southvillekiddy Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Best ever January window for us. I've criticised heavily before, especially after the 2019 window but fair play to all concerned for these high quality signings. Maybe this season we can ......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Yep we’ve previously bemoaned our January business but this window has been brilliant, well done all concerned.... Three great additions, without breaking the bank Only losing Josh and getting a decent fee Sound outgoing loans which will provide experience to very promising players (feel disappointed for TM who I thought was oven-ready) Zak recalled and if fit to be in squad instead of AS as home grown player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 hour ago, southvillekiddy said: Best ever January window for us. I've criticised heavily before, especially after the 2019 window but fair play to all concerned for these high quality signings. Maybe this season we can ......................... Agree great signings. I was a bit optimistic and was ready to post my disappointment on feb the 1st. The signings are a massive boost to all and lets get behind LJ and get the positive posts coming. Oh “ maybe this season we can” of course we can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Yep.....a very decent window for sure. A striker, midfielder and defender along the spine of the team. Having experienced many January windows as a fan it’s really no surprise to me that most of the activity was in the later part on the month including the last day - par for the course I’d say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Great signings, but honestly there are some people who believe we’ve been handed the Premiership on a plate and are going to hold LJ to account to get us there, with knives ready if he doesn’t. we aren’t the only club to do business this January - our promotion rivals have done some too, so I don’t expect the run-in to get any easier than it has been to-date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, bcfcredandwhite said: Great signings, but honestly there are some people who believe we’ve been handed the Premiership on a plate and are going to hold LJ to account to get us there, with knives ready if he doesn’t. we aren’t the only club to do business this January - our promotion rivals have done some too, so I don’t expect the run-in to get any easier than it has been to-date. Excellent point, we have made three decent signings but also lost two 'captains' in Wright and Brownhill. Expectations need to be managed. I would be delighted if City held onto sixth spot and improved league position for the 7 th season in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsapper Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Getting the players is great but their is no guarantee they will hit the ground running! As for Josh we brought low added value and sold high. That’s the plan due to FFP. I just hope that it improves the atmosphere in the ground which I think is poor to say the lease. Some fans will never be happy with LJ and just want a big name as manager but that is no guarantee of getting to the promised land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Good signings on paper, but lets see how they play, surely we have all experienced too many quality signings in paper who have been terrible! the last few januarys have seen some of the worst players of the last decade sign for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, sglosbcfc said: Excellent point, we have made three decent signings but also lost two 'captains' in Wright and Brownhill. Expectations need to be managed. I would be delighted if City held onto sixth spot and improved league position for the 7 th season in a row. Understand mate but there is a potential new (temporary but I hope not) captain in Henriksen (captain of Hull?) right in the midfield heart of the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Brilliant to see a January window when the deficiencies we’ve all been bemoaning, all appear to have been addressed by bringing in what looks like improvements. Doesn’t guarantee it will actually translate to improvement on the pitch, but for once, there’s no grounds for criticising the club for not ‘going for it’ in the Jan window. Got to say, MA does make me cringe with some of the stuff he comes out with at times, but he sure as hell knows how to deal with transfers, so top job that man! He’s actually proving to be a real asset to this club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Robin Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 These signings are a sign of ambition: I hope LJ and the players will pay back MA & SL's efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Let’s pray these players stay fit. We were cursed at the beginning of this season. Let’s also see how they gel with the team. The team needed a bit of freshening up. Patersons return has coincided with a pick up in form and we are now back in the mix, and with Afobe possibly making a return before the season is out it might just be the lift we need at the right time? Also, keeping Eliasson at the Gate was also vitally important because we couldn’t replace that creativity if he had departed. I am excited about the run in now and if we can continue to build momentum then who knows where we might end up? You need a slice of luck in this game too, so let’s hope that for once the gods are favourable to us for once. Up the City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Half way through this week things were looking pretty glum, lots of rumours and nothing of substance. The club have been ambitious and sensible at the same time. The players we've signed have the kind of track records that tell you they should be immediate starters and hit the ground running. We've got two of them on loan and one permanent (probably not possible to get a goalscorer who is ready on loan in Jan) which means we probably haven't shit the FFP bed too badly for following years. It also means should we be successful in getting promoted we have a decent "try before you buy" on two players whose pedigree indicates they might be good enough for the prem. We lost Josh, which is shame, but for a good financial deal in an area of the team where with Nagy, Massengo, Palmer, Smith, Rowe and now Henriksen we were not short. We've loaned out Moore who needs seasoning and will storm league one, Semenyo who badly needs games but is too far away to get them at this level, and Wright who though a good servant is probably not going to continue with us in future - all sensible. Of course with any signings there is risk and they might yet not work out but right now I think we've done very, very well. Congratulations to Mark Ashton, LJ and the rest of the people at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Also