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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,766
Binks wants to sign with us in the summer
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,767

Coventry City loan Luis Binks wants away from Bologna

Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as Luis Binks explains why he wants to cut short his contract in Italy and move back to England, preferably to become a permanent Sky Blues player
www.coventrytelegraph.net
 
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Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,768
gspotgaz said:
Heard we are after Langstaff on loan initially with a view to buy + fringe player to notts county on loan
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Notts won't go for that.
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,769
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Tight Doug trying a very cheeky swindle there rather than paying up
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He seems to have acquired this reputation for being tight but there's no real evidence for it
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,770
Manchester_sky_blue said:
He seems to have acquired this reputation for being tight but there's no real evidence for it
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It’s weird isn’t it. All I can see is investment on both the playing and non-playing side.
 
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slowpoke

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,771
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Binks wants to sign with us in the summer
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If true great news, has real potential.
 
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BlueSkiesForever

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,772
TomRad85 said:
Premier League loanees aren't always a surefire success, far from it actually. If the right one is available then I'm sure Robins is looking.
Ultimately good players come from all over, if there's a good young player in league 1 it's worth taking a look as they'll probably end up on the books of a Championship club as a much more valuable good young player. Also ownership of players is always preferable.
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Yeah I get what you mean, and I too would want more permanent signings than loanees, but at the same time Hull have just brought in a Premier League player and we’ve so far brought no one extra in.

I’m not adverse to league 1 players but none of the current suggestions scream “game-changer”. I really hope we’re looking at the top end to pay the money for that one quality players rather than go cheap and get in a player that “could be” good. I’ve said it time and time again but if we want to be in the Prem then we’ve got to have a Prem-worthy team. No offence to the likes of Sheaf, Eccles, Allen etc, they’ve been good players for us, but that’s not a midfield that’s capable of making it in the Prem in my view. We just need that extra oomph in midfield, at times we look great but consistently, game after game, for the whole season we need to have a quality midfield and one that’s also ready for when serious injuries hit.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,773
Manchester_sky_blue said:
He seems to have acquired this reputation for being tight but there's no real evidence for it
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I mean in his negotiations.
 

Alkhen

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,774
AFCCOVENTRY said:
It’s weird isn’t it. All I can see is investment on both the playing and non-playing side.
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Just a few loud voices that are pissed off that Doug upped the corporate prices (to market value) I reckon. Definitely seems personal as it's plain to see investment across all departments is up.

Then you have planks like Dawkins stirring the pot about how little the club is offering Gus and O'Hare. Got to be bollocks, the club will have budgets and know the value of players. Sadly we are still a Championship side so can't compete with premier league wages.
 
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slowpoke

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,775
Manchester_sky_blue said:
He seems to have acquired this reputation for being tight but there's no real evidence for it
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He’s business man, a succesful one. No one can doubt the great job he’s done in a year getting the club lock, stuck & barrel like a proper football club, suggest people keep having a look back to when the two clowns from sisu were running the show.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,776
Luke Ayling going from Leeds to Boro, Carrick is getting desperate!!!
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,777
robbiethemole said:
Luke Ayling going from Leeds to Boro, Carrick is getting desperate!!!
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???
 

Cov98

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,778
Alkhen said:
Just a few loud voices that are pissed off that Doug upped the corporate prices (to market value) I reckon. Definitely seems personal as it's plain to see investment across all departments is up.

Then you have planks like Dawkins stirring the pot about how little the club is offering Gus and O'Hare. Got to be bollocks, the club will have budgets and know the value of players. Sadly we are still a Championship side so can't compete with premier league wages.
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I've never bought the whole us not offering Gus what he wanted bollocks.
You have a player like Gus in your team, you give them the money unless they're asking for astronomical amounts or an amount that would upset the rest of the team.
The reality is we offered him a deal and he kept his options open which he's entitled to do, and at the end of the window Sheffield United came in for him and he chose premier league football and more than likely a sizeable amount more a week than we could offer, which is completely understandable.

I'm sure we've offered Cal a reasonable amount as everyone at the club is well aware how important he is to us. Now it's just down to whether a better offer comes from elsewhere.
 

skybluecam

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,779
TomRad85 said:
Not unless it's a guaranteed purchase in the summer (maybe for FFP reasons.. no idea really?) No way they essentially send him on trial for half a season for us to see if he can cut it or not.
Someone check this posters ITK credentials please.

