Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just a little thing I picked up on Robin’s on the Wire GM said that City will spend big this Summer regardless of the division we’re in . Does he have inside information ? Are we really going to finally step up in quality throughout the squad ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Robin’s on the Wire GM said that City will spend big this Summer regardless of the division we’re in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judda Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Believe it when I see it... still have the problem of attracting the right players... not as easy as some on here think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 57 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Just a little thing I picked up on Robin’s on the Wire GM said that City will spend big this Summer regardless of the division we’re in . Does he have inside information ? No......he (whoever he is..........) will not have inside information. I seriously doubt LJ will have the budget to afford top Championship quality players, particularly strikers who’ll come with high wedge demands which SL won’t fund. LJ will be working next season under the same restraints - unless City are promoted to the PL and then it’ll be all change.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Robbored said: No......he (whoever he is..........) will not have inside information. I seriously doubt LJ will have the budget to afford top Championship quality players, particularly strikers who’ll come with high wedge demands which SL won’t fund. LJ will be working next season under the same restraints - unless City are promoted to the PL and then it’ll be all change.. He is Gregor McGregor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: Just a little thing I picked up on Robin’s on the Wire GM said that City will spend big this Summer regardless of the division we’re in . Does he have inside information ? Are we really going to finally step up in quality throughout the squad ? Depends what he means by spend big. I’m sure there will be some money there, but I suspect some will have to be funded by selling players too, e.g. the likes of Baker. Imho, LJ needs to trim the squad, SL need to stop giving him “clubs in the bag” at £1.0-1.5m, they are draining the budget to bring in players that LJ himself says ‘need to be better than what we’ve got, or capable of improving what we’ve got”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Selred said: He is Gregor McGregor. Right..........column filling I guess. Tough job being a sports journalist these days with clubs using their own OS to announce the latest news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 This happens every year, there is a rumour or inside information that we're going to spend big and then it's the same old same old. We're not going to spend big in the sense that we're going to compete financially with the other teams in this league because simply put we can't. Even if we spent bigger than usual there will still be 3 teams coming down with parachute paymenys that will be able to out spend us off they choose to. We may spend more than usual, who knows, but we won't be making any waves in this league with what we do spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I’m sure there will be some money there, but I suspect some will have to be funded by selling players too, e.g. the likes of Baker. Imho, LJ needs to trim the squad, SL need to stop giving him “clubs in the bag” at £1.0-1.5m, they are draining the budget to bring in players that LJ himself says ‘need to be better than what we’ve got, or capable of improving what we’ve got”. Your last sentence sums up SLs philosophy perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Spike said: This happens every year, there is a rumour or inside information that we're going to spend big and then it's the same old same old. We're not going to spend big in the sense that we're going to compete financially with the other teams in this league because simply put we can't. Even if we spent bigger than usual there will still be 3 teams coming down with parachute paymenys that will be able to out spend us off they choose to. We may spend more than usual, who knows, but we won't be making any waves in this league with what we do spend. In. A. Nut. Shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT1970 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Steve Lansdown is now 67.. as the years tick by, that £1.5 billion he has will be burning a very big hole in his pocket.. He will start to spend big sooner rather than later. But with FFP he has to increase our turnover each year also, which is what is happening. As the turnover goes up, ffp will allow us to spend more, and the older SL gets the more he will be spending.. he can’t take it with him. He will leave a massive legacy in the history of bcfc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, MT1970 said: the older SL gets the more he will be spending.. he can’t take it with him. Erm. He might leave it to his family ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where's the joy Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Be careful about what we wish for. As soon as SL buys promotion he will sell the football club and we will end up in the hands of either a Far East, Middle East or American investor. The only way he can recoup his investment is through selling 'the potential' from being in the premiership. Quite