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Pleas tell me you're joking.
"Top class" player wants to come to City according to Mowbray. (2 Viewers)
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Pleas tell me you're joking.
Warwickhunt
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cos he stopped smoking!
afan4life
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If only
ccfcway
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didn't he turn down a contact from money bags wigan ?
SkyBlue_Bear83
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According the Kieran Crowley the player never existed, Mowbray was trying to make a point about juggling the budget and it was taken out of context. He was trying to save some of the budget for strikers but if a top class midfielder wants to come to city he would be mad not to and then what knock on impact that would mean for getting in the striker he wanted.
ccfcway
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taken out of context by the club itself ?
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/tony-mowbray-pre-match-coventry-city-wigan-athletic-2599897.aspx
Don't suppose you could copy and paste that could you CCFCWAY,not letting me load for some reason.
SkyBlue_Bear83
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I know it seems strange, he's said it several times when anyone asks him about the player that it was never really on and Mowbray was just illustrating a point.
SkyBlue_Bear83
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The boss admitted he would be "daft not to take him" and also gave a pre-season message to the fans here...
Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray admitted in today's press conference that there is a player who has played in the top flight and Championship for his whole career that has repeatedly called him saying he wants to play for the club.
Mowbray wouldn’t reveal who the player was, but said he would be “daft not to take him” while also admitting he has to see if it will suit the budget and squad.
"A player keeps calling me wanting to come here who's played at the top level,” Mowbray said.
"He’s played in the Premier League and Championship throughout his career.
"I'll make a call. It's not about the money for him, he's earned plenty over his career, he just wants to play. It's another midfielder, but I'd be daft not to take him. But then I'm in that situation regarding budget for other players like a striker, but why shouldn't we have that level of competition in a squad.
"We need three or four players for each position in my opinion to challenge at the very top of this league.
"Sure we have Romain and John and now Bryn and Conor started pre-season well, but when it’s winter and we get injuries we’re going to need options, it’s good to have the option and I can rotate it.”
Mowbray has repeatedly emphasised the fact that the squad needs two or three new faces in order to compete at the top of the division.
The manager is confident that he will get the right players in before the transfer window shuts as Premier League clubs announce their 25-man squads.
When asked if he had a pre-season message for the fans, Mowbray said: “My message to the fans would be that I would hope they realise it's not finished yet.
“We still need some bodies and we're working hard. There's always the temptation to bring someone in because they're available but they might not be a right fit.
“We're looking at the forward areas, we know where those players are and I ask for a little patience initially. It’s not going to be a mad rush when Premier League teams announce their squads. I think we'll be very competitive, and we'll only get stronger as the season goes on.”
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Huckerby
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"A player keeps calling me wanting to come here who's played at the top level, I'll make a call." Coventry City's Tony Mowbray
Fri 07 Aug 2015 10:38
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The boss admitted he would be "daft not to take him" and also gave a pre-season message to the fans here...
Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray admitted in today's press conference that there is a player who has played in the top flight and Championship for his whole career that has repeatedly called him saying he wants to play for the club.
Mowbray wouldn’t reveal who the player was, but said he would be “daft not to take him” while also admitting he has to see if it will suit the budget and squad.
"A player keeps calling me wanting to come here who's played at the top level,” Mowbray said.
"He’s played in the Premier League and Championship throughout his career.
"I'll make a call. It's not about the money for him, he's earned plenty over his career, he just wants to play. It's another midfielder, but I'd be daft not to take him. But then I'm in that situation regarding budget for other players like a striker, but why shouldn't we have that level of competition in a squad.
"We need three or four players for each position in my opinion to challenge at the very top of this league.
"Sure we have Romain and John and now Bryn and Conor started pre-season well, but when it’s winter and we get injuries we’re going to need options, it’s good to have the option and I can rotate it.”
Mowbray has repeatedly emphasised the fact that the squad needs two or three new faces in order to compete at the top of the division.
The manager is confident that he will get the right players in before the transfer window shuts as Premier League clubs announce their 25-man squads.
When asked if he had a pre-season message for the fans, Mowbray said: “My message to the fans would be that I would hope they realise it's not finished yet.
“We still need some bodies and we're working hard. There's always the temptation to bring someone in because they're available but they might not be a right fit.
“We're looking at the forward areas, we know where those players are and I ask for a little patience initially. It’s not going to be a mad rush when Premier League teams announce their squads. I think we'll be very competitive, and we'll only get stronger as the season goes on.”