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We can’t possibly have any ffp issues
 

BlueSkiesForever

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,780
Really just want some juicy rumours, where’s all the ITKs gone?
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,781
BlueSkiesForever said:
Really just want some juicy rumours, where’s all the ITKs gone?
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They appear when it’s to tell us CoH hasn’t been offered enough money.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,782
I’m a bit disappointed we don’t seem to have had anyone lined up, it felt like Robins was left wanting in the summer.

I think we need 3 players in with any extra a bonus.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Jan 10, 2024
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SleepyGinger

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,784
SleepyGinger said:
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Have a feeling this is the centre half Nixon is saying we’re after
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,785
Fair play for trying it on but I think we'll have to go back with a bit more than "Can we take your top scorer on loan please? Oh go on, we'll give you Tavares for a bit."

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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,786
skybluecam said:
I’m a bit disappointed we don’t seem to have had anyone lined up, it felt like Robins was left wanting in the summer.

I think we need 3 players in with any extra a bonus.
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I’m sure one of our glorious ‘ITKs’ said that we had a midfield ready to sign as soon as the window opened…
 

Cov98

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,787
skybluecam said:
I’m a bit disappointed we don’t seem to have had anyone lined up, it felt like Robins was left wanting in the summer.

I think we need 3 players in with any extra a bonus.
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To be honest if we got a number 8 and a prem loan for a bit of cover out wide I'd be happy enough.
More would be nice but I think the current team we have with a proper number 8 would be firmly play off quality.
 

Martin180

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,788
Can't see how a number 8 / box to box midfielder would fit in our current shape . For me it would leave us very open defensively, especially with our full backs pushing on so high .
I feel we are lacking a deep lying playmaker , someone in the Carrick mould
We definitely need another wide forward/winger in
 
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Martin180

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,789
skybluecam said:
I’m a bit disappointed we don’t seem to have had anyone lined up, it felt like Robins was left wanting in the summer.

I think we need 3 players in with any extra a bonus.
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Would love to see us be bold this window but 3 new signings is very optimistic. I think we will be busy again in the summer however
 

mmttww

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,790
SeaSeeEffCee said:
one of our glorious ‘ITKs’ said that we had a midfield ready to sign as soon as the window opened…
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I think the same poster gave an update before Xmas saying that had hit a snag. Didn't say it was off.
 
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Deity

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,791
Martin180 said:
Can't see how a number 8 / box to box midfielder would fit in our current shape . For me it would leave us very open defensively, especially with our full backs pushing on so high .
I feel we are lacking a deep lying playmaker , someone in the Carrick mould
We definitely need another wide forward/winger in
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Like Swansea’s Grimes
 
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Martin180

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,792
mmttww said:
I think the same poster gave an update before Xmas saying that had hit a snag. Didn't say it was off.
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Perhaps the change of system has changed who we are looking to sign
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,793
I would love Binks to sign permanently, so much potential
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,794
Martin180 said:
Can't see how a number 8 / box to box midfielder would fit in our current shape . For me it would leave us very open defensively, especially with our full backs pushing on so high .
I feel we are lacking a deep lying playmaker , someone in the Carrick mould
We definitely need another wide forward/winger in
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We do need someone who can bloody pass the ball with an array of passing skills. Both Sheaf and Eccles don’t posses that and we need someone who can ping those balls about.
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 10, 2024
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Martin180 said:
Perhaps the change of system has changed who we are looking to sign
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I agree, the profile would likely have changed
 
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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,796
mmttww said:
I think the same poster gave an update before Xmas saying that had hit a snag. Didn't say it was off.
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Convenient.
 

Martin180

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,797
AFCCOVENTRY said:
We do need someone who can bloody pass the ball with an array of passing skills. Both Sheaf and Eccles don’t posses that and we need someone who can ping those balls about.
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That's an area where Gus was very good at , he used to hit a lot of first time balls and put us on the front foot
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,798
I’d personally rather we didn’t sign Binks, Kitching is future captain material I can’t see Binks ever getting in over him and he won’t be cheap either.
 

mmttww

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  • Jan 10, 2024
  • #9,799
Martin180 said:
Perhaps the change of system has changed who we are looking to sign
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or how good O'Hare has looked, and Palmer being on it. Takes some pressure off goals from midfield. Latibeaudiere being a decent back up as well. Gives us time to find the ideal no. 8 now or in the summer. Do need a body in the middle now, though. If Sheaf or Eccles gets injured, I'd be worried.
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 10, 2024
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SleepyGinger said:
I’d personally rather we didn’t sign Binks, Kitching is future captain material I can’t see Binks ever getting in over him and he won’t be cheap either.
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What if Kitching got injured? You need quality backup
 
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