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ByGlen WilliamsCardiff City correspondent
* 15:47, 14 JUL 2023
Barnsley keen on Watters return
Barnsley are reportedly keen on getting Max Watters back next season.
Watters went on loan to the Tykes at the tail end of last season, having scored no goals for Cardiff despite being installed as the team's main striker by Steve Morison.
He fared far better in League One, though, netting four goals in 19 league appearances for the Reds.

Cardiff would be delighted to offload Watters for his final season for them. His contract with Cardiff expires in June 2024 and to offload as another loan period or permanent transfer would suit them nicely.
He cost them £900K from Crawley in 2021 but only notched 1 goal in 19 appearances for them before being sent out on loan. We have the benefit of seeing him first hand, notching 4 in 21 for the Reds in the Third Division campaign last season.

Trust in Collins. Whatever he decides is fine by me. (Thought I'd get in and be the first to say it )

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Cardiff would be delighted to offload Watters for his final season for them. His contract with Cardiff expires in June 2024 and to offload as another loan period or permanent transfer would suit them nicely.
He cost them £900K from Crawley in 2021 but only notched 1 goal in 19 appearances for them before being sent out on loan. We have the benefit of seeing him first hand, notching 4 in 21 for the Reds in the Third Division campaign last season.

To be fair SB & this only my opinion that I was not impressed when he first arrived but he started to win me over towards the end of the season , once his fitness levels improved so did his pace & he worked very hard off the ball & those stats are slightly misleading as number of his appearances were off the bench with short cameo contributions & I actually think he might be worth a shout .

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To be fair SB & this only my opinion that I was not impressed when he first arrived but he started to win me over towards the end of the season , once his fitness levels improved so did his pace & he worked very hard off the ball & those stats are slightly misleading as number of his appearances were off the bench with short cameo contributions & I actually think he might be worth a shout .

We can't say "Trust in Duff, Whatever he decides is fine by me" any longer. The new man Collins will have to rely on James and his Team for advice as to Watter's qualities.
If we would be paying a small percentage of his Cardiff Championship level wages and no loan fee then he may be worth a punt again as the cost risk would be minimal for another body up front.

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Haven't seen anyone that upset at leaving in all my time as a fan! Shows how much he loves this club, clearly heart broken at going to Barnsley's A team!
It may be for the Premier League and more money, but that video shows he cares.

Cardiff would be delighted to offload Watters for his final season for them. His contract with Cardiff expires in June 2024 and to offload as another loan period or permanent transfer would suit them nicely.
He cost them £900K from Crawley in 2021 but only notched 1 goal in 19 appearances for them before being sent out on loan. We have the benefit of seeing him first hand, notching 4 in 21 for the Reds in the Third Division campaign last season.

Whilst I'm not exactly wowed by Watters in a Woodrow kind of way he's at least someone in the bracket of " can do a job with a bit of potential thrown in " .

Definitely a better player than Tedic in my opinion .

How much we've got to spend in the market is anybody's guess right now but I wouldn't be prepared to spend more than £200k on Watters I'll say that .

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Cardiff, desperate to offload Watters from their wage bill, are now touting him round to clubs for free if they sign him permanently.

Third Division Barnsley are said to be interested in the "free" part if a sufficient drop in wages for Watters can be negotiated.

Possible deal this week.

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Deborah central defender having a medical was it him who was at halifax town

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Deborah central defender having a medical was it him who was at halifax town

It is Sods. A "competent" player at that level.

In Collins We Trust to get a tune out of him, like T Rex did--

Deborah Deb, Deb Deborah----

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Anyone heard any updates on---

Luke Bolton from Salford ?

Andy Dallas from Solihull ?

Harry Clifton from Grimsby ?

Harry Lewis from Bradford ?

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Brad Collins transfer to Coventry confirmed for, surprisingly for us, an undisclosed fee.

Did well in his sweeper role central to Ismael's tactics.

As i have mentioned it wasn't long ago that debate was taking place as to whether Duff would go for Isted (who would have returned) or Collins as his choice as No 1 keeper this coming season.

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Anyone heard any updates on---

Luke Bolton from Salford ?

Andy Dallas from Solihull ?

Harry Clifton from Grimsby ?

Harry Lewis from Bradford ?

We seem to have had two bids for Lewis, a goalkeeper, rejected, and Mark Hughes is quoted as saying that is the end of the matter. With the Collins money in his pocket Ahmad may try a third bid.