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Fri 07 Aug 2015 10:38
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The boss admitted he would be "daft not to take him" and also gave a pre-season message to the fans here...
Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray admitted in today's press conference that there is a player who has played in the top flight and Championship for his whole career that has repeatedly called him saying he wants to play for the club.
Mowbray wouldn’t reveal who the player was, but said he would be “daft not to take him” while also admitting he has to see if it will suit the budget and squad.
"A player keeps calling me wanting to come here who's played at the top level,” Mowbray said.
"He’s played in the Premier League and Championship throughout his career.
"I'll make a call. It's not about the money for him, he's earned plenty over his career, he just wants to play. It's another midfielder, but I'd be daft not to take him. But then I'm in that situation regarding budget for other players like a striker, but why shouldn't we have that level of competition in a squad.
"We need three or four players for each position in my opinion to challenge at the very top of this league.
"Sure we have Romain and John and now Bryn and Conor started pre-season well, but when it’s winter and we get injuries we’re going to need options, it’s good to have the option and I can rotate it.”
Mowbray has repeatedly emphasised the fact that the squad needs two or three new faces in order to compete at the top of the division.
The manager is confident that he will get the right players in before the transfer window shuts as Premier League clubs announce their 25-man squads.
When asked if he had a pre-season message for the fans, Mowbray said: “My message to the fans would be that I would hope they realise it's not finished yet.
“We still need some bodies and we're working hard. There's always the temptation to bring someone in because they're available but they might not be a right fit.
“We're looking at the forward areas, we know where those players are and I ask for a little patience initially. It’s not going to be a mad rush when Premier League teams announce their squads. I think we'll be very competitive, and we'll only get stronger as the season goes on.”
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Hobo
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I said that a week ago in this thread.
Hobo
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nah he was just joshing the fans who were in panic meltdown at the time it takes to sign decent strikers as oposed to the dross we normally sign. He was just giving them food for thought over choices vs budget
Here it is
SkyBlue_Bear83
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tbh it wouldn't massively surprise me if Mowbray did say it as a hypothetical scenario and the club spun it this way to drum up interest for the new season.
palmerd717
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Kevin Nolan?? Made loads of money at Newcastle and west ham. left west ham this week after negotiating a release / pay off of his contract, only wants game time now. 33 or 34 years of age but could do a job.
ccfc1234
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The cards are not falling into place for TM at the moment. Samual injured for reading strongly linked. Maddison 3 months out. Armstrong u19 England.
I wonder how much respect TM still has for Wagott who I am sure is chucking suggestions of the most horrendous and cheap signings his way.
On that note delighted its gone quiet from Wagott the less that fool says the better.
I wonder how much respect TM still has for Wagott who I am sure is chucking suggestions of the most horrendous and cheap signings his way.
On that note delighted its gone quiet from Wagott the less that fool says the better.
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Huckerby
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Haha. Can imagine him with getting all hot and bothered and nervously presenting a load of wiki entrys to Mowbray who is just glaring at him. Would make a great comic
skybluepm2
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That Crowley bloke of a bit of a smart arse know it all judging from some of his comments on Twitter. If he has the bollocks to say the player was fictional, perhaps he could explain the words that came out of TM's mouth now that he appears to have called him a liar.
rupert_bear
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The best news that came out in the summer was Mowbray or rather Mark Venus had sole rule over transfers in or out I don't trust the bloke but at least he is very much in the background now. In fact the only time Waggott has opened his gob publicaly is when he put his size nines in about season ticket sales.
Captain Dart
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The original article specifically mentions a player "who keeps on calling " Tony Mowbray.
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/tony-mowbray-pre-match-coventry-city-wigan-athletic-2599897.aspx
Why not just come out and say that trail is cold, other decisions have been made, the budget is being deployed elsewhere. There is nothing wrong with the decisions made so far. Unless the possibility is still there?
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/tony-mowbray-pre-match-coventry-city-wigan-athletic-2599897.aspx
Why not just come out and say that trail is cold, other decisions have been made, the budget is being deployed elsewhere. There is nothing wrong with the decisions made so far. Unless the possibility is still there?
dongonzalos
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### Thread Bump###
Was it Cole?
Although has Cole ever played in the Championship?
Was it Cole?
Although has Cole ever played in the Championship?
stupot07
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"Top class" player wants to come to City according to Mowbray.
Cole had only ever played top flight football before playing for us, so no it can't be him.
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Cole had only ever played top flight football before playing for us, so no it can't be him.
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