Stickied League 1 Transfer Rumours/Confirmed Transfers 2023/24

[bantamigo]

It will be Alex Jones as he's looked way below par at the moment. Don't think our style suits him at all. Clarke is one of our best players.

 

[valefan16]

It will be Alex Jones as he's looked way below par at the moment. Don't think our style suits him at all. Clarke is one of our best players.

We found he struggled through the middle as isn't overly strong nor holds the ball well. We got success out of him out wide.

 

[bantamigo]

I can't see him dislodging any of our midfield system. Mark Marshall has finally turned into a world beater after a quiet season last year and McCall likes putting Law on the opposite wing.

Jones could be used as a late option off the bench but he was bought to start and score really so he'll start getting slated soon by some of our fans.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

It will be Alex Jones as he's looked way below par at the moment. Don't think our style suits him at all. Clarke is one of our best players.

So was Hanson.

So it's settled, Clarke it is. Useless shit.

 

[darren gregory]

i like O'Shea , was quality in his brief ( 4 games ? ) Vale period, but Hanson surely is nowhere near good enough for the Championship if that is where Sheff Utd are anticipating they will be. Never ever rated him at all and his goal return is awful for a bloke his size.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

i like O'Shea , was quality in his brief ( 4 games ? ) Vale period, but Hanson surely is nowhere near good enough for the Championship if that is where Sheff Utd are anticipating they will be. Never ever rated him at all and his goal return is awful for a bloke his size.

Trust me, he is.

He's not all about goals, he never has been. But when partnered with a natural finisher, he will put chance after chance on a plate for them. See Nahki Wells.

Also, he's been with us for 8 years and every manager we played against raved about him. You don't get that sort of praise across the board if you're not good enough.

 

[darren gregory]

Fair comment Ziggler you see him week in week out. When i have seen him which must be 10 times easily i have been suitably unimpressed.
He maybe like Heskey in his prime, does the donkey work ( pardon the pun ) for the likes of Wells and Michael Owen in Heskeys case.

 

[Fedora Dale]

Young left back Joel Taylor has joined on loan from Stoke for the rest of the season. A quick google suggests he was their U21 player of the year last season, so presumably has something about him.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

Fair comment Ziggler you see him week in week out. When i have seen him which must be 10 times easily i have been suitably unimpressed.
He maybe like Heskey in his prime, does the donkey work ( pardon the pun ) for the likes of Wells and Michael Owen in Heskeys case.

He does most of the work, and it's noticeable. He also gets back and defends really well. I'm gutted he's gone.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

Young left back Joel Taylor has joined on loan from Stoke for the rest of the season. A quick google suggests he was their U21 player of the year last season, so presumably has something about him.

Don't get excited. We had Scott Phelan from Everton. He was their reserves/U21 Captain. He was gash.

 

[bantamigo]

I don't know what will happen with him at Sheff Utd but will be genuinely interesting to find out. I suspect he will be used as an outlet to mix things up if they go direct. Weird comment from Wilder to say his best is yet to come because you know exactly what he's gonna do, that's why they've bought him. Probably just transfer-speak.

 

[valefan16]

Hanson to Sheffield United is an odd one for me...

He worked well in a Bradford side that under Parkinson were notoriously physical and shall we say direct... very much a lower league player set up to hold it up, score headers, knock down long balls for a partner... similar to Pope just less prolific and less decent on the deck probably.

What I hear on here from Blades fans is that they overplay it on the deck when sides are hard to break down so he isn't the type of striker that's going to run on to an exquisite defensive splitting pass, although will give them an option of going direct. Will be interesting to see how he does.

O'Shea is a good signing for Blades, was decent for us and been decent every time he has played against us for Chesterfield.

 

[joethegill]

I actually think Hanson is a clever signing for the Blades. A very different forward to Sharp, but effective at what he does. If you ask most league one fans for the name of a targetman in this league, Hanson would be first on most people's lists because generally speaking he's good at it. If I was a manager, I'd always have a battering ram striker in my squad as an option and obviously Wilder thinks the same.

Alternatively, there is the argument that by buying an effective player from a club just behind them, United are trying to derail the promotion bid of Bradford. I don't think that is the case in this instance, but it's an interesting debate.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

I actually think Hanson is a clever signing for the Blades. A very different forward to Sharp, but effective at what he does. If you ask most league one fans for the name of a targetman in this league, Hanson would be first on most people's lists because generally speaking he's good at it. If I was a manager, I'd always have a battering ram striker in my squad as an option and obviously Wilder thinks the same.

