Popular Post Bez Posted October 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2020 Thread to track the players we were linked with but who failed to sign. This will be used to show the kind of players Monk is interested in and how the players that slipped away compare to the ones we signed instead. Attackers Jonathan Leko, Striker/Winger, Birmingham City Wednesday were linked with a £1m signing of Leko this off-season but he chose to stay close to home and sign for the Blues instead. Leko made his debut against the Owls yesterday, and won Birmingham City fans' MOM award despite only playing 25 minutes at the end of the game. He had a great chance blocked by Van Aken and was able to drive City forward with purpose. Kenneth Zahore, Striker, Millwall Chansiri pulled out of the deal for the West Brom striker despite strong rumours that he was about to sign. He ended up at Millwall instead and has not featured for them yet. The Wednesday front office were asked to pay a very high contribution to his wages and were worried that he would take time to get up to speed. Ross Stewart, Striker, Ross County Ross County wanted a 'significant sum' to let Stewart leave. This was rumoured to be between 1 and 2 million quid, but Wednesday didn't come close. He already has 2 goals and an assist in the Scottish Prem this season as well as 2 goals in the cup. Lee Gregory, Striker, Stoke Gregory came on this weekend for Stoke as they won 2-0. He has a goal in three appearances but he always seemed a backup option for the Owls. Who Sheffield Wednesday signed instead: Wednesday chose to sign Elias Kachunga to fill the Striker/Winger role when the Leko deal fell through. . Kachunga was quiet in the same game but scored a lovely headed goal in the League Cup against Rochdale. Callum Paterson seems like a great piece of business from Cardiff. Half a million quid for a fans favourite who works his socks off. He nearly scored against Birmingham, heading narrowly wide in just his second appearance. Jack Marriott was brought in on loan from Derby on a much lower wage than they would have had to pay for Zahore. Jack came on late against Birmingham City and had one chance, which he pulled wide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midfielders Andre Green, Winger, Free Agent The free agent still hasn't signed for anyone and is likely asking for high wages. Wednesday seem to have moved on and no one else has signed him yet. Jacob Murphy, Winger, Newcastle United Jacob had a great pre-season and some good cup performances, so Steve Bruce has decided to keep him at the club this season. Her form was rewarded with 16 mins in the Premier League. The talented winger has a goal and assist in 3 cup games. Who Sheffield Wednesday signed instead: It was long known that Monk wanted to bring Josh Windass to return. Took a few weeks but he has been a revelation and one of the first names on the team sheet. He has 2 goals and 1 assist since his return. £500k seems a bargain. Izzy Brown arrived on loan from Chelsea after several injured seasons. His most recent spell was with Luton where he shined. Early performances have been impressive but the injury bug has hit him. Turning his attention to youth, Chansiri secured the signing of Fisayo Dele-Bashiro from Man City. He has tons of potential and his strong body and surging runs forward are something Wednesday fans have wanted since the loss to Hull at Wembley. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Hector, Centre Back, Fulham Monk tried a cheeky loan bid on deadline day to bring Hector back to Hillsborough. He has looked out of his depth in the Premier League but is not keen on dropping back into the Championship. A Fulham injury at CB, made them reluctant to move Hector out. He was left out of the squad for today's game against the Pigs. Ryan Bennett, Centre Back, Swansea City Swansea snapped up Bennett on a free after he was released by Wolves. He reportedly turned down a loan offer from Wednesday on Deadline Day. He did not feature in Swansea's defeat to Huddersfield yesterday. Jake Clarke-Salter, Centre Back, Birmingham City The Chelsea player was available on loan and ended up retuning to the Blues. City fans were very happy with the move. He did not feature against Wednesday this weekend. Frederico Venancio, Centre Back, Lugo A return of the man from Portugal was rumoured early in the window but never materialised. He has moved to CD Lugo on loan and is playing in the Spanish Segunda. He made his debut this weekend, earning a clean sheet. Dion Sanderson, Centre/Right Back, Sunderland It seems shocking that Sanderson hasn't been snapped up by a Championship team. Instead he heads to League One Sunderland after impressing at Cardiff in 2019. He is yet to feature in their match day squad. Who Sheffield Wednesday signed instead: Monk brought in Aden Flint on loan from Cardiff instead who played well this weekend against Birmingham City. The towering defender was solid as rock in the air and unthreatened by the City attack. Chey Dunkley was signed but has been out with a lingering injury since his move from Wigan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released Players Morgan Fox joined Stoke but has been injured recently. He started most games for the Potters but hasn't received good ratings from fans. Steven Fletcher also joined Stoke and picked up an early injury. Despite this, he scored his first goal this past weekend. Sam Hutchinson joined Pafos in Cyprus where he is making his debut today - Adthe Nuhiu also went to Cyprus to join Apoel where he has yet to make a significant