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Cally Fedora

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  • Today at 11:18 AM
  • #596
Could be. In my experience lenders arent too keen on favourable rates or cheapness or linking it into anything other than what favours them. But King is obviously astute.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Today at 11:54 AM
  • #597
Cally Fedora said:
Could be. In my experience lenders arent too keen on favourable rates or cheapness or linking it into anything other than what favours them. But King is obviously astute.
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To flip this tho, lenders don’t want businesses or people to not be able to pay the mortgage. Not easy to flip a 32,000 stadium in Coventry not to mention the press.

Since lenders also hate risk, they wouldn’t have bet on cov being in the prem and thus would have to of been affordable for us in the champ.

Genuinely the only way this impacts imo is if king pays it off next year with the prem funds
 
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shmmeee

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  • Today at 11:58 AM
  • #598
I’d imagine if we hadn’t bought it rental payments would have gone up on promotion but I’d expect mortgage costs to remain the same so if anything it would have less impact.
 
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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Today at 12:16 PM
  • #599
We need to try and emulate Sunderland and Leeds. Physical players from abroad, play to earn points rather than to entertain. Whatever we do please don’t do an Ipswich or Luton and spaff all the money on the best of the rest from the Championship.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 12:19 PM
  • #600
SeaSeeEffCee said:
We need to try and emulate Sunderland and Leeds. Physical players from abroad, play to earn points rather than to entertain. Whatever we do please don’t do an Ipswich or Luton and spaff all the money on the best of the rest from the Championship.
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Luton didn't really spend anything tbh.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 12:23 PM
  • #601
TomRad85 said:
Luton didn't really spend anything tbh.
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Dunno about that, £5 million on Ryan ‘Roberto Carlos’ Giles
 
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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Today at 12:24 PM
  • #602
TomRad85 said:
Luton didn't really spend anything tbh.
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Even more reason to avoid their ‘strategy’ like the plague!

Think it’s quite relevant that the only player that either Sunderland or Leeds signed from the Championship was James Justin who was signed from newly-relegated Leicester.
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Today at 12:28 PM
  • #603
At this price I’d make a move for him

 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 12:32 PM
  • #604
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Even more reason to avoid their ‘strategy’ like the plague!

Think it’s quite relevant that the only player that either Sunderland or Leeds signed from the Championship was James Justin who was signed from newly-relegated Leicester.
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I think it's quite a basic way of looking at it, there's good players in the Championship. The main reason to avoid the English market in general is the giant fees that get put on players' heads over here. You get better value overseas for sure. I don't really see us bringing in more than 1 or 2 Champ players at tops, we'll be smarter with our recruitment.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 12:33 PM
  • #605
AFCCOVENTRY said:
At this price I’d make a move for him

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For that price? Yes please.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 12:38 PM
  • #606
TomRad85 said:
For that price? Yes please.
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ye easy sign. sell torp or eccles and spend the additional £6m or so.

then another cm to replace allen
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Today at 12:38 PM
  • #607
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Even more reason to avoid their ‘strategy’ like the plague!

Think it’s quite relevant that the only player that either Sunderland or Leeds signed from the Championship was James Justin who was signed from newly-relegated Leicester.
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They put all the money into the stadium if I’m not wrong. Not looking like the best decision right now
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 12:40 PM
  • #608
Ccfcisparks said:
ye easy sign. sell torp or eccles and spend the additional £6m or so.

then another cm to replace allen
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We just desperately need a Moroccan to truly complete the comeback. Doug probably too tight to go for Hakimi.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 1:05 PM
  • #609
Thomas is our only CB who has a chance of cutting it at prem level. If any of the other 3 get any time on the pitch I’d be worried.
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Today at 1:06 PM
  • #610
AFCCOVENTRY said:
At this price I’d make a move for him

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a very good championship midfielder but we should be looking at better
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 1:06 PM
  • #611
Where do we think some of our lot will go?

