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d) we can't afford the wages and appearances expectation.

We could definitely use some more cover in this area, but I think we're all over reacting because we just didn't show up in the first half on Saturday. The players need to take that on the chin, it's not the transfer strategy.

Yep - I am surprised at the fee being so low. I assume though that the wages for a 2nd choice right-back just wouldn't add up for us, unfortunately. He also needs to be first choice at this stage in his career. If we were selling MVE...

Sounds like a good deal. I bet wages are a lot higher than we would be willing to pay though.

I think if a good bid came in for any player (15m+ range) we'd have to consider it. That's the model we have and we know we could buy 2-3 really high quality replacements to bolster up the squad all over the pitch. Sheaf and Simms would be the hardest to replace for me. Wright probably the...

Would love to see him there - but I can only conclude they don't agree with the valuation, which is definitely pretty lofty.

I think for Sporting there's a price they would accept but it will probably kill their chance of retaining the domestic title overnight and could even lose their Champion's League spot next season. Porto and Benfica are very capable as always. They'd have a lot of work to do to replace his...

Sheaf leaving has always felt like it could be on the cards - I would hope for at least 20M though - I'd be a little bit disappointed with 15M given some of the prices flying around for English talent this summer. I'm not at all against selling him though and I think anyone rational knows there...

Depends on the game situation for sure. If we're comfortable then of course - but if we're drawing or losing then he has a lot more to play with. It's fairly clear looking back that a lot of Robins' reluctance to change things may be down to squad quality. This + the new coaching team, I think...

Yes. We are too used to having (just about) a first 11 and using the bench as a last resort in the Robins era. It was particularly like this with Godden and other attacking options last season. We'd bring people on because we were forced to, but weren't really able to influence the game. It...

Nope, I feel the same too. There are no credible reports that I have seen in the UK or in Portugal. There's speculation and indications of interest, but nothing concrete. Given how long Arsenal have supposedly been interested (many months) I'd expect something more concrete now. I hope a move...

I think the club shop and the manufacturing of shirts and other merchandise comes across as an area where we’re missing an opportunity. Seems like there are issues every year - even accepting that things are delayed by what I assume is Doug driving a hard bargain on sponsorship.

You’re right - but this type of “I simply never make mistakes and always get it right” attitude is pure fantasy. All I ask for of anyone I work with is that they are willing to disagree with a decision but commit to it and if they are making decisions that they’re open to revisiting it. The...

You sound like a shit leader to be honest. You never made a mistake? If you had any employees I assume they never made any mistakes either?

As I think has been noted before - Doug has and will make mistakes - but he listens to feed back and isn't afraid to roll something back. This is a sign of a great leader. The best leaders move quickly, they don't wait to form consensus and convince everyone - but if they fuck up - they hold...

I can't remember if we negotiated with Sporting to pay the bonuses already to Brighton for the first transfer? Either way, I think it's already less than people realise particularly with Gyokeres because people often forget it's EUR not GBP 🤣 . If you assume the Brighton % is 10% then you'd...

No - it's capital gain. Meaning we've already received 24M (hence the reduction from 15% to 10%). So - assuming Sporting sell him for 100M - that would be a capital gain of 76M so a kickback of 7.6M EUR to Coventry or about 6.4M GBP. The reduction from 15% to 10% means we've already received...

So I think the conclusion is - Doug is risking his own money, or those of his own investors. He's appointed himself CEO to oversee this investment. He's accountable to his own bank account and / or investors and that means he has plenty of skin in the game. The idea he walks away unscathed if...

He owns the club, who said anything about him walking? Do you think he's incentivised to get the club relegated?

Sounds to me like we are ramping up pre-season pretty well. I'm not sure how Torp / Rapha got injured but Sheaf & Wright were both knocks, right? Not a lot you can do about knocks in terms of avoidance. I suppose there's an argument that the Getafe game in particular was unecessarily testy...