Despite the January transfer window closing in February instead (Monday 2nd February at 7pm), one guarantee is that deadline day will always serve up a treat with twists and turns right until the very end.
Whether you are eagerly scrolling through socials, glued to Sky Sports News or panicking due to your club not getting anyone through the door, here are five of our favourite tiles that make up The Lower Tiers January deadline day bingo card:
(For the full bingo card, you can find it at the end of this article.)
The sudden, sneaky leak of an unannounced arrival on social media, pictured in the stadium or wearing the club’s shirt, certainly spark a fanbase’s detective skills.
“It’s this player because of his hairstyle” or “No it’s this guy because of his tattoo”, endless speculation is endured by eager supporters until the official announcement hits.
We’ve seen this occur earlier in the window before Beck-Ray Enoru joined Notts County and Corey Blackett-Taylor went out on loan to Bolton Wanderers.
Let’s see if this happens once again before the window slams shut…
This January transfer window has been a busy period for The Lower Tiers team, yet we have provided several correct exclusives on all things transfer news.
From Romain Esse’s loan to Coventry City to Cameron Antwi’s move to Gillingham, expect another Lower Tiers exclusive to pop up on deadline day along with several daily articles throughout the season to keep you updated.
Not every club this window will get the pleasure of a new signing.
For the team that has no incomings by the 7pm deadline on Monday, their supporters will be far from pleased.
Some will be raging and calling for the board’s head, but some will see the funny side to it.
For example, after no signings from the Chairboys earlier this January, Wycombe Wanderers fan Dan Clark decided to take matters into his own hands through generating AI photos of Dele Alli, Jesse Lingard, Michail Antonio and more players signing for the League One club.
Are we going to see another inventive way to criticise a club’s lack of transfer activity? Only time will tell…
When the clock is ticking and everything is going right down to the wire, a sudden flurry of transfers by the same club leave football fans questioning whether that club truly wanted to sign the player or if it’s just another man through the door.
Statements such as “a long term target” are often used on the club website to hush those claims, but is that really true?
Chances are the club only heard of their new signing a day ago, when offered to them by an agent or intermediary.
With the EFL now introducing a deal sheet, all 72 clubs will be able to have an extra two hours to finalise a transfer- similarly to the Premier League.
Don’t expect the 7pm deadline to be the end of everything as signings are now likely to be announced beyond that and deep into the evening.
