Listing the transfer Targets

[Hove Ranger]

Yes, the ones under 21 may cost a bit, but those above 21 I don't think cost anything if their contracts are expired. Also, what is wrong with having targets? People complain that we don't go into the market with a strategy, now we can have one

I think its 24 Nasser mate. Theres alot of players there, havent heard of half of them tbh

[upperloft]

Yes, the ones under 21 may cost a bit, but those above 21 I don't think cost anything if their contracts are expired. Also, what is wrong with having targets? People complain that we don't go into the market with a strategy, now we can have one

Just think we should wait and see let's not rush this, it's not FIFA 15, don't know if these lot will be cut out for the Champ. agree with a transfer strategy but I think there is loads to sort out at the club.. i.e. Sandro couldn't play because of his Visa, how the hell did that happen.

[nasser95]

Just think we should wait and see let's not rush this, it's not FIFA 15, don't know if these lot will be cut out for the Champ. agree with a transfer strategy but I think there is loads to sort out at the club.. i.e. Sandro couldn't play because of his Visa, how the hell did that happen.

I absolutely agree, but at the same time, this isn't the actual boardroom (luckily), so this sort of thing gives us as fans an idea of what we need to do.

[nasser95]

I think its 24 Nasser mate. Theres alot of players there, havent heard of half of them tbh

I think the rule is officially at the end of the season of their 23rd birthday, at any rate, that fee could be a lot less than their actual value and will be small compared to the potential sale fee we could get.

[dsqpr]

I think the point of what he said was that these sorts of players tend to be more available and more importantly, available at a lower cost. I'm sure - to a near 100% accuracy - that if a player who clearly could benefit us at a suitable long term cost became available, regardless of the league or contract situation, the club would target them. The key is the finances, players with 1 year left will undoubtedly go for less than those with more. If someone became available at a low cost despite having a longer contract, the club would go for them.

Here is what I think is going on: He has seen that we are about to get screwed on Charlie's contract so he is thinking it is a good way for us to be on the other side of the screwing. He fails to realize that most other clubs are not as stupid as we are and therefore good players are rarely left with only one year on their contract. And the few that are will either be cr@p or looking for a big wages payday. This, therefore, is NOT a sound transfer target strategy!

[nasser95]

Here is what I think is going on: He has seen that we are about to get screwed on Charlie's contract so he is thinking it is a good way for us to be on the other side of the screwing. He fails to realize that most other clubs are not as stupid as we are and therefore good players are rarely left with only one year on their contract. And the few that are will either be cr@p or looking for a big wages payday. This, therefore, is NOT a sound transfer target strategy!

Really? Look at Bayern with Lewandowski, Juventus with Pirlo and Llorente, Inter with Cambiasso. So many top players have become available on bosmans and cheap transfers and these can and generally do work well.

[Robsondinho]

Haven't read the whole thread, but Jay Emmanuel Thomas is a free agent. Can see him ending up here. Got a bit about him and would do well in the champ.

[maidstone_hoop]

Haven't read the whole thread, but Jay Emmanuel Thomas is a free agent. Can see him ending up here. Got a bit about him and would do well in the champ.

I saw that too. Would be a good addition on a free as would king from Blackburn.

[Shania]

Sean Scannell from Huddersfield and Gayle from Palace. I do also like Weiman from Villa. I think we can forget the Wolves strikers to be honest? Agrees about Joshua King. But he should be given a permanent out and out striker position, In my and his own oponion.

[westsussexranger]

Here is the Champ List for expiry 30.06.2015 for players 26 or younger:

