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  • Start date May 1, 2024
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Saddlebrains

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #141
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Any idea if Palmer will be moved on?
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Hope so
 
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SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #142
In another 12 months we get to do it all again when MVE, Wright and Simms want to leave.
 
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WestEndAgro

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #143
MalcSB said:
Sheaf would be a nonentity in the Prem. Too many errors.
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He will be surrounded by superior team mates rather than dross like Palmer, Allen, Kelly etc
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #144
Anyone else see a relegation battle next year?
 
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PVA

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #145
MalcSB said:
Sheaf would be a nonentity in the Prem.
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No he wouldn't.

Adam Wharton has slotted straight in at Palace at looks comfortable in the PL.


 
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PVA

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #146
Ccfcisparks said:
Anyone else see a relegation battle next year?
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SBT

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #147
Grendel said:
Palmer was on £110,000 a month basic salary at Bristol who matched his Chelsea wages. He turned Cardiff down as they wouldn’t pay that for the last year of his Bristol contract - we did
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Source = trust me, bro?
 

WestEndAgro

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #148
TomRad85 said:
Are we expecting to receive small amounts of money for the likes of Godden and Allen?

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Yes £1
 

Saddlebrains

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #149
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
In another 12 months we get to do it all again when MVE, Wright and Simms want to leave.
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This is it
 
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Deity

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #150
With a step down in salary after yr 1. What’s your point ?
 

AOM

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #151
Matt smith said:
If Bidwell is going I hope we’re signing a cracking left back.
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Yep, left back would have been pretty low down on my priority of positions.
Would have been happy to go into next year with Bidwell and Dasilva, and focus elsewhere
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #152
Sounds as though the summer of not having to rebuild is turning into another summer of having to rebuild!
 
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Offhegoes

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #153
If Sheaf has said he wants to go, with 2 years left on his deal, then we're in a far stronger position that we were with Vik or Hamer. Doug King will drive a high price. If indeed that is the case. I don't think he has asked to leave.
We get 10m+ for Sheaf + the Vik money, and Robins will be able to buy 4 or 5 quality replacements. Hamer will be in The Championship next season, and I can't see a Premier League club that will take Sheaf that will not be in relegation battle next season
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #154
Saddlebrains said:
This is it
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I'm extremely concerned. Not sure if you agree with me saddle but i think its time for Doug and Robins to both move on.
 
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samccov1987

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #155
Not overly worried by the departures speculated.

Sheaf will be a loss but we’re probably at the point we get the best price for him.

Disappointed to see Bidwell leave but Robins has never seemed sold on him and at his age with one year left we probably need to be succession planning anyway.

As long as the money coming in goes back into the club I’m happy. Seems a step forward from the days of interest payments to Sisu.

Do I think we get promotion next season? Probably not with all the churn anticipated but I’d expect us to mount more of a challenge for the playoffs.
 

Chris1987

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #156
skybluecam said:
We bought him to play wing back which we no longer use, so that's not quite true.
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Yes we did but in that role prior to Preston he was poor
 

bigfatronssba

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #157
I’d only be concerned if he didn’t have long on his contract.
If he’s going, get him sold early for a hugely inflated price so we can pick his replacement.

None of our “best” players have been irreplaceable.
 
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Littlewood CCFC

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #158
A bad run of form and this Forum is in melt down again
 
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pusbccfc

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #159
Ccfcisparks said:
Anyone else see a relegation battle next year?
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Based on?
 
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Littlewood CCFC

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #160
Hincha said:
I know our form has dropped off a cliff but some of the doom and gloom on here is ridiculous.

This season we've signed players who are now top 6 quality (Simms, Saka, Wright, MvE) or have the potential to (Thomas, Kitching, Collins, Torp).

Sheaf will probably leave - but if we have a similar hit rate to this year we will improve as a squad.
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100% Agree.

The fact we have signed those players onto 4 year deals too is massive as they're going to improve every season.

I personally think Sheaf will be with us next season but he's replaceable if he does end up going.

As long as we replace o'hare wisely and add a couple in the summer I can see us doing well next season - hopefully one or two quality loans to make the difference like Ipswich and Hull have done this season too
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #161
Saddlebrains said:
As you know I've been banging the Sheaf is staying drum for a while and that we will use Vik money

Thats not correct now. Sheaf has said he would like a crack at the premier league. Which we cannot blame him for of course

With his current value at its highest dont be surprised if we lose him

For me, if we do, that is too much of a rebuild again for the summer

Moore
Kelly
O'Hare
Bidwell
Godden
Sheaf
Allen

To replace, and then add more.
Feel very deflated hearing that to be honest
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Of those, Moore does not need replacing and it should be Dasilva going not Bidwell, however-if you replace the other 5 properly, then added in to EMC it’s really just centre back where we’re short. 3-4 loans on top and it’s a rounded squad.

