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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 5:10 PM
  • #946
TomRad85 said:
Yes reports were we had a bid turned down either deadline day or just before. Young CB from Bodo/Glimt, they didn't want to sell at the time but given how their seasons run it'll probably be easier to do a deal in Jan if we still fancy the player.
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Completely missed that one tbf. If Bobby’s being redeployed as a centre forward as per @Lamps then I get why we’d need more CBs.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Yesterday at 5:12 PM
  • #947
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Completely missed that one tbf. If Bobby’s being redeployed as a centre forward as per @Lamps then I get why we’d need more CBs.
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Tbf it's not an urgent position but I don't think clubs necessarily recruit with the simplistic view of the average fan. If we think the player is a talent worth pursuing, at only 20 years of age, I wouldn't be at all surprised.
 

David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 5:19 PM
  • #948
We're not giving up on Brau who was signed as a long term project after half a season.

Not happening.
 
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Lamps

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  • Yesterday at 5:45 PM
  • #949
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Completely missed that one tbf. If Bobby’s being redeployed as a centre forward as per @Lamps then I get why we’d need more CBs.
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Have to love the way you do your cheap shots but refuse to say who we could sign to help get us over the line as it leaves you open to people who love doing cheap shots
 

Jamesimus

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  • Yesterday at 5:47 PM
  • #950
David O'Day said:
We're not giving up on Brau who was signed as a long term project after half a season.

Not happening.
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Could be that he’s not settled here, or despite being scouted, the coaching staff have seen aspects of his game that they think won’t be improved / change. Can’t get them all right.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 5:48 PM
  • #951
Lamps said:
Have to love the way you do your cheap shots but refuse to say who we could sign to help get us over the line as it leaves you open to people who love doing cheap shots
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If I wanted to make cheap shots I’d put a defender up front I guess
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 5:48 PM
  • #952
Signing a loan player you are obliged to play would be just about the worst thing that we could do in January
 
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Captain Dart

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  • Yesterday at 5:54 PM
  • #953
David O'Day said:
We're not giving up on Brau who was signed as a long term project after half a season.

Not happening.
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He is 23 and was given a 4 year contract. He is not going to be discarded.
 

David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 5:56 PM
  • #954
Jamesimus said:
Could be that he’s not settled here, or despite being scouted, the coaching staff have seen aspects of his game that they think won’t be improved / change. Can’t get them all right.
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or it could be nonsense, we'll see
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Yesterday at 5:57 PM
  • #955
Captain Dart said:
He is 23 and was given a 4 year contract. He is not going to be discarded.
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at the same time, the suggestion he may be loaned out is not unrealistic
 

Briles

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  • Yesterday at 5:58 PM
  • #956
David O'Day said:
We're not giving up on Brau who was signed as a long term project after half a season.

Not happening.
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Not sure he was bought as a premier league project mind
 
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long way home

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  • Yesterday at 6:33 PM
  • #957
I dont think we can carry players and at the moment in a small squad you need everyone who is fit to be good enough to make a difference. Unfortunately Brau doesn't look like he can bridge the gap, FL will move him on.
 
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Deity

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  • Yesterday at 6:37 PM
  • #958
He was signed on a free. There isn’t much to write off if the club and player feel it is best to separate.

He’s getting less and less minutes and if you watch him on match days he’s increasingly an isolated figure.

Despite all the evidence being that Bidwell’s legs have gone he’s ahead of Brau when they wish to rest JDS. When EMC isn’t fit then Brau is not the default player.

Moving to a new country to play football but then not playing will be exceptionally tough.

You couldn’t blame Brau for thinking if the manager doesn’t fancy me at championship level I have no chance if the club go up a league.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Yesterday at 10:31 PM
  • #959
Sky Blue Pete said:
Is bamford really being paid £35k a week by sheff utd
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That could be why Doug King pulled the plug.
 

David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 10:41 PM
  • #960
Briles said:
Not sure he was bought as a premier league project mind
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they were going to sign him even if we won the play offs

the seem as someone who with time will have a very high ceiling, we're not getting rid of him

also people saying we need to get rid of players to bring new ones in? we have 5 spaces im the squad and we ain't filling all of those
 
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procdoc

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  • Yesterday at 11:59 PM
  • #961
Brau has been a bust. When was the last time he appeared?
 

David O'Day

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  • Today at 12:05 AM
  • #962
procdoc said:
Brau has been a bust. When was the last time he appeared?
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He's a project player, only an idiot would write him off after half a season in a new country.
 

procdoc

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  • Today at 2:08 AM
  • #963
David O'Day said:
He's a project player, only an idiot would write him off after half a season in a new country.
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Who said he’s a project player, Lampard? King? Curious to know if this has been quoted
 

usskyblue

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  • Today at 3:10 AM
  • #964
 

SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Today at 5:10 AM
  • #965
oneofourown said:
I have heard that Brau may be going back to Spain, if so, we may need another LB and a midfielder, winger and forward.
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Dennis Cirkin from Sunderland, out of contract in the summer and a top LB at our level
 
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CCFCMember

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  • Today at 6:22 AM
  • #966
Anymore on that lad from Kazakhstan we were linked with?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 7:41 AM
  • #967
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
Dennis Cirkin from Sunderland, out of contract in the summer and a top LB at our level
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and if we arent at this level?
 

