Stickied League 1 Transfer Rumours/Confirmed Transfers 2024/25

[masi51]

Whether you've spent money or not has no bearing on whether interest is applicable on the loan or why it's charged.

4% is actually a very good rate, some of the rates around football are ridiculous (only today it's been said that the Company who have lent Derby money are borrowing the money themselves at 9% pa).

we paid 10% interest to a owner in the past.....you can charge what you like but it does not mean you will see it returned.
you cannot buy a company in Administration with your own money then say it was a loan and charge interest on it

They have paid 26m for the club that cannot then be charged against the club.
Future monies yes i can see that they could loan the club money,but the club is financially stable at the moment

 

[Luke Imp]

I'm not disputing whether you're financially stable or anything, I don't really care whether you are or not. I'm just relaying what's been submitted to Companies House.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168485668374417408

 

[masi51]

Looked at said documents in the past, briefly skimmed back over them to catch up.
Football Ventures bought the club for 26m in August 2019.
These sort of people dont have 26m in there post office savings book.
So they have to go to Banks/venture capitalists for the cash.
They agreed the 4% interest and agreed that all Monies would be paid by August 22
Obviously the club will not have a spare 40m in the hotels tills
All monies owed up to now have been paid
They just move investments around,tax breaks etc and cash that comes in is transferred to pay the loan.

Nothing hidden, they have taken a punt pre virus and know if they get to the championship they will make a profit...If they get to the premiership happy days

 

[DearneValleyRover]

He isn’t and hasn’t, we treat our players really well, every player will know what the club value them at. If a player wishes to leave the club would not stand in their way but the player will also be aware of the clubs wishes. Look at the relationship of all ex Donny players with the club, even El Hadj Douf has nothing but respect for us. Has it stands it’s £3m or come back in the summer, however if we make the Championship the value becomes £5m plus.

 

[Indian Dan]

Looked at said documents in the past, briefly skimmed back over them to catch up.
Football Ventures bought the club for 26m in August 2019.
These sort of people dont have 26m in there post office savings book.
So they have to go to Banks/venture capitalists for the cash.
They agreed the 4% interest and agreed that all Monies would be paid by August 22
Obviously the club will not have a spare 40m in the hotels tills
All monies owed up to now have been paid
They just move investments around,tax breaks etc and cash that comes in is transferred to pay the loan.

Nothing hidden, they have taken a punt pre virus and know if they get to the championship they will make a profit...If they get to the premiership happy days

Exactly. ‘The cash that comes in is transferred to pay the loan’. So, pray, what cash is coming in at the moment or for the last 9 months. This is why clubs go bust. What do you think the owners have put up as guarantees for their loans? It won’t be their personal assets - nobody, but nobody does that. They have borrowed against the club’s assets.

 

[Third Team Lucky]

Sorry to interrupt a very interesting debate with news of a transfer, but we have signed Ethan Laird from Man Utd on loan until end of the season. A 19 yr old attacking wing back, he's named on the bench for the FA Cup squad today.

 

[SF_]

He isn’t and hasn’t, we treat our players really well, every player will know what the club value them at. If a player wishes to leave the club would not stand in their way but the player will also be aware of the clubs wishes. Look at the relationship of all ex Donny players with the club, even El Hadj Douf has nothing but respect for us. Has it stands it’s £3m or come back in the summer, however if we make the Championship the value becomes £5m plus.

The reliable guys at our end think its very likely and it probably won't break our £1.8m transfer record.

Not in the squad today.

Will just have to see how it pans out, we seem keen.

I'm just going off stuff i've read on our forum from the usual In The Know lot.

 

[DearneValleyRover]

It won't be that, especially if the player pushes for it.

The reliable guys at our end think its very likely and it probably won't break our £1.8m transfer record.

Not in the squad today.

Will just have to see how it pans out, we seem keen.

I'm just going off stuff i've read on our forum from the usual In The Know lot.

