Stickied League 2 Transfer Rumours/Confirmed Transfers 2023/24

[Casey]

Issac Hutchinson joins Crawley on loan from Derby? He has made first team appearances this season. Sussex lad so close to home.

FGR fans. Your honest views please.

Casey

 

[shoddycollins]

Odd little flurry of signings, none that catch the eye really (apart from Devitt but that is for different reasons) while Clough leaves. A couple of academy loanees amongst them, but I gotta put some faith in Millen's scouting for that as his last two of those are at least decent compared to what we expect of that particular demographic. The eyes will be on Dennis and Sho-Silva, are they decent forwards who can carry us into next season into league one or are they panic buys from the back of Holsworth's notepad?

Shame we never got to see Clough at his best. He did look a very tidy player at times and I kept hoping that in the right formation or the right playing style, or even next season with a better team around him he might come alive but it was not to be.

 

[hellogregory]

Strange one is Devitt. Are you right it's only 18 months since he left HG? Feels longer, didn't he leave at the end of the Sheridan / Pressley season? Since leaving injury and age means his stock has plummeted but I know some fans will be over the moon to have him back and maybe that's a calculated move on the part of the board.

Yeah you’re right actually.

 

[hellogregory]

Sho-Silva on an 18 month contract for an undisclosed fee is a weird one.

Crap goal record, been on the bench for Sutton all season, came on Saturday.

I can see why we’ve signed Dennis. Hopefully he improves us.

 

[Cas]

Seems we're really going for the midtable trophy this season.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Matty Longstaff confirmed for us on loan from Newcastle

 

[shoddycollins]

Sho-Silva on an 18 month contract for an undisclosed fee is a weird one.

Crap goal record, been on the bench for Sutton all season, came on Saturday.

I can see why we’ve signed Dennis. Hopefully he improves us.

Yeah Dennis' scoring record has been extremely good at certain points in his career, admittedly some of those at non league level. Then a lot of his career has been mediocre but it clearly means he knows how to score if we can create the right conditions for him.

 

[Cas]

Matty Longstaff confirmed for us on loan from Newcastle

Amazing what you can achieve if you have a bit of ambition. Top signing.

 

[AdamStag]

Matty Longstaff confirmed for us on loan from Newcastle

Ha that’s absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Bottega Don]

Mansfield splashing the cash about again, if they don't go up this year they surely have to bite the bullet and cut their budget significantly next year

 

[AdamStag]

We’ve signed Elliot Anderson on loan from Newcastle.

Apparently he’s very highly rated and had interest from Championship & League 1 teams - not quite sure why he’d come here based on that though

sorry to piss on your chips in signing players fr newcastle….

 

[Richard Cranium]

They want to be paying all his wages the tight c***

 

[AdamStag]

Mansfield splashing the cash about again, if they don't go up this year they surely have to bite the bullet and cut their budget significantly next year

we aren’t paying anything so well yeah, budget wrecked.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Carlisle is such a weird set up currently, have a director of football (which I find bloody ridiculous at this level) to supposedly bring some stability to scouting and bringing in players.

Yet their transfer tactics always seem to be a random last gasp grab from some lucky dip stall at a car boot sale.

 

[Conker]

Mansfield splashing the cash about again, if they don't go up this year they surely have to bite the bullet and cut their budget significantly next year

Great business this window, sold Menayese and Charsley for money, O’Keefe gone, Sinclair out on loan


Brought in Lucas Akins on a free, Kieron Wallace on a short term deal, and Longstaff on a loan. Seems reasonable.

 

[Cas]

 

[F!RTHY]

Our Twitter has gone into complete meltdown.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1488299829876953090

 

[AdamStag]

Great business this window, sold Menayese and Charsley for money, O’Keefe gone, Sinclair out on loan


Brought in Lucas Akins on a free, Kieron Wallace on a short term deal, and Longstaff on a loan. Seems reasonable.

pretty epic window

 

[Conker]

Another incoming yet, so I still think another may be out.

 

[hellogregory]

Carlisle is such a weird set up currently, have a director of football (which I find bloody ridiculous at this level) to supposedly bring some stability to scouting and bringing in players.

Yet their transfer tactics always seem to be a random last gasp grab from some lucky dip stall at a car boot sale.

A director of football is fine as long as he’s good at his job.

Ours is an absolute gobshite clown who doesn’t have a fucking clue. The sooner he’s out of the club the better.

 

[jacobncfc]

Yeah Dennis' scoring record has been extremely good at certain points in his career, admittedly some of those at non league level. Then a lot of his career has been mediocre but it clearly means he knows how to score if we can create the right conditions for him.

Dennis is a great finisher. Doesn’t really do anything else at all to be honest, but give him half a chance in the box and he’ll pretty invariably take it.

He is a relegation magnet though, be warned.

 

[jacobncfc]

Ha that’s absolutely ridiculous.

I thought that, couldn’t quite believe it when it popped up on Twitter a min ago, but then looked him up and he’s not even been able to get into the squad for Aberdeen for much of this season. Career looks to have gone right off the rails.

 

[Casey]

What's gone wrong for Matty Longstaff?

No disrespect but playing for Newcastle in the Prem to loaned out to Mansfield in league 2 is a bit of a drop.

Casey

 

[Cas]

7 signings this window so we've been quite busy. Not sure we've improved much, if at all really. Walker looks decent and Bass had a really good debut but that's it. Think we've just wasted money needlessly really. Clearly given up on this season so what's the point of bringing so many in.

 

[AdamStag]

I thought that, couldn’t quite believe it when it popped up on Twitter a min ago, but then looked him up and he’s not even been able to get into the squad for Aberdeen for much of this season. Career looks to have gone right off the rails.

Who knows, i’m quite sure any league 2 side would be willing to take the gamble. It’s hard to tell what level sides in the SPL are at, i bet mansfield and county would probably beat ross county

 

[Super_horns]

Matty Longstaff confirmed for us on loan from Newcastle

Wasn’t he really highly rated at Newcastle not so long ago ?!

 

[AR27]

Just when you think you've seen the worst window of all time, we somehow manage to hit new lows.

I challenge any other professional football club to be as inept as Bradford City in the transfer market.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Jamie Murphy on loan from Hibs confirmed. I'm excited about this one

 

[jacobncfc]

Who knows, i’m quite sure any league 2 side would be willing to take the gamble. It’s hard to tell what level sides in the SPL are at, i bet mansfield and county would probably beat ross county

Oh yeah you take the punt for sure, but the hit rate for signings like that must be pretty low. He’s got surprise free transfer move to Gateshead in a year or two all over him.

 

[Conker]

Worth taking note Longstaff is a replacement for Charsley but before his move to Vale he only managed 10 starts.