STFC Transfer Rumours

[JoeMezz]

I’d be curious to know, how late are any self identifying “happy clappers” prepared to go before we see worthwhile incomings?

Would some people be happy hitting the start line as we are?

One more centre back and I think we'd be fine for first few games. It's more or less the team that was ending games last year. For what it's worth I thought the squad was capable but managed horrendously. The Gunning games evidence that enough.

[Nemo]

I’d be curious to know, how late are any self identifying “happy clappers” prepared to go before we see worthwhile incomings?

Would some people be happy hitting the start line as we are?

Depends how good they are, doesn't it? I'd happily wait till deadline day if we signed Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne and the reincarnation of Colin Calderwood then. It's all a balance, as others have said, I don't want to see Crawley-type punts for the sake of numbers, but would definitely like to see something this week!

[Audrey]

We could sign 10 players, but they would probably all be cheap punts from the Chippenham & Supermarine level.

Would probably trigger a meltdown too.

Surely we wouldn’t sideline Aguiar if that was the standard of incoming we were looking at.

[Mooneyraker]

I’ve no issue with the odd cheap punt. One C. Austin began in that category.

Not a way to build a squad though, as I suspect Crawley are about to demonstrate.

[Mooneyraker]

One more centre back and I think we'd be fine for first few games. It's more or less the team that was ending games last year. For what it's worth I thought the squad was capable but managed horrendously. The Gunning games evidence that enough.

Each to their own but I do think the lauding of the Gunning “era” is undeserved!

A few witty press conferences got fans onside but the first half of the 3-3 draw was some of the most tactically inept football I’ve ever seen, at any level.

[RobertT]

On the Lavinier rumour - I'd be annoyed if he went.  One of the few from last season who did look to have some promise, but that is not the reason.  If we let him go, we'd be repeating the failures of last season - constantly letting players go who everyone feels are replaceable, but then not replacing them.  I'd much prefer, given the timing, that we bring in any replacement first before agreeing to let anyone go right now, even if they are replaceable.

As for how we stand right now - that defence iis simply a walking sieve.  I'd be worried if we started the season with the best, fit, back 5 we have available right now.  We are not even 100% Lavinier will be fit.

Midfield is passable - we really still need a proper central midfielder to complement the tippy tappy types, but the best three will be OK.

Upfront we are OK, set the team up to use Austin and then you have either RHM or Wakeling to partner him.

Any injuries and things start to look bleak very quickly, so we really do need to start getting a move on.

[UTR]

I get the comments based on Gunning’s games in charge and I agree the squad was used very poorly by Lindsey and Morris, it was better than where it finished but I’m a bit sceptical of using a 3 game sample size to say that they were good enough for promotion in last seasons division, I don’t think they were. With this seasons division being much tougher as well, it’s a tough ask to ask mostly the same squad that finished last season to improve enough to be good enough to challenge to go up this year.

More than happy to eat humble pie on that though.

[Bob's Orange]

I’d be curious to know, how late are any self identifying “happy clappers” prepared to go before we see worthwhile incomings?

Would some people be happy hitting the start line as we are?

Without the injuries in the squad i'd be happier, but we simply can't start the season as we are, simply because at the back we'd be a car crash. You'd have to have your 3 at the back as Brewitt, Minturn and FBT with someone like Sonny Hart as backup. It's way too wafer thin. (said in a French accent)

I'm confident we'll have more numbers in for the kick off, but I reckon some of it will be split between season start and the end of the window. I'd be staggered if Flynn allowed us to start the season without any new players, I just can't see it.

[JoeMezz]

I get the comments based on Gunning’s games in charge and I agree the squad was used very poorly by Lindsey and Morris, it was better than where it finished but I’m a bit sceptical of using a 3 game sample size to say that they were good enough for promotion in last seasons division, I don’t think they were. With this seasons division being much tougher as well, it’s a tough ask to ask mostly the same squad that finished last season to improve enough to be good enough to challenge to go up this year.

More than happy to eat humble pie on that though.

The question wasn't do you think the current squad will get promoted, it was would you be OK with it being the squad against Colchester. With still a month left, the realistic picture is anybody you sign with quality is likely to be signed late. Ginger Pele, Isgrove, Lyden, Grant, and Benda were all signed from this date forwards in the Wellens season.

[Outletred]

I think as it stands we will be lucky to finish mid- table

[Batch]

I’d be curious to know, how late are any self identifying “happy clappers” prepared to go before we see worthwhile incomings?

Would some people be happy hitting the start line as we are?

if we got the 4 or 5 solid experienced pros we need in by deadline day I'd be accepting but not overly happy

[UTR]

The question wasn't do you think the current squad will get promoted, it was would you be OK with it being the squad against Colchester. With still a month left, the realistic picture is anybody you sign with quality is likely to be signed late. Ginger Pele, Isgrove, Lyden, Grant, and Benda were all signed from this date forwards in the Wellens season.

I wasn’t directly addressing that, was more general to the comments around the Gunning games that I’ve seen on here and Twitter.

[Peter Venkman]

Depends how good they are, doesn't it? I'd happily wait till deadline day if we signed Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne and the reincarnation of Colin Calderwood then. It's all a balance, as others have said, I don't want to see Crawley-type punts for the sake of numbers, but would definitely like to see something this week!

This.

[Mooneyraker]

The question wasn't do you think the current squad will get promoted, it was would you be OK with it being the squad against Colchester. With still a month left, the realistic picture is anybody you sign with quality is likely to be signed late. Ginger Pele, Isgrove, Lyden, Grant, and Benda were all signed from this date forwards in the Wellens season.

Agree that the cream tend to come later but we still need some solid squad bodies, like the Rob Hunts of this world.

Experience is still the main issue. 3 PL/Champ loans aren’t going to solve that.

[Bob's Orange]

Patience Grasshopper

Give me hope, Joanna!