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Well seems like with all these international breaks, and us languishing, the rumours of ins and outs are rife.

Chuck anything 'worthy' of discussion on this thread...

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Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option | Attacking Mid

Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 21:01

Vexed wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 18:08

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 17:08

It’s bleak but why give up the fight before it’s impossible? Pinnock can stay if we go down and be fucking useful. Disasi if on loan gives us absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain if he turns out to be less shit than Mav and Kilman. 

Sometimes you've got to stop throwing good money after bad. Is Disasi better than Kilman? Yes. Is he good enough to keep us up? Absolutely not. Therefore what is the point? Even playing Kilman every week in the hope he somehow regains some level of competence makes better sense than a pointless loan if you take emotion out of it. Dont really have an opinion on Pinnock as I dont recall ever seeing him play, but he seems like a 'preparing for the championship' sort of signing. Which is probably what we ought to be doing. 
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If he’s on loan it doesn’t matter. He goes back regardless of what division we are in. 

Vexed wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 18:08

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 17:08

Vexed wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 16:23

What's the fucking point though? Too late and not good enough to make a significant difference. Accept our fate, it's happening. If we sign anyone it should be young players that will be prepared to play and develop in the championship. Not a load of cunts with a relegation clause that don't have any skin in the game. 

It’s bleak but why give up the fight before it’s impossible? Pinnock can stay if we go down and be fucking useful. Disasi if on loan gives us absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain if he turns out to be less shit than Mav and Kilman. 

Sometimes you've got to stop throwing good money after bad. Is Disasi better than Kilman? Yes. Is he good enough to keep us up? Absolutely not. Therefore what is the point? Even playing Kilman every week in the hope he somehow regains some level of competence makes better sense than a pointless loan if you take emotion out of it. Dont really have an opinion on Pinnock as I dont recall ever seeing him play, but he seems like a 'preparing for the championship' sort of signing. Which is probably what we ought to be doing. 
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Vexed wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 18:08

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 17:08

Vexed wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 16:23

What's the fucking point though? Too late and not good enough to make a significant difference. Accept our fate, it's happening. If we sign anyone it should be young players that will be prepared to play and develop in the championship. Not a load of cunts with a relegation clause that don't have any skin in the game. 

It’s bleak but why give up the fight before it’s impossible? Pinnock can stay if we go down and be fucking useful. Disasi if on loan gives us absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain if he turns out to be less shit than Mav and Kilman. 

Sometimes you've got to stop throwing good money after bad. Is Disasi better than Kilman? Yes. Is he good enough to keep us up? Absolutely not. Therefore what is the point? Even playing Kilman every week in the hope he somehow regains some level of competence makes better sense than a pointless loan if you take emotion out of it. Dont really have an opinion on Pinnock as I dont recall ever seeing him play, but he seems like a 'preparing for the championship' sort of signing. Which is probably what we ought to be doing. 
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El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 17:08

Vexed wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 16:23

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 11:59

If disasi is loan id take that. Provided there are t any other loan players from the PL we are after. We are so short that just bodies are good in that position. I don’t really want to see Mav or Kilman take the field again for us this season. Disasi cannot be worse than either of them. 

Pinnock seems an absolute no brainer to take. 

What's the fucking point though? Too late and not good enough to make a significant difference. Accept our fate, it's happening. If we sign anyone it should be young players that will be prepared to play and develop in the championship. Not a load of cunts with a relegation clause that don't have any skin in the game. 

It’s bleak but why give up the fight before it’s impossible? Pinnock can stay if we go down and be fucking useful. Disasi if on loan gives us absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain if he turns out to be less shit than Mav and Kilman. 

Vexed wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 16:23

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 11:59

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 08:58 Latest rumours are:

Pinnock (CB)...been offered to us, Disasi (the disaster...Chelsea)

Various GKs (Bento going to Genoa) including Kinsky (Spurs, previously Slavia), and Ortega (Man City)

If disasi is loan id take that. Provided there are t any other loan players from the PL we are after. We are so short that just bodies are good in that position. I don’t really want to see Mav or Kilman take the field again for us this season. Disasi cannot be worse than either of them. 

Pinnock seems an absolute no brainer to take. 

What's the fucking point though? Too late and not good enough to make a significant difference. Accept our fate, it's happening. If we sign anyone it should be young players that will be prepared to play and develop in the championship. Not a load of cunts with a relegation clause that don't have any skin in the game. 

