The Lounge

[Windlesham Don]

Message for Liam Nolan – Is that a picture of you on the OS “Wombles all over the world” feature in the Grand Canyon?

If so, I didn’t realise that you could pilot a helicopter with one hand while swigging booze out of a plastic cup in the other! ;o)

On second thoughts that fine figure of a man may be too young and slim to be our Liam…

Happy close season all!!

[Colum]

Just when we’re all waiting with baited breath for a new signing, we get one. It’s just not what we all wanted. The OS has officially announced that Deano has upped sticks to Gillingham. That can’t be anything more than a better wage packet, as you can’t really see the Gills doing that more better than last season.

I’ve said in the past that having the likes of Deano in the team brought the best out of our resident wardrobes. Let’s hope our midfield replacement is of an similar type, and this isn’t the start of an exodus of players.

[Devon Womble]

This is indeed terrible news. I had Deano down as our key midfielder for next year. What with the anticipated news on LTB’s future, that might at best leave us with a couple of decent defenders and one perhaps rusty striker… and very little else.
Bring on the youngsters… I doubt we’ll find anything better out there, especially if we can’t even hold onto a player like Deano who, only a few weeks ago seemed wistful for a new contract with us.

[onyadon]

We have made an offer for a young left-winger from non-league. A fee will be involved and another L1 club is interested, but understand the player doesn’t want to go to that non-London club and his agent is comfortable negotiating with the Wimbledon management. If terms are agreeable it could all be done this week. The club also have two strikers in their sights and one is regarded as ‘high profile’ by Wimbledon standards, the other is older and out of contract. No names mentioned. Darius Charles has been offered reduced terms given he made just 26 starts last season. Feeling is he is unlikely to accept the deal. The club have targeted a goalkeeper on loan, but by all accounts while he is very impressive, he is young. Again no name mentioned.

[Wimbledon_rumours]

If we were to sign them 4 players that would only leave us with having to get another centre mid and maybe one or two centre backs oh and also a right back

[Windlesham Don]

Thanks for the news, Rob, at least something seems to be in the pipeline.

I’m pretty disappointed in the Darius news, though. Unless the club have determined that he has a long term degenerative injury that is likely to recur, then a fit Darius is undoubtedly worth keeping. With a 20% increase in overall budget then offering one of our best players reduced terms is basically telling him that we want him off the payroll. IMO this is unwise, with Robbo retired and Will also plagued with injury…

It looks like we could be looking for two CBs as well as keeper, full backs, midfielders and strikers!!

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