Transfer News, Gossip & Speculation Transfer Thread - Summer 2025 Edition.

[Hadleigh-shrimper]

We do create chances though.

We create enough chances for a RWB/RB to score 17 goals.

If I’ve totted up correctly we scored 43 goals (excluding cup games) after Christmas in 26 games. That’s not far off where we need to be with some better finishing.

We created more than enough chances for Bonne to get double figures. If anyone has his xG data please share it. The best I could find was hit shot conversion record on sofascore.

He had an 8% shot conversion record. Compare that to the division’s top-scorers Ollie Pearce (28%), Callum Stead (21%), Regan Linney (19%), Nick Haughton (15%), Dan Creaney (21%), Will Davies (19%), Scott-Morriss (20%).

If you think his teammates aren’t creating the same quality of chances as the divisions top scorers here are his teammates conversion rates for everyone who got at least 3 this last season

Golding 23%
GSM 20%

Pepple 17%
Ralph 15%
Kendall 14%
Hopper 13%
Walker 11%
Coker 11%
Goodliffe 11%

Bonne 9%

Plus here’s some numbers for 2023/24
Cardwell 21%
Kanu 21%
Coker 17%
Kendall (Woking) 15%
Hopper (L2) 15%
Gus 15%
Bridge 14%

Walker 10% (Gills, 1 goal, 1 big chance missed)
Walker 9% (Burton 1 goal, 1 big chance missed)
Bonne 9% (Gills 4 goals, 9 big chances missed)
Bonne 8% (Cambridge - 1 goal, 4 big chances missed)

2022/23 (no stats available for NL)
Walker 11% (Burton 2 goals, 3 big chances missed - nb only joined in February stats not available for Daggers where he scored 12 before joining Burton)
Bonne 14% (2 goals scored, 2 big chances missed)


It looks to me as if our forwards haven’t been clinical enough in front of goal regardless of what shirt they were wearing.

What I’d be looking for is an ascending young player with the attributes we need for our system who could be a breakout candidate much like the likes of Cardwell/Barnard/Corr/Constantine/Hopper (first time around) etc were.

Spasov?

 

[flangejackrabbit]

Spasov?

20% I think.

 

[danbowen]

We do create chances though.

We create enough chances for a RWB/RB to score 17 goals.

If I’ve totted up correctly we scored 43 goals (excluding cup games) after Christmas in 26 games. That’s not far off where we need to be with some better finishing.

We created more than enough chances for Bonne to get double figures. If anyone has his xG data please share it. The best I could find was hit shot conversion record on sofascore.

He had an 8% shot conversion record. Compare that to the division’s top-scorers Ollie Pearce (28%), Callum Stead (21%), Regan Linney (19%), Nick Haughton (15%), Dan Creaney (21%), Will Davies (19%), Scott-Morriss (20%).

If you think his teammates aren’t creating the same quality of chances as the divisions top scorers here are his teammates conversion rates for everyone who got at least 3 this last season

Golding 23%
GSM 20%

Pepple 17%
Ralph 15%
Kendall 14%
Hopper 13%
Walker 11%
Coker 11%
Goodliffe 11%

Bonne 9%

Plus here’s some numbers for 2023/24
Cardwell 21%
Kanu 21%
Coker 17%
Kendall (Woking) 15%
Hopper (L2) 15%
Gus 15%
Bridge 14%

Walker 10% (Gills, 1 goal, 1 big chance missed)
Walker 9% (Burton 1 goal, 1 big chance missed)
Bonne 9% (Gills 4 goals, 9 big chances missed)
Bonne 8% (Cambridge - 1 goal, 4 big chances missed)

2022/23 (no stats available for NL)
Walker 11% (Burton 2 goals, 3 big chances missed - nb only joined in February stats not available for Daggers where he scored 12 before joining Burton)
Bonne 14% (2 goals scored, 2 big chances missed)


It looks to me as if our forwards haven’t been clinical enough in front of goal regardless of what shirt they were wearing.

