Summer transfer window 2024 (24 Viewers)

[BlueSkiesForever]

If we play 433, I have a few questions. Who plays wise left? EMC presumably, but then what about Haji? Same as number 9, Ellis or Haji? Same with number 10. Presumably Rudoni which leaves KP spare. The permutations are mind boggling

I think this is exactly the predicament we want to have, lots of choice for positions, it should hopefully spur players on to play better and also means we can impact a game from off the bench. The main concern atm is that we have little defensive midfield cover and few defensive options should one of our back 4 get injured.

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

He's been a regular in this league for two seasons and is far too good to sit on the bench for a season. Why would he come here as he wouldn't displace MvE?

Because he wouldn’t sit on the bench all season, we would rotate the two especially during fixture pile ups.

 

[Tea & Busquets]

Personally, reckon one of Wright or EMC will play RW.

Tatsu plays golf

 

[Deity]

Personally, reckon one of Wright or EMC will play RW.

Ahead of Tatsu ???

 

[shmmeee]

They break up the MvE x Saka bromance and we riot quite frankly.

 

[TomRad85]

I do think people are still for some mad reason concentrating way too much on a 'first 11'. Imagine being able to bring EMC on for Haji or Saka rather than the rubbish options we had last season, or starting him and being able to bring on either of them... the games come thick and fast in this league and you need to be able to change it up.

 

[Balli001]

Personally, reckon one of Wright or EMC will play RW.

That wont happen. Maybe as an alternative if injuries happen but not starting

 

[donald_trumps]

Completely agree. Times have moved on for cov. Now we are making sure the squad is right. Players will rotate fluidly, so there should be no such thing now as a best 11. Players who rotate should all be at the right level if we are to get promoted

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Wright will be first choice on the left

I dont think it will be long before EMC forces himself into that position

 

[procdoc]

I dont think it will be long before EMC forces himself into that position

He would have perform extremely well to dislodge our top scorer and assist maker though

 

[Perennial Lurker]

He would have perform extremely well to dislodge our top scorer and assist maker though

I see him having a similar impact as Sakamoto did last season . Of all the signings he's the one I'm looking forward to seeing the most

 

[Balli001]

I dont think it will be long before EMC forces himself into that position

Wright will be first choice lets be honest. It would take a significant drop off or injury for that not to be the case

 

[Winny the Bish]

It’s like people have forgotten those midweek games last season where half the team looked fucking knackered. That’s when EMC starts, and if he does well he keeps his place.

 

[David O'Day]

SvH was never going to be a first choice at Norwich and he went there. He didn’t really get much look in at Norwich as he was behind Sargent etc so it is quite a realistic transfer, especially with our experience of dealing with Bologna for Binks.
Another one could be Tom Cannon at Leicester who was injured most of last season. With Leicester giving Vardy a new contract they might feel a loan this season or at least till Jan might be better for him to get minutes.
Whoever comes in as second choice here will get plenty of minutes.


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SVH is not realistic, signing one player from a club does not mean that a player they value at 5m plus, who has a poor attitude, was rubbish and unfit and played even less games than you would think and wants to be a first choice striker is realistic.

Cannon is not realistic either, Lesta are going to want him to play the majority of games if he is loaned out as anything isn't great for his development.

a 3rd striker option is going to be someone like Ntelo, cheaper, not expecting to start all the time and with the physical attributes that we can improve.

 

[Samo]

SVH is not realistic, signing one player from a club does not mean that a player they value at 5m plus, who has a poor attitude, was rubbish and unfit and played even less games than you would think and wants to be a first choice striker is realistic.

Cannon is not realistic either, Lesta are going to want him to play the majority of games if he is loaned out as anything isn't great for his development.

a 3rd striker option is going to be someone like Ntelo, cheaper, not expecting to start all the time and with the physical attributes that we can improve.

Fewer (I can't resist it!)

 

[StrettoBoy]

The thought of EMC coming on after 60 minutes against a tiring defence is mouth-watering.

 

[Tea & Busquets]

I see EMC as our equivalent of a 6th man in basketball terms. First guy off the bench that’s better than a lot of the starters, will come in a tear a tired defence to shreds

 

[Winny the Bish]

For the backup striker you have to look in leagues where wages are much lower than the Championship. A top scorer from Japan, Ligue 2 or Poland won’t mind coming in as a backup because they’re going to double their salary to make the move and still be low-paid in comparison to Simms and Wright.

A guy like Mao Hosoya is Japans starting striker at the Olympics right now. I think he’d definitely accept a move to Coventry.

 

[David O'Day]

EMC will start loads of games, he's not there as a "finisher" off the bench. We needed more depth as last season showed and we have it. A 3rd striker in and we are set to go up front.

 

[fernandopartridge]

EMC will start loads of games, he's not there as a "finisher" off the bench. We needed more depth as last season showed and we have it. A 3rd striker in and we are set to go up front.

