foghornred Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-most-important-transfers-3303819 Not sure if I agree but the evening post think these are the ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 I don't agree with the top 3 (and cba to list my own top 20). For me: 1. Tammy Abraham - saved us that season with his goals. Proved our club and manager to be a good place for young premier league talent to come to. For me that signing and his success that year was the point at which we switched from being a league one side signing the likes of Pack, Flint and punts like Garita to a serious championship side. That his arrival coincided with the opening of the new stadium further cements this as the turning point in our very recent history. Without his success with us there would be no Kalas, no Dasilva and no Palmer. We just would not be where we are today without that signing. 2. Aden Flint - A classic example of our strategy of buying low, farming the best years from a player, then selling high to enable us to bring in the next at a slightly higher level. That he scored 15 in our promotion season and became a cult hero to a generation of fans only adds to his prowess. 3. Luke Freeman - imo the player of the season in 14/15. Enabling those goals for Flint and chipping in 7 himself this guy was a step up from most players at that level. He may not cut it in the prem (we'll see) but my god did he cut it in that L1 season. Also had the best chant/song of any player in the past decade. Honourable mention to Wilbraham for the most important left-field signing of the decade. 18 goals and an unbelievable professional attitude powering us from L1 to the Championship. FYI for those that don't want to click the link this is the Post's list: Korey Smith Marlon Pack Aden Flint Josh Brownhill Tammy Abraham Tomas Kalas Adam Webster Frank Fielding Aaron Wilbraham Wade Elliott Luke Freeman Albert Adomah Lee Tomlin Mark Little Jon Stead Jonathan Kodjia Jay Dasilva Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Sam Baldock Han-Noah Massengo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 One could argue that Tomlin’s is one of the most important as it confirmed 100% to the club that we couldn’t sign any more lazy players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, RedDave said: One could argue that Tomlin’s is one of the most important as it confirmed 100% to the club that we couldn’t sign any more lazy players And also that we could attract ‘ marquee ‘ signings to Ashton Gate in the Championship. It marked us out as serious . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipps69 Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said: I don't agree with the top 3 (and cba to list my own top 20). For me: 1. Tammy Abraham - saved us that season with his goals. Proved our club and manager to be a good place for young premier league talent to come to. For me that signing and his success that year was the point at which we switched from being a league one side signing the likes of Pack, Flint and punts like Garita to a serious championship side. That his arrival coincided with the opening of the new stadium further cements this as the turning point in our very recent history. Without his success with us there would be no Kalas, no Dasilva and no Palmer. We just would not be where we are today without that signing. 2. Aden Flint - A classic example of our strategy of buying low, farming the best years from a player, then selling high to enable us to bring in the next at a slightly higher level. That he scored 15 in our promotion season and became a cult hero to a generation of fans only adds to his prowess. 3. Luke Freeman - imo the player of the season in 14/15. Enabling those goals for Flint and chipping in 7 himself this guy was a step up from most players at that level. He may not cut it in the prem (we'll see) but my god did he cut it in that L1 season. Also had the best chant/song of any player in the past decade. Honourable mention to Wilbraham for the most important left-field signing of the decade. 18 goals and an unbelievable professional attitude powering us from L1 to the Championship. FYI for those that don't want to click the link this is the Post's list: Korey Smith Marlon Pack Aden Flint Josh Brownhill Tammy Abraham Tomas Kalas Adam Webster Frank Fielding Aaron Wilbraham Wade Elliott Luke Freeman Albert Adomah Lee Tomlin Mark Little Jon Stead Jonathan Kodjia Jay Dasilva Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Sam Baldock Han-Noah Massengo I’d suggest HNM will be considerably higher than #20 by the time he leaves! He is a massive signal of our intent & could / will lead to a whole new transfer approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said: I don't agree with the top 3 (and cba to list my own top 20). For me: 1. Tammy Abraham - saved us that season with his goals. Proved our club and manager to be a good place for young premier league talent to come to. For me that signing and his success that year was the point at which we switched from being a league one side signing the likes of Pack, Flint and punts like Garita to a serious championship side. That his arrival coincided with the opening of the new stadium further cements this as the turning point in our very recent history. Without his success with us there would be no Kalas, no Dasilva and no Palmer. We just would not be where we are today without that signing. 