Alternatively, there is the argument that by buying an effective player from a club just behind them, United are trying to derail the promotion bid of Bradford. I don't think that is the case in this instance, but it's an interesting debate.

I think that Hanson was at the end of his time with us. He has a lot of haters and it's completely unwarranted that his own father is no longer attending games because he can't stand listening to the shite that the fans say about him.

He's managed to maintain his place in the squad despite this and I believe that with a fresh start he will thrive.

 

[Marked Ox]

It is a bit hit and miss with u21/u23 players, our permanent signings Ryan Ledson, John Lundstram and Joe Rothwell are good players whilst loan signings like Kemar Roofe was an obvious success. On the other side we've had some duff loan players such as Crowley or Tyler Roberts (he just wasn't ready at 1st but got better towards the end).

Don't get excited. We had Scott Phelan from Everton. He was their reserves/U21 Captain. He was gash.

 

[bantamigo]

I actually think Hanson is a clever signing for the Blades. A very different forward to Sharp, but effective at what he does. If you ask most league one fans for the name of a targetman in this league, Hanson would be first on most people's lists because generally speaking he's good at it. If I was a manager, I'd always have a battering ram striker in my squad as an option and obviously Wilder thinks the same.

Alternatively, there is the argument that by buying an effective player from a club just behind them, United are trying to derail the promotion bid of Bradford. I don't think that is the case in this instance, but it's an interesting debate.

He's unbelievably strong and he wins everything in the air but he's not a top quality target man because he struggles to hold the ball up and half his flick ons are to no one. He did well with Wells because eventually during a game they'd make it work and Wells would be in. Now he gets double marked and we don't have anyone as good as Wells so he struggles. Was the right move for him and us really.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

He's unbelievably strong and he wins everything in the air but he's not a top quality target man because he struggles to hold the ball up and half his flick ons are to no one. He did well with Wells because eventually during a game they'd make it work and Wells would be in. Now he gets double marked and we don't have anyone as good as Wells so he struggles. Was the right move for him and us really.

Billy Sharpe will be the new Wells in that partnership I feel. I think that with a decent goalscorer alongside him, we'll see him thrive again, and that pains me to say as it wont be with us.

 

[F!RTHY]

Trust me, he is.

He's not all about goals, he never has been. But when partnered with a natural finisher, he will put chance after chance on a plate for them. See Nahki Wells.

Also, he's been with us for 8 years and every manager we played against raved about him. You don't get that sort of praise across the board if you're not good enough.

Sorry, Hanson is barely L1 standard let alone Championship.

You're right in the respect that he seems to flourish with a natural finisher, however we've only really seen that in L2 with Nahki and a couple of months in L1.

Also, the myth about Hanson setting up goals for Wells. Nonsense, he set up 8 of them in all competitions. A lot of fans refuse to look at this, and credit Hanson wherever applicable. Wells created his own chances and 80% of his goals through his pace and quality.

He's a good signing in the respect that he'll give The Blades another option. He's not gonna tear the rest of this L1 campaign a new one, and he'll struggle massively if Utd get promoted.

We've got the better end of this deal!

 

[RobboPOSH]

We want Conor Washington back on loan from QPR. I think it's fair to say we're skint and have no ambition. He wasn't good enough the first time and has come seemingly unstuck at at the higher level. He had a purple patch and fat Barry Fry worked his magic and robbed QPR of some serious cash.

 

[Shrimpurh]

We're after Dominic Samuel as well as Ajose can't wait to end up with neither

 

[Optogas]

We signed Johnny Burns from Middlesborough on a permanent deal, apparently on loan at Oldham last season, any Latics on here got any opinions on him?

 

[LS Bantam]

Charlie Wyke, Carlisle striker linked with Preston is our number one target

 

[SF_]

Charlie Wyke, Carlisle striker linked with Preston is our number one target

We're not interested in him.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

Sorry, Hanson is barely L1 standard let alone Championship.

You're right in the respect that he seems to flourish with a natural finisher, however we've only really seen that in L2 with Nahki and a couple of months in L1.

