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robbiethemole

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  • Today at 12:13 PM
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If Grimes were out injured for a few weeks, we’d be totally screwed. We do need someone in to share the workload, ideally who can run a game, that doesn’t include Torp, Eccles or Rudoni. Doug has to see this is the best chance in 25 years to return to the Prem, surely he can’t pennypinch now.
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 12:15 PM
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robbiethemole said:
If Grimes were out injured for a few weeks, we’d be totally screwed. We do need someone in to share the workload, ideally who can run a game, that doesn’t include Torp, Eccles or Rudoni. Doug has to see this is the best chance in 25 years to return to the Prem, surely he can’t pennypinch now.
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We are not going to rotate Grimes out of the side at this stage of the season, and especially not just because we're worried he might get injured.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 12:16 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
You do know we have games before the window closes?
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A lot of deals don't happen until late in the window, its normal. Better to wait a couple of games and land a decent target than rush in a dud.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:16 PM
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TomRad85 said:
A lot of deals don't happen until late in the window, its normal. Better to wait a couple of games and land a decent target than rush in a dud.
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i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer
 
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LarryGrayson

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  • Today at 12:19 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer
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yeah our form was shite after summer recruitment failure this season
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 12:19 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer
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I think we'd be stupid not to given where we are, so I'm assuming we're going to. I will be annoyed if we don't though, think it would be a huge error.
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 12:21 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
i’m glad you have more faith than me. This gives me total déjà vu of the summer
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That summer window really fucked us over huh
 
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covcity4life

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  • Today at 12:26 PM
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SBT said:
That summer window really fucked us over huh
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THIS
 

Matt smith

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  • Today at 12:30 PM
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If we don’t sign a Centre midfielder fans have every right to be annoyed
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:31 PM
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LarryGrayson said:
yeah our form was shite after summer recruitment failure this season
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why are you replying to me on 2 accounts
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:31 PM
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covcity4life said:
THIS
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i mean we are doing very well, but the lack of depth cost us points in December and Jan, that can’t be disputed
 
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shmmeee

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  • Today at 12:36 PM
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SBT said:
What's the evidence that they do - newspaper/ITK rumours? Anything more concrete than that?

I don't think the club share the view that if we don't get someone in then we're doomed to miss out on promotion
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OK we’re doing this. Clearly the club are after a CM unless you’re one of those “the only thing real is CCFC.co.uk” types.
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 12:36 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
i mean we are doing very well, but the lack of depth cost us points in December and Jan, that can’t be disputed
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Quite telling that you seem to be suggesting that any and all points dropped can be explained away and/or prevented by just signing more players. Top analysis
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:37 PM
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SBT said:
Quite telling that you seem to be suggesting that any and all points dropped can be explained away and/or prevented by just signing more players. Top analysis
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Switch back to your other account
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 12:38 PM
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shmmeee said:
OK we’re doing this. Clearly the club are after a CM unless you’re one of those “the only thing real is CCFC.co.uk” types.
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I asked you to show your working, not throw your toys out the pram.
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 12:39 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
Switch back to your other account
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We’ve already had one user aggressively soil themselves trying to prove this theory, I don’t want you to embarrass yourself too
 

covcity4life

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  • Today at 12:40 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
i mean we are doing very well, but the lack of depth cost us points in December and Jan, that can’t be disputed
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And the great work in recruitment got us clear at the top so we could have a dip

The festive hectic season is gone. We have added bodies. It's another good window it seems. We might want another one in but I'm not sure it's a need.

All clubs would like to have perfect windows every time but I doubt hardly any have them even the big clubs.

We should be incredibly happy with our club right now
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:41 PM
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covcity4life said:
And the great work in recruitment got us clear at the top so we could have a dip

The festive hectic season is gonna. We have added bodies. It's another good window it seems. We might want another one in but I'm not sure it's a need.

All clubs would like to have perfect windows every time but I doubt hardly any have them even the big clubs.

We should be incredibly happy with our club right now
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Do you think it’s unreasonable to want a CM in spending the Sheaf money and let Andrews go out on loan?
 

David O'Day

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  • Today at 12:42 PM
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Days without trolling: 0
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:43 PM
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David O'Day said:
Days without trolling: 0
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How am I trolling David, nice of you to put an argument forward.
 
