So here we are! A little delayed but assuming that Karanka will stay to long enough to bring people in or move them out - we have ourselves a transfer window.
We've got a shed full of deadwood and premadonnas from that era when we were owned by some Kuwaiti bloke with the IQ of a fridge magnet, and Karanka has little wiggle room for sentiment with the rumours of pressure on him. Spring clean's coming early!
❌ Outgoing Players ❌ :
Permanent
❌Brereton - To Blackburn following the loan (rumoured 7m)
❌Fox - To Wigan for ~300k
Loans
❌Tachitidisdis - The man, the myth the legend has gone to Lecce on loan
❌Ariyibi - Off to Motherwell for the rest of the season
❌Grant - Off to Mansfield, that’s two fingers up to county
❌ Dias - looks like he’s been shipped to olympiakos instead
Rumours
Yates could possible go on loan to a league one outfit
Bridcutt and Henderson are likely to leave one way or another
Clough and Ward are to be moved on if not mutually
Goncalves is expected to return to Benifica
Dias's loan may be terminated if pushed down the pecking order
Lolley to be rumoured with everyone under the sun. (Unlikely)
✅ Incoming Players ✅
Confirmed permanent:
✅ Yohan Benalouane - 1.5yrs- 31yo - CB who’s played for Leicester, loves a tackle!
Confirmed Loans: TBA
Rumours:
Jamal Lowe - Winger - Portsmouth top scorer - 11 goals and valued at 3m, some fair competition from other championship teams.
Jordan Mutch - Ex crystal palace Midfielder, 27yo on a free
Anyone got any gossip?
Janurary Transfer Window
posted on 1/2/19
Brian Rice got the Hamilton Academicals Jon sonis managing in the Scottish Prem. Good luck to a cult hero of mine from the 80’s. Never forget that chip at Highbury in the FA Cup Quarter Final.
posted on 1/2/19
It's possible that Milosevic has been training with us for a few days given that he is a free agent. If that is the case he will probably start on Saturday allowing Robinson to revert to FB.
With speculation about Ben Osborn it wouldn't surprise me to see Robinson at LB. Is Darikwa still suspended?
posted on 1/2/19
I think Bonatini has been signed to start most games so may we’ll be ahead of Grabban. Can’t imagine he left Wolves to sit on our bench. Think we did quite well in the window really. Now have good cover at CB. At some point I assume Byrham and Soudani will be back in action so we’ll have extra cover. Lots of pressure on Cash and Lolley to maintain form now as we don’t have many other wide options apart from Osborn. Do we still have Goncalves??? Not that he’s a great option!
posted on 1/2/19
Brum is the third and last game of Darikwa’s suspension. Goncalves is still at the CG as far as everyone knows!
posted on 1/2/19
I can see Bonatini and Grabban playing together. MoN knows that Forest have got to let the shackles loose a little to try and catch and match the top six.
posted on 1/2/19
Byram would be a fantastic addition if he could get back to full fitness soon. He was outstanding in that cup game against the Geordies when he got injured.
posted on 1/2/19
Wague confirmed on loan from Udinese till the end of the season. Powerful defender who is good in the air. I guess he replaces Hefele.
posted on 1/2/19
To be honest I have written off Byram, D@wson, Hefele and Soudani for the season. If D@wson or Soudani do start a game for us it won't be long before they are injured again.
Hopefully we now have three reliable CBs, plus Robinson and Figs perhaps.
I'd stick with Grabban as first choice striker. I think 14 goals from the poor service he has to feed off is excellent after a slow start by him. But I do think MON wants to try two strikers again.
Will is right, if we want to make the top six MON has to take the shackles off. Draws are not much good to us. A win tomorrow could put us a point behind the sheep who have a tough one at PNE tonight.
posted on 1/2/19
I have a feeling he will look to really have a go at teams. He will have been really disappointed by the showing against Brizzle. The win over Wigan was great but against a team really struggling away from home. Brum is a really big test tomorrow as they harbour their own hopes of making a top six assault. MoN and Keane need points on board to justify their appointments.
posted on 1/2/19
Milosevic has signed up for 18 months. 👍🏼