 | Forum Reply | We will be fine in the Championship at 22:25 8 Feb 2025
Philogene will be fine. He's clearly not fully fit having not played much this season and was injured just before we'd signed him. Also another one lacking some confidence. Just unfortunate that it may take some time for him to find his feet, something that we don't have but for the long term, he's a good player and one KM and the club clearly liked. |
 | Forum Reply | Palmer at 17:18 8 Feb 2025
Let's see how he does next week shall we? As we saw today, it's a completely different level. He had little to do and also the press is a completely different level in the PL. That'll be the test, how comfortable will he be when the press is on. |
 | Forum Reply | Toughest second tier? at 21:17 7 Feb 2025
Parachute payments give you a huge advantage. Even Norwich who haven't had them this season are able to spend nearly 10m in this last window. |
 | Forum Reply | Delap to Arsenal at 13:49 3 Feb 2025
I thought Ashton had already said this and also said it'd take a massive offer to sell this window, which doesn't sound like City can take him for a cut price fee to me. |
 | Forum Reply | Delap to Arsenal at 13:47 3 Feb 2025
Probably a first refusal, like Villa which doesn't mean they dictate the fee. We wouldn't be stupid enough to take a 15-20m gamble on a striker with zero PL experience to then have to sell him back to City for almost the same price, it just wouldn't make any sense. |
 | Forum Reply | Delap to Arsenal at 13:45 3 Feb 2025
An English striker who's 21 with likely double digit goals in the PL, not a chance he goes for 30m. It's fairly obvious with other teams struggles just how difficult it is to sign a striker so I'd guess a minimum of 45m, but could quire easily be 60m. |
 | Forum Reply | Assuming Palmer goes ahead at 13:42 3 Feb 2025
Slicker takes up a spot. It'll be Walton on the basis he's injured for the next 3 months. |
 | Forum Reply | What happens with relegation? at 07:46 3 Feb 2025
Definitely not easy, but parachute payments give you a massive advantage. You only have to look at last seasons top 4 and the top 3 this season to see that and I'd argue the sides that went down last season were in a far worse position that we're likely to be! |
 | Forum Reply | The Curious Case of Kalvin Phillips at 18:33 2 Feb 2025
What makes it even more confusing is that he'd actually had a fairly decent game at Liverpool but it just feels as though he can't, for whatever reason, drop Morsy. Not sure if he thinks it's because there's a better chance of playing out from the back with Morsy able to turn his man, although he hasn't been able to manage that in quite some time! |
 | Forum Reply | Far too many individual players had poor games yesterday at 17:32 2 Feb 2025
I think the recruitment model for this season was fine. We've built from a bed of overachieving L1/Championship players, it was never going to be easy. We've now got a squad of top end Championship players of which to build on if we are to be relegated. We of course need to add the ability to recruit from abroad and that will come. The rise has been rapid. It's just over 3 years since gamechanger arrived to a club on its absolute knees with everything needed rebuilding from top to bottom, including the scouting network. Rome wasn't built in a day. |
 | Forum Reply | Did I hear somewhere at 12:22 2 Feb 2025
PL midfielders cost 30m, we don't have that. In reality, we will be in the Championship next season so I'd be more than happy with this myself. Need to be building towards next season. |
 | Forum Reply | What has this season taught you? at 10:58 2 Feb 2025
It was sarcasm. It's clear they wouldn't have cut it, which was exactly my point. The squad needed an overhaul and we weren't starting from a strong enough base to be able to add 4 or 5 really strong PL players, we had to take the route we have. |
 | Forum Reply | What has this season taught you? at 10:37 2 Feb 2025
Wolf has played a number of games this season and we've been equally as ineffective in all of them so that's not the case. The issue with being able to play out from the back stems from the midfield just not being as capable at this level, that much is glaringly obvious. |
 | Forum Reply | Ashton, Werhun & Probert at 10:21 2 Feb 2025
How much would 2 or 3 seasoned PL players cost, 90-100m? Should we have done that and kept the likes of Harness, Jackson and Ball? I think this is what some fans fail to grasp. Not to mention, a short term signing like those mentioned means that we don't get long term benefits of the PL money. [Post edited 2 Feb 10:22]
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 | Forum Reply | What has this season taught you? at 10:19 2 Feb 2025
OShea has been excellent in place of Wolfy. Burgess I'd agree, Greaves hasn't really kicked on. Broady has been decent as well since he returned from injury, but even yesterday he had 2 glorious chances that he missed. Chappers just isn't good enough. Even with those players you've listed, there's still 5 or 6 new faces that'd be requires in the starting 11. |
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