League One Transfers: January 2021
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Scotimp
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Still very quiet in League One, no signings announced for two days.
Just over five days to go, and some of those chains should start to unravel soon.
Some clubs have a lot to do. Wigan look in real trouble now, both on and off the field; the takeover saga rolls on and on, and ten players have already left this January with only four replacements so far. They lost 5-0 at home to a weakened Blackpool side last night, and have Oxford, Lincoln, Peterborough and Charlton on the horizon.
Oxford and Peterborough remain the only two clubs not to have transacted any business at all, either in or out.
Charlton and Hull appear to have made some high quality but strangely expensive acquisitions; Sunderland have seen only one in, and one out; Ipswich continue to slide down the table at an alarming rate (just as they did last season) and have done next to nothing in the transfer market (just as they did last season); and Accrington's budget has permitted just one in, one out so far.
The main movement to date has been at the bottom of the table as clubs struggle against relegation. In addition to the wildly revolving door at Wigan, Swindon have 5 in, 4 out; Shrewsbury 4 in, 7 out; Northampton 5 in, 4 out; MK Dons 4 in, 5 out; and Burton 4 in, 4 out with more to come.
Where will the action be during the next five days? Keep watching this thread, we will continue to update it whenever anything happens.
And there will be a summary article published just after the window closes. It will list every transfer in League One, together with a club-by-club summary and an indication of how effective each one has been relative to the others: positive, status quo, or negative.
Just over five days to go, and some of those chains should start to unravel soon.
Some clubs have a lot to do. Wigan look in real trouble now, both on and off the field; the takeover saga rolls on and on, and ten players have already left this January with only four replacements so far. They lost 5-0 at home to a weakened Blackpool side last night, and have Oxford, Lincoln, Peterborough and Charlton on the horizon.
Oxford and Peterborough remain the only two clubs not to have transacted any business at all, either in or out.
Charlton and Hull appear to have made some high quality but strangely expensive acquisitions; Sunderland have seen only one in, and one out; Ipswich continue to slide down the table at an alarming rate (just as they did last season) and have done next to nothing in the transfer market (just as they did last season); and Accrington's budget has permitted just one in, one out so far.
The main movement to date has been at the bottom of the table as clubs struggle against relegation. In addition to the wildly revolving door at Wigan, Swindon have 5 in, 4 out; Shrewsbury 4 in, 7 out; Northampton 5 in, 4 out; MK Dons 4 in, 5 out; and Burton 4 in, 4 out with more to come.
Where will the action be during the next five days? Keep watching this thread, we will continue to update it whenever anything happens.
And there will be a summary article published just after the window closes. It will list every transfer in League One, together with a club-by-club summary and an indication of how effective each one has been relative to the others: positive, status quo, or negative.
nlondonimp
Vital Champions League
Josh Sims: Doncaster Rovers re-sign Southampton winger on loan
could have a bearing on Saturday's game
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55834002
could have a bearing on Saturday's game
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55834002
Impish
Vital Champions League
By all accounts, this guy won’t be fit for Rovers until mid February. Probably just a myth though and will play against us!
sedgleyimp
Vital Champions League
Sims is a good quality L1 midfielder. Good signing by Donny
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
Other than Doncaster effectively extending Sims' loan to the end of the season, there has been no movement in League One for almost three days. Very strange, I can't remember anything like this before. Is it the effect of the salary cap on L1 and L2, and the possible impact on the Championship if it goes ahead? Or are clubs being patient in waiting for chains to unravel?
Last January there were 98 signings compared with 62 so far this year; and there were 81 departures compared with 62 this year.
Will it pick up in the remaining four days? Who will the gamblers be?
Last January there were 98 signings compared with 62 so far this year; and there were 81 departures compared with 62 this year.
Will it pick up in the remaining four days? Who will the gamblers be?
sedgleyimp
Vital Champions League
I think that finances are so tight across the board this year with the decrease in match day revenue no club is willing to make that desperate gamble. Only 4 permanent Premier League deals in this window also
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
Permanent signings have been rare in League One so far:
3: MK Dons, Wigan
2: Shrewsbury
1: Accrington, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, Burton, Charlton, Doncaster, Gillingham, Hull, Northampton, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Swindon
0: AFC Wimbledon, Crewe, Fleetwood, Ipswich, Lincoln, Oxford, Peterborough, Rochdale
3: MK Dons, Wigan
2: Shrewsbury
1: Accrington, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, Burton, Charlton, Doncaster, Gillingham, Hull, Northampton, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Swindon
0: AFC Wimbledon, Crewe, Fleetwood, Ipswich, Lincoln, Oxford, Peterborough, Rochdale
cherryexile
Vital 1st Team Regular
It may also be that players are not as willing to accept agreements being cancelled by mutual agreement, if there are less positions for them to step in to, or lower wages being offered to do so. Aaron Lewis is still here, even though it is patently obvious he isn't going to play for us again.
Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
Kind of them to avoid any confusion next Friday!
sedgleyimp
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I briefly saw that earlier without seeing where QPR had bought him from and had a moment
