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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 5, 2024
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David O'Day

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,242
Ccfcisparks said:
you really are the most rude person on this site
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i was playing about fella and joking about his form for being wrong

I apologise to anyone who i may of offended
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,243
slowpoke said:
Mind you have a point Watkins is 28 & Toney 27 in March.
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21/22 year old couple of million gamble is one thing. 27 year old needs to step up straight away and is unlikely to have much resale value.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,244
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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That account's going all in on this and it won't take much time to see if it's bullshit. If true perhaps it's been leaked that way with the maximum possible fee to soften the blow like the Barnsley chairman tried doing.
 
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SBbucks

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,245
robbiethemole said:
where did you get that from, as SBBucks will want chapter and verse proof???
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I don’t want proof because I know you’re not going to get any. It just makes me laugh that grown men/women are gullible enough to believe rumours of player salaries that 14 year olds make up on social media.


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SHUNT31

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,246
Why we didn’t try and sign Finn Azaz, I do not know. Based in midlands already, tested at this level and is the goalscoring midfielder we are missing. I could understand paying the £2m for him.

Langstaff had half a season in the FL and has very little resell potential. It’s just so left field of our model, even with the added funds at our disposal this year. If it does go through, I hope I have to eat my words but atm it’s a bit underwhelming.
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,247
Not sure about Langstaff, would prefer a young player 20-22 for 1-2 million.
 

SHUNT31

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,248
And now seeing Al-Hamadi going to Blackburn for £3m. This again is something I’d expect us to be all over.
 
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ptr

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,249
SHUNT31 said:
Why we didn’t try and sign Finn Azaz, I do not know. Based in midlands already, tested at this level and is the goalscoring midfielder we are missing. I could understand paying the £2m for him.

Langstaff had half a season in the FL and has very little resell potential. It’s just so left field of our model, even with the added funds at our disposal this year. If it does go through, I hope I have to eat my words but atm it’s a bit underwhelming.
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Why do we always assume we’ve not tried to sign someone just because they’ve not signed for us?

And on resale potential…it really doesn’t matter as long as they perform. Because if they don’t perform, you struggle to sell them anyway. Look at Godden, never any resale potential but his goals got us promoted and have helped establish championship status.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,250
ptr said:
Why do we always assume we’ve not tried to sign someone just because they’ve not signed for us?

And on resale potential…it really doesn’t matter as long as they perform. Because if they don’t perform, you struggle to sell them anyway. Look at Godden, never any resale potential but his goals got us promoted and have helped establish championship status.
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Exactly. Do you think Leicester are arsed they got no resale value from Vardy
 
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Alkhen

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,251
I suppose with sheer amount of goal he's scored over 3 seasons someone has to take a punt on Langstaff.

No way we can compare him with Watkins or Toney as their talents came along with elite level athleticism where as ML is an out and out poacher.

Does seem odd when we have Godden. Got to trust the management team by this point I guess and if it's a case of looking for out and out replacements for players that are aging out then he suits.
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,252
SHUNT31 said:
And now seeing Al-Hamadi going to Blackburn for £3m. This again is something I’d expect us to be all over.
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Would prefer him to Langstaff tbh, doesn't feel as big of a risk, is younger and i believe could play anywhere along the front three so covers more positions
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,253
Feels like one of Simms or Langstaff are doomed to fail here if we sign them both for big fees close together.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,254
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Feels like one of Simms or Langstaff are doomed to fail here if we sign them both for big fees close together.
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£1m rising to £2m is hardly a huge fee.

the £5m quoted will be total fallacy.
 
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Blind-Faith

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  • Jan 5, 2024
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Remember how excited I was after we signed Andy Morrell who scored 30+ goals the season before, I can’t let myself get that excited again over a lower league striker signing
 
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skyblueelephant76

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,256
SHUNT31 said:
And now seeing Al-Hamadi going to Blackburn for £3m. This again is something I’d expect us to be all over.
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I'd be amazed if Blackburn can afford to spend £3m on anyone.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,257
SHUNT31 said:
And now seeing Al-Hamadi going to Blackburn for £3m. This again is something I’d expect us to be all over.
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Langstaff is a better goalscorer than Al hamadi
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,258
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Feels like one of Simms or Langstaff are doomed to fail here if we sign them both for big fees close together.
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if Langstaff signs we are not going to be paying 5 million up front
 
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Nuskyblue

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,259
Ccfcisparks said:
Exactly. Do you think Leicester are arsed they got no resale value from Vardy
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They nearly sold him for 40 odd million so there was a resale value (just one that was not realised).
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,260
skyblueelephant76 said:
I'd be amazed if Blackburn can afford to spend £3m on anyone.
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yeah it is the same Blackburn that seems to have replaced their captain with Ayari
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,261
Surely the supporters trust the management and scouting team after the great window we had in the summer ?

