mark82
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21 is quite young for a defender to be fair.
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21 is quite young for a defender to be fair.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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It's hardly a great sign though is it. If he was that talented neither Monaco nor Dijon would've sold.
He's 22 in November and stuck at yet another club he seemingly can't get a game for. At that age you really should be staking a claim or at the very least impressing whilst out on loan.
SlowerThanPlatt
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Ironically he probably would have been better of staying at Chelsea, a couple of loan moves and found his level in England like Clarke-Salter
If he wasn’t talented a club like Monaco wouldn’t have bought him.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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Probably. It's understandable what he was trying to do but it's clearly had the opposite effect.
I admire a player that takes a gamble and moves to another country, regardless of how it works out in the end
KenilworthSkyBlue
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So the fact they sold him just two years later is completely irrelevant is it?
He clearly had a great deal of potential in his teens but there's only so long he can ride the wave of being considered a prodigy.
Not certain but I think there was a change in the heirarchy that brought him in.
Tea & Busquets
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wouldn’t be mad at a Panzo loan.
SlowerThanPlatt
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Confused as to why that would mean they’d have to sell him?
I think we all know what he means. When managers or DOF’s change they have their own ideas of what type of system or players they want. That can lead to good players leaving. I’m not suggesting Panzo is an example of that but the broader point is valid.
Warnock didn’t fancy Spence as a player. He’s not done too bad at Forest !
SlowerThanPlatt
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Well he wasn’t playing before that either so it’s more likely they thought he wasn’t good enough
SlowerThanPlatt
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Walker is with them today so I think that just leaves Kane
KenilworthSkyBlue
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He's been sold by two separate clubs though within two years of joining. I find it very difficult to believe both were as a result of him not fitting the into the system.
SlowerThanPlatt
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Jed Wallace going to WBA..joins Swift and their other plethora of midfielders
Legia Sky Blue
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Even though I see Bruce as a drawback as their manager I can see them challenging next season unfortunately.
Skybluebeliever
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He is thought of very highly by the club and he likes the club , his partner lives in the area so there are lots of positives for him to return if Norwich were to loan him again but as usual money talks and QPR paid a high percentage of his salary last season
I didn’t say that. He’s obviously got ability else he wouldn’t have been signed in the first place. Why do you want to argue with everyone constantly lol
Skyblue_CP
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Wonder if there are any more incomings in the pipeline for the end of this week. Be good to get the majority of the lads together for most of preseason, we haven’t really been heavily linked with anyone else bar Palmer yet. (Which obviously came to fruition)
Winny the Bish
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Another incredible article from Andy Turner - Buchanan, Cochrane, McCallum - Coventry City transfer rumours rated and slated
Not a single rumour or transfer target has been reported originally by him. He says no to 95% of the names linked with City and fails to provide any of his own. The 5% he doesn't shoot down have come from journos at Cov Live's sister sites. We're getting more City transfer news from Derbyshire Live and Alan Nixon than our own fucking club reporter.
It's pathetic. A real editor would've asked him why he's got no sources and no exclusives by now.
Not a single rumour or transfer target has been reported originally by him. He says no to 95% of the names linked with City and fails to provide any of his own. The 5% he doesn't shoot down have come from journos at Cov Live's sister sites. We're getting more City transfer news from Derbyshire Live and Alan Nixon than our own fucking club reporter.
It's pathetic. A real editor would've asked him why he's got no sources and no exclusives by now.
long way home
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I dont think MR or his staff give much away on what's happening behind closed doors. I would imagine lots going on and loads of managers, agents and players will have be in conversation on a daily basis. Most will never come to light of day, but MR definitely seems to been part of a change within the club on how they do business. I prefer it this way, let everyone else talk have your targets and if they come off great if they dont nobody is none the wiser. This way the club doesnt have to confirm or deny anything.
Signings will happen, thats the only thing we can be sure on and if i was a betting man id say progrress and improvement will be made to the squad ready for the new season under MR instruction. Who those are i would guess 2 more perms both defensive left sided. And then 1 loan in an attacking position.
Lastly just a thought, could MR be changing the formation to a flat back 4, and go with 2 DM, 2 ACM and 2 up top. If so the type of player he is looking at will be different to what we think. Palmer and O hare i can see behind the top 2, and can see Sheaf and another sitting in front of a back 4.
Signings will happen, thats the only thing we can be sure on and if i was a betting man id say progrress and improvement will be made to the squad ready for the new season under MR instruction. Who those are i would guess 2 more perms both defensive left sided. And then 1 loan in an attacking position.
Lastly just a thought, could MR be changing the formation to a flat back 4, and go with 2 DM, 2 ACM and 2 up top. If so the type of player he is looking at will be different to what we think. Palmer and O hare i can see behind the top 2, and can see Sheaf and another sitting in front of a back 4.
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SleepyGinger
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Was Maatsen cheaper then?
Tea & Busquets
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one of these days i would love to fabricate a fake transfer rumour just to get a kick out of turner “rating and slating” them.
Looking at the squad if we signed a LWB and a LCB, I'd be happy.
If Waggy and Walker both go I'd probably hope for another attacker. If one went I'd be happy with Tavares taking their place with Harrison Nee as the back up, like Tavares was last season. We have a lot of young talented footballers at this club, the Burroughs brothers, Howley, Nee, and Eccles.
We can not afford top attackers with our budget, they cost to much, so integration of our promising youth forwards is a must.
If Waggy and Walker both go I'd probably hope for another attacker. If one went I'd be happy with Tavares taking their place with Harrison Nee as the back up, like Tavares was last season. We have a lot of young talented footballers at this club, the Burroughs brothers, Howley, Nee, and Eccles.
We can not afford top attackers with our budget, they cost to much, so integration of our promising youth forwards is a must.
Briles
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TwistAndShoutCCFC1987
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True - maybe we’d have a chance. Don’t think we’d go in for him though
SleepyGinger
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I’d be very surprised if we don’t make a big sale this window
Skybluebeliever
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Yes I think he was , I think Norwich were asking a higher percentage of salary to be paid based on the level and the amount of games played in championship , the wages would have increased with Norwich getting promoted . Maatsen I don’t think chelsea were after that higher a percentage as they wanted him to get experience .in championship
Samo
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You might as well, everybody else has.
Samo
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For me, that still leaves us light in midfield.
Skybluebeliever
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I think they might go back to the original CB target now JCS has gone elsewhere and this could happen quickly as the parent club are keen for it to be sorted
junglej13
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Was this the loan from a top Premier League side you mentioned?
I have to reluctantly agree. Im hoping it won't happen, but in all likelihood it will.
If Gyro left, that would be the worst as finding another gem is always a tough ask. And as I've said before, strikers are always a premium.
With Eccles and Howley coming through I'd still want a replacement if Hamer left, but Id be happy with an older player to guide them
The same for O'Hare really with Bapaga and Dinanga coming through.
WGABSOOS
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Sepp van den berg possibly. Liverpool mentioned loaning him again