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Thread | When you consider we scored 92 and conceded 57 last season...
at 09:26 24 Jul 2024
I think our approach to this window is quite interesting. Would be easy to have assumed we might see more changes and money spent defensively to try and tighten up. But this is more proof McKenna almost sees conceding goals as a necessary evil to play with the attacking freedom we do.
Clearly don't plan on changing much and want to spend a good chunk of money upgrading our front 4 options so we can rotate and have 'starters and finishers' without a drop off in quality again.
Broadhead, Chaplin, Burns, Szmodics, Clarke, Omari would be a pretty tantalising 6 to have playing behind the striker. And I am still not convinced we are done yet in the striker department. |
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Thread | When you think about it, it must be quite unique...
at 15:34 19 Jul 2024
For a any club below the established top teams to have such ridiculous success over a 2.5 year period and to manage to retain every single player they wanted to. It's quite mad really, we've even managed to keep both of the loans we've had that have made a big impact in each of the last two seasons - Hirst, Hutchinson.
Burnley and Sheff Utd were both weaker at the start of last season for losing players from their previous campaigns. |
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Thread | When it has really boiled down to it...
at 17:25 9 Jul 2024
McKenna has delved straight into the market he knows best - young, English players he knows inside out ability/personality wise, that he knows are coachable and that he backs himself to improve.
I wonder if we will actually see a signing from abroad this window now? If Downes or Sheaf and Rushworth get done, possibly not! |
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Thread | Delap
at 21:06 7 Jul 2024
Interesting one really. McKenna obviously really likes him and he has the attributes to play either as the number 9 or the wide right role in our system. However, do we think we would see him as the main striker addition this window? Feels unlikely and slightly risky to me which makes me wonder if we still intend to spend a decent fee in that area.
A permanent for him is going to cost you £10m+ I would think, so makes me wonder if City fancy a loan, hoping he does well and they can add a few quid more to his asking price next summer?
When you start crunching the numbers, a permanent would take us to a £65m odd spend still needing a GK, CM and main striker (assuming the assumption above is right).
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Thread | Hull
at 09:42 5 Jul 2024
Sounds like they could be about to sell Ryan Giles to Boro after only signing him last week! Had an obligation to buy for £4m at the end of his loan from Luton and now happy to let him go.
If Philogene leaves they will have lost 63 of the 68 goals they scored last season.
Chickens coming home to roost financially? [Post edited 5 Jul 9:45]
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Thread | Omari
at 13:53 2 Jul 2024
Once you get beyond the initial sharp intake of breath at a fee we really aren't used to; we have got an excellent deal there in my opinion. The profile of player that could easily be worth treble what we've paid this time in 2 years if we:
a) Stay up
b) He does even modestly well (say 8/9 goals and a similar number of assists) for two seasons
We know exactly what we are getting with him - his attitude/character, his strengths/weaknesses, his popularity in the dressing room, already drilled into the way we play and fits our style. And I'd argue most importantly, we know his capacity to improve. Not sure I have ever seen an ITFC player develop quite so much over 6 months. I genuinely think he can be whatever he wants to be and just like McKenna will go to the very top. [Post edited 2 Jul 13:54]
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Thread | Had a chance to properly digest the fixtures last night...
at 08:00 19 Jun 2024
I know you have to play everyone twice, but I think they've fallen pretty well for us. With the obvious caveat 'there are no easy games in the Premier League' we don't really have a proper run of terrible fixtures. I think the worst looks to be around Christmas when we play Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal and then the same teams in mid-late April.
After the first two games of the season, we have a run of 8 games where 7 are against sides you'd expect to be mid table or lower. A chance to build our way into the season. |
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Thread | Back in for Morgan Whittaker?
at 08:40 12 Jun 2024
It wouldn't surprise me at all. I think he had bigger fish to fry in January but he didn't have a great end to the season so wonder if interest from the likes of Lazio and more established PL clubs has cooled. Expect Rooney will want to sign a few and Plymouth will have to fund that via a player sale.
First 30 games last season - 17 goals, 7 assists
Last 15 games last season - 2 goals, 1 assist
We know he is a player we have a longish term interest in and we like going back for players we've identified and tried to get previously. |
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Thread | Rushworth
at 09:23 9 Jun 2024
Heard that from a few different places/sources now so seems he is actually someone we want. Brighton paid £20m for 21 year old, Dutch international Verbruggen last summer, so you'd have to think Rushworth is going to be available this summer. Premier League football is his next step and Brighton could well think his value is maximised at the moment after a great loan spell last season.
