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  • Thread starter We'll_live_and_die
  • Start date May 15, 2023
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Tea & Busquets

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  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,851
Hell if we can swoop in for both Cashin and Bird that's fine by me
 

fatso

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  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,852
Ccfcisparks said:
So Robins was at the derby game today. Who do we reckon he was watching? Cashin?
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Would be a useful aquasition, young left footed centre back. He ticks all the boxes.
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,853
Ccfcisparks said:
So Robins was at the derby game today. Who do we reckon he was watching? Cashin?
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It’s destiny

 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,854
Cashin is a very good player. Would love him here.
 
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Winny the Bish

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  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,855
mark82 said:
Cashin is a very good player. Would love him here.
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According to Derby fans on Twitter he had a stinker
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,856
skyblue93 said:
According to Derby fans on Twitter he had a stinker
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Wouldn't worry too much about that if it was him being watched.
 

fatso

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  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,857
SlowerThanPlatt said:
It’s destiny

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he's nearly 33, what box does he tick
 

fatso

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  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,858
Liam Morrison, Wigan CH on loan from Bayern Munich ii. Would be an option.
 

slowpoke

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  • Aug 5, 2023
  • #3,859
Ccfcisparks said:
So Robins was at the derby game today. Who do we reckon he was watching? Cashin?
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Not pouring water on it but doesn’t he live that way ? But yes Cashin & Bird are decent players
 

Balli001

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,860
slowpoke said:
Not pouring water on it but doesn’t he live that way ? But yes Cashin & Bird are decent players
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I said that earlier plus he is good mates with warme
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,861
Balli001 said:
I said that earlier plus he is good mates with warme
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I’d be disappointed if he simply went to watch a mates team at this point in the season. Very unlike Robins I would suggest.
 
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speedie87

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,862
We should be offering Willock or Chair a way out of Qpr as that place is a car crash at the moment
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,863
speedie87 said:
We should be offering Willock or Chair a way out of Qpr as that place is a car crash at the moment
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We need more strength in other parts of the pitch.
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,864
Brighton Sky Blue said:
We need more strength in other parts of the pitch.
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I wouldn't say no to another AM tbf. Depends how much we actually have left in the kitty, they keep surprising us so no one knows in reality.

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Gint11

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,865
Doesn’t robins live in derby? Might just be taking in a local game?
 

Balli001

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,866
Deity said:
I’d be disappointed if he simply went to watch a mates team at this point in the season. Very unlike Robins I would suggest.
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Why? He has a whole recruitment team to do his scouting for him. Maybe he just wanted to meet up with a mate and catch a local game.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,867
TomRad85 said:
I wouldn't say no to another AM tbf. Depends how much we actually have left in the kitty, they keep surprising us so no one knows in reality.

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Nor would I but an LCB and third forward are bigger priorities.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,868
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Nor would I but an LCB and third forward are bigger priorities.
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Of course

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Deity

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,869
Balli001 said:
Why? He has a whole recruitment team to do his scouting for him. Maybe he just wanted to meet up with a mate and catch a local game.
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If I were King and he didn’t watch an upcoming opponent or a transfer target in favour of meeting up with a mate I’d kick his arse. Robins has been backed for the first time in his tenure with us, I’m sure he’s not returned that commitment by not using a rare Saturday off in the window productively.
 

Balli001

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,870
Deity said:
If I were King and he didn’t watch an upcoming opponent or a transfer target in favour of meeting up with a mate I’d kick his arse. Robins has been backed for the first time in his tenure with us, I’m sure he’s not returned that commitment by not using a rare Saturday off in the window productively.
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So he cant take the day off to catch a game? Do you seriously think he has been to watch all of our summer signings in person before signing them? Some teams dont even give their manager a say in transfers let alone demand they go and watch them like you want.
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,871
Balli001 said:
So he cant take the day off to catch a game? Do you seriously think he has been to watch all of our summer signings in person before signing them? Some teams dont even give their manager a say in transfers let alone demand they go and watch them like you want.
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A day off ? On the opening weekend of the season. Are you being serious ?

I suspect Robins had the players in yesterday morning going through the approach to todays match and then chose a match with some relevance to go to in the afternoon .

I doubt very much he did “the big shop” and then met a mate
 
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Balli001

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,872
Deity said:
A day off ? On the opening weekend of the season. Are you being serious ?

I suspect Robins had the players in yesterday morning going through the approach to todays match and then chose a match with some relevance to go to in the afternoon .