why we have wasted money on one's for the future like engval, moore, eisa etc when that money would have bought a 20 goal a season striker is beyond me. Cotterill was right to keep some of the subs places empty in his reign and to ask for proven quality, not quantity that 'might work one day' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 37 minutes ago, where's the joy said: Be careful about what we wish for. As soon as SL buys promotion he will sell the football club and we will end up in the hands of either a Far East, Middle East or American investor. The only way he can recoup his investment is through selling 'the potential' from being in the premiership. Quite why we have wasted money on one's for the future like engval, moore, eisa etc when that money would have bought a 20 goal a season striker is beyond me. Cotterill was right to keep some of the subs places empty in his reign and to ask for proven quality, not quantity that 'might work one day' Another way to look at it is his son is at the club and maybe, just maybe he loves Bristol City and will move the club into his sons hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Major Isewater said: Just a little thing I picked up on Robin’s on the Wire GM said that City will spend big this Summer regardless of the division we’re in . Does he have inside information ? Are we really going to finally step up in quality throughout the squad ? If we wouldn't spend when we were in the playoffs then it is hard to imagine we will start to compete with the club's who have some ambition next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Selred said: He is Gregor McGregor. Definitely not reliable then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: Right..........column filling I guess. Tough job being a sports journalist these days with clubs using their own OS to announce the latest news. Exactly. Gregor McGregor: Shallow Throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Judda said: Believe it when I see it... still have the problem of attracting the right players... not as easy as some on here think! Being able to identify, yes. But whenever we show interest in someone, 90% time they **** off elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Curr Avon said: Exactly. Gregor McGregor: Shallow Throat. Linda Lovelace Deep Throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, Redrascal2 said: If we wouldn't spend when we were in the playoffs then it is hard to imagine we will start to compete with the club's who have some ambition next season. He mused that we would be in a much better position with regard to FFP this Summer and the way he said City will spend big this Summer just made me think he knew something was happening. Listen to their podcast . I agree that it would be a major change of policy but maybe that’s what we need to push on ? I dunno . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Only need three players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Robbored said: Right..........column filling I guess. Tough job being a sports journalist these days with clubs using their own OS to announce the latest news. Absolute rubbish.....my Dad was a sports journo - he had to get out there and talk to people to get stories - owners, directors, players, managers, fans, ex players etc etc....he put in thousands of miles a month to get info and feature material....nowadays? Google, cut and paste, never leave the desk....yeh, what a tough job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Absolute rubbish.....my Dad was a sports journo - he had to get out there and talk to people to get stories - owners, directors, players, managers, fans, ex players etc etc....he put in thousands of miles a month to get info and feature material....nowadays? Google, cut and paste, never leave the desk....yeh, what a tough job.... None of which will talk outside of formal press conferences anymore, everyone has access to them and the club publish first. Who cares what other fans have to say? Ex players are just as informed as fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Absolute rubbish.....my Dad was a sports journo - he had to get out there and talk to people to get stories - owners, directors, players, managers, fans, ex players etc etc....he put in thousands of miles a month to get info and feature material....nowadays? Google, cut and paste, never leave the desk....yeh, what a tough job.... Your dad? When was he a sports journalist? Its tough these days because of clubs announcing the latest of their OS. Richard Latham is a regular speaker at Senior Reds and he would know.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I think we will go for it personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, petehinton said: I think we will go for it personally We will have to at some point, I think we have evolved our league 1 winners out for young solid championship players we now have a base to do something with - we just need to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 48 minutes ago, Robbored said: Your dad? When was he a sports journalist? Back in the ‘60s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I hope we spend big for us but hope it is smarter than our usual business. Last summer we spent about 12m but was on about 6 players and a few have very few minutes. I don’t mind a couple like Adelakun or Brownhill who were lower league punts under a mil but less 1.5m on Eisa’s, Engvalls and Moores(who I think has a future still!) I hope we take a similar amount like 12-15m and get 3-4 quality players for our starting XI/best 14. This probably means we need to shift a few like Watkins, Baker, Taylor, Wright, Pisano, Fielding. Not all of them but 4-5 fringe players over 25. Hopefully clear out more than we bring in as I feel some of our problems are keeping everyone happy. LJ is not a big rotator when things are going well so less options would be ok. I am a big believer in a strong 15 then filling out with youth. Not sure we can sustain 24-25 players who could all use minutes. I think we may be closer to being able to do this with all our league loans. A lot more options for us now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 We don’t need to now , Andi’s our man . