Tea & Busquets
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I do like bad boys
I do like bad boysI'm Coventry bred, do you like me?
Can pretty much date all his tweets about his ‘ITK’ information back to identical posts made on here. Embarrassing the lengths people go to for a bit of attention.I'm not surprised. It's the reason I was so reluctant to give his name, which I do regret. I'm not on Facebook, only on Twitter, which I barely use.
A friend did point out to me the day after I gave away his name on here, George Smith pops up. I've had a little look, he's not giving out names of apparent new signings coming in, that'll be because he doesn't know them. I didn't bother calling him out.
Ryan Giles wants to leave already
Blimey. If that's true then they really are in a mess, aren't they?Yes, supposedly off to Middlesbrough. I can see the attraction because he did well for them the season before last.
I wish we could have got him. I think he’s a really good player who fits well with our style.
They signed him as they were obligated to as per the loan deal they agreed with Luton, despite the fact Giles does not want to be thereBlimey. If that's true then they really are in a mess, aren't they?
He’ll have agreed the contract and everything when they did the loanThey signed him as they were obligated to as per the loan deal they agreed with Luton, despite the fact Giles does not want to be there
Surely Giles could have just said no to signing the contract?
Weird situation
I disagree. He's a wingback not a fullback. We already want to bin off JDS for his performances as a makeshift lb. Someone in the Bidwell mold but quicker would be ideal.Yes, supposedly off to Middlesbrough. I can see the attraction because he did well for them the season before last.
I wish we could have got him. I think he’s a really good player who fits well with our style.
Really strange behaviour.Can pretty much date all his tweets about his ‘ITK’ information back to identical posts made on here. Embarrassing the lengths people go to for a bit of attention.
Can pretty much date all his tweets about his ‘ITK’ information back to identical posts made on here. Embarrassing the lengths people go to for a bit of attention.
Waiting for this Turkish international to signGeorge Smith, Haji Wright SZN and Tommy Regan are the worst for this. Clearly all between the 12-16 bracket
THat Haji Wright szn is like 29George Smith, Haji Wright SZN and Tommy Regan are the worst for this. Clearly all between the 12-16 bracket
The last two aren't... worryinglyGeorge Smith, Haji Wright SZN and Tommy Regan are the worst for this. Clearly all between the 12-16 bracket
I remember that one, from Rangers weren't it?Waiting for this Turkish international to sign
done deal wasn’t it?
That Busanello lad would be immense.I disagree. He's a wingback not a fullback. We already want to bin off JDS for his performances as a makeshift lb. Someone in the Bidwell mold but quicker would be ideal.
There is one person who would claim to be journey man king, a GK who was only signed it seems as an emergency signing....... Tony WarnerGiles is never going to beat Leon Clarke’s journeyman record by repeating clubs. The six months at each club is good, but this is a rookie mistake.
Trevor Benjamins list was impressive tooGiles is never going to beat Leon Clarke’s journeyman record by repeating clubs. The six months at each club is good, but this is a rookie mistake.
It's looking good on paper. You don't win the league on paper though.
Let's see where we are after 10 games.
I think we were after Stamenic because his ability was rising meteorically, and judging by what I’ve seen of him, the reality is there is that he is already an incredibly talented CMF/DMF with vision, passing range, speed, tenacity, defensive awareness and drives the team forward. Very much similar to Bernede, who we were rumoured to be looking at too.Goals weren't the only criteria and try reading the last sentence..
He is still cheaper and less risk than Stamenic over all considerations.
Hull went for broke last season and it didn’t pay off. For all the comparisons our fans made to them last year, we’re far better off being patient and signing our own players.As we only know so well following the Mowbray season, think Hull are about to get a tough lesson on the overreliance on loans!
They had a good side last year which should have got into the Top 6, they have been left with the core of that team stripped away and are now being frustrated in the transfer market with just two players signed (and one of those in Ryan Giles wants to leave already) with 9 days till the new season
Not one bit surprised if they struggle this time around
It worked for Ipswich and I think you are underestimating the cost of long term contracts. Basically it comes down to signing the right players and having a good management team.Hull went for broke last season and it didn’t pay off. For all the comparisons our fans made to them last year, we’re far better off being patient and signing our own players.
