Sam McCallum Confirmed (13 Viewers)

[Nick]

So we aren't breaking even? Were still losing millions each year?

I'll wind my neck in and adjust expectations accordingly then.

We are still reliant on transfer fees.

It isn't all just sat about gathering dust or in somebodies pocket (in the last accounts anyway)

 

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[Terry Gibson's perm]

So we aren't breaking even? Were still losing millions each year?

I'll wind my neck in and adjust expectations accordingly then.

We have sold more season tickets, get a bigger slice of the tv money etc and would have sold more shirts if the shop wasn’t so badly run but the way people talk it’s only the costs that go up when you get promoted

 

[shmmeee]

We are still reliant on transfer fees.

It isn't all just sat about gathering dust or in somebodies pocket (in the last accounts anyway)

So we need to sell £3m worth of players a season to stay afloat?

 

[Hobo]

I would hazard a guess it is not the same people recruiting for the youth teams and the first team.

Yes because sometimes the person you want isn't available, but when some young prospect comes along
it is worth signing them.

 

[Nick]

So we need to sell £3m worth of players a season to stay afloat?

Guess it depends on the costs that season, will know more when the next ones come out.

 

[shmmeee]

Guess it depends on the costs that season, will know more when the next ones come out.

Then I return to my previous position of: what the fuck have the owners been doing for the last decade when they've been claiming cost cutting?

Actually don't answer that, this is why I stopped paying attention.

 

[Grendel]

£70k and <£150k are big fees now?

Bigger than we paid for any of our last 3 20+ goal strikers

 

[robbiekeane]

At the top level not where we are, it looks like they have spent there time searching for cheap players and not spending time finding the centre forward we need

You’re so full of shit aren’t you

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

You’re so full of shit aren’t you

Nice of you to say so but come back in a few months when you are all bleating that we don’t score enough goals and I will say aren’t the under 23’s doing well.

 

[Nick]

Nice of you to say so but come back in a few months when you are all bleating that we don’t score enough goals and I will say aren’t the under 23’s doing well.

You are making out we are more bothered about U23 left backs than we are first team strikers though? I could understand if we didn't sign any but we have just got 2 in and probably 1 more on the way at some point.

 

[chiefdave]

would have sold more shirts if the shop wasn’t so badly run

We have sold more shirts, twice as many as last season which is why we were out of stock.

 

[shmmeee]

Bigger than we paid for any of our last 3 20+ goal strikers

Go on then I'll play.

How many of those were signed on deadline day?

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

We have sold more shirts, twice as many as last season which is why we were out of stock.

That’s good news then we can spend even more money then. They might have sold some more stuff if they didn’t close the shop at 5.30 on match day and have great glee in telling me and my son that they were closed.

 

[shmmeee]

You are making out we are more bothered about U23 left backs than we are first team strikers though? I could understand if we didn't sign any but we have just got 2 in and probably 1 more on the way at some point.

I thought accepted wisdom (and the lack of a number 10) was that Hiwula and Bakayoko will be playing out wide?

 

[Nick]

I thought accepted wisdom (and the lack of a number 10) was that Hiwula and Bakayoko will be playing out wide?

Yep as strikers (rather than a 4-4-2)

So more of a Jodi Jones wideplayer than a Jordan Shipley (if they makes sense).

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Be glad when today is over, we can get behind the team and stop the childish bickering. That's you lot told!

 

[shmmeee]

Yep as strikers (rather than a 4-4-2)

So more of a Jodi Jones wideplayer than a Jordan Shipley (if they makes sense).

Where will Jones and Bayliss play in a 433?

Really can't wait to see how we line up in September

 

[Hobo]

Funny how people have moaned about the lack strength and depth and lack of competition for places in the past, now we have signed a few it is all where will he fit in and where is he going to play?

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Missed out on jay Dasilva from Chelsea as we seem a bit short on numbers at left back

 

[stevefloyd]

I bet Camwells amused at this new left back signing

 

[Nick]

I bet Camwells amused at this new left back signing

He should know, he played next to him on his trial.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Missed this one, where did we poach him from?

 

[Grendel]

Go on then I'll play.

How many of those were signed on deadline day?

I'm not actually sure what that had to do with anything but Leon Clarke I believe was signed at the end of the January transfer window

 

[Nick]

Missed this one, where did we poach him from?

I think he was playing for a county FA team?

Looked quite good against Nuneaton.

 

[shmmeee]

I'm not actually sure what that had to do with anything but Leon Clarke I believe was signed at the end of the January transfer window

You believe wrong. He was training with us from Christmas Eve.

And it's relevant because we aren't at the start of a window when people are saying to pay for a player and posters like you are wheeling out this crap.

Frees happen at the start of the window if you want quality and not Vincenti. Halfway through or at the end banging on about Clarke and McNulty just shows you haven't a clue what you're on about.

 

[Grendel]

You believe wrong. He was training with us from Christmas Eve.

And it's relevant because we aren't at the start of a window when people are saying to pay for a player and posters like you are wheeling out this crap.

Frees happen at the start of the window if you want quality and not Vincenti. Halfway through or at the end banging on about Clarke and McNulty just shows you haven't a clue what you're on about.

So Mcnulty and Clarke were free because we signed them at the start of the window.

