If we get promoted? (2 Viewers)

ICHAN · Feb 8, 2020

As the title says "if we get promoted" surely we need to do some serious scouting for a or couple of forwards/strikers who can not only score goals, but also hold the ball up to bring other players into goal scoring chances? If we play the system we play now in the championship?
Personally I have no idea who that could be or how much such a player would cost, just wondering what people's thoughts are.
Another win ground out today, just shows how united this group of players are to never give up, and the self belief they must have as a squad, well played lads and I'm sure Portsmouth aren't looking forward to playing us. PUSB

rob9872 · Feb 8, 2020

*when

ICHAN · Feb 8, 2020

Ok 'when' just for you rob I'll try and edit the title just for you shows how many threads I start can't do it lol

rob9872 · Feb 8, 2020

Magwitch · Feb 8, 2020

I would think a lot of that’s been done, I suspect there’s two wish for lists a championship one and a league 1 one.

ICHAN · Feb 8, 2020

To an extent magwitch it may well have been, only problem is that I can see is, robins being a forward, he does seem to pick some dud ones up or is being ill advised on this part of the team?

TTG · Feb 8, 2020

Kinda fits on topic but the logo really fits with what we are as a club
Elephant - strong, through ups and downs, always still here
Grypon - passionate, proud to be Coventry
Phoenix - together we will rise again
Weird building - we are Coventry

Saddlebrains · Feb 8, 2020

If we got automatics i would dance in the fountain in the middle of town singing city songs, pissed out my brain whilst painted sky blue.

Dont pretend none of you wouldnt be do likewise

wingy · Feb 8, 2020

Saddlebrains said:
If we got automatics i would dance in the fountain in the middle of town singing city songs, pissed out my brain whilst painted sky blue.

Dont pretend none of you wouldnt be do likewise

Is it still fountain or a series of water jets spurting from the ground.
I genuinely cannot remember.

Liquid Gold · Feb 8, 2020

rob9872 said:
*when

@Nick where is the double like button?

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Feb 8, 2020

I’m assuming they’ll already have 4 lists 2 for St Andrews and 2 for the Ricoh depending on which league we’re in. I have more faith that we’re better prepared these days

Londonccfcfan · Feb 8, 2020

Biamou was on for no idea scored a brilliant goal. Held the ball up immensely like he's he's always done.

hill83 · Feb 8, 2020

Magwitch said:
I would think a lot of that’s been done, I suspect there’s two wish for lists a championship one and a league 1 one.

4 wish lists.

Back home in the championship
Still in Brum in the championship
Back home in league 1
Still in Brum in league 1

Bonus wish list number 5. Poll from all the keyboard Peps on skybluestalk

ccfc1234 · Feb 8, 2020

Londonccfcfan said:
Biamou was on for no idea scored a brilliant goal. Held the ball up immensely like he's he's always done.

Massively under rated player and non league level according to some. In the cup he was a menace when he came on in the first game and also the replay. He is a smart player and has 10 goals to his name in all competitions and has never been given a run of games. Not saying he is the answer but he would be effective due to his akward style and footballing brain that gets him into dangerous areas.

Londonccfcfan · Feb 8, 2020

ccfc1234 said:
Massively under rated player and non league level according to some. In the cup he was a menace when he came on in the first game and also the replay. He is a smart player and has 10 goals to his name in all competitions and has never been given a run of games. Not saying he is the answer but he would be effective due to his akward style and footballing brain that gets him into dangerous areas.

Not interested by alot including me.

For me he has the most natural talent. Ie he can manipulate a goal out of nothing will always try the spectacular.

Sick Boy · Feb 9, 2020

Personally I’d get rid of the current strikers in the Championship, possibly keep Godden as a squad player.

lord_garrincha · Feb 9, 2020

Bring in Chaplin & Thomas from Lge 1's Barnsley, and Premier Lge football is guaranteed for 21/22...

Grendel · Feb 9, 2020

ICHAN said:
As the title says "if we get promoted" surely we need to do some serious scouting for a or couple of forwards/strikers who can not only score goals, but also hold the ball up to bring other players into goal scoring chances? If we play the system we play now in the championship?
Personally I have no idea who that could be or how much such a player would cost, just wondering what people's thoughts are.
Another win ground out today, just shows how united this group of players are to never give up, and the self belief they must have as a squad, well played lads and I'm sure Portsmouth aren't looking forward to playing us. PUSB

We are going to have issues all over the pitch - we will have an impossible task if we are still in Birmingham

ceetee · Feb 9, 2020

Like when we are in the Championship, struggling to pay Championship wages with no home of our own, better strikers will be our No 1 priority.............?

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 9, 2020

I think the following can play at lower mid table level

Marosi
Hyam
Dabo
Rose
Allen

Squad players

Kelly
Godden
Westbrooke

Lots of work to do.