We’ve easily got players worth a total of £50-60+ million in our squad. If we don’t get promoted this year or next, we can cash out and keep rebuilding.
Except I‘ll have 3years of a 5 year bet to think about…Hull went for broke last season and it didn’t pay off. For all the comparisons our fans made to them last year, we’re far better off being patient and signing our own players.
We’ve easily got players worth a total of £50-60+ million in our squad. If we don’t get promoted this year or next, we can cash out and keep rebuilding.
I think we were after Stamenic because his ability was rising meteorically, and judging by what I’ve seen of him, the reality is there is that he is already an incredibly talented CMF/DMF with vision, passing range, speed, tenacity, defensive awareness and drives the team forward. Very much similar to Bernede, who we were rumoured to be looking at too.
In my opinion he will be worth treble that £4 mil if he storms the Greek league this season.
I feel we definitely saw a star in the making, with Stamenic, and in all honesty, in my opinion, he was worth the £4 mil and would have driven us in a similar way to how Gus did.
Define balance. Ipswich topped off their signings with loanees. They had a pretty solid base with their L1 business - we weren’t ready to compete last year and a few loanees wouldn’t have bridged the gap.It worked for Ipswich and I think you are underestimating the cost of long term contracts. Basically it comes down to signing the right players and having a good management team.
A balanced approach is the most likely to succeed.
A lot of us do but we’re also protecting ourselves from inflation because that £500-550 rate we’ve locked in is good value when ST prices are now £400-450 and will rise next season.Except I‘ll have 3years of a 5 year bet to think about…
Hull went for broke last season and it didn’t pay off. For all the comparisons our fans made to them last year, we’re far better off being patient and signing our own players.
We’ve easily got players worth a total of £50-60+ million in our squad. If we don’t get promoted this year or next, we can cash out and keep rebuilding.
Define balance. Ipswich topped off their signings with loanees. They had a pretty solid base with their L1 business - we weren’t ready to compete last year and a few loanees wouldn’t have bridged the gap.
In reality, we have a small squad that’s still behind the depth of 22/23 and teams aren’t going to loan us players to be bit part for us.
If there’s a loanee out there that improves what we have, brilliant. If not, we need to keep building our squad with our own players. So far, it’s going really well and if we have the resources to sign permanent players, the better.
Im glad we never looking back, the rise from the bottom makes it even more special to where we are now.That and retaining Andy Thorn. Imagine if we’d hired someone like MR soon after relegation and allowed him the summer to recruit and clear out the amateur mentality that clown had instilled.
I may well be in a minority here but I honestly feel that losing the play off final was a blessing, we were nowhere near ready for the massive step up, not just the playing side of things’ I’m talking about the entire setup of the club, we were still basically being ran as a mid sized league 1 club at that time.The depth of 22/23? We literally flogged Vik and Hamer to death as we had nobody that could enable either to rest. As striking options we had Vik, Godden and Maguire. In the play off final our only attacking option apart from Godden on from the bench was to bring on a half fit Palmer. We had no back up left back to Bidwell. Putting out a reasonable starting 11 was dependent on loan players.
Can’t agree because it would still have allowed us to grow organically. We’d have invested in the infrastructure and the squad as whole. We’d have inevitably been relegated but we’d be in a very strong position now to go back up.I may well be in a minority here but I honestly feel that losing the play off final was a blessing, we were nowhere near ready for the massive step up, not just the playing side of things’ I’m talking about the entire setup of the club, we were still basically being ran as a mid sized league 1 club at that time.
Promotion could well have proved to be a disaster imho and could have set the club back years, losing that game has allowed the club to grow organically, putting all the necessary building blocks in place to achieve it’s objective ‘promotion on the back of a meticulously well constructed 5 year plan.
Running before you can walk‘ usually ends with a heavy fall.
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