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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,951
 

skybluecam

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,952
Martin180 said:
He’s already made his decision on him , typical shit fan
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Don't get your panties in a twist, he looks like a good defender. But he's not the quickest and obviously isn't left footed. He's already looked vulnerable when Dasilva gets bypassed and it will cost us goals over the course of a season.
 

BlueSkiesForever

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,953
You got to question whether it’s due to not a single player in the world being the right player for the team or whether Doug just doesn’t want to spend the cash…
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,954
Hobo said:
People just don't sign after a phone call and the drop of a hat. Getting deals over the line is complex, especially the ones you really want.
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Tell that to our fan base who are melting down while waiting for their shirt which is in a lorry that’s driven off a cliff…
 
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Martin180

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,955
Liverpool have just signed Gravenberch , Bajcetic loan back on ?
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,956
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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Not arsed about that one. He’s not done anything lately
 

Finham

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,957
CCFC54321 said:
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Time to move on at that price, waste of money.
 

Martin180

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,958
BlueSkiesForever said:
You got to question whether it’s due to not a single player in the world being the right player for the team or whether Doug just doesn’t want to spend the cash…
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Ridiculous comment after breaking our transfer record twice and having a £4 million bid turned down today
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,959
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
From needing 4, we got one cheap loan and maybe someone or maybe not.

Major questions need to be asked of Doug if he fails to get the deals done.
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Please explain? But make sure it is football transfer window realistic based on reality and fact.
 

Hobo

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,960
procdoc said:
Not arsed about that one. He’s not done anything lately
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Were the club?
 

Matt smith

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,961
If we lose Saturday with no signings
 

Hoofhearted

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,962
Matt smith said:
If we lose Saturday with no signings
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BlueSkiesForever

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,963
Martin180 said:
Ridiculous comment after breaking our transfer record twice and having a £4 million bid turned down today
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It’s all in context though, we sold probably the two best players in the league, raked in £35 mil and somehow didn’t have the foresight to find a replacement for one of them. Even if the club assumed Hamer was going to stay they should have back up plans in case, they always knew it was going to be 50/50 and yet 3 weeks later they’ve done nothing about it. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to state that Doug has actually spent very little, in fact he’s theoretically gained £11 million so far, hardly a spending spree is it.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,964
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Close the window… you’ve been warmed up to no more signings


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Ffs
 

Matt smith

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,965
Hoofhearted said:
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I’ll be fucked off
 

skybluecam

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,966
BlueSkiesForever said:
It’s all in context though, we sold probably the two best players in the league, raked in £35 mil and somehow didn’t have the foresight to find a replacement for one of them. Even if the club assumed Hamer was going to stay they should have back up plans in case, they always knew it was going to be 50/50 and yet 3 weeks later they’ve done nothing about it. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to state that Doug has actually spent very little, in fact he’s theoretically gained £11 million so far, hardly a spending spree is it.
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"theoretically gained £11 million"

You realise when you sign players the fee isn't the only cost? Wright, Simms, MVE, Thomas etc. are going to be on significant wages relative to what we were paying previously.
 
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Martin180

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,967
BlueSkiesForever said:
It’s all in context though, we sold probably the two best players in the league, raked in £35 mil and somehow didn’t have the foresight to find a replacement for one of them. Even if the club assumed Hamer was going to stay they should have back up plans in case, they always knew it was going to be 50/50 and yet 3 weeks later they’ve done nothing about it. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to state that Doug has actually spent very little, in fact he’s theoretically gained £11 million so far, hardly a spending spree is it.
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we haven’t raked in £35 million , these fees are rarely the full amount . Are you seriously questioning Kings intentions with the massive spend both in the window and the infrastructure of the club . Just because we haven’t managed to agree a new player doesn’t suggest anything sinister it’s just how the window works .
 
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Hutch11

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,968
Matt smith said:
If we lose Saturday with no signings
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We'll be a few points better off than we were this time last season , ffs give it time
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,969
Matt smith said:
If we lose Saturday with no signings
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We have almost a whole season to make amends and still have more points than this time last year.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,970
Hobo said:
We have almost a whole season to make amends and still have more points than this time last year.
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Squad depth would be a massive concern
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,971
skybluecam said:
"theoretically gained £11 million"

You realise when you sign players the fee isn't the only cost? Wright, Simms, MVE, Thomas etc. are going to be on significant wages relative to what we were paying previously.
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Are you saying the club had to sell Hamer to fund the wage bill?

Because the message was that we didn't need to sell but he wanted to go and with only one year on his deal it was the sensible to maximise his transfer value now.

Which goes again to why hasn't the money been reinvested back in the squad
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,972
Seriously, I love getting the pitchforks out as much as the next man but I'm at least going to wait until the window is closed so I don't say anything that looks pretty much immediately stupid. Think some on here should do the same and try to enjoy tomorrow.

