Nor me, but reading back, there did seem to be some sort of contagious mass hysteria last night because we didn't sign anyone! I assume a signing broadly follows this -I dont get the obsession with Walsh, he hasn't really done much in this division and would he replace Sheaf or Hamer?
We play will 2 attacking midfielders most of the timeNor me, but reading back, there did seem to be some sort of contagious mass hysteria last night because we didn't sign anyone! I assume a signing broadly follows this -
Identify a player
Approach
Negotiate
Agree deal
Everyone loves a new signing, but what player that we wanted would be a) good enough and b) happy to be back up for O'Hare?
I dont get the obsession with Walsh, he hasn't really done much in this division and would he replace Sheaf or Hamer?
I dont get the obsession with Walsh, he hasn't really done much in this division and would he replace Sheaf or Hamer?
Of course not, he's injury prone, on big money & never proved himself at this level but if he's:
A) A former player or
B) "From Cov"
Then our fans will always say we've missed out somehow.
Bright Enobakhare has signed for Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.
What a wild CV that guy has
Bright Enobakhare has signed for Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.
What a wild CV that guy has
Bright Enobakhare has signed for Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.
What a wild CV that guy has
I’m not congratulating them I’m asking someone whether it’s a good thingIt's obviously a good thing. But do you honestly believe that any received definitive interest from clubs? If they had I'd wager a sale would've probably been made.
It's not like we were swatting away bids left, right and centre. Unless you naively believe Boddy's narrative.
Congratulating the club on not farming out players in the January window is an odd position to take.
The last thing that region needs is another thing to argue about
I’m not congratulating them I’m asking someone whether it’s a good thing
I honestly believe interest was received but no offer anywhere near what we’d need to replace
I also believe that the model shmmee referred of buying cheap, developing and selling and reinvesting is in need of a rethink to progress from where we have got to
I’m not congratulating them I’m asking someone whether it’s a good thing
I honestly believe interest was received but no offer anywhere near what we’d need to replace
I also believe that the model shmmee referred of buying cheap, developing and selling and reinvesting is in need of a rethink to progress from where we have got to
I never knew why they diverged from that strategy? Possibly because Gunarsson and Westwood walked out for nothing? But Dann and Fox made profitWe need to go back to the model we had when Sisu took over which means buying the best young L1 talent really. Which you won’t do for nothing. We should be looking at the likes of Twine and Sykes in L1 to move us forward but they won’t come for free.
We need to go back to the model we had when Sisu took over which means buying the best young L1 talent really. Which you won’t do for nothing. We should be looking at the likes of Twine and Sykes in L1 to move us forward but they won’t come for free.
Why are you ignoring the evidence of the last 5 years?And it's your kind of post that I don't understand. There's always a ceiling and at some point the progress will come to a grinding halt. We're simply not going to continually improve season after season. That POV is unrealistic and completely unsustainable. All it takes is one bad window and the house of cards will come crumbling down.
At some point the bubble will pop.
Or to make more money from other sources. We won’t be getting investment that isn’t a loan from the owner I don’t think. Let’s just give up ehAt best the interest received would've been enquiries. I refuse to believe any bids were formally submitted. Strange how other bids were reported in the Championship yet ours managed to be kept under lock and key?
All well and good saying it needs a rethink but what's the alternative? It's the only real way we generate significant income. The only way to overcome the obstacles that have arisen in the last couple of years with regards to the model - lower divisions of European market being closed off, EFL market subsequently becoming even more inflated etc etc. - is more owner investment which isn't going to happen.
Why are you ignoring the evidence of the last 5 years?
It’s a fair question to ask what’s different from 5 years ago when fisher said we couldn’t sustain a championship club
Or to make more money from other sources. We won’t be getting investment that isn’t a loan from the owner I don’t think. Let’s just give up eh
Tell Dave there’s no point
Tell mark he should leave
Tell the players we can’t compete
Tell the fans not to bother
Ffs let’s get behind the ckubv
The market has completely changed though since we were last able to do that. You can't get prime L1 talent for £1-2m anymore really. The asking price has now doubled, even tripled in some cases.
Or to make more money from other sources. We won’t be getting investment that isn’t a loan from the owner I don’t think. Let’s just give up eh
Tell Dave there’s no point
Tell mark he should leave
Tell the players we can’t compete
Tell the fans not to bother
Ffs let’s get behind the ckubv
And so has the return. Maddison went for £2.5m and was sold for £22.5m. Wilson £3.3m to £20m. Konza £2.5m to £12m.
And only 5 players have ever gone for £6m or more from L1, only one in the last 5 years. And that was a 27 yo Sunderland player they’d bought for £10m.
Yeah and as a strategy it's all well and good, but SISU aren't ever going to inject that kind of cash into the club so it's irrelevant. I've already said this to Sky Blue Pete.
I did say tripled in some cases....
The budget will increase year on year but not ever enough to give us a top 6 budget.How am I ignoring evidence? You can't honestly think we're going to continuously improve in this league season after season with one of the smallest budgets in the league?
The budget will increase year on year but not ever enough to give us a top 6 budget.
Are you thinking there’s a rich fan that is willing to gift £15m a year for no return? If you know their name get them in touch with Ms Seppala
The budget will increase year on year but not ever enough to give us a top 6 budget.
Are you thinking there’s a rich fan that is willing to gift £15m a year for no return? If you know their name get them in touch with Ms Seppala
We’ve shown decent returns from Prem castoffs for about £1m which is good business. I just think generally a player is more likely to get to Prem level coming up than bouncing back from being released so if your strategy is to sustain the club on player sales then you need to accept the cost of stock has gone up.
Or to make more money from other sources. We won’t be getting investment that isn’t a loan from the owner I don’t think. Let’s just give up eh
Tell Dave there’s no point
Tell mark he should leave
Tell the players we can’t compete
Tell the fans not to bother
Ffs let’s get behind the ckubv
The next time you meet “Dave” could you ask what clubs these bids were from as they have not been reported by anyone else?
We aren’t anything like £15m a year from a decent squad. More like £2-3m
And we’ve been able to invest in improving contracts and added a long term championship standard wing backWe got behind the club in record numbers only to be told that actually, sorry, it won't make any difference to the budget this year, we had unforeseen costs.
Am I allowed to argue that someone perhaps should have done a better job of foreseeing them?
Middlesbrough threw 2 players into the game on Saturday that cost more than that in wages alone
I never knew why they diverged from that strategy? Possibly because Gunarsson and Westwood walked out for nothing? But Dann and Fox made profit
Do we know any of those??We aren’t anything like £15m a year from a decent squad. More like £2-3m
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