italiahorse
Well-Known Member
Say no as he's under contract or at least stick out for a reasonable offer if he is worth twice the wages.
It appears to me that we just grab the first offer and have no real back up when they go.
We all know our owners are shite but in this particular case I can't see what other option they had if Bradford offered to double his money.
How do you know it wasn't reasonable?Say no as he's under contract or at least stick out for a reasonable offer if he is worth twice the wages.
It appears to me that we just grab the first offer and have no real back up when they go.
How do you know it wasn't reasonable?
An educated guess, based on past experience over the past 7 years.
Specifically, he was in Austria so was in TM plans up until a few days ago.
80 grand we gothink apparently. How are we going to strengthen the squad with 80 grand?
Where did you get the figure 80 grand from?80 grand we gothink apparently. How are we going to strengthen the squad with 80 grand?
50 grand.How much did we allegedly pay for him?
50 grand.
We sold him for less that 6 figures. 80 grand is the figure banded about.
Yes the club has always sold players, but the Quality of players the club are signing now and for the last ten years will only mean one thing in my opinion. My Sky Blues are slowly DYING under SISU and there won't be a football club to buy.I no longer get upset about players moving on it happened before the great Jimmy Hill came and made us Sky Blues, transforming us from the Bantams.
During his reign we sold many favourites including the 'Hud' & Terry Bly. So this has been going on for more than 50 years and you have to accept like the vast majority (even in the Premeirship) we're a selling club. That's how you finance deals and change the squad to improve, hopefully.
By the way our owners are no different to most others and the criticism they get on this site is unjustified and I'd add even if and when new owners come along the same people will still be 'moaning and groaning'.
True fans are around for a lifetime while owners, managers & players ALL move on.
In Mowbray I trust!
Is that along the pattern of players coming in being shit, but anybody we sell, let go or moves on being a world beater?Yes the club has always sold players, but the Quality of players the club are signing now and for the last ten years will only mean one thing in my opinion. My Sky Blues are slowly DYING under SISU and there won't be a football club to buy.
How much did we allegedly pay for him?
50 grand.
We sold him for less that 6 figures. 80 grand is the figure banded about.
So you don't know then.
The complete overreaction to this transfer is unbelievable. I do pray its just a minority of our fans who feel like this, in fact I hope these posts are just your typical internet keyboard melodramatic hyperbole, otherwise I worry for people's sanity.
No, you don't know.
So you would take someone to Austria and play him in a team preparing for the new season, yet he was not in your plans for the team?
Pre season is currently pointless, so if we actually do get the players in, the first game they play together will be a league game.
We are not giving ourselves a chance and even TM will struggle to pull this one out the bag.
Keep on justifying our unprofessional owners off and on the field. You really are a joke on here.
Your happy that we are missing several key players less than 2 weeks before the season starts ?
I can't remember a season starting so unprepared ......... ever.
You're talking an awful lot of nonsense here.
No one said he wasn't in TM's plans. What are we supposed to do, leave any player at home that we think we might get a bid for ffs?
Of course pre season isn't pointless. Don't be stupid.
Armstrong didn't sign until late in pre-season last year. Murphy didn't even join until after the first game (or two).
Can't believe the overreaction to this sale. It's a 30 year old Romain Vincelot. It's not Keiren Westwood, Scott Dann, James Maddison etc.
Calm down.
I thought you had been a fan for years, if so you might recall 1983 the first spell under Gould, when the whole team left after Sextons sacking. We were far more underprepared then.
I am prepared, like last season, to give Mowbray the chance to forge his team and squad. I don't recall anyone moaning that he left it late to secure Armstrong last season.
I thought you had been a fan for years, if so you might recall 1983 the first spell under Gould, when the whole team left after Sextons sacking. We were far more underprepared then.
I am prepared, like last season, to give Mowbray the chance to forge his team and squad. I don't recall anyone moaning that he left it late to secure Armstrong last season.
So he was in the plans and then got sold at this late stage ?
Either way its poor.
Hes not after a couple of players though he's after several.......... hopefully ?
1983 in the top division and survived. I can dream of that
We are where we are.Your happy that we are missing several key players less than 2 weeks before the season starts ?
I can't remember a season starting so unprepared ......... ever.
Making judgement now is ridiculous. There's time to being in players before the season starts and the transfer window doesn't close until the end of August.
Personally I would have kept Martin, JOB and Vincelot but saying that they were key players in a team that failed to reach the play offs last year. There's no doubt Martin and JOB leaving was down to Mowbray and it sounds like he is OK with Vincelot and may even have made the decision himself. Yes we need players in, but the hysterics we're seeing on the forum in the last couple of days is way over the top.
They sure did.I thought you had been a fan for years, if so you might recall 1983 the first spell under Gould, when the whole team left after Sextons sacking. We were far more underprepared then.
I am prepared, like last season, to give Mowbray the chance to forge his team and squad. I don't recall anyone moaning that he left it late to secure Armstrong last season.
So why is it hysterical?
Ahh, there's that key word again, 'wait!'So why is it hysterical?
We care about the team we want to see them succeed, maybe we don't believe our owners care as much as they should.
Heard there are a few coming in but will have to wait and see.
Off the back of selling one average L1 player we've got people demanding refunds on their season tickets and saying we will be relegated. Seems a bit hysterical to me.So why is it hysterical?
He's talking shite at usual. 3 years ago we had a smaller squad and managed to start the season very well.We are where we are.
So that's ok then.
He's talking shite at usual. 3 years ago we had a smaller squad and managed to start the season very well.
Vicious circle. Fans won't go, won't buy season tickets then fans moan we have to sell to survive. If we had the attendances that Sheff Utd, Bradford did then maybe we wouldn't have to do it. If you can't be arsed to turn up then you're part of the problem.
This club has always sold players and it always will. It's not a "Coventry City" thing.
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