2. Aden Flint - A classic example of our strategy of buying low, farming the best years from a player, then selling high to enable us to bring in the next at a slightly higher level. That he scored 15 in our promotion season and became a cult hero to a generation of fans only adds to his prowess. 3. Luke Freeman - imo the player of the season in 14/15. Enabling those goals for Flint and chipping in 7 himself this guy was a step up from most players at that level. He may not cut it in the prem (we'll see) but my god did he cut it in that L1 season. Also had the best chant/song of any player in the past decade. Honourable mention to Wilbraham for the most important left-field signing of the decade. 18 goals and an unbelievable professional attitude powering us from L1 to the Championship. FYI for those that don't want to click the link this is the Post's list: Korey Smith Marlon Pack Aden Flint Josh Brownhill Tammy Abraham Tomas Kalas Adam Webster Frank Fielding Aaron Wilbraham Wade Elliott Luke Freeman Albert Adomah Lee Tomlin Mark Little Jon Stead Jonathan Kodjia Jay Dasilva Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Sam Baldock Han-Noah Massengo I was asked by James Piercy and BP for my best 10 signings last week. I used quite a few different criteria, e.g. cost, success, other things like with Tammy that it led to trust with future loans of Kalas etc. His top 10 contains most of the ones I selected, but I didn’t order them, nor did I select 10. I forgot Albert too. I had Steven Caulker in my list, that’s the only one that I had that didn’t make his 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I was asked by James Piercy and BP for my best 10 signings last week. I used quite a few different criteria, e.g. cost, success, other things like with Tammy that it led to trust with future loans of Kalas etc. His top 10 contains most of the ones I selected, but I didn’t order them, nor did I select 10. I forgot Albert too. I had Steven Caulker in my list, that’s the only one that I had that didn’t make his 20. I looked at it again and really their top 5 is pretty interchangeable - although I stand by the opinion that Freeman is easily top 5 if not top 3. You could also make a very strong argument for Matty Taylor being in the top 20. Maybe didn't score tons of goals but for importance and significance he was huge. Essentially a massive marker of City's indisputable superiority over Rovers. 17 minutes ago, Tipps69 said: I’d suggest HNM will be considerably higher than #20 by the time he leaves! He is a massive signal of our intent & could / will lead to a whole new transfer approach. Absolutely. I suspect that unfortunately we will only get him for one season - and thus I'll never see him play live - but if we sell him for a record fee next summer then he'll be up there with Webster at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 I’d say most important are Webster, HNM & Kodjia. You could argue it’ll take 5-10 years to see if that’s true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman_Stand Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 Bentley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 None of them beat the excitement of Akinbiyi, Thorpe & Anderson though. (I accept they were a little over ten years ago tho!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipps69 Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 21 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: I looked at it again and really their top 5 is pretty interchangeable - although I stand by the opinion that Freeman is easily top 5 if not top 3. You could also make a very strong argument for Matty Taylor being in the top 20. Maybe didn't score tons of goals but for importance and significance he was huge. Essentially a massive marker of City's indisputable superiority over Rovers. Absolutely. I suspect that unfortunately we will only get him for one season - and thus I'll never see him play live - but if we sell him for a record fee next summer then he'll be up there with Webster at least. I have a horrible feeling you will be right, part of the reason why I’m trying to get to as many games as I can because players of that ilk don’t grace our club very often & I want to enjoy him as much as I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 Lee Johnson as head coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 2 hours ago, downendcity said: Lee Johnson as head coach? Or Cotts? He didn’t mess around getting us the hell outta league one in a blaze of glory, just as we were threatening to spend some miserable years down there ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Fordy62 said: None of them beat the excitement of Akinbiyi, Thorpe & Anderson though. (I accept they were a little over ten years ago tho!) Julian Watts and Carl Hutchings that summer of love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 Slightly surprised not to see an honourable mention for Stefan Moranovic . Actually thought it was a decent read, obviously these things will produce a good debate. I cannot see how Marlon can be placed 2nd and no Luke Ayling in the top 20, but that is the nature of such lists. I remember how we were all thinking the signing of David James would make us serious contenders and it all went pear shaped with Coppell leaving and seasons of struggle. Maybe that was one of the most significant signings in as much as it showed SL how not to go about achieving success, and we eventually changed the philosophy around. It also brought back good memories