Offers Made For Four Players (6 Viewers)

[torchomatic]

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...entry-city-hopeful-completing-summer-11446369

 

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Coventry City have made firm offers on four players – one of whom they have made a bid to buy – and hope to get their first one over the line next week.

Sky Blues fans are desperate for news on new signings and City’s technical director Mark Venus says the club are closing in on their targets but insists there are no guarantees.

“June is a bad month to tie footballers down,” he said.

“The season has finished and you either have to give them a premium or wait because they will go around and look at other clubs as well because even though in our mind we’re the standout club in the league, you know they are going to research everything.

“But we have made offers to four players. We have put a little bid in with another football club for a player but as yet we haven’t signed anyone. I don’t know if or when we will but I hope we sign a player next week.”

He added: “We want to sign marquee players, players who are going to stay with the club for years and help us get the job done. We’re not close enough to them yet but as soon as we are we will let you know.

“Where are the marquee players? Down the middle of the pitch; two centre halves, is John Fleck going to re-sign?

“The secret is not to get too wrapped up with something and it let’s you down, so that’s where we are.

“We have first choices. I don’t like having second and third choices because sometimes they are not as good the first. For example if the first choice is 80 out of 100 and the second choice is 55 why would we go for him? I would rather go without and wait for better.

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“If we got the players we want I think people would see the way we are trying to build the football club.

“We want to sign players on long contracts, back our judgement and back them to be here for years as Coventry City footballers.

“We’re just trying to find the right ones to take with us. It’s not as simple as getting a player in and giving them a four year deal. I think the club has suffered from those types of movements in the past, maybe made calls and not done as much diligence as they should have done and then ended up struggling with it later on.

“We are really active but nothing is there yet.”

As for the club being pro-active and actually making bids to buy players rather than rely on free transfers and loan players, Venus explained: “I am keen for us to buy footballers, to invest in the football department.

“I am trying to find money, stretch the money and identify parts of the budget that we can purchase footballers with and I think that’s important for lots of different reasons.

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“I think it sends out the right message that we will purchase a footballer if we feel there is value in him and he becomes available.

“I think it shows the fans that the money is not just draining away but actually being invested in footballers. It’s limited but I feel it’s improving from when we first came in and if we keep going the same way it will really improve because we have gone through the difficult parts we inherited.”

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Interesting that he mentioned is John Fleck going to sign? A done deal maybe?

 

[fernandopartridge]

Thank christ for some football news. Hopefully something comes off.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

If we sign more players like Jodi Jones I will be happy. Young talented players in the lower leagues.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Interesting that he mentioned is John Fleck going to sign? A done deal maybe?

I thought that was a rhetorical question asked.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Baker?
Turner?
The Dundee right back?
Lavery? Being the one for a fee as Sheff have offered him a contract so due compo.

 

[covcity4life]

i like that we are going for a class above this year(if you listen to the talk)

4 or 5 new signings might take mind off the club dying for a few days lol

 

[ccfclinney]

To be fair I love hearing both Venus and mowbray talk.. They both speak a lot of sense it's refreshing after most of the garbage we hear from the club!
Hopefully be an interesting few weeks!!

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Of course 2 weeks ago Mogga was close to signing 2 players..,

i like that we are going for a class above this year(if you listen to the talk)

4 or 5 new signings might take mind off the club dying for a few days lol

For a few days...they won't be able to show the players around the Ricoh to seal the deal soon...

 

[DoobyDooBlue]

Thank christ for some football news. Hopefully something comes off.

Surely at least one of them

 

[steve82]

This is how a preseason should be, and is for normal clubs. Just football talk and speculation about players, and getting excited for the season ahead and who we may sign and will be the difference.
Quietly confident TM and MV are doing some good sensible deals.

