Free Transfers....
Seen as the "realistic summer signings" thread has no more relevance. Here we go. Get your binoculars out and camp outside Cressex petrol stations for up to date news.
Surely Scott Sinclair or Andy Carroll could have been short term options if still available?
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Marcello Trotta seems to be without a club at age 29
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Carroll will still want an awful lot of money and has a reputation as being injury prone and involved in trouble, hardly worth the bother for a week or two, Wasn't Sinclair fairly anonymous somewhere for the last few years?
who knows if it's true, but allegedly Carroll was only on £1000 a week at Reading...(presumably plus appearance bonuses?). Not saying he's the answer though.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/andy-carroll-reading-transfer-contract-25577876
Played for Preston after a successful spell with Celtic. Izzy Brown available too. Wasn't he one of the 3 that Mourinho said "if he doesn't play for England, then I'm not a good judge of potential" - or words to that effect.
Surprising to see some of the names still without clubs:
Andy Carroll would hardly pass the character test, would he.
If I was choosing from that list Neil Taylor is interesting but a) I'm not and b) I don't know any of their circumstances. There will be reasons most of those players don't have clubs, they make such good money in the Prem or Championship these days that after a couple of years they really don't need to carry on. Most if not all of that list are good players, if the price was right, and the desire and fitness is still there. I think a few are already signed up, some will pop up in up and coming league or cup competitions around the world or non league close to their homes, or talking crap on the radio or telly.
Signing Hal Robson Kanu would allow us to re-create the famous Wales strike-force of the 2016 Euros - either Vokes or Robson Kanu started each match up front. The perfect solution to the Bayo-shaped hole...
A consequence of squad size limits and maybe some post-Covid financial tightening.
Or recreate the less famous Burnley strike force of 2018/19 by signing Vydra.
@thecatwwfc supplied interesting list of free agents possibly explains why Sam V is so content to be in the calm surroundings of Marlow and Marlow Rd in the autumn of his career.
Jordon Ibe
Has he been released by Adanaspor? Had a three year deal from 2021 onwards.
He’s left the club in odd and unexplained circumstances. He’s back training in the UK. It’s a bit of a strange one. I’m certain GA and Dobbo will be keeping tabs / will have the relevant info on what happened.
edit - also he’s on trial at Reading (via twitter behind the scenes photos of their training)
https://www-bolugundem-com.translate.goog/haber/12038958/jordon-ibe-adanasporda-neden-oynamiyor?_x_tr_sl=tr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Sorry the above link hasn't worked. It seems he has left due to medical reasons.
IF the injury news is as recently reported with a squad close to full fitness (Curtis being the exception) I doubt if we will rush into a free transfer signing.
Cue flashing yellow black GIF and pre-match introduction of highly exciting player tomorrow night.
I really can’t see us signing anyone else now but you never know.
Have we got any spaces left in the squad for a new player? As no-one (I think) went out on loan, aren't we at full capacity?
Connor Parsons was loaned out, but I’m not sure if he’s over 21.
It all depends on who was included in our squad when the transfer & registration window closed. Just because we have players in our squad, it doesn't mean that they have been included so we'll never really know what space is left.
Do final squad lists get published? If they are the end product of squad limitation rules they should be shouldn't they?
Or am I just judging football against the NFL?
https://www.efl.com/contentassets/507aa6a7a8754b37a8b949396ec5d00e/squad-list-publication-report-2022-23---07.09.2022.pdf
We have 21 players registered (plus u21s)
I believe limit is 22 - so one space available. Doubt we will fill it tbh. Anyone remember who if anyone is missing?
He is
Curtis Thompson not registered.
Actually obvious missing is Curtis Thompson - presumably not certain to be fit by Christmas.??
Do you have a link to the list?
See above
Ah cheers
Surely we'll find out some news on Thompson now, then...
After Fleetwood didn't Ainsworth say that Thompson is the one long-term absentee and he'll hopefully be back for the second half of the season?
I guess that’s why he is the only one Ainsworth has confirmed as long-term, because it is publicly available info already.