January transfer window

[Danish Valiant]

Sorry, I got the wages TOTALLY wrong!

I just remembered the figure, and Morecambe. But they are at each end of the spectrum. Sorry! The figures are by Kieran Maguire, an economics professor who specialices in football economics, who does the exellent ‘the price of football’ podcast. Well worth a listen! I’ve attached his graph of wages, based on those disgustingly few clubs, that actually made those numbers public. 

[valefan16]

Imagine we'd sit between Carlisle and Chesterfeld on that.

[mbycars]

2 hours ago, Iron Curtain said:

Another stat for those who inexplicably think that we are rubbish and Askey should be replaced (I struggle to not laugh when I type that)

We have scored in 24 games so far in the 1029/20 season.

Only 6 teams in the football league have done better

26 games: West Browm, Millwall, Crawley

25 games: Blackburn, Forest, Swindon

24 games: Rubbish Rubbish Port Vale, Leeds, Sheff Wed, Bradford, Crewe, Exeter, Northampton 

 

I mean really... how RUBBISH is that... we should score in every game. Doesn't matter who the opposition is... Its a disgrace. Sack the grounds man, change the tea lady. I want promotion Noooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah but we only scored 1 against Man City🤣

[valeparklife]

I remember looking at Luton's accounts the year they went up from L2.

They had an AVERAGE wage of £3k per week and around £1m in transfer fees!

No wonder they went up!

One look at those figures and it was plain to see that Nathan Jones was a myth!

Back to our window - I'm completely happy with the squad although wouldn't say no to a specialist left back and/or a holding midfielder to compete with Joyce.

[Iron Curtain]

37 minutes ago, valefan16 said:

Imagine we'd sit between Carlisle and Chesterfeld on that.

I would guess we are equivalent to crewe... And they have the advantage of lots of young home grown players that would not be on much, freeing up space for a few players on bigger money.

[Jacko51]

37 minutes ago, valefan16 said:

Imagine we'd sit between Carlisle and Chesterfeld on that.

Doubt it.  If our wage budget is £1.55 million and our average wage is the same as, say Carlisle, then we only have 18 players!

[valefan16]

Vale instagram teasing a new signing!

[cheshirevaliant]

One of the "Macclesfield Three" would be my guess. Without knowing who the "Macclesfield Three" are though, it's tough to make a serious prediction. 

[JRC]

25 minutes ago, valefan16 said:

Vale instagram teasing a new signing!

Maybe Mitch Clark, although I'd currently pick Gibbo and Montano over him. Maybe a Macclesfield player. No idèa which 3 are available.

[Danish Valiant]

2 minutes ago, cheshirevaliant said:

One of the "Macclesfield Three" would be my guess. Without knowing who the "Macclesfield Three" are though, it's tough to make a serious prediction. 

Agree. Either one of them or the hinted Mitch Clark return

[PV1973]

Probably Clark I reckon. 

[Joe B]

Saw some lad on social media tweet something about Ryan Colclough.

[JRC]

12 minutes ago, cheshirevaliant said:

One of the "Macclesfield Three" would be my guess. Without knowing who the "Macclesfield Three" are though, it's tough to make a serious prediction. 

Rumour is Archibald, Vassell and Kelleher. If they haven't paid their players again any of them could be tapped up. Can't see us signing Vassell having just released him but he was very good for them before he got injured.

[TheSage]

A lot depends on how close to full match fitness Crookes is. Otherwise we badly need a central defender (in case another one gets injured) - and/or possibly a full back.

The other positions we can perhaps cover but you wouldn't turn down another good player in midfield or up front.

The best Macc player for me was their no 7.  Gnahoua?

Colclough was a class act earlier on his career.

Fingers crossed for 1-2 incomings - to give us a bit of a lift.

But ideally it's someone who can make the first XI and improve the team, not simply to make up the numbers on the bench until May.

[valefan16]

Isnt he at Argyle... surely they wouldn't loan us a player being in the promotion race still... only Bradford do that kind of thing!