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skyblue025

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  • Today at 1:49 AM
  • #701
If/when we go up I would hope we properly invest in the training ground and make it Premiership quality. Would also like to see the Academy upgraded to Class 1 status. We could then be picking off young talent for peanuts rather than it being done to us.
 

CCFC_Irish

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  • Today at 1:50 AM
  • #702
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Any good players over in Ireland.
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Would be worth scouting the GAA. Rugby, NFL and Aussie rules team scout and take players. A few years ago now but there was a GAA player who trained with Sunderland and I think the GAA player matched them on all metrics - except endurance but that would be very different now.

Top level GAA players are pretty much performing at professional level even though they are amateur and do not get paid a wage. Some players have headed off to the NFL and some have gone to Aussie Rules ... Many Irish players rugby and football would have played GAA at some point.

Declan Rice, Jack Grealish and Callum O'Hare would have played GAA in England. They have all said playing it gives them an advantage. The way it is played in Ireland is way more professional so a whole new level of skill. It would be easy enough to identify younger players and help them develop the skills for football.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 6:38 AM
  • #703
TomRad85 said:
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.

Woolf might well be sold straight back to The Championship and we could well bring 2 in.
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I wouldn’t be against us going for Hughes regardless of what div we are in next year
 
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shmmeee

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  • Today at 7:26 AM
  • #704
CCFC_Irish said:
Would be worth scouting the GAA. Rugby, NFL and Aussie rules team scout and take players. A few years ago now but there was a GAA player who trained with Sunderland and I think the GAA player matched them on all metrics - except endurance but that would be very different now.

Top level GAA players are pretty much performing at professional level even though they are amateur and do not get paid a wage. Some players have headed off to the NFL and some have gone to Aussie Rules ... Many Irish players rugby and football would have played GAA at some point.

Declan Rice, Jack Grealish and Callum O'Hare would have played GAA in England. They have all said playing it gives them an advantage. The way it is played in Ireland is way more professional so a whole new level of skill. It would be easy enough to identify younger players and help them develop the skills for football.
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You want us to sign people who don’t play the sport then teach them football??
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Today at 7:30 AM
  • #705
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Today at 7:38 AM
  • #706
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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Is this the ex Cambridge lad who’s meant to be training with us?
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Today at 7:41 AM
  • #707

Uppgifter: Coventry är huvudspåret i jakten på Manneh

Abdoulie Manneh ryktas bort från Mjällby AIF. Coventry City är det mest konkreta alternativet i dagsläget, enligt uppgifter. - Fotbolltransfers.com
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In recent weeks, AFC Bournemouth, Stoke City and Coventry City have been identified as potential destinations.

Now FotbollDirekt writes that currently Coventry, who top the table in the Championship, is the most concrete option.

The clubs are expected to meet for negotiations next week.

Footy-Africa reported this morning that both Coventry and Stoke have made bids for Manneh, but according to FotbollDirekt this is not true.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 8:14 AM
  • #708
Sky Blue Goblin said:

Uppgifter: Coventry är huvudspåret i jakten på Manneh

Abdoulie Manneh ryktas bort från Mjällby AIF. Coventry City är det mest konkreta alternativet i dagsläget, enligt uppgifter. - Fotbolltransfers.com
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In recent weeks, AFC Bournemouth, Stoke City and Coventry City have been identified as potential destinations.

Now FotbollDirekt writes that currently Coventry, who top the table in the Championship, is the most concrete option.

The clubs are expected to meet for negotiations next week.

Footy-Africa reported this morning that both Coventry and Stoke have made bids for Manneh, but according to FotbollDirekt this is not true.
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As others have said hopefully we can get him in the door and training with us so he’s ready to go on Jan 1st.
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Today at 9:46 AM
  • #709
 
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Major Tom

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  • Today at 10:04 AM
  • #710
Manneh looks well set up for Championship physicality.
Question is are we also buying the quality of player in Jan with one eye on the Premier league for them to progress into?

 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 10:14 AM
  • #711
Major Tom said:
Manneh looks well set up for Championship physicality.
Question is are we also buying the quality of player in Jan with one eye on the Premier league for them to progress into?

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Travels well with the ball, moving his team up the pitch. If we get him, Frank will turn him into a star.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 11:16 AM
  • #712
Major Tom said:
Manneh looks well set up for Championship physicality.
Question is are we also buying the quality of player in Jan with one eye on the Premier league for them to progress into?

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I’d say yes however we signed Brau before the play offs so I’m not sure
 
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David O'Day

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  • Today at 12:04 PM
  • #713
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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Sports Witness? Shame I quite fancied signing him
 
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shmmeee

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  • Today at 12:06 PM
  • #714
Always makes me go off a player when they talk to other clubs. Are we not good enough for you? You’re slutting it up with that tramp Stoke??
 
