25 Jan 2024 17:01:21
Hello eds,

My first post this window, I haven't been keeping tabs what's going on here.

Eds are we looking to make a signing this window in your opinion? Or not?

Thank you.

{Ed002's Note - If the right player is available at the right price - and either young or home grown as the club has an issue at the moment.

1.) 26 Jan 2024
26 Jan 2024 10:36:24
Surprising comment, I thought we're in the best place we have been for a while in terms of homegrown players. Does Homegrown mean English or British?

2.) 26 Jan 2024
26 Jan 2024 11:16:03
Depends what way your looking at it, in the squad this season we would have Kelleher, Trent, Gomez, Quansah, Bradley, Jones and Elliott. Then there's the likes of Clarke and Gordon coming through. I know people will say they're too young but we've played them this season and were top of the league and still in 3 cups coming towards february. The academy is sorting the homegrown, we can sign whoever we want.

3.) 26 Jan 2024
26 Jan 2024 11:56:35
You should really look at it from the other way, only allowed a maximum of non home grown players.
Not all of the players listed above need to be registered for the squad because they are under the age of 21 so that means they would not count towards homegrown in that sense.
Homegrown in the squad would be Trent, kelleher, Gomez, jones. Not sure if I am missing anyone.

4.) 26 Jan 2024
26 Jan 2024 12:50:20
We don't have a problem with too few homegrown players - we have had more in our match day squads than any other team in the Prem but most are young and don't require registering in the squad list anyway. Our problem is with too many non homegrown players. There are obvious solutions with Tiago and Matip coming to the end of their contracts and I can't believe we waste a non hg place on Adrian! No offence but I would much rather get rid and fill the space with a homegrown keeper. Another option is Kostas. I have nothing against him but I don't think he is the long term successor to Robbo.

5.) 26 Jan 2024
26 Jan 2024 19:26:30
Yeh but they are PLAYING Astarkey the likes of Elliott, Quansah, bradley and will only play more as they improve so wheres the room for these homegrown signings. The academy is really starting to bear fruit, let's not get in its way.