| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) 09:45 - Aug 4 with 5910 views | Korrupt |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:09 - Aug 4 with 1644 views | portmanking |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:08 - Aug 4 by Kieran_Knows |
This will be the chap to follow on this ... is the top journo for all Ajax related info;
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Oh, we want to buy him outright?! |  | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:10 - Aug 4 with 1637 views | itfcsuth |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:03 - Aug 4 by Cheltenham_Blue |
I don’t know maybe because Guiu is off to Sunderland?
The negativity on this board at current is astonishing. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:04]
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If we were edging for Guiu all summer, then that is a far more concerning. He made it clear he didn't want to come to this level two weeks in to the window! |  | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:12 - Aug 4 with 1579 views | berkstractorboy |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:05 - Aug 4 by FromReuserWithLove |
so you're suggesting we're getting a bit desperate? Not sure i agree.
Ashton trying to play Boro maybe. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:06]
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No I haven't said that. We may have a list of targets and Akpom could be on it. Maybe his situation has changed in recent days as the Brum stuff only broke Sat or possibly yesterday. We just don't know. I think we are a long way from panicking yet, if Akpom didn't fit the type of player KMc wants we wouldn't go in for him. | | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:12 - Aug 4 with 1578 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:10 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
If we were edging for Guiu all summer, then that is a far more concerning. He made it clear he didn't want to come to this level two weeks in to the window! |
How do you know that? The internet?
We’ve had unsubstantiated reporting all window, often on players who might well be on a list but nowhere near the top of it. [Post edited 4 Aug 11:16]
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:16 - Aug 4 with 1508 views | RIPbobby |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 09:50 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
This sort of late action run around action really makes me scratch my head about the way we are conducting our business.
Akpom has been available all summer, he's a very well known operator in the English game, especially at Championship level, and a decent one.
If we wanted him, why have we waited until Birmingham agree a deal to make a last minute hijack approach.
Good player though, especially at this level, would take him. |
Screams of panic buy to me |  | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:16 - Aug 4 with 1502 views | itfcsuth |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:03 - Aug 4 by ReusersTown |
So you think it would be a good move, but you're having a whine anyway? |
Yeah I think it would be a really good signing.
Would have been preferable to get it done earlier, and have him with us for a preseason, although some plausible reasons that may not have been possible. But it raises questions for me about our late in the day deals, whether our targets are a little out of reach, and we subsequently fall down the list to others late in the window - I don't know.
If that is having a whine, then indeed, I'm having a good old whine. | | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:21 - Aug 4 with 1422 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:16 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
Yeah I think it would be a really good signing.
Would have been preferable to get it done earlier, and have him with us for a preseason, although some plausible reasons that may not have been possible. But it raises questions for me about our late in the day deals, whether our targets are a little out of reach, and we subsequently fall down the list to others late in the window - I don't know.
If that is having a whine, then indeed, I'm having a good old whine. |
fair points if we're all being honest with ourselves. |  | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:24 - Aug 4 with 1363 views | mrshallisfit |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 09:50 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
This sort of late action run around action really makes me scratch my head about the way we are conducting our business.
Akpom has been available all summer, he's a very well known operator in the English game, especially at Championship level, and a decent one.
If we wanted him, why have we waited until Birmingham agree a deal to make a last minute hijack approach.
Good player though, especially at this level, would take him. |
This reeks of desperation. | | | |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:24 - Aug 4 with 1370 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:10 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
If we were edging for Guiu all summer, then that is a far more concerning. He made it clear he didn't want to come to this level two weeks in to the window! |
So, if someone you really like says they don't want to go out on a date with you, you give up there and then? Or do you persevere for a while, before giving up completely and realigning your sights? | | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:27 - Aug 4 with 1341 views | SomethingBlue |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 09:50 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
This sort of late action run around action really makes me scratch my head about the way we are conducting our business.
Akpom has been available all summer, he's a very well known operator in the English game, especially at Championship level, and a decent one.
If we wanted him, why have we waited until Birmingham agree a deal to make a last minute hijack approach.
Good player though, especially at this level, would take him. |
In fairness, while I'm uneasy about our window so far this is hardly a 31st August trolley dash and a player being available doesn't necessarily mean he gets swept up immediately like on Football Manager – we get about 1% of the picture here. | |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:29 - Aug 4 with 1279 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:24 - Aug 4 by SuffolkPunchFC |
So, if someone you really like says they don't want to go out on a date with you, you give up there and then? Or do you persevere for a while, before giving up completely and realigning your sights? |
no means no mate. | | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:30 - Aug 4 with 1253 views | itfcsuth |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:12 - Aug 4 by Cheltenham_Blue |
How do you know that? The internet?