Not because the clubs valued them at nothing - makes perfect sense

Well that is an interesting theory anyway I guess we should just stick to signing players like Eastwood early for a million pound or splashing the cash on worldies like Adam Barton

Armstrong arrived late as well - I guess thats because he was terrible and no other club wanted to take him on loan so we had the crumbs at the end

Yes makes total sense now I think about it

 

[shmmeee]

So Mcnulty and Clarke were free because we signed them at the start of the window.

Not because the clubs valued them at nothing - makes perfect sense

Well that is an interesting theory anyway I guess we should just stick to signing players like Eastwood early for a million pound or splashing the cash on worldies like Adam Barton

Armstrong arrived late as well - I guess thats because he was terrible and no other club wanted to take him on loan so we had the crumbs at the end

Yes makes total sense now I think about it

I don't have enough the time or the crayons to explain this to you clearly.

Yes, players who run down their contracts can leave for free. Start with a Google for Bosman and work from there.

 

[covfanman]

I don't have enough the time or the crayons to explain this to you clearly.

Yes, players who run down their contracts can leave for free. Start with a Google for Bosman and work from there.

or the ability to copy and paste correctly from google.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Article on the lad here. Seems fairly level headed & good luck to him.

A teenage football star is living the dream after signing for former Premier League club Coventry City.

Ex-Canterbury schoolboy Sam McCallum, 17, was snapped up on a three-year-deal before the transfer deadline and has already upped sticks to the Midlands.

He impressed scouts at the League One club with his performances for Herne Bay FC and England Schoolboys.

His talents also shone at the V9 Academy, which was set up by England striker Jamie Vardy to champion non-league talent.

He and his family are now pinching themselves as he adjusts to life as a professional footballer.

“I got calls from a few clubs, but Coventry was the one that caught my eye,” said Sam, who has just finished the first year of his A-levels at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys.

“Coventry has a good set-up because they look out for you. The best thing, though, is we train next to the first team and we have the gaffer watching us in the sessions.”

The move has meant Sam is now living in Coventry in accommodation provided by the club, 15 minutes from its training ground.

It is a far cry from his life in Herne Bay, where he grew up and attended Herne Bay Junior School.

He has also had to adjust to new rules - including a ban on mobile phones.

“Being 17, my phone’s my life,” he said.

“But I think it’s a good idea because it stops us from getting distracted. Typical club fines start coming into it if we use them.

“It’s been difficult, very difficult, moving away from home. It’s keeping me going, though, because I’m making everyone proud.”

Sam will be joining Coventry’s under-23s set-up, but is also eligible for its under-18s team.

Despite playing in midfield for Herne Bay, he will be lining up at left back for the Midlands club.


If he breaks into the first team, he could play in front of almost 30,000 fans at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.

“At Coventry I’ve had to make quite a bit of an adjustment,” he said.

“I’m training every day, pre-season’s harder, the sessions are harder, the matches are harder and of a better standard. I’ve been pushed to my limits and past them.

“I’m driven to get fitter and better. Hopefully I can secure my place in the under-23s squad for this season and then hopefully I’ll move up and up over the next few years.

“When you’re in that squad it means you could be called up if there are any injuries.”

Despite his impressive performances for Herne Bay FC, the club has not received a transfer fee for Sam as he had not signed a contract with the club.

While now a full-time footballer, he will still complete his A-levels in Coventry.

Sam’s father, Jon Warden, says he realised his son had a special talent when he was aged just four.

“Sam hit a half-volley right into my hands,” he said.

“I thought then that was very unusual. He struck it so well and his timing was spot on.

“We’re pinching ourselves because he’s always said he’s wanted to be a footballer and lo and behold he is one now. He’s realised that dream.”

Teen living the dream with Coventry City

 

[Nick]

He sounds like he is a clever lad

 

[fatso]

We’ve certainly signed some good young players for the development squad, hopefully they will help secure our future success. This lad sounds like he’s got a great attitude.

 

[Grendel]

I don't have enough the time or the crayons to explain this to you clearly.

Yes, players who run down their contracts can leave for free. Start with a Google for Bosman and work from there.

Leon clarke was on a free and still under contract at Charlton. What are you on about?

It’s hilarious when you try and patronise when you clearly have no knowledge on topics. Like when you said mcnultys scoring record was superior to Chaplin and that he was in a promotion team at Portsmouth

Keep digging

 

[HerneBayGaz]

The lad is very highly thought of in these parts of the woods.

Comes from a very humble family who are very proud that he is playing for us.

Let's hope he progresses into the first team. And has great career

 

[Ashdown]

Hats off to who's heading up the recruitment for the U23's, whether it's our new scout or JF, the future definitely looks bright.

Bright for who, CCFC ? Doubt it on this issue as soon as any promise is shown they will be moved on for maximum profit, which is then invested in more kids to sell on at a later date but meanwhile the club languishes in League one at best. Stinks of a plan to extend the hedge funds stay to me.

 

[Nick]

Bright for who, CCFC ? Doubt it on this issue as soon as any promise is shown they will be moved on for maximum profit, which is then invested in more kids to sell on at a later date but meanwhile the club languishes in League one at best. Stinks of a plan to extend the hedge funds stay to me.

Isn't it a plan to sustain the club? The she as plenty of other clubs without hedge funds?