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 5 hours ago, MT1970 said: Steve Lansdown is now 67.. as the years tick by, that £1.5 billion he has will be burning a very big hole in his pocket.. He will start to spend big sooner rather than later. But with FFP he has to increase our turnover each year also, which is what is happening. As the turnover goes up, ffp will allow us to spend more, and the older SL gets the more he will be spending.. he can’t take it with him. He will leave a massive legacy in the history of bcfc. Very true. And his son will follow in the footsteps. A chain of events is in motion. i understand that the three big sales last season (summer) show up in the accounts this year and spending in the summer is pretty much nailed on. Of course if the dream is achieved this year then the prem money is there, I still fancy us next year more than this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I think it is possible that we may spend more this summer than normal. That could be because of our FFP position and it could also be because I think we are going to have to increase our spending or lose our HC. I am more and more convinced that Lee is starting to think that he cannot achieve his short / medium term personal goals here. He is hugely ambitious and I think frustration may be getting to him. I don’t think SL wants to lose him for a number of reasons so, FFP considerations taken in to account, I think he is going to authorize some, for us, significant spending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Robbored said: No......he (whoever he is..........) will not have inside information. I seriously doubt LJ will have the budget to afford top Championship quality players, particularly strikers who’ll come with high wedge demands which SL won’t fund. LJ will be working next season under the same restraints - unless City are promoted to the PL and then it’ll be all change.. Man who demonstrably has no inside knowledge accuses man of having no inside knowledge based on his gut feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, Robin1988 said: Man who demonstrably has no inside knowledge accuses man of having no inside knowledge based on his gut feeling. Nobody needs ‘inside information’ if, as I do they follow everything City related. It’s easily available online. Bugger all to do with gut feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Robin1988 said: Man who demonstrably has no inside knowledge accuses man of having no inside knowledge based on his gut feeling. Base my reason on Gregor on the fact he quotes football magazines and online equivalent rather than a club source etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 What ever he does next season is irrelevant, just stand back and look at the ground he has built , I know some will say it not the same ,poor atmosphere, soul less bowl etc ,but it is truly amazing. I’m sure the atayo will be incorporated into the bowl one day and will look totally amazing, we’re kind of use to it now but anyone coming for there first game always say the concourse has good variety and the fan zone is a good idea . We’re light years ahead of them down the road in every sense and they fxxxing know it .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 4 hours ago, hodge said: Definitely not reliable then How dare you say this. Boaty McBoatface knows EVERYTHING City related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM88 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Think it will happen like this. Feels like we’ve been building a good financial record so we are able to push next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, JasonM88 said: Think it will happen like this. Feels like we’ve been building a good financial record so we are able to push next year. I actually agree and said as much a couple of months ago. I think we will see a busy summer and a fair wad of cash spent... especially if we finish in the play offs or 7th or 8th say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Major Isewater said: Linda Lovelace Deep Throat. Her dentist said that she had the best set of teeth he'd ever come across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judda Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Major Isewater said: We don’t need to now , Andi’s our man . Yeah. Hat trick every week I'd imagine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 12 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Absolute rubbish.....my Dad was a sports journo - he had to get out there and talk to people to get stories - owners, directors, players, managers, fans, ex players etc etc....he put in thousands of miles a month to get info and feature material....nowadays? Google, cut and paste, never