Don't be surprised either to see Wright down the middle sometimes

 

[SkyBlueStallion_89]

For the backup striker you have to look in leagues where wages are much lower than the Championship. A top scorer from Japan, Ligue 2 or Poland won’t mind coming in as a backup because they’re going to double their salary to make the move and still be low-paid in comparison to Simms and Wright.

A guy like Mao Hosoya is Japans starting striker at the Olympics right now. I think he’d definitely accept a move to Coventry.

I was looking at top talent Japanese players the other day and they have some real quality, you have players like Minamino at Liverpool and Kubo at Madrid which are the more known, but I was looking at players like Ao Tanaka, Kuyru Matsuki (however I think he's gone to Southampton) Hosoya is a real good forward, there's also CM's Sota Kawasaki, Riku Yamane and a versatile player who can play in midfield and upfront in Jumpei Hayakawa (that's his actual first name )

The J-League and K-League are full of talented players who would command low fees and wages but would jump at the chance to play for us pushing the Prem, our own Tatsu is exciting and brilliant so it's definitely a market we should be going into plus delving more into scouting of Dutch players, MVE biggest example.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

That wont happen. Maybe as an alternative if injuries happen but not starting

Why not? EMC and Wright are both players that have been identified as players that will be in the Prem.

EMC hit double figure goals and assists last season in L1 and Wright was our top assister and joint top goal scorer.

Robins also said post-Stevenage that he felt Sakamoto is still ‘not really there yet and still got a way to go’ in relation to his fitness. See 2:10ish on the media thread with the MR & Eccles reaction.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Don't be surprised either to see Wright down the middle sometimes

Wright has played AM and RW at various points in games last season. Perhaps not on the first day of the season, but the 3 will be Simms, Wright and EMC. Sakamoto will remain an important play but just in a different capacity imo.

 

[Skybluedownunder]

Few on here suggested Marc Leonard… he’s just joined Birmingham


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[Perennial Lurker]

Few on here suggested Marc Leonard… he’s just joined Birmingham


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Never heard of him

 

[Tomh111]

Wright has played AM and RW at various points in games last season. Perhaps not on the first day of the season, but the 3 will be Simms, Wright and EMC. Sakamoto will remain an important play but just in a different capacity imo.

Strongly disagree.

Wright and Mason-Clarke are both right footed and we won't play either of them as a traditional winger.

Both will play on the left and look to cut in to attack the goal, rather than play wide and cross the ball.

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[Balli001]

Wright has played AM and RW at various points in games last season. Perhaps not on the first day of the season, but the 3 will be Simms, Wright and EMC. Sakamoto will remain an important play but just in a different capacity imo.

Sakamoto will start the season 100%.

 

[Skybluedownunder]

Never heard of him

Was on Brighton’s books. Was on loan at Northampton last season


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[Mucca Mad Boys]

I do think people are still for some mad reason concentrating way too much on a 'first 11'. Imagine being able to bring EMC on for Haji or Saka rather than the rubbish options we had last season, or starting him and being able to bring on either of them... the games come thick and fast in this league and you need to be able to change it up.

I don’t think we spent £5m on EMC to sit him on the bench… Sakamoto could make a legendary impact role player.

 

[TomRad85]

I don’t think we spent £5m on EMC to sit him on the bench… Sakamoto could make a legendary impact role player.

Sometimes he'll sit on the bench, sometimes he won't. That's literally my point. Whoever is performing better will be the one who ultimately gets more minutes however, cost won't come into it.

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[Mucca Mad Boys]

Strongly disagree.

Wright and Mason-Clarke are both right footed and we won't play either of them as a traditional winger.

Both will play on the left and look to cut in to attack the goal, rather than play wide and cross the ball.

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So we’ve spent £12m on left sided players to sit one of them on the bench?

Mason-Clark played more or less an equal amount of games at RW before he joined Peterborough.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Sometimes he'll sit on the bench, sometimes he won't. That's literally my point. Whoever is performing better will be the one who ultimately gets more minutes however, cost won't come into it.

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That’s a given over a 50 game season, but Robins will have a starting 11 for the most important games in mind.

 

[Tomh111]

So we’ve spent £12m on left sided players to sit one of them on the bench?

Mason-Clark played more or less an equal amount of games at RW before he joined Peterborough.

Yes, because we are succession planning and ensuring that we have a squad of players who can compete.

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[Balli001]

I don’t think we spent £5m on EMC to sit him on the bench… Sakamoto could make a legendary impact role player.

We paid that much because we wanted a young talented player. No guarantees anyone is first choice. If you expect him to start every game you will be very disappointed

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

We paid that much because we wanted a young talented player. No guarantees anyone is first choice. If you expect him to start every game you will be very disappointed

Even if Sakamoto starts the season, he won’t be ending it as a starter. EMC is definitely rated higher than Sakamoto over the long term.

Sakamoto turns 28 this year, he’s probably not going to improve much more as a player. Last season, he was one of my favourite players and we missed him, I just don’t think he’ll be a first choice ahead of EMC and/or Wright. EMC was in League 1’s Team of the Season and lost out to Burrows for Player of the Season.

Feel free to bookmark this post but my belief is that fan favourite Sakamoto won’t be starter this season.