What I’d be looking for is an ascending young player with the attributes we need for our system who could be a breakout candidate much like the likes of Cardwell/Barnard/Corr/Constantine/Hopper (first time around) etc were.

9 of those were against Ebbsfleet so you will be better off looking at 34 in 24 as there will never be a team that **** again. On top of that of the 24 other games we didn’t score more than 1 in 11 of those. In some of those games I don’t remember us even having 2 good chances. When we go behind we often end up hitting and hoping and we 100% struggle breaking teams down with our slow build up where we need to go more direct more often.

Our midfield need to chip in with more goals and it often appears we don’t take risks enough because we are scared of losing the ball hence the constant backwards and sideways football which frustrates fans.

 

[TheSouthendUnitedRunner]

9 of those were against Ebbsfleet so you will be better off looking at 34 in 24 as there will never be a team that **** again. On top of that of the 24 other games we didn’t score more than 1 in 11 of those. In some of those games I don’t remember us even having 2 good chances. When we go behind we often end up hitting and hoping and we 100% struggle breaking teams down with our slow build up where we need to go more direct more often.

Our midfield need to chip in with more goals and it often appears we don’t take risks enough because we are scared of losing the ball hence the constant backwards and sideways football which frustrates fans.

Wasn’t it 8, two 4-0 wins…Either way you can’t discount something because it doesn’t suit what you want it to say….

 

[danbowen]

Wasn’t it 8, two 4-0 wins…Either way you can’t discount something because it doesn’t suit what you want it to say….

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I get it from your point of view but most of those crosses were floaters rather than driven across. These are extremely tough to score with as no power on the ball so although the may have been accurate do you actually remember many of them being unlucky attempts on goal? I don’t maybe a few at best.

The style we play as I mentioned above is frustrating as it’s often pump it in and unless it was to GSM there was rarely someone at the back post. FGR was a good example of this in the play offs.

I do think our current style of slow build up football will see us stay in this league for a long time and will have us fighting for 6th or 7th again rather than being more of a challenge at the very top. FYI I am not against putting the ball in to the box via a cross on a regular occasion what I think though is we are rarely direct at the same time by going from keeper to playing the attacker through within 3 or 4 passes. This then stretches teams rather than allowing them to get their shape back and making them hard to break down.

 

[CaptainSmudger]

Announce Bonne

If Bonne is loving his football again with us as he states, he will sign the deal offered to him. But he needs to hit the net more regularly and I think he can with the correct pre season. Other clubs won’t be that keen if they look at last season’s stats.

 

[CaptainSmudger]

Was that Fylde's top scorer? If I remember they had a chap who did well in front of goal given that the team was relegated.

No, that was Nick Haughton. Who won’t move because of business interests locally for him.

 

[CaptainSmudger]

Lots of talk about signing 'goal scorers' but it doesn't matter who we sign if the chances are not created for them.

One of my fundamentals if I was KM would be to sign a chance creating midfield player who will create chances via the channels rather than the slow and predictable get it wide and cross tactics we employed for most of last season.

Dion Pereira then!

 

[Thundersley Blue]

I get it from your point of view but most of those crosses were floaters rather than driven across. These are extremely tough to score with as no power on the ball so although the may have been accurate do you actually remember many of them being unlucky attempts on goal? I don’t maybe a few at best.

The style we play as I mentioned above is frustrating as it’s often pump it in and unless it was to GSM there was rarely someone at the back post. FGR was a good example of this in the play offs.

I do think our current style of slow build up football will see us stay in this league for a long time and will have us fighting for 6th or 7th again rather than being more of a challenge at the very top. FYI I am not against putting the ball in to the box via a cross on a regular occasion what I think though is we are rarely direct at the same time by going from keeper to playing the attacker through within 3 or 4 passes. This then stretches teams rather than allowing them to get their shape back and making them hard to break down.