Also, the myth about Hanson setting up goals for Wells. Nonsense, he set up 8 of them in all competitions. A lot of fans refuse to look at this, and credit Hanson wherever applicable. Wells created his own chances and 80% of his goals through his pace and quality.

He's a good signing in the respect that he'll give The Blades another option. He's not gonna tear the rest of this L1 campaign a new one, and he'll struggle massively if Utd get promoted.

We've got the better end of this deal!

Aren't you the same Firthy who said he wouldn't make the step up from League 2 to League 1?

The fact is that the team at the top think he's good enough to make the step up, clearly, and i'd say they probably know alot more than anyone on here.

 

[Bobbin']

Aren't you the same Firthy who said he wouldn't make the step up from League 2 to League 1?

The fact is that the team at the top think he's good enough to make the step up, clearly, and i'd say they probably know alot more than anyone on here.

They also signed Leon Clarke, who quite frankly is one of the worst strikers I've ever seen in a Charlton shirt and we've had the likes of Carl Leaburn and Martin Pringle.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

They also signed Leon Clarke, who quite frankly is one of the worst strikers I've ever seen in a Charlton shirt and we've had the likes of Carl Leaburn and Martin Pringle.

He'd scored 7 in 12 for Bury though.

 

[loz]

Aren't you the same Firthy who said he wouldn't make the step up from League 2 to League 1?

The fact is that the team at the top think he's good enough to make the step up, clearly, and i'd say they probably know alot more than anyone on here.

We who actually watch him know he has weaknesses but he has many strengths and the Blades will play to these. His team mates appreciated him and I'm confident that his new ones will be equally as appreciative. Shame non of them know as much about the game as Firthy and his ilk.

 

[Bobbin']

He'd scored 7 in 12 for Bury though.

1 in 16 since signing for them.

I'm not even saying Hanson is bad signing for Sheff Utd btw, he certainly offers them something different. I just never understand this argument 'well someone at that club must like him and I'm sure they know more than the thousands of people who've watched him on a weekly basis for years'.

This has proved to be bollocks an awful lot, teams often make signings that ultimately flop. Sir Alex Ferguson, one of the greatest managers there has been, who knows his stuff more than most once signed Ashley Young!

Swindon fans said on here what type of player Nicky Ajose is when we signed him and where he is most effective, Russell Slade, another who is supposed to be highly regarded in this division signed him and never played him that way. Surely he should know more than a few Swindon fans on an Internet forum? Apparently not, that's why he's likely to leave already in this window.

 

[Dolph Ziggler]

1 in 16 since signing for them.

I'm not even saying Hanson is bad signing for Sheff Utd btw, he certainly offers them something different. I just never understand this argument 'well someone at that club must like him and I'm sure they know more than the thousands of people who've watched him on a weekly basis for years'.

This has proved to be bollocks an awful lot, teams often make signings that ultimately flop. Sir Alex Ferguson, one of the greatest managers there has been, who knows his stuff more than most once signed Ashley Young!

Swindon fans said on here what type of player Nicky Ajose is when we signed him and where he is most effective, Russell Slade, another who is supposed to be highly regarded in this division signed him and never played him that way. Surely he should know more than a few Swindon fans on an Internet forum? Apparently not, that's why he's likely to leave already in this window.

They had no way of knowing that he'd score 1 in 16 when they signed him though. He was in great form when they got him. Lets just leave James Hanson to do what he always does - Prove people like Firthy wrong.

 

[joethegill]

1 in 16 since signing for them.

I'm not even saying Hanson is bad signing for Sheff Utd btw, he certainly offers them something different. I just never understand this argument 'well someone at that club must like him and I'm sure they know more than the thousands of people who've watched him on a weekly basis for years'.

It's always struck me as odd that football fans are willing to always play the 'they must know better than the fans' card. Yeah sure, they've got a job in football, but why does that automatically make them more knowledgeable? Managers tend to have a style and a type of player that they like to have in their side, and often find it difficult to recruit outside of that mould. The ones that can are generally the ones that end up being successful. For fans, who see an array of managers with different styles, and thousands of different players over the years, I would argue that in the end we actually get exposed to a far greater array of styles and tactics than the managers actually using them. Of course, there are a certain percentage of fans (and managers) whose opinions I can't take seriously, but more often than not it's the fans that talk the sense.