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torchomatic

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,061
robbiethemole said:
When does FFP/PSR kick in for them and Wrexham??
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EFL:


 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,062
torchomatic said:
EFL:


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OH!!
 

Frostie

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,063
Otis said:
He would have been perfect for their match at ours

"Well, we won the first half."
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This was their captain after the defeat at Oxford where they went behind after 4mins...

 
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alexccfc99

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,064
Ipswich approach for Piroe but he wants to stay and fight for his place at Leeds supposedly, good news for us them missing out on one of their targets
 
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Trueskyblue20

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,065
Looks like Boro are signing Adam Armstrong
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,066
Trueskyblue20 said:
Looks like Boro are signing Adam Armstrong
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Wow!
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,067
Trueskyblue20 said:
Looks like Boro are signing Adam Armstrong
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Southampton captain isn’t he?
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,068
shmmeee said:
Looks like a stoned Josh Eccles. Pass.
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Looks like he's had one of those space cakes going around.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,069
shmmeee said:
Looks like a stoned Josh Eccles. Pass.
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His name isn’t a cake, he can GTFO.
 
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sc1940

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,070
Ccfcisparks said:
Wow!
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He has less goals per minute than Wright and it's 10 games since he last scored. I know who I would prefer.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,071
Think that would be a great signing for them annoyingly. They make loads of chances, will suit his game perfectly.
 
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Frostie

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,072
SleepyGinger said:
Think that would be a great signing for them annoyingly. They make loads of chances, will suit his game perfectly.
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Not sure... he is a proven scorer at this level but needs a lot of shots to score. Would have to change their attack to suit him. Huge outlay for a player that has already shown he can't cut it in the PL too.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,073
Adam Armstrong to Boro
Sam Surridge to Ipswich

Blimey
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,074
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Adam Armstrong to Boro
Sam Surridge to Ipswich

Blimey
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How will they play all their players
 
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David O'Day

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,075
Adam Armstrong's shots per goal is mental for this season

Almost 90 shots already this season:

Adam Armstrong - stats, career and market value

Adam Armstrong, Team: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Age: 29, Country: England, Height: 173 cm, Preferred foot: Right, Shirt: 9, Transfer value: €9.9M
www.fotmob.com

He's basically been very meh since they had that purple patch when the new manager took over

He may do well but to say Boro create a lot of chances isn't a good indicator that he will score loads as he is getting lots of chances this year already. It looks like her has had more shots from inside the area this season already that he had shots during his last great season at this level (with Southampton).

Be interesting though.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,076
Very rarely do you get this level of sincerity and emotion over leaving a club

 
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blunted

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,077
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
That's a dodgy looking Spanish bloke. Check his teeth.
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Ginger
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,078
Hull signed Paddy McNair!
 
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Nuskyblue

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,079
Shannerz said:
Wrexham seem to be buying the right players, but at massively inflated prices (which is why I find them problematic).

Birmingham give no indication that they know what they are doing at all. It's all scattergun.

The frustrating thing is that neither are able to outspend their rivals due to success on the pitch, hence why I think they are both bad for competitiveness in football generally (and yes, I am well aware that there are plenty of other examples of clubs doing this).
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Agree on all points.
 
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Ipad Boro

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,080
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
But are they buying duds? This Spanish guy seems decent considering Ajax want him, and say what you will about Wrexham but they’re hovering around the play off as are Birmingham, If they keep spending there’s a chance that they’ll eventually get it right. I’d also argue that both are a decent manager away from being right up there
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Birmingham aren't "hovering around the playoffs" at all. Next year perhaps, but not this one.

Granted a lot of their more deluded fans seem to think they're almost a shoo-in for the top 6, then Wembley, the same lot that only conceded a couple weeks ago that they may not make the autos after all.

But they're only "hovering" around them if that means "comfortably ensconced in mid-table" where they've been practically all season, paying their players stupid money to keep them there.

They're not going to make the playoffs either. They may have a major upsurge in away form with this star-studded list of supposed A-list footballers, but they're maxing out at 8th/7th at a push this year. Reason being that the top 5 are too far ahead and too bloody good for them to catch IMHO (10 points in 17 games on sides performing well some with a game in hand is a huge ask) and that leaves the side currently in 6th who are also filthy rich and making a bit of a better fist of it.

