Flying Fokker
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That’s a lot of money for a player coming from a mediocre league. 8 million max if we were to take a punt.
That’s a lot of money for a player coming from a mediocre league. 8 million max if we were to take a punt.One to keep an eye on, and I had mentioned him previously, is Mamadou Sangare. Moved from Rapid Vienna to Lens in the summer for something like €6m and seems to be a ball winning machine. Gut feel is he’ll get a Prem move next summer for about £15m.
That’s a valid concern it’s fair to say most, if not all Prem-Champ clubs are too big to fail. The clubs most likely to fail are teams in L1 and below where FFP is largely out of scope.
FFP won’t stop clubs going bust, at best it’s a road bump. What has done is ring fence the financial superiority of Europe’s elite clubs who are global brands. Man U can outspend Newcastle which is ridiculous because Newcastle have more money, have more recent success in the league but can’t lean on global revenue streams.
It’s not even protecting the teams it intends to and for that reason, it feels redundant. Wage cap systems work in the US where it’s a closed market.
Providing they wouldn’t come up with us my two would be Louza and Fatawu. Louza in particular has been magnificent this season - he’s picking the ball up off defenders, passing through the lines then scoring from the edge of the box. Complete midfielder.Ipswich went with the failed strategy of buying what they saw as the best players from The Championship. It's not a recruitment strategy i'd go near, i'd say 2 maximum. This is a thread i have planned for the end of the season if we go up btw. 'Which 2 players would you take up with us?'
Likewise…until I watched him playing the other day. Looks like he could be quality.Always hear a lot about Hayden Hackney at Boro for example but he’s never stood out against us.
We will quite clearly sign Rushworth as first choice if we go up.For me:
At least one experienced PL player
At least one ridiculous loan they get in the PL
Go to Europe for the spine
You need one ludicrous GK and one decent CB plus a goal scorer. MvE and Rudoni would probably be the only two I’d keep in the first team but Simms, Wolfenden, Grimes all have some PL experience and Wright has played at the top level a fair bit.
It’s just about putting limits on gambling tbh.
Rudoni will start for us in the Prem 100%We will quite clearly sign Rushworth as first choice if we go up.
MVE will play, Lampard loves Thomas so he will play. Wright will play.
The hardest decision is replacing Grimes, but needs to be done. Look how Sunderland have flourished with the fantastic signing of Xhaka.
Yes sorry didn't mention as it goes without saying.Rudoni will start for us in the Prem 100%
this is exactly how i see it - for me, the way to protect is is banning ownership loans to clubs. Basically stopping owners creating debt owed to themselves.That’s a valid concern it’s fair to say most, if not all Prem-Champ clubs are too big to fail. The clubs most likely to fail are teams in L1 and below where FFP is largely out of scope.
FFP won’t stop clubs going bust, at best it’s a road bump. What has done is ring fence the financial superiority of Europe’s elite clubs who are global brands. Man U can outspend Newcastle which is ridiculous because Newcastle have more money, have more recent success in the league but can’t lean on global revenue streams.
It’s not even protecting the teams it intends to and for that reason, it feels redundant. Wage cap systems work in the US where it’s a closed market.
Well they tried to but their idea of the best Championship players were players like Ryan Giles, Tahith Chong and Jacob Brown. Hard to see where it all went wrong for them…Luton didn't even do that did they?
I didn't want to go into it too much as getting well ahead of ourselves but always interesting to see if people agree. I think it would largely look like this... (first choice named first)Yes sorry didn't mention as it goes without saying.
I think being Brutal Kitching, JDS, Torp, Sakamoto and EMC will all be dropped out the starting lineup were we to go up.
