1 minute ago, NW9Valiant said:

Ojo -> Tranmere

Shipley -> Walsall

In the summer. imo. 

Unless Ojo retires, I can't see another L1 club having him at the age of 35. 

Nah, National League for the both. Even L2 clubs - if they have any ambition - are going to turn their noses up at these perennial bottlers. And no way we’ll miss them

2 minutes ago, robf said:

I'm not saying all of those are terrible players and should leave (make your own minds up) but with those contract lengths it's pretty likely a fair few big earners (presumably they are on decent L1 wages) could well still be with us next season. 

You'd expect there are wage reductions baked into the contract based on promotion / relegation. If we haven't sorted those then that could be a significant worry. 

Just now, CambridgeDon said:

Nah, National League for the both. Even L2 clubs - if they have any ambition - are going to turn their noses up at these perennial bottlers. And no way we’ll miss them

My thought was mainly Ojo likes Crosby doesn't he? 
And Shipley would probably move to a club closer to Coventry you'd imagine. 

I don't recall a mass exodus like this in January before. Sad that players with potential are leaving and we're stuck with the likes of Shipley and Ojo. 

Good luck Planty! Hope you can play in your proper position and help fire Tranmere up L2.

3 minutes ago, valiant steve said:

I don't recall a mass exodus like this in January before.

I do!

45 minutes ago, PortVale4Life said:

More will leave yet…..

Yes, my guess is that our better players will be asking their agents to find them a club rather than stick around for what will be a dreadful next few months. I thought that about Curtis and I wouldn’t be surprised if Cole hadn’t been onto his agent too. The vultures will be circling.  

I smell a fire sale…

Have to question keeping brown, waine and Paton and letting Plant go imo. 

44 minutes ago, NW9Valiant said:

Ronan Hale, or someone like that if Devante goes.

 

22 minutes ago, werstayinup said:

Were we linked to Hale once before? Not sure he would be wanting to drop to league 2 though

BBC gossip page (quoting articles from national/local papers, etc) reports that Gillingham are to sign Hale for £250,000 after having two earlier bids rejected.

It also states that Rotherham are saying Nombe is going nowhere after Bolton bid £2M for him - wonder how much of that Bolton would be prepared to spend on Cole instead?

3 minutes ago, valiant steve said:

I don't recall a mass exodus like this in January before. Sad that players with potential are leaving and we're stuck with the likes of Shipley and Ojo. 

Good luck Planty! Hope you can play in your proper position and help fire Tranmere up L2.

We have more players than usual, keeping them all happy is a problem, apart from not being able to register them all if we bring players in. Trouble is its likely the better ones will go.

11 minutes ago, valiant steve said:

I don't recall a mass exodus like this in January before.

Neither do I and so far we have lost Curtis, Johnson, Faal and Plant. I imagine Cole will be next on the list but I have to admit this mass exodus is very concerning yes I know the squad is too big and we have to sell players but even so these quick-fire sales are alarming and make me think that something is going on behind the scenes that we don't know about. 

Edited January 28Jan 28 by ValiantHan

1 hour ago, PVFC2001 said:

Getting sick of what? he’s nowhere near good enough. Just because he’s one of our own doesn’t make him up to this level 

I do t agree- still potential with James Plant. He’s only 21 and was played out of position. Put in some impressive performances -Ipswich away.

there is a player in him and I would be playing him now I’m going to put my hard hat on here but I would have him Shorrock and Debrah in the side now. They all give 100%.

13 minutes ago, ValiantHan said:

Neither do I and so far we have lost Curtis, Johnson, Faal and Plant. I imagine Cole will be next on the list but I have to admit this mass exodus is very concerning yes I know the squad is too big and we have to sell players but even so these quick-fire sales are alarming and make me think that something is going on behind the scenes that we don't know about. 

Hopefully we are just reducing wage bill to enable a bigger budget for next season. Fingers crossed  !!!

10 minutes ago, ValiantHan said:

Neither do I and so far we have lost Curtis, Johnson, Faal and Plant. I imagine Cole will be next on the list but I have to admit this mass exodus is very concerning yes I know the squad is too big and we have to sell players but even so these quick-fire sales are alarming and make me think that something is going on behind the scenes that we don't know about. 

what I worry about is; is what will be left to keep is in division 2 which seems where we are going and I fear for the future of the club I have supported all my life from 1964 and a season ticket holder for fifty years; Curtis gone Tolaj gone and whose next? Garrety who is forever jnjured?

21 minutes ago, The Kalamazoo Kid said:

 

BBC gossip page (quoting articles from national/local papers, etc) reports that Gillingham are to sign Hale for £250,000 after having two earlier bids rejected.

It also states that Rotherham are saying Nombe is going nowhere after Bolton bid £2M for him - wonder how much of that Bolton would be prepared to spend on Cole instead?

If Nombe is getting bids of 2m then Tolaj must be worth 8m 🙂 

24 minutes ago, ValiantHan said:

Neither do I and so far we have lost Curtis, Johnson, Faal and Plant. I imagine Cole will be next on the list but I have to admit this mass exodus is very concerning yes I know the squad is too big and we have to sell players but even so these quick-fire sales are alarming and make me think that something is going on behind the scenes that we don't know about. 

What’s going on behind the scenes is there is no footballing nous or leadership in the club, leading to a complete collapse of player confidence, as we saw on Saturday. Any decent player will now be looking to get out and, predictably in my view, it will be our better players who attract attention. The complete lack of strategy and mismanagement of the club is coming home to roost.

Appalling decision-making, leaving Moore in place until it was too late, and contempt for the views of the fans have led us to this not very good place. Urgent action is required if we are not to ride this cycle of decline into L2 next season.

Heart-breaking but all so wholly avoidable. 

Edited January 28Jan 28 by CambridgeDon