Summer 26 Transfer Rumours

Theres a very decent striker in Wheatey just needed a goal for confidence and somebody within 20yds of him, helping out.

 

When Lapslie came here I thought tidy player who seemed to have the knack of getting on the end if things but not a GA type player. But I thought he changed the managers opinion with his play over the final two months of last season and probably forced his way into the planning of this one

 

Sorry but one thing he doesn’t do is go missing. Don’t get me wrong I agree that his end product was inconsistent especially further into the season, but the lad always looked for the ball and tried something.

 

Tbf I agree, most our signings in isolation would probably have been decent and I include Wheatley in that who I think has the most potential out of anyone we brought in in January but probably got slagged off the most. Again I think Ashby showed some promise, but I don’t really remember anyone having a good thing to say about him until Wycombe. Similar with Powell though, everyone wanted him gone until he scored at Barnsley. We will have to see with Ashby, but if we’d signed a player who hardly featured for another club in our league on loan and were bringing him as first choice, I’m not sure many would be welcoming him with open arms. But suppose that’s football fans in general, we’re all fickle. Neufville was worth 7 figure to some pre-Christmas, then terrible apparently over night.

 

I really do think Ashby will come good, especially if he has better players around him. He had that CH / PL knack of being able to play in tight spaces surrounded by opposition players. Funny isn't it though how things work out. As you alluded to, early last season according to some both Neufville and Bobby would be Championship bound in January....yet come end of the season nothing even rumoured about them, but Metcalfe has the CH contract and the "undisclosed fee".