Relying on Disaster in defence in a relegation batlle now?

Pinnock I like and wouldn't mind in a fight to stay up. 

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 11:59

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 08:58 Latest rumours are:

Pinnock (CB)...been offered to us, Disasi (the disaster...Chelsea)

Various GKs (Bento going to Genoa) including Kinsky (Spurs, previously Slavia), and Ortega (Man City)

If disasi is loan id take that. Provided there are t any other loan players from the PL we are after. We are so short that just bodies are good in that position. I don’t really want to see Mav or Kilman take the field again for us this season. Disasi cannot be worse than either of them. 

Pinnock seems an absolute no brainer to take. 

We need a centre back who can head a ball, a Tommy Taylor type player. I heard a comment at a match at Upton Park, about him, someone said I wish he had two heads rather than two feet

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 08:58 Latest rumours are:

Pinnock (CB)...been offered to us, Disasi (the disaster...Chelsea)

Various GKs (Bento going to Genoa) including Kinsky (Spurs, previously Slavia), and Ortega (Man City)

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Massive Attack" wrote: ↑09 Jan 2026, 23:45 He's got nothing to prove in the division having already been Bristol Citys best young player of the year on loan there the whole of last season. If anything it would have been far more beneficial for him to get a taste of regular Premier League action so he knows what's expected of him in the future to make it at this level. 

Can't see us signing anyone else. They went early with Fatty and Pabwho?

The aim was to outscore Forest and cut the gap and make a further gamble less risky.

Nono shit the bed and now it's over so why throw more cash in the pit.

Latest rumours are:

Pinnock (CB)...been offered to us, Disasi (the disaster...Chelsea)

Various GKs (Bento going to Genoa) including Kinsky (Spurs, previously Slavia), and Ortega (Man City)

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026, 08:44 £5 - 10 million spent getting in some of Nuno’s usual coaching team would be something I would look at even if we have to pay out their contracts eleewhere. As with Moyes and Alan Irvine, Ive got the strong feeling thats why we have seen a useless version of Nuno.  I am strongly suspecting Sullivan refused to hire them.

Rui Pedro Silva (Assistant Head Coach), Julio Figueroa (First-Team Coach), according to Google were at Wolves, Forest and in Portugal with him

£5 - 10 million spent getting in some of Nuno’s usual coaching team would be something I would look at even if we have to pay out their contracts eleewhere. As with Moyes and Alan Irvine, Ive got the strong feeling thats why we have seen a useless version of Nuno.  I am strongly suspecting Sullivan refused to hire them.

Rui Pedro Silva (Assistant Head Coach), Julio Figueroa (First-Team Coach), according to Google were at Wolves, Forest and in Portugal with him

No CBs or goalkeeper? Gonna need them next season in the Championship and no chance of improvement this season without them. Imo. 

One school of thought is Earthy needs to play week in week out to prove he is over all his injuries and be ready for next season in the Championship. But not been given minutes this season no one knows if he might be up to it already.  Poor squad management is my conclusion. 

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑09 Jan 2026, 23:45 He's got nothing to prove in the division having already been Bristol Citys best young player of the year on loan there the whole of last season. If anything it would have been far more beneficial for him to get a taste of regular Premier League action so he knows what's expected of him in the future to make it at this level. 

He's got nothing to prove in the division having already been Bristol Citys best young player of the year on loan there the whole of last season. If anything it would have been far more beneficial for him to get a taste of regular Premier League action so he knows what's expected of him in the future to make it at this level. 

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑09 Jan 2026, 19:20 I genuinely don't understand the Ward-Prowse/Wilson bomb squad. 

Seems to be biting our noses off to spite our faces.

Wonder if Ward-Prowse is just thinking he'll wait out the big bald fuck.

 

The cսnt is gutting out our Squad and replacing them with highly expensive Mendes favourites. Swear the cսnt hates our Club and is doing it on purpose. 

Such a waste. He should be getting game time with us.

I genuinely don't understand the Ward-Prowse/Wilson bomb squad. 

Seems to be biting our noses off to spite our faces.

Wonder if Ward-Prowse is just thinking he'll wait out the big bald fuck.

LeroysBoots wrote: ↑09 Jan 2026, 14:45 Anyone see Nuno presser today ?  Inadvertently let it out that Earthy is off, probably loaned. The press officer shut him down