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procdoc

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,751
Christ almighty Clarky you are a bit boring mate. Just enjoy the ride
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,752
Football is a squad game nowadays so its good to have options and what happens when someone is out of form or injured, we have a good player who can come in
 
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Alkhen

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,753
Sky Blue Pete said:
He’s paid so well he needs to be playing to warrant the money
If not needs to leave
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Is he though?! It's a decent championship wage but not near the top earners I believe. About going rate for a flair impact player
 
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steve cooper

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,754
Clarkey_CCFC said:
Just find it strange we need 2 back up strikers, that's all. Everyone going mental at me because a have a different opinion. Bunch of lunatics.
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The problem is, you seem to have a different opinion on everything. It does sort of imply wumming.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,755
Clarkey_CCFC said:
Examples?
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Stance on BTA
 

Chris1987

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,756
Clarkey_CCFC said:
And you do?
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That's just a lazy response purely to be argumentative.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,757
Clarkey_CCFC said:
He's stating I know nothing about player fitness, why aren't I allowed to question him about his knowledge? Do I just have to take the grief because of my opinion?
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Diogenes

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,758
fatso said:
Simms can't play every minute of every game at 100% effort.

And what happens if he picks up an injury, or has a loss of form?

And if we're 3-0 up after an hour or so, we now have the option to sub him and save his legs for the next game.

That's what having options in the squad is all about.
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Bit mental that this needs explaining
 
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StrettoBoy

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,759
Chris1987 said:
That's just a lazy response purely to be argumentative.
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steve cooper

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,760
Clarkey_CCFC said:
Examples?
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Well, there is this for a start.
Clarkey_CCFC said:
Does it take long climbing out of your own arse every morning?
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To a poster who seems genuinely knowledgeable, helpful, and liked by many posters on here (maybe that's the reason?)
 
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Chris1987

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,761
Clarkey_CCFC said:
He's stating I know nothing about player fitness, why aren't I allowed to question him about his knowledge? Do I just have to take the grief because of my opinion?
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Everyone is entitled to their opinions of course but you appear to have no intention whatsoever to embrace anything another poster offers by way of explanation
 

Samo

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,762
Clarkey_CCFC said:
It was in response to this..... how can that not make you cringe?!
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Yeah that is very, very cringey!
 
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napolimp

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,763
Maybe we're going to adopt a 4-4-2, I'd like to see it: -

Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Binks - Bidwell
Saka - Sheaf - Rudoni - Wright
Bassette - Simms

I reckon Bassette was brought in to play regularly, so maybe we purchased BTA because he was available for a good price, and we weren't sure we could get other options over the line in time (Bassette for example). Personally, don't see the problem with having depth, as it's up to the individual players to prove they're good enough to start.
 
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Great_Expectations

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,764
Negativity and wummimg are a tragedy, always.
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,765
Great_Expectations said:
Negativity and wummimg are a tragedy, always.
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@Tea & Busquets? Bloody good scout
 
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The watchmaker

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,766
napolimp said:
Maybe we're going to adopt a 4-4-2, I'd like to see it: -

Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Binks - Bidwell
Saka - Sheaf - Rudoni - Wright
Bassette - Simms

I reckon Bassette was brought in to play regularly, so maybe we purchased BTA because he was available for a good price, and we weren't sure we could get other options over the line in time (Bassette for example). Personally, don't see the problem with having depth, as it's up to the individual players to prove they're good enough to start.
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IF we go 4-4-2 surely the main reason for doing that is to get our 3 most expensive players on the pitch? i.e. :

Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Kitching - Bidwell
Saka - Sheaf - Rudoni - EMC
Simms - Wright

Not sure how Sheaf/Rudoni would work as a CM pair but otherwise that's a strong looking 11. Good cover up front with BTA/Bassette, not so sure in wide midfield?
 
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napolimp

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,767
The watchmaker said:
IF we go 4-4-2 surely the main reason for doing that is to get our 3 most expensive players on the pitch? i.e. :

Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Kitching - Bidwell
Saka - Sheaf - Rudoni - EMC
Simms - Wright

Not sure how Sheaf/Rudoni would work as a CM pair but otherwise that's a strong looking 11. Good cover up front with BTA/Bassette, not so sure in wide midfield?
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Yeah. I just think it's interesting that if you set the team up as a 4-4-2, you have strong backup in every position - except RB.
 
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larry_david

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,768
procdoc said:
@Tea & Busquets? Bloody good scout
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Samo

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,769
procdoc said:
@Tea & Busquets? Bloody good scout
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Can he do all the knots and shit?
 
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Balli001

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,770
Clarkey_CCFC said:
And you do?
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No but i actually listened to Robins tell us players were tired last year. You seem intent on flogging them to death because they are our best players. You seem to have an issue being pulled up on a different opinion but dont seem to like it when its explained to you why your opinion is not that great.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,771
Isn’t @Frostie also a scout or analyst?
 

Tommo1993

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,772
Jimmy87 said:
Far from needy. I barely post on here, and I've not once posted anything I've heard on Twitter.
I said right from the beginning I shouldn't have let BTA's name slip, and that I wouldn't do it again.
Look what happened, it was copied on to Twitter by 'George Smith' within a couple of hours. People like that are your needy kind.

