Summer transfer targets/rumours, retained list etc

[Iron Curtain]

2 minutes ago, PV1973 said:

As things stand right now we are going into the preseason with a squad built for league two.

 

I think we need to sprinkle a little more league one experience on the squad with a couple of name signings. I had a forward, keeper, midfielder and a right back in my head. 

Again… Holden won’t be our only signing, he wouldn’t be on big money at all.

Relax… trust the process. They have proven to be rather good at it 👍

More signings will come… there will be some quality ones.

KTF

UTV

[Rory]

Super Rory!

UP THE PORT VALE!

[darren1810]

Let's remember Holden is purely rumour. 

We know some rumours are utter tripe, see Telford. 

For once (so far) we have a process that hasn't dipped into the well of a player from an old club. 

Some can work, some are pure lazy signings. 

Look at our Macc experiment. And also poor Swindon are now a feeder club for Charlton.

Let's see where the Holden rumour goes , I'd suggest it's little more than Internet tittle tattle . 

[Rory]

Let's remember Holden is purely rumour. 
We know some rumours are utter tripe, see Telford. 
For once (so far) we have a process that hasn't dipped into the well of a player from an old club. 
Some can work, some are pure lazy signings. 
Look at our Macc experiment. And also poor Swindon are now a feeder club for Charlton.
Let's see where the Holden rumour goes , I'd suggest it's little more than Internet tittle tattle . 

I think there's something in this one mate.

Super Rory!

[werstayinup]

1 hour ago, Portvale4 said:

One or two people saying we are going for Rory Holden from Smallsall. Injured for all of last season but played under DC, so he must highly rate the lad. 

I dont think he has played many games mainly due to a really bad injury but reading on their forums their fans really love him,so he must have something about him. I do seem to remember when DC came here one of their fans posted on here that they didn't want Holden or that Osedebe to follow him here

Is Holden a winger or attacking midfielder?

[soothsayer]

11 hours ago, PortVale4Life said:

F all do with gibbons all stone 

You are joking? 🤔

The ball bounces less than a foot from where Gibbons was standing like a statue and was in the air for an age. The defender has to take charge in those situations. 
it was also really poor by him to let McKirdy run off him and score Swindon’s first goal in the semi. 
Gibbo was terrific going forward but his defending at times was average.

[werstayinup]

1 hour ago, Walka003 said:

1 hour ago, Portvale4 said:

One or two people saying we are going for Rory Holden from Smallsall. Injured for all of last season but played under DC, so he must highly rate the lad. 

If we binned gibbo for being injury prone this would be a bizzare signing.

No risk to us though if he had the same clauses in,i trust DC to get this one right if we are actually in for him

[Iron Curtain]

6 minutes ago, werstayinup said:

I dont think he has played many games mainly due to a really bad injury but reading on their forums their fans really love him,so he must have something about him. I do seem to remember when DC came here one of their fans posted on here that they didn't want Holden or that Osedebe to follow him here

Is Holden a winger or attacking midfielder?

Started as a winger and didn’t do brilliantly but then DC moved him to a 10 behind the striker and he took off.

[Budgie_2260]

Boring pal 

To be fair 593, he' s done you there...
Cheer up & TTP

[valiant_593]

2 minutes ago, Budgie_2260 said:

To be fair 593, he' s done you there...
Cheer up & TTP

Nah he hasn’t, gets posted every time. Numerous people thought the same after Colchester. I even called myself a clown later on in the season for thinking season was over. Getting a bit boring now….

Anyway transfers thread…. 

[ollyandpatch]

As with Garrity this time last year (who?)  Yes the unknown from Lower Breck and Warrington Town. The new arrivals (Holden?) will be blown away by how we treat them with video presentations pointing out the strengths and weakness of the players, the ambition of the club etc.

We will offer a decent wage for the right player if he fits our new DNA.

Garrity Walker Pett Proctor, then Charsley Stone Benning when injuries hit last season are proof that Flickers and DC are on the money.

[tisdeano]

If we binned gibbo for being injury prone this would be a bizzare signing.

We didn’t bin Gibbo

[Iron Curtain]

6 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

Nah he hasn’t, gets posted every time. Numerous people thought the same after Colchester. I even called myself a clown later on in the season for thinking season was over. Getting a bit boring now….

Anyway transfers thread…. 

Cheer up grumpy… You don’t half take things too seriously! 

Lack of signings has everyone on edge!

Couple of strikers through the door and everyone will relax again.

Andy Dallas from Solihull would interest me… 22 years old and scored 20 in 45 for them. Room for improvement at that age and huge sell on potential. 

KTF 

UTV

[tisdeano]

Hmm, do I trust them 100%. Do I think they've got this wrong (as they have with Hussey, Amos, Johnson till they sold him) yeah I do.

They can't get everything right.

Our greatest manager in living memory didn’t get every transfer right , far from it

I tended to trust his decisions far more than Ernie in the Swan Pub on match day though

[ollyandpatch]

Having nipped onto the Walsall forum to see if Holden is mentioned which he is not, I see they were also hoping to get Telford and probably forums from Bradford to Orient were saying the same.