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Frostie

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  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #701
The Dying Light said:
Long time observer first time poster.

I just wanted to say I am baffled at the negativity. Surely the main objective this summer was to keep the big 3 which we have.
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The problem is yes, whilst on the face of it it's great to keep your best players but to what end?
Are they going to fire us to promotion? Seems unlikely given the start we've made & the lack of depth & balance throughout the rest of the squad.

We had budgeted to sell one enabling us to strengthen elsewhere but that hasn't happened so instead we, at best, tread water until January/next summer & try to sell again the difference is they all have 6-12 months less remaining on their contracts meaning they will attract substantially smaller fees.

P.s. Welcome to the madhouse!
 
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torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #702
There are posters on here in meltdown whom I always thought were more sensible.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #703
torchomatic said:
Not strictly true that though, is it? We paid a fee for Palmer.
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People aren't bothered about things being true, it's madness.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #704
My understanding on Palmer from contacts at Bristol City is that they requested it be announced as undisclosed fee because they didn't want their fans getting in a piss for them giving him away for nothing.

I will stand by this as it's from people that are always a step ahead what's happening down here.
 

Briles

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #705
I'm not arsed to be honest. lost 3 defenders and brought in 2 but added a CAM. I've seen worse windows
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #706
Liquid Gold said:
My understanding on Palmer from contacts at Bristol City is that they requested it be announced as undisclosed fee because they didn't want their fans getting in a piss for them giving him away for nothing.

I will stand by this as it's from people that are always a step ahead what's happening down here.
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GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #707
torchomatic said:
There are posters on here in meltdown whom I always thought were more sensible.
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Yep, my take too. I am finding it all quite bizarre. It was by no means a great window, but we kept hold of three players I think we were consigned to losing at least one. We have added a player in a key position who looks to be a good addition (so far), we have replaced a loanee LCB with two, an inexperienced LWB with an inexperienced LWB (although *at the moment* this looks like a significant downgrade, noone was saying this at the time). We have lost Hyam which is disappointing. It could have been a lot worse. It's an okay window. As I have said on other threads, it will be on field issues that cause us to be in a relegation scrap. We have the tools to stay up. So much talk about 'not gonna bother going if we have windows like this'. Absolute nonsense. I go because I support Coventry City, not 'good transfer business FC'. Call me naïve but I would go if we'd sold all big three and not replaced them. This place the last few weeks has been as bad as Twitter/Facebook.
 
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torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #708
Liquid Gold said:
My understanding on Palmer from contacts at Bristol City is that they requested it be announced as undisclosed fee because they didn't want their fans getting in a piss for them giving him away for nothing.

I will stand by this as it's from people that are always a step ahead what's happening down here.
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That's ridiculous. It's the kind of conspiracy theory that appears on there all the time.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #709
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
Yep, my take too. I am finding it all quite bizarre. It was by no means a great window, but we kept hold of three players I think we were consigned to losing at least one.
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Yeah but people seem disappointed they didn't go now because it fits, pointing out how they are all shit or injured.

The next thing is "We kept them because SISU are selling". People will buy into it and get excited and then worked up when that doesn't happen either.
 
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PVA

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #710
Briles said:
I'm not arsed to be honest. lost 3 defenders and brought in 2 but added a CAM. I've seen worse windows
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Yeah talk of it being the 'worst window ever' is just ridiculous. Can guarantee the same people were pissing their pants at the thought of losing Vik/Hamer/O'Hare at the start of the window!

I think losing Callum Wilson, Cyrus Christie and Joe Murphy and replacing them with Mohamed Coulibaly, Josh McQuoid and co is worse!

Or the Andre Wright/Kwame Thomas window
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #711
torchomatic said:
That's ridiculous. It's the kind of conspiracy theory that appears on there all the time.
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It'll be easy to tell when our accounts come out for the season because it obviously won't have been spent elsewhere. Shame we have to wait ages for them.
 

torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #712
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
Yep, my take too. I am finding it all quite bizarre. It was by no means a great window, but we kept hold of three players I think we were consigned to losing at least one. We have added a player in a key position who looks to be a good addition (so far), we have replaced a loanee LCB with two, an inexperienced LWB with an inexperienced LWB (although *at the moment* this looks like a significant downgrade, noone was saying this at the time). We have lost Hyam which is disappointing. It could have been a lot worse. It's an okay window. As I have said on other threads, it will be on field issues that cause us to be in a relegation scrap. We have the tools to stay up. So much talk about 'not gonna bother going if we have windows like this'. Absolute nonsense. I go because I support Coventry City, not 'good transfer business FC'. Call me naïve but I would go if we'd sold all big three and not replaced them. This place the last few weeks has been as bad as Twitter/Facebook.
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Too right. If you want brilliant transfer windows and a successful team then CCFC aren't the team for you. This year marks 50 years since going to my first match as a seven year old. I would have given up a long time ago if I had the same attitude.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #713
Liquid Gold said:
It'll be easy to tell when our accounts come out for the season because it obviously won't have been spent elsewhere. Shame we have to wait ages for them.
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Yeah, they don't put "Money for Palmer" in there.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #714
Nick said:
Yeah, they don't put "Money for Palmer" in there.
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That's a cracking joke mate.

Bet you were well proud writing that.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #715
Liquid Gold said:
That's a cracking joke mate.

Bet you were well proud writing that.
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So how are you going to tell then? It would be just as easy to say that 95% of the player payment (for instalments) that would be in the accounts went on Palmer as the other extreme.

 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #716
Nick said:
So how are you going to tell then? It would be just as easy to say that 95% of the player payment (for instalments) that would be in the accounts went on Palmer as the other extreme.

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Who are we still paying instalments for? Vik and Sheaf? maybe Hamer?

It'll be pretty simple to do a year on year comparison and see where the differences are.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #717
The keeper Tyler has gone on loan to Hereford for a month.
 
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torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #718
Cian Tyler has gone to Hereford on a youth loan.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #719
Liquid Gold said:
Who are we still paying instalments for? Vik and Sheaf? maybe Hamer?

It'll be pretty simple to do a year on year comparison and see where the differences are.
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Feel free.
 

jordan210

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #720
torchomatic said:
Cian Tyler has gone to Hereford on a youth loan.
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No more mins and outs they said


 
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torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #721
jordan210 said:
No more mins and outs they said
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SISU bastards.
 
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oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #722
Nick said:
Feel free.
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I hope OSB is not busy as no one else has managed to do it
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #723
We didn't sell any of our best best players, apart from RCB we have a better and stronger squad than last year

Lots of people on here are clueless wankers who like to wallow in a false sense of negativity
 
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ceetee

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #724
jordan210 said:
No more mins and outs they said


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....in the transfer window. Perhaps the window doesn't limit youth loans
 
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oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #725
Can we go back to 2002 when the window did not exist ?
 

skyblueelephant76

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #726
jordan210 said:
No more mins and outs they said


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They said 'in the summer transfer window' - that ended yesterday.
 
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robbiethemole

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #727
None of this really matters cos when the energy price cap issues bite, how the hell can we afford to keep the lights on in the stadium?
One company reporting their electricity bills gone from £10k pa to estimated £140k for next year! Hope SISU have some good credit lines
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #728
robbiethemole said:
None of this really matters cos when the energy price cap issues bite, how the hell can we afford to keep the lights on in the stadium?
One company reporting their electricity bills gone from £10k pa to estimated £140k for next year! Hope SISU have some good credit lines
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Just nick Wasps’ firework stash
 
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oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #729
skyblueelephant76 said:
They said 'in the summer transfer window' - that ended yesterday.
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Is a loan a transfer?
 
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oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #730
robbiethemole said:
None of this really matters cos when the energy price cap issues bite, how the hell can we afford to keep the lights on in the stadium?
One company reporting their electricity bills gone from £10k pa to estimated £140k for next year! Hope SISU have some good credit lines
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ACL problem?
 

hill83

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #731
oldfiver said:
Can we go back to 2002 when the window did not exist ?
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Absolutely not. Worrying all season about losing the BIG 3
 
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Frostie

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #732
ceetee said:
....in the transfer window. Perhaps the window doesn't limit youth loans
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Transfer window doesn't apply to Non-League
 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #733
Hyam going out is a concern as we feel a bit threadbare at the back in terms of experience so I'm hoping there's still a loan or freebie on the way to remedy that, but otherwise the window wasn't horrendous. Not much to get excited about but nothing to get the pitchforks lighted, the postponements have completely skewered the start to the season so I'm not getting too giddy with panic unless we're still where we are in November or so.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #734
oldfiver said:
Can we go back to 2002 when the window did not exist ?
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Yes please but not for that reason
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2022
  • #735
oldfiver said:
Is a loan a transfer?
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Yea it’s a loan transfer
 
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