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Well no it’s just you say we need ‘good players’, are the club not trying to sign them?
Well no it’s just you say we need ‘good players’, are the club not trying to sign them?I’m not the bloke who does the identifying, I’m just a fan who wants to see his team perform to a high standard every week and become accustomed to the shite we’ve seen over the first 15-ish games and the last 5-6 games of the season. I feel like I’m in an interview for a job at the CBS arena atm, please stop
I mean this comment sums it up really. "We just need good players" is actually hilarious.
Also, King hasn't made £7m profit at all.
I'll put it this way; you're like a child asking why you can't have ice cream for dinner.We just do though, like what is wrong with wanting that?!Why are so many Cov fans accepting of having to put up with shit every week and convoluted arguments to say we should enjoy signing League 1 players? Like what?! We’re such loyal and fair fans, we deserve and NEED better than a midfield of Allen, Kelly and Eccles etc
You can’t put ideas like that into a fat guy’s head mateI'll put it this way; you're like a child asking why you can't have ice cream for dinner.
Well maybe some of the recruiting has been off then, I can’t help but think Lati, Dasilva, Kitching, Collins have been quite a let down. Sakamoto and Van Ewijk on the other hand have been exceptional. I’m really not convinced plundering League 1 or the championship is the way to go, I’m all for the European leagues and I hope our recruitment see the likes of Torp, Haji, MVE and Saka have all come from those leagues.Well no it’s just you say we need ‘good players’, are the club not trying to sign them?
Well no club in the world gets every signing correct. The slight concern for me is signing loads of former Chelsea youth players who mostly haven’t worked out.Well maybe some of the recruiting has been off then, I can’t help but think Lati, Dasilva, Kitching, Collins have been quite a let down. Sakamoto and Van Ewijk on the other hand have been exceptional. I’m really not convinced plundering League 1 or the championship is the way to go, I’m all for the European leagues and I hope our recruitment see the likes of Torp, Haji, MVE and Saka have all come from those leagues.
Firstly you're ignoring Thomas who's been a success.Well maybe some of the recruiting has been off then, I can’t help but think Lati, Dasilva, Kitching, Collins have been quite a let down. Sakamoto and Van Ewijk on the other hand have been exceptional. I’m really not convinced plundering League 1 or the championship is the way to go, I’m all for the European leagues and I hope our recruitment see the likes of Torp, Haji, MVE and Saka have all come from those leagues.
I'll put it this way; you're like a child asking why you can't have ice cream for dinner.
Apologies then, that's not my intention. I'm just trying to say that it's not as simple as just signing good players and our recruitment has been pretty outstanding given our budget and the amount of players we had to bring in this season. Obviously it's not been perfect - if it was the recruitment team would likely not be working for us, they'd be off to a premier league team. And part of being a smaller club with a smaller budget means we have to take risks on players, which will never always pay off.Still not sure why you’re trying to have a jibe at me every other reply, I’ve literally said jack shit to you personally (other than this shamanistic mumbo jumbo that you mentioned previously), but aside from that I’ve been humble and considerate. I’m just a fan who wants money spent on his club, I’m not happy with seeing some of the bollocks we’ve had to witness this year, genuinely not sure why you’re having a go at me constantly, it’s just really odd tbh.
I definitely agree with you about Sheaf being a more technical player, he wouldn’t be easy to replace, but in terms of having an impact on games I think Hamer and Gyokeres were massively more impactful. I think Sheaf is only really good at stopping the opposition (which is clearly important) but I feel that Hamer in particular was good at almost everything, getting the ball, passing, assists, shooting, Hamer has been a massive miss to us has been much harder to replace than Sheaf will be (although I still think it won’t be easy to replace him).
Apologies then, that's not my intention. I'm just trying to say that it's not as simple as just signing good players and our recruitment has been pretty outstanding given our budget and the amount of players we had to bring in this season. Obviously it's not been perfect - if it was the recruitment team would likely not be working for us, they'd be off to a premier league team. And part of being a smaller club with a smaller budget means we have to take risks on players, which will never always pay off.
You mention Lati - has he been outstanding? No. But he's come in and covered essentially 2 positions in the squad for a fee of just £500k, which represents excellent value for us really.
Comments like "just sign good players" boil my piss a bit.
Sheaf’s very good, definitely not saying he’s shit, definitely not, I’m just saying I think Hamer is a better player and was more important for us than Sheaf has been.Sheaf absolutely makes us tick on the ball. More than Hamer. Hamer makes things happen, Sheaf does everything he doesn’t. They were a great partnership TBH.
