Championship transfers and rumours 2014/15

Didn't know if you had one of these for every club in the league's transfers to keep you updated.

We've apparently bid 3m for Lewis Grabban and we've secured the free transfer of Valladolid striker Javi Guerra. He has scored 15 goals in La Liga this season yet still wants to honour the pre contract he signed in January! A bit chuffed by signing him, especially on a free!

Any transfer news from your end??

 

3 words = Return of Tommy

 

We will send him down your way.

Not quite sure where he is mind - haven't heard anything of him since the first game of the season.

 

Matt Connolly

 

We were thrilled to sign Acuna a year ago. He went back to Spain in the New Year.

 

Aye but you don't score 15 goals in Spain's top league and not be able to cut it in the Champ at least. Stoke wanted him but he's said he wants to honour our earlier deal.

 

We thought the same about playing for Real Madrid B.

 

That's a division below where Guerra is playing. A lot of them players don't make it from Madrid and Barca 'B' teams.

 

At 32 though coming from spain it'll first be hard for him to get up to the fitness level the championship requires and then to fit in with the team and to suit the style of the championship. Lots of things to overcome but you're right you don't score goals in a top flight unless your good, and if you're good you can overcome those things with the right manager.

 

Another Alex Geijo waiting to happen.

24 Liga Adelante goals. 1 Championship goal.

 

Again, a league below La Liga

 

Agreed but seen as he is a free agent he will be here from June 1st. That should give him plenty of time to get up to scratch.

 

Sounds like a good signing, FRB. Will keep an eye out for him next season.

 

Just hope he can do it on a cold Tuesday night in December mate :happy1:

 

this Javi Guerra?

from Wiki
Cardiff City[edit]
Guerra joined Cardiff City – who eventually suffered relegation to the Championship – for a fee of around €2 million, on a two-year deal

OK Wiki can be ****e at times...but....

 

No mate I can assure you there is no fee involved

 

To be honest (not just saying this as a dig towards your new signing), there's not a whole lot of difference between Adelante teams and the bottom 8 or so teams in La Liga.

 

The jealousy in this thread is unreal. Any player who scores 15 in La Liga will be a good player at this level.

 

I think you are confusing cynicism with jealousy.

 

I think FRB is confusing us with people who give a 5hit what happens at Cardiff.....

 

Fabbrini has played for Italy. Iriney has played over 100 La Liga games. Faraoni has played in the Champions League for Inter Milan. I wouldn't say jealous, just sceptical following our own experiences with high level players. I know very little about Guerra, like pretty much everyone on the forum (including the Cardiff guy), but I don't think it's unreasonable to not expect a 32 year old, playing outside of Spain for the first time ever, won't set the division on fire.

 

We have had a 3m bid accepted for Lewis Grabban. In Cardiff tonight for talks.

Seen Brighton have released a lot of players too.

 

Have to say, 3m for Grabban seems extremely low compared to what I would have expected them to sell him for.

 

3m triggers the buyout clause. Tight fisted Tan.

 

Makes sense...ta.

 

What would you pay for him then?
26 yo, spent most of his career in League 1. His highest goal tally in a season was last year with Bournemouth so perhaps he is coming into his prime. But will Cardiff give him that platform, will he be a regular starter like he was at Bournemouth?
I think he will bag 15-20 goals tops but only as a regular starter. Not prolific enough like Frazier Campbell at this level, i guess Cardiff will be shipping him off back to the Prem.

 

Think I'll be placing a bet on Cardiff to get top 2 next season.

 

Hmm, not sure. I think Wigan will due to Rosler being an excellent manager.

Ole's not great as a manager.

Marshall could leave, Caulker will go, Medel will go, Campbell will go, Noone could possibly go and Mutch may go.

They'll have good striking options in Guerrera and Grabban but think they'll need a lot more.

I also think players like Andrew Taylor who have now tasted top-flight football will struggle to motivate themselves once again.

 

Plus an inexperienced manager who's never tasted championship football.

 

I avidly follow Spanish football & can safely say that Javi Guerra is a GOOD goalscorer. Consistent across multiple seasons too. My only worry if I were you would be his age. He's 32 so he's definitely past his 'peak years' in terms of athleticism. He may only last a couple of years & logic dictates that he is more than likely to only depreciate both in terms of his footballing ability & sell-on fee of course. On the other hand, I consider him part of the brand of "fine wine" footballers. If you research his career he's only become better with time.

Regardless of whatever happens, 1 goal every 2 games in a relatively crappy Valladolid outfit is something to get excited about for sure. I just hope he doesn't score against the 'Orns!

 

I'll come back to you at the end of the season when I'm counting my £££

 

Many of our academy players have been signed up for 1 or 2 year deals:

Alex Jakubiak
George Byers
Josh Doherty
Jorell Johnson