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The winter transfer window starts 1st January and closes 3rd February.

Ryan Mason has a good squad now and so how will he tweak things, to add strength to chase Premier League status. 

We are in a far healthier position but are still having to work within severe financial constraints as a result of the mismanagement of the previous ownership. 

INCOMING
Keepers:
IN: None
Missed:
None

Defenders:
IN: None
Missed:
None

Midfielders:
IN: None
Missed:
None 

Strikers:
IN: None
Missed:
None

Rumoured to be leaving
None

International Duty Watch
England U21: Josh Griffiths
Norway U21: Aune Heggebo
Denmark: Tammer Bany
Hungary: Callum Styles
Northern Ireland: Isaac Price
Poland: Krystian Bielik
Republic of Ireland: Jayson Molumby, Mikey Johnston
Wales: Chris Mepham
USA: Daryl Dike, George Campbell

Current 2025/26 West Bromwich Albion First Team Squad
Youth Players not in the squad are detailed in WBA-1996's Official Development XI Thread

Championship Squad (as per WBA Official Website)
Goalkeepers:
20 Josh Griffiths: Contract expires June 2027
23 Joe Wildsmith: Contract expires June 2026

Defenders:
02 Chris Mepham: Contract expires June 2029
03 Nat Phillips: Contract expires June 2028
05 Krystian Bielik: Contract expires June 2029
06 George Campbell: Contract expires June 2029
14 Alfie Gilchrist: Contract expires July 2029
29 Charlie Taylor: Loan from Southampton)
41 Alex Williams: Contract expires June 2026

Midfielders:
04 Callum Styles: Contract expires June 2028
07 Jed Wallace: Contract expires June 2026 
08 Jayson Molumby: Contract expires June 2028
13 Toby Collyer: Loan from Man Utd
17 Ousmane Diakite: Contract expires June 2026
21 Isaac Price: Contract expires June 2010
27 Alex Mowatt: Contract expires June 2027

Forwards:
09 Josh Maja: Contract expires June 2026
10 Karlan Grant: Contract expires June 2027
11 Mikey Johnson: Contract expires 2028
12 Daryl Dike: Contract expires June 2026
19 Aune Heggebo: Contract expires June 2030
22 Samuel Ilkng-Juniour: Loan for season from Villa
26 Tammer Bany: Contract expired June 2029

Others:
Keepers
42 Ben Cisse
45 Joe Wallis
Also: Louis Brady, Maxwell Moses U18, Liam Wilkes U18

Defenders
35 Duada Iddrisa U18
36 Mo Diomand
nn Alex Williams (Contract expires 2018)
Also: Deago Nelson, Jamal MoHammed, Michael Parker, Evan Humphries, Adam Letlat U18, Abdul Abudu U18, George Shaw U18, Antonio Perkins U18, Joel Asomugha U18

Midfielders
33 Cole Deeming
34 Harry Whitwell: Contract to June 2017 Season loan to Forest Green Rovers)
Also: Souleyman Mandey, Kevin Mfuamba, Ryan Colesby U18, Reece Bastafield U18, Danyal Iqbal U18, Charlie Blackshields U18, Harry French U18, Matthew Crowther U18, Umar Sankoh U18, Shane Gompre U18

Strikers
37 Ollie Bostock: Contract ends June 2027
nn Eseosa Sule: Contract ends June 2028 - Loaned to Motherwell for 25/26 season
Also: Dan Chimeziri, Torin Ntege, Jack Bray, Layton Love, Akeel Higgins, Donte-German Ranger, Miller McDonald, Jaiden Francis-Caesar U18, Justin Seven-Seven U18, Rio Palmer U18, Remar McNeil U18, Adam Okorodudu U18

Disclaimer: Guys, this is just a collection of what I have seen and read. It is not necessarily the truth or indeed all the data out there. 

Struggling League Two side Forest Green Rovers have appointed Steve Cotterill as their manager.

The 59-year-old replaces Troy Deeney, who was sacked on 18 January after six games in charge.

Cotterill takes over with the club rooted to the bottom of League Two and facing a battle to preserve their English Football League status.

The Gloucestershire club have not won in their past 12 league games and are six points from safety.

Cotterill has a wealth of experience across the EFL and most recently managed Shrewsbury Town for two and a half years, leaving in June last year.

He spent five years at hometown club Cheltenham Town early in his managerial career, taking them from the Southern League to the Football League for the first time in 1999.

Cotterill also won promotion with Notts County and led Bristol City to the League One and EFL Trophy double in 2015.

His other former clubs include Stoke, Burnley, Portsmouth and Nottingham Forest.

"I'm delighted to welcome Steve Cotterill to FGR. His record speaks for itself with 25 years of experience in all leagues of the EFL, spanning nearly 900 games," said owner Dale Vince.

"Steve knows what it takes and shares our determination to avoid relegation this season. Then build our way back up to League One and looking upward again.

"I'm sure our fans will welcome this appointment and Steve to our club."

