Hi Rico

It's never too early so here goes.

Pile all the speculation/unfounded rumours etc in here lads.

Alexander NOT the return of Richard 😉

According to Wikipedia, and I know it may not be reliable, jeppe okkels is 8ft 5. Huh.

2 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

According to Wikipedia, and I know it may not be reliable, jeppe okkels is 8ft 5. Huh.

Has he got lightning pace?

1 minute ago, OrlandoDon said:

According to Wikipedia, and I know it may not be reliable, jeppe okkels is 8ft 5. Huh.

We'll need to up the quality of our delivery into the box with a weapon like that 😂

1 hour ago, BigAl said:

Alexander NOT the return of Richard 😉

Right sided player who can play centre back and right back. 

2 minutes ago, Jute said:

Right sided player who can play centre back and right back. 

From what I read versatile player who plays mid or either full back, exactly what we need.

Edited January 6, 20251 yr by OrlandoDon

I know Okkels hasn't played much since leaving Elfsborg. But the fact he has played 3 years under JT tells me he knows how to play in Jimmy's systems. If he's a left winger, don't we already have Keskinen in that position?

Still urgently need defenders ... possibly four of them. Our team needs a refresh of confidence at the back. Molloy out long term, Devlin and Jack clearly still recovering. And Rubi I'd happily not see in a red jersey again. Hopefully we can agree a fee for Jensen and hes the first of four swift signings in defence 

1 hour ago, Reekie_Red said:

I know Okkels hasn't played much since leaving Elfsborg. But the fact he has played 3 years under JT tells me he knows how to play in Jimmy's systems. If he's a left winger, don't we already have Keskinen in that position?

Still urgently need defenders ... possibly four of them. Our team needs a refresh of confidence at the back. Molloy out long term, Devlin and Jack clearly still recovering. And Rubi I'd happily not see in a red jersey again. Hopefully we can agree a fee for Jensen and hes the first of four swift signings in defence 

Keskinen plays mainly right mid, only played left relatively recently. I’d say that was cos we were shite and trying to get a winning formula.

On 05/01/2025 at 18:36, Jute said:

Scott Burns reporting it’s a loan deal with option to buy. 

Only played 5 games for Utrecht and 10 games for Preston in last two years. 
 

Wonder if this means Duk or McGrath are away in this window?

Read he left elfborg for 3 million but was then injured. Got to Preston then they immediately changed managers and the new/current managers plays without wingers so doesn’t fit the system.

At least we’ve got a player who knows our manager and his system, plus has played with sivert so has some comfort/familiarity.

 

 

6 hours ago, OrlandoDon said:

Read he left elfborg for 3 million but was then injured. Got to Preston then they immediately changed managers and the new/current managers plays without wingers so doesn’t fit the system.

At least we’ve got a player who knows our manager and his system, plus has played with sivert so has some comfort/familiarity.

 

 

Yeah missed 6 games for Utrecht due to injury then could not get his place back. Joined PNE week before they changed manager to Heckingbottom who plays a system that does not use wingers. As you say Thelin knows him so not such a punt. I do wonder where he is going to play as Keskinen has looked better on the left than on the right. Do we move Keskinen back to the right or play Okkels there. 

I imagine they’ll be quite comfortable swapping wings quite frequently. Hayes and McGinn used to do that too during matches.

Anthony Joseph on Sky Sports reporting that the deal for Tobers is very close to being agreed 🤞

LOL posted at same time as E.D 😂

So, if the rumours are to be believed about the 400k bid for Jensen, we currently have 1.2 million on the table for 2 cb's.  Say what you like about Cormack but he defo puts his money where his mouth is. 

I'm wondering if it's an either/or with the defenders. If not, that's a fair outlay.

26 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

I'm wondering if it's an either/or with the defenders. If not, that's a fair outlay.

Could be wrong but my feeling is we want both 

23 minutes ago, tlg1903 said:

Could be wrong but my feeling is we want both 

I'm with you on this one TLG, pretty certain we're after both and if we get them, then Ruby will be away in the summer 

A real pity it hasn't really worked out for him as thought he had the potential to be a big player for us 

21 hours ago, BigAl said:

Alexander NOT the return of Richard 😉

Read somewhere earlier today that there is no recall option for Richard Jensen during the January window.

Probably safe to assume he'll be away permanently in the summer if we can punt him 

28 minutes ago, BigAl said:

I'm with you on this one TLG, pretty certain we're after both and if we get them, then Ruby will be away in the summer 

A real pity it hasn't really worked out for him as thought he had the potential to be a big player for us 

Och I'm not convinced his dons career is over just yet.  My feeling on Ruby is if you put him next to an experienced CB who takes charge of the back line he would probably be quite handy.  Kinda like what Miller used to do with Mcleish 

Just now, BigAl said:

Read somewhere earlier today that there is no recall option for Richard Jensen during the January window.

Probably safe to assume he'll be away permanently in the summer if we can punt him 

I got 2 million for him on football manager not so long ago 🤣🤣🤣

Aye,havent quite ruled out Ruby yet,depends what sort of character he ends up alongside,though I think he may be at the point of no return with some fans.

    Ruby and Molloy physically look an odd pairing,and there doesnt seem to be much of a bond/alliance playing wise either between the 2

36 minutes ago, tlg1903 said:

I got 2 million for him on football manager not so long ago 🤣🤣🤣

Are you free to be our lead of negotiations 😉

2 hours ago, tlg1903 said:

Och I'm not convinced his dons career is over just yet.  My feeling on Ruby is if you put him next to an experienced CB who takes charge of the back line he would probably be quite handy.  Kinda like what Miller used to do with Mcleish 

He can be developed into the sort of defender who wins most headers, clears his lines without taking risks and focuses on keeping things simple. Problem is, that’s not really the sort of defender that is effective in Thelin’s system.
 

We need defenders who are comfortable on the ball, both in terms of passing and keeping possession in tight areas. The type of defender that will be comfortable playing in midfield. That’s never going to be Rubezic.
 

You can see the difference in MacDonald looking solid playing in a Robson team and looking like a fish out of water playing for Thelin.

Latvian skipper IS a  Don

£700k

Work permit awaited 

Welcome to AFC Kristers Tobers 

 

36 minutes ago, BigAl said:

Latvian skipper IS a  Don

£700k

Work permit awaited 

Welcome to AFC Kristers Tobers 

 

Were you seeing that Al?