impact. Sam Winnall hasn't played for Oxford United yet but Fernando Forestieri has come on as a sub three times for Udinese without impact. Derby tried to sign Connor Wickham who isn't getting a sniff for Crystal Palace, but he's stuck in limbo. Alessio da Cruz ended his Parma nightmare by moving to Groningen on loan. He made his debut today off the bench at the same time as Arjen Robben came on for the same team. 8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) The main disappointment, was that we didn’t sign Clarke-Salter and Sanderson. I can understand why though, as although they would be an improvement on what we have, both right wing back, and left sided centre back are areas where we do have options. Leko may also turn out to be one that got away, but we’ll see. Stand out signing for me, is Izzy Brown Edited October 18, 2020 by gurujuan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Good analysis. Interesting to see our departed "stars" not doing a lot or warming the physio benches. Maybe the club was right to get rid. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socialist_Owl Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Fletcher injured. Never saw that one coming. Absolute shocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Good analysis but we don’t know really who or who not we have been in for only rumours If it’s true that we did try and get big Hec in as well as Flint it could be that there has been interest in Iorfa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 20 minutes ago, Socialist_Owl said: Fletcher injured. Never saw that one coming. Absolute shocker Scored yesterday. Never saw that one coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socialist_Owl Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, markowl said: Scored yesterday. Never saw that one coming Early days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bez Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Sam Hutchinson just got sent off. no words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 The players signed in this window are an upgrade on the ones who left/let go in the summer. Not one would get in the team if still here now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 31 minutes ago, Bez said: Sam Hutchinson just got sent off. no words What a guy... missing him 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Road Runner said: The players signed in this window are an upgrade on the ones who left/let go in the summer. Not one would get in the team if still here now. I think Murphy would for sure 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I have a feeling a season in league one will do Sanderson good and we might well try again next summer. He’s unlikely to make it at wolves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, gurujuan said: I think Murphy would for sure Forgot about him tbh. He would get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pressman 1 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Leko looked good yesterday when he came on maybe one that got away as someone already stated no to fussed on the others murphy is a big miss mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Bez said: Thread to track the players we were linked with but who failed to sign. This will be used to show the kind of players Monk is interested in and how the players that slipped away compare to the ones we signed instead. Attackers Jonathan Leko, Striker/Winger, Birmingham City Wednesday were linked with a £1m signing of Leko this off-season but he chose to stay close to home and sign for the Blues instead. Leko made his debut against the Owls yesterday, and won Birmingham City fans' MOM award despite only playing 25 minutes at the end of the game. He had a great chance blocked by Van Aken and was able to drive City forward with purpose. Kenneth Zahore, Striker, Millwall Chansiri pulled out of the deal for the West Brom striker despite strong rumours that he was about to sign. He ended up at Millwall instead and has not featured for them yet. The Wednesday front office were asked to pay a very high contribution to his wages and were worried that he would take time to get up to speed. Ross Stewart, Striker, Ross County Ross County wanted a 'significant sum' to let Stewart leave. This was rumoured to be between 1 and 2 million quid, but Wednesday didn't come close. He already has 2 goals and an assist in the Scottish Prem this season as well as 2 goals in the cup. Lee Gregory, Striker, Stoke Gregory came on this weekend for Stoke as they won 2-0. He has a goal in three appearances but he always seemed a backup option for the Owls. Who Sheffield Wednesday signed instead: Wednesday chose to sign Elias Kachunga to fill the Striker/Winger role when the Leko deal fell through. . Kachunga was quiet in the same game but scored a lovely headed goal in the League Cup against Rochdale. Callum Paterson seems like a great piece of business from Cardiff. Half a million quid for a fans favourite who works his socks off. He nearly scored against Birmingham, heading narrowly wide in just his second appearance. Jack Marriott was brought in on loan from Derby on a much lower wage than they would have had to pay for Zahore. Jack came on late against Birmingham City and had one chance, which he pulled wide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midfielders Andre Green, Winger, Free Agent The free agent still hasn't signed for anyone and is likely asking for high wages. Wednesday seem to have moved on and no one else has signed him yet. Jacob Murphy, Winger, Newcastle