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shmmeee

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #316
2024/25 League 1 Champs? said:
what did we get paid for Robins?
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Not sure but when he was appointed at Stoke it said they’d have to pay compo because technically Robins was only put on gardening leave, not sacked.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #317
GIMOC said:
We were 4 up against Plymouth and he didn’t get a chance

if Lampard thought anything of him, he would have gave him some mins then
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lampard was asked after the game why he didn’t, he said there were players in front of him that deserved minutes before him, Lampard rates him, players do as well, he’ll get games
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #318
mrfang1987 said:
The club will be losing 5million a season at least. That will be where some of your money has gone. The owner isn’t going to indefinitely keep covering losses. I think people on here have real short term memories when it comes to previous ownership. We’re going to trade players where we can to continue to invest in the squad and club as a whole. There’s no magic money tree.
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Can you give a guesstimate of the outgoings annually against the inward investment?
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #319
David O'Day said:
why would he? we didn't play a formation that needed wingers
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That's sort of my point.
He changed formation, in all probability due to injuries.
If he thought he was ready he could have stuck with 4 3 3 and played him on the right.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #320
clint van damme said:
If he was seen as a first team ready player he'd have started yesterday, he's clearly miles away.
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He isn’t miles away, he couldn’t have started yesterday with a back 5
 
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2024/25 League 1 Champs?

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #321
shmmeee said:
Not sure but when he was appointed at Stoke it said they’d have to pay compo because technically Robins was only put on gardening leave, not sacked.
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what said they’d have to pay compo?

on garden leave we would have been paying his salary, and other entitlements, and depending on his notice period (if such a thing exists in managers’ contracts) he would’ve just ridden it out and then joined Stoke to avoid any compensation, which would be minimal anyway given we’ve not lost anything as he had been given notice and his contract terminated

I doubt very much what you believe is actually correct
 
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Jimmy87

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #322
quinn1971 said:
lampard was asked after the game why he didn’t, he said there were players in front of him that deserved minutes before him, Lampard rates him, players do as well, he’ll get games
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I was told he is well thought of in training by all coaches. Also heard he is quicker than MVE in a foot race, I'm intrigued to see him play.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #323
quinn1971 said:
He isn’t miles away, he couldn’t have started yesterday with a back 5
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Yes, that's the reason we started with a back 5.
Lampard as shown he'll play someone out of position on the left, but he wasn't prepared to start with him on the right.
 
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ptr

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #324
quinn1971 said:
lampard was asked after the game why he didn’t, he said there were players in front of him that deserved minutes before him, Lampard rates him, players do as well, he’ll get games
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Rates him enough to change the whole formation rather than play him on the right v Norwich. Hope I’m wrong but I think we have another Tavares. Good little player that’s not championship quality.

Genuinely, if he rated him, we would have seen more than 2 seconds of him. Especially as Tats has been dying for a breather. Hardly likely to say this to the press.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #325
ptr said:
Rates him enough to change the whole formation rather than play him on the right v Norwich. Hope I’m wrong but I think we have another Tavares. Good little player that’s not championship quality.

Genuinely, if he rated him, we would have seen more than 2 seconds of him. Especially as Tats has been dying for a breather. Hardly likely to say this to the press.
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Perhaps he still needs time to acclimatise. Had a false start due to injury so hopefully just needs time.
 
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eyesee

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #326
ptr said:
Rates him enough to change the whole formation rather than play him on the right v Norwich. Hope I’m wrong but I think we have another Tavares. Good little player that’s not championship quality.

Genuinely, if he rated him, we would have seen more than 2 seconds of him. Especially as Tats has been dying for a breather. Hardly likely to say this to the press.
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could get a run out on saturday. or at least a more meaningful sub appearance.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #327
clint van damme said:
That's sort of my point.
He changed formation, in all probability due to injuries.
If he thought he was ready he could have stuck with 4 3 3 and played him on the right.
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or he thought a back three was the best way

saka was on the bench
 
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mrfang1987

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #328
wingy said:
Can you give a guesstimate of the outgoings annually against the inward investment?
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My understanding is that DK will inject cash to cover losses each season but aspirational is operational break even. That won’t be achieved this season. No championship club has achieved operational break even. DK will inject money for players if they are deemed the right fit. Player trading has to supplement this. Anyone who says DK has no money is clueless or has an agenda. How much he is prepared to inject is the question.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #329
clint van damme said:
Yes, that's the reason we started with a back 5.
Lampard as shown he'll play someone out of position on the left, but he wasn't prepared to start with him on the right.
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We were never going to play 433. And for 91 mins it was a brilliant move, it wasn’t the game to give him his first start or bring him on
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #330
David O'Day said:
or he thought a back three was the best way

saka was on the bench
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Possible. But either way, I don't think Lampard sees him as someone who's ready to put in any meaningful minutes just yet.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #331
ptr said:
Rates him enough to change the whole formation rather than play him on the right v Norwich. Hope I’m wrong but I think we have another Tavares. Good little player that’s not championship quality.

