Jonson Clarke-Harris

Not sure what to make of this. Hussain appeared to be managing expectations and playing down a push for a play-off place. If JCH signs it would smash the transfer record held for 30 years, and would be a real statement of intent. Unless it's being subsidised by Collins moving on?

Bristol Rovers news: Jonson Clarke-Harris transfer boost as Peterborough United warning sent..by Jordan Jones.

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Bristol Rovers have received both a boost and a warning in their rumoured pursuit of Peterborough United striker Jonson Clarke-Harris.

The 29-year-old is said to be on the Gas' radar ahead of Friday's transfer deadline, with a player of his calibre seen as the final piece of the jigsaw. Rovers are in the market for a striker with Joey Barton making an admission on Saturday that he believed that Clarke-Harris was keen to move towards the direction of Bristol.

As Barton admitted publicly about the pursuit of the forward, Clarke-Harris was on the score sheet for the Posh last Saturday in their 4-2 defeat to Derby County. He has been transfer listed by the club, but has so far not found a suitor for his services.

Now things are beginning to heat up, with Darragh MacAnthony admitting earlier this month that three clubs are in the race for him. It has been revealed by Peterborough Today however that one of those clubs Bolton Wanderers, are unlikely to sign him. It's been reported that Bolton had the opportunity to bid for him earlier this summer and didn't take up the offer amid concerns he wouldn't fit into their system.

Bolton had been under the threat of losing Dion Charles, with both Stoke City and Watford said to have had an interest, but he signed a new three-year contract with the Trotters on Sunday. His new contract offers him and the club security, but means that they are unlikely to make a move now for Clarke-Harris, given they’ve kept hold of one of their star players.

Peterborough are keen to recoup the £1m they paid for the forward from Rovers back in the summer of 2019, and that would mean for Rovers to be successful in their pursuit, they would need to make him their club record transfer fee. It’s been 31-years since the Gas paid a reported £390,000 to Queens Park Rangers for Andy Tillson, who remains their record signing.

Rovers have officially until Friday to finalise a move for Clarke-Harris or any forward, but they along with other suits have been told what will be needed for the Posh to part with the two-time League One Golden Boot winner.

‘There are three clubs interested in ‘Jonno,’ said Darragh MacAnthony last week in his Hard Truths podcast, which was later transcribed by the Peterborough Telegraph.

‘I expect they will try and take the mickey for the first three days of next week, but if they don’t come up with what we want I’ll tell them to **** off and ‘Jonno’ will stay with us.’


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Peterborough United have made a bid for a Wimbledon striker so they must think JCH is leaving

Loft going to Port Vale?

Let's hope Bristol City who have £23m burning a hole in their pockets don't poach Aaron Collins for £2m and he becomes another snake!

We paid a fee to Cardiff for James, he played 31 times for us in League 1 last season, he's 22 in November and now he's going back to League 2.

JB must think James is not good enough for a promotion chasing League 1 side and he doesn't have time to keep trying to improve him to the desired playing level so James will have to go out on loan.

All very strange when Hussain Al Saeed said a few weeks ago that his aim was to not give JB more money for the football budget but to develop the club slowly and sustainably with no "rush" to get promotion. 

For a compulsive gambler he's put himself in a great position because our owners are paying the stake money and the majority of Gasheads are relying on him to tell us what constitutes a "win". At the moment we are told  the "win" is "the best squad we've had in years" but that could change dependent on football results and Barton's mood.      

If he was gambling in a calculated way there might be some justification for it but he is reckless and haphazard. The players with potential to develop like Loft, Gibbons, McCormick, Connolly, Taylor, Grant, Jones, Hoole and Gordon were given nice contracts but now they seem to be out in the cold. And in have come a group of expensive "loan fee" loanees together with the "ageing stars" here for their last pay packet.

The message is "we are going for it" but has anyone told Hussain Al Saeed ?  

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I believed that for a second, then I started laughing.   

you really had us going there with that one.   

on the other hand, the coach would get to know a player so much better than match watching fans.  Watching them in training, their professionalism, workrate.  

Also the coach would tell the player “I want to see this, this and this” and take a dim view of the player if they don’t see it over a course of time. 

Not sure I understand your point. Six of those players were recruited by the coach.
Four of those players cost a transfer fee.
Are you saying it's OK to buy players and then determine if good enough?

Will await the team for Sat, but I feel the club is losing identity.
Cox, loan, doubt we will sign him.
Hunt, two years deal, will then be 30+, possibly on the way down.
Wilson, 34 , 2 year deal, and then retirement?
Crama, loan, doubt we will sign.
Friend, 35, 1 year then retirement.
Ward, good signing.
Bogarde, another loan we will not sign as is Vale.
Collins, Brown and Thomas, good signings who may improve.
Sinclair, nostalgic return, last season?
Woods another loan, 28 so a possible signing.

How will Hoole, Gordon, Ward, Jones, Grant improve?

Close to a team of journeymen.