With January only 3-4 weeks away, I thought I'd start a thread for the January window, only for players we know of so no rumours as that is what rumour section is for.

It looks very likely that Conor Henderson will be signed up as he had a successful trial period.

Also, its imperative that Miles Storey gets signed up.  Not too sure about Tobi Sho-Silva so will leave it to you guys to discuss lol.

For me, we need 1 or 2 strikers but if Henderson is signed, then it will be 1 striker due to fact only 1 or 2 players are rumoured to be all John will be allowed.

Wouldn't mind seeing Darren Murray signed up eiti but he is contracted to a club so is unlikely to happen :(.

I think we all know Stokes will end up at Hibs so that he can play against Rangers. 

John Hughes confirms Stokes will not be joining Caley on loan, according to the BBC's Martin Dowden on Twitter

58 minutes ago, scottbamby said:

John Hughes confirms Stokes will not be joining Caley on loan, according to the BBC's Martin Dowden on Twitter

Pity, he would have scored a hat full in the Highland League...

Anyone who is less than enthusiastic about coming to ICT would be a liability. We need players who want to join us only, they will put true effort and heart into training, coaching and performance.

Ah well...nothing new! Give the supporters hope we'll get a big name player then let down at the last! Never know...he might have been useless! Anyway I Wont hinder on it..instead we should still look to get someone like GMS or this young lad that they've been raving about! 

Certainly wouldn't say stokes is a big name, potentially a player with good ability and proven scoring record in Scotland but that's it. Certainly shows a lack of ambition either fighting relegation if he goes to DUtd which I doubt or playing in a lower league even if he does get to play against rangers, doubt any of that will put him on the radar for Euro selection.

Perhaps after the niculae lesson of signing players with a reputation or on much higher salaries it just unsettles the rest of the team so maybe there are better options out there to fit with our club dynamic.

 

 

Edited January 14, 201610 yr by bdu98196

Celtic and DU agree terms but Stokes not keen and wants to go south. I believe he doesnt think he'll catch the eye internationally if he stays in Scotland

10 minutes ago, Alex MacLeod said:

Celtic and DU agree terms but Stokes not keen and wants to go south. I believe he doesnt think he'll catch the eye internationally if he stays in Scotland

I believe he thinks any club in Scotland other than Celtic is beneath him...

I believe we should tell him to GTF !

18 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

I believe he thinks any club in Scotland other than Celtic is beneath him...

I doubt if the boy has ever said or indicated that ...... pretty stupid if he has!

I had my doubts as soon as Celtic said they would be happy with the move but its down to the player where he chooses to go.

We don't know if its his ego that is the problem, whether he just wants to stay with in commuting distance of home or if he's looking for a stepping stone to the Premiership or Championship.Who knows.

However best of luck to all of our players who earn the right to wear the shirt for each match as it comes.

Stokes has had success under Yogi twice before and I reckon he would have been best served by spending a short while with Yogi again.  It might be that the idea appealed to him but that his agent wasn't so keen.  Anyhow, we've scored at least 2 goals in each of our last 5 league games so do we really need a striker?  

Stokes spotted at Inverness Airport and heading to ..... Dingwall !!

9 hours ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Stokes spotted at Inverness Airport and heading to ..... Dingwall !!

Horrible club, hateful man. A match made in heaven.

What about Nicky Clark then?

He has been told he's free to leave Rangers. He was a very good player for Queen of the South and scored a barrowload of goals for them but couldn't do it at Ibrox, I reckon he would be worth a shot :). 

Jason Cummings, Faisal El Bakhtaoui and Dominique Malonga would be great signings but unlikely to happen because our useless manager not keen on paying for players! God knows why though!!

Imagine the manager of your club achieving the biggest thing in your club's short history and wanting him gone barely months later.  Imagine living in a world of such stupidity and spoiledness.  I for one simply cannot fathom it. 

Edited January 15, 201610 yr by Renegade

13 minutes ago, Shaun said:

What about Nicky Clark then?

He has been told he's free to leave Rangers. He was a very good player for Queen of the South and scored a barrowload of goals for them but couldn't do it at Ibrox, I reckon he would be worth a shot :). 

Jason Cummings, Faisal El Bakhtaoui and Dominique Malonga would be great signings but unlikely to happen because our useless manager not keen on paying for players! God knows why though!!

 

Tbf nicky clark we approached for him last year after billy left and he knocked it back doubt that would change. Still could be worth an approach.

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Shaun said:

What about Nicky Clark then?

He has been told he's free to leave Rangers. He was a very good player for Queen of the South and scored a barrowload of goals for them but couldn't do it at Ibrox, I reckon he would be worth a shot :). 

Jason Cummings, Faisal El Bakhtaoui and Dominique Malonga would be great signings but unlikely to happen because our useless manager not keen on paying for players! God knows why though!!

Get real Shaun. Our club cannot afford transfer fees. I would doubt that Dunfermline would let Faissal go for less than £100k. Cummings probably around £300k based on age and 18 mths contract remaining. Malonga is also probably in excess of £100k. He cant be signed on a pre cos his contract has more than six months to go. We dont have that sort of cash to spend and couldnt match the wages Hibs pay.

2 hours ago, Shaun said:

God knows why though!!

As you seem to live in cloud cuckoo land, you're better placed to go ask him than the rest of us.

From what I have heard Malonga is pretty brutal with the odd flashes of brilliance. Not worth it however I understand his contract is up in the summer? 

We definitely can't afford Cummings and Malonga is gash. I haven't seen Faissal, so can't comment, but I doubt we could afford much more than a nominal fee, and I guess the Pars would want more. 

I don't think it's that Yogi doesn't want to spend money on transfers, it's more that budgets are tight, and money is better spent on wages. 

3 hours ago, Shaun said:

What about Nicky Clark then?

He has been told he's free to leave Rangers. He was a very good player for Queen of the South and scored a barrowload of goals for them but couldn't do it at Ibrox, I reckon he would be worth a shot :). 

Jason Cummings, Faisal El Bakhtaoui and Dominique Malonga would be great signings but unlikely to happen because our useless manager not keen on paying for players! God knows why though!!

Stupidest comment yet? And I thought half on my answers was me talking sh*te! 

Anyway, back to the real world! Cummings and malonga won't happen...one will go to an English club and the other will end up in scots league 2. Nicky Clark would be a decent signing IMO, he can score plenty of goals. But I couldn't see him cumming to us! El Bakhtoui would be well worth it though and  like stated in other comments Dunfirmline won't let him go on the cheap! And I understand that the club can't throw money at transfers and that even if they gave Hughes money he might have others lined up! 

Look like Shaun's top transfer target won't be joining us. Just signed for cliftonvile. 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35324387

4 hours ago, ICTRoughi said:

Look like Shaun's top transfer target won't be joining us. Just signed for cliftonvile. 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35324387

Obviously his agent hadn't told him that Shaun was interested.