leave the desk....yeh, what a tough job.... Still doesn’t seem that long ago that I was buying an Evening Post to find out if we’d signed anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 8 hours ago, JasonM88 said: Think it will happen like this. Feels like we’ve been building a good financial record so we are able to push next year. Coincides with a few clubs having to massively cut down their wage bill’s next season due to losing parachute payments or their gambles not paying off for them, unless they manage to go up this season ie, Villa, Derby, Sheff Weds, Forest, Birmingham could all find themselves in trouble next season, I think if LJ gets this summer transfer window right ie keeping the core of this squad together, moving on some bit part players Watkins, O’Dowda to seems to be off, hoping we can persuade Kalas to stay, and strengthening where we need to then I really do think we can make a very good go of it next season, although this season is far from over yet....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 19 hours ago, Major Isewater said: Just a little thing I picked up on Robin’s on the Wire GM said that City will spend big this Summer regardless of the division we’re in . Does he have inside information ? Are we really going to finally step up in quality throughout the squad ? We won't spend big We haven't spent big in two January transfer windows when we have been in the top 6, we won't start now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 24 minutes ago, Andy082005 said: We won't spend big We haven't spent big in two January transfer windows when we have been in the top 6, we won't start now Does anyone spend big in January? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, BCFC11 said: Does anyone spend big in January? Mrs Downend in the sales! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, BCFC11 said: Does anyone spend big in January? I just don't see why the club would suddenly change direction and start spending big. Don't get me wrong, I would absolutely love them to invest in some real, proven quality We have seen slow improvement season on season, so why would they change it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I disagree with the comments about stripping back the squad. One of the reasons we are still in and around the play off positions is because we have a much bigger squad this season and have been able to cope with injuries, fatigue, suspensions etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 We are a Club in progress and I think its natural that spend more money on players then a few years ago. Famara, Weimann, Webster, Hunt and others are showing that we are there for fight top six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 19 hours ago, where's the joy said: Be careful about what we wish for. As soon as SL buys promotion he will sell the football club and we will end up in the hands of either a Far East, Middle East or American investor. The only way he can recoup his investment is through selling 'the potential' from being in the premiership. Quite why we have wasted money on one's for the future like engval, moore, eisa etc when that money would have bought a 20 goal a season striker is beyond me. Cotterill was right to keep some of the subs places empty in his reign and to ask for proven quality, not quantity that 'might work one day' Joe Bryan, Bobby Reid, Nicholas Eliasson were all ones for the future once. The Pauli’s signings were largely ‘established professionals’. Not saying You are wrong but quality can take a while to show through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 3 hours ago, sglosbcfc said: I disagree with the comments about stripping back the squad. One of the reasons we are still in and around the play off positions is because we have a much bigger squad this season and have been able to cope with injuries, fatigue, suspensions etc. Have we though ? The last months results disprove your statement a bit . Before the break we looked lethargic. I wonder if we might just bring in a bit more quality and use the talented U 23’s to bolster the match day squad. Maybe ‘ spending big ‘ means signing the three Chelsea loanees on permanent deals and adding a Championship experienced striker . We are surely going to see some outgoings as well. I’d be very surprised if Frankie , COD or Baker are with us at the start of next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 18 hours ago, sticks 1969 said: What ever he does next season is irrelevant, just stand back and look at the ground he has built , I know some will say it not the same ,poor atmosphere, soul less bowl etc , Never heard it called a soulless bowl, indeed it certainly is not in the style of Reading, Southampton etc. Indeed all visiting fans and media always complimentary about the Gate, including most recently the U23 (or 21) who Commented on amazing atmosphere generated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 If we do intend to spend big then let us hope our scouting system is upto the mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 We won’t spend big as we won’t risk breaching ffp, espaclly now Birmingham have been deducted points first thing we’ll do is retain players, then add 3 maybe anyone thinking we’ll spend big is deluded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderMB Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I've always been for pushing the budget a bit further, but given that we're not a million miles away from a playoff