Transfer Rumours | Summer 2023

[Carl Dale's Mole]

He's perfect for a League One side. Will do numbers down there.

By "numbers" I mean appearances.

[City123]

Collins is coming back off a serious injury; still have the pace for LWB rather than LCD?
O'Dowda can play there sure but we lose something going forward.
Simpson? Backup central defender, LB? Please god no.
Ralls? Ehhhhh.... at a pinch, sure.

Bagan? If we offer a new contract, having been frozen out and the likes of Simpson et al used, do you seriously think he'd want to stay here? Better off dropping a division and actually playing.

Or "stocked" LB spot has one LB coming off a serious injury and people who at a inch can fill in but aren't naturals at the position. That is literally the antonym of "stocked".

We need another LB to come in.

Collins, O'Dowda, Bagan. Simpson & Ralls at a push. Could we do with someone? Sure, but there are more pressing worries.

We have 3 centre backs going into next season in McGuinness, Ng & Simpson. We have 2 who can play right wing back (Romeo and Ng), that needs work before we look at the left side of defence. An injury to Romeo and all of a sudden we need to change the whole defensive shape (I very much doubt Lamouchi would play Campbell), the same isn't true of the left flank. Centre back and right back should be more of a priority

[logic]

Collins, O'Dowda, Bagan. Simpson & Ralls at a push. Could we do with someone? Sure, but there are more pressing worries.

We have 3 centre backs going into next season in McGuinness, Ng & Simpson. We have 2 who can play right wing back (Romeo and Ng), that needs work before we look at the left side of defence. An injury to Romeo and all of a sudden we need to change the whole defensive shape (I very much doubt Lamouchi would play Campbell), the same isn't true of the left flank. Centre back and right back should be more of a priority

McGuinness, Ng, Simpson, Denham with possibly Benjamin also as backup not to mention Collins. Could play 3 or 2.

RWB? As you say, Romeo, Ng. Maybe at a pinch Semenyo.

LB is Collins and then take one of our best attackers out of the equation.

I prefer to get my best players on the pitch, I'd have Ng-McGuinness-Collins at the back with Romeo and O'Dowda as wingbacks, O'Dowda focusing more on getting forward, so at times Romeo slots back and Collins across to the LB role to cover.

I'd say midfield and attack is a higher priority due to our lack of goals.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I've heard we're going to sign Rhys Weston from Arsenal and Graham Kavanagh and Peter Thorne from Stoke for millions.

[TWGL1]

Nathan Redmond who’s contract ends at besiktas this season is on Erol Bulut list of free agents to sign for Cardiff as he is looking for a return back to England

[life on mars]

Ramsey odds are very short indeed ,season tickets going well ,educations places being taken up in Cardiff ,something Nice is happening but not for Nice

[Hilts]

We need players all over the pitch. From goalkeeper to striker. All positions and clearing out as many as possible.

I doubt we will get Bryan but hes a major upgrade on what we have.

[Rjk]

We need players all over the pitch. From goalkeeper to striker. All positions and clearing out as many as possible.

I doubt we will get Bryan but hes a major upgrade on what we have.

we won't be clearing out as many as possible

[splott parker]

Hope it’s not too much of a clear out, they’ll be asking us to dust our boots off. How are we going to replace any players that we bin? Lamouchi, or whoever’s boss, will have some job wheeling & dealing in our circumstances and, as been mentioned, what’s the situation with bringing in EU nationals given the our wonderful country’s ridiculous Brexit?

[logic]

Hope it’s not too much of a clear out, they’ll be asking us to dust our boots off. How are we going to replace any players that we bin? Lamouchi, or whoever’s boss, will have some job wheeling & dealing in our circumstances and, as been mentioned, what’s the situation with bringing in EU nationals given the our wonderful country’s ridiculous Brexit?

Permit system as for non-EU players afaik.

[Des Parrot]

Permit system as for non-EU players afaik.

Isn’t there a rule that foreign players have to be Internationals with a defined number of caps to qualify for a visa?

[Hilts]

Hope it’s not too much of a clear out, they’ll be asking us to dust our boots off. How are we going to replace any players that we bin? Lamouchi, or whoever’s boss, will have some job wheeling & dealing in our circumstances and, as been mentioned, what’s the situation with bringing in EU nationals given the our wonderful country’s ridiculous Brexit?

So if we go down its James fault?

[splott parker]

So if we go down its James fault?