Cotterill will take charge of training on Thursday and is expected to be in the dugout for their game against Accrington Stanley.

He becomes Forest Green's sixth manager since June 2022, following Rob Edwards, Ian Burchnall, Duncan Ferguson, David Horseman and Deeney.

Following Deeney's departure, Vince said the club were looking for "experience" in their next boss, after appointing a string of managers who had never managed in the EFL before.

Forest Green have failed to create any stability ever since winning promotion to League One for the first time in 2022 under Edwards, who subsequently left for Watford.

They struggled throughout the campaign in the third tier and were instantly relegated back to League Two.

But the slide has not stopped, with Forest Green winning just four league games so far this season to leave them facing a potential return to the National League.

Fylde 1-2 Bromley
Aldershot 0-1 Rochdale
Altrincham 2-1 Eastleigh
Boreham Wood 1-1 Dorking
Chesterfield 2-1 Southend
Dag & Red 2-0 Kidderminster
Gateshead 2-0 Barnet
Hartlepool 1-3 York
Maidenhead United 2-2 Solihull Moors
Oldham 2-0 Woking
Oxford City 0-1 Ebbsfleet
Wealdstone 1-3 Halifax


League Table After Matchday 32

Spireitematt - 625
SaltergateBorn - 614
Amelia - 516
Dancing - 496
St Charles - 495
Lord Snoots - 484
Devon - 399

Huw Jenkins has completed his takeover at Newport County to become the club's majority shareholder and chairman.

The club's Supporters Trust had agreed a sale to Jenkins in September.

The deal has now been sanctioned by the EFL just days ahead of the League Two club's lucrative FA Cup tie with Manchester United.

Former Swansea City chairman Jenkins said: "The main priority from day one is to very quickly get the club back on a better financial footing."

Fans had been warned last summer they did not have the funds to cover this season's budget after losses of £1.2m the previous year.

The ownership change has seen Jenkins invest an initial £500,000 in return for a 52% stake, while also taking over the day-to-day running of the Rodney Parade outfit.

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Jenkins says he wants the club to live within its means, and has outlined plans to increase commercial revenue, cut costs and improve relationships with their rugby landlords, the Dragons, while also saying he hoped to be able to add signings to manager Graham Coughlan's squad before the end of the transfer window.

"Nothing much can be achieved in football - especially at this level - if the club is not breaking even or getting near to that - and obviously that has not been the case for the last couple of years," he said.

"The initial challenge was to come in and try and put that right as quick as I can.

"Fighting this battle to be successful and positive in the EFL League Two is much harder when you are just fighting fires paying bills week in week out and not concentrating on the football field.

Jenkins added "he wasn't sure where the club would be" without financial assistance and that the club is in "a much stronger position" than the autumn.

Graham Coughlan celebrates Newport's 1-0 win over Wrexham
Graham Coughlan celebrates Newport County's 1-0 Welsh derby win over Wrexham at Rodney Parade
He did, though, admit the club's recent run to the fourth round of the FA Cup has been a significant factor and praised the work of manager Coughlan.

The club had been tipped to struggle to survive this season amid the financial difficulties, and Jenkins said: "It was a difficult period for the club on and off the field and I have nothing but respect for him and admire the great job he has done since the summer to get the club where it is today."

"Quickly bringing the finances to provide stability was important, but secondly providing one or two players to help the current squad move forward between now and May the 31st was important.

"Yes we will do our utmost to make sure one or two things happen between now and the first of February.

"But people must remember they have to be the right players coming into the club at the right time."

Jenkins says he will take an active role in the football side of the business as he returns to frontline football, five years after he stepped down from his role as chairman at Swansea having overseen the club's sale to US investors in 2016.

He spent 17 years at Swansea having been part of a local consortium that saved it from financial difficultly before going on to rise through the divisions to the Premier League and into European football.

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"I looked around for some opportunities to get back into football and didn't really find much that I would jump at," he said.

"But there were two things with Newport County, firstly the unique story how the club came through all those struggles to end up where it is today.

"Then having the opportunity to join forces with the Supporters Trust to stabilise the club and hopefully provide some hope and a better future.

"I thought that before I get too old that is something I will put all my effort into, and we will see where we go through over the next few years."

The club's Supporters Trust - who had owned and ran the club since 2015 - will retain a 27% shareholding as part of the agreement, as well as keeping two directors on a new-look board.

The Trust's Shaun Johnson and Park Marks will serve as directors before elections are held, while Peter Madigan, Mark Crook, Mike Everett and Bob Herrin have all stood down from their roles, although the club say "they will continue to assist and advise Huw during the transition."

A statement added: "New board members and staff structure will be confirmed in due course and the Supporters Trust will continue to play a major role in the running of the club."

League One side Shrewsbury Town have re-appointed Paul Hurst as head coach.

The 49-year-old re-joins The Shrews following the dismissal of Matt Taylor, after a run of seven defeats in eight games.