Just a pity that Palmer is set to stay for another year as we need much more from him than he’s given us.
 

Grendel

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #162
Grendel said:
Palmer was on £110,000 a month basic salary at Bristol who matched his Chelsea wages. He turned Cardiff down as they wouldn’t pay that for the last year of his Bristol contract - we did
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Why is @hamil99 laughing at a factually accurate statement regarding palmers salary?
 

Grendel

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #163
SBT said:
Source = trust me, bro?
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He had to reveal his salary in a court case scoop
 

skybluecam

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #164
Grendel said:
Palmer was on £110,000 a month basic salary at Bristol who matched his Chelsea wages. He turned Cardiff down as they wouldn’t pay that for the last year of his Bristol contract - we did
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We paid Palmer 27.5k a week for a year??
 

JSL

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #165
Grendel said:
Why is @hamil99 laughing at a factually accurate statement regarding palmers salary?
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£110 grand a month is the funny part I think
 
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Sick Boy

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #166
skybluecam said:
We paid Palmer 27.5k a week for a year??
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I genuinely hope not; if true it’s ridiculous.
 

bigfatronssba

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #167
samccov1987 said:
Not overly worried by the departures speculated.

Sheaf will be a loss but we’re probably at the point we get the best price for him.

Disappointed to see Bidwell leave but Robins has never seemed sold on him and at his age with one year left we probably need to be succession planning anyway.

As long as the money coming in goes back into the club I’m happy. Seems a step forward from the days of interest payments to Sisu.

Do I think we get promotion next season? Probably not with all the churn anticipated but I’d expect us to mount more of a challenge for the playoffs.
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I’m not sure there is going to be that much of a churn. It’s not going to be a whole new squad like last season.

This summer will be more about adding depth, and only a few actual replacements
 
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SBT

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #168
Grendel said:
He had to reveal his salary in a court case scoop
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Link?
 

David O'Day

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #169
clint van damme said:
Sounds as though the summer of not having to rebuild is turning into another summer of having to rebuild!
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if it wasn't bollocks
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #170
skybluecam said:
We paid Palmer 27.5k a week for a year??
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yes, in lieu of a fee to Bristol
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #171
pusbccfc said:
Based on?
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half our squad being league 1 players
 
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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #172
Season hasn’t finished, just lost to a promotion side and a whole summer ahead with a million unknowns and we are relegated for next season apparently. Love this place
 
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Ashdown

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #173
Can someone just post me up the teamsheet just before kick off for the 2024/25 season please. Its not pleasurable all this nonsense in the close season.
If I had my way, we wouldn’t be losing Ohare, Sheaf or Bidwell but I wouldn’t shed too many tears if we waved bye bye to Dasilva, Palmer and Allen.
We need a dominant centre back like a young Mcfadzean, a tough tackling leader in the middle of the park and another striker to put pressure on Wright & Simms.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2024
  • #174
If Sheaf wants to go, let him go. I still think there's two massive questions on this:

1) What is the minimum transfer fee we are willing to accept?
2) Who is willing to pay that for him?

He's a good championship midfielder. Some on here have defaulted him to hero status, but that isn't really the reality. I cannot see who in the PL would be willing to pay double figures for a central midfielder with almost no attacking ability, and the odd lapse in concentration. I accept maybe one of the lower or promoted teams would have him in and around the squad as some of his other attributes are very good, but willing to pay 15, 20 million? I keep saying it, but I think that is romance on the CCFC fans side personally.

However, if someone is wiling to pay what would be a pretty inflated transfer fee, we could invest that really well. Some of our transfer business has been excellent and I would go as far as to say this would be a sale that could potentially make us better if any money we got was used right. Gyokeres and Hamer were vital players. Replacing Sheaf in theory is a lot easier. In the last two seasons some our best runs of form have come with him out of the team, so it's not like we cannot survive without him. Like I said though, any money we get has to be used right.
 

Wyken Sky Blue

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  • May 1, 2024
  • #175
CCFCJamie said:
Woke up this morning feeling fine
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Hi Boosh

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