Transfer Rumour January transfer window (103 Viewers)

[procdoc]

Victor Gyokeres to Man Utd this window would release some cash, £4-12 million, otherwise I'd have said forgedaboutit.

He’s not going to sacrifice champions league football for a relegation battle

 

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[Terry_dactyl]

Am i the only one that’s not writing Kitching off?

I think he still might come good but possibly not for us.

 

[Martw]

He’s not going to sacrifice champions league football for a relegation battle

His wage being tripled or increased big time at least might say different! - also they will be in his ear with stuff like, we are going to build a team around you etc etc.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Am i the only one that’s not writing Kitching off?

I would pick him before Lati and Thomas

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Am i the only one that’s not writing Kitching off?

Doesn’t matter if we don’t if the third manager in a row won’t play him.

 

[Terry_dactyl]

I would pick him before Lati and Thomas

It’s odd that he’s hardly featured at all.

 

[skyblu3sk]

Am i the only one that’s not writing Kitching off?

If you believe some on here we need a whole new squad...

 

[shmmeee]

It’s clearly an attitude issue with Kitching for no one to even come close to picking him.

 

[Colin Steins Smile]

Victor Gyokeres to Man Utd this window would release some cash, £4-12 million, otherwise I'd have said forgedaboutit.

I would be surprised if that happens during the January window due to:
1. Sporting are still in the Champions league and chasing a 2nd Portuguese league title.
2. MU have a FFP issue and need to offload some players, who are on big wages. Ideally they’d sell an academy graduate…. Eg Rashford , but no one is interested at £60m & his wage bill.

More likely a summer move when a lot of players could be offloaded

 

[JSL]

I heard somewhere that the cause of Kitching being out of favour is because he got himself into some bother on a night out with his boxer brother in Barnsley some time back but it was hushed up and It didn't sit well with the management.

 

[wingy]

I was referring to last season. We still have fans saying we were wrong to let them go when we did. Which is nonsense.

Really?

 

[higgs]

I heard somewhere that the cause of Kitching being out of favour is because he got himself into some bother on a night out with his boxer brother in Barnsley some time back but it was hushed up and It didn't sit well with the management.

His brother got 7 yrs seems very harsh

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[JSL]

His brother got 7 yrs seems very harsh

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Blimey. Must have been a bit of a wild night out

 

[ptr]

I would be surprised if that happens during the January window due to:
1. Sporting are still in the Champions league and chasing a 2nd Portuguese league title.
2. MU have a FFP issue and need to offload some players, who are on big wages. Ideally they’d sell an academy graduate…. Eg Rashford , but no one is interested at £60m & his wage bill.

More likely a summer move when a lot of players could be offloaded

3. Man United are shite.

 

[Martw]

3. Man United are shite.

Horrible little club!

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Doesn’t matter if we don’t if the third manager in a row won’t play him.

Indeed. There’s obviously an issue with him. I expect him to be sent out on loan at least in this window.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

I heard somewhere that the cause of Kitching being out of favour is because he got himself into some bother on a night out with his boxer brother in Barnsley some time back but it was hushed up and It didn't sit well with the management.

I mean all this would be irrelevant if he was seen as good enough

 

[David O'Day]

Nothing happening before Saturdays game then, Lampard straight up said nothing going on at the moment, you'd have thought we'd be straight onto something considering the glaringly obvious deficiencies in the team.

there's things happening, you don't announce signings before you have them sealed and saturday is 4 days into the window

 

[TomRad85]

Would genuinely try and offload BTA to Stoke if Robins wants him, take a loss. I'm generally positive about our players but i cannot see where he fits in. We'd have been better getting a proper right forward to compete with Sakamoto.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Has Tavares gone to L1? Reading wanted him in August.

 

[Nick]

Has Tavares gone to L1? Reading wanted him in August.

Didn't that fall through because we couldn't get somebody in or was it Wright's pre season injury? Can't remember.

 

[shmmeee]

I mean all this would be irrelevant if he was seen as good enough

Just reading a couple of Barnsley threads on him and the consensus seems to be he’s not great at defending but is a good “attacking CB” (whatever that is).

 

[Ccfcisparks]

We could do with nabbing the Sunderland scout. He’s made some cracking signings

 

[wingy]

If this lot end up in a dog fight with some relegation six pointers come the end of the season... God help us.

Great to keep crowd numbers up though?

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Just reading a couple of Barnsley threads on him and the consensus seems to be he’s not great at defending but is a good “attacking CB” (whatever that is).

