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Kernow Yellow wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 9:39 am KR wants to sign Samir Carruthers

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/footb ... er_target/

Quite an unusual way to do transfer business, but I think the penultimate paragraph is the most telling:

“I think players who may want to leave might look at this and go ‘hang on’ because we’re trying to bring in a quality of player who will compete with the top end of our squad, they’re not just making the numbers up."

This says to me a) we have players that want to leave and b) Robinson has had to resort to making public statements like this in an effort to persuade them to stay.

Let's hope it works!

Dr Bob wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 12:32 pm

Kernow Yellow wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 9:39 am KR wants to sign Samir Carruthers

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/footb ... er_target/

Quite an unusual way to do transfer business, but I think the penultimate paragraph is the most telling:

“I think players who may want to leave might look at this and go ‘hang on’ because we’re trying to bring in a quality of player who will compete with the top end of our squad, they’re not just making the numbers up."

This says to me a) we have players that want to leave and b) Robinson has had to resort to making public statements like this in an effort to persuade them to stay.

Let's hope it works!

My reading is different. KR can tell the players who he wants to bring in (as apparently happen with Eastwood) without telling the whole world. I wonder if he is simply laying down a marker with Sheffield United, whilst hoping that going public about his previous working relationship will deter other clubs from coming in (not sure myself about this last point, but never been involved in football transfers/loans...

Kernow Yellow wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 1:38 pm Why mention 'players that may want to leave' then? It's an odd thing to talk about if the message isn't aimed at them, surely?

Unless it's aimed at Tiger of course - pay for Carruthers or there might be others wanting away...

OUFC4eva wrote: ↑Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:31 am More good work.

United capture experienced right back Tony McMahon after he left Bradford City in May.
McMahon has penned a two year contract. He has previously played for Middlesbrough,
Blackpool, Sheff Utd and Bradford City.

Myles Francis wrote: ↑Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:44 am

OUFC4eva wrote: ↑Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:31 am More good work.

United capture experienced right back Tony McMahon after he left Bradford City in May.
McMahon has penned a two year contract. He has previously played for Middlesbrough,
Blackpool, Sheff Utd and Bradford City.

Bit of a "meh" signing that, IMHO.

32yo right back, with a dubious disciplinary record and, according to a number of Bradford fans, whose legs have gone.

Radley Rambler wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:50 am Surprised no-one has posted this:

https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/july/o ... e-garbutt/

Looks like a quality signing and with Josh R, the Kings lynn fella, Sam Long and even Canice as possible cover, that should be left back sorted.

We're building a good squad here but still imho need another couple of quality central midfielders, an out and out winger and most importantly a couple of strikers.