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Comment | Town Targeting Boro Midfielder Hackney
at 13:10:20
Would be a fantastic player for us in the championship and i'm sure would be the perfect foil for Matusiwa. Matu would be the shield and Hackney would be the playmaker.
Only doubt I have is whether he has the physicality from the Prem if we were to go up. But for this season upcoming he would be an excellent choice. |
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Comment | Town Closing in On Matusiwa With Fee Agreed
at 14:31:15
I think strength and ability to shield/hold up the ball in the pivot is more important than height. Ngolo Kante was small but was one of the best DMs the Premier League has ever had. Must admit I've never heard of him so have no idea how he plays or what his strengths/weaknesses are. But i hope we've done our scouting and that he improves our team. Hopefully he can receive the ball from the keeper or the defence and do something with it. Hope he has a decent engine too. We desperately need midfielders. |
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Comment | Fleximize New Shorts Sponsor
at 13:11:27
Local business, seem to be a legit company and well reviewed as Abuja said above, and it means more money for the club. Can't complain really. |
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Comment | Four Early-Season Games on Sky
at 10:49:55
No complaints from me! I pay my Sky subscription and get to watch Ipswich 4 times at no extra cost. Especially as you can barely get a ticket to games these days. I'm delighted. |
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Comment | Villa and French Sides Linked With Cajuste
at 13:11:05
It's pretty clear to me that we aren't his first choice. If we were he'd be here already.
No animosity towards him for that - you can't blame him for wanting to play at the highest level possible. Maybe if he doesn't find a higher club by the end of the window he may consider us and that would be great. But I think we're best looking for alternatives who are hungry to play for us rather than holding out for Jens who may or may not join. |
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Comment | Head of Analysis Leaves Town
at 11:58:49
Well either he was rubbish or McKenna didnt listen to his analysis, as our performances got WORSE throughout the season and not better... |
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Comment | Harness and Luongo Depart and Baggott Option Taken as Blues Announce Retained List
at 12:55:42
IRT any fans complaining we should have renewed Harness' contract in the hope of getting a fee. I don't think it's quite that simple. Harness is probably on a decent wage, certainly by championship standards, and that would have gone up with our promotion to the prem I imagine like the rest of the squad. If we take up the option does he get to keep his prem wage? Then we have to be absolutely certain we recouperate any wages he gets paid from now until he is sold in that in a fee when selling him. Do we then have to pay the difference for him to agree to a lower wage somewhere else? PLUS there are the agents fees and other admin costs involve in that (loyalty bonus perhaps?). Then what if he doesn't get sold in the end and we're stuck with a player on a decent wage that realistically isn't going to play for us and his value is decreasing all the time. I'm sure the club have done their maths homework and worked out it's the better option to release him than to keep him on and sell him. |
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Comment | Fulham Linked With Johnson
at 21:13:46
Will be one of our top earners and although he's a decent utility player down our right hand side, not sure he's good enough in any one position that we absolutely need to keep him.
We desperately need a right back though so hope we can get some money and invest in a better or at least cheaper first choice fullback. |
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Comment | Enciso's Knee Injury Not Serious
at 17:27:37
We will need confirmation from the club with the official results - but hopefully only a sprain and he's only out for a short period of time. I imagine he'll definitely be out for Spurs and possibly United but hopfully back soon after! |
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Comment | Enciso Set For MRI Scan
at 10:20:20
Planetblue - If it's serious enough that it requires an MRI scan - no way he's playing vs Spurs! |
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Comment | Edmundson Fee and Personal Terms Agreed
at 23:46:24
Was hoping we might at least be able to recoup what we paid for him, but I guess with his contract expiring and him being limited to only playing for us an Boro, something is better than nothing.
Thank you George for your contribution to the journey. Best of luck at Boro, and who knows, maybe we'll be seeing you at Portman Road soon, one way or another! |
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Comment | Al-Hamadi West Brom Move Breaks Down
at 20:36:07
I did raise an eyebrow when this link was announced, that a team chasing promotion in the Championship were interested in him. If i'm honest he's still unproven at Championship level.
He is in dire need of game time - both to regain confidence and fitness. I think he needs a loan to a top League One side. If a lower Championship side is prepared to make an offer then that would be a bonus. |
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Comment | Al-Hamadi Deal Not Done But Baggies Want Permanent Switch
at 19:27:26
I'd take 1m plus performance-related add ons (goals scored and promotion), a sell on fee plus a buy back clause/first option. Similar to the Philogene deal to Hull last year.
IMHO Ali hasn't yet hit his ceiling and has plenty of room to improve, but don't think he'll make it at Premier level, and needs regular games to get himself to Championship level. |
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Comment | Hurzeler: Never a Red Card
at 10:29:49
Red card for me.
Pedro is entitled to go for the ball, it was a weak backpass. However if Pedro stays on his feet he can slow himself down and at least attempt to avoid a collision. Yes he may still end up going into Walton but at least he would be in control of himself.
He didn't do that - he literally jumped straight into Walton. By doing so he has lost all control of his body - similar to a 2 footed jump in lunge tackle. This could have caused serious injury to Walton - could have broken his ribs, concussed him or even worse knocked him out. Constitutes dangerous play for me - therefore a red card offence. |
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Comment | Town Agree Goalkeeper Data Partnership
at 12:20:12
I know Muric makes the odd calamity error, but if you look past those and analyse the data, I remember reading that his actual goals conceeded is lower than his expected goals conceeded, and by a decent margin too - ie he actually makes saves he has no right to make. I can absolutely see why we used this data to sign him. Was such a shame he had a bit of a mare in his first game as that just gave ammo to the numbskulls who only ever remember bad performances and take no notice of everything good he's done. Again, testament to the data approach and consideration we now take with all our new signings. I think he's going to be a really valuable asset this season if we stand any chance of staying up. |
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Comment | Town Closing in On Broja Loan
at 21:43:19
At his age, he needs to be playing regular football and somewhere he can consider 'home'. We can give him that, and if anyone can get the best out of him, McKenna can. Just have to keep him injury free. |
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Comment | Town Confirm Cajuste Loan Signing
at 19:20:59
Welcome Jens! Adds much needed legs to our midfield.
Not 100% on the pronunciation (maybe Phil can help) but from the commentary I've seen they pronounce it Ka-yoo-sta |
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