Barnsley play with overlapping and underlapping CBs similar to how Sheffield used to play and how I think Mark wanted us to play in possession when we started to build the squad last year.

As such think they’re referring to his passing and dribbling skills and ball retention. Not saying he has them just what I think they mean

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

I heard somewhere that the cause of Kitching being out of favour is because he got himself into some bother on a night out with his boxer brother in Barnsley some time back but it was hushed up and It didn't sit well with the management.

All this was fairly well known when or not long after we signed him. Remember a thread on the barnsley forum in 2023 saying kitching and his brother were wrong uns

https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/crime/top-harrogate-boxer-jailed-after-biting-mans-ear-during-scuffle-in-town-centre-bar-4354125

 

[Sick Boy]

I heard somewhere that the cause of Kitching being out of favour is because he got himself into some bother on a night out with his boxer brother in Barnsley some time back but it was hushed up and It didn't sit well with the management.

How was it hushed up? His brother got sent to prison.

 

[junglej13]

How was it hushed up? His brother got sent to prison.

I think the general view from Barnsley fans was that him and his brother strutted round Barnsley thinking they were hard cases. Might not have related to the same incident that saw his brother banged up.

 

[peteCCFC]

I think the general view from Barnsley fans was that him and his brother strutted round Barnsley thinking they were hard cases. Might not have related to the same incident that saw his brother banged up.

Because Harrogate is well known for its gangs and dangerous streets.

 

[JSL]

there's things happening, you don't announce signings before you have them sealed and saturday is 4 days into the window

Fair enough but Saturday is another game that we wont get much from with further delayed reinforcements if they are indeed coming at all. Waiting until the end of the window is too late IMO.

 

[Jamesimus]

We could do with nabbing the Sunderland scout. He’s made some cracking signings

Well you say that, but their best players this season have largely been players they had last season and academy products.

Isidor seems to have been a smart signing. As does Mundle.

Personally don’t think Browne or Poveda have been. Poveda looked like a fat mess in his medical video, was actually astounded at that.

The difference is they have a settled squad and have kept the majority of young players that were performing okay last season (with the exception of Jack Clarke).

They went into the season with the fans having very low expectations, but the young players seem to have really kicked on and their squad has a nice balance I think.

I think there’s an important message to our fans regarding player growth and how quickly we can expect results from new / young players. There’s a few we’re not seeing the best of yet for sure.

 

[JSL]

Quoted from Coventry Evening Telegraph today. Interesting last sentence.

It’s been mentioned before that the current crop of young players have a tendency to be mentally weak at times, clearly lacking leaders and one or two older, more experienced heads to lead by example when things aren’t going to plan. Although the head coach has been coy about the club’s plans in the transfer window, he will surely know by now exactly what he needs in terms of the types of new player and qualities to help turn the side into more consistent competitors because at the minute they’re staring mid-table mediocrity in the face, at best.

The January window is now open, of course, and asked if there’s anything in the pipeline, Lampard told CoventryLive: “No, not as we speak now.”

 

[shmmeee]

Quoted from Coventry Evening Telegraph today. Interesting last sentence.

It’s been mentioned before that the current crop of young players have a tendency to be mentally weak at times, clearly lacking leaders and one or two older, more experienced heads to lead by example when things aren’t going to plan. Although the head coach has been coy about the club’s plans in the transfer window, he will surely know by now exactly what he needs in terms of the types of new player and qualities to help turn the side into more consistent competitors because at the minute they’re staring mid-table mediocrity in the face, at best.

The January window is now open, of course, and asked if there’s anything in the pipeline, Lampard told CoventryLive: “No, not as we speak now.”

Wasn’t Robins always told to say that too? I swear we’d be told no signings then two would turn up days later.

 

[Rodders1]

We have got to find someone daft enough, or just desperate for a striker, to take BTA off us. It was an awful miss today. Not seen him come on and perform well once for us, always looked worse once he’s on. Will be on good money as well. We simply do not need him.

Played well versus Blackburn and Spurs this season I remember. He's a CF not a winger. Needs more opportunity IMO.

 

[ccfc_Tom]

Played well versus Blackburn and Spurs this season I remember. He's a CF not a winger. Needs more opportunity IMO.

Agreed. Looked good vs blackburn down the middle and clearly had been told to hold the ball up more and stop trying to take people on. I don't rate dasilva but id actually rather him LW than asante