According to Stewart Lee there are only two types of people who voted for Brexit, racists & c*nts. Take your pick

[the other bob wilson]

we won't be clearing out as many as possible

I think the point is that we could do, but it would cost us a lot in paying up people's contracts (pretty sure the embargo lets us do that), but that strikes me as self defeating. Regarding Joe Bryan, I'd say our chances of signing him are slim to nil and I wouldn't bother with him anyway when we've got Collins to come back - getting a replacement for Kipre is the priority for me when it comes to defensive areas. We've got the makings of a decent Championship standard midfield, but our versions of box to box players carry little or no goal threat.

We clearly need a striker and I'd want to see O'Dowda being used more as winger, but, even then, we'd still need another winger because, without Philogene, I don't see anyone who is of the standard required in that position. Two other things I'd be prioritising through the summer is trying to get contracts sorted out with some members of the squad whose deals run out next year and making more use of players such as Colwill, Davies, Bagan (if he stays) and Denham- all of whom have a fair amount of Championship experience where they could hardly be termed disasters.

[WJ99mobile]

I think the point is that we could do, but it would cost us a lot in paying up people's contracts (pretty sure the embargo lets us do that), but that strikes me as self defeating. Regarding Joe Bryan, I'd say our chances of signing him are slim to nil and I wouldn't bother with him anyway when we've got Collins to come back - getting a replacement for Kipre is the priority for me when it comes to defensive areas. We've got the makings of a decent Championship standard midfield, but our versions of box to box players carry little or no goal threat.

We clearly need a striker and I'd want to see O'Dowda being used more as winger, but, even then, we'd still need another winger because, without Philogene, I don't see anyone who is of the standard required in that position. Two other things I'd be prioritising through the summer is trying to get contracts sorted out with some members of the squad whose deals run out next year and making more use of players such as Colwill, Davies, Bagan (if he stays) and Denham- all of whom have a fair amount of Championship experience where they could hardly be termed disasters.

Happens every year on the ‘keep sell loan’ polls that come out and the majority rule that we should only keep enough players for a 5 a side team.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Happens every year on the ‘keep sell loan’ polls that come out and the majority rule that we should only keep enough players for a 5 a side team.

In fairness, given the players we've had since we came down, I can't say I argue with the poll results

[Vindec]

We can still pay decent wages, particularly if Tan loosens the purse strings as we cant pay fees.

True but I can't see any purse string loosening as I believe Tan is possibly forking out over £1m a month just to keep the club afloat.

[splott parker]

True but I can't see any purse string loosening as I believe Tan is possibly forking out over £1m a month just to keep the club afloat.

Worrying, as on the those figures the club just isn’t viable.

[goats]

True but I can't see any purse string loosening as I believe Tan is possibly forking out over £1m a month just to keep the club afloat.

If he employed decent football people to sign players with a clear plan we would be cost efficient like the jacks are…..he doesn’t so we lose money.

[Hilts]

O Dowda is obviously one of our better players.

Problem is hes injury prone. Had issues at Bristol City and missed games with us.

I cant see us getting a decent full season appearances wise out of him.

[City123]

McGuinness, Ng, Simpson, Denham with possibly Benjamin also as backup not to mention Collins. Could play 3 or 2.

RWB? As you say, Romeo, Ng. Maybe at a pinch Semenyo.

LB is Collins and then take one of our best attackers out of the equation.

I prefer to get my best players on the pitch, I'd have Ng-McGuinness-Collins at the back with Romeo and O'Dowda as wingbacks, O'Dowda focusing more on getting forward, so at times Romeo slots back and Collins across to the LB role to cover.

I'd say midfield and attack is a higher priority due to our lack of goals.

I'd be very surprised if Lamouchi considers Denham & Benjamin, if were going to stick with a back 3 we're going to need at least 4 first team centre backs.

The issue with right back is that the backup option (Ng) is our first choice centre back, that needs addressing. Again, be surprised if Semenyo is considered. If your argument is founded on taking players out of the equation then an injury to Romeo takes our best centre back out and lessens our ability to go with a back 3 as Ng isn't a particularly good wing back.

I don't know about Collins at left centre back, it may well work, but from what I remember his main attributes were his strength going forward, not defending. We could end up leaving McGuinness massively exposed with Ng & Collins pushing on

I think midfield and attack are higher priorities as well, but for me left back is miles down the list, including defenders.

[Des Parrot]

Let the fun begin, from Glen Williams on Twitter:

"Cardiff are in again for Joe Bryan (along with a number of other Champ clubs) h/t @piercy360

He is someone who’s been on Cardiff’s radar in every window recently and is certainly on a list of LBs they like.

Need to sort the manager out before anything can be done, though."

Think Nice will sign him permanently. Big salaries there.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Sorry, I should read the whole thread before making the same comment!

😁

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Ashley Barnes anyone?

[the other bob wilson]

Ashley Barnes anyone?

Not for me, too old - I reckon he'll end up at a better team than us anyway.