He’s got Covid apparently reported by lots in the know over here, the bid we rejected is being reported as £1.8m with a player being loaned until the end of the season

 

[SF_]

A 'play off' chasing League One team supposedly want Stockley.

Please take the useless twat, there isn't a slower man alive.

Edit - Sunderland supposedly.

 

[SF_]

He’s got Covid apparently reported by lots in the know over here, the bid we rejected is being reported as £1.8m with a player being loaned until the end of the season

I'd guess Josh Harrop if true.

 

[Moomin]

A 'play off' chasing League One team supposedly want Stockley.

Please take the useless twat, there isn't a slower man alive.

Edit - Sunderland supposedly.

Steady on. He may be slow but he’s a beautiful blonde bastard and I won’t hear a bad word said about the man. City legend.

Seriously though, I had doubts that he’d make it in the Championship due to his lack of pace but I can see him doing well in L1 if a team plays to his strengths. I’d expect Tisdale to try and take him to Bristol Rovers, if they can afford him.

 

[SF_]

Steady on. He may be slow but he’s a beautiful blonde bastard and I won’t hear a bad word said about the man. City legend.

Seriously though, I had doubts that he’d make it in the Championship due to his lack of pace but I can see him doing well in L1 if a team plays to his strengths. I’d expect Tisdale to try and take him to Bristol Rovers, if they can afford him.

His 1 in 7/8 games coming off the bench and being useful kind of made you think he was worth keeping around but considering his goal return, we could quite easily replace him with anyone tall who can try and win headers, ideally someone young who might get better.

Just a bad signing but this will happen a lot when you're signing strikers to play in the Championship for under a million.

Unfortunately, i'd be getting rid of Jordan Storey as well, just doesn't learn and so easily bullied. Don't think you'll be seeing any sort of sell on from that one. Struggling to find a single positive about him other than decent recovery pace.

 

[Moomin]

His 1 in 7/8 games coming off the bench and being useful kind of made you think he was worth keeping around but considering his goal return, we could quite easily replace him with anyone tall who can try and win headers, ideally someone young who might get better.

Just a bad signing but this will happen a lot when you're signing strikers to play in the Championship for under a million.

Unfortunately, i'd be getting rid of Jordan Storey as well, just doesn't learn and so easily bullied. Don't think you'll be seeing any sort of sell on from that one. Struggling to find a single positive about him other than decent recovery pace.

Hope Stockley gets a good move. L1 is his level and as you say, players like him can often flop but you can see why he was well coveted at the time.

A shame re Storey. I guess he was someone who was a ‘punt’ of a signing considering he only played 15-20 professional games before he left us. We’d love him back here on loan but I can’t see that happening at all, so a L1 move may be more likely.

 

[Kenneth E End]

Just a bad signing but this will happen a lot when you're signing strikers to play in the Championship for under a million.

Well we signed Collins in L2 for £250k and he's scored 23 goals since the start of last season.

 

[Kenneth E End]

Alfie Doughty from Charlton to one of about 5-6 teams. We were in for him, but now out of our price range. There was even a bit of a #teamslikeLuton outrage when Charlton fans found out that we're even close to being in for him.

 

[Indian Dan]

A 'play off' chasing League One team supposedly want Stockley.

Please take the useless twat, there isn't a slower man alive.

Edit - Sunderland supposedly.

Interesting to hear how a number of lower league ‘prospects’ fail to make the grade even in the Championship. Our Scott Twine seems to be flavour of the month after his sensational goal last night.

Blinds some people to what his overall game was like - definitely not Championship standard. Still, if some silly fucker wants to give us a fat wedge for him, thanks very much.

 

[SF_]

Well we signed Collins in L2 for £250k and he's scored 23 goals since the start of last season.

Helps when a player comes through the team and is part of the furniture, either way, those type of cheap punts that make it in the second tier are becoming rare now. Mobility is key these days and quick, mobile, goalscorers cost a lot of money usually. Would be interesting to see how Jon Parkin would have faired in the Championship right now.

