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Thread | If Morsy is booked today….
at 14:47 1 Jan 2024
Does he serve half of his 2 match ban at Wimbledon in the cup?
If so probably worth taking a yellow today. |
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Thread | Town Tv
at 14:07 30 Sep 2023
I’m just in France or somewhere.
When I try and buy the match subscription I get directed to manage my account rather than to the payment. Anyone else having troubles today? |
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Thread | So now it’s done
at 22:57 1 Sep 2023
My thoughts.
And I think the context of the January window is more important that what Ashton said during this one.
Just to reflect. Clarke, Broadhead, Hirst and Luongo. The first two are hugely significant as they were bought with fees around £1-1.5m and Hirst later made permanent for around the same fee. Why is the context important? Clarke and Broadhead came from big Premier League clubs on the back of decent performances on loan at championship teams. What kind of fees would they have been attracting this summer? Maybe I’m guessing a lot more, actually maybe 3 times more or so. In hindsight those guys and Hirst are tremendous value.
Fast forward to this window. Suddenly the previously skint championship is seemingly awash with cash from player trades. Ultimately that money has flowed into some championship clubs from the premier league but not us. We have seemingly been resolute in the principle of a deal needing to be justifiable on a value basis. Fundamentally unless this madness continues to be sustained for a long period of time then there has been little to no value in domestic transfers this summer. For instance the example of Simms. It’s hard based on the little I know of him to imagine £15m + player there. It certainly isn’t a sure fire thing that he is and when Coventry next come to trade him, I think there’s a strong chance there’ll fo it as a loss. Was there value for us to go toe to toe with them and outbid them? I don’t think so.
So I guess the trick now is to learn, because as many have said we’ve seemingly not moved as far forward as we’d have liked. For me it remains about securing value in player trading and using that to constantly drive the team forward and to plan strategically. Recruiting in oversees markets seems like something we’ve not cracked and if Ashton is to be as relentless as he says he is then I think we need to improve this. Not all leagues, all the time can be awash with money and we should be able to exploit those where there is value. The basic premise has to be to buy low and sell high.
Next summer I think will potentially be massive. It’s got to be almost inevitable we sell at least Davis for big money and we will have cash to spend. Fingers crossed we can spend it well.
Sorry waffle and late for me so I’ll leave it there! |
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Thread | Satisfying Game
at 20:08 6 Aug 2023
Why?
1/ this team were tested in a way they haven’t been previously and came through out with the points
2/ even when under the cosh the team carried a serious threat to Sunderland’s goal
3/ there’s plenty of valid criticism of the slow start and the frenetic finish but we have a manager who has a track record of analysing and solving problems quickly and have every confidence in him to do so again.
4/ we are still actively looking to recruit and improve the team.
A good day. |
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Thread | View from Charlton Fan
at 11:15 6 Aug 2023
My best pal is a Charlton fan. After watching yesterday his verdict was that Camara will be their best player next season if he stays fit.
Also reported that Pigott was awful.
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Thread | House Buying Question
at 19:34 19 Jul 2023
Hello, beg for wisdom.
I’m buying a house at the moment and it turns out the land registry does not match the fence line around the property, which potentially means my new neighbour can claim I have made an incursion onto their land. It probably equates to about 10% of the garden including a small brick built shed.
I’m minded to reduce my offer but frankly it seems pretty subjective as to how much. Any ideas or thoughts appreciated! |
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Thread | Change in mentality
at 08:08 2 May 2023
I’ve literally no idea how long this will last…
When we played on Saturday there was a big part of me before the game that said ‘everyone is too confident’. There was an assumption we would win. That didn’t sit right with me at the time.
A little while on I get it. People knew we’d win. It wasn’t in doubt. The fans knew. The players knew.
I’ve watched Ipswich since 1985. I don’t think I’ve seen a winning mentality like this during that time. Such confidence. I hope it lasts forever. |
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