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I generally agree with this. Adi has traditionally taken a lot of the credit for the development of players. Imperative his replacement is up to the job.

Worth reminding people you are replying to a thread where the opening post states that he is expecting 'big things' of Torp and that, obviously, we all hope he is right. But I think Fernando is on the money with the starting 3 assuming we aren't on the hunt for another Stamenic. There is still...

Tavares was starting ahead of and more effective than Godden tail end of last season (noting not always in Godden's preferred position), hence it was time to go. Obikwu recently turned 20. Kane flopped at Leicester in the championship at the same age. A year later he won the golden boot...

Yeah, sorry, I didn't mean to imply it was a legal requirement just that all public sector jobs are.

It wasn't rhetorical - although it also wasn't directed at us - more hypothetical for Robins etc who will have more of an idea what budgets are like, who is willing to come, where Tavares is at, Obikwu's ceiling and whether a loan would be best for him. That wasn't really the crux of the...

We might get someone young and cocky given the high likelihood of Simms/Wright moving on next season if we don't go up. But you do have to look at the amount of money we would have to spend, the amount of playing time we can offer and ask if we are really going to do better than Tavares/Obukwu.

Not my area of law but I don't think you do. It is certainly the case for public sector jobs though and policy in many other organisations. I agree with KG82 that it feels like a token effort (assuming the rumour is true) so perhaps it is just something CCFC do now. 🤷‍♂️

Seems odd that we advertised it for a very short period of time before appointing someone internal (assuming that is what happened). Anyone any thoughts on why we would do that? Not entirely sold on Delaney? Pretty comfortable with the fall back option, just resting the waters to see what is out...

I think this (it won't let me 'like' it for some reason) and the comments about cup runs/wembley/trophies are much better thought through than my original question. Got to consider the season in the round.

Am I right in thinking that 8th would be a bad season for us or am I being overly optimistic?

I think Burnley (1) will be our main rivals for top spot. ;) Leeds (2) and Luton(3) will be there or there abouts and then it gets a bit tricky. West Brom (4) are quietly going about business - they will probably be quite similar to last year noting that they lost some good loanees. Sheffield...

I wouldn't be at all surprised Wilson was allowed to leave on a free. We might even cover some of his wages.

Obviously it would have been easier for me to just smugly declare myself as the sole arbiter of sound judgement and leave it at that but... it's a discussion board and that's my view.

You've got to imagine Jamaica would already have been on the phone to him, right? Probably their strongest position but still...

Dammit! FIFY.

Go ahead mate. Doesn't bother me. Some people on this forum have always had a weird Collins fettish. Even before he'd kicked a ball some people that had never seen him play before had decided that Barnsley's number 2 was our saviour because clearly the club shared their distain for Wilson...

If we are running a tally mark me down for Wilson. I'm not sure where this view that Collins was brought in as an upgrade or as number 1 comes from. We didn't spend big to bring him in, it wasn't a big first team player buy like Simms/Wright/MvE or even Sakamoto. If you speak to fans of his...

Nice! I'd been expecting it to be off profit and a few hundred K tops. If his transfer fee covers what we paid for Dovin that is excellent news.

I'm thinking way further back than (April) Hull but given the amount of game time our no.2 is likely to get, the relative influence of that position on the result and the confidence that we have in our 2/3, I think there is a weak rationale for not letting either go, reducing the wage bill and...

I can't remember a time when I struggled to name a Coventry City stongest 11 because I didn't know who to leave out. I think Dovin in goal, MvE-Thomas-Kitching-Bidwell is first choice back four (sorry binks,JD, etc), I think then Sheaf, Rudoni, Eccles (Torp?), but where does EMC fit into Saka...