I think Adebayo scored more in the Prem than he did last season in the Championship. Funny old gameWell they tried to but their idea of the best Championship players were players like Ryan Giles, Tahith Chong and Jacob Brown. Hard to see where it all went wrong for them…
Being brutal I think we get rid of BTA and sign a real young quality CAM.I didn't want to go into it too much as getting well ahead of ourselves but always interesting to see if people agree. I think it would largely look like this... (first choice named first)
Rushworth/Dovin
MvE/KKH
Thomas/Woolf
New CB/Kitching
New LB/Dasilva
New CM/Grimes
New CM/Torp
Rudoni/BTA
New RW/Sakamoto
New LW/EMC
Wright/New CF (flipped depending on quality)
Not an exact science, i'd expect a potential new CM to be versatile and possibly be able to play in the 10 too (i just didn't know where to put BTA), there will be a couple of players sitting outside this list too.
This i think personally.Either that or BTA just becomes that occasional 3rd choice in most positions.
I think we'd also see a spend of £40-60m on those 7 listed, as well as 3 development players.This i think personally.
A couple of the latter could already be here after Jan.I think we'd also see a spend of £40-60m on those 7 listed, as well as 3 development players.
Bloody hell whats up with you this morning Peter!This will go tits up
I’m not wellBloody hell whats up with you this morning Peter!
Hope that is getting better.I’m not well
lot of people adverse to progression. The Premier League and to an extent the Championship has moved on. Its not a bargain basement game these days.Coventry should stick to finding talented players for a bargain.
I didn't want to go into it too much as getting well ahead of ourselves but always interesting to see if people agree. I think it would largely look like this... (first choice named first)
Rushworth/Dovin
MvE/KKH
Thomas/Woolf
New CB/Kitching
New LB/Dasilva
New CM/Grimes
New CM/Torp
Rudoni/BTA
New RW/Sakamoto
New LW/EMC
Wright/New CF (flipped depending on quality)
Not an exact science, i'd expect a potential new CM to be versatile and possibly be able to play in the 10 too (i just didn't know where to put BTA), there will be a couple of players sitting outside this list too
I wouldn't be surprised at all. I just have a gut feeling Lampard tries Thomas.You’ll be surprised to hear I think we’ll need two new CBs in the Prem.
Hughes isn’t the right profile for filling what we need.I wouldn't be surprised at all. I just have a gut feeling Lampard tries Thomas.
Wonder if we go back for Hughes? Not bothered checking how he's doing but Hull are doing well generally.
Fatawu made his bed when he posted that story about us, it would be funny to take their best player though.Providing they wouldn’t come up with us my two would be Louza and Fatawu. Louza in particular has been magnificent this season - he’s picking the ball up off defenders, passing through the lines then scoring from the edge of the box. Complete midfielder.
I know we tend to track targets for a while and given the amount we were prepared to throw at it, i assume we thought he could step up too. Probably right though, we may have moved on from it.Hughes isn’t the right profile for filling what we need.
Just look how much value Sunderland have got from Mukiele and Alderate
What did he write?Fatawu made his bed when he posted that story about us, it would be funny to take their best player though.
I wouldn't be surprised at all. I just have a gut feeling Lampard tries Thomas.
Wonder if we go back for Hughes? Not bothered checking how he's doing but Hull are doing well generally.
We can make a thread about players at relegated Prem teams come the end of the season too. See what pickings there are there.TBH CB is one position I’d be looking at PL quality out of the box. For at least one of them anyway. The forwards at that level are a different class in terms of pace and power.
What did he write?
Yeah top flight forwards would have punished us ruthlessly this season, and that’s no disrespect to our defenders. My Liverpool supporting mate thinks we’d beat them at the moment, I politely reminded him that Isak and Salah against Kitching and Dasilva would be…a mismatch.TBH CB is one position I’d be looking at PL quality out of the box. For at least one of them anyway. The forwards at that level are a different class in terms of pace and power.
shared this on his instagram before our game, tongue in cheek but I can’t imagine it would go down well if signed him.
I don’t think people would really care if he signed for us and was good.shared this on his instagram before our game, tongue in cheek but I can’t imagine it would go down well if signed him.
I don't hold grudges but fuck that guy.shared this on his instagram before our game, tongue in cheek but I can’t imagine it would go down well if signed him.
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