Brighton Sky Blue
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In a team that will do well to hit 20 points he will to coin a phrase be there to put himself in the shop window to try and stay in the division.
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Sick Boy
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If the success of a squad is so reliant on one player it suggests investment/reinvestment across the board is required rather than everything hinging on a single player remaining injury/suspension free all season.
Evo1883
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Awful move? Gets the chance to show the world how good he is live every week .. great move for him
Jamieb87ccfc
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Not really in fitting with our recruitment policies but Tom Cairney would fill the position and be a great signing. But he is 31.
clint van damme
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Our song books took a hit, lost 2 bangers now
Sick Boy
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When did he say that? From what I can tell it was something said on here that suddenly became FACT.
MAFF
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Fair enough he wants to go the Prem and £15m for a player that wants to go with 1 year left on his contract is great business but fucking hell i'm gutted. Best I've ever seen play for us. Also makes it worse as he'll almost definitely play against us next year in the Champ.
shmmeee
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It’s the Robins paradox though. Sometimes you luck out on a generational talent and you out everything behind them while they’re there. Let’s be honest even with £35m to spend the odds of us finding another Gus or Vik is pretty slim by the looks of it.
This is all totally miserable stuff, but I have to take my hat off to Gus - arguably the most enjoyable player to watch in a City shirt for me since Robbie Keane. The goal against Luton might have been the most LIMBZ moment of my life in football. He certainly wasn’t as consistently brilliant as Gyokeres last season, but when he was on it, he was just mesmerising, a true one of a kind. I’m much more sad to see him go than I was with Vik, or maybe any other City player.
shmmeee
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Don’t worry, we’ve got “Haji Wright Wright Wright”
Evo1883
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But we can improve the entire unit , which can make us over all even better
Ccfcisparks
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If we go and sign Kitching, 2 CM and a CAM/ST we will be stronger in the rest of the squad. I don't doubt we iwll get them in.
shmmeee
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Well see. There’s still a wage limit and I’m not convinced three average players equals one Gus.
Brighton Sky Blue
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My inner child’s love for old fashioned battering ram forwards will still have Gyo at top of the list, he is a close second though. Both the best players we’ve had in midfield and up front since 2001.
One gave us loads of time to sign replacements, the other has kind of shafted us. But both dragged a very weak squad to within a Dabo of promotion so deserve to move wherever.
Si80
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He's going into a team that are going to be cannon fodder week in week out. They're a weaker team than the side that got promoted. He'll play Prem for a season and then be back alongside us in the Championship.
The only good part of the move for him is more money.
Unbelievable player and deserves his move. As Robins has said, he dragged us to the play offs. Did think he was good enough for a Brighton or a Brentford but I should think he will be Sheff United’s best player by a mile. Sure we will insert certain add ons that benefit us in the future. Best of luck to him.
Evo1883
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If they come down and he has a good season, I reckon he will get another prem move no issue
shmmeee
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The club has been able to accept a bid whenever they want. I suspect this is the first one they’ve accepted.
Fergusons_Beard
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With a mighty sell on-the gift that keeps on giving
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Ccfcisparks
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The fee is brilliant I must say. Very pleased with that.
shy_tall_knight
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Just too slow to play CM in the championship and a total of 3 goals in his 160 appearances
Sick Boy
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More likely due it being £15M; i'm sure we have targets in mind though but I suspect we'll end up paying a bit more for them now.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Well on that one who knows, but it’s hard not to feel a bit screwed over with the timing.
Ccfcisparks
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Although in the blink of an eye we have gone from Midfield being our most sorted position to our significantly weakest. I can see Robins bringing 2 in.
Evo1883
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As grendel says , he's worth what the market will pay .. 15 million with what I'd imagine is a decent sell on fee .. hamer is probably a 17-20 million pound player
TomRad85
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I would hope so
shmmeee
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If we’re playing Sakamoto as an AM we need a LCB, a RWB a ST and two CMs. Even with a couple of loans it’s a fair bit of business to do when the season has started and everyone knows you’ve got £15-20m burning a hole in your pocket.
Brighton Sky Blue
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I think he has to now, and worth keeping in mind the Hamer who first arrived had clear talent but wasn’t an immediate finished article. I’d be quite happy to see similar signings come in given that a direct replacement won’t be within our budget.