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Speedie's Head

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  • Today at 12:45 PM
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Chris1987 said:
What I find difficult to comprehend is why it seems to take us so long to get some of the players we want in. We can only speculate
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Partly because we're low payers so they often have to be persuaded.
 

covcity4life

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  • Today at 12:45 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
Do you think it’s unreasonable to want a CM in spending the Sheaf money and let Andrews go out on loan?
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No it's not unreasonable to want one in

But it is unreasonable to be angry if we don't bring one in imo

It's like a kid who gets 9 safari animal toys but then gets angry he didn't get the 10th gazelle or something. It's still enough to play safari! (My kids going through a phase)
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:47 PM
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covcity4life said:
No it's not unreasonable to want one in

But it is unreasonable to be angry if we don't bring one in imo

It's like a kid who gets 9 safari animal toys but then gets angry he didn't get the 10th gazelle or something. It's still enough to play safari! (My kids going through a phase)
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We will have to agree to disagree.

I just don’t want Torp to get injured like he likely will, Rudoni to miss some games and we are then going into important games in April with not much cover.

Don’t even want to think about if Grimes gets injured
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 12:49 PM
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Ccfcisparks said:
We will have to agree to disagree.

I just don’t want Torp to get injured like he likely will, Rudoni to miss some games and we are then going into important games in April with not much cover.

Don’t even want to think about if Grimes gets injured
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Pretty insane climbdown here, honestly didn’t think you’d cave this fast
 

procdoc

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  • Today at 12:50 PM
  • #8,460
SBT said:
We’ve already had one user aggressively soil themselves trying to prove this theory, I don’t want you to embarrass yourself too
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The one embarrassing themselves is you
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:50 PM
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SBT said:
Pretty insane climbdown here, honestly didn’t think you’d cave this fast
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How is that a climb down. I want a CM in, my point hasn’t changed.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:50 PM
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procdoc said:
The one embarrassing themselves is you
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He really is.
 

Lamps

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  • Today at 12:51 PM
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Chris1987 said:
What I find difficult to comprehend is why it seems to take us so long to get some of the players we want in. We can only speculate
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We're not after average Championship players. We're after players that are top Championship/lower Prem. This will mean a lot of the time they will want a replacement in before letting the player go. We had to wait for Palace to spend 35m on a replacement for Esse before we could sign him.
 

CovveeBreak

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  • Today at 12:52 PM
  • #8,464
Two things can be true:

1. Believing we need a new CM

2. Not believing DK has “something to answer for” if that doesn’t happen

Absolutely no one here understands the ins and outs of running a football club - and you’re all getting your knickers in a twist over a one of many potential outcomes for our season before it’s even happened.

what will be will be.
 
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SBT

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  • Today at 12:52 PM
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procdoc said:
The one embarrassing themselves is you
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The vitriol that this one opinion of mine inspires is really quite something
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 12:56 PM
  • #8,466
We have a combination of nerves at possibly entering the record books for bottling a lead in this division, with usual transfer window impatience, with there having been no game yesterday or today.

I think we need more energy in midfield and that the club are trying to add it FWIW.
 
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WestEndAgro

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  • Today at 12:57 PM
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Everyone who's commented about chocolate is now on ignore, take that bollock's elsewhere.
 
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Lamps

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  • Today at 12:58 PM
  • #8,468
robbiethemole said:
If Grimes were out injured for a few weeks, we’d be totally screwed. We do need someone in to share the workload, ideally who can run a game, that doesn’t include Torp, Eccles or Rudoni. Doug has to see this is the best chance in 25 years to return to the Prem, surely he can’t pennypinch now.
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There's not many players good enough for the Grimes role that are realistic targets so it's difficult to bring someone in.
 

Otis

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  • Today at 12:58 PM
  • #8,469
SBT said:
We had a series of injuries, illnesses and suspensions coupled with a string of some of the hardest games of the season and a couple of rivals hitting form. We signed two new players in positions where we had literally no cover, and now all those injured and suspended players are back. Through it all we remained top of the league by a multi-game margin.

If we decide we want a short-term loan to plug a gap or want to get our PL shopping started early then I'm all for it, but this notion that we're doomed to miss out on promotion unless we sign four or five new PL offcuts in this window is just people struggling to deal with the stress of a (extremely favourable) promotion race.
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I don't think many, if anyone, is saying we're doomed.

Grimes, until about 4 games ago, was probably our player of the season and one of the main reasons we were flying away with it at the top.

I am a really big fan of Eccles, but Eccles can't do Grimes' job.

If Grimes for a long term injury, we would struggle, I'm sure. Torp's injury prone and has been out for a number of spells, or the odd game or two here and there.

We could easily get caught out of we don't get a CM in and it does seem like we are indeed aiming for a CM.

If Dasilva got injured, I don't feel that Bidwell or Brau are able to step up.

Not saying we are doomed by any means, but we could get into trouble if we don't have good cover for every position.

And hardly anyone is calling for 4 or 5 players
 
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mmttww

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  • Today at 12:59 PM
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WestEndAgro said:
...take that bollock's elsewhere.
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I talked about bonbons, does that count?
 
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