Genuinely, if he rated him, we would have seen more than 2 seconds of him. Especially as Tats has been dying for a breather. Hardly likely to say this to the press.
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he Changed the formation to give us a chance and it worked,
 
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2024/25 League 1 Champs?

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #332
quinn1971 said:
he Changed the formation to give us a chance and it worked,
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…sort of
 
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False9

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #333
quinn1971 said:
he Changed the formation to give us a chance and it worked,
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Did it?
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #334
False9 said:
Did it?
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you Know it did
 
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JoeCCFCPUSB

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #335
ptr said:
Rates him enough to change the whole formation rather than play him on the right v Norwich. Hope I’m wrong but I think we have another Tavares. Good little player that’s not championship quality.

Genuinely, if he rated him, we would have seen more than 2 seconds of him. Especially as Tats has been dying for a breather. Hardly likely to say this to the press.
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I agree 100% with that tbf.

He is miles away from match fitness but even with match fitness the lad isn't gonna be at this level.

You can just tell. if he was a top player, Lampard would have brought him on for half hour or started him for 45 minutes.

Managers will rush any non injured player back to 100 percent match fitness if they are rated highly.

Lampard for me will make the mistake of not moving on 3 of our 4 centre backs and rebuilding our defence before touching the midfield. Torp and Eccles are absolutely woeful players, they offer nothing to our side, you only have to have a look around the Leagues to see just how bad they are.

Lampard for me will try and fix this position as a priority, but the defenders for me are even worse, the 2 centre backs and 2 midfield players are the why we are where we are, but you start with rebuilding your defence.
 

Ring Of Steel

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #336
quinn1971 said:
he Changed the formation to give us a chance and it worked,
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worked how?
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #337
2024/25 League 1 Champs? said:
what said they’d have to pay compo?

on garden leave we would have been paying his salary, and other entitlements, and depending on his notice period (if such a thing exists in managers’ contracts) he would’ve just ridden it out and then joined Stoke to avoid any compensation, which would be minimal anyway given we’ve not lost anything as he had been given notice and his contract terminated

I doubt very much what you believe is actually correct
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From the Telegraph apparently.
Robins to Stoke ?
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #338
Ring Of Steel said:
worked how?
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You really want me to answer that Did you watch the game
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #339
quinn1971 said:
You really want me to answer that Did you watch the game
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I’d be interested in your answer
 
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Martw

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #340
Bernie Rhodes Nose said:
No! Luton Airport
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O think only us of a certain vintage would know this
 
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JSL

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #341
The title says signing within 48 hours. Is that bailed on or just meeting DK and then 'thinking it over'?
 

False9

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #342
quinn1971 said:
you Know it did
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We got battered all game but apart from that it worked
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #343
shmmeee said:
I mean that’s not true but OK. We had a fully fit squad at the start of the season and he didn’t.
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What about that isn’t true?

Made most his career appearances and goals at ST. As for our team now, EMC and Wright are our two best attacking players and they both can’t play LW. So either one of them plays RW or Wright plays as a striker.
 
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ptr

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #344
eyesee said:
could get a run out on saturday. or at least a more meaningful sub appearance.
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I should think he will yeah, then I guess we can make a judgement. Hopefully there are at least signs there, regardless he needs to be playing.
 
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CovLad94

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #345
JSL said:
The title says signing within 48 hours. Is that bailed on or just meeting DK and then 'thinking it over'?
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Ended up in Nottingham instead
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #346
Ring Of Steel said:
I’d be interested in your answer
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532 gave us a better chance than the 433 we’ve been playing, you don’t play wingers in a 532, if we were 433 we’ve wouldn’t of got to the 91st min winning 1-0, they’d of battered us
 
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Otis

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #347
Jimmy87 said:
I'm optimistic as always that we will have a positive window, despite some reservations.
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Is that a clue, "reservations?"

We're signing a native American?
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #348
quinn1971 said:
532 gave us a better chance than the 433 we’ve been playing, you don’t play wingers in a 532, if we were 433 we’ve wouldn’t of got to the 91st min winning 1-0, they’d of battered us
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they did batter us and the second half was abysmal.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #349
Ring Of Steel said:
they did batter us and the second half was abysmal.
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They battered us 0-1. For 91 mins come on mate, back 5 worked, it was the right decision, couldn’t have got Raphael into that team, and even if we did go 433 sakamoto was in front of him
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 5, 2025
  • #350
Mucca Mad Boys said:
What about that isn’t true?

Made most his career appearances and goals at ST. As for our team now, EMC and Wright are our two best attacking players and they both can’t play LW. So either one of them plays RW or Wright plays as a striker.
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That he’d be playing striker with a fully fit squad. He only plays striker when we play two up front.
 
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