Just a couple of observations. Firstly as the season progressed the ball was moved forwards more quickly, despite not having an out and out target man. Secondly if a side scores 2 a game then that is only a few short of 100. That total is rarely reached by any team. I would be just as concerned about a new found inability to keep clean sheets. Hopefully Collin will be fit to start the new season.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

2nd half of the season we were so much more direct than the first half of the season. Hopper up front helped this. Goals against Rochdale and FGR in the play offs were both from longer more direct balls, or into the channel for Bonne to chase. Goals against Tamworth, and Yeovil just off the top of my head were from a more direct style. I am sure there were more.

We also conceded more during this period of the season, probably from conceding possession more by playing direct, so there is a balance to be made, and arguably we played too little possession football in the 2nd half of the season, but it was more successful in terms of results due to the playing personal available to Maher.

Mixing it up is the most successful way to go, and the best teams do this.

 

[Barling Magna]

Just a couple of observations. Firstly as the season progressed the ball was moved forwards more quickly, despite not having an out and out target man. Secondly if a side scores 2 a game then that is only a few short of 100. That total is rarely reached by any team. I would be just as concerned about a new found inability to keep clean sheets. Hopefully Collin will be fit to start the new season.

Both Barnet and York got pretty close to 100 with 97 and 95 goals respectively.

 

[londonblue]

2nd half of the season we were so much more direct than the first half of the season. Hopper up front helped this. Goals against Rochdale and FGR in the play offs were both from longer more direct balls, or into the channel for Bonne to chase. Goals against Tamworth, and Yeovil just off the top of my head were from a more direct style. I am sure there were more.

We also conceded more during this period of the season, probably from conceding possession more by playing direct, so there is a balance to be made, and arguably we played too little possession football in the 2nd half of the season, but it was more successful in terms of results due to the playing personal available to Maher.

Mixing it up is the most successful way to go, and the best teams do this.

It's almost a if KM sets the team up based on the players available, and became more attacking when we signed more attack-minded players. It's almost as if he knows what he's doing, who'd of thought it.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

We were also a lot more effective from set pieces helped by Golding and then Goodliffe from the back. If neither sign then need to find another centre back who is good at attacking set pieces. Oh to have another Ryan Hall to deliver corners and free kicks.

 

[KiwiRob]

It's almost a if KM sets the team up based on the players available, and became more attacking when we signed more attack-minded players. It's almost as if he knows what he's doing, who'd of thought it.

Very true, but why it take so long for KAF to get an extended run in the side? He barely got a look in until the latter part of the season and then did brilliantly.

 

[londonblue]

Very true, but why it take so long for KAF to get an extended run in the side? He barely got a look in until the latter part of the season and then did brilliantly.

I don't know the answer, and nor does anyone other than the coaching staff. There could be thousands of reasons that we'll never know.

 

[TJC]

I see ex Shrimper Matt Rush wasn't too shabby last year in NLS. More than Spasov? https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nat...schuetzenliste/wettbewerb/NLS6/saison_id/2024

 

[dusterman]

Very true, but why it take so long for KAF to get an extended run in the side? He barely got a look in until the latter part of the season and then did brilliantly.

That is a bit of a conundrum. Kev is very loyal as we know from our struggles, but this can be mighty frustrating in playing staff unless his hand is forced.

 

[James peeee]

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[* ORM *]

2nd half of the season we were so much more direct than the first half of the season. Hopper up front helped this. Goals against Rochdale and FGR in the play offs were both from longer more direct balls, or into the channel for Bonne to chase. Goals against Tamworth, and Yeovil just off the top of my head were from a more direct style. I am sure there were more.

We also conceded more during this period of the season, probably from conceding possession more by playing direct, so there is a balance to be made, and arguably we played too little possession football in the 2nd half of the season, but it was more successful in terms of results due to the playing personal available to Maher.

Mixing it up is the most successful way to go, and the best teams do this.

And it’s all thanks to the advice Kev picked up from the Zone. Where would we have finished without it?

 

[TheSouthendUnitedRunner]

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