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Reply | Premiership? Do we have a strong enough squad?
at 04:38 29 Apr 2024
This is the wrong way to look at it. We will retain the spine of the team and recruit the best players we can to replace those on the periphery, just as we have done in previous windows under McKenna.
Walton, Donacien, Lee, Harness, and Ladapo all contributed to getting us out of League One, but saw their roles significantly reduced this year. The same process will play out next year regardless of which division we are in. |
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Reply | Morsy tackle
at 13:53 6 Mar 2024
This.
It was Williams that made it a dangerous confrontation. He isn't playing the ball. He is trying to go through the player. He did the same thing when he chopped down Luongo. I don't know how he wasn't carded for that. The man is reckless and/or stupid. |
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Reply | Of course it’s a shambles…
at 20:36 23 Feb 2024
I have to believe that we would have returned him if we could have. I'm wondering if we have an obligation to buy should we earn promotion and we couldn't get out of it. |
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Reply | So today
at 10:46 31 Jan 2024
What does Gamechanger have to do with it though? We aren't permitted to lose more than 39M over a rolling three-year period, I believe. I don't know where we stand at present, but we lost 12.6M last year. I highly doubt that our lack of additions has anything to do with a lack of funds available beyond our concerns with staying within FFP guidelines.
I trust that we are doing everything we can to strengthen while not violating FFP. |
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Reply | So today
at 10:32 31 Jan 2024
I think we are victims of our own success. This is still largely a squad that was built to compete in League One and there are many areas that could use strengthening, but the January window is tough to operate in and we are dealing with FFP restrictions.
Selling last summer would've yielded modest transfer funds as our players were only proven in League One. We shouldn't be competing this year, but we are. This is only a good thing. And while some may see this as a fleeting opportunity to reach the promised land, this has been a highly-successful consolidation season that should set us up well for the summer regardless of which league we are preparing for. |
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Reply | Al-Hamidi upgrade on Ladapo?
at 10:16 30 Jan 2024
I don't want to sound too harsh, but my issue with Ladapo is that he plays for Ladapo. He is an opportunistic finisher, but he plays with blinders on and he doesn't create many opportunities. That was good enough when we were dominating inferior competition last year, but we need more up front against Championship opposition.
I don't know if Al-Hamadi is an upgrade right now, but he can't really be worse? If this is one for the future, then so be it.
I'm still hoping that we get another through the door before the window closes. |
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Reply | Struggling to care too much about yesterday
at 10:50 28 Jan 2024
I thought we looked alright considering the lineup we sent out. We deserved a comfortable win for our performance, but the goals didn't come and some sloppy defending ended our run. I'd be considerably more bothered if we didn't dominate the game.
As it is, the only thing that really bothers me with it is the lost revenue. That was as favorable a draw as you will ever see that deep into the competition and the decision to play Aluko probably cost us a fair bit of additional income. |
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Reply | Out strategy and FFP
at 18:38 26 Jan 2024
We’ll be a more attractive destination next summer for pending free agents than we were a year ago as well. We’ve certainly found some gems in the past on free transfers and it shouldn’t be too difficult to entice targets next year given our style of play and results this year.
Lost in all of this though is that we are nearly locked into the top 6 at worst. I have a great deal of confidence in McKenna’s ability to give us a tactical edge if we end up in the playoffs. |
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Reply | Bola.. has this one been discussed on here?
at 10:35 25 Jan 2024
I'm really not trying to read the tea leaves here and it would be great if we could add without subtracting, but I have become a bit concerned that FFP has been the stumbling block on potential additions.
Perhaps McKenna simply wasn't comfortable with his options when Davis went out or perhaps these links aren't at all accurate. |
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Reply | Bola.. has this one been discussed on here?
at 09:14 25 Jan 2024
Interesting that it's another left back linked. I know the assumption is that we are looking for cover, but we all know which player on our roster PL clubs would covet enough to pay a substantial fee for. |
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Reply | Tawanda Chirewa
at 06:37 24 Jan 2024
I'm fairly certain that a sell-on clause is standard from a tribunal, so I'd hope that we received it in the agreement. |
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Reply | Blackburn no longer willing to sell Gallagher
at 19:04 16 Jan 2024
I’m sure they have been, but it makes little difference when the deadline is etched in stone. If they believe their leverage will improve by waiting until closer to that deadline, then they will wait.
Surely we have an evaluation and if the costs exceed that evaluation, then we will move on. There is no circumstance that justifies a bad decision. |
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Reply | Summer Recruitment
at 12:30 31 Aug 2023
I'll add to this that we don't really know what we have at present. This roster hasn't been tested at this level. It was the Jan. window last year where we transformed our season. We'll have a better idea of what we need and other clubs/players will know who is surplus in four months' time.
The way up isn't by spending. It is by spending wisely. If the last two years hasn't inspired confidence in the competence of our management team to some segment of the fan base, then I don't think much is going satisfy that segment. [Post edited 31 Aug 2023 12:31]
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