That's not what the club want, and I respect that. I respect my source too.
Like I said last night, things are happening, so people shouldn't be worried.
Then we got a new signing. It's good when it's a surprise. Like many other fans, i prefer that.
I'm always happy to talk football and where our club is headed. I think we've had a great window, so far.
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What? Why are you answering the question that was very obviously directed at people who can’t go 10 minutes without little snippets of transfer news and literally begging anyone who comes across as “ITK” for any information?

It’s so clingy and needy.
 

skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,773
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Isn’t @Frostie also a scout or analyst?
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T&B isn’t an analyst or scout lol
 
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Monty

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,774
skybluecam said:
T&B isn’t an analyst or scout lol
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He might of been in the cubs, and then became a scout when he was old enough
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,775
skybluecam said:
T&B isn’t an analyst or scout lol
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Lol
 
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Jimmy87

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,776
Tommo1993 said:
What? Why are you answering the question that was very obviously directed at people who can’t go 10 minutes without little snippets of transfer news and literally begging anyone who comes across as “ITK” for any information?

It’s so clingy and needy.
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My apologies. I read it as you were asking for names / positions, and calling me needy for not giving them out. Completely misread your comment.
 
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ptr

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,777
Tell you what though…we have got some team for the Birmingham Senior Cup this year. Tavares and Palmer against Cov United. Brilliant.
 
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eedyut

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,778
Times really are changing. Until 5/6 years ago you could safely take the easy, "Ah he'll/we'll/they'll be absolute dogshit and will contribute to our snowballing demise" and not be far wrong, such was the rot that had set in and the predictability that followed. It was easy to soothsay our pitifulness. It was tough and a touch naive to be optimistic in those dark days. It's not like that anymore...it's still easy to predict someone/some combination will be bogus before they've started and "worry", but as has been shown season upon season now, we are a properly run club, lead by a real-deal manager who loves us. Some of the Simms and Wright threads from early last season as well as the old flog liability Hamer for £5 mill early the year before are examples of hastiness. We need to embraaace the chaaange maaan...it's tough to believe I guess, when you've been abused so long, that you truly are on the sunny side of the street - but that's where we are folks. Enjoy the fucker
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,779
Why are a lot of us bothered whether we need Bassette? Why are we bothered whether he’ll start/be “kept happy”. And why are we trying to envisage how our squad fits into eleven spaces. It’s a squad. Robins will know full well what he needs. I guarantee you if King had said to him “you can have Bassette but if you do you can forget your midfielder” Bassette wouldn’t be here.
 
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fatso

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,780
I 100% welcome the signing of Bassette, he looks to have some great qualities from what little I've seen on line today.

We need to remember that signing another CF doesn't stop us from signing a CH or DCM or RB, between now and the end of the window.

I'm just hoping that the arrival of Bassette doesn't mean we're about to sell one of our other high value assets.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,781
Cally Fedora said:
Why are a lot of us bothered whether we need Bassette? Why are we bothered whether he’ll start/be “kept happy”. And why are we trying to envisage how our squad fits into eleven spaces. It’s a squad. Robins will know full well what he needs. I guarantee you if King had said to him “you can have Bassette but if you do you can forget your midfielder” Bassette wouldn’t be here.
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I think it's more wondering how it affects the budget when we've got more pressing squad needs.

I'm hoping that it shows there is still money available to fill this quite obvious holes, but I can't blame people for wondering if we've pulled the trigger on this as it became a goer and the long term VFM looks good, but short term will it affect who/how many of those other needs we can bring in as you can only spend the £ once?
 
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Alkhen

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,782
Cally Fedora said:
Why are a lot of us bothered whether we need Bassette? Why are we bothered whether he’ll start/be “kept happy”. And why are we trying to envisage how our squad fits into eleven spaces. It’s a squad. Robins will know full well what he needs. I guarantee you if King had said to him “you can have Bassette but if you do you can forget your midfielder” Bassette wouldn’t be here.
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Spot on.

We are building a squad, zero chance we have prioritized Bassette over midfielders or defender. We saw value and made our move. Totally happy with this approach
 
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Evo1883

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,783
Clarkey_CCFC said:
More minutes for BTA means less minutes for Simms, who is one of the best strikers in the league.
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Well to be fair , asante had played 47 minutes in the championship for us .. he also scored a whopping 2 goals in the league less than Simms last season
 

skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,784
Cally Fedora said:
Why are a lot of us bothered whether we need Bassette? Why are we bothered whether he’ll start/be “kept happy”. And why are we trying to envisage how our squad fits into eleven spaces. It’s a squad. Robins will know full well what he needs. I guarantee you if King had said to him “you can have Bassette but if you do you can forget your midfielder” Bassette wouldn’t be here.
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Is the whole point of a forum not to discuss the team and topics like whether a signing is good, how they'll fit in to the team, what our squad is looking like, etc?
 
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napolimp

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  • Aug 22, 2024
  • #8,785
Cally Fedora said:
Why are a lot of us bothered whether we need Bassette? Why are we bothered whether he’ll start/be “kept happy”. And why are we trying to envisage how our squad fits into eleven spaces. It’s a squad. Robins will know full well what he needs. I guarantee you if King had said to him “you can have Bassette but if you do you can forget your midfielder” Bassette wouldn’t be here.
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TBF, it's fun to speculate how the squad will fit into 11 spaces.
 
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