Demarai Gray, LW, 18, Birmingham City
Christopher Long, ST, 20, Brentford
Elliott Hewitt, RB, 20, Ipswich Town
Lee Evans, CM, 20, Wolves
Jake Cooper, CB, 20, Reading
Will Packwood, CB, 21, Birmingham City
Luke Williams, ST, 21, Middlesbrough
Jake Forster-Caskey, CM, 21, Brighton
Ryan Edwards, CM, 21, Reading
Joe Ralls, LM, 21, Cardiff
Dimitar Evtimov, GK, 21, Nottingham Forest
Callum Reilly, CM, 21, Birmingham City
Lee Nichols, GK, 22, Wigan
Rhys McCabe, CM, 22, Sheffield Wednesday
Harry Bunn, ST, 22, Huddersfield
Olly Lee, CM, 23, Birmingham City
Joshua King, LW, 23, Blackburn Rovers
Aidy White, LB, 23, Leeds Utd
Lewis Dunk, CB, 23, Brighton
Jake Carroll, LM, 23, Huddersfield
Gavin Gunning, CB, 24, Birmingham City
Joe Mattock, LB, 24, Sheffield Wednesday
Sean Scannell, LW, 24, Huddersfield
Nathan Delfouneso, ST, 24, Blackpool
Vujadin Savic, CB, 24, Watford
Oscar Gobern, CM, 24, Huddersfield
Nile Ranger, ST, 24, Blackpool
Magaye Gueye, LW, 24, Millwall
Ben Pringle, AM, 25, Rotherham
Mark Beevers, CB, 25, Millwall
Neil Ethridge, GK, 25, Charlton
Edgar Cani, ST, 25, Leeds
Josh McQuoid, ST, 25, Bournemouth
Ben Amos, GK, 25, Bolton
Bo-Kyung Kim, AM, 25, Wigan
Chris Maguire, ST, 26, Sheffield Wednesday
Paul Anderson, RW, 26, Ipswich Town
Tomasz Cywka, LM, 26, Blackpool
Miles Addison, CB, 26, Blackpool
Mikkel Andersen, GK, 26, Reading
Alex Pearce, CB, 26, Reading
Kieran Lee, CM, 26, Sheffield Wednesday
Jem Caracan, CM, 26, Reading
Simon Church, ST, 26, Charlton
Marcus Olsson, LB, 26, Blackburn
Lee Novak, ST, 26, Birmingham

Bolded the ones I want plus Sammy Ameobi and Jon Flanagan from the prem, is Cani the bloke who scored so many goals that Leeds couldn't afford to play him anymore?

[Shania]

Che Adams of Sheffield Utd.

[Hove Ranger]

Here is what I think is going on: He has seen that we are about to get screwed on Charlie's contract so he is thinking it is a good way for us to be on the other side of the screwing. He fails to realize that most other clubs are not as stupid as we are and therefore good players are rarely left with only one year on their contract. And the few that are will either be cr@p or looking for a big wages payday. This, therefore, is NOT a sound transfer target strategy!

No its a fairly popular model in modern football. Pick up younger players whose contracts are running low (obviously players that you have previously highlighted with potential) that you can develop and either help you do well or sell on for a profit. You must have a pretty low opinion of Tony if you honestly believe that he bases our whole transfer policy on the fact we are losing Charlie on a cut price deal. At least we may finally have a transfer policy

[dsqpr]

No its a fairly popular model in modern football. You must have a pretty low opinion of Tony if you honestly believe that he bases our whole transfer policy on the fact we are losing Charlie on a cut price deal.

At this point, I have a low opinion of his knowledge of how to run a football team but a very high opinion of him as a man and as a businessman. IF he has decided that this is to be our transfer policy then I foresee more unmotivated dross coming in to the club on high wages and more angst for all of us in the next little while. If he finally learns to control wages then I don't think we'll be signing any good players if we adhere to the policy described above.

[Hove Ranger]

At this point, I have a low opinion of his knowledge of how to run a football team but a very high opinion of him as a man and as a businessman. IF he has decided that this is to be our transfer policy then I foresee more unmotivated dross coming in to the club on high wages and more angst for all of us in the next little while. If he finally learns to control wages then I don't think we'll be signing any good players if we adhere to the policy described above.

You obviously dont understand it.

[dsqpr]

You obviously dont understand it.

I understand that most clubs don't let their good players' contracts run out, or even run down to one year remaining. They offer their good players a new contract before that happens and if the player doesn't sign then the club transfers the player, thereby getting full market value. If you want good players you will have slim pickings if you restrict yourself to players whose clubs have allowed their contracts to run out!