CONFIRMED Michael Cooper signs for the Blades

[Hackey Blade]

How many loan players can a club sign?​

According to the EFL's lengthy list of regulations - section 54.4 to be precise - there are no limits on the total number of loan players a club can sign.

How many loan players can play at once?​

This is where the limits come in, as a maximum of five loan players can be included on the 18-man teamsheet for any one match. Should a team bring in an emergency goalkeeper this is reduced to four players.

How many loan players can you sign from one club?​

In order to stop the system being abused, there are also limits regarding the number of players you can sign on loan from one club.

Only four players from a single side can be brought in, of which no more than two are allowed to be over the age of 23.

 

[S64 Blade]

Probably the smarter move.

Loan this season and keep in contact with Cooper and his agent throughout the season, see how his knees hold up this year and reapproach as a free agent at end of season.

Is it though? We’ll just need another keeper next season.

 

[jono_t2000]

Is it though? We’ll just need another keeper next season.

Which is when Cooper is free

 

[ben1987]

They haven't got a scooby what's going on. In 45 minutes they have changed their story from us moving for Rushworth as the Cooper deal fades and that we have "angered" Plymouth to us again moving for Cooper and we have held talks with Plymouth.

Bunch of cocks.

Mebbe we said sorry

 

[S64 Blade]

Which is when Cooper is free

Will he want to sign if we’ve allegedly already messed him about? We might not be in pole position to get him next summer. He might sign a new deal at Plymouth in the meantime.

Risky strategy again.

 

[Blade56]

allegedly already messed him about?

What we done now?

 

[CharnockBlade]

Wonder if it’ll be a sticking point regards relocation for cooper, Exeter born and Devon based his whole life, whereas rushworth, although at Brighton is from Halifax, just a thought.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Wonder if it’ll be a sticking point regards relocation for cooper, Exeter born and Devon based his whole life, whereas rushworth, although at Brighton is from Halifax, just a thought.

The chat seems to be that Cooper is very keen on coming.

 

[BigBed]

I think we need someone else.
But if we play 1 up top most of the season, Moore, Cannon, rak-sakyi, Brewster and Marsh/One should be enough cover.

I wanted to save a loan spot for a striker, 100%, and how we haven't got £3m for a keeper I've no idea, but we need a goalie more than anything else.

Wheres the only 5 loans come from?

 

[Yogi]

I really don’t get it. It’s not a big fee. He’s also not going to lose value. He becomes an asset.

Just pay it. We won’t be able to attain him if he has another good season.

It’s arguably just the injury that’s making him attainable now I thought he was out of reach a couple of years ago

 

[Down the Channels]

Wheres the only 5 loans come from?

Only 5 loans players allowed in matchday squad.
I think Forest had more than that when they went up, but just filled their squad with them.
With our past injury record we could do with about 15 so we can draft them in every other week!

 

[BigBed]

Only 5 loans players allowed in matchday squad.
I think Forest had more than that when they went up, but just filled their squad with them.
With our past injury record we could do with about 15 so we can draft them in every other week!

Yes, in the squad, but we can have as many as we want in the building.

 

[AdamSufc1997]

Preferred a permanent keeper than a loaned one but either is great but we always seem to make other clubs players stats which we can’t afford

 

[BigBed]

Dubravka

 

[Lowen]

People are forgetting we already signed our long term keeper in Grbic. The fact he’s shit and needs replacing six months later doesn’t really change that until he’s sold. I doubt he goes anywhere permanently this summer which means moving him on temporarily and bringing in a loan ourselves makes the most sense.

 

[Withington Blade]

I get the loan signings but we should probably buy some permanent players soon. Rushworth, Souttar and Gilchrist probably means only one more loan given we will probably save one for Jan so I'd really like to see a few permanents coming in next. Maybe younger players as back ups with time to improve

That would require some forward planning as opposed to the short-term, hand-to-mouth existence that the current owner seems to favour.

I can understand using the loan system to bring in an MGW and McAtee who would be way out of of price range and can transform a season. We’ve been down the loan route before with keepers and seemed to decide that buying and developing our own was the way forward.

Spending the rumoured £3m fee on a young keeper who we could potentially have for years or sell on for a profit seems a no-brainier and is exactly the sort of signing that we should be targeting, particularly given we’re investing the proceeds of the sale of another young academy product. Be very disheartening if we can muster the funds to do it.

 

[Bell4]

I'm all for a loan goalkeeper and by all accounts, Rushworth is meant to be pretty decent.
I'm just disappointed that our GK, CB & RB are all going to be loaned players. This doesn't feel like building back stronger, it feels more like we're treading water.

Our lack of depth is pretty astonishing. On paper, we will have a competitive first XI. Beyond that, it starts to look quite desperate.
At least with Cooper, for a modest outlay (£3m) we would have an asset on our books that can grow with us, fill a position we desperately need for seasons to come and / or be sold at a profit.

We are very brittle.

Look at the state we’re in after 3 yrs in prem .

 

[Blade58]

With two fked knees would he get past his 37 medicals?

 

[ben1987]

With two fked knees would he get past his 37 medicals?

 

[john Mathison]

Not very nice if we have unsettled this lad, and the powers that be have changed their mind. I get the knee injury thing, but surely, the medical would prove it, one way or the other.