Hurst previously managed the club for 19 months from 2016 to 2018, leading Salop to the League One play-off final in 2018, which they lost to Rotherham.

He left Shrewsbury just three days later to replace Mick McCarthy as boss of Ipswich Town.

However, things did not got to plan as the Tractor Boys won just one of his 15 games in charge before Hurst was sacked after less than five months.

Following his exit from Ipswich, Hurst spent a seven-month spell as boss at Scunthorpe United before he returned to Grimsby Town, where he had started his managerial career, in 2020, guiding them back into the English Football League in 2022 via the National League play-offs.

His second spell at the Mariners ended in October, and he joins Shrewsbury with the Shropshire side sitting in 20th place in the table, four points above the relegation places.

'Long-standing relationship'
Shrewsbury director of football Micky Moore said sacking Taylor was a "tough decision" but he had recommended Hurst, who will bring Chris Doig in as his assistant once more, as the "outstanding candidate" to chairman Roland Wycherley.

"Having managed against Paul since 2009, we have a long-standing relationship," Moore said.

"I have followed his career carefully over the years and the discussions we have held over the last few days have been really positive.

"I look forward to having a great working relationship with both Paul and Chris going forward.

"We are delighted they have decided to return to the football club."

Hurst's first game back in charge is at Northampton on Saturday.

New Hartlepool United boss Kevin Phillips has said he wants to "put smiles on faces".

The ex-England striker, 50, was named as John Askey's successor on Saturday.

Pools were relegated from League Two last season and are seven points above the National League drop zone.

"I think the club needs a bit of a stability now, I think they've had four managers in the past 12 months or so and that's not good for anyone," Phillips told BBC Radio Tees.

"Hopefully I can bring that stability and the excitement back to this football club.

"There's been too much negativity and I could feel it even in the short spell when I met the players.

"I want to put smiles on faces and that comes through setting good standards, playing good football and creating an environment the players love coming in to.

"We want to put bums back on seats and we want fans to be proud of their team. They want to see hard work and that typifies the region. I get that."

Phillips knows the North East well after making his name during a six-year spell with Sunderland, where he scored 116 league goals and won the European Golden Shoe in 1999-00.

After spells coaching at Leicester, Derby and Stoke, he had his first spell in management with South Shields but left in April last year after leading them to promotion to National League North.

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He was in the stands for Saturday's 1-0 win at struggling Ebbsfleet and will have a watching brief for Tuesday's home game against bottom side Kidderminster because of a touchline ban held over from his time with Shields.

Lennie Lawrence and Anthony Sweeney will again take the team for Tuesday's game and stay on as Phillips' assistants after.

Although Phillips says he wants his side to play attractive football, he acknowledged that they may need to be more risk-averse for the conclusion of the current campaign as they look to avoid successive relegations.

"At Shields, I wanted to play out from the back and play through the lines and I wanted pace, energy and leadership qualities. We managed to do that," he said.

"Me coming in here, it's clear that defensively we've been poor. Two clean sheets all season, three after Saturday's result, that's not going to get you anywhere. That's something that has to be addressed.

"I want to play but I get that the squad we've got, low on confidence... sometimes you don't want the ball, you just want to kick it long and fight for second balls.

"If that's going to get us results from now until the end of the season then it might have to stay like that but long-term I want us to play and dominate possession with a purpose.

"Believe me, when players get confident they'll want to get on the ball."

Hibs entertain Rangers in their midweek match at Easter Road. Whether or not they manage to entertain their fans is another matter entirely. Nick Montgomery is finding out that he can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, certainly not with the pig's breakfast he has to work with. Watching Hibs at the moment is a bit of a boar (sorry ).

Hibs definitely need a miracle in the January transfer window, but so far we've had limited success and Nick thinks that he cannot depend on the Josh Doig bonus being available for incoming transfers. We'll have to wait and see what happens, but we need a new spine to the team, with the injury list not reducing.

I'm not expecting much from this game, other than a chastening lesson from Rangers. It's the same old story - hope for the best, but expect the worst. Surely Hibs have a good game in them, it just needs to surface soon and this would be the perfect scenario to silence the doubters (including me).

GGTTH

Not sure how many of these games will go ahead but put the predictions up anyway.


Tuesday

Fylde 0-2 Halifax
Aldershot 1-0 Bromley
Chesterfield 2-0 Woking
Dag & Red 1-2 Dorking
Gateshead 2-0 Solihull Moors
Hartlepool 1-0 Kidderminster
Maidenhead United 2-1 Ebbsfleet
Oldham 2-1 Barnet
Oxford City 2-0 York
Wealdstone 0-2 Southend
Altrincham 1-0 Rochdale

Wednesday

Boreham Wood 1-1 Eastleigh



League Table After Matchday 31

Spireitematt - 616
SaltergateBorn - 602
Amelia - 516
St Charles - 484
Dancing - 477
Lord Snoots - 473
Devon - 379