To help you out, I'll start posting detailed explanations of what simple sentences mean.

Taken literally, the phrase:

“my football club is shopping in the fringe player market”

means:

✅ Literal, word‑by‑word meaning
“Shopping”

Being active as a buyer
Looking to acquire/sign players (usually transfers or loans)

“Market”

The transfer market: the pool of players clubs can recruit from

“Fringe players”

Players who are not central or guaranteed starters at their current clubs

Typically:

Squad players
Back‑ups
Rotation options
Players on the edge of the first team
Sometimes younger players who haven’t fully broken through

✅ What the whole phrase literally means

The club is looking to recruit players who are not key or star players at their current teams.

In other words:

They are not targeting marquee signings or superstars
They are focusing on:

Cheaper options
Players with limited game time
Players who may want a bigger role elsewhere
Lower‑risk or short‑term signings

Posted By: SimonOTBC on January 16th 2026 at 16:40:59

Message Thread

There are some interesting takes (bed wetting) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 10:54:03
- We need another Hucks and Crouchy mega coup (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Jan 16, 11:05:40
  - Those were the days (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Jan 16, 12:46:06
- Knapper should have been on the phone throughout December (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 16, 11:03:56
  - There's no way he wasn't doing that. (NCFC) - finkleton, Jan 16, 11:24:29
  - Yep even Xmas day (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 11:13:15
    - Especially Christmas Day. Should have been slipping transfer offers into players stockings (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jan 16, 11:16:30
  - How do you know he wasn’t? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 11:09:08
    - I just think that this window was so important (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 16, 11:14:44
      - We’re not fucked (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 11:28:05
        
        But then also, we’re not exactly *not* fucked either (NCFC) - APB, Jan 16, 13:30:35
        
        100% agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jan 16, 11:51:43
        
        Yep we’ll comfortably survive (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 11:33:10
        
        Is there any evidence to back that up? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 11:52:09
        
        I accept in theory it’s possible (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 11:59:28
        
        ^ laying the 2/1 on Betfair (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 16, 11:42:25
        
        5/2 at the moment (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 11:46:29
        
        I admire your optimism and hope you’re right 🤞 (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 16, 11:30:15
- Bizarre how simple some peoples views are on these things (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 11:02:46
  - PC said he’s not keen on loan players (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 11:11:23
    - I know, but in our situation, I think they're the best solution (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 11:50:58
      - No one wants to let their best players leave mid season unless you’re willing to pay (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 12:07:45
        
        I would have thought we're shopping in the fringe player market (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 12:30:40
        
        That makes no sense whatsoever (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 12:36:36
        
        Don't be daft (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 13:36:59
        
        I’m not being daft (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 14:34:13
        
        Yes you are (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 14:59:36
        
        That’s the way your post read (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 15:19:41
        
        Fuck off you thick cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 15:34:30
        
        Ha ha ha (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 16:34:06
        
        You may be comforted to know that I agree with you; you weren't being daft (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 16:37:42
        
        To help you out, I'll start posting detailed explanations of what simple sentences mean. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 16:40:59
        
        Why on earth would you bother writing all those words (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 16:47:19
        
        It's a 5 second copy and paste from CoPilot. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 16:50:49
        
        I’m slightly worried about you now (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 16:51:56
        
        Are you ok Hun? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 16:43:57
        
        Seems like you still don't understand, does this simpler explanation help? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 16, 16:47:33
        
        Seriously Simon (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 16:49:31
        
        Crapper (NCFC) - APB, Jan 16, 12:38:25
- Some of the ones on Facebook are hilarious. (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jan 16, 10:56:07

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