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Ben Waine - New Zealand striker turns down Sky Blues offer (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter skylark37
  • Start date May 20, 2021
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skylark37

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #1
Just noticed this on twitter - I don't know any details other than what's reported on these links.
Seem like legit sources.



 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #2
Mid table team looks nice I was expecting to see championship strugglers at this stage.
 
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Evo1883

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #3
skylark37 said:
Just noticed this on twitter - I don't know any details other than what's reported on these links.
Seem like legit sources.



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Imagine having that little ambition
 
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rob9872

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #4
His brother John has a better shot on him
 
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Evo1883

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #5
rob9872 said:
His brother John has a better shot on him
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clint van damme

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #6
Evo1883 said:
Imagine having that little ambition
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You on about him or us?!
 
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Evo1883

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #7
clint van damme said:
You on about him or us?!
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Him , what a whopper
 

covcity4life

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #8
Little twat his career is on the waine
 

Tommo1993

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #9
6 goals in 14 games in the brilliant A-League this season.

Would’ve been a great signing...
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #10
Tommo1993 said:
6 goals in 14 games in the brilliant A-League this season.

Would’ve been a great signing...
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To be fair, I dont think the A-League is an AWFUL AWFUL standard. Its certainly bad, but I remember Celtic signed Tom Rogic from there and he had a pretty decent career with them.
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #11
I mean, I would want to stay in the A-league too. Looks buzzin'.

 
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clint van damme

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #12
Evo1883 said:
Him , what a whopper
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Who's a whopper, him or me?!
 
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Bugsy

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #13
rob9872 said:
His brother John has a better shot on him
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His uncle Bruce also ain't half batman, ermmm I mean bad man...PUSB

 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #14
I was half expecting the unveiling of

https://giphy.com/vgSJqTTWV7tC0
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #15
Bugsy said:
His uncle Bruce also ain't half batman, ermmm I mean bad man...PUSB

View attachment 20151
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No-one's taking Kelly's role in the shorts department
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #16
Sky Blue Harry H said:
No-one's taking Kelly's role in the shorts department
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Yeag safe to say he’s already pitched his tent here.
 
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robbiekeane

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #17
Hows our scouting team blagged they assignment worse than one of my work trips
 
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Evo1883

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #18
robbiekeane said:
Hows our scouting team blagged they assignment worse than one of my work trips
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Yea , eh mark Il see if there's any good players in Australia and New Zealand
 
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Tommo1993

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #19
Ccfcisparks said:
To be fair, I dont think the A-League is an AWFUL AWFUL standard. Its certainly bad, but I remember Celtic signed Tom Rogic from there and he had a pretty decent career with them.
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I suppose Millwall took Tim Cahill from Australia
 

mrtrench

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #20
I read a Jeremy Clarkson article in a newspaper recently. He wrote that he used to work with a chap called Wayne Bruce... and everyone called him Manbat.

As you were.
 
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rob9872

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #21
Tbf simple humour is often the best imo
 
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Philosoraptor

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #22
Something I have been pondering lately with leagues. Is there anything out there that can weigh the playing strengths of different leagues?

Not the leagues themselves but put the leagues in order in strength of competition.

Genuine question.
 

Evo1883

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #23
Philosorapter said:
Something I have been pondering lately with leagues. Is there anything out there that can weigh the playing strengths of different leagues?

Not the leagues themselves but put the leagues in order in strength of competition.

Genuine question.
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I saw an article once that measured a leagues competitiveness by comparing the results of the bottom 6 teams v the top 6 teams , how many points they'd taken off them .

The Premier league faired pretty badly in that respect
 
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Silsden

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #24
Philosorapter said:
Something I have been pondering lately with leagues. Is there anything out there that can weigh the playing strengths of different leagues?

Not the leagues themselves but put the leagues in order in strength of competition.

Genuine question.
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Doubt this is the statistical answer you’re looking for, but Football Manager has a system for ranking leagues based on reputation
 

Philosoraptor

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #25
Silsden said:
Doubt this is the statistical answer you’re looking for, but Football Manager has a system for ranking leagues based on reputation
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The nearest thing I have found is this.

Don't think it is that good though.

UEFA coefficient - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org
 

stay_up_skyblues

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #26
Maybe he called Jack McBean for some advice and decided against uprooting his life to sit on the development squad’s bench?
 

robbiekeane

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  • May 20, 2021
  • #27
stay_up_skyblues said:
Maybe he called Jack McBean for some advice and decided against uprooting his life to sit on the development squad’s bench?
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God that was a mystery
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • May 21, 2021
  • #28
Ccfcisparks said:
To be fair, I dont think the A-League is an AWFUL AWFUL standard. Its certainly bad, but I remember Celtic signed Tom Rogic from there and he had a pretty decent career with them.
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Like for like then.
 
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Tomh111

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  • May 21, 2021
  • #29
Philosorapter said:
Something I have been pondering lately with leagues. Is there anything out there that can weigh the playing strengths of different leagues?

Not the leagues themselves but put the leagues in order in strength of competition.

Genuine question.
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It exists but generally behind paywalls.

A chunk of Brentfords success in replacing players is that their owner is/was a professional gambler and pioneered expected goals and advanced statistics.

They have a European league table that ranks clubs, so they can highlight teams overperforming against their position and identify undervalued transfer targets.
 

KG7

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  • May 21, 2021
  • #30
Apparently McBean has been retired for three years!


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Liquid Gold

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #31
KG7 said:
Apparently McBean has been retired for three years!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Coke back to the McBean farm
 

The Penguin

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #32
Kid has talent, so I am mildly disappointed he said no, but I reckon he knows he would be swapping regular first team football (albeit in a weaker league) for sitting in an under-23 setup, so I don’t blame him.

I also think we’re better off signing players who can make an impact immediately, not potentially 2-3 years from now.
 
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