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Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,116
Liquid Gold said:
You'd be mad not to have taken Reece Burke
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Gomes was allegedly perused by clubs as well - a gamble but the type worth taking for low budget championship clubs
 
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slowpoke

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,117
SlowerThanPlatt said:
I fail to see why we extended Wilson’s contract if we are signing two goalkeepers - it’s hardly as if he will attract a fee
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If it’s true there’s two keepers coming in it is a bit of a strange one re. Wilson’s contract although to be fair I consider him an okay reserve, but it also puts a question mark on Tom Billson 21 in October he should by now be making a serious challenge to be number two atleast.
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,118
I’m looking forward to our signings if a teams who finished above us our are mostly rubbish
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,119
Liquid Gold said:
You'd be mad not to have taken Reece Burke
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Admittedly I didn’t watch Hull a lot last season, but the times I did I didn’t see him offer anything different or massively better than what we had. I’d like to think we’ll get Ostigard one way or the other - possibly on loan.

Grendel said:
Gomes was allegedly perused by clubs as well - a gamble but the type worth taking for low budget championship clubs
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He’s the same unknown quantity as Jones, we can’t be going into the season spending money on him and having 2 players that may not be championship standard
 

mr_monkey

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,120
Grendel said:
The club will be doing it to save money by delaying the contract signing in all probability
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If that's true then surely that's sensible
 
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Deity

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,121
Grendel said:
The club will be doing it to save money by delaying the contract signing in all probability
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Unlikely. A small sum of money and you run the risk of losing your target to someone else.
 
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Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,122
Deity said:
Unlikely. A small sum of money and you run the risk of losing your target to someone else.
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Happened before with these owners
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,123
Grendel said:
Happened before with these owners
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When?
 
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Colin Steins Smile

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,124
Grendel said:
The club will be doing it to save money by delaying the contract signing in all probability
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That's a likely scenario, as until the players return the clubs been using the furlough scheme to subsidies players wages. Secondly, I would expect contracts to have been signed, but with a scheduled start date of 1st July 2021.

It might be a case that the marketing and PR staff are furloughed and hence there has been no announcements.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,125
Yeah, can’t have unqualified people tweeting “”
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,126
I personally can’t wait for the club tweeting “signing incoming”, the fans getting excited only for it to be the permanent signing of Ben Sheaf

For the good of Sheaf, I hope they don’t build it up like that and just confirm that the option was taken up.

The meltdown will be incredible
 
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mr_monkey

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,127
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
I personally can’t wait for the club tweeting “signing incoming”, the fans getting excited only for it to be the permanent signing of Ben Sheaf

For the good of Sheaf, I hope they don’t build it up like that and just confirm that the option was taken up.

The meltdown will be incredible
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But hilarious
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,128
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
I personally can’t wait for the club tweeting “signing incoming”, the fans getting excited only for it to be the permanent signing of Ben Sheaf

For the good of Sheaf, I hope they don’t build it up like that and just confirm that the option was taken up.

The meltdown will be incredible
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In my less sane moments I have been wondering if they’ve been waiting for another signing just so the first announcement isn’t Sheaf.
 
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better days

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,129
Grendel said:
The club will be doing it to save money by delaying the contract signing in all probability
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That may have happened in the past but it's not a factor under the new management team G
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,130
better days said:
That may have happened in the past but it's not a factor under the new management team G
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Can’t be true G is always right and knows more than anyone else
 
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mr_monkey

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,131
shmmeee said:
In my less sane moments I have been wondering if they’ve been waiting for another signing just so the first announcement isn’t Sheaf.
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I've thought similar and would actually make a lot of sense
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,132
mr_monkey said:
I've thought similar and would actually make a lot of sense
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It’ll be fine as long as they don’t fire the fans up. The “signing incoming” just get excitement levels up and given the delirious nature in the fanbase as we haven’t signed anyone yet will just piss everyone off
 
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slowpoke

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,133
better days said:
That may have happened in the past but it's not a factor under the new management team G
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Our Acadamy has not started back yet clubs around us have some never finished, saving on wages perhaps???
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,134
Alkhen said:

Ryton has opened back up today, someones polished the big sign... todays the day
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Signage is good but that paintwork wouldn't cost a lot to touch up
 

Colin Steins Smile

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,135
shmmeee said:
Yeah, can’t have unqualified people tweeting “”
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Worked well for Trump
 

SBchimp

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,136
slowpoke said:
Our Acadamy has not started back yet clubs around us have some never finished, saving on wages perhaps???
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No it’s the same 6 weeks off every year. They’ll all start coming back in the next week
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,137
cc84cov said:
If we were in for Grant I feel we would of lost out on Patterson
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How can we lose out on what was a done deal according to your mate?
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,138
It’s amazing how quickly rumours on here progress to actually missing out on players.
 