Thomas wasn’t signed from L1, he was signed from Burnley who’d just won our league and came through their academy.I definitely get where you’re coming from, it’s not easy signing hit after hit but my point is that I hope we don’t scavenge around league 1 in the hope we pick out some gem of a player and then rely on that player for the rest of the season. I think it’s fine having the odd one here and there but bar Thomas none of the league 1 signings, free agents or cheap signings have blown me away. The players that have served us well have generally been £3 mil+ and that’s what I’d prefer us to sign more of, that’s all.
The debate will end I guess when we see where he ends up and what clubs are prepared to pay.
I’ll happily take witnessing some of this years ‘bollocks’ compared to the league 2 and 1 bollocks…Still not sure why you’re trying to have a jibe at me every other reply, I’ve literally said jack shit to you personally (other than this shamanistic mumbo jumbo that you mentioned previously), but aside from that I’ve been humble and considerate. I’m just a fan who wants money spent on his club, I’m not happy with seeing some of the bollocks we’ve had to witness this year, genuinely not sure why you’re having a go at me constantly, it’s just really odd tbh.
Thomas wasn’t signed from L1, he was signed from Burnley who’d just won our league and came through their academy.
Plenty of good players come from League 1, I’ll pick out a few examples; Ivan Toney set a goal scoring record straight from L1, McNally for us came from L1, Ipswich have just won automatic promotion. There’s plenty more talented players to sign from that league too.
I’ll happily take witnessing some of this years ‘bollocks’ compared to the league 2 and 1 bollocks…
Be careful what you wish for.
We are building in a way that means we won’t be in serious financial trouble if we don’t go up immediately (Hull for example)
He’s here, he’s there…
He's under pressure for his place now.Needs to stay injury free (yes I know that's in the lap of the footballing gods), cut out the silly mistakes and step up quite a bit more and look like he's enjoying his job.
Nuff said.
He’s not under pressure for his place, he’s the first name on the team sheetHe's under pressure for his place now.
With Eccles, Rudoni, Torp, EMC, Palmer, Allen and even Lats all offering competition and options for 3 positions, he's got to be on top of his game,
Yes he's still the best option for us when he's 100% but MR has options now and can rotate players with ease.
MvE?He’s not under pressure for his place, he’s the first name on the team sheet
He is when he's on form.He’s not under pressure for his place, he’s the first name on the team sheet
Hopefully all of the players are under pressure for their placesHe’s not under pressure for his place, he’s the first name on the team sheet
Yeah fair enough, he’s the sameMvE?
Yep, or Thomas, Sakamoto, SimmsMvE?
Be interesting whether we go two up top if we’re chasing a gameHe is when he's on form.
The difference now is that if his performances drop, (which is rare tbf) or if he needs resting, we have viable options available without our standards dropping.
That hasn't been the case up to now.
Dovin?Yep, or Thomas, Sakamoto, Simms
Possibly, what he had to do Tuesday night he did well, but that wasn’t really a testing game for him.Dovin?
I think the idea is, a goalie is always the first name on the teamsheetPossibly, what he had to do Tuesday night he did well, but that wasn’t really a testing game for him.
I do hope you’re right. A goalie can be the difference between almost and job done.
I don't understand the point you continually make that this coming season will be "much easier" than last, based on the teams dropping out of the Premier. Every year the relegated teams have to adjust to life in the Championship. All you can really say about them is that they got relegated because they weren't good enough. Unless they implode, they're always likely to be challenging for a top 6 spot.I get that but I also think that if we always look backwards and be grateful that it’s not too bad then we’ll be too fearful to look forwards and grab golden opportunities whilst we can.
I’m convinced next season will be much easier than the one we’ve just had. There won’t be any quality attacking teams coming down into the league, such as Leicester, Leeds or Southampton. The likes of Burnley, Luton and Sheffield are all much more beatable and pose less threat. It still won’t be easy but I’m convinced it’ll be easier than this season. I believe we need to spend the money now and get a squad that’s able to get promotion whilst we have an ideal opportunity.
It’s also not like we need to spend an absolute shit load, £15-20 mil would do it (which is really not much these days). Realistically a quality LB, 2 CMs, CB and GK would probably see us through.
I don't understand the point you continually make that this coming season will be "much easier" than last, based on the teams dropping out of the Premier. Every year the relegated teams have to adjust to life in the Championship. All you can really say about them is that they got relegated because they weren't good enough. Unless they implode, they're always likely to be challenging for a top 6 spot.
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