United Jacob had a great pre-season and some good cup performances, so Steve Bruce has decided to keep him at the club this season. Her form was rewarded with 16 mins in the Premier League. The talented winger has a goal and assist in 3 cup games. Who Sheffield Wednesday signed instead: It was long known that Monk wanted to bring Josh Windass to return. Took a few weeks but he has been a revelation and one of the first names on the team sheet. He has 2 goals and 1 assist since his return. £500k seems a bargain. Izzy Brown arrived on loan from Chelsea after several injured seasons. His most recent spell was with Luton where he shined. Early performances have been impressive but the injury bug has hit him. Turning his attention to youth, Chansiri secured the signing of Fisayo Dele-Bashiro from Man City. He has tons of potential and his strong body and surging runs forward are something Wednesday fans have wanted since the loss to Hull at Wembley. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Hector, Centre Back, Fulham Monk tried a cheeky loan bid on deadline day to bring Hector back to Hillsborough. He has looked out of his depth in the Premier League but is not keen on dropping back into the Championship. A Fulham injury at CB, made them reluctant to move Hector out. He was left out of the squad for today's game against the Pigs. Ryan Bennett, Centre Back, Swansea City Swansea snapped up Bennett on a free after he was released by Wolves. He reportedly turned down a loan offer from Wednesday on Deadline Day. He did not feature in Swansea's defeat to Huddersfield yesterday. Jake Clarke-Salter, Centre Back, Birmingham City The Chelsea player was available on loan and ended up retuning to the Blues. City fans were very happy with the move. He did not feature against Wednesday this weekend. Frederico Venancio, Centre Back, Lugo A return of the man from Portugal was rumoured early in the window but never materialised. He has moved to CD Lugo on loan and is playing in the Spanish Segunda. He made his debut this weekend, earning a clean sheet. Dion Sanderson, Centre/Right Back, Sunderland It seems shocking that Sanderson hasn't been snapped up by a Championship team. Instead he heads to League One Sunderland after impressing at Cardiff in 2019. He is yet to feature in their match day squad. Who Sheffield Wednesday signed instead: Monk brought in Aden Flint on loan from Cardiff instead who played well this weekend against Birmingham City. The towering defender was solid as rock in the air and unthreatened by the City attack. Chey Dunkley was signed but has been out with a lingering injury since his move from Wigan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released Players Morgan Fox joined Stoke but has been injured recently. He started most games for the Potters but hasn't received good ratings from fans. Steven Fletcher also joined Stoke and picked up an early injury. Despite this, he scored his first goal this past weekend. Sam Hutchinson joined Pafos in Cyprus where he is making his debut today - Adthe Nuhiu also went to Cyprus to join Apoel where he has yet to make a significant impact. Sam Winnall hasn't played for Oxford United yet but Fernando Forestieri has come on as a sub three times for Udinese without impact. Derby tried to sign Connor Wickham who isn't getting a sniff for Crystal Palace, but he's stuck in limbo. Alessio da Cruz ended his Parma nightmare by moving to Groningen on loan. He made his debut today off the bench at the same time as Arjen Robben came on for the same team. Great post mate - thank you for doing this - interesting read 1 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Leko looks a good player. We might regret letting him get away. Murphy would have been a good catch but we just don't have that kind of money. Hector would have been brilliant but again can we afford him. Andre Green, I'd like to see us put a low ball wage offer in for him. If it's not enough we move on. I just think he might come good given time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Best signing - Windass Biggest Miss out on - Leko I reckon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Bez said: Alessio da Cruz ended his Parma nightmare by moving to Groningen on loan. He made his debut today off the bench at the same time as Arjen Robben came on for the same team. Wow, imagine Arjen Robben coming on to attack from one wing and Da Cruz down the other. From the sublime to the ridiculous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.flem Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Disappointed slightly not to get Zohore. We lack a striker that plays with his back to goal as an option. Overall I think we've recruited really well again. We look to have a real work ethic, epitomised by Paterson who is my pick of the signings. The experience & communication skills Flint possess are a welcome addition too. With him Iorfa, Dunkley etc we are going to be a threat from set pieces I would think. Plenty of hight to worry the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 To say none of the departed would get in the team is a bit bizzare. Fox fletcher and Murphy would all be there or there abouts ( funnily enough the three we seemed to want to keep) and hutch would have been a far better shout to come on instead of pelepussy to shore things up. But they are gone and we move on. Overall fairly happy with the ins and outs but as per the other thread still think we need a bit more guile up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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