Nothing new from me. I think Matty James would be a sensible addition, until we can get what we want. Eccles and others would benefit massively from his experience / leadership.
If not him, someone of that calibre. Got to be positive about that I guess.
That’s what I thought, cant see it myself, if we couldn’t afford to keep hamer, we couldn’t afford billing
Billing would've had to take at least a 50% paycut to come here. I think fanciful is probably an understatement.
He’s only hurt his toe, back on the grass next week ready for the watford game,where he’ll get injured again,and we all go into meltdown againBecause it's Sheaf, you know Sick Note.
If we sign James then Sheaf is worse than we are being told?Because it's Sheaf, you know Sick Note.
Could be completely wrong, but I got the impression when he said it that he meant the ball had caught the end of his toe, exacerbating the earlier ankle injury by twisting it??
Fantastic post, sensible and the insights you seem to have is cause for optimism.
If we were chasing a player playing in the UCL last season earlier in the window, I felt that we were going for a player of that calibre still. The issue is that they’re difficult deals to complete and as with Stamenic, the agents want their cut and will try and get their players a Prem move.
I trust the process and 2-4 quality additions in the right positions in our team and we’ll have a really solid team. Breeding negativity isn’t the way forward either, there’s been a lot hot headed comments so far which will look silly by May 2025.
When the salary would come out of the value of a deal it's asking for not very much from the original deal as far as I know! A bit like the one we just got out of with Palmer!!
It depends on your definition of ‘directly’. Robins will want Sheaf to build up his fitness without flogging him for 90 minutes every game.
It looks as if Gykores is about to sign a new contract with Sporting Lisbon.
footballleagueworld.co.uk
This may mean that he isn’t likely to be moving in the near future, although equally it could maintain the value of his transfer fee if/when he does eventually move because there will still be a good period left on his contract.
Viktor Gyokeres development shared that could impact Coventry City
Viktor Gyokeres is set to sign a new contract with Sporting CP, with Coventry City due a sell-on clause if he does leave.
footballleagueworld.co.uk
This may mean that he isn’t likely to be moving in the near future, although equally it could maintain the value of his transfer fee if/when he does eventually move because there will still be a good period left on his contract.
It looks as if Gykores is about to sign a new contract with Sporting Lisbon.
Viktor Gyokeres development shared that could impact Coventry City
Viktor Gyokeres is set to sign a new contract with Sporting CP, with Coventry City due a sell-on clause if he does leave.
This may mean that he isn’t likely to be moving in the near future, although equally it could maintain the value of his transfer fee if/when he does eventually move because there will still be a good period left on his contract.
Getting higher wage keeps him happy for the whole season I suspect and he won’t move in Jan.
If he doesn’t move next summer then he’s not really ever going to get a bigger club than Sporting.
There legally has to be a release clause I believe.Means no or higher release clause though
Yeah he'll be 27 by the start of next season so I can't see him wanting to stay longer than that if he has designs on moving to an elite club.
"Oh wow, an article on Coventry Live I'm actually interested in reading for once"
Clicks link and tries to read article
Billing was never coming. Honestly anyone who thinks that was a remotely realistic signing is completely deluded.Philip billing to matty Jamesthe most cov thing ever
The sort of thing that if it came up in Football Manager would have me reloading the save
Slight gripe I have with this club is how we're so hush hush on any injuries. Feels like most other clubs have a timescale communicated a few days after but we say nothing and whispers are then created.
Not sure why that is such a big issue. Imagine they disclosed it within days and it turns out worse than thought, they then get abuse from fans etc.
Yeah, I get that - but most clubs would say "there's a scan taking place on *insert day* and from there there will be some sort of timescale". All we get is "it'll be some time" and we usually only know they're almost back once they're reported to be on grass.
For all Sheaf's injuries we're rarely told how long. Sakamoto's was shrouded in some mystery for some time before it seemed accepted he'll be back for the start of the season. Raphael we haven't a clue other than it's something to do with his thigh.