We’ve had unsubstantiated reporting all window, often on players who might well be on a list but nowhere near the top of it. [Post edited 4 Aug 11:16]
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Graeme Bailey reported it back at the start of July, fairly decent EFL journo. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:31]
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:33 - Aug 4 with 1208 views | SWGF |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:04 - Aug 4 by Herbivore |
I'd imagine Akpom is instead of Azon, surely? The 9 role is Hirst's to lose and I can't see Akpom and Azon both coming in to play second fiddle. |
Akpom covers the central 10 as well, so gives options. Would imagine it's both, if we can |  |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:34 - Aug 4 with 1186 views | berkstractorboy |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:24 - Aug 4 by mrshallisfit |
This reeks of desperation. |
We aren't going for players and some of the fanbase are moaning we aren't doing enough, we aren't being realistic. Then we bid on a player and we aren't happy and we say it's desperation. We know absolutely nothing about this. How do we know the club haven't been talking to Ajax and Akpom earlier in the window and at that point there wasn't a deal to do.
Sky are reporting it as a late hijack bid, do we actually know that we might have been talking to them all weekend. I think the point is we just don't know. | | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:41 - Aug 4 with 1095 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:30 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
Graeme Bailey reported it back at the start of July, fairly decent EFL journo. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:31]
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The leading football Journo in Brazil said we had bid for Ruiz, we hadn’t.
What’s your point? | |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:46 - Aug 4 with 1024 views | Vic |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:07 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
I disagree.
I think there is an enormous amount positives about the football club, from the ownership support, training ground redevelopment, one of best young managers in Europe I believe, some really good footballers at the club, and an incredible fanbase.
But that doesn't mean everything the club does I believe in correct, or that the club is immune from criticism. I don't think everything we have done since promotion has been how I would have, especially some question marks around recruitment/squad building.
This is a football forum, where we discuss all things ITFC, and you aren't going to agree with everything people post. |
Yeah, but you are generally more sceptical than most! |  |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:53 - Aug 4 with 989 views | only_one_sir_bobby |
There's this idea floating around that going in for someone like Chuba Akpom now—4 weeks before the window shuts—must be a last-ditch or desperate move. But that really oversimplifies how transfers work.
It's completely plausible that Akpom was on a list of potential targets from early on, but not one we were looking to move on immediately. If the squad looked settled, or if certain players weren’t expected to leave, then there’s no need to jump straight in. Transfers are as much about timing and necessity as they are about availability.
But football is fluid. If one or two players are suddenly on the verge of leaving, or someone picks up an injury, like at the weekend, then the landscape changes quickly. That’s not scattergun—that’s responsive squad planning.
Being proactive doesn’t mean rushing into signings just to say we’ve done business. It means being ready to act when things shift. That’s what it looks like here.
And just because someone wasn’t in the media every week doesn’t mean they weren’t being monitored. Lots of solid business happens under the radar. Not every good transfer comes after a two-month public courtship.
Same goes for preseason. Yes, it helps—but missing part of it isn’t the end of the world. Plenty of signings slot in without a full preseason and contribute quickly.
So no, this isn’t panic. It’s just how a transfer window works when you're balancing squad needs, budget, and the unpredictable nature of football. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:54]
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:56 - Aug 4 with 933 views | Simonds92 |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:24 - Aug 4 by SuffolkPunchFC |
So, if someone you really like says they don't want to go out on a date with you, you give up there and then? Or do you persevere for a while, before giving up completely and realigning your sights? |
Sound like a stalker, one in the 'friend zone' at that. | | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 11:03 - Aug 4 with 856 views | baxterbasics |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 11:10 - Aug 4 with 812 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 09:50 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
This sort of late action run around action really makes me scratch my head about the way we are conducting our business.
Akpom has been available all summer, he's a very well known operator in the English game, especially at Championship level, and a decent one.
If we wanted him, why have we waited until Birmingham agree a deal to make a last minute hijack approach.
Good player though, especially at this level, would take him. |
We clearly work systemically through a list, and we hang on as long as possible to get our main targets. Worked hard for Guiu and that didn't work out, we move on. We can't sign every single player we want on the list. |  |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 11:11 - Aug 4 with 798 views | Kieran_Knows |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:53 - Aug 4 by only_one_sir_bobby |
There's this idea floating around that going in for someone like Chuba Akpom now—4 weeks before the window shuts—must be a last-ditch or desperate move. But that really oversimplifies how transfers work.
It's completely plausible that Akpom was on a list of potential targets from early on, but not one we were looking to move on immediately. If the squad looked settled, or if certain players weren’t expected to leave, then there’s no need to jump straight in. Transfers are as much about timing and necessity as they are about availability.
But football is fluid. If one or two players are suddenly on the verge of leaving, or someone picks up an injury, like at the weekend, then the landscape changes quickly. That’s not scattergun—that’s responsive squad planning.
Being proactive doesn’t mean rushing into signings just to say we’ve done business. It means being ready to act when things shift. That’s what it looks like here.
And just because someone wasn’t in the media every week doesn’t mean they weren’t being monitored. Lots of solid business happens under the radar. Not every good transfer comes after a two-month public courtship.