JSL

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  • Today at 8:09 AM
  • #968
Brau was an unused sub last Saturday
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Today at 8:13 AM
  • #969
procdoc said:
Brau has been a bust. When was the last time he appeared?
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Ridiculous. Based on what? He’s not played. If he gets 20-30 games and is rubbish, fair enough. But you can’t call him a bust when he’s had no game time.
 
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Deity

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  • Today at 8:19 AM
  • #970
Cally Fedora said:
Ridiculous. Based on what? He’s not played. If he gets 20-30 games and is rubbish, fair enough. But you can’t call him a bust when he’s had no game time.
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If a player is fit but doesn’t get selected then how else do you judge that ?

At this point in his career at City the transfer hasn’t worked.
 

procdoc

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  • Today at 8:21 AM
  • #971
Cally Fedora said:
Ridiculous. Based on what? He’s not played. If he gets 20-30 games and is rubbish, fair enough. But you can’t call him a bust when he’s had no game time.
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Not as ridiculous as wanting to drop Torp for Sheaf
 
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procdoc

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  • Today at 8:23 AM
  • #972
Cally Fedora said:
Ridiculous. Based on what? He’s not played. If he gets 20-30 games and is rubbish, fair enough. But you can’t call him a bust when he’s had no game time.
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If he’s had no game time, even off the bench then so far that’s the definition of a bust
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Today at 8:26 AM
  • #973
Cally Fedora said:
Ridiculous. Based on what? He’s not played. If he gets 20-30 games and is rubbish, fair enough. But you can’t call him a bust when he’s had no game time.
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He's 24 this month. At that age a player really should be getting minutes most weeks, if not every week.

Granted there's a settling in period for international players moving to a new country and a lack of consistent playing time is natural.

But a grand total of 43 minutes since his arrival does raise some question marks - compounded by the fact that the last time he featured was over two months ago now.

It's difficult with Dasilva being a mainstay of course, but is Bidwell really that difficult to displace as a secondary option when he's looked well past his sell by date most times he's set foot on the pitch this season?

If he's going to develop into a Championship ready player, without stating the obvious he needs to be getting regular minutes. If he's not getting regular minutes, you have to question why that might be...
 
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Lamps

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  • Today at 8:42 AM
  • #974
Deity said:
If a player is fit but doesn’t get selected then how else do you judge that ?

At this point in his career at City the transfer hasn’t worked.
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I'm not too worried. We spent millions each on Woolfenden and KKH and neither has got much game time. They're not a waste of money. We're playing very well and game time is limited to those not already starting in certain positions.
 
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Briles

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  • Today at 8:44 AM
  • #975
I think we will see him in the cup
 
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shmmeee

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  • Today at 8:46 AM
  • #976
Sack Brau and Bidwell off in Jan, get Sam McCallum in
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
He's 24 this month. At that age a player really should be getting minutes most weeks, if not every week.

Granted there's a settling in period for international players moving to a new country and a lack of consistent playing time is natural.

But a grand total of 43 minutes since his arrival does raise some question marks - compounded by the fact that the last time he featured was over two months ago now.

It's difficult with Dasilva being a mainstay of course, but is Bidwell really that difficult to displace as a secondary option when he's looked well past his sell by date most times he's set foot on the pitch this season?

If he's going to develop into a Championship ready player, without stating the obvious he needs to be getting regular minutes. If he's not getting regular minutes, you have to question why that might be...
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Lampard is constantly complaining about squad size. There’s no way you don’t get on the pitch if you’re close to good enough.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Today at 8:51 AM
  • #977
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
He's 24 this month. At that age a player really should be getting minutes most weeks, if not every week.

Granted there's a settling in period for international players moving to a new country and a lack of consistent playing time is natural.

But a grand total of 43 minutes since his arrival does raise some question marks - compounded by the fact that the last time he featured was over two months ago now.

It's difficult with Dasilva being a mainstay of course, but is Bidwell really that difficult to displace as a secondary option when he's looked well past his sell by date most times he's set foot on the pitch this season?

If he's going to develop into a Championship ready player, without stating the obvious he needs to be getting regular minutes. If he's not getting regular minutes, you have to question why that might be...
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I'm not sure whether the intent is to use him further forward or that he's just not trusted to play left back
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • 44 minutes ago
  • #978
fernandopartridge said:
I'm not sure whether the intent is to use him further forward or that he's just not trusted to play left back
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In pre-season and in the early stages of the season it certainly looked like he'd be utilised further forward.

But if anything, LW is probably one of the thinnest areas of the pitch, so if that was the initial intent I doubt it remains that way. Otherwise surely he would've featured in the last couple of months.

So it doesn't really seem like FL trusts Brau in either role to be honest.

And I think that shows in games like Charlton recently where Bidwell came on at 88 minutes. We're 3-1 up and they've completely run out of steam, why not give Brau a handful of minutes to get under his belt?
 

Captain Dart

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  • 39 minutes ago
  • #979
fernandopartridge said:
I'm not sure whether the intent is to use him further forward or that he's just not trusted to play left back
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Most of his game time has been on the left wing but while EMC and BTA are available he won't get many minutes.
How many minutes has Lati had since his recovery from injury, should we sack him off too?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • 38 minutes ago
  • #980
Captain Dart said:
Most of his game time has been on the left wing but while EMC and BTA are available he won't get many minutes.
How many minutes has Lati had since his recovery from injury, should we sack him off too?
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yeah we probably should tbh
 
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