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clint van damme

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #36
TomRad85 said:
King has done a good job I think, he's exceeded my expectations so far.

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Agree, but as others have said, early days.
Too early to be joining in with that fucking stupid song.
 
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sneferu

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #37
Remember it's '5 year project' which will include player sales. That £1.5 million on Sakamoto is going to provide a huge return at some point. My guess is we will sell him.this summer which will again provide money for.squad investment.
 

TomRad85

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #38
I actually don't think we'll sell anyone we don't want to this summer. If we did I suspect it would be Sheaf.

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Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #39
TomRad85 said:
I actually don't think we'll sell anyone we don't want to this summer. If we did I suspect it would be Sheaf.

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MVE is our prize asset id say.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #40
Terry_dactyl said:
MVE is our prize asset id say.
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Think we’ll let him cook for another year.
 
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Martin180

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #41
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Terry_dactyl said:
MVE is our prize asset id say.
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He's not a premier league player yet for me , his final ball and positioning still needs work but he has the potential to be as good as he wants to be
 
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skybluecam

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #42
sneferu said:
Remember it's '5 year project' which will include player sales. That £1.5 million on Sakamoto is going to provide a huge return at some point. My guess is we will sell him.this summer which will again provide money for.squad investment.
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Please no, as I've banged on about for the last month he's probably the player we can least afford to lose right now.
 

skybluecam

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #43
clint van damme said:
Agree, but as others have said, early days.
Too early to be joining in with that fucking stupid song.
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Not sure how you can say that after he has essentially built an almost entirely new squad that now sits in the top 6 alongside overhauling the commercial side of the club.
 
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hill83

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #44
shmmeee said:
let him cook
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #45
hill83 said:
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Like a cake, not a baker/badman
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #46
Martin180 said:
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He's not a premier league player yet for me , his final ball and positioning still needs work but he has the potential to be as good as he wants to be
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There’s been a couple of times he’s been caught out but I think he wouldn’t look out of place.
His pace is ridiculous.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #47
PVA said:
The Peterborough chairman said we have a 'phenomenal' owner, after dealing with him on the EMC transfer.
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Because he handed over far more cash to Peterborough than he was expecting...?
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #48
Deleted member 5849 said:
Because he handed over far more cash to Peterborough than he was expecting...?
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This is what I thought…we basically gave them what they want.
Fair play though. Sounds like we’d struggle to get him in the Summer.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 2, 2024
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Terry_dactyl said:
This is what I thought…we basically gave them what they want.
Fair play though. Sounds like we’d struggle to get him in the Summer.
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Yeah I mean what I say is flippant of course, but I certainly wouldn't be offering up as an example of how good our chairman is, using the words of a rival chairman who ends up very satisfied with the deal he's struck!

For clarity, we've out the money we've received from transfers into new players and that in itself is encouraging (also gives me hope that whenever we sell one of our current squad, we'll use the cash), as it starting to develop Ryton. Now if he could start negotiating that longer term deal at the CBS, so much the better.
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #50
Deleted member 5849 said:
Yeah I mean what I say is flippant of course, but I certainly wouldn't be offering up as an example of how good our chairman is, using the words of a rival chairman who ends up very satisfied with the deal he's struck!

For clarity, we've out the money we've received from transfers into new players and that in itself is encouraging (also gives me hope that whenever we sell one of our current squad, we'll use the cash), as it starting to develop Ryton. Now if he could start negotiating that longer term deal at the CBS, so much the better.
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I guess he didn’t need to say anything so it’s no bad thing that he’s bigging up Doug.
The turn around since SISU left is incredible, long may it continue.
I’m still waiting for things to turn to shit. which I suspect is similar for a lot of us and why many - including me - are quick to think things are going awry ie we wasted all the Vik money.
We’ve been trained to be disappointed.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #51
Ashdown said:
The club is generally in fantastic shape, can’t believe how depressed and detached I’d become with SISU and their fucking court cases dominating our football club.
There were some on here who still defended the vile Sharks !
We feel like a club worthy of a large city now
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Couldn't agree more. And not forgetting the Northampton, Birmingham fiasco.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #52
Terry_dactyl said:
I guess he didn’t need to say anything
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One thing the Peterborough owner does is say things!
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #53
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Couldn't agree more. And not forgetting the Northampton, Birmingham fiasco. will
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Couldn't agree more. And not forgetting the Northampton, Birmingham fiasco.
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Yep those bastards SISU taking us out of the city and not buying the ground when they had the chance. Wonder what happened to the proposed new site at Warwick University lol.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #54
Deleted member 5849 said:
Because he handed over far more cash to Peterborough than he was expecting...?
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Yeah, I wouldn’t really pay any attention to what their chairman is saying. He’s got a decent deal for them and was hardly going to say he’s got one over on him.
 