 

[SF_]

Hope Stockley gets a good move. L1 is his level and as you say, players like him can often flop but you can see why he was well coveted at the time.

A shame re Storey. I guess he was someone who was a ‘punt’ of a signing considering he only played 15-20 professional games before he left us. We’d love him back here on loan but I can’t see that happening at all, so a L1 move may be more likely.

I think we'll persist with Storey for a while yet, the guy needs a good loan though so he can cost someone else goals.

 

[SF_]

Interesting to hear how a number of lower league ‘prospects’ fail to make the grade even in the Championship. Our Scott Twine seems to be flavour of the month after his sensational goal last night.

Blinds some people to what his overall game was like - definitely not Championship standard. Still, if some silly fucker wants to give us a fat wedge for him, thanks very much.

Billy Bodin is another who really impressed at this level but just isn't good enough to make the step up, too slow, too predictable and just poses no threat to most fullbacks in this league.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

I thought I'd come on this page to see transfers in League One. Why is there a Bolton fan here trying to get a rise out of everyone?

Schools are closed.

 

[Claret Forever]

We've been twitter linked with two wing-backs, Peter Kioso from Luton on loan, and David Tutonda from Bristol Rovers. Former from a more genuine source. Also Danny Cashman from Brighton, along with a few other teams.

 

[Crewelad87]

Lots of talk surrounding Harry Pickering and a bid from Blackburn. Seems like they are close to a deal. A fair few rumours he has a 600k buyout clause in his contract, which is ridiculous as he’s probably worth about 5 x that.

 

[dannyc5]

Lots of talk surrounding Harry Pickering and a bid from Blackburn. Seems like they are close to a deal. A fair few rumours he has a 600k buyout clause in his contract, which is ridiculous as he’s probably worth about 5 x that.

But it would explain how they got him to sign a 3 year deal....

 

[Robie]

Burton have taken Sean Clare on Loan from us. They've certainly got a player there but we just can't fit him in our side as he wants to play further up the pitch than the right back we bought him for.

 

[SF_]

We had an eye on Clare last season, seems like a bullet dodged, although probably better than Joe Raffertty

 

[Crewelad87]

But it would explain how they got him to sign a 3 year deal....

Definitely, I’d guess Kirk may have the same. Strange though as everything was pointing towards a deal going through. But now the add ons ect make it “unaffordable” for Blackburn.
Artell saying all the right things though in regards to us not needing to sell any players and the clubs in the best financial position it’s been in years. Shows what a strangle hold Hassell had on the club.

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Looks like Whiteman to Preston is a done deal. Ben seems to have pushed it through along with his agent, the fee is likely to be undisclosed

 

[Fedora Dale]

We had an eye on Clare last season, seems like a bullet dodged, although probably better than Joe Raffertty

Completely different players. Joe Raff is a decent L1 full back. Clare is a very useful right sided midfielder who stood out for both Bury (for whom everybody else apart from Lawlor in goal was crap) and Gillingham (a decent team, handicapped by numpty Eaves trying to get sent off as quickly as possible - took him 10 minutes of constant elbowing) in loan visits to Rochdale.

 

[SF_]

Completely different players. Joe Raff is a decent L1 full back. Clare is a very useful right sided midfielder who stood out for both Bury (for whom everybody else apart from Lawlor in goal was crap) and Gillingham (a decent team, handicapped by numpty Eaves trying to get sent off as quickly as possible - took him 10 minutes of constant elbowing) in loan visits to Rochdale.

Poor signing from us, did ok when he first arrived but he really is talentless.

Sounds like we've offered Josh Harrop to half of L1, looks Ipswich bound on loan now. I think he'll be a good signing.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Can we not stop all transfer activity as part of lockdown? The prospect of losing Ng and Pickering is a bigger cause of concern than covid ever was.