Independent Leyton Orient Forum

dOh Nut wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:30 pm Bit like I said once before. People pushing around all sorts of rumours on the off chance that sometimes they may be right. Which is then followed by a ‘ooh look at me’ post.

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 3:30 pm Yeah i tend to agree Thor, I would be well p*ssed off if Happe was allowed to leave.............I enjoy seeing youth set up products making it into our First team. I understand we had no choice with Macca and Josh, but Dan Happe doesn`t have one of these `release clauses` in his contract, does he ??

Lucky7 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:55 pm Don’t know if this is Judds agent tweeting this

Thor wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:08 pmHopefully

gshaw wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:17 pm That's the thing with these sales, it's not so much about losing players go who want to move but rather whether we'll actually replace them at all. Running with such a thin squad and no loans allowed is risky business.

LittleMate wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:18 pm £75k and 25% ain't the worst deal. I'd rather have that than a straight £175k for example.

CreamofSumYungGai wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:16 pm If he does go - and I really hope he doesn’t - then I can’t see us replacing him.

This will allow Ling to take the spot uncontested with Turley as back up as and when needed. It’s also possible that we’ll be going with 5-3-2 so will have the option of playing the likes of Brophy there.

We definitely won’t be bringing in someone really good, forcing Ling onto the bench.

LittleMate wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:18 pm £75k and 25% ain't the worst deal. I'd rather have that than a straight £175k for example.

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:24 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:17 pm That's the thing with these sales, it's not so much about losing players go who want to move but rather whether we'll actually replace them at all. Running with such a thin squad and no loans allowed is risky business.

Here we go again with the squad size issue at the start of July. It's like you just aren't capable of understanding that the squad size now is likely smaller than it will be in August

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:37 am

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:24 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:17 pm That's the thing with these sales, it's not so much about losing players go who want to move but rather whether we'll actually replace them at all. Running with such a thin squad and no loans allowed is risky business.

Here we go again with the squad size issue at the start of July. It's like you just aren't capable of understanding that the squad size now is likely smaller than it will be in August

We'll see if all the departures are replaced plus the ones required to improve the squad by then. I got a funny feeling we won't. Also if you hadn't noticed we're already into pre-season games as of Saturday, not much good signing people 2 days before transfer deadline and they come into the squad cold.

Red_Army wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:40 am

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:37 am

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:24 pm

Here we go again with the squad size issue at the start of July. It's like you just aren't capable of understanding that the squad size now is likely smaller than it will be in August

We'll see if all the departures are replaced plus the ones required to improve the squad by then. I got a funny feeling we won't. Also if you hadn't noticed we're already into pre-season games as of Saturday, not much good signing people 2 days before transfer deadline and they come into the squad cold.

As I just said in another thread, we sold two strikers, and signed two strikers. It is so normal to not have your full squad before the first pre-season game.

LittleMate wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:04 am All depends if he kicks on or not SF. £100k ain't much to our losses but a couple of good seasons and he could be selling 2 a championship side for £1.5m and our annual defecit is covered. Its a bit of a fantasy, I know, but it could happen.

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:37 am

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:24 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:17 pm That's the thing with these sales, it's not so much about losing players go who want to move but rather whether we'll actually replace them at all. Running with such a thin squad and no loans allowed is risky business.

Here we go again with the squad size issue at the start of July. It's like you just aren't capable of understanding that the squad size now is likely smaller than it will be in August

We'll see if all the departures are replaced plus the ones required to improve the squad by then. I got a funny feeling we won't. Also if you hadn't noticed we're already into pre-season games as of Saturday, not much good signing people 2 days before transfer deadline and they come into the squad cold.

BrendO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:47 am Don’t want to come across as some kind of ITK tw*t, but have it on good authority that there’s nothing in this Judd to Coventry rumour.

CreamofSumYungGai wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:44 am

Red_Army wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:40 am

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:37 am

We'll see if all the departures are replaced plus the ones required to improve the squad by then. I got a funny feeling we won't. Also if you hadn't noticed we're already into pre-season games as of Saturday, not much good signing people 2 days before transfer deadline and they come into the squad cold.

As I just said in another thread, we sold two strikers, and signed two strikers. It is so normal to not have your full squad before the first pre-season game.

We also let another striker, Jay Simpson, go. And Alabi has been transfer listed so that makes 4 going out. By my reckoning, we are still 2 short.

Same in midfield, we let Lawless and Lee go and have replaced them with just Josh Wright. We've also yet to hear if Dayton is going to resign.

You can't criticise people for pointing out that pre-season has started, our first friendly is this Saturday, and we are currently very short on numbers and, arguably, quality.

Red_Army wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:56 am

CreamofSumYungGai wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:44 am

Red_Army wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:40 am

As I just said in another thread, we sold two strikers, and signed two strikers. It is so normal to not have your full squad before the first pre-season game.

We also let another striker, Jay Simpson, go. And Alabi has been transfer listed so that makes 4 going out. By my reckoning, we are still 2 short.

Same in midfield, we let Lawless and Lee go and have replaced them with just Josh Wright. We've also yet to hear if Dayton is going to resign.

You can't criticise people for pointing out that pre-season has started, our first friendly is this Saturday, and we are currently very short on numbers and, arguably, quality.

Simpson was signed to cover Koroma's injury in February last season. Once Koroma was up and running again, he couldn't get onto the pitch. If Alabi goes, then yes we will need another forward, but that means only one to come in. 6 strikers on the books would be overkill.

I think we may bring in another central midfielder, but a case for a Clay-Wright-Gorman-McAnuff central 4 can be made.

We need a winger, for sure and I expect we will sign one, rumoured to be Louis Dennis, in the coming days.