Transfer targets (96 Viewers)
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skybluecam
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Don't get your panties in a twist, he looks like a good defender. But he's not the quickest and obviously isn't left footed. He's already looked vulnerable when Dasilva gets bypassed and it will cost us goals over the course of a season.
BlueSkiesForever
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You got to question whether it’s due to not a single player in the world being the right player for the team or whether Doug just doesn’t want to spend the cash…
AFCCOVENTRY
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Tell that to our fan base who are melting down while waiting for their shirt which is in a lorry that’s driven off a cliff…
Not arsed about that one. He’s not done anything lately
Finham
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Time to move on at that price, waste of money.
Martin180
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Ridiculous comment after breaking our transfer record twice and having a £4 million bid turned down today
Hobo
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Please explain? But make sure it is football transfer window realistic based on reality and fact.
Hobo
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Were the club?
Matt smith
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If we lose Saturday with no signings
Hoofhearted
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BlueSkiesForever
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It’s all in context though, we sold probably the two best players in the league, raked in £35 mil and somehow didn’t have the foresight to find a replacement for one of them. Even if the club assumed Hamer was going to stay they should have back up plans in case, they always knew it was going to be 50/50 and yet 3 weeks later they’ve done nothing about it. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to state that Doug has actually spent very little, in fact he’s theoretically gained £11 million so far, hardly a spending spree is it.
Matt smith
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Close the window… you’ve been warmed up to no more signings
Ffs
Matt smith
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I’ll be fucked off
skybluecam
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"theoretically gained £11 million"
You realise when you sign players the fee isn't the only cost? Wright, Simms, MVE, Thomas etc. are going to be on significant wages relative to what we were paying previously.
Martin180
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we haven’t raked in £35 million , these fees are rarely the full amount . Are you seriously questioning Kings intentions with the massive spend both in the window and the infrastructure of the club . Just because we haven’t managed to agree a new player doesn’t suggest anything sinister it’s just how the window works .
Hutch11
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We'll be a few points better off than we were this time last season , ffs give it time
Hobo
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We have almost a whole season to make amends and still have more points than this time last year.
Matt smith
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Squad depth would be a massive concern
SkyBlue_Bear83
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Are you saying the club had to sell Hamer to fund the wage bill?
Because the message was that we didn't need to sell but he wanted to go and with only one year on his deal it was the sensible to maximise his transfer value now.
Which goes again to why hasn't the money been reinvested back in the squad
TomRad85
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Seriously, I love getting the pitchforks out as much as the next man but I'm at least going to wait until the window is closed so I don't say anything that looks pretty much immediately stupid. Think some on here should do the same and try to enjoy tomorrow.
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BlueSkiesForever
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Yeah of course I realise that, and I realise we’ve come a hell of a long way, I will always support Robins and the team but I just want us to be competing at the top of the league. We’re so close to having a proper full squad it’ll just be a real shame if we can’t get in a proper quality CM. I wouldn’t be complaining if we hadn’t sold Vik & Gus but when you look at the squad atm and the last couple performances I can’t help but feel we’re lacking. I just want us to be a real force this season that’s all.
Saddlebrains
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We have. The stipulation of both going was the money was recieved in full bar add ons (in installments of course)
None of this like we did for Simms, it was £35 million for both Vik and Gus
We've spent £20million. Absolutely no excuse for me if he doesnt spend a few million on a CM
fatso
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Perhaps they just can't get the players they want at the moment, and they aren't willing to spunk their money up the wall on panic signings.
Martin180
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As we all do , we just dont need any conspiracy theories
Hobo
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And that was always a risk with such a massive clearance of deadwood. We are in the first transfer window of a squad rebuild. Some people are already looking at next season, not just Watford on Saturday.
mark82
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Not as a Hamer replacement. As a squad member he'd be great. Probably an upgrade on Kelly & Eccles (not knocking either btw). Can also play as a 10 & LWB so gives options.
Grendel
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then we haven’t spent the headline fees either
Brighton Sky Blue
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The Gyokeres deal is out in the open as to its terms.
Matt smith
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No I just want us to replace our best player with the 17 million we’ve accrued
sheaf Kelly and Eccles isn’t enough
I’ll take a loan at this point
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Hobo
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Yes like all our transfer targets and players we are linked with.
SHUNT31
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Not going to lie, I’ll be very underwhelmed if we do no more business. You cannot lose a player like Hamer and not replace. It’s criminal. It was always looking like he could leave so why on earth was a replacement not lined up before we let him go. Cannot expect to challenge when Liam Kelly is the only CDM off the bench.
The watchmaker
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~£17m is oft cited and is the figure used by eg. transfermarkt. I cannot vouch for reliability. Gustavo Hamer - Transfer history