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That will be Sheaf done for the season too I think. Does show that playing U23s does come with risks. Pleased Kelly's isn't anything serious, Dabo out is a big blow though.

If it is what we think it is then yes, totally get his frustration. On the other hand though, we're clearly using the U23 games this week to get important minutes into some first team players that could help us with the Relegation run in, that has to come first.

So glad that the F1 return coincides with the International break, would have been an awfully boring weekend otherwise. Not convinced Red Bull have truly got Mercedes matched, we've seen it in previous years where it looks like that in testing but as soon as the season starts proper the Mercs...

Just seen that & he's already deleted it... Doesn't look great. For those who missed it:

Your conspiracy theories are just odd... Has Michael Rose's agent praised every head of recruitment that's signed one of his players then I assume? Your turn for links please... If you're so convinced Robins is praising Badlan in order to get more money, the opposite argument is just as likely...

I still can't quite get my head around this. We could have played April 29th without fucking up everyone else's fixtures - could have easily just moved the Huddersfield game to the Sunday as there's no midweek fixture the following week. I wonder if EFL were pushing for it to be sooner to...

If you are genuinely interested in scouting/recruitment, have a read through some of the well known analysts work like MRKT Insights & listen to their podcasts etc. they frequently hail our recruitment team as one of the best around. Here's Michael Rose's agent talking about Badlan: And then...

Viveash played a part in Dabo choosing us & obviously his insight helped but Badlan had been tracking him since Chelsea youth team anyway. Bear in mind Viveash had never seen him play a senior game at any level. See post #391

I don't know why I'm bothering as you obviously don't understand & will twist whatever to suit your agenda but... So, Hamer + a few cheaper options we identified... Jobello = Signed for League One, was doing ok, played a (small) part in helping us get promoted. Dacosta = Signed for nothing...

Read any of the interviews with Badlan.

Exactly & our record since Robins returned & the new structure has been in place has been exceptional, it's one of the main reasons we are where we are now.

And football generally

Spot on 👍🏻 As mentioned previously it's how all top clubs operate. We have Badlan, Benthom & (I believe 5) full time scouts working under them. We use a combination of Technical Scouting & Traditional Scouting. Every single player is thoroughly scouted (over years usually), will be watched in...

You have no idea how scouting & recruitment work, that's pretty clear.

He's been awful & barely fit.

I think that's it. If you think most youngsters would give their right arm to be a professional footballer it really irritates me when a player has such ability but not the right attitude & will end up wasting a promising career. Happens too often.

In fairness, Dabo was on Badlan's radar for years too & did go through the same recruitment process. Obviously having Viveash here helped us secure him though. Badlan: “Chelsea have been a massive help to us and Adi is probably a huge part, in Dabo’s opinion, in him choosing Coventry. But from...

We don't operate like that at all. It's a lazy assumption based on 1 or 2 that have struggled. We don't have the budget to waste on 'punts' so every signing is thoroughly analysed. We scouted & watched Hilßner extensively for over a year for example. There's a myriad of reasons why transfers...

For me, at least he's going out there & giving it his best, unlike Kastaneer for example. He had been doing very well at Oldham but as @Ccfcisparks said, the change of manager has seen him played in a myriad of different roles. He even played at wing-back in one recently! I think given the...

Hilßner played 70mins as an Attacking Midfielder in a 3-4-2-1 in a 2-1 win for Oldham. Pretty poor performance & struggled physically though by all accounts.