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Reply | This season.
at 20:09 25 Apr 2024
How long has this season been? Well it started in the Neanderthal Era  |
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Reply | Eze
at 18:10 22 Apr 2024
Must admit it occurred to me that they might have offered to do that when his contract was extended. Though I'd not have accepted anything less than £10m. They are likely to get plenty more than £50m, so £10m would have been a fair offer imo. |
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Reply | All-Irelands 2024 Thread
at 14:42 22 Apr 2024
Sadly the Dubs have looked a class apart in the football, I don't think anyone will get near them.
I haven't seen that much hurling so far this year. |
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Reply | Next season - 4 key players for us to keep
at 10:11 22 Apr 2024
On point 4, Sky won't just be giving us bundles, everyone else in the Championship will get bundles which you'd imagine might inflate prices and wage demands amongst Championship clubs and players.
I'd stand by the idea of selling JCS, Paal and Dykes. We should be able to replace JCS with plenty of change to spare, we have cover for Paal and we will be making a couple of strikers a priority, so imo we don't also need Dykes and Frey.
In the circumstances, I'd hope we are looking abroad for options, there is likely to be better value to be had. Anyone that comes in needs to be adding pace to the outfield first team, whatever the position they play, I wouldn't mind betting we are amongst the slowest teams in the Championship. |
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Reply | Cov
at 18:08 21 Apr 2024
LMFAO |
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Reply | Cov
at 17:35 21 Apr 2024
I mean, well done Cov, but that's all down to a lack of b0llocks on Ure's part. All started with the goalie decided to time waste from 53 minutes in. FFS 2-0 up at the time against a team from a division below. They deserve nothing except humiliation and abject derision. |
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Reply | Cov
at 17:30 21 Apr 2024
People talk about our lot being a soft touch at times. How many hundreds of millions has it cost Ure to put that lot of snowflakes together? |
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Reply | Wednesday's third goal
at 17:00 21 Apr 2024
I'd tend to agree. And after Woodman's performance at ours yesterday, you do wonder... |
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Reply | Nottingham Forest tweet 👀
at 16:57 21 Apr 2024
In fairness, if it was Stroud and if Forest had said they'd warned PGMOL that was a clueless c@nt, I think their complaint would have to be upheld. |
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Reply | Andersen
at 15:17 21 Apr 2024
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that we have to sell and generate income to be reused, and for me it's a question of how you do that whilst causing the least hurt to the squad overall.
JCS has been great under MC, but if there is good money to be generated by selling him, then I think we have options to bring adequate replacements more cheaply. Paal is a decent footballer, but we have two options at the club who could step in.
If we are looking to bring in two strikers, we don't need Dykes and Frey imo, so if we can get a few million for Dykes, then I think that's decent enough business.
Replacing the likes of Chair and Willock effectively, may not be so easy and not so cheap.
I'd be looking to generate about £10m in sales, and be keeping fingers crossed that some additional money might accrue from Eze. We have to start planning short (12 months) and medium (up to 4-5 years) term so that we don't ever find ourselves in the mess we had this season. We can't keep everyone at our level and with our revenue producing restrictions. |
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Reply | Andersen
at 14:34 21 Apr 2024
I don't think Paal is a poor footballer at all and I think he's been decent overall for us. I think his form has dipped a bit though, he isn't necessarily getting forward as much as he did. He may actually suffer a little in comparison to what Dunne has given us on the right.
But we have Larkeche and Fox , if we're looking at turning over the least number of players for the greatest return, Paal to me is one where we could get decent money and not necessarily weaken the squad. |
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Reply | Preston Reflection
at 12:20 21 Apr 2024
We'll obviously never know, but if Ainsworth had stayed, I don't think we'd have seen JCS more than two or three additional times. |
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Reply | Next season - 4 key players for us to keep
at 11:53 21 Apr 2024
It has seemed to me that Willock hasn't played like someone just running down their contract and looking to keep himself away from any injuries that might scupper a move. Make of that what you may.
I do think if someone is prepared to pay north of £7m for JCS, we should be taking it. I think Paal could move on for £2-3m, and if we can also see £10m from Eze, then we've probably got enough of a budget to considerably improve the squad in the areas needed. I'd be disappointed not to see us in the top half next season, assuming MC stays. |
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Reply | Squad contracts
at 18:51 11 Apr 2024
We really need to be thinking about the players who will suit the way MC wants to play.
FWIW, I think we only have the sort of players he'd want in defence, and assuming JCS will go, I'd imagine we'd only be looking at a like for like replacement. I think Dunne and Cannon would compete for RB, Fox and Larkeche at LB, and Cook would play at CB with a JCS replacement. I think Paal will probably move on.
In a 4-3-3 system, we have Field and Colback, but really need more mobility and physicality there. Probably another two bodies required, with maybe EDB as cover.
Assuming Frey and Armstrong stay, and Chair and Willock go, we need a proper striker, maybe two, and probably three number 10s.
Obviously a new keeper too, with Walsh and Mahoney out on loan to League 1 clubs hopefully.
So that would be money to come in from JCS, Paal, Chair and Dykes, another 7-8 going. I'd like to think that will generate about £15m, and with any luck that much again from Eze. That should give us enough money to assemble a decent squad that would hopefully be able to compete in the top half rather than the bottom half without us running into further FFP problems a few years down the road. |
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Reply | That warm glow of 16th
at 15:45 2 Apr 2024
Really couldn't care less where we finish as long as it's outside the bottom three. Think the manager and the squad would be fairly disappointed if they finish lower than where we currently are. It would be nice to think we might be able to get safe asap and maybe play with a little more freedom for the last few fixtures. |
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Reply | Cifuentes redentor
at 18:00 1 Apr 2024
I'd rather try and pretend that whole Gaz thing never happened. A complete embarrassment to everyone involved with the club. |
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Reply | Cifuentes redentor
at 17:49 1 Apr 2024
Yeah, the idea we'd be on the brink of safety with six games still to go is really quite unbelievable.
No matter how much you spend on employing players, it just goes to show there is nothing more important than signing the right manager/head coach. |
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Reply | VAR. No thanks.
at 13:20 31 Mar 2024
It's checking for too much in my opinion. Let's have offside simplified to position of feet. Then check offside, check the ball is over the line. Maybe check for clear and obvious fouls missed in the build up, though I'm not enthused by the idea that it should be used for subjective rulings. |
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