Stickied League 2 Transfer Rumours/Confirmed Transfers 2023/24

[Son of Cod]

Wasn't Neville quite keen on the salary cap as well! Although they've got in early before it comes in.

I don't think it is that easy to buy your way out of the bottom division's, generally it seems more 50/50, Mansfield the past few seasons a good example, and Notts County, took Lincoln a couple of go's, Salford were very meh last season.

Problem is you are not realistically going to get Championship level players dropping so you end up with L1 level players mixed in with a few L2 level but the gap isn't that big between the two.

Sides that have generally done well have been clubs like Swindon, Crewe, Accrington, Cheltenham, Exeter, that have built on consistency. Two many ego's mixed in with players of this level probably isn't the best mix.

One problem is that the Crewe model takes years and years and years, which a lof of these rich owners can't be arsed with unfortunately. I personally found it really satisfying seeing Crewe go up this season, both in how they did it off the pitch and the manner in which they played on it and I wish more clubs could do this.

 

[masi51]

With teams like Salford i just dont get it. If they are top of the lge this coming season they will get crowds of 2/5 or 3 thousand.
If they get promoted they will have to offer more for contracts......and there crowds will be 2/5 to 3 thousand.
Gary Neville is a clever man can he not see its Bury mk2

 

[Son of Cod]

With teams like Salford i just dont get it. If they are top of the lge this coming season they will get crowds of 2/5 or 3 thousand.
If they get promoted they will have to offer more for contracts......and there crowds will be 2/5 to 3 thousand.
Gary Neville is a clever man can he not see its Bury mk2

They're more of a Rushden and Diamonds, Crawley, Fleetwood mk4 (?), in my opinion. All three of those have proven how difficult that model is to sustain and get you up into the second tier. The fact that Fleetwood have now become somewhat more sustainable and are getting closer and closer is quite interesting though. It's one thing to get one of four automatic spots in League 2, but going toe to toe with the likes of Sunderland, Pompey, Ipswich, Cov and seasoned second and third tier yo-yo teams like Posh, Barnsley and Donny is an entirely different prospect. I obviously want Salford to crash and burn but when they do go up to League One it will be intriguing to see what their approach is. Location and potential fanbase could be a factor that those other three clubs mentioned did't have in their favour.

 

[masi51]

They have no fanbase simple....Salford staunch Man u fans always have been

 

[Conker]

Do Salford/Bolton still need a striker? They are the only teams that can afford Maynard this season in L2 I imagine. unless he takes reduced terms.


Just looking at our squad, we need another CB, competition for Benning at LWB/LB, another midfielder and a striker only if Andy Cook leaves.

 

[masi51]

We have Doyle and Muhammadu Faal who scored 20 goals in 23 games last season for Enfield.

A few premier teams were after him but he ended up at Bolton.
Think Evatt will at least give him a chance in the pre season matches before bringing another forward in

 

[Son of Cod]

They have no fanbase simple....Salford staunch Man u fans always have been

They don't now, but an up and coming club in Manchester just needs some good marketing and some gentrification in the area and people will start coming.

 

[masi51]

They don't now, but an up and coming club in Manchester just needs some good marketing and some gentrification in the area and people will start coming.

The ground holds 4000 all new stands...they have done the market research thats all they will ever get

 

[hellogregory]

Every recent summer I’ve read this forum we are guaranteed that Carlisle are certain to be relegated but it never happens!!

Not this summer you won’t!

 

[Son of Cod]

The ground holds 4000 all new stands...they have done the market research thats all they will ever get

They've already got a plan to up it 5,000 pretty easily when the time comes and with Gary Neville trying to get his fingers in the Manchester construction pie then you can imagine they're already looking into new stadium plans if they get to that stage.

 

[valefan16]

Only reason Salford get the crowds they do is because its dirt cheap to get in.

 

[masi51]

Look at the demographic of Salford...It borders Manchester,Bolton and Bury.....They may pick up some shakers but as i said Salford is very staunch Man Utd. The only way they will get 5000 or even 4000 is to make the away end bigger

 

[Son of Cod]

Look at the demographic of Salford...It borders Manchester,Bolton and Bury.....They may pick up some shakers but as i said Salford is very staunch Man Utd. The only way they will get 5000 or even 4000 is to make the away end bigger

You know Greater Manchester has a population of like 3,000,000 right? And about 600,000 in the city alone.

 

[masi51]

Have you been to Salford City...nothing around it. No train links Limited parking. No Boozers....wrong location

 

[Si Robin]

Fleetwood were made up of disgruntled Blackpool fans. They had no fanbase to speak of at all, and came from the same level as Salford.

 

[Son of Cod]

Have you been to Salford City...nothing around it. No train links Limited parking. No Boozers....wrong location

I've been Salford Quays, which I know isn't close but that area proves that money is being put into Salford and if they relocate somewhere around there it coud prove to be beneficial.

