Summer 2023 Transfer Rumours

Yeah, we've nearly signed him again. Get out the bunting.

 

I'm more trying to guess the level of signing we might make, but I'll be very happy if we move on from casting our net exclusively at 23/24 year olds who might do well, and more towards quality, proven additions of a good age.

However, I suspect we might get a mixture of both!

 

Only 4 goals last season, sorry, not really good enough that is it?

 

But people think 1 assist and 1 goal all season from Gilliead is? Amazing that.

 

Gilliead isn't a striker

 

No, meant to be a midfielder who is meant to assist and score goals also.

 

Judging by some of Sparks comments we are targeting 26 to 29 year olds so that narrows the field a bit

 

We don't seem to have a strategy yet of bringing young players through the academy levels or similar. The age you allude to of 23/24 can see a good chunk of higher level trainees who have low miles on the clock due to limited opportunities and they can be a good source of untapped talent.Because for all the talk of better budget through higher ticket and merchandise sales nothing can touch the benefit to the finances of a decent transfer fee (see Oli McBurnie).

 

The young striker lad Youmbi (I think!) seems to be a good prospect. Hoping to see him getting a chance sometime.

 

Chances are if he is any good we will usually cash in on him before he even knows where the bench is ....

 

Oh Jesus, not this one again…

 

Sadly that may be the case Tony. It would be good though to see some of our young players coming through at some point.

 

They may not be making the first team but they are making us money to bring others in

 

But the ones we bring in are not taking us forward.

Maybe, the club should start rethinking its strategy but it won’t because our owner is shite!

 

That's encouraging.

Wonder if we'll swoop for Lloyd Isgrove? Wales international, has promotion experience with Bolton, bit of a fan favourite there.

Ben Heneghan of Sheffield Wednesday would be a tremendous signing if he's over his injury from last season. Story seems a little bit similar to Stubbs, and Hughes has shown he can manage players through their recovery.

Interestingly, Heneghan has been released but will link up with Wednesday again in pre-season to complete his recovery from injury, apparently.

League One quality defender, 6'3, can also play right back, right-sided so would slot alongside Stubbs nicely. 29 years old.

Guess whoever signs Heneghan will have to do so pretty late in the Summer window, though.

 

No, the point is we have to sell the young talent because our owner isn’t funding the club. If he was then the young talent would have time to break through here.

Other clubs operate better than us and have been promoted because of it.

We have to always look to sell quickly because Rupp doesn’t back us. That simple really. All fingers point to him. Shite!

 

To be fair there's at least one from each of the last two summers;

2021 https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/19444123.bradford-city-not-surprised-ombangs-move-leeds/

2022
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/20177339.bradford-city-teenager-bashir-signed-brighton/

But that's how most teams work at this level. Can think of Ollie Watkins from Exeter even through to ones years ago when even as a Championship club Sheff Utd sold Kyles Walker and Naughton to Spurs. Way of the world!

 

Pulling up in the car park, with Billy Sharp navigating and Kieran Agard asleep in the back.