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BlueSkiesForever

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,973
skybluecam said:
"theoretically gained £11 million"

You realise when you sign players the fee isn't the only cost? Wright, Simms, MVE, Thomas etc. are going to be on significant wages relative to what we were paying previously.
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Yeah of course I realise that, and I realise we’ve come a hell of a long way, I will always support Robins and the team but I just want us to be competing at the top of the league. We’re so close to having a proper full squad it’ll just be a real shame if we can’t get in a proper quality CM. I wouldn’t be complaining if we hadn’t sold Vik & Gus but when you look at the squad atm and the last couple performances I can’t help but feel we’re lacking. I just want us to be a real force this season that’s all.
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,974
Martin180 said:
we haven’t raked in £35 million , these fees are rarely the full amount . Are you seriously questioning Kings intentions with the massive spend both in the window and the infrastructure of the club . Just because we haven’t managed to agree a new player doesn’t suggest anything sinister it’s just how the window works .
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We have. The stipulation of both going was the money was recieved in full bar add ons (in installments of course)

None of this like we did for Simms, it was £35 million for both Vik and Gus

We've spent £20million. Absolutely no excuse for me if he doesnt spend a few million on a CM
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,975
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Are you saying the club had to sell Hamer to fund the wage bill?

Because the message was that we didn't need to sell but he wanted to go and with only one year on his deal it was the sensible to maximise his transfer value now.

Which goes again to why hasn't the money been reinvested back in the squad
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Perhaps they just can't get the players they want at the moment, and they aren't willing to spunk their money up the wall on panic signings.
 
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Martin180

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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BlueSkiesForever said:
Yeah of course I realise that, and I realise we’ve come a hell of a long way, I will always support Robins and the team but I just want us to be competing at the top of the league. We’re so close to having a proper full squad it’ll just be a real shame if we can’t get in a proper quality CM. I wouldn’t be complaining if we hadn’t sold Vik & Gus but when you look at the squad atm and the last couple performances I can’t help but feel we’re lacking. I just want us to be a real force this season that’s all.
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As we all do , we just dont need any conspiracy theories
 

Hobo

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,977
Matt smith said:
Squad depth would be a massive concern
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And that was always a risk with such a massive clearance of deadwood. We are in the first transfer window of a squad rebuild. Some people are already looking at next season, not just Watford on Saturday.
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,978
Saddlebrains said:
It wouldnt, Styles isnt good enough to replace what weve lost in my view
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Not as a Hamer replacement. As a squad member he'd be great. Probably an upgrade on Kelly & Eccles (not knocking either btw). Can also play as a 10 & LWB so gives options.
 
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Grendel

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,979
Martin180 said:
we haven’t raked in £35 million , these fees are rarely the full amount . Are you seriously questioning Kings intentions with the massive spend both in the window and the infrastructure of the club . Just because we haven’t managed to agree a new player doesn’t suggest anything sinister it’s just how the window works .
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then we haven’t spent the headline fees either
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,980
Martin180 said:
we haven’t raked in £35 million , these fees are rarely the full amount . Are you seriously questioning Kings intentions with the massive spend both in the window and the infrastructure of the club . Just because we haven’t managed to agree a new player doesn’t suggest anything sinister it’s just how the window works .
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The Gyokeres deal is out in the open as to its terms.
 
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Hutch11

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,981
The long term plan looks great , we've signed a number of young players on 4 Yr deals with an aim of reaching the promised land
The trouble is that some of our fans have unrealistic expectations and want it now
That's not how it works
 
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Matt smith

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,982
Hutch11 said:
The long term plan looks great , we've signed a number of young players on 4 Yr deals with an aim of reaching the promised land
The trouble is that some of our fans have unrealistic expectations and want it now
That's not how it works
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No I just want us to replace our best player with the 17 million we’ve accrued

sheaf Kelly and Eccles isn’t enough

I’ll take a loan at this point
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,983
Brighton Sky Blue said:
The Gyokeres deal is out in the open as to its terms.
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Yes like all our transfer targets and players we are linked with.
 
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SHUNT31

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,984
Not going to lie, I’ll be very underwhelmed if we do no more business. You cannot lose a player like Hamer and not replace. It’s criminal. It was always looking like he could leave so why on earth was a replacement not lined up before we let him go. Cannot expect to challenge when Liam Kelly is the only CDM off the bench.
 
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The watchmaker

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5,985
Finham said:
Have you got a link for this? All I've seen is a gossip article before he signed speculating at £15m. We also know that there wasn't much interest outside of Sheff U. And that transfers in have been "rising to" certain figures, so one assumes that is the case with those out as well unless specified. I honestly feel like it was nearer £10-12m up front.
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~£17m is oft cited and is the figure used by eg. transfermarkt. I cannot vouch for reliability. Gustavo Hamer - Transfer history
 
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