What sort of fee do we think he will command? |
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Thread | Adam Wharton
at 07:37 4 Jun 2024
Does anyone remember him standing out in the 4-3 win against Blackburn at PR? Seems to look the real deal right now but in my mind Morsy/Luongo won the battle that day? |
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Thread | Following on from Joe's thread below...
at 09:40 8 May 2024
I think we need a couple of experienced PL heads. Your Aluko/Keogh types a level higher - albeit we will want them to play more minutes than those two did. We have to remember that next season is going to be a step up for our on pitch 'leaders' like Morsy/Chaplin as well. They are going to need some help.
Brighton have signed the likes of Lallana and Milner in recent seasons. Luton got Barkley and Townsend.
So my question is, who would be available and possible? The below is probably a decent starting point. Danny Welbeck would be a fantastic pick up but sounds like he's about to agree a new deal at Brighton. Cresswell another one with a wealth of PL experience, a big personality and would be great around the squad.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/endendevertraege/wettbewerb/GB1 |
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Thread | Where does Omari rank then?
at 09:57 28 Apr 2024
Got to be a contender for our best loanee ever?
Genuinely believe right now he is one of the best players in the league. His growth over the course of this season has been excellent to watch. The lad is absolute box office and destined for the top (hopefully via a permanent move here on the way). |
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Thread | Most games in this league are fine margins aren't they?
at 08:05 14 Apr 2024
There's only been more than 1 goal in it in 11 of our 43 games this season. We've been very good at coming out on the right side of these tight, fine margin games so it's frustrating that in the last two home games we haven't managed it once. We've been the width of a post away from winning both games. But on the flip side, Vaz had to make a couple of very smart saves yesterday to prevent us losing.
Another two points on the board and we would be looking almost home and hosed for me with serious pressure on Leeds in particular. Just got to wait and see how things play out over the next couple of weeks now. |
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Thread | Chirewa
at 21:26 7 Apr 2024
Made a few appearances now for Wolves, including two in the Premier League. Clearly made a good decision in leaving as he wouldn't have been anywhere near getting a kick here.Not necessarily a criticism of us but food for thought when people criticise players for leaving. The grass can be greener. See also Liam Gibbs who managed to move up a division (at the time) and get more of a chance than he'd have got here. |
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Thread | Leicester, it's actually disgusting
at 10:36 3 Apr 2024
That we could finish on a record points total not to get promoted whilst they have just posted accounts with a £90m (pre allowables adjustment) loss. And that includes the big sales of Maddison and Fofana last summer. They extended their year end by a month presumably so they could include these. Seen some basic analysis that has worked out they are likely more than double the PL £105m limit over the 3 years.
They then went on a spending spree this summer to supplement an already PL squad knowing full well what their finances looked like. They then rejected bids in January for KDH knowing full well what their finances looked like. The 2023/24 numbers will be a joke. Absolutely taken the piss. [Post edited 3 Apr 15:17]
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Thread | Leif Davis
at 09:14 2 Apr 2024
He isn't normal is he? Put aside his quality on the ball, the engine he has is absolutely ridiculous. 97th minute of a game and he is still running like it is the first. Someone on here recently posted some insight they'd heard that he is genuinely genetically a bit of a 'freak' (may have been Clive Baker).
He is some boy. Loved him thumping the badge on his chest at the end too. |
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Thread | Al-Hamadi
at 09:37 17 Mar 2024
4 goals in 108 minutes. Be surprised if there is a better goals to minutes ratio than that knocking about for any player in any league!
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Thread | Moore
at 11:33 26 Feb 2024
A lot of talk of us having to adapt how we play to accommodate Moore, but other than that second half at Preston to an extent, it hasn't really happened yet has it? I expected us to perhaps look to get earlier crosses into the box and really use his aerial prowess but we've carried on in our usual style being patient and looking to work openings.
That being said, there has been moments when we've been able to beat the press by clipping a ball into Moore and we've seen Hladly go longer at times. His hold up play has been exceptional. I can't say we've really missed any facet of Hirst's game (not a criticism) and he has the additional quality of aerial dominance in both boxes. We really could not have done any better in terms of finding 'Hirst 2.0'. |
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