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mr_monkey

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,139
SlowerThanPlatt said:
How can we lose out on what was a done deal according to your mate?
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"Mate"
 

CDK

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,140
The only positive is players like the ones interested in being mentioned by posters,Paterson,Walsh haven't signed for any other club as far as we know so fingers crossed.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,141
Josh Eccles in the EFL’s “Four rising stars to look out for in 21/22”

Josh Eccles – Coventry City (Championship)

Josh Eccles started his career in the youth system at boyhood club Coventry City, where he signed his first professional contract in July 2018, before going on to make his debut in the EFL Trophy. Recalled from an eye-catching loan spell at Gillingham in January 2021, his displays for the Sky Blues in the second half of the campaign contributed to over 20,000 minutes given to players under the age of 23 by manager Mark Robins last season. “He’s got the attributes to do whatever he wants in the game,” Robins said of the defender-turned-midfielder in April, and those associated with the club will be hoping for big things from the 21-year-old in 2021/22, as he looks to cement a regular spot in the Coventry side
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Homepage - The English Football League

The Official home of the English Football League
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,142
Deleted member 5849 said:
Better to get players in at the start of pre-season, give us a chance to play as a team rather than a collection of strangers.

Anyway, looking forward to who we decide is our LWB and GK.
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I'm sure the budget will stretch to us having one player for each rather than one having to double up as rush goalie.
 
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Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,143
better days said:
That may have happened in the past but it's not a factor under the new management team G
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players and staff are still furloughed aren’t they?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,144
Grendel said:
players and staff are still furloughed aren’t they?
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Fan of Taxi G? The theme song is my favourite of all time.
 
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better days

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,145
Grendel said:
players and staff are still furloughed aren’t they?
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Don't think whole staff were furloughed
Not sure exactly who was/wasn't but at least some are back today
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,146
slowpoke said:
If it’s true there’s two keepers coming in it is a bit of a strange one re. Wilson’s contract although to be fair I consider him an okay reserve, but it also puts a question mark on Tom Billson 21 in October he should by now be making a serious challenge to be number two atleast.
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It's a weird thing with goalies now. It used to be that they'd rarely get considered before their mid-twenties and weren't considered to be in their prime until about thirty. Now it's ' you're 21 and not pushing into the first team so you're not going to make it". I remember when the development/reserve team keeper could be around 24 and no-one considered it that unusual or felt they were developing too slowly.

I've always felt that the more defensive the position the more likely to are to develop into at a later age, mainly because the 'flair' attacking positions are to do with personal skill and technical ability, which are more apparent at a younger age, mixed in with the exuberance and risk-taking mindset of youth. As you go more defensive it's about discipline, tactical awareness and positioning allied to far more reliance on communication. Those often take longer to develop, esp communication which you get through confidence from experience. There are of course exceptions but as a general rule I think it sticks
 
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larry_david

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,147
Bilson will be loaned out for the season now I'm sure. Signed a 3 year deal in December
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,148
better days said:
Don't think whole staff were furloughed
Not sure exactly who was/wasn't but at least some are back today
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Coventry City place players on flexible furlough scheme

The Sky Blues, like all football clubs, have been starved of vital income during the pandemic
www.google.co.uk
 

MAFF

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,149
from the telegraph..."Goalkeepers linked so far include Brighton’s Christian Walton and Wolves’ Matija Sarkic, although CoventryLive understands that, contrary to reports, the latter is not on the club’s radar."

bit weird. wasn't it the tele that initially linked us to sarkic??
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jun 28, 2021
  • #3,150
IMissMAF said:
from the telegraph..."Goalkeepers linked so far include Brighton’s Christian Walton and Wolves’ Matija Sarkic, although CoventryLive understands that, contrary to reports, the latter is not on the club’s radar."

bit weird. wasn't it the tele that initially linked us to sarkic??
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The ITK wars are starting to hot up
 
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