Perennial Lurker
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If he wasn't such a dick he would be playing in the Premier League earning big money
Transfer Rumour Matty James (1 Viewer)
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shmmeee
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Are you saying you win nothing with kids?
shmmeee
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Kingokings204
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surely robins has enough sway to convince Doug. Dean Austin will be on robins side you would think.
Doug was there on Saturday. It’s obvious to even him…..surely.
fernandopartridge
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Yes, must remember the primary function of transfer policy is enabling the team to win football matches not potential long term profit on sales
Perennial Lurker
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shmmeee
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Players in a winning side also tend to go for more.
Terry Gibson's perm
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I think Williams needs a whole load of realism to hit him, he was earning a fortune and seemingly very unprofessional and now it is biting him on the arse as anybody who thinks of offering anywhere will speak to other people that have been around him.
skybluecam
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Signing Matty James on a free in 2024
SkyBlue_Bear83
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This is a concern at the back of my mind also, if this season flops will we lose a lot of transfer value in Simms and Wright are the main two I'm thinking of.
Gibbo
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".....you're not going to like it"
fernandopartridge
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This is James stats compared with Eccles and Sheaf last season:
As you can see, our two players compare favourably on most metrics
Player Comparison: Matty James vs. Ben Sheaf vs. Josh Eccles | FBref.com
Player Comparison: Matty James vs. Ben Sheaf vs. Josh Eccles
As you can see, our two players compare favourably on most metrics
Perennial Lurker
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Lies !
Eccles is shit and league 1 standard at best
Perennial Lurker
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As opposed to signing who?
Brighton Sky Blue
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That Man Utd side still had some leadership in it. We have at best got Twitching and Thomas.
Liquid Gold
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That experience and borrowed quality often improve your own assets immeasurably too
skybluecam
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Well exactly, no one, because we fucked it in the actual transfer window.
I wouldn’t be opposed to it now but it’s pretty much an admission of failure by the recruitment team.
Mucca Mad Boys
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James would be brought in on a 4th choice basis. Which is pretty impressive. Eccles in particular would thrive having James alongside him rather than Torp imo, and vice versa.
We need to take the burden off Sheaf too. When he plays, he’s 82 mpg on average, Eccles is playing 73 mpg. Having a James (or similar) to see out the last 20-30 minutes would do more for Sheaf longevity.
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San Francisco
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That's better than a Prius!
duffer
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All of our current midfield give me range anxiety at moment - I'd be more than happy to get someone like James in to support them, even if he's got a few miles on the clock.
It’s a twin objective ….improve the playing squad and give the club playing assets that make us sustainable.
You can’t have the former without the latter
For anyone to lazy to click on Fernando's link:
But to look at stats in isolation for this transfer would be an oversight. If we want to follow in the footsteps of Brighton and Brentford they aren't adverse to signing more senior players, think Milner, Lallana, Pontus Jansson etc.
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But to look at stats in isolation for this transfer would be an oversight. If we want to follow in the footsteps of Brighton and Brentford they aren't adverse to signing more senior players, think Milner, Lallana, Pontus Jansson etc.
JSL
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That all sounds quite believable to me. It also infers of tension between DK and MR which adds fuel to the unsubstantiated rumours I have heard of the two of them having a 'falling out' last week.
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Im sure it’s far easier to secure loans of young players when there’s a likelihood of them starting most games. We now have a lot more strength in depth and most fans acknowledged any additional players signed were likely back ups
Last season we had ayari who was lightweight and got sent back early as Robins wouldn’t play him and Binks who played half the games. By all accounts we tried to sign a loan this window but they got injured so stayed with their parent club.
It’s just this site seems to ignore facts these days
Kingokings204
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It depends what you consider success….
we strengthened our Keeper, out wide on both flanks, the striking options and made Binks perm.
We didn’t sell any of our key players.
we managed to offload Godden and Palmer for fees.
That’s a good window, maybe even a very good window. If we had added a great number 6 or 8 that would have made it a brilliant window.
failing to land one target doesn’t make all other progress irrelevant …..
Perennial Lurker
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And it wasn't for the want of trying
fernandopartridge
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Yes, hence why i said primary
Pezza
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I really like Doug's model, it reminds me of Crewe back in the day (Ashton, Hulse, Murphy, etc went for millions even then), it's even more savvy these days buying 'assets' and selling them on with add on's and bigger money, then going it again. He obviously timed it well and saw how well it went with Hamer and Vik. However, this approach only works when the potential you invest in actually develops. How do they do that? it's not just talent and working hard. They need an environment, staff, facilities and a team that they can perform in. The top teams have those experienced characters who push the talent on, inspire them, protect and look after them. There was a whole thread on Torp on this forum. who does he have in and around him on the pitch who can look after him and help him develop? A Matty James type player would be massive.
Just my view on it, I'd take a couple of 30+ players and create the right team environment.
Just my view on it, I'd take a couple of 30+ players and create the right team environment.
Sick Boy
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Genuinely hope that isn’t true.
Hence why I said twin ….. without the club being sustainable you can’t make progress on the playing side.
Perennial Lurker
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GIMOC will be on shortly to confirm
Brighton Sky Blue
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I mean King was presumably willing to sign off on Browne who wouldn’t be a money spinner either, so would struggle to understand his aversion to this just on those grounds.
Perennial Lurker
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Agree with all of that as long as the experienced players contributed and added to the starting eleven