place this season, despite losing a number of key players, I think I'd rather see that money invested directly into our facilities and academy. If given the choice - an extra £2-3m on transfers, or a Category 1 academy with top-tier coaching, which would you choose? If we're close to the playoffs this year I think I'd choose the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 30/03/2019 at 15:45, BS4 on Tour... said: Absolute rubbish.....my Dad was a sports journo - he had to get out there and talk to people to get stories - owners, directors, players, managers, fans, ex players etc etc....he put in thousands of miles a month to get info and feature material....nowadays? Google, cut and paste, never leave the desk....yeh, what a tough job.... That last sentence is very subjective. For lots of journalists it's incredibly tough to make any headway in the sporting world. Ex pros are now getting lots of the top jobs and so for an up and coming journalist, or even an experienced one, getting work and creating good content is very tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 30/03/2019 at 15:29, RedDave said: Only need three players Is this based on the current squad? If so then we also need to consider who is going to be sold and who is not making their loan permanent. Kalas - Most likely going to Celtic based on interest shown, although we already know he'll be hard to hold onto. Dasilva - I thought he'd be a likely signing because of our agreement of a fee but from recent suggestions, he may not want to stay so he's 50/50. Kasey Palmer - Another 50/50 although I think he'll go back to Chelsea either to be reloaned or sold. Those 3 are very questionable, then you have: O'Dowda - Highly likely to be gone in the summer based on having not signed a new contract Webber - He's drummed up attention with his performances Kelly - Rumours earlier this season, although I feel these may have cooled off after recent performances. Pisano - Rumours that he'll be off Maenpaa - Another rumoured to be off too All in all I think we'll be pretty busy in the summer, especially if we want to have depth for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Monkeh said: We won’t spend big as we won’t risk breaching ffp, espaclly now Birmingham have been deducted points first thing we’ll do is retain players, then add 3 maybe anyone thinking we’ll spend big is deluded Spending big doesn’t mean overspending just a balancing of quality over quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Spike said: Is this based on the current squad? If so then we also need to consider who is going to be sold and who is not making their loan permanent. Kalas - Most likely going to Celtic based on interest shown, although we already know he'll be hard to hold onto. Dasilva - I thought he'd be a likely signing because of our agreement of a fee but from recent suggestions, he may not want to stay so he's 50/50. Kasey Palmer - Another 50/50 although I think he'll go back to Chelsea either to be reloaned or sold. Those 3 are very questionable, then you have: O'Dowda - Highly likely to be gone in the summer based on having not signed a new contract Webber - He's drummed up attention with his performances Kelly - Rumours earlier this season, although I feel these may have cooled off after recent performances. Pisano - Rumours that he'll be off Maenpaa - Another rumoured to be off too All in all I think we'll be pretty busy in the summer, especially if we want to have depth for next season. I wasn't aware of that Spike, not that I doubt you at all. What's been suggested regarding JDS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: I wasn't aware of that Spike, not that I doubt you at all. What's been suggested regarding JDS? Just the wording around him staying, earlier on in the season it was very positive but recently it's been a bit more "if he stays" if you get me? Nothing concrete at all, just tone more than anything. I also wonder if his confidence is growing and he's getting a lot of attention, after all he's keeping Kelly out of the team quite often and Kelly is supposed to be the next big talent from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Spike said: Is this based on the current squad? If so then we also need to consider who is going to be sold and who is not making their loan permanent. Kalas - Most likely going to Celtic based on interest shown, although we already know he'll be hard to hold onto. Dasilva - I thought he'd be a likely signing because of our agreement of a fee but from recent suggestions, he may not want to stay so he's 50/50. Kasey Palmer - Another 50/50 although I think he'll go back to Chelsea either to be reloaned or sold. Those 3 are very questionable, then you have: O'Dowda - Highly likely to be gone in the summer based on having not signed a new contract Webber - He's drummed up attention with his performances Kelly - Rumours earlier this season, although I feel these may have cooled off after recent performances. Pisano - Rumours that he'll be off Maenpaa - Another rumoured to be off too All in all I think we'll be pretty busy in the summer, especially if we want to have depth for next season. I have assumed the loans would go and Pisano will leave. GK - Fielding, Maenpaa and O’Leary. Need one if one of first two go RB - covered even if Pisano leaves LB - Get Desilva or A.N.Other CB - covered unless Kelly leaves. Replace if he does CM - need one more WIDE - covered ST - need one. We need a summer without upheaval in my opinion. Had lots