[Trigger]

Might as well kick this off.

Oxford apparently made a bid for dobra

https://twitter.com/...JNx0D3p1Lw&s=19

[JonB]

We’re being linked with some lad looking to leave Cheltenham for more game time. As usual hardly a reliable Twitter account though.

https://x.com/transf...tFgOBKfesD-h06w

[spireitetoo]

Trigger, on 03 January 2024 - 04:44 PM, said:

Might as well kick this off.

Oxford apparently made a bid for dobra

https://twitter.com/...JNx0D3p1Lw&s=19

From the same 'football insider' that had Cook off to argyle a week or so ago...

I'll wait for more concrete evidence

This post has been edited by spireitetoo: 03 January 2024 - 04:53 PM

[Goku]

Trigger, on 03 January 2024 - 04:44 PM, said:

Might as well kick this off.

Oxford apparently made a bid for dobra

https://twitter.com/...JNx0D3p1Lw&s=19

Hmm. Obviously want to keep him, he’s been class recently but still not worried if we lose him. I’d expect Cook & co to have somebody lined up and even if we didn’t sign a replacement I’d expect to win the league. But yeah hopefully he stays and signs a contract but I think we’re in for a battle. He’s very ambitious and they’re 5th in L1

[Sammy Spireite]

spireitetoo, on 03 January 2024 - 04:52 PM, said:

From the same 'football insider' that had Cook off to argyle a week or so ago...

I'll wait for more concrete evidence

That also said he’d never managed in the Chamapuonship before….

Feels like nothing more than a site devoted to agents trying to raise the profile of their players/managers

[JonB]

Trigger, on 03 January 2024 - 04:44 PM, said:

Might as well kick this off.

Oxford apparently made a bid for dobra

https://twitter.com/...JNx0D3p1Lw&s=19

Isn’t that the same account that said cook was off to Plymouth and said cook has never managed in the championship? Seem some Oxford fans getting excited that they are signing langstaff from county as well.

Wouldn’t be surprised if there is some interest in Dobra due to his contract situation but unless someone is desperate I’d expect most clubs to wait until the summer and get him for next to nowt instead.

[Benno Spire]

Trigger, on 03 January 2024 - 04:44 PM, said:

Might as well kick this off.

Oxford apparently made a bid for dobra

https://twitter.com/...JNx0D3p1Lw&s=19

There is a big difference of say an optimistic bid 0f £25,000 and a more realistic bid of £300K plus.

We could post we have made a bid for Sancho at Manchester United but its unlikely to be accepted by the club or player.

[Trigger]

spireitetoo, on 03 January 2024 - 04:52 PM, said:

From the same 'football insider' that had Cook off to argyle a week or so ago...

I'll wait for more concrete evidence

Pete o rourke reposted it. He was the first (not on BB) to report naylor coming here.

[DMU Blue]

Benno Spire, on 03 January 2024 - 04:58 PM, said:

There is a big difference of say an optimistic bid 0f £25,000 and a more realistic bid of £300K plus.

We could post we have made a bid for Sancho at Manchester United but its unlikely to be accepted by the club or player.

6 months left on his deal. He’s worth much closer to 25k than 300k. His value will be calculated as how much the club is prepared to turn down for 6 months what you can assume a fairly disgruntled dobra.

Non of these anonymous twitter accounts are worth bothering with. If you can’t see who’s posting the messages assume it’s someone with not much better to do

[OneDecentLester]

The likelihood is, Dobra is going to be off in the summer regardless. If he wasn’t, I think he’d have signed a new contract by now.

So if the money is right from Oxford, I wouldn’t be against us accepting as long as a decent chunk of it is re-invested into a replacement (which I’m sure it will be if it happens). Better that than just lose him for free in the summer (well, we’ll get a pittance tribunal fee given his age).

He’s been fantastic for us, and I would love him to stay & sign a long term deal here, but I get the feeling that that just isn’t going to happen unfortunately.

[prolurker]

I had hope he was holding out for promotion before signing a new deal but not sure that’ll be the case now

[JonB]

Benno Spire, on 03 January 2024 - 04:58 PM, said:

There is a big difference of say an optimistic bid 0f £25,000 and a more realistic bid of £300K plus.

We could post we have made a bid for Sancho at Manchester United but its unlikely to be accepted by the club or player.

Not a chance we’re getting anything like an offer of £300,000 for a player who is out of contract in the summer. We’ll do well to get an offer anywhere near £100,000 unless some club is desperate for him.

[Sammy Spireite]

Trigger, on 03 January 2024 - 05:04 PM, said:

Pete o rourke reposted it. He was the first (not on BB) to report naylor coming here.

This Dobra rumour and the Cookie to Plymouth story are both credited to him.

[Trigger]

Sammy Spireite, on 03 January 2024 - 05:20 PM, said:

This Dobra rumour and the Cookie to Plymouth story are both credited to him.

I hadn't realised the Cook 1 did before. Oh well, least we have a thread for January now.

On another manager note, Luke Williams is 1/10 for the Swansea job

[DIFH]

Sheffield U in for Kasper Shmichael if you look on bbc rumours.

[60s 70s Spireite]

JonB, on 03 January 2024 - 04:51 PM, said:

We’re being linked with some lad looking to leave Cheltenham for more game time. As usual hardly a reliable Twitter account though.

https://x.com/transf...tFgOBKfesD-h06w

If he knows his football, he realise he’s unlikely to play every week here. Only a very few do.

[Zigsuk]

I expect this is going to drag on for the next few weeks with rumour and counter rumour. The transfer window is a pain in the nadger, and very little happens until the last few hours when they all go barmy.

[Bonnyman]

Goku, on 03 January 2024 - 04:53 PM, said:

Hmm. Obviously want to keep him, he’s been class recently but still not worried if we lose him. I’d expect Cook & co to have somebody lined up and even if we didn’t sign a replacement I’d expect to win the league. But yeah hopefully he stays and signs a contract but I think we’re in for a battle. He’s very ambitious and they’re 5th in L1

Head and shoulders the best player on the park saturday,baring his miss he ran them ragged and although its taken time to get back in the groove he is back with a vengeance,responsible for 2 of the 3 goals for his determination setting up naylor and grigg and his final ball was a huge improvement he wont be a loss far worse he will leave a huge huge hole,its the younger players who we need to push the boat out to keep,got to be worth 5k a week

This post has been edited by Bonnyman: 03 January 2024 - 06:09 PM

[dtp]

JonB, on 03 January 2024 - 04:51 PM, said:

We’re being linked with some lad looking to leave Cheltenham for more game time. As usual hardly a reliable Twitter account though.

https://x.com/transf...tFgOBKfesD-h06w

For those of us that can't be bothered with X or Twitter or whatever it would be nice if names are quoted rather than links we can't linked to, please.

[JonB]

dtp, on 03 January 2024 - 06:09 PM, said:

For those of us that can't be bothered with X or Twitter or whatever it would be nice if names are quoted rather than links we can't linked to, please.

Don’t think you need an account, just click the link and you’ll see the full details.