Plan for January 2026

[Gin&Juice]

So people believe that COH want to bail out because the font of all knowledge Alan Nixon says so?
Mr click bait himself claims to be the only person with inside info as no one else has this scoop, or for that matter any scoop on our current owners

They’ve got the money otherwise they’d have been fucked off by the EFL. Having money and spending money are completely different.

 

[bertieblade]

Some guys have all the luck, great photo of a great musician, let’s hope that we have all the luck.
Cannot see our owners purchasing us if they do not anticipate making money and you do not make money by standing still, they have to get promotion to make it work, no matter what Alan Nixon says.

 

[loyalblade95]

Needs a big window but few points on this.
Polendakov, ukaki, nwachukwu, zatterstom, I wouldn't include as they where bought as development players and aren't going to play neither is Louie marsh or Curtis, (unless huge injuries) so that's 29, admittedly far too many. All need loaning out.

I think they will send the 3 loans back, Bindon, Barry, Godfrey, and sign 3 more loans. Also think there will be a permanent right back signing, so 4 coming in.
Rideweld and Bamford will be here for the season so may well be One gets loaned out also
Think CW has thankfully seen Matos is woeful so they will get him gone either loan or preferably permanent
After that see who has interest and go from there.

I would like to see plenty more leave (Ogbene, Chong, Shackleton, McGuinness, Cannon) and few more arrive but don't think it is feasible in January.

Fair enough, only included Zätterström, Ukaki and Polendakov because they were summer signings, while Nwachukwu has been on the bench this season so I chose to include him as well.

While I would like to see all 4 out on loan, I'd be fine if they just went back to development team instead.

 

[AdamSufc1997]

Rumour about the prince being contacted to find investors seem to be true then

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

So people believe that COH want to bail out because the font of all knowledge Alan Nixon says so?
Mr click bait himself claims to be the only person with inside info as no one else has this scoop, or for that matter any scoop on our current owners

Those investors he could find for himself?

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

They’ve got the money otherwise they’d have been fucked off by the EFL. Having money and spending money are completely different.

That Pig admin man said today on the pitch that prospective owners have to have £50m cash available......Administrators will then choose the prefered bidder from all those with proof of £50m cash ......they hope to know by 5th Dec who that will be.............the Administrators prefered bidder will THEN be submitted to the EFl to see if they pass the (fit and proper) criteria.

 

[bertieblade]

I cannot understand why they apparently have so many people queuing up to buy them when it took us ages.
Yes they are only requiring £50m but have less assets and need more money to get them back on an even keel.
Think and hope it is going to be much more difficult than the administrators think

 

[brownblade]

I cannot understand why they apparently have so many people queuing up to buy them when it took us ages.
Yes they are only requiring £50m but have less assets and need more money to get them back on an even keel.
Think and hope it is going to be much more difficult than the administrators think

Still baffling that we were such a hard sell, to be honest.

 

[ancientblade]

I cannot understand why they apparently have so many people queuing up to buy them when it took us ages.
Yes they are only requiring £50m but have less assets and need more money to get them back on an even keel.
Think and hope it is going to be much more difficult than the administrators think

youve said it in your post bertie our price was 100m there will be plenty wanting to get in at the sty if its only 50m

 

[bertieblade]

youve said it in your post bertie our price was 100m there will be plenty wanting to get in at the sty if its only 50m

As I stated they have less assets, I.e playing squad, training ground etc. and their ground needs a fortune spending on it

 

[LBA_Blade]

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So according to good old Al the source of knowledge, we are to trust someone who has said the board wants to fubd new players, he must be suffering from FFS (Fat Finger Syndrome) unless he actually means " "FUBD" most commonly refers to the FUBD U-clamp from Fischer, a product used for fixing pipes and cables to mounting rails" to quote google!

 

[FriethBlade]

In order of importance:
1) another keeper who is not only good enough to come in but also good enough to put pressure on Cooper who has been poor ( possibly due to injury)
2) get Jairo on a permanent, hes brought stability to the middle of the park and importantly allowed Peck to play better
3) dominant centre back who has a bit of pace to play next to Tanganga . Mee has done well but hes going to struggle second half of the season as tiredness kicks in

Then use the other loan spots after Bindon etc al have been sent back for a couple of pacey wide players

 

[Blademan89]

In order of importance:
1) another keeper who is not only good enough to come in but also good enough to put pressure on Cooper who has been poor ( possibly due to injury)
2) get Jairo on a permanent, hes brought stability to the middle of the park and importantly allowed Peck to play better
3) dominant centre back who has a bit of pace to play next to Tanganga . Mee has done well but hes going to struggle second half of the season as tiredness kicks in

Then use the other loan spots after Bindon etc al have been sent back for a couple of pacey wide players

Although I agree with what you said i believe a solid RB, another CM & RW is more of a priority than 3 & possibly 2 (as he will sign until end of season anyway you feel)

 

[nopigfansintown]

A box to box midfielder with experience. Unfortunately Davies isn't it. Arblaster is competing with Jairo for me. It's a big ask for Oli to get back to his best this season too. Hopefully we get Jairo tied down. Bamford has started well.

The wide areas need strengthening. A right back is a must as is another winger.

I'd also like goalkeeper competition and a centre back to compete with Mee.

