the frampton balti Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Weve held onto our own Bryan and Reid . weve held on to Flint. weve made some interesting aquisitions... Excellent performance from Johnson Ashton Lansdown and the club. The three above mentioned will only become more valuable if we make the playoffs. I dare to dream that they will play for city in the prem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 To be fair, part of this great window might be down to the fact we received no offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: To be fair, part of this great window might be down to the fact we received no offers. I suspect that this is true. But I also suspect that a reason for that is because any club with an interest in any of our players would have made discreet enquiries and baulked at the asking price. At this moment in time I think the amount of money we would be prepared to accept for our key players is higher than the amount other clubs would be prepared to pay for them, and the club obviously believe those players buy into what we do and will not try to force a move. That is a real position of strength to be in. I wish we had brought a right back in but otherwise a very good window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 @LondonBristolianMaybe Eros is closer to a return than we think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Ashton confirmed we had enquiries for players in his interview last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 minute ago, RedM said: @LondonBristolianMaybe Eros is closer to a return than we think. Very much hope so, especially with Baker out. I've no worries about either Smith covering right back or Mags covering centre-back against Bolton or Sunderland but it would be a real boost to have Eros back for the Leeds game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: I suspect that this is true. But I also suspect that a reason for that is because any club with an interest in any of our players would have made discreet enquiries and baulked at the asking price. At this moment in time I think the amount of money we would be prepared to accept for our key players is higher than the amount other clubs would be prepared to pay for them, and the club obviously believe those players buy into what we do and will not try to force a move. That is a real position of strength to be in. I wish we had brought a right back in but otherwise a very good window. I believe this was the case as well, u highly doubt a club that performed near miracles in the carabao Cup and are flying high in the championship didn't receive at least an enquiry about one of our players. Overall I'm happy with the window, potentially yes we could have brought in a right back but Kent, Walsh and Diony are all (hopefully) fantastic signings and will help us build to stay in the race for automatic promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, LondonBristolian said: I suspect that this is true. But I also suspect that a reason for that is because any club with an interest in any of our players would have made discreet enquiries and baulked at the asking price. At this moment in time I think the amount of money we would be prepared to accept for our key players is higher than the amount other clubs would be prepared to pay for them, and the club obviously believe those players buy into what we do and will not try to force a move. That is a real position of strength to be in. I wish we had brought a right back in but otherwise a very good window. My thoughts too, we’ve priced them at a point where Prem Clubs aren’t gonna wanna spend that on Championship players, especially those with no top flight experience. £6m (accuracy?) from Brighton is probably a sensible starting bid in all reality, but I suspect we wouldn’t have even started serious discussions until a £10m Offer was tabled. Even then we would have played hard ball. I suspect it’s an easier decision to go back to Flint and say "Brighton have come in for you, it’s well below our valuation, we are going to turn it down, but wanted to let you know" than had Man Utd (very unlikely) offered £10m. Ashton had said that he’d spoken to several players and their representatives to position the club’s stance this window. Proactive / professional approach by the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 If this group gets us up, it will be a fantastic window,, if we fall short, we will look back at this window as a point where we could have set ourselves up. If diony hits the ground running, scoring goals, the gamble on bringing him in will have paid off, if he doesnt, then the small nippy goal scoring striker i think we could use in our squad that we could have looked for instead might mean the difference between going up or not. if we spent 1m on welsh, plus loan fees for diony and kent, i would think thst with our attendances, and the cup run, there would have been funds available to invest more heavily than what we did? It also seems to me that while 2 players left, there are several others like hegeler, oneill, taylor, garita, engvall, woodrow that ideally would have been/ will be moved on as soon as possible to clear some of the dead wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Personally think we’ve had a fantastic window. Clubs now know if they want our best players then they will have to pay top whack. Fair play to SL . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, simon uk said: If this group gets us up, it will be a fantastic window,, if we fall short, we will look back at this window as a point where we could have set ourselves up. If diony hits the ground running, scoring goals, the gamble on bringing him in will have paid off, if he doesnt, then the small nippy goal scoring striker i think we could use in our squad that we could have looked for instead might mean the difference between going up or not. if we spent 1m on welsh, plus loan fees for diony and kent, i would think thst with our attendances, and the cup run, there would have been funds available to invest more heavily than what we did? It also seems to me that while 2 players left, there are several others like hegeler, oneill, taylor, garita, engvall, woodrow that ideally would have been/ will be moved on as soon as possible to clear some of the dead wood. From what Lee was saying after QPR, I think he sees Diony as a nippy goal scoring striker and certainly not as a target man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: From what Lee was saying after QPR, I think he sees Diony as a nippy goal scoring striker and certainly not as a target man. He don't talk bull shit for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said: He don't talk bull shit for sure Sorry, I can’t get my head round that sentence. What does it mean? He talks bullshit, or he doesn’t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 We've signed FIVE NEW STARS in the transfer window? Ffs, they kept them quiet, sounds great, ..who are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Sorry, I can’t get my head round that sentence. What does it mean? He talks bullshit, or he doesn’t? He don't. The bull thing was ment to be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, WhistleHappy said: We've signed FIVE NEW STARS in the transfer window? Ffs, they kept them quiet, sounds great, ..who are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I'm just glad we kept our best players. Would've really represented a blow to our promotion hopes to lose our most valuable asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 58 minutes ago, simon uk said: If this group gets us up, it will be a fantastic window,, if we fall short, we will look back at this window as a point where we could have set ourselves up. If diony hits the ground running, scoring goals, the gamble on bringing him in will have paid off, if he doesnt, then the small nippy goal scoring striker i think we could use in our squad that we could have looked for instead might mean the difference between going up or not. if we spent 1m on welsh, plus loan fees for diony and kent, i would think thst with our attendances, and the cup run, there would have been funds available to invest more heavily than what we did? It also seems to me that while 2 players left, there are several others like hegeler, oneill, taylor, garita, engvall, woodrow that ideally would have been/ will be moved on as soon as possible to clear some of the dead wood. 4 of those will be gone in the summer I reckon. Woodrow is a loan anyway. O'Neil is OOC. Doubtful he'll get anything else unless he does a year as player/coach. Engvall will be paid up if not OOC. Taylor I can see being bid for by a lower Champ/high L1 side. Reckon he'll be sold or go on loan. Arnie still has years in him and Hegeler will be kept as a bench warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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