Summer transfer window 2024 (5 Viewers)

[Calista]

Ideally we need someone adaptable enough to be able to play as an 8 or a 10

Easy enough, just swap the shirts

 

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[CovLad94]

Keeper in next I reckon

 

[Balli001]

Growing talk in Stoke that mccallum is off there

 

[Matt smith]

Growing talk in Stoke that mccallum is off there

We move on, no big deal

 

[junglej13]

Normally pretty accurate

 

[SleepyGinger]

Normally pretty accurate

I’m guessing they offered more money than we were willing to pay, Johansson on 22k a week apparently.

 

[shmmeee]

We can do better

 

[fernandopartridge]

I’m still not convinced that playing with a 10 is the right answer for us given our desire to play with real width but time will tell …

I don't think we will

 

[Chris1987]

So that's potentially McCallum and Browne potentially not coming now. Hope we have plenty of other irons in the fire

 

[Jamieb87ccfc]

I don’t think we were ever in for Johansson. Robins like to play out from the back and it’s not something he does. With regards the McCallum again I think it’s the obsession with ex players thing. I’ve not seen anywhere that we were interested in him. Good enough but not an improvement on Bidwell.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Normally pretty accurate

Idiot
Pleased were looking at better

 

[Gint11]

Not fussed about McCallum tbh

 

[Saddlebrains]

Tbh McCallum choosing Stoke means 1 positive

Bidwell wont be going anywhere

 

[Balli001]

Tbh McCallum choosing Stoke means 1 positive

Bidwell wont be going anywhere

And more funds to put towards other targets

 

[TomRad85]

Tbh McCallum choosing Stoke means 1 positive

Bidwell wont be going anywhere

You think we'll buy or just settle with what we have then?

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[Saddlebrains]

You think we'll buy or just settle with what we have then?

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Well McCallum was the No1 and only target for that position from what i was told. So if thats gone tits then why would Bidwell go anywhere?

 

[TomRad85]

Well McCallum was the No1 and only target for that position from what i was told. So if thats gone tits then why would Bidwell go anywhere?

Eh. There's no way your mate knows every target tbh... but if true then its not a big deal.

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[Trueskyblue20]

Tbh McCallum choosing Stoke means 1 positive

Bidwell wont be going anywhere

I’d be happy with that.

Whilst I think we can definitely improve at LB over the coming years, we have other priorities such as GK, CB and the midfield and I’d rather our budget went on improving there.


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[Cov kid 55]

Yep, my Norwich supporting friends reckon that both McCallum and Giannoulis just weren’t quite good enough. So maybe best if we move on…

 

[CCFCSteve]

Shame. Would’ve been more than happy to get McCallum back here, still young and you’d imagine coachable so should improve

If bidwells happy then sure he’ll do a decent enough job next year though

 

[Jamieb87ccfc]

Sure Stoke are being looked at for FFP breaches anyway so could be interesting, think a few clubs will fall foul of it.

 

[Deity]

Well McCallum was the No1 and only target for that position from what i was told. So if thats gone tits then why would Bidwell go anywhere?

Because Robins had decided that he wanted to change our options at left back and McCallum isn’t the only available left back.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Not too concerned re McCallum. I wasn’t his biggest fan first time round, albeit clearly saw the potential.

I was suckered in to really wanting him by the fact he’s still young, experienced and the nostalgia of a returning player. Plus he still has plenty of room for improvement

But if we go into next year with Bidwell and DaSilva as our options and the LB budget is spent elsewhere, that’s a decent outcome.

Plus, who in their right mind chooses persistent underachievers Stoke over us.

 

[SBT]

I like McCallum, but he was always going to be a marginal upgrade on one of the few positions in the squad where we already have a viable starter and a backup in place.

 

[SleepyGinger]

McCallums age is obviously a factor but in terms of who’s better right now it’s close between him and Bidwell

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

How about Ricardo Santos from Bolton and Paris Maghoma from Brentford and Rhys Healey from Huddersfield. Could be shrewd signings, Maghoma would likely be a loan though.

 

[TomRad85]

I like McCallum, but he was always going to be a marginal upgrade on one of the few positions in the squad where we already have a viable starter and a backup in place.

For me it was more I thought there was time to improve still further under Robins. At Stoke, who will probably be changing manager mid-season again, that seems unlikely.

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

The issue isn’t really Bidwell or McCallum, it’s that the rotation option is Dasilva.

 

[SleepyGinger]

How about Ricardo Santos from Bolton and Paris Maghoma from Brentford and Rhys Healey from Huddersfield. Could be shrewd signings, Maghoma would likely be a loan though.

Santos looked poor in the play off semi and final. Liked the look of Maghoma though.

 

[SBAndy]

For me it was more I thought there was time to improve still further under Robins. At Stoke, who will probably be changing manager mid-season again, that seems unlikely.

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Exactly this. It wasn’t particularly a Day 1 upgrade but the opportunity that he could get better over 3-4 years that appealed, and on a free. Ah well, if it’s not happening it ain’t the end of the world.

 

[Skybluedownunder]

For me it was more I thought there was time to improve still further under Robins. At Stoke, who will probably be changing manager mid-season again, that seems unlikely.

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For me it was that he was a free transfer and he’s got potential and he’s young that we could flip him for money again with the right management.
Anyone who’s good who we can get on a free enables us to spend cash elsewhere


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[Grendel]

I must admit I liked McCallum and he was a big player for us in our promotion season so I’d have liked to see him here

 

[ptr]

I must admit I liked McCallum and he was a big player for us in our promotion season so I’d have liked to see him here

Yep. Smart business on a free, especially after we’d sold him for good money a few years back….after signing him for free from non-league.

Not sure he’s better than Bidwell, but he’s streets ahead of Dasilva…even if he did have a good 20 minutes against Man U, he’s not good enough.

 

[hamil99]

I wonder if we are talking to Peterborough about Burrows, I have a gut feeling another one of there players will be joining us this summer.

 

[shmmeee]

Well McCallum was the No1 and only target for that position from what i was told. So if thats gone tits then why would Bidwell go anywhere?

Because we need a better LB