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January 2021 Transfer Window

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Stafford Bantam, Nov 15, 2020.

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  1. Lard Arse

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    Get the Klaxon out :thumbup:
     
  2. Idlebantam

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    Appears your source was a good one RCarol.
     
  3. Andy10

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    If we can pull a Rose Donaldson swap off then that’s the best bit of business we’ll have done in quite a while! Donaldson is finished, probably on good wages too, Rowe has looked the part every time I’ve seen him play. Pretty exciting to see him play behind Novak as a 10... if he does sign obviously
     
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    Hope he has
     
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    Oldham fan here. I’m actually fuming at this. Rowe is a quality player. We shouldn’t be looking to offload him.

    He’s not got blistering pace, he relies on his size and good technical ability. He’s brilliant at bringing the ball down, controlling it and finding a pass. He’s got a great eye for goal as well and brilliant technique. The reason he hasn’t scored more for us is because he’d been playing deeper than he did at Fylde. We have Dearnley and McAleny who’ve been running off Rowe and playing more advanced, so Rowe has essentially been deployed as a playmaker, helping to link up the midfield to attack. And he’s done it to good affect.

    It’s depressing to think we’re swapping him for Donaldson. He’s a player we came close to signing in 2011 but he went to Brentford instead. It’s such an Oldham thing that we end up getting him 10 years later when he’s old and shít. I fecking hate this ownership. Rowe, Dearnley and McAleny are a strike force good enough to get out of the division with if we could simply tighten up at the back, but nope, we’re probably gonna end up losing all 3 by the summer. I fecking hate this ownership.

    Ah, well. I wish Rowe well at Bradford, he’s a very good player at this level.
     
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    Donaldson's got a great attitude but he's shot unfortunately. I'd be very happy to get Rowe in, exactly the sort of striker we should be getting, rather than getting a poacher in and playing him up front by himself!
     
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    Yep there was a post earlier from @Briggus@Briggus I think showing his agent offering him out.
     
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    I tend to agree, Rod. He showed enough in a poorly organised/managed side to suggest with more structure around him he could do well or kick on.
     
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    Donaldson won't affect the salary cap wage total much though because he was signed before the cap so his wage contribution is the average value for the division.

    Still, would reduce the overall wage bill.
     
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    I'd like to see one more with pace brought in so if needed we can change it up and play two up top. Preferably it might be someone who can also play out wide like a McAleny type at Oldham.
     
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    Yeah true, gives us more scope to go out and get another body if it was to be a swap though. Which I’m all for as I think Donaldson added little, if anything.
     
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    I still think we will be after another attacker after signing Rowe.
    Looking at the players going out to the ones we've signed I think there's plenty in the budget.
     
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    I can't see Donaldson leaving. His best days are long behind him but not as bad as some make out.
     
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    If City have managed to shift Donaldson on then they will need some form of striker to at least cover for Novak and Rowe.
    Very doubtful, imo , that they will spend up to the salary cap limit.
     
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    Rumarn Burrell
     
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    I cant see him leaving either, can see him retiring this summer. He cant do 90 minutes anymore, doesn't have much in the way of pace. Still can hold a ball up and win a foul maybe but that's about it.

    In the league he's 7th in our minutes played chart this season, with 1,162 and 13 starts. He's scored 2 goals from 24 shots, with 1 assist but he has 20 offsides against his name. He just cant play on the shoulder anymore and keep up with the pace of the game. He's doing his badges, might want to stay on as a coach?
     
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    He put the hard yards in when the likes of Novak and Guthrie were injured, guessing not fully fit in a lot of those games.
     
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    But it isn't and to say so is rather disrespectful I might add. Also if the club treat it as such it will make it much harder to get out of.
     
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    Don't take it so seriously, its just a turn of phrase. Calling it the khazi league won't make a blind bit of difference to how the club approach their business.
     
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    I was taking the p**s.
     
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