season.

Cheltenham have agreed a deal to sign veteran striker Ryan Bowman from Shresbury Town on a free.

Accrington Stanley sign 29 year old Sunderland left back Donald Love.

Newport's Will Evans to Mansfield. Going to be a long season for Newport, you'd imagine.

Oh thats a massive loss for Newport.