nogbad van 50

Sam Nombe please.
A replacement for Knight in the form of a midfield General
And an attacking direct winger. 
 
Those 3 acquisitions will be enough, but finding the right ones will be tough. Sam Nombe for me though would be ideal.

Only in our forum hivemind's heads.

Yep, same, don’t have any trust in Barry as a source, however it’s the second mention of it today so thought I’d share.
I bloody love Cashin, homegrown no nonsense, brave central defender who has passion for the club and the added bonus of being able to play a little! However he is a saleable asset looking at it coldly from a business perspective so if there is a bid of multiple millions you can see it being considered by the club. 
Hopefully we tell any suitors where to go, he signs a new deal and we go up as champs. IF he is sold to a Brighton or similar I’d want the club to negotiate a loan back for the season alongside a big fee. 

Cashin one of the only players I'd be genuinely gutted to see go. 

Barry aka The Rambler claiming Brighton have had a second bid for Cashin rejected which doesn’t meet the club’s £3m valuation. Big pinch of🧂 needed of course, however Barry did get it right about Bradley yesterday so I’ll give him a tiny bit of credit and @nogbad van 50 has hinted at something Cashin related too. 

Just need that 'Didzy magic' replacing!

I think we have signed our Captain 

I'm now going to have to spend my Saturday working out if there's a clue or possible anagram in this.  

Personally I don't mind selling Bird or Sibley but  Cashin's a favourite and I'd love him to achieve "legend" status with us but,sadly,the vultures are circling.Just hope he signs a new contract and maybe Bird also.

No way! Let's just see what pans out eh? There's a time for sealed lips and this is it.

Whereas I felt the opposite way .He was hampered at his previous club by a small budget and the clubs location and standing but still assembled a promotion team on 3 occasions.He's now surrounded by a good fitness and coaching set up with experienced people assessing recruitment and a great owner.
I like his outgoing personality and think his motivational attitude is refreshing,as all his signings have vouched for.Think he'll get the best out of his squad and ,once we've resolved the possible Knight or Cashin sales then we can go and bring in the additional 3/4 impact signings we need to take us to the required level.Not too far off now!

I think that’s important, for the younger ones within the squad anyway to protect their value as assets to the club as well as players on the pitch. The older pros you could argue there’s time to evaluate later in the season. 

BT listed a large number of contract extensions are being discussed a week or two ago. 

Think contract extensions are on Clowes/Pearce’s to do list? If so Cashin, Bird and Sibley all worth discussing new terms if clubs are sniffing around. 

Agreed. A lot been made of “the right character”. Elder was a dressing room leader at Hull and brings that to us. Ward is honest and hardworking. Nelson has captained all of his former clubs so brings leadership too. Washington was really articulate and self aware, known for his selfless hard running. And Bradley, leadership and quiet self confidence in abundance. 

A squad made up of character, resilience, a bit of physicality, some athleticism, footballing ability….get some goals from across the side and any further new signings and it’s a good looking season for me.

**This isn’t a dig**
You’re right we need more goals in the side, that might come from further additions and hopefully from players already here contributing more than they did last year. I’m thinking the likes of Bird and Sibley need to add a few, as well as the defence hopefully chipping in from set pieces. 
The potentially improved defence should be key too, how many games did we frustratingly lose or draw last year that could have been avoided with more defensive solidarity?
Of the top 6 last year Plymouth scored 15 more goals than us, Ipswich a whopping 34(!!) more, Sheff Weds 14 more, Barnsley 13 more, Bolton 5 less and Peterborough 8 more. More crucial than the goals scored though (and I know I’m stating the obvious) is the points scored. We’d have been much closer to/higher than some of them if we’d held on against the likes of Bristol Rovers, Mk Dons and Shrewsbury, as well as not losing away to Fleetwood.
Adding that defensive resilience is hopefully a key part of the jigsaw and there’s still time to add in the attacking pieces and/or coaching more goals from the current side, just got to trust/hope/pray that Warne and co can sort it.
 

Great to see so many of the Rams faithful being so welcoming and supportive of our latest signing.
🤦‍♂️

We want Nombe!

Get behind the lad.
1 in 3 striker at this level.
He won't be the only striker we sign. 
Plus by all accounts he works his arse off. 

I will repeat what my Charlton season ticket holders mates at work all agreed with 
Washington will be a fans favourite because he works tirelessly and gives 100 per cent 
yes he’s not a goal scorer in general but they said the others around him scored loads because of him creating space for others 
there words were get the right players around him and he will very important to your side …all of the players who were scoring regularly all had barren spell after he went 
They said they’d have him back in a heartbeat 
so just passing this on 

What do you expect him to say-"We've got loads of money ?!" and then watch clubs inflate the asking price for their players accordingly.Always best to downplay the cards you've been given instead of mouthing off about a large budget.

What do you expect him to say-"We've got loads of money ?!" and then watch clubs inflate the asking price for their players accordingly.Always best to downplay the cards you've been given instead of mouthing off about a large budget.

What do you expect him to say-"We've got loads of money ?!" and then watch clubs inflate the asking price for their players accordingly.Always best to downplay the cards you've been given instead of mouthing off about a large budget.

If he is chief scout it probably explains our lack of success attracting rival forwards 😀