21/22 Summer transfer mega-thread (64 Viewers)

[mr_monkey]

The ITK wars are starting to hot up

Tbf the telegraph get most of their stories from here

 

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[better days]

Coventry City place players on flexible furlough scheme

The Sky Blues, like all football clubs, have been starved of vital income during the pandemic

www.google.co.uk

I saw that at the time but I don't think it was entirely accurate from what I heard

 

[larry_david]

from the telegraph..."Goalkeepers linked so far include Brighton’s Christian Walton and Wolves’ Matija Sarkic, although CoventryLive understands that, contrary to reports, the latter is not on the club’s radar."

bit weird. wasn't it the tele that initially linked us to sarkic??

Better let this guy know he's backed the wrong horse this morning

 

[edgy]

Better let this guy know he's backed the wrong horse this morning

Sure he'll find out soon enough. Put money on it being a SBT member.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Better let this guy know he's backed the wrong horse this morning

On the flip side if it is this guy how funny is the telegraph going to look

 

[CDK]

90 odd pages of nothing.

 

[SkyblueDad]

No it’s the same 6 weeks off every year. They’ll all start coming back in the next week

That’s correct but it is also correct that a number of nearby clubs have not closed down due to the amount of time lost due to covid

 

[Deleted member 11652]

@Saddlebrains when are Jack Colback and Scott Twine being announced mate?

 

[SBchimp]

That’s correct but it is also correct that a number of nearby clubs have not closed down due to the amount of time lost due to covid

Everyone needs a break at some point. The cat1 clubs work slightly different to the cat 2 and may have had some groups in, but then I know another has kept theirs out for an extra week.

 

[mark82]

@Saddlebrains when are Jack Colback and Scott Twine being announced mate?

Relax. Off season would be pretty boring without rumours wouldn't it?

 

[Sick Boy]

 

[Cavan O'Doherty]

✍

Found a pen down the back of the sofa?

 

[Kieranp96]

Am I the only one starting to worry about lack of business?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Am I the only one starting to worry about lack of business?

Have you read this thread?

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Robins has done an interview and it doesn’t sound too hopeful :

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins explains slow-going transfer window

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins has been speaking exclusively to CoventryLive about the club's plans and frustrations in the summer transfer window

www.coventrytelegraph.net

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

“There’s a probably a mixture of things going on. People are unaware of the circumstances around the finances of football, so I think people are holding out for more money to see if things change. But they won’t.


“So that’s one of the things that’s happening. Also, some of the players that we want won’t be available for a little while longer.

“We’re going to be looking at a couple of loan signings so we have got to wait for that.”

 

[Evo1883]

The middle paragraph deffo means we are signing the best from the Copa America

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

Robins has done an interview and it doesn’t sound too hopeful :

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins explains slow-going transfer window

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins has been speaking exclusively to CoventryLive about the club's plans and frustrations in the summer transfer window

www.coventrytelegraph.net

If he thinks that some on here are going to wait to Mid July....

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Ultimately I have wanted to bring in probably eight, maybe nine players but I might only get five.

“There becomes a balance in terms of which ones you do and that’s where we’re at. I can’t be more honest than that.

“We just have to wait and see how they fall, but we’re working.

 

[SkyBlue_Adam]

Robins has done an interview and it doesn’t sound too hopeful :

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins explains slow-going transfer window

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins has been speaking exclusively to CoventryLive about the club's plans and frustrations in the summer transfer window

www.coventrytelegraph.net

I'm assuming he means 5 Permanent and 5 Loans?

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Robins has done an interview and it doesn’t sound too hopeful :

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins explains slow-going transfer window

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins has been speaking exclusively to CoventryLive about the club's plans and frustrations in the summer transfer window

www.coventrytelegraph.net

He doesn't really say anything that wasn't expected.

The only slight concern is that we may only be able to bring 5 in, but he may just be trying to temper expectations.

 

[ccfc_Tom]

Maybe its 5 if we are not able to get rid of more people.

If can offload mason, jobello, hillsner and kast , I would hope that frees up at least 2 more signings

 

[Winny the Bish]

Prioritising the attacking positions and the left flank.

Robins hardly sounds happy with how it’s going though and the belief some have that we’ve got a bunch lined up and ready to be announced sounds wide of the mark.

 

[Evo1883]

We dont need too many more than 5 anyway do we ?

Think about it .

 

[Alkhen]

I mean when has any manager ever came out and said transfer windows were going easily.

"yeah pissing this window, loads of options all cheap but we have tonnes of cash so it's easy" Never gonna happen

Stay low key temper the nutty fans expectations and not show your hand.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Prioritising the attacking positions and the left flank.

Robins hardly sounds happy with how it’s going though and the belief some have that we’ve got a bunch lined up and ready to be announced sounds wide of the mark.

Self-proclaimed ITK posters revealed to not be ITK?! Surely not.

 

[Alkhen]

We dont need too many more than 5 anyway do we ?

Think about it .

Nah Gk, CB, Left Wingback, CM and ST be happy with that if they are of good quality

 

[Evo1883]

Nah Gk, CB, Left Wingback, CM and ST be happy with that if they are of good quality

Plus we have a loan market to use if desperate , plus mid season transfer market too .

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

We dont need too many more than 5 anyway do we ?

Think about it .

Well Robins said he would've liked 8-9 so we obviously do?

I'd argue at a minimum we'd need 6 incomings.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Very concerning. Got to be favourites to go down now.

 

[Evo1883]

Well Robins said he would've liked 8-9 so we obvious do?

I'd argue at a minimum we'd need 6 incomings.

6 definitely falls into the "not too many more than 5 " category

 

[Evo1883]

Very concerning. Got to be favourites to go down now.

Starting early this year mate

 

[Evo1883]

Very concerning. Got to be favourites to go down now.

 

[cooperskyblue]

Well Robins said he would've liked 8-9 so we obviously do?

I'd argue at a minimum we'd need 6 incomings.

The way the Telegraph have reported it makes it seem quite negative and often with MR, his written quotes seem more down beat than when you hear him actually say things.

The focus will be on comments such as 'it's been frustrating etc but he does also say we are in a 'decent position for things to come to fruition in next few days' so it's about how you want to interpret it.

Robins said our January business was done and we signed someone hours later. He says he might only get 5. That could be just Perm and we may well get more than that.

We've got to wait and see.