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Balli001

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  • Today at 9:15 AM
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Terry_dactyl said:
Yeah. I also don’t really know anything about him. Feels like one of those potential signings people got excited about just because we were linked to him, not because he’s particularly good.
(I could of course be wrong about this).
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He captained them last season and is very highly rated. He is a victim of them needing to sign premier level players to stay up, similar to their keeper. I think he would be a decent signing, probbly lower than his value too due to his contract situation.
 
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Hobo

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  • Today at 9:28 AM
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Ccfcisparks said:
hopefully that means a statement signing coming
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If you really are after a statement signing and it doesn't come off, do you settle for a panic buy.

Or keep your powder dry and have another go in the summer. It is well known transfers are often achieved over two windows not one.

We still have the squad that got us to the top with points and goals to spare, plus two additions to that squad.

I sometimes think some fans just need a signing to validate their own predictions.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 9:39 AM
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Hobo said:
If you really are after a statement signing and it doesn't come off, do you settle for a panic buy.

Or keep your powder dry and have another go in the summer. It is well known transfers are often achieved over two windows not one.

We still have the squad that got us to the top with points and goals to spare, plus two additions to that squad.

I sometimes think some fans just need a signing to validate their own predictions.
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I don’t see the point in keeping powder dry when it’s such an important end to the season
 
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Deity

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  • Today at 9:42 AM
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The challenge with Neil is obvious. If Sunderland don’t think he’s worth hardly any minutes in the Prem why would we give him a 4 year deal at Cov ?

One reason is that he might help us get up which would be brilliant but if your the player do you want to swap not playing for the risk of not playing next season ??
 
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Sbarcher

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  • Today at 9:42 AM
  • #8,335
DT-R said:
Boost, Chrunchie, and Diam are my top 3.

Sent from my SM-S711B using Tapatalk
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I’m going to be really controversial here, get yourself a Caramac bar.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 9:43 AM
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Deity said:
The challenge with Neil is obvious. If Sunderland don’t think he’s worth hardly any minutes in the Prem why would we give him a 4 year deal at Cov ?

One reason is that he might help us get up which would be brilliant but if your the player do you want to swap not playing for the risk of not playing next season ??
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He’s been displaced by Granit Xhaka who’s the best player in that squad by a long distance. I no longer think he’s what we need but he isn’t a bad player.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Today at 9:46 AM
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Hobo said:
If you really are after a statement signing and it doesn't come off, do you settle for a panic buy.

Or keep your powder dry and have another go in the summer. It is well known transfers are often achieved over two windows not one.

We still have the squad that got us to the top with points and goals to spare, plus two additions to that squad.

I sometimes think some fans just need a signing to validate their own predictions.
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You’re assuming that we have one option and the rest are panics. That would be terrible management.

We may have missed our first target but there will be a list of acceptable targets that fulfil our criteria.

This is the window we need to move on one of them.
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Today at 9:55 AM
  • #8,338
Samueljames1991 said:
Remember everyone saying they don't care if he buys anyone this season after buying the stadium.....
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Everyone? He’d probably pull you up on that one.
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Today at 10:16 AM
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We will never get a better chance than this its simple

If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.

Yes the squads done brilliantly so far, but our rivals are strengthening and closing. Standing still will get us overtaken
 
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shmmeee

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  • Today at 10:18 AM
  • #8,340
Sbarcher said:
I’m going to be really controversial here, get yourself a Caramac bar.
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You can’t they were discontinued in 2024
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Today at 10:22 AM
  • #8,341
Saddlebrains said:
We will never get a better chance than this its simple

If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.

Yes the squads done brilliantly so far, but our rivals are strengthening and closing. Standing still will get us overtaken
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Agree that we need to strengthen. Disagree that we’re destined to be overtaken if we don’t sign anyone.

We’ve got a better squad than Boro imo and as for Ipswich, they could be 11 points behind after Monday and their Feb fixtures is stacked with away games where they’ve struggled all season.