Could see Allen at Lincoln
Simms to Wolves
Bidwell to Leicester
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Today at 1:10 PM
  • #612
SleepyGinger said:
Where do we think some of our lot will go?

Could see Allen at Lincoln
Simms to Wolves
Bidwell to Leicester
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Simms will end up at Sheffield United, they reckon it’s almost a certainty
 
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Skybluedownunder

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  • Today at 1:11 PM
  • #613
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Simms will end up at Sheffield United, they reckon it’s almost a certainty
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I could see that transfer happening to be fair


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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 1:11 PM
  • #614
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Simms will end up at Sheffield United, they reckon it’s almost a certainty
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Have they got £10m?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 1:12 PM
  • #615
SleepyGinger said:
Have they got £10m?
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He wouldnt cost that
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Today at 1:12 PM
  • #616
SleepyGinger said:
Have they got £10m?
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Yes they are one of the richest clubs in the league with the owners they have
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 1:12 PM
  • #617
Ccfcisparks said:
He wouldnt cost that
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That’s what I’d be asking for
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Today at 1:12 PM
  • #618
Ccfcisparks said:
He wouldnt cost that
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I’d say 8 million
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 1:13 PM
  • #619
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Yes they are one of the richest clubs in the league with the owners they have
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How are they with FFP? Don’t seem to be throwing cash about these days
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Today at 1:14 PM
  • #620
SleepyGinger said:
How are they with FFP? Don’t seem to be throwing cash about these days
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God knows, they do have very very rich owners though
 

SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 1:16 PM
  • #621
Wouldn’t be surprised if Boro went for him if they don’t go up, they’ll have money to spend when Hackney goes
 

shmmeee

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  • Today at 1:18 PM
  • #622
SleepyGinger said:
Thomas is our only CB who has a chance of cutting it at prem level. If any of the other 3 get any time on the pitch I’d be worried.
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I really want us to sign two new CBs but it’s probably unlikely. I can see a justification for upgrading every player we’ve got tbh. I think if we see quality we can afford we should go get it. Quite excited to see what we’ve got lined up.
 

ddsdube

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  • Today at 1:19 PM
  • #623
Hopefully boro will base their scouting purely on the goal he scored at their place!


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SBAndy

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  • Today at 1:20 PM
  • #624
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Depends on the interest agreed and the term. Could be cheap in line with the clubs incomings depending on the above factors.

Having no knowledge I’d assume it was budgeted for us in the championship so it wouldn’t have a huge bearing on next year
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It doesn’t look to be mortgaged in the traditional sense. The charge held over the stadium (well, the head-lease) is in the name of FRS Estates which is a subsid of Fraser’s. More likely we have it on some kind of scheduled buyout from Fraser’s.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Today at 1:20 PM
  • #625
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Yes they are one of the richest clubs in the league with the owners they have
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What a load of garbage no they're not.
 
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KNSB

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  • Today at 1:21 PM
  • #626
SleepyGinger said:
Where do we think some of our lot will go?

Could see Allen at Lincoln
Simms to Wolves
Bidwell to Leicester
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Maybe loan a couple of the youngsters to Leicester for some lower league experience?
 

shmmeee

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  • Today at 1:22 PM
  • #627
KNSB said:
Maybe loan a couple of the youngsters to Leicester for some lower league experience?
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Loam them monga back when he’s refused to sign pro terms and comes here.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 1:24 PM
  • #628
If we could get

£8m for Simms
£5m for Torp/Eccles
£8m for Kitching & Woolf
£6/7m for BTA

That would be some cracking business tbh.

Thats near £30m there to reinvest.
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Today at 1:49 PM
  • #629
TomRad85 said:
Luton didn't really spend anything tbh.
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Luton did not want to mortgage their future.
 
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SkyBluePower

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  • Today at 2:55 PM
  • #630
Skyblue Bangkok said:
Luton did not want to mortgage their future.
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At least 2 years in League one is a mortgage on their future.
 
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