Ousseynou Cissé, still not signed on for a club for next season.

[Sid Bishop]

I just did a quick search on the internet to see if there is any news about Ousseynou Cissé. Well seems like he is still a free agent, so still hope that the Os might be in with a chance of getting him to sign for the coming season. I hope so, his presence certainly helped a lot when he played in the central midfield for us in the second half of last season.

[Top of the JES]

His contract with Gillingham would end on 30th June, so while he will be free to talki with clubs and hopefully us, unlikely he would sign for anyone before July.

[faith1234]

Your right on 1 point, but the man was released from his contact and there for able to talk to other clubs, I have also heard the he has spoken to a few clubs as well as orient and has now gone off to think about the offer's

[Cheshunto]

Your right on 1 point, but the man was released from his contact and there for able to talk to other clubs, I have also heard the he has spoken to a few clubs as well as orient and has now gone off to think about the offer's

And you honestly can’t blame him to try and get the best deal for him and his family,
I think though that we must be in a good position as he knows the club, team mates and supporters etc having been here when we were just starting to put some results together too.

[Long slender neck]

I suspect Cisse's agent is hawking him around to other clubs, to see if he can get a "better" deal elsewhere

I suppose that is an agents job, but there must be a time limit, and I'd have thought its well past that now

Ling needs to know, so he can buy another languid centre mid (or two) if indeed he will be signing for someone else.

[faith1234]

Would be a great signing tho let's hope that we dont miss out

[AckneyAwks]

If thiers one position in the British game that you want to fill then finding a strong, commanding team player in midfield must be one of the easiest to find. So if we miss out on Cisse it will be very dissapointing but with hundreds being released there must be others there.
Try finding a talented ball playing winger/midfielder or 20 goal a season striker..."Now that will be hard"

[LittleMate]

I like Cisse but i would not worry if we did not sign him. There will be plenty of opportunities to pick up decent players in this window, just so long as we are on it.....

[AckneyAwks]

correct

[Disoriented]

Time we showed our ‘ambition’ to Cisse.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

If thiers one position in the British game that you want to fill then finding a strong, commanding team player in midfield must be one of the easiest to find.

Adams excluded, we haven’t had a player like that since what, Romain?

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

I think though that we must be in a good position as he knows the club, team mates and supporters etc having been here when we were just starting to put some results together too.

My concern is that he does know the club.

[Thor]

Come on lingy get your finger out and get the man signed.

[Milo_T]

The fan base are hilarious on the cm issue you're either on one of the following sides:
1. Craig clay has been immense and player of the season
2. Cm is our weakest area bring in case/Adams et al

[Thor]

Personally I do beleive that he’s the missing link in that midfield. Loads in here hate Clay, I like him cos I can see the sh*t he does that enables others to express themselves better. Note how he improved considerably when Chase turned up. Case proved.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

The fan base are hilarious on the cm issue you're either on one of the following sides:
1. Craig clay has been immense and player of the season
2. Cm is our weakest area bring in case/Adams et al

Clay has been surprisingly good this season by his low standards. But he’s not the strong, holding CM we’ve missed these past 4/5 seasons.

[AckneyAwks]

I would probably guess that in the second division when you make transfer signings only 1 in 6 or so go onto become very good signings who then progress to clubs at a higher level. You will find that most players at that level normally circulate between clubs and in a ten year career play div1, div2 then finally non league. Signing good quality class players is not easy and when you come accross them they normally sign for championship clubs.

[HeyO]

The fan base are hilarious on the cm issue you're either on one of the following sides:
1. Craig clay has been immense and player of the season
2. Cm is our weakest area bring in case/Adams et al

Clay has been surprisingly good this season by his low standards. But he’s not the strong, holding CM we’ve missed these past 4/5 seasons.

All very true.

[Sid Bishop]

If thiers one position in the British game that you want to fill then finding a strong, commanding team player in midfield must be one of the easiest to find.

Adams excluded, we haven’t had a player like that since what, Romain?

Very true.

[Sid Bishop]

I think though that we must be in a good position as he knows the club, team mates and supporters etc having been here when we were just starting to put some results together too.

My concern is that he does know the club.

Hmmm ?

[Scuba Diver]

The fan base are hilarious on the cm issue you're either on one of the following sides:
1. Craig clay has been immense and player of the season
2. Cm is our weakest area bring in case/Adams et al

Clay has been surprisingly good this season by his low standards. But he’s not the strong, holding CM we’ve missed these past 4/5 seasons.

All very true.

I think Clay is a decent squad player. He was very good during the promotion season, but found it harder in L2. He Isn't a dominant CM in the style of Cisse though, which is why he is needed imo.

[Sid Bishop]

Clay has been surprisingly good this season by his low standards. But he’s not the strong, holding CM we’ve missed these past 4/5 seasons.

All very true.

I think Clay is a decent squad player. He was very good during the promotion season, but found it harder in L2. He Isn't a dominant CM in the style of Cisse though, which is why he is needed imo.

Good comment.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Lets just get another light-weight "ball playing" midfielder instead. Centre-mid has never been, and never will be an issue under Ling.

[Disoriented]

Lets just get another light-weight "ball playing" midfielder instead. Centre-mid has never been, and never will be an issue under Ling.

Seems hard to understand why not.

[DuvB]

Cisse’s presence in our midfield proved to everyone, including Ling, that this type of player is exactly what we need. It even allowed Clay to become more effective. Whether it’s Cisse or A N Other, I am sure we will be looking to sign someone in this mold.