We have the benefit of Boro needing to win against ourselves and Ipswich away from home. That’s 2 6-pointers that they have away from home and I highly doubt they win both games. Ipswich and ourselves are the best teams at home.

We’re in a difficult spot because any signing on a perm is pointless if we do not believe they can make it in the prem. Yet, unlike Ipswich, we don’t have Prem money to throw around.

I’m optimistic we’ll get 1-2 signings in so I’ll happily reserve judgement until the window closes.
 
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Balli001

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  • Today at 10:23 AM
  • #8,342
Saddlebrains said:
We will never get a better chance than this its simple

If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.

Yes the squads done brilliantly so far, but our rivals are strengthening and closing. Standing still will get us overtaken
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Thought you said we were 100% getting a CM? Surely you shouldnt need to worry if so....
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Today at 10:24 AM
  • #8,343
Saddlebrains said:
We will never get a better chance than this its simple

If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.

Yes the squads done brilliantly so far, but our rivals are strengthening and closing. Standing still will get us overtaken
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Based on everything we’ve heard you’d have to assume the club is more than aware of this.

Still have hope we will sign a cm before the window closes, fully understand we have our hands tied unless someone comes in for one of the leftback.

Worry now is that after that performance I doubt Sheffield will be selling Hamer any time soon. So assume our list of cms is getting smaller and smaller
 
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clint van damme

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  • Today at 10:28 AM
  • #8,344
Shannerz said:
That's not how you advertise a chocolate bar. This is how you advertise a chocolate bar:

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'God I could murder a Cadburys flake then I guess you won't let me into heaven,
Or maybe you would 'cause their adverts promote oral sex'
 
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Tealeaf

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  • Today at 10:29 AM
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Get the statement player in & we can say at least we tried if we fail . Don't get anymore players in and we fail, we are going to look like a club without ambition.
 
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Trueskyblue20

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  • Today at 10:35 AM
  • #8,346
Saddlebrains said:
We will never get a better chance than this its simple

If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.

Yes the squads done brilliantly so far, but our rivals are strengthening and closing. Standing still will get us overtaken
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Completely agree. Now is the time where we really go for it and make a statement signing to get us over the line.

I still stand by my pessimistic view that we get to deadline day, try to scramble a signing at the last hour and fall just short (as we seem to do all so often)
 
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RoboCCFC90

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  • Today at 10:37 AM
  • #8,347
Saddlebrains said:
We will never get a better chance than this its simple

If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.

Yes the squads done brilliantly so far, but our rivals are strengthening and closing. Standing still will get us overtaken
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Spot on Saddle.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 10:40 AM
  • #8,348
Trueskyblue20 said:
Completely agree. Now is the time where we really go for it and make a statement signing to get us over the line.

I still stand by my pessimistic view that we get to deadline day, try to scramble a signing at the last hour and fall just short (as we seem to do all so often)
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That would be pretty terrible if true, for it to happen twice in a season and probably suggest that there is a different narrative to what has been spun in the media.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 10:43 AM
  • #8,349
Ccfcisparks said:
That would be pretty terrible if true, for it to happen twice in a season and probably suggest that there is a different narrative to what has been spun in the media.
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Let’s reserve judgment until the window shuts at least.
 
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Otis

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  • Today at 10:43 AM
  • #8,350
Trueskyblue20 said:
I wonder what everyone’s favourite packet of crisps is
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We could do two couldn't we.

Favourite packet and then also favourite flavour of the crisps inside the packet.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 10:44 AM
  • #8,351
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Let’s reserve judgment until the window shuts at least.
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We were running that same line in the summer, we should have been proactive in this window, yes we got Esse, but we had a real opportunity.

We gambled on the games in January by waiting.
 
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Otis

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  • Today at 10:44 AM
  • #8,352
Saddlebrains said:
We will never get a better chance than this its simple

If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.