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CCFC_Irish

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  • Today at 12:09 PM
  • #715
shmmeee said:
You want us to sign people who don’t play the sport then teach them football??
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There are quite a lot of them that have played soccer or play both. Plenty of never played Aussie Rules and NFL yet play professionally.
 

shmmeee

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  • Today at 12:11 PM
  • #716
CCFC_Irish said:
There are quite a lot of them that have played soccer or play both. Plenty of never played Aussie Rules and NFL yet play professionally.
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They’re a bit closer to those sports though players who play pro football have had over a decade of pro training at the point they break through, NFL picks up from college football and HS football with much wider variation in training standards.
 

Colin Steins Smile

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  • Today at 12:22 PM
  • #717
If we did sign him in January, we may not see him for a few weeks due to the African Cup of Nations being on.
 
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Martw

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  • Today at 12:23 PM
  • #718
Colin Steins Smile said:
If we did sign him in January, we may not see him for a few weeks due to the African Cup of Nations being on.
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Don’t think his country qualified did they?
 

SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 12:32 PM
  • #719
Colin Steins Smile said:
If we did sign him in January, we may not see him for a few weeks due to the African Cup of Nations being on.
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Did Gambia qualify?
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Today at 12:34 PM
  • #720
shmmeee said:
Always makes me go off a player when they talk to other clubs. Are we not good enough for you? You’re slutting it up with that tramp Stoke??
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Of course a player is going to look at his options so if more than one club is interested it's understandable you want to look at your choices.
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Today at 12:34 PM
  • #721
No
 
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KFT

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  • Today at 12:37 PM
  • #722
TomRad85 said:
Travels well with the ball, moving his team up the pitch. If we get him, Frank will turn him into a star.
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Must be happening - already got the obligatory bandaged forearm - will slot straight in!!
 
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Captain Dart

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  • Today at 4:08 PM
  • #723
KFT said:
Must be happening - already got the obligatory bandaged forearm - will slot straight in!!
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I've just checked with John Harriott and he doesn't think it will happen.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Today at 5:00 PM
  • #724
Captain Dart said:
I've just checked with John Harriott and he doesn't think it will happen.
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Nailed on then
 
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Balli001

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  • Today at 5:10 PM
  • #725
SleepyGinger said:
Did Gambia qualify?
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No they didnt. Neither did Ghana so we arent affected currently
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Today at 6:22 PM
  • #726
 
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David O'Day

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  • Today at 7:53 PM
  • #727
SkyBlueDom26 said:
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FLW, get your money him signing a new deal as they are usually 100% wrong
 
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fatso

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  • Today at 8:15 PM
  • #728
shmmeee said:
You want us to sign people who don’t play the sport then teach them football??
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Why not? Frank's done it with Dasilva !
 

CovveeBreak

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  • Today at 8:20 PM
  • #729
Wonder if we would go back in for Hughes in Jan? Hell of a game he had at the weekend.

 
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Trueskyblue20

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  • Today at 8:23 PM
  • #730
CovveeBreak said:
Wonder if we would go back in for Hughes in Jan? Hell of a game he had at the weekend.

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Hull won’t sell their captain in Jan. We may well take him to the Prem with us in the summer though
 
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Bigelvesy

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  • Today at 8:37 PM
  • #731
Trueskyblue20 said:
Hull won’t sell their captain in Jan. We may well take him to the Prem with us in the summer though
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Thats what people said about Swansea and their captain…..
 
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Skybluedownunder

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  • Today at 9:20 PM
  • #732
If Leeds offered £15-20m for Wright + Piroe on loan would you take it?


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Viktor17

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  • Today at 9:24 PM
  • #733
Skybluedownunder said:
If Leeds offered £15-20m for Wright + Piroe on loan would you take it?


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No.
 
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David O'Day

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  • 58 minutes ago
  • #734
Skybluedownunder said:
If Leeds offered £15-20m for Wright + Piroe on loan would you take it?


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not going to happen but no, absolute stupidity to sell anyone in January if we are serious about promotion
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • 3 minutes ago
  • #735
Skybluedownunder said:
If Leeds offered £15-20m for Wright + Piroe on loan would you take it?


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Echoing above as not going to happen.

Wrights having so far his best season for us, so on that point no but Piroe was the highest scorer in the league last season and do think he’d be a good replacement.

Think tho while we are so high the risk would be too high to let one of our best players go even if it was £10/15 million plus Piroe on a perm.
 
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