I'd be willing to let Bindon, Godfrey, Shackleton, McGuiness, Ukaki, Matos, Chong, Ogbene, One (loan), Barry, Zatterstrom (loan), T Davies go elsewhere or return from their loans to help fund these acquisitions

 

[Rudders]

A box to box midfielder with experience. Unfortunately Davies isn't it. Arblaster is competing with Jairo for me. It's a big ask for Oli to get back to his best this season too. Hopefully we get Jairo tied down. Bamford has started well.

The wide areas need strengthening. A right back is a must as is another winger.

I'd also like goalkeeper competition and a centre back to compete with Mee.

I'd be willing to let Bindon, Godfrey, Shackleton, McGuiness, Ukaki, Matos, Chong, Ogbene, One (loan), Barry, Zatterstrom (loan), T Davies go elsewhere or return from their loans to help fund these acquisitions

I agree with all that but think that Matos might have the physicality to be worth keeping

 

[ancientblade]

also think we need another physical striker campbell and ings both getting on

 

[Nick Jansky]

A box to box midfielder with experience. Unfortunately Davies isn't it. Arblaster is competing with Jairo for me. It's a big ask for Oli to get back to his best this season too. Hopefully we get Jairo tied down. Bamford has started well.

The wide areas need strengthening. A right back is a must as is another winger.

I'd also like goalkeeper competition and a centre back to compete with Mee.

I'd be willing to let Bindon, Godfrey, Shackleton, McGuiness, Ukaki, Matos, Chong, Ogbene, One (loan), Barry, Zatterstrom (loan), T Davies go elsewhere or return from their loans to help fund these acquisitions

I think Arblaster will be competing with Peck.

 

[Thrice]

CB and RB should be absolute priority. Seriki is doing a good job right now, but if he gets injured or is out of form there's nobody to replace him.
I also don't think Mee is the answer as a starter at CB. A younger version of him would be nice.

It doesnt look like Barry will feature again for United, so there's also a need for another attacking player.

Midfield will be interesting. We got the numbers, but lots of question marks behind many of them.

 

[Rodley]

I think Arblaster will be competing with Peck.

Agree with that. Both will be contesting the more advanced centre mid.

Perhaps you’d get a right back but I’d be desperately disappointed if we dropped Seriki. So much threat comes down that flank. Maybe someone to compete as the inverted winger with Brooks?

I’d also look for another physical striker and possibly a quality centre half as insurance against a Mee injury.

 

[Aquifer007]

For me its a RB main priority, Serki is doing well but need another regardless. I'd go for a solid keeper next over CB. DAVIES is pants everyone knows it then either a winger and or defender

 

[jt64]

Sign him up

 

[JayGreen17]

I cannot understand why they apparently have so many people queuing up to buy them when it took us ages.
Yes they are only requiring £50m but have less assets and need more money to get them back on an even keel.
Think and hope it is going to be much more difficult than the administrators think

Because they don’t have people queuing up….. we can see how the deadline of the 5th is now being stretched, the only person that has officially put on a formal bid is Ashley, and he’s gone in low as he knows no one is going to pay what they’re looking for, he knows he’ll end up with them as the 20m he ‘s big is way more than they’re actually worth.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Agree with that. Both will be contesting the more advanced centre mid.

Perhaps you’d get a right back but I’d be desperately disappointed if we dropped Seriki. So much threat comes down that flank. Maybe someone to compete as the inverted winger with Brooks?

I’d also look for another physical striker and possibly a quality centre half as insurance against a Mee injury.

I’d also be disappointed if Seriki was dropped. He’s proved to be up to the challenge over the last few games, and surely the best thing for his development is to continue to play games at this level.

But we are light in that position with a bunch of development players who aren’t yet up to it or never will be. So we could do with some competition there and hopefully end up with a similar situation to McCallum and Burrows on the other side.

 

[ancientblade]

i think we do need another rb to come in the championship is so tough with lots of games and seriki is still young one thing i did notice yesterday at the end of the game was that choudray was very friendly with our lads just wonder if he may be on his way back in january imagine him and chong in same team

 

[Sithblade]

Someone with a bit of pace up front, to bring on late in games. A better version of Clayton Donaldson, we needed that out ball in the 2nd half yesterday. Just launch it down the line for someone to occupy a defender and chase it down and hold on to it.
Sunderland were good with that last year with Isidor and Mayenda.

 

[john Mathison]

If Coops is carrying an injury, a back up keeper priority now. Take him out of the first team, rest , surgery, whatever. He did so look dejected at the end of the match.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Get a keeper on loan while we work out what to do about Cooper and the GK position longer term

 

[jimmymuir]

Get rid of Barry and bring in Cozier-Duberry. On loan at Bolton right now, but I'm sure Brighton would be happy for him to go up a division with the way he's performing.

 

[Pintor75]

Sign him up

Exactly what we need, dogged determination hounding the opposition midfield, snapping at their heels and barking orders to teammates

 

[sufc323]

I don't think we need much at all, especially as it seems as though we've found a starting XI and formation that works. The squad is over inflated as it is, so the outgoings will be more important than incomings.

Maybe another RB, though do you get someone who is happy to be sat on the bench, as I doubt we'd be able to get better than Seriki without spending a few quid. Agree with a better back up keeper, but again, you'd have to get someone who is more than likely happy to sit on the bench.

All of the loans bar Soumare can go back, and we need to let the likes of One, Marsh etc out on loan.