Hope for a move back to the city and another good summer of recruitment

ccfc1234 · Feb 9, 2020

Sheffield Utd have shown that football is played on grass not paper. If money brought success Man Utd would be in the top 2 right now but there a mile away as they have squandered money on mercenary journeyman.
Smart investment and recruiting players with passion who give their all every week for the cause, along with a decent amount of skill is paramount.

We would need to add 4/5 very good players to the side to kick on again.

Grendel · Feb 9, 2020

ccfc1234 said:
Sheffield Utd have shown that football is played on grass not paper. If money brought success Man Utd would be in the top 2 right now but there a mile away as they have squandered money on mercenary journeyman.
Smart investment and recruiting players with passion who give their all every week for the cause, along with a decent amount of skill is paramount.

We would need to add 4/5 very good players to the side to kick on again.

In the championship their wage bill was £20 million

SlowerThanPlatt · Feb 9, 2020

Grendel said:
In the championship their wage bill was £20 million

Yes our budget would be around £6m to £7m I would have thought which is the same as the likes of Burton and Rotherham who’s aim was to avoid relegation and now find themselves back in League 1 again

ccfcway · Feb 9, 2020

If (and it’s a big if). We will need a fair few players.

There’s a big step up from
League one. Outside of the bottom 3 who (let’s assume) are going down. We will have to rely on picking up a lot of points at “home” v the bottom half teams.

QPR, middlesborough, Hull, stoke, reading, derby, Blackburn etc.

No easy games. Finishing 4th bottom would be a huge achievement in that first year (and that’s not even addressing the mess of us not playing in the city)

SlowerThanPlatt · Feb 9, 2020

Barnsley 23rd and Luton 24th

Charlton had a good start but are now 21st

CanadianCCFC · Feb 9, 2020

hill83 said:
4 wish lists.

Back home in the championship
Still in Brum in the championship
Back home in league 1
Still in Brum in league 1

Bonus wish list number 5. Poll from all the keyboard Peps on skybluestalk

We need to not get relegated in that case

ccfc1234 · Feb 9, 2020

Grendel said:
In the championship their wage bill was £20 million

Site your source please?

Sheffield United F.C. 2019 Salary Cap

Note the highest earner too has made zero impact. Quote figures all you like budgets don't equal success. Sunderland had a salary of 47m in the champ and came 24th.

ccfc1234 · Feb 9, 2020

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Yes our budget would be around £6m to £7m I would have thought which is the same as the likes of Burton and Rotherham who’s aim was to avoid relegation and now find themselves back in League 1 again

Agree with this but the ray of light for us is that the club's you highlight have attendances of about 8000 we could back in Coventry far exceed that. Especially given all the local derby games the championship could offer next season. Anyway want to keep feet on the ground and worry about that exciting problem next season if we need to.

Grendel · Feb 9, 2020

ccfc1234 said:
Site your source please?

Sheffield United F.C. 2019 Salary Cap

Note the highest earner too has made zero impact. Quote figures all you like budgets don't equal success. Sunderland had a salary of 47m in the champ and came 24th.

Championship 2018 Finances - Wages - FINANCIAL FOOTBALL NEWS
Championship 2018 Finances - Wages - FINANCIAL FOOTBALL NEWS

SlowerThanPlatt · Feb 9, 2020

ccfc1234 said:
Site your source please?

Sheffield United F.C. 2019 Salary Cap

Note the highest earner too has made zero impact. Quote figures all you like budgets don't equal success. Sunderland had a salary of 47m in the champ and came 24th.

Isn’t this their Premier League squad?

It also says Jacob Murphy is on loan there when he plays for Sheffield Wednesday...

ccfc1234 · Feb 9, 2020

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Isn’t this their Premier League squad?

It also says Jacob Murphy is on loan there when he plays for Sheffield Wednesday...

Look at its value wage wise

ccfc1234 · Feb 9, 2020

Grendel said:
Championship 2018 Finances - Wages - FINANCIAL FOOTBALL NEWS
Championship 2018 Finances - Wages - FINANCIAL FOOTBALL NEWS

Says 19m grendel you said 20m?

SlowerThanPlatt · Feb 9, 2020

ccfc1234 said:
Look at its value wage wise

There is no possible way they know every players wage, it’s all guess work.

Callum Robinson signed in the Premier League for £8m and is on £5k a week? Hmmm

Sky Blue Harry H · Feb 9, 2020

ceetee said:
Like when we are in the Championship, struggling to pay Championship wages with no home of our own, better strikers will be our No 1 priority.............?

Burton paid Championship wages with much smaller crowds than we'd get. Of course we'd struggle, but no reason we couldn't survive short term.

Grendel · Feb 9, 2020

ccfc1234 said:
Says 19m grendel you said 20m?

oh dear you’ve just quoted a random site and it’s full of inaccuracies

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