of the likes of Albert, JET, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Nicky Maynard should be in there to be fair. Regardless of how he left the club he was a top striker in a poor team and created a load of goals out of nothing. Also created national interest with some of his goals which kept us relevant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 It was actually a pretty decent and thought provoking read, and a bit different to the normal “who’s the best signing” tables. I thought that the BEP argued their case for each well and it showed the importance of “statement” signings that open the door to other players as well as showing impact on the pitch Not always the case, but good work Gregor McGregorface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Island Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 A bit Buzzfeed click bait but GMcG does know City. I would add Taylor Moore to the list as an example of young player progression through loans, which has been a key part of City’s transfer and development approach since LJ has been here. I’d swap him for Little and also not sure I’d have him ahead of Ayling in a right back comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 David James should definitely be on the list. OK he was in the twilight of his career, but he had only just played for England in the world cup that summer. Absolutely massive marquee signing by City that announced to the world that we intended moving up to the next level. .....and he's the first ex-City player on Strictly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Murraysrightplum said: Nicky Maynard should be in there to be fair. Regardless of how he left the club he was a top striker in a poor team and created a load of goals out of nothing. Also created national interest with some of his goals which kept us relevant Good point re NM, but the article did specify signings of this decade, ie since 2010. Without looking it up, I am pretty sure that he signed in 2008/9 after the play off final season. Basically the players signed since GJ left, in March (?) 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Red Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Maenpaa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted September 12, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Massengo? He's only been here a matter of weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, phantom said: Massengo? He's only been here a matter of weeks Yeah he’s been good but that’s clutching straws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Decent list but Kodjia deserves to be a lot higher than 16th. His goals dragged us to survival in 15/16. He also brought some excitement to what was a fairly bleak season for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Surprised by the top three but, the more I think about it , the more I agree with it. Those three were the nucleus as we transformed from a team floundering in League One to a team that reached the League Cup semi-final and competed at the upper end of the Championship. There's certainly others like Tammy and Freeman you can make a case for. There is a strong argument we would have been back in League One without Tammy and Freeman was outstanding for us in League One but I'd argue the top three deserve to be there for the length of time for which they were key players for us, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Exiled Robin Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Could it be argued that Lee Tomlin was actually the most important? https://theexiledrobin.org/2019/09/citys-most-important-signing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, phantom said: Massengo? He's only been here a matter of weeks I think the article (and I read it yesterday) references the quantum leap we've made recently in where we source prospects from as the reason for including Massengo. He's clearly not there on the basis of a long and illustrious playing career with us is he - it's more about what signing him demonstrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, CyderInACan said: I think the article (and I read it yesterday) references the quantum leap we've made recently in where we source prospects from as the reason for including Massengo. He's clearly not there on the basis of a long and illustrious playing career with us is he - it's more about what signing him demonstrates. Yep. It's why it's more interesting to talk about 'important' signings rather than 'best' signings. Massengo is unproven but could be seen as the next statement signing after Abraham and Tomlin. I'd argue that taking a number one goalie from a direct rival is also a pretty big statement but the post couldn't fit Bentley in their list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_The_Giant Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Jay Emmanuel Thomas would be right up there for me. The most exciting player I’ve seen at AG in the last 10 years and was instrumental in keeping our head above water in the O’Driscoll era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Andre_The_Giant said: Jay Emmanuel Thomas would be right up there for me. The most exciting player I’ve seen at AG in the last 10 years and was instrumental in keeping our head above water in the O’Driscoll era. He was definitely a luxury player, so exciting to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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