I doubt very much he did “the big shop” and then met a mate
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By day off i meant free time in his local area to watch a game. Of course they trained yesterday but he is allowed to do other things. Maybe he was using the opportunity to look at players but you seem to think King should demand he go to games and personally watch players. You would have had us bankrupt on travel fares alone this summer with that logic.
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,873
Balli001 said:
By day off i meant free time in his local area to watch a game. Of course they trained yesterday but he is allowed to do other things. Maybe he was using the opportunity to look at players but you seem to think King should demand he go to games and personally watch players. You would have had us bankrupt on travel fares alone this summer with that logic.
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We clearly have different expectations and experience levels which is fine.

If you are suggesting that we have broken our transfer record and Robins hasn’t flown to watch Wright then you may be right but I would be hugely disappointed in Robins. He has a responsibility to ensure that the clubs money is invested as wisely as possible.

whether he has or hasn’t watched any / many of our targets the issue would not have been his travel expenses.

I expect that he has watched Simms, Wright and Milan and possibly Thomas.
 

ccfc1234

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,874
Deity said:
We clearly have different expectations and experience levels which is fine.

If you are suggesting that we have broken our transfer record and Robins hasn’t flown to watch Wright then you may be right but I would be hugely disappointed in Robins. He has a responsibility to ensure that the clubs money is invested as wisely as possible.

whether he has or hasn’t watched any / many of our targets the issue would not have been his travel expenses.

I expect that he has watched Simms, Wright and Milan and possibly Thomas.
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Be curious to know which of the signings Robins has seen live before.
 
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Balli001

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,875
Deity said:
We clearly have different expectations and experience levels which is fine.

If you are suggesting that we have broken our transfer record and Robins hasn’t flown to watch Wright then you may be right but I would be hugely disappointed in Robins. He has a responsibility to ensure that the clubs money is invested as wisely as possible.

whether he has or hasn’t watched any / many of our targets the issue would not have been his travel expenses.

I expect that he has watched Simms, Wright and Milan and possibly Thomas.
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He himself said he had spent a summer on zoom. Don't know how you would cope supporting a team where the manager has zero input in to transfers. From what we hear it's Austin and the recruitment team who provide names to Robins after watching them extensively. If you think robins flys around watching them all I think you are deluded.
 
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Grendel

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,876
Balli001 said:
He himself said he had spent a summer on zoom. Don't know how you would cope supporting a team where the manager has zero input in to transfers. From what we hear it's Austin and the recruitment team who provide names to Robins after watching them extensively. If you think robins flys around watching them all I think you are deluded.
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Given their seasons ended about the same time as the Play Off Final I doubt he’s seen the overseas signings at all
 

covcity4life

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,877
He will have watched tape of full 90 min games I assume rather than watch in person
 
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djr8369

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,878
djr8369 said:
Are they going to trust him at RWB against Leicester? I think he’ll start Eccles there as a precaution to keep us tight then see how it goes.
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Going for that ITK status as everyone has had a go this summer.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,879
Deity said:
We clearly have different expectations and experience levels which is fine.

If you are suggesting that we have broken our transfer record and Robins hasn’t flown to watch Wright then you may be right but I would be hugely disappointed in Robins. He has a responsibility to ensure that the clubs money is invested as wisely as possible.

whether he has or hasn’t watched any / many of our targets the issue would not have been his travel expenses.

I expect that he has watched Simms, Wright and Milan and possibly Thomas.
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That would be the scouts job surely?
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,880
Nick said:
That would be the scouts job surely?
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A Scouts job is to provide a shortlist of players matching the attributes the manager / club have identified as being important to the proposed style of play.

In bigger clubs the Sporting Director,Head of recruitment and the manager then discuss and agree the rank order of that shortlist.

in clubs like ours it’s also usual for the CEO to be part of those meetings.
 

San Francisco

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,881
CF/AM player on loan because no way can our only back up striker be Godden
An LCB
Another CM, someone in the same mold as Hamer

Get those in and we're good to go.
 

Balli001

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,882
 
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shmmeee

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,883
San Francisco said:
CF/AM player on loan because no way can our only back up striker be Godden
An LCB
Another CM, someone in the same mold as Hamer

Get those in and we're good to go.
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Not even 100% we need the LCB TBH with Bidwell
 
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shmmeee

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,884
So looks like two more loans in Humphries and the Man Utd winger.

Should leave a couple of mil for a young CM.
 
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Martin180

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  • Aug 6, 2023
  • #3,885
shmmeee said:
Not even 100% we need the LCB TBH with Bidwell
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Binks, Bidwell and Howley can all play CB
 
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