interesting that Flip Benković said he became aware of our interest 3 weeks ago, proving that these things can take a while to get through, especially if the loaning / selling club are trying to get in a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Also interesting that Flip Benković said he became aware of our interest 3 weeks ago, proving that these things can take a while to get through, especially if the loaning / selling club are trying to get in a replacement. Despite the mockery on here, this is exactly what people in the game (not just LJ and MA) mean when they talk about plates spinning, dominoes falling and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 I don't know how true the rumours were surrounding Nic Eliasson but great to see him still here. Were the 3 new signings signed in time to play today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abingdon Red Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 I'm hoping the signing of Henriksen will allow Massengo more freedom - I remember the first time we saw him at Ashton Gate when he ran the length of the pitch and almost scored with a diving header, or away at Derby where he covered the entire pitch for the whole game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, chinapig said: Despite the mockery on here, this is exactly what people in the game (not just LJ and MA) mean when they talk about plates spinning, dominoes falling and so on. Quantum Cosmic post mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 hour ago, bcfcredandwhite said: Great signings, but honestly there are some people who believe we’ve been handed the Premiership on a plate and are going to hold LJ to account to get us there, with knives ready if he doesn’t. we aren’t the only club to do business this January - our promotion rivals have done some too, so I don’t expect the run-in to get any easier than it has been to-date. A great point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Red Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 It's been clear to just about every fan going to games over the past few years that the ground improvements, financial stability from SL, astute transfer dealings by MA and the development of lower league and/or young players that everything has been going in the right direction.. (here's the rub) apart from our fans at most games. Criticisms of our own team are a recent and disappointing aspect of watching this good team and excellent club. At most away games the pos/neg factor is better than at AG but childish songs that are irrelevant to the team again make it much less fun than years back. I know some won't like this but it's the fans who need improve, not Lj, not MA, and clearly SL is an exemplary owner. So, get off the red button and get behind the team as often as possible, with your singing voices to get being the boys and our excellent manager, keeping any criticism to outside the ground. 6th place is where we are aiming and despite all the moaners on OTiB who rant after a defeat or two, we are on the right course. When the whole fan base supports our club eg v Manchester, we are an awesome '12th man' for the team. COYRs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Brilliant window, we have all the resources to get top 6. We’ve basically got 3 players in who the spine of very good team already. Over to you Lee, this is your chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, bcfcredandwhite said: Great signings, but honestly there are some people who believe we’ve been handed the Premiership on a plate and are going to hold LJ to account to get us there, with knives ready if he doesn’t. we aren’t the only club to do business this January - our promotion rivals have done some too, so I don’t expect the run-in to get any easier than it has been to-date. Exactly. There's a few who now expect playoffs minimum - if only it were that easy. 31 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: Brilliant window, we have all the resources to get top 6. We’ve basically got 3 players in who the spine of very good team already. Over to you Lee, this is your chance. I rest my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: Exactly. There's a few who now expect playoffs minimum - if only it were that easy. I rest my case. I said we have the resources to get to the top 6, and we do. I don’t expect it but I’d like to be very close. I don’t think that’s a unreasonable expectation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: I said we have the resources to get to the top 6, and we do. I don’t expect it but I’d like to be very close. I don’t think that’s a unreasonable expectation Exactly. It’s a completely realistic / achievable objective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Gert Mare said: ... Patersons return has coincided with a pick up in form and we are now back in the mix, and with Afobe possibly making a return before the season is out it might just be the lift we need at the right time? Sorry, was that Afobe scoring the winner in the play off final in the most glorious moment of football karma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 On paper looks great - sometimes doesn’t work out that like that but good to see LJ be given the tools to get us into the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: I said we have the resources to get to the top 6, and we do. I don’t expect it but I’d like to be very close. I don’t think that’s a unreasonable expectation Apologies for quoting you without explanation - I read it straight after the other post which was giving a bit of perspective. I don't think it is reasonable to actually expect top 6, but I do think it is a realistic target given the depth of squad and the additional striker we now have. As per the other post I quoted, given the heightened levels of expectation with these 3 signings, the knives will most definitely be out if we don't make top 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 I agree that it’s been a good transfer window, incoming & outgoing imo. Just shows that fans have to be patient, because there has been a lot on discontent about our lack of transfer activity. I think the other thing about this January is that we kept picking up points, while all our deals were obviously ongoing. So we are now in a good position to really kick on & challenge. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Would have been nice to offload cod and Watkins but apart from that im very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 42 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: Exactly. There's a few who now expect playoffs minimum - if only it were that easy. I think SL may well do. Not sure LJ will survive the summer if we are not at least 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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