 

[covcity4life]

WE HAVE BEEN DEalt a bad hand by supporting cov but gotta keep hope that one day we get a fairytale season

still a chance we assemble a great squad,get promoted! sort out long term rental deal at ricoh and keep acadmey somewhere.

gotta beleive

 

[ajsccfc]

Note that nobody has promised new players by next week so let's have nobody creating the 'where are the new players????' threads next week.

 

[skybluebeduff]

Players will be on holiday still I imagine.

 

[dongonzalos]

If we sign more players like Jodi Jones I will be happy. Young talented players in the lower leagues.

Totally agree with this. He was a great move
We normally only get players of that standard through a loan or academy

 

[fernandopartridge]

Note that nobody has promised new players by next week so let's have nobody creating the 'where are the new players????' threads next week.

Can I create the thread this week? I'd like to ask 'wot d8 will we make the nu signings on?'

 

[Nick]

Can I create the thread this week? I'd like to ask 'wot d8 will we make the nu signings on?'

I prefer the ones in June that say "We dont have enough players to field a team next season"

 

[skyblueinBaku]

Torchy, thank you for starting a thread about football.

 

[Esoterica]

Thank christ for some football news. Hopefully something comes off.

Instead of the wheels, for once!

 

[SkyBlueScottie]

I dont think Baker will be one of em, pretty sure he is off elsewhere. Possibly a league below.

 

[skybluetony176]

I like this comment “We want to sign marquee players, players who are going to stay with the club for years and help us get the job done". I like long term thinking, at the end of the day it's the best way to get long term results.

Looking forward to next week now.

 

[covcity4life]

Note that nobody has promised new players by next week so let's have nobody creating the 'where are the new players????' threads next week.

says mr brown the troll

 

[KersleyDigs]

We need a right back, 2 centre halves, 1 holding midfielder, 2 attacking midfielders, 2 strikers as a minimum.
That's 8 in total. Hopefully at least 4 in on perm deals

 

[ajsccfc]

says mr brown the troll

If that brown kit actually does come out, they'll only sell one of them now.

 

[tisza]

People need to remember it's difficult signing good out-of-contract players this early.
Players are going to wait to see what their options are.
The same with loans their clubs like to get them back for pre-season before making decisions.

 

[The Penguin]

Great to hear the club being proactive in the market and looking to improve the squad early on. Even if it's just typical pre-season positivity, it's very welcome in the current climate.

 

[ajsccfc]

“The season has finished and you either have to give them a premium or wait because they will go around and look at other clubs as well because even though in our mind we’re the standout club in the league, you know they are going to research everything.

We're certainly not far off as far as perception goes. I noticed watching the League 2 Playoff final that the commentators mentioned how the winners will get the chance to face the 'big names' like Sheffield Utd, us and Bolton.

 

[Covstu]

Fucking SISU trying to sign players, bastards how dare they!

 

[ccfc_Tom]

Could be a great couple of weeks if get 4 new players in and fleck re-signs!

 

[Nathccfc]

I dont think Baker will be one of em, pretty sure he is off elsewhere. Possibly a league below.

Looks if Baker is off to Portsmouth, if you believe the rumours on twitter

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[SkyBlueScottie]

I hadnt seen those rumours on twitter, but yes Pompey is his destination.

 

[Covbaker96]

People need to remember it's difficult signing good out-of-contract players this early.
Players are going to wait to see what their options are.
The same with loans their clubs like to get them back for pre-season before making decisions.

Very true but i must add that our first pre-season friendly is a month today, i'm not worried at all but with a 'rebuilding' process that is being done needs to start picking up as i'm sure TM will want majority of his signings and current players all to turn up together on first day of pre-season so they can 'bond' and then also get a style of play knuckled down

 

[sw88]

This sounds positive. Fingers crossed we start to see as much on field activity as we are seeing off it. Then again, we'd have two new squads if it were to match the off field sagas

 

[Hobo]

It is positive but until they are over the line you cannot be sure. Let's wait and see. I agree with TM if you can't get your first target why accept third choice? Why not wait for the players and quality you want.