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Gyokeres came from the Swedish second division. At the time, the scouts/analysts at BHA couldn’t understand why there was seemingly no interest in him before snapping him up. The bottom end of the Dutch and Belgian leagues must be pretty poor too. Sakamoto was relegated last year (iirc) and...

In our team, Kitching would be more likely to play LB than Binks. He was an overlapping CB in a back 3 for Barnsley.

Higher up the football pyramid you go, it’s more difficult to do these types of deals. On that list, most players ended up not rejoining. My instinct is that had we tried to sign McNally permanently in Jan last year, we have had a chance before his successful loan spell increased his price...

Not aimed at you specifically, but there were people on this forum that wet the bed when we actually did sign someone for £7-9m…

What if you could sign a quality player for €2.5m? Your valuation is quite arbitrary because clubs identify players they want based on ‘x, y and z’ criteria and then negotiate a price. It’s shrewd business to find quality players that come under budget. Taking a longer term approach to...

Sorry, Hamer who?

That could go one of two ways... Kastaneer or MVE!

Unknown to you and the average football fan (including myself). Which, as this thread shows, mostly recommends players from the English football pyramid. Our best players in recent years have been unknowns, precisely because we can get quality players at lower prices. Our highest profile...

I’m optimistic and think we won’t lose on Saturday and actually back us to win the game. I have a feeling Robins will do something left field this weekend and either change formation or deploy a team similar to Leeds: (3-4-2-1) Collins Thomas Lati Binks MVE Eccles Sheaf Bidwell Sakamoto COH...

Agreed. The demand doesn’t necessitate these complex systems. We’re moving toward that trajectory in the next few seasons if the success keeps coming. I’m just still really annoyed to have missed out on the 300 ST loyalty points from last season. Otherwise I’d be cushily above that magical...

He’s a solid player and a consistent performer who is still young. But, he’s not really a match winner. I still think the midfield (CM and wingers) is still the area we need to develop the most. We are team that likes to transition quickly and certainly miss a player who can initiate passes...

It will be interesting if we sell out Hillsborough two weeks in a row. I’m leaning toward doing both. But, 3 away days in a row with Norwich away after both Sheffield trips is expensive and being based away from Cov this year - every game is an away day for me.

Most of the big clubs and England FANs have ballots as well as guaranteed access above ‘x’ level of points. Speaking to a Gooner work colleague, he’s putting his points into getting a big away day at Spurs/Man U. That said, there are a lot of Prem teams that have a waiting list for STs that...

They like to leave as early as possible, I’d say they’d be leaving between 10-10:30 at my best guess.

I’ve done the tavern a few times, it’s my go to when I’m in Coventry and need the coach. The coach won’t be departing at 9am because they’ll serve the beer and food before loading up for departure.

I missed the update on the additional allocation going on sale! I think I picked up the last ticket! Is anyone travelling from down south, around Maidenhead ways?

A move like that is arguably a sideways move and my view is that he’ll want to go to a Prem team. At this stage, I’m not sure he’s going to get first team football at that level. The club is in a really good position to develop our existing talent, or attract new players of an equal calibre...

If he’s just after the pay cheque, he should see out his contract. But, if he is after career development he’ll stay because he fits in the system under a manager who gets him playing the best football of his career. That, and we will probably build the team around him if he signs for the longer...

But he doesn’t if gets another serious injury. So he either signs or shops around for a new club in the summer.

He’s a good player but he’s not one of the best in the league. The reality is that he’s played an only 10-15 games after a serious injury. Yes, he’s played well but it can be very easy to get carried away by short term feelings. Whilst it would be a big loss, he’s not irreplaceable.