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bigfatronssba

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #55
I’m sure when we bought Freddy Eastwood (not long after Sisu took over) that Mick McCarthy said we were the most unprofessional club he’s ever dealt with.

Now we’re getting the opposite things said about us.
 

Sick Boy

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #56
bigfatronssba said:
I’m sure when we bought Freddy Eastwood (not long after Sisu took over) that Mick McCarthy said we were the most unprofessional club he’s ever dealt with.

Now we’re getting the opposite things said about us.
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Don't remember that?
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #57
bigfatronssba said:
I’m sure when we bought Freddy Eastwood (not long after Sisu took over) that Mick McCarthy said we were the most unprofessional club he’s ever dealt with.

Now we’re getting the opposite things said about us.
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What was the context of his remark.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Feb 2, 2024
  • #58
I feel we're that safe we could easily stay Championship level for the next twenty seasons (+)
 

bigfatronssba

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #59
Sick Boy said:
Don't remember that?
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Skyblue Bangkok said:
What was the context of his remark.
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It was to do with us agreeing a deal to buy Eastwood, but wolves still owed him money.

How I remember it is that at the point of the deal between the two clubs, we announced it was a done deal. Wolves then told us to wait until they agree his payment, at which point we accused Wolves of collapsing the deal.

This is the nearest thing I could find to detailing it. You’ll see Ransons comment about Wolves not paying Eastwood what he is legally entitled too. Ray Ranson should not have been publicly commenting on negotiations between Wolves and one of its players.

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Wolves | Coventry deal for Eastwood is off

news.bbc.co.uk
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #60
I remember this twat being interviewed when he became chairman and being asked of his recollections as a player visiting HR.
He replied it wasn't a place he feared.
I don't think we feared any of the clown outfits he played for visiting HR either.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #61
skybluecam said:
Not sure how you can say that after he has essentially built an almost entirely new squad that now sits in the top 6 alongside overhauling the commercial side of the club.
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We were top 6 last season which was to all intents and purposes under sisu.
I'm not slating him, with one or two exceptions I think he's doing a great job but it will take a lot for me to start being a fanboy of a club owner.
But, yes, the improvement has been huge.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #62
Skyblueweeman said:
Not a long term solution? We've been there (on and off due to a number of reasons) for nearly 20 years!!

The location, whilst I'm sure you'd all want it more central, obviously is practical as thousands have been going there for as I say, nearly 20 years!
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The location would be absolutely fine if that train station was not such a disaster
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #63
Noble said:
I really can’t see the CBS as a long term solution, the location is entirely impractical. I do wonder if we’re lucky enough to win that premier league promotion cheque in the next couple of years it might be best spent on our own stadium somewhere more sensible. Whatever did happen to those talks with Warwick university for some land?
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They got shelved when King took over - his priority is remaining and in my opinion, still owning a slice of the arena
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #64
alexccfc99 said:
The location would be absolutely fine if that train station was not such a disaster
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The location would also be fine if street parking were allowed like it was at HR. The CBS is far more accessible than if 25,000 were descending on Warwick University!
 

Sick Boy

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #65
oscillatewildly said:
I remember this twat being interviewed when he became chairman and being asked of his recollections as a player visiting HR.
He replied it wasn't a place he feared.
I don't think we feared any of the clown outfits he played for visiting HR either.
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Ahh yes “Uncle Ray” - arguably one of the worst chairmen we’ve had.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #66
Legia Sky Blue said:
The location would also be fine if street parking were allowed like it was at HR.
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And seemingly every other ground in the country. Used to be able to see Fratton Park from my house, zero parking restrictions, zero problems.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #67
chiefdave said:
And seemingly every other ground in the country. Used to be able to see Fratton Park from my house, zero parking restrictions, zero problems.
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Lucky you. Highfield Road was a nightmare when a match was on if you lived around there.
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Feb 4, 2024
  • #68
clint van damme said:
We were top 6 last season which was to all intents and purposes under sisu.

Can't let this go.
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If Sisu had still been the owners in the THEN January transfer window, they would've sold Gyokeres or Hamer and we wouldn't have been in the top 6.
 
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junglej13

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  • Feb 4, 2024
  • #69
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
If Sisu had still been the owners in the THEN January transfer window, they would've sold Gyokeres or Hamer and we wouldn't have been in the top 6.
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When there was talk of Gyokeres possibly being sold the summer before King took over Alan Nixon was reporting that we would have replaced him with a loan. Luke Plange was the name he was reporting.
 

clint van damme

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  • Feb 5, 2024
  • #70
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
If Sisu had still been the owners in the THEN January transfer window, they would've sold Gyokeres or Hamer and we wouldn't have been in the top 6.
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Well in Viks case Robins was adamant he was going to see the season out so I'm not sure that's true.
Granted I cant remember him being so sure Gus would be staying.
 
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