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I was pretty disengaged with supporting us at this stage because I was at Uni and we were shit… Looking back, it’s satisfying that we’re that club that’s on the way up after going through the dark ages.

You can, I believe we did it with Denzel Slager/another Dutch striker Pressley took on trial way back when. The telegraph article suggests we’re confirming the signing today after the paperwork is complete. A team wouldn’t let us take one of their prized assets on a trial before a sale. One...

Absolutely. I’d have reservations about his defensive capabilities being 5”7, but there was a clip of him being quite dogged in defence which is a sign he could be useful as a WB. If he’s left footed that would suggest he could play either side for us so that extra versatility will be valuable...

Versatile players are fashionable atm and Robins has deployed out WBs in the box formation as well as WB. For example, Wilson-Esbrand, Maatsen and perhaps even Giles too all played on the left. A trickier, more attacking minded WB could add a dimension to our playing style we currently don’t have.

Billy Sharp as an option of the bench on a one year deal would be something I can get onboard with. I do think Godden will end up leaving this window and we’ll likely need a ‘stopgap’ player. The experience with Kelly, McFadz and even Godden shows just how important leadership is to a team.

It's worth mentioning that Brighton picked up Gyokeres from the Swedish second division. There's plenty of good players across the leagues that can be developed. Hoping this guy is a diamond in the rough, as things stand I'd expect he'd be a substitute option.

There’s a lot of wacky conspiracy theories about Doug’s intentions of buying the club. Which I find bizarre because we’re a club with potential and always have been. He’s pretty much done everything he’s said he would so people just need to relax and judge the guy on his record.

I’d accepted we’d seen Gyokeres for the last time after Dabo missed the penalty. Hamer too, but I have hope we’re willing to spend the money to get him to extend his contract. Which, I’d have 100% taken because Hamer was our MVP in the playoffs and in the last month of the season. Plus, I don’t...

Remember when McNulty scored all those goals for us in L2 to end up being in the reserves for Reading? L2 players are very rarely ready to make the jump up to the Championship.

Even if we sign 1-2 wingers, we’re not likely to change formation. 3-4-2-1 / 3-4-3 are more or less the same formation and my guess would be Sakamoto would be deployed on the right side cutting in. That is, my first impression of the highlights of a player I’d never heard of until now so I...

It’s something Robins had been saying we’re trying to replicate since we got promoted back to the Championship. We’ve had a clear out and starting again fresh. Losing Gyokeres is a blow, but if we’re actually getting a good chunk of that money to spend, it’ll be business very well done. I may...

Robins did say at the tail end of last season that we were looking at some really good players (regardless of playoff outcome). Signing Simms for [up to] £8m and this guy for €2m and potentially McNally on a permanent… What is going on?! Coventry City splashing the cash? Never in my lifetime.

Very, very wishful thinking…

If we were in for Nick Powell, you’d assume that isn’t the only CM we’re in the market for.

If we’re chasing a game, sure… Our success is built on playing 3 CBs and I can’t see that changing any time soon. We don’t have any wingers to play the 4-2-2-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and so on.

Wow, looks like we’re actually going to spend a significant % of the Gyokeres money… … I’m shocked in a good way!

Sporting Lisbon can’t afford Gyokeres, I am shocked. A 35% sell-on value did see I don’t know why people are panicking, there’s genuine interest in our player and someone will make a better offer than Sporting. Is the charity bet still on? Asking for a friend…

Your wording isn’t as unambiguous as you think. Simply put, you’re wagering in the ‘up front’ amount being below £20m. If reports of a deal with Sporting being ‘close’ you aren’t making a big bold claim. From @Earlsdon_Skyblue1’s POV, it’s a stupid bet to take on for a £5a let alone £250. From...

Agreed. At 24, you’d think Gyokeres has still got development to do and in the Portuguese league, a good opportunity to use it as a stepping stone. Going to the Prem is the ceiling for him in a sense because the next step is either a top-end Prem/European team. As much as I like Gyokeres, I...

Imagine a scenario Sporting sell up for £30-40m and we got an extra £10-14 million… does it not count? Of course it does. 35% sell-on fee would be a seriously good deal given the circumstances. It’s a manipulation of terms that I don’t like. Suppose Sporting packaged the £18m over 2 years...