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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,031
Marty said:
My Sunderland supporting mate
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https://giphy.com/xUOwGmvXbhvaeTdZnO
 
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SBT

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,032
SlowerThanPlatt said:
He had to take a break from football for a while as he was struggling mentally and physically

'For my mental and physical health I needed to take a break' - Thomas explains absence
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Good for him. I’m sure some people will treat this kind of admission like he’s been committed and write him off for good, but it shouldn’t be much different to how we see a player coping with a physical injury. Sounds like the Barnsley manager hasn’t exactly been considerate in dealing with him, and while I doubt he’d fit into our current style, there might be a good player in there one day.
 
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Barnsley

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,033
Irish Sky Blue said:
I liked Thomas too. I was surprised he didn't make more of an impact at Barnsley. I thought he was great for us and a cut above League One. With the right club and in the right circumstances, that might still be the case.
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We’ve got 5or6 players that are good enough for the championship but not quite good enough to be first team regulars in our team. They’d piss it into some championship sides, but because they’re not good enough for a starting place in our team, other championship clubs won’t touch them so they’ll probably end up a level below. Thomas is one of them .
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,034
Sky Blue Harry H said:
To be fair, if you could put George Thomas' brain in Luke Thomas' head, you'd have a player.
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I think you'd also have an appointment in The Hague too. Well, after they're finished processing @Earlsdon_Skyblue1
 
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Winny the Bish

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,035
People really forget that Thomas carried us for the first half of that first season back in L1. He was literally our only attacking threat for a large number of games. Having him in the Champ as a backup for COH wouldn't be bad at all.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,036
Barnsley said:
We’ve got 5or6 players that are good enough for the championship but not quite good enough to be first team regulars in our team. They’d piss it into some championship sides, but because they’re not good enough for a starting place in our team, other championship clubs won’t touch them so they’ll probably end up a level below. Thomas is one of them .
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Behave.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,037
skyblue93 said:
People really forget that Thomas carried us for the first half of that first season back in L1. He was literally our only attacking threat for a large number of games. Having him in the Champ as a backup for COH wouldn't be bad at all.
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It also helps not to rely on one player going the whole season without injury, which somehow he managed this time even though everyone else was dropping like flies. We need a squad, not necessarily just 11 good players
 

Barnsley

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,038
SBAndy said:
Behave.
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Luke Thomas, Patrick Schmidt, and Marcel Ritzmaier all went out on loan last season they would’ve kept Rotherham up. I’m convinced of it.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,039
Barnsley said:
Luke Thomas, Patrick Schmidt, and Marcel Ritzmaier all went out on loan last season they would’ve kept Rotherham up. I’m convinced of it.
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Patrick Schmidt who scored 1 goal in 5 in the Austrian second division last year?
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,040
Barnsley said:
Luke Thomas, Patrick Schmidt, and Marcel Ritzmaier all went out on loan last season they would’ve kept Rotherham up. I’m convinced of it.
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Any idea what issues Thomas has had at Barnsley/Ipswich ?

I remember his name got dragged through the mud by an angry female re: cheating, whilst he was with us on loan.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,041
Ccfcisparks said:
Patrick Schmidt who scored 1 goal in 5 in the Austrian second division last year?
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He is a goalkeeper
 
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Barnsley

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,042
Ccfcisparks said:
Patrick Schmidt who scored 1 goal in 5 in the Austrian second division last year?
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That’s him, been decent for us, like the other two.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,043
Barnsley said:
That’s him, been decent for us, like the other two.
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You’re so lucky you have 2 squads worth of Championship players. God I wish we were Barnsley…
 
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Barnsley

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,044
Ccfcisparks said:
You’re so lucky you have 2 squads worth of Championship players. God I wish we were Barnsley…
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It’s not all it’s cracked up to be, heartbreaking being beat in playoffs pal.
 
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larry_david

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,045
I'd take Thomas back tbh. Like I mean
 
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procdoc

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,046
Barnsley said:
It’s not all it’s cracked up to be, heartbreaking being beat in playoffs pal.
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We wouldn’t know. The only time we have been in the playoffs we won them
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 12, 2021
  • #2,047
Barnsley said:
It’s not all it’s cracked up to be, heartbreaking being beat in playoffs pal.
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procdoc said:
We wouldn’t know. The only time we have been in the playoffs we won them
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skyblueeyesrevisited

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,048
Barnsley said:
Luke Thomas, Patrick Schmidt, and Marcel Ritzmaier all went out on loan last season they would’ve kept Rotherham up. I’m convinced of it.
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A scaffold wouldn’t have kept Rotherham up
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,049
Cardiff City after Matty James
 

SleepyGinger

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,050
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Cardiff City after Matty James
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Swansea also
 
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wingy

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,051
No commuting for him then.
 

SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,052
Would be pretty worrying if we miss out on James, especially given that it sounded like a permanent deal was basically agreed when he signed on loan. Add in potentially missing out on Walsh too and it gets a bit concerning. We need to sign 7/8 players this window, would be nice to hear something a bit more concrete soon.
 
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larry_david

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,053
It's not all doom and gloom. If you think we have Kelly who has proven he can do a job for us, sheaf pretty much signed who may or may not be quality or shite (must admit I'm not sure which) plus Eccles coming in now who did really well and will be a squad player, plus hamer assuming he doesn't go who should have benefited from his first season in England and a rest.

Add in another cm and we are okay there. James, Walsh maybe not but time and time again MR has replaced quality with quality
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,054
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Would be pretty worrying if we miss out on James, especially given that it sounded like a permanent deal was basically agreed when he signed on loan. Add in potentially missing out on Walsh too and it gets a bit concerning. We need to sign 7/8 players this window, would be nice to hear something a bit more concrete soon.
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Agree, but at the same time I'm sure the club are working hard on it. We have reinvented the side each summer under Robins and if he has to do it again this time there's not many better suited to the task
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,055
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Would be pretty worrying if we miss out on James, especially given that it sounded like a permanent deal was basically agreed when he signed on loan. Add in potentially missing out on Walsh too and it gets a bit concerning. We need to sign 7/8 players this window, would be nice to hear something a bit more concrete soon.
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…It’s hardly concerning: Walsh hasn’t played for a year and we’ve done ok without him.
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,056
We shouldn’t be blinkered here. We’re not going to be favourites for a lot of players if established Championship clubs are sniffing around the ones we want.
 
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fatso

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,057
Sick Boy said:
…It’s hardly concerning: Walsh hasn’t played for a year and we’ve done ok without him.
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We did ok, but we had 5 loan players who have since left the building!
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,058
fatso said:
We did ok, but we had 5 loan players who have since left the building!
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I have faith that management will do the business again.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,059
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Would be pretty worrying if we miss out on James, especially given that it sounded like a permanent deal was basically agreed when he signed on loan. Add in potentially missing out on Walsh too and it gets a bit concerning. We need to sign 7/8 players this window, would be nice to hear something a bit more concrete soon.
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Please face facts Cardiff or Swansea want a free agent they get him. Players like Ohare are almost unique. James will accept the best deal for himself and he’s a very good player,

We will move on to other targets
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,060
Sky Blue Pete said:
Please face facts Cardiff or Swansea want a free agent they get him. Players like Ohare are almost unique. James will accept the best deal for himself and he’s a very good player,

We will move on to other targets
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I assumed that James was just using us as a place to get back to fitness to then have his pick of offers in the summer. No harm with that for both parties.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,061
Brighton Sky Blue said:
I assumed that James was just using us as a place to get back to fitness to then have his pick of offers in the summer. No harm with that for both parties.
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Absolutely. Pretty sure robins hoped james would sign but I personally think the most impressive part of his character is his realism and working with what he has.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,062
Sky Blue Pete said:
Absolutely. Pretty sure robins hoped james would sign but I personally think the most impressive part of his character is his realism and working with what he has.
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Of course it would be good if he did but we know that if a club offers a free agent £20k a week we cannot and should not try to compete with it. The truth is we do not have the financial muscle to compete in this league so need to consistently produce greater than the sum of our parts which there's always a decent chance we might not manage to do.
 
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Northeast sky blue

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,063
Brighton Sky Blue said:
I assumed that James was just using us as a place to get back to fitness to then have his pick of offers in the summer. No harm with that for both parties.
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He hasn't got the greatest of injury records do we really want to pay over the top
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,064
Northeast sky blue said:
He hasn't got the greatest of injury records do we really want to pay over the top
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I don't think we will. He could surprise us and accept a pay cut to stay here but I don't blame him wanting as much as he can
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jun 13, 2021
  • #2,065
Brighton Sky Blue said:
I don't think we will. He could surprise us and accept a pay cut to stay here but I don't blame him wanting as much as he can
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I don’t blame him I think it’s a shame that’s all
 
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