reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I still don't believe we did it - and I don't really care how much money we got for him. For me, quite simply, JB was the one who could have pushed us into the play-offs. He doesn't strike me as the type of guy who would have been stroppy and downed tools if we rejected the Burnley bid - we should have waited for the Summer ... so what if we didn't sell him for the same amount, we're hardly broke, are we? For me, the January sale of JB is a lack of ambition, even though quite a few good posters on here have justified the sale as good business sense, well sorry, but you need to keep your best players when trying for promotion. Agree or disagree? Any opinions welcomed with open arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I’ll raise you ‘keeping LJ is the bigger mother of mistakes’! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 And another thing, I bet it wasn't LJ's decision to sell JB, no doubt he would've wanted to keep him - just like he also hinted that he wanted to retain Pack in the Summer just gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Well he might have flucked us a few more points with some long rangers but that would just be papering over the cracks of our structure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, nickolas said: I’ll raise you ‘keeping LJ is the bigger mother of mistakes’! I'll come back to that in the Summer (I reckon he'll go after this season if we drop off). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I think we were banking on Smith coming back in. Massive risk. Henriksen looks unfit, Nagy and Massengo are adapting, Rowe is not physically or positionally a championship midfielder, never any consistency where a partnership can be formed... we got schooled tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 We are primarily a selling club not interested in the Prem?... Narhhh just kidding. FFP? Maybe that's what it's all about. I am not sure Brownhill would have helped tonight that much to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Couldn’t believe it when so many people said they didn’t mind him going. Massive loss. Only appreciate what you’ve got when it’s gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Selling your best player and captain is never good especially mid season no matter how you spin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I suppose we got a striker out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardy Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Selling Brownhill & replacing him with Henrikson now looks like promotion suicide. Mark Ashton was strutting round like a peacock at the end of the window but he is as much to blame for this mess as Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, cidercity1987 said: Well he might have flucked us a few more points with some long rangers but that would just be papering over the cracks of our structure He would have scored a few more, that's for sure - possibly tonight for example, alas we'll never know. I don't agree with the papering over the cracks suggestion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Let’s not forget we have played tosh all season not just since josh left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, RedDave said: Couldn’t believe it when so many people said they didn’t mind him going. Massive loss. Only appreciate what you’ve got when it’s gone I was absolutely gutted and haven't been to a game since, still shocked by it now if I'm honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Unfortunately we are a selling club and our best players will be sold on. Josh was good for us and attracted a decent bid . We have missed him and unfortunately not replaced him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Personally I think that's a very simplistic view of the situation. All season I've been reading is that we're one player away from getting things going - once Dasilva is back, or Kalas is back, or Smith is back... ...or Afobe is back, or we recall Walsh/Morrell/Taylor... ..or we sign a clinical striker, or we sign a taller midfielder, or we start playing Eliasson... ...or we switch to 3-5-2, or 4-4-2, or was it 4-3-3? I believe we've tried a different midfield pairing in EVERY one of our last 5 games. How many of them have we had a different back 3/4/5 together? To my untrained eyes the reason we're constantly looking for a "magic bullet" is that the problems we're seeing run much deeper than one player, or a slight formation tweak. One new person, or one extra body in midfield isn't going to change the issues we've seen in the last few games, and throughout this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, joe jordans teeth said: Let’s not forget we have played tosh all season not just since josh left I like your no-nonsense style, JJ, but have to disagree with your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: Let’s not forget we have played tosh all season not just since josh left Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, reddogkev said: I still don't believe we did it - and I don't really care how much money we got for him. For me, quite simply, JB was the one who could have pushed us into the play-offs. He doesn't strike me as the type of guy who would have been stroppy and downed tools if we rejected the Burnley bid - we should have waited for the Summer ... so what if we didn't sell him for the same amount, we're hardly broke, are we? For me, the January sale of JB is a lack of ambition, even though quite a few good posters on here have justified the sale as good business sense, well sorry, but you need to keep your best players when trying for promotion. Agree or disagree? Any opinions welcomed with open arms. Totally disagree You’ve been listening to LJs excuses and mithering too much Kev Brownhill was dreadful in the period up to his move and shouldn’t even have been in the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, CiderHider said: Selling your best player and captain is never good especially mid season no matter how you spin it. 5 minutes ago, Cardy said: Selling Brownhill & replacing him with Henrikson now looks like promotion suicide. Mark Ashton was strutting round like a peacock at the end of the window but he is as much to blame for this mess as Johnson. Exactly right, if I ever get the chance to question City about this in any public forum in the future, I will let them have it on this one. He's barely going to break into Burnley's first eleven this season, and may have pushed us onto promotion, what the hell was the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtanley Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 The summer release clause forced our hand to some extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkInChance Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, nickolas said: I’ll raise you ‘keeping LJ is the bigger mother of mistakes’! Couldn't agree more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I may be way out, but I just wonder if LJ is doing a "Cotts" and sulking as he certainly didn't want him to go. That can be the only reason for putting out THAT team against relegation fodder. Bit like Cotts leaving an unfilled bench, Lee seems to b saying ".......here's your ****** midfield, deal with it "! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Totally disagree You’ve been listening to LJs excuses and mithering too much Kev Brownhill was dreadful in the period up to his move and shouldn’t even have been in the side Respect your comments, although you won't be surprised to hear that I disagree with your harsh appraisal of Brownhill's form in his latter stages for the club. For what it's worth, I never listen to LJ after a City defeat, just can't stand to hear anything that might sound like an excuse, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Shtanley said: The summer release clause forced our hand to some extent. MA said there was no such clause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Cardy said: Selling Brownhill & replacing him with Henrikson now looks like promotion suicide. Mark Ashton was strutting round like a peacock at the end of the window but he is as much to blame for this mess as Johnson. Agree that losing Brownhill was serious blow but no way could the club stand in his way of move to the PL. We haven’t seen enough of Henriksen nor is he 100% fit yet - hopefully he’ll come good but tonight’s result was a dreadful one - probably the worse performance of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Shtanley said: The summer release clause forced our hand to some extent. Surely we would have still made a good profit on him? Apologies, don't recall the specifics of the clause ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, reddogkev said: And another thing, I bet it wasn't LJ's decision to sell JB, no doubt he would've wanted to keep him - just like he also hinted that he wanted to retain Pack in the Summer just gone. LJ was full of himself after the Derby game, crowing about his three new signings, taking all the credit for bringing them in. He wasn’t concerned about Brownhill going that night! Naki Wells wouldn’t be here if Brownhill didn’t go the other way to Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtanley Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, havanatopia said: MA said there was no such clause. "There was no such clause, in this window" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, reddogkev said: I was absolutely gutted and haven't been to a game since, still shocked by it now if I'm honest. You were shocked that we sold our most sellable player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.