 

[Fedora Dale]

You know Greater Manchester has a population of like 3,000,000 right? And about 600,000 in the city alone.

You know Greater Manchester has a population of like 3,000,000 right? And about 600,000 in the city alone.

Probably at least a million of whom live in Wigan, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Stalybridge, Ashton, Stockport or Altrincham. They may have affinities with Manchester United or Manchester City as regards football, but do not regard themselves as Mancunians, still less Salfordians. They regard themselves as from Lancashire or Cheshire, not Greater Manchester!

I can't see many, if any, travelling to a shithole to watch parvenu non-entities, however talented.

 

[masi51]

Fleetwood were made up of disgruntled Blackpool fans. They had no fanbase to speak of at all, and came from the same level as Salford.

Who returned once Oyston was ousted

 

[Conker]

Can somebody bring AdamStag in the conversation, I heard he lives in Manchester.

 

[Son of Cod]

Probably at least a million of whom live in Wigan, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Stalybridge, Ashton, Stockport or Altrincham. They may have affinities with Manchester United or Manchester City as regards football, but do not regard themselves as Mancunians, still less Salfordians. They regard themselves as from Lancashire or Cheshire, not Greater Manchester!

I can't see many, if any, travelling to a shithole to watch parvenu non-entities, however talented.

Even with that million subtracted, they still have a huge potential fanbase especially if relocation does/can happen. Not sure why this is even being debated.

Lincoln has a population lower than 100,000 and they've managed to pull about 5,000 extra fans into Sincil Bank every week off the back of a promotion and some superb PR. I think you're sorely underplaying the power momentum can have in attracting new fans. It's new fans we're talking about here too, not Wigan or Bolton fans - even though these fans probably will have to face the prospect of finding new clubs or supporting their imminent phoenix clubs at some point in the not too distant future.

 

[masi51]

I honestly have never seen anyone wearing a Salford top in my life .....And i live about six miles from the ground

 

[Son of Cod]

I honestly have never seen anyone wearing a Salford top in my life .....And i live about six miles from the ground

I've seen Salford fans in London.

 

[masi51]

Proberbly Man Utd fans that are confused !

 

[Son of Cod]

Nah it was actually Conference playoff final day last year

 

[AdamStag]

Can somebody bring AdamStag in the conversation, I heard he lives in Manchester.

well bloody annoying. Plans out the window, but in the grand scheme of things if it’s what needs to be done so be it.

Manchester has a very diverse culture, given the virus is higher in ethnic groups - mainly in areas like Oldham, Rochdale (as well as areas like Bradford) mainly it’s no surprise that it’s been implemented before eid this weekend.

 

[AdamStag]

I've been Salford Quays, which I know isn't close but that area proves that money is being put into Salford and if they relocate somewhere around there it coud prove to be beneficial.

Most view Salford quays as an extension of manchester anyway. It’s not really suitable for a football away day - you’d be better of sticking in manchester then getting a taxi up about 2.30 or so.

The area around the Salford group is exceptionally rough and is well known to be such, the closest to it in league 2 for lack of facilities for away fans ironically would be blundell park - though like with Salford and Salford quays/manchester - there are things to be done if you go a little further away from the ground

 

[Si Robin]

That's the point I was making - how many fans they attract is irrelevant to how they progress. Lim, Neville, etc... don't care about getting fans in. They care about the status of running a football club.

Yes, Lim may well take his money and run, but we've been saying that about Pilley and Vince since they first started pumping into Fleetwood and FGR and they're still going strong.

 

[Son of Cod]

Most view Salford quays as an extension of manchester anyway. It’s not really suitable for a football away day - you’d be better of sticking in manchester then getting a taxi up about 2.30 or so.

The area around the Salford group is exceptionally rough and is well known to be such, the closest to it in league 2 for lack of facilities for away fans ironically would be blundell park - though like with Salford and Salford quays/manchester - there are things to be done if you go a little further away from the ground

Well yeah, if you're talking about facilities for away fans at the ground then BP is shite but we offer a nationally renowned cuisine and a seafront and loads of pubs so there are certainly worse away days than us - Mansfield being one of course. Our away end is also well up there in terms of acoustics if you pack it out too, but you wouldn't know about that!

 

[Conker]

Well yeah, if you're talking about facilities for away fans at the ground then BP is shite but we offer a nationally renowned cuisine and a seafront and loads of pubs so there are certainly worse away days than us - Mansfield being one of course. Our away end is also well up there in terms of acoustics if you pack it out too, but you wouldn't know about that!

I honestly don’t think Mansfield is a worse away day than Grimsby; but each to their own and that.

 

[Son of Cod]

I honestly don’t think Mansfield is a worse away day than Grimsby; but each to their own and that.

I see your comment and raise you a poll.