Same goes for preseason. Yes, it helps—but missing part of it isn’t the end of the world. Plenty of signings slot in without a full preseason and contribute quickly.
So no, this isn’t panic. It’s just how a transfer window works when you're balancing squad needs, budget, and the unpredictable nature of football. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:54]
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How dare you come on here with such rational thinking. [Post edited 4 Aug 11:11]
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 11:14 - Aug 4 with 747 views | Dubtractor |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:16 - Aug 4 by itfcsuth |
Yeah I think it would be a really good signing.
Would have been preferable to get it done earlier, and have him with us for a preseason, although some plausible reasons that may not have been possible. But it raises questions for me about our late in the day deals, whether our targets are a little out of reach, and we subsequently fall down the list to others late in the window - I don't know.
If that is having a whine, then indeed, I'm having a good old whine. |
"late in the day deals"
"subsequently fall down the list to others late in the window"
It's the 4th of August, and the window closes on 31st of August, nothing about this is last minute, or late in the day.
I agree that we really wanted to get some of our business done earlier, but there is a trend on this forum at the moment (you're not alone!) to want to find a new angle to worry about every singe day.
Not sure I'd go as far as calling it negativity, but bloody hell some of you need to stop stressing about every single transfer update that we get. Most of it is just agent fed nonsense to be ignored, and ultimately what will be will be. |  |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 11:23 - Aug 4 with 658 views | StNeotsBlue |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:12 - Aug 4 by Cheltenham_Blue |
How do you know that? The internet?
We’ve had unsubstantiated reporting all window, often on players who might well be on a list but nowhere near the top of it. [Post edited 4 Aug 11:16]
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To be fair in Phil's reports on our early interest in Guiu he mentioned that the player wasn't keen on a move to the Championship. |  | | |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 11:24 - Aug 4 with 638 views | DanTheMan |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:53 - Aug 4 by only_one_sir_bobby |
There's this idea floating around that going in for someone like Chuba Akpom now—4 weeks before the window shuts—must be a last-ditch or desperate move. But that really oversimplifies how transfers work.
It's completely plausible that Akpom was on a list of potential targets from early on, but not one we were looking to move on immediately. If the squad looked settled, or if certain players weren’t expected to leave, then there’s no need to jump straight in. Transfers are as much about timing and necessity as they are about availability.
But football is fluid. If one or two players are suddenly on the verge of leaving, or someone picks up an injury, like at the weekend, then the landscape changes quickly. That’s not scattergun—that’s responsive squad planning.
Being proactive doesn’t mean rushing into signings just to say we’ve done business. It means being ready to act when things shift. That’s what it looks like here.
And just because someone wasn’t in the media every week doesn’t mean they weren’t being monitored. Lots of solid business happens under the radar. Not every good transfer comes after a two-month public courtship.
Same goes for preseason. Yes, it helps—but missing part of it isn’t the end of the world. Plenty of signings slot in without a full preseason and contribute quickly.
So no, this isn’t panic. It’s just how a transfer window works when you're balancing squad needs, budget, and the unpredictable nature of football. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:54]
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This is basically how it works, I even wrote the screen that a majority of UK based clubs used to do this a few years back. No idea if it's still in use.
Sorry about the crappy quality, I cannot find any other images of it
We'll have a list of targets per position, generally organised by priority and then go after them in the order you want them. Almost all the clubs I can remember used it in this way. |  |
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| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 11:31 - Aug 4 with 548 views | JakeITFC |
| SSN saying we're in for Akpom (n/t) on 10:53 - Aug 4 by only_one_sir_bobby |
There's this idea floating around that going in for someone like Chuba Akpom now—4 weeks before the window shuts—must be a last-ditch or desperate move. But that really oversimplifies how transfers work.
It's completely plausible that Akpom was on a list of potential targets from early on, but not one we were looking to move on immediately. If the squad looked settled, or if certain players weren’t expected to leave, then there’s no need to jump straight in. Transfers are as much about timing and necessity as they are about availability.
But football is fluid. If one or two players are suddenly on the verge of leaving, or someone picks up an injury, like at the weekend, then the landscape changes quickly. That’s not scattergun—that’s responsive squad planning.
Being proactive doesn’t mean rushing into signings just to say we’ve done business. It means being ready to act when things shift. That’s what it looks like here.
And just because someone wasn’t in the media every week doesn’t mean they weren’t being monitored. Lots of solid business happens under the radar. Not every good transfer comes after a two-month public courtship.
Same goes for preseason. Yes, it helps—but missing part of it isn’t the end of the world. Plenty of signings slot in without a full preseason and contribute quickly.
So no, this isn’t panic. It’s just how a transfer window works when you're balancing squad needs, budget, and the unpredictable nature of football. [Post edited 4 Aug 10:54]
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Was this written by AI? Not a dig, just has that kind of flavour to it. |  | | |
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