Langstaff wether he signs here or not is a mark robins type forward .. incredible workrate and energy and can score goals .

26 isn't old either

I understand reservations sure but if he signs it's because Robins thinks he can step up
 
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SHUNT31

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  • Jan 5, 2024
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ptr said:
Why do we always assume we’ve not tried to sign someone just because they’ve not signed for us?

And on resale potential…it really doesn’t matter as long as they perform. Because if they don’t perform, you struggle to sell them anyway. Look at Godden, never any resale potential but his goals got us promoted and have helped establish championship status.
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It’s a fair point.

But Godden was a significantly lower fee and was coming in to be number one. I’m not convinced Langstaff will be. Unless Godden is leaving, I don’t think he offers us anything more.
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,263
SHUNT31 said:
And now seeing Al-Hamadi going to Blackburn for £3m. This again is something I’d expect us to be all over.
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Get your point but none of our recent transfers have been expected, Tats, Wright, MvE etc all came out of nowhere.

Admittedly though our track record does make a move for Langstaff all the more unlikely
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,264
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Feels like one of Simms or Langstaff are doomed to fail here if we sign them both for big fees close together.
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Why

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David O'Day

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,265
Evo1883 said:
Surely the supporters trust the management and scouting team after the great window we had in the summer ?

Langstaff wether he signs here or not is a mark robins type forward .. incredible workrate and energy and can score goals .

26 isn't old either
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yeah trust the process

the amount of humble pie that needed to be eaten about Wright should make people at least give new players a chance

Kitching is anither who was "not worth the money" when he signed
 
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Blind-Faith

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,266
Totally trust the scouting and management team, they would of surely done their homework?

Without having seen much of him, sounds like he is Godden-esque, scores goals where ever he is, fox in the box with a high work rate. We know how much MR loves Godden. So signing someone of the same ilk whose a few years younger would make total sense.
 
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Pusb1

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,267
anyone know if Langstaff has a high press/workrate.

It’s one of the best points of Godden’s game- and hopefully he can replicate
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,268
Blind-Faith said:
Remember how excited I was after we signed Andy Morrell who scored 30+ goals the season before, I can’t let myself get that excited again over a lower league striker signing
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Those were very different times
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jan 5, 2024
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Blind-Faith said:
Totally trust the scouting and management team, they would of surely done their homework?

Without having seen much of him, sounds like he is Godden-esque, scores goals where ever he is, fox in the box with a high work rate. We know how much MR loves Godden. So signing someone of the same ilk whose a few years younger would make total sense.
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You wouldn't mind a 26 year old godden on your books
 
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Greggs

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,270
Wangstaff.........
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,271
Pusb1 said:
anyone know if Langstaff has a high press/workrate.

It’s one of the best points of Godden’s game- and hopefully he can replicate
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By all accounts he's a workhorse
 

Greggs

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,272
Evo1883 said:
You wouldn't mind a 26 year old godden on your books
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You wouldn't
 
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Nuskyblue

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  • Jan 5, 2024
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Greggs said:
Wangstaff.........
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Longwang
 

Evo1883

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  • Jan 5, 2024
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Greggs said:
You wouldn't
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I think we all know this to be true
 
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skyblueelephant76

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  • Jan 5, 2024
  • #9,275
SHUNT31 said:
And now seeing Al-Hamadi going to Blackburn for £3m. This again is something I’d expect us to be all over.
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You've picked that up from a twitter account that said Luton agreed a £4m fee for Whittaker 3 days ago and Wrexham agreed a 7 figure fee for Shankland at the start of the week - it's nonsense.
 
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