 

[The One]

Could be a buyers tactic. Maybe Plymouth, with the knowledge we have Osula money coming in, have increased the price they want.

So we've gone ok, we'll sign someone else. Let's see if it comes back around.

 

[JJBlade]

We are very brittle.

Look at the state we’re in after 3 yrs in prem .

Absolutely shyte at signing any player that is likely to make a difference, and absolutely shyte at tying down a player on a good contract without a sell on clause that is likely to make a difference. "Oh yes Sir, we'll insert a sell on clause for you so that if you're any good you can fuck off, I mean if you're any good why the fuck would you want to stay here" "We know our place"

The first season we got promoted to the Prem we had a thread about players we should sign, and almost every single fan named better, gettable players that have stepped up even higher in their careers than what our so called professional management and scouting team actually got.

They can't help themselves, they wander around the transfer market like they're in a Turkish bazaar looking for something that nobody else wants as long as it's cheap and then thinking they've got a bargain when they pick up a fake adidas t shirt unchallenged and it falls to bits after one wash, it's so bad they can't even give it to a charity shop.

Sounds a lot like most players we sign.

 

[Nick Jansky]

We are very brittle.

Look at the state we’re in after 3 yrs in prem .

Arguably in a better state than clubs such as WBA & Norwich who have spent more seasons than us up there. Without serious investment we are currently at or around our ceiling, like it or not.

 

[Balham]

Arguably in a better state than clubs such as WBA & Norwich who have spent more seasons than us up there. Without serious investment we are currently at or around our ceiling, like it or not.

As is every club outside the elite. The difference is that West Ham got gifted a billion-pound stadium while Brentford, Bournemouth, Palace, Wolves, Forest and Brighton have all got that backing. None of those sides is traditionally any bigger than us.

 

[Bladezz]

Not very nice if we have unsettled this lad, and the powers that be have changed their mind. I get the knee injury thing, but surely, the medical would prove it, one way or the other.

According to our club that means he must be sold!

 

[Sheffsteel]

As is every club outside the elite. The difference is that West Ham got gifted a billion-pound stadium while Brentford, Bournemouth, Palace, Wolves, Forest and Brighton have all got that backing. None of those sides is traditionally any bigger than us.

Traditionally Wolves are very similar sized to Sheffield Wednesday both, based on big club stats, traditionally, slightly bigger than us.
However of course currently, based on this century United are bigger than Wednesday in virtually every stat.

Wolves have won the league 3 times, been runner up 5 times, won 4 fa cups and 2 league cups: Historical average 21,028
Sheff Wed have won the league 4 times, been runner up 1 times, won 3 fa cups and 1 league cup: Historical average 21,516
Sheff Utd have won the league 1 times, been runner up 2 times, won 4 fa cups and 0 league cups: Historical average 19,471.

Agree about the others, Forest are traditionally smaller but had an unbelievably successful late 70's, making them more similar sized to us.
To be fair in any "big club" discussion Forest are a special case, not that big but winning 2 European finals puts them in a "special club" bracket.
West Ham are currently a very big club but surprisingly have little tradition of winning anything, the rest are small clubs.

 

[originaltrueblade]

Stop fucking about Blades get Cooper in we need our keeper under contract and a long term deal. After selling Osula if we don’t sign Cooper it’s a fucking disgrace

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

Traditionally Wolves are very similar sized to Sheffield Wednesday both, based on big club stats, traditionally, slightly bigger than us.
However of course currently, based on this century United are bigger than Wednesday in virtually every stat.

Wolves have won the league 3 times, been runner up 5 times, won 4 fa cups and 2 league cups: Historical average 21,028
Sheff Wed have won the league 4 times, been runner up 1 times, won 3 fa cups and 1 league cup: Historical average 21,516
Sheff Utd have won the league 1 times, been runner up 2 times, won 4 fa cups and 0 league cups: Historical average 19,471.

Agree about the others, Forest are traditionally smaller but had an unbelievably successful late 70's, making them more similar sized to us.
To be fair in any "big club" discussion Forest are a special case, not that big but winning 2 European finals puts them in a "special club" bracket.
West Ham are currently a very big club but surprisingly have little tradition of winning anything, the rest are small clubs.

Agree with that but club size does change.

Huddersfield used to be one of the biggest in the country, not now. Same with Blackburn, Burnley, Derby and Sunderland.

Clubs now that are far bigger than their historical position..Brighton, Crystal Palace, Fulham and West Ham.

Of course there’s the pigs. No longer a big club and haven’t been for quite some time. United have overtaken them in every way on and off the pitch.

Ancient history of what they won in the 1920’s or whenever has no bearing on club size. It’s all about infrastructure and potential now, we leave them behind in every way.

Best way of putting it, player has the choice of both clubs, same wages, who’s he going to pick?

 

[JJBlade]

Which is when Cooper is free

And ten other clubs like Birmingham City, Swansea, Cardiff, West Brom, Hull, and all those other giants of the game outbid us on wages

 

[bertieblade]

And ten other clubs like Birmingham City, Swansea, Cardiff, West Brom, Hull, and all those other giants of the game outbid us on wages

If they have outbid us on wages how have we managed to sign the likes of O’hare, Moore and Souter on loan.
In the past your comment was relevant but it is not now.