Yes the squads done brilliantly so far, but our rivals are strengthening and closing. Standing still will get us overtaken
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Wouldn't say it will, but certainly could.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 10:46 AM
  • #8,353
Otis said:
Wouldn't say it will, but certainly could.
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I just dont get the desire to run the risk when we could sign, spend £5/10m and give us a stronger chance.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 10:46 AM
  • #8,354
Ccfcisparks said:
We were running that same line in the summer, we should have been proactive in this window, yes we got Esse, but we had a real opportunity.

We gambled on the games in January by waiting.
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At the same time it’s true. The time to complain about transfer business is after the window closes.
 
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Lamps

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  • Today at 10:47 AM
  • #8,355
Ccfcisparks said:
we signed him a couple weeks ago mate
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And he wasn't a statement signing? Every club in the Championship would love to have Esse.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 10:47 AM
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Lamps said:
And he wasn't a statement signing? Every club in the Championship would love to have Esse.
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Not really. He is a loan.
 
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Trueskyblue20

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  • Today at 10:49 AM
  • #8,357
Ccfcisparks said:
That would be pretty terrible if true, for it to happen twice in a season and probably suggest that there is a different narrative to what has been spun in the media.
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Just feels so predictable as it did in the summer and other recent windows.

Lots of whispers of don’t panic we will have a CM definitely in by Norwich or next week or whenever. Then everything goes radio silent before the predictable deadline day scramble.

Staying true to form, I wonder if we loan out a CM at the 11th hour. Allen to Barnsley?
 
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Trueskyblue20

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  • Today at 10:50 AM
  • #8,358
Esse was a smart signing as we needed cover on the wings and someone to push/rotate with Tats.

It definitely isn’t a statement signing however
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 10:50 AM
  • #8,359
Trueskyblue20 said:
Just feels so predictable as it did in the summer and other recent windows.

Lots of whispers of don’t panic we will have a CM definitely in by Norwich or next week or whenever. Then everything goes radio silent before the predictable deadline day scramble.

Staying true to form, I wonder if we loan out a CM at the 11th hour. Allen to Barnsley?
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It is running the same as the summer. Except this time there isnt the purchase of a stadium to quieten down those questioning it.
 
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larry_david

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  • Today at 10:54 AM
  • #8,360
I argue Esse is a statement signing. The guys class and has a huge reputation.

When it was announced other fans were commenting saying that's Cov winning the title then. Statement
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 10:58 AM
  • #8,361
Saddlebrains said:
If we dont spend a penny in this window its not good enough is it let's be honest. Its not like we have a complete squad, we have 1 capable left back, 1 capable DM.
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There is an extremely high chance that it is, in fact, good enough. We shall see at the end of the season.

Are we no longer classing Jake Bidwell or Josh Eccles as capable players now?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 10:58 AM
  • #8,362
SBT said:
There is an extremely high chance that it is, in fact, good enough. We shall see at the end of the season.

Are we no longer classing Jake Bidwell or Josh Eccles as capable players now?
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I dont want Bidwell playing any games in the run in, you are correct.
 
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Trueskyblue20

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  • Today at 11:00 AM
  • #8,363
SBT said:
There is an extremely high chance that it is, in fact, good enough. We shall see at the end of the season.

Are we no longer classing Jake Bidwell or Josh Eccles as capable players now?
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Josh Eccles definitely. Bidwell absolutely not.

If JDS gets injured then we drop a lot of points (as already seen this season when he was out for 3 games). It is a considerable risk having only one competent LB for a charge at Autos.
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 11:00 AM
  • #8,364
Ccfcisparks said:
I dont want Bidwell playing any games in the run in, you are correct.
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I think that’s a very different statement from saying he’s not capable.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 11:00 AM
  • #8,365
SBT said:
I think that’s a very different statement from saying he’s not capable.
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He isn't capable anymore, correct.
 
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