They could well sail past a dropping Preston and Stoke, a Mehmeti-less Bristol City and hot and cold Derby & QPR, but I imagine they'll at best be fighting Watford at the end of the season for who gets to finish 7th and who 8th. They could well perform better than the Hornets MAYBE, given that Watford have a 4 point head start and a game in hand too.

In other words, the best they can hope for with their "galacticos of the championship" is a huge push to rise to the heady heights of the same as we ended up with for the last 2 seasons, that being with our side assembled at a fraction of the cost and half of them seemingly on the treatment table throughout to boot.
 
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CovRes

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,081
Portsmouth and Southampton have been charged by the FA for failing to control their players.

The KC that Southampton use will be looking to get another Ferrari after this.
 

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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,082
Frostie said:
Not sure... he is a proven scorer at this level but needs a lot of shots to score. Would have to change their attack to suit him. Huge outlay for a player that has already shown he can't cut it in the PL too.
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According to fotmob he's underperforming his xG by 4 goals this season, not sure if that's missing big chances or his taking on lots and lots of low quality ones
 

viridisman

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,083
CovRes said:
Portsmouth and Southampton have been charged by the FA for failing to control their players.

The KC that Southampton use will be looking to get another Ferrari after this.
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If i was southampton, I wouldn't be so quick to snitch provide evidence of "recommending the portsmouth players kindly retreat and have a splash of lemonade old boy"
Considering historical record will only need to go back a month, i doubt they'll get much of a reduction this time.
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,084
Sky Blue Pete said:
How will they play all their players
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That's what I'm thinking, could be a very unhappy camp and not much stability with all the chopping and changing
 
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CovRes

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,085
viridisman said:
If i was southampton, I wouldn't be so quick to snitch provide evidence of "recommending the portsmouth players kindly retreat and have a splash of lemonade old boy"
Considering historical record will only need to go back a month, i doubt they'll get much of a reduction this time.
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I think each breach from Sheffield United last season resulted in their fine being double the previous one.
 
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Ipad Boro

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  • Jan 28, 2026
  • #11,086
fernandopartridge said:
According to fotmob he's underperforming his xG by 4 goals this season, not sure if that's missing big chances or his taking on lots and lots of low quality ones
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Apparently Armstrong's stats are high for missing Big Chances, but it could be that he works a lot of them himself when the average striker normally doesn't.

Conversely if you look at the players who apparently miss the most Big Chances in the Prem, it's Watkins, Haaland and Salah, who aren't bad to have around in that league.

And the top striker who had missed the most Big Chances in the championship at this point last season was....Latte Lath for us. He did more than alright mind.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,087
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
That's a dodgy looking Spanish bloke. Check his teeth.
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He'll be Catalonian I guess.
 
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CovRes

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,088
wingy said:
He'll be Catalonian I guess.
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Galicians, in the North West of Spain, can have lighter skin and hair than the archetypal Mediterranean Spaniard.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,089
Ipad Boro said:
Apparently Armstrong's stats are high for missing Big Chances, but it could be that he works a lot of them himself when the average striker normally doesn't.

Conversely if you look at the players who apparently miss the most Big Chances in the Prem, it's Watkins, Haaland and Salah, who aren't bad to have around in that league.

And the top striker who had missed the most Big Chances in the championship at this point last season was....Latte Lath for us. He did more than alright mind.
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I think he'll do ok at Boro. He's not someone I'd want us spending that money on but our strikers aren't our issue, whereas you guys they very much are. You're doing what you think you need to do to get promoted, whether it works who knows but at least you know the club is actually serious.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Jan 29, 2026
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CovRes said:
Galicians, in the North West of Spain, can have lighter skin and hair than the archetypal Mediterranean Spaniard.
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Ginger hair with freckles and dark eyes isn’t uncommon in southern Europe.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,091
Frostie said:
This was their captain after the defeat at Oxford where they went behind after 4mins...

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If Grimes came out and said that there would be riots
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,092
robbiethemole said:
When does FFP/PSR kick in for them and Wrexham??
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I don't think they'll be much for left next year.
Unless they have a cheat code.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,093
Sky Blue Pete said:
How will they play all their players
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Maybe they'll offload Smodicz?
 

SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,094
wingy said:
Maybe they'll offload Smodicz?
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Derby want him I read
 
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hopesprings

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,095
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Very rarely do you get this level of sincerity and emotion over leaving a club

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wish we had gone and got him....really admire his work rate and has fair amount of ability too
 
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