of change recently. Need to approach a pre season without a whole host pf new playwes Lose the loaned three, hopefully sign Dasilva and two other players. Hopefully not lose Kelly or Webster. Trust in our youth as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, JBFC II said: That last sentence is very subjective. For lots of journalists it's incredibly tough to make any headway in the sporting world. Ex pros are now getting lots of the top jobs and so for an up and coming journalist, or even an experienced one, getting work and creating good content is very tough The vast majority of articles positioned from ex pros, in the printed media and online, are ghost-written by proper journos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, RedDave said: I have assumed the loans would go and Pisano will leave. GK - Fielding, Maenpaa and O’Leary. Need one if one of first two go RB - covered even if Pisano leaves LB - Get Desilva or A.N.Other CB - covered unless Kelly leaves. Replace if he does CM - need one more WIDE - covered ST - need one. We need a summer without upheaval in my opinion. Had lots of change recently. Need to approach a pre season without a whole host pf new playwes Lose the loaned three, hopefully sign Dasilva and two other players. Hopefully not lose Kelly or Webster. Trust in our youth as well I'm not quite sure I'd agree GK: Fielding, Maenpaa & O'Leary - I agree with you here. RB: Pisano, Hunt - Some may say Wright but he's not good enough as a RB meaning should Pisano leave we'll only have Hunt and in terms of quality we need an upgrade in this position LB: Kelly - Dasilva signing would cover us well enough and give us quality depth, should Dasilva not sign we need a new LB CBs: Webster, Wright, Baker - Kelly could play there but it's clear to see neither Wright or Baker are good enough, if we cannot sign Kalas I would say we need to get rid of either Baker or Wright and bring in a player of quality. CM: Smith, Pack, Brownhill, Walsh - Probably the one position I'd say we're ok with unless we're looking to improve our depth or we're concerned about injuries. WIDE: O'Dowda, Watkins, Adelakun, Eliasson - If O'Dowda leaves which is looking highly likely then the only high quality winger we have is Eliasson. Some will argue Brownhill or Weimann can play there and they can, but they are not natural wingers and both are better in other positions. ST: Diedhiou, Weimann, Taylor, Semenyo, Eisa - This is an odd one. I would also say we need one, but only if he's a quality signing. Weimann is a striker and on his day is plenty good enough for the Championship, his issue is confidence so when it's down we need someone to be able to step in and challenge him for his position. I would argue that with a good pre-season Emenyo may actually be ready to do that and we already have Fammy. If Eisa is to be loaned out or not feature I think it's fair to say that in order for a quality striker to come into the squad Taylor will most likely need to go. Utility: Paterson - Patto is a strange one, he can play wide, attacking behind the strikers and a striker himself although I do wonder if that is the reason he's still around is for his versatility. This brings me to the summary. With the wide men, you have them down as covered but realistically Eliasson is best on the left, as is O'Dowda and we really don't have any natural right-sided wingers. If someone said "name our best RW" I think the answer would be Patto, Weimann or Brownhill, all 3 of which are better in other positions. I honestly think should we lose O'Dowda and do not manage to sign Dasilva or Kalas we're going to need a RB, LB, CB at the very least. I'd also argue that we need a natural right-sided midiflder/winger and an improvement in quality with our striker situation. I also think it's also very possible to see Maenpaa or Fielding leave. All in all we still have a fair few positions to fill and whilst it would be far better if we could sign Kalas and Dasilva we still need to see a few move on and bring in better quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, Spike said: I'm not quite sure I'd agree GK: Fielding, Maenpaa & O'Leary - I agree with you here. RB: Pisano, Hunt - Some may say Wright but he's not good enough as a RB meaning should Pisano leave we'll only have Hunt and in terms of quality we need an upgrade in this position LB: Kelly - Dasilva signing would cover us well enough and give us quality depth, should Dasilva not sign we need a new LB CBs: Webster, Wright, Baker - Kelly could play there but it's clear to see neither Wright or Baker are good enough, if we cannot sign Kalas I would say we need to get rid of either Baker or Wright and bring in a player of quality. CM: Smith, Pack, Brownhill, Walsh - Probably the one position I'd say we're ok with unless we're looking to improve our depth or we're concerned about injuries. WIDE: O'Dowda, Watkins, Adelakun, Eliasson - If O'Dowda leaves which is looking highly likely then the only high quality winger we have is Eliasson. Some will argue Brownhill or Weimann can play there and they can, but they are not natural wingers and both are better in other positions. ST: Diedhiou, Weimann, Taylor, Semenyo, Eisa - This is an odd one. I would also say we need one, but only if he's a quality signing. Weimann is a striker and on his day is plenty good enough for the Championship, his issue is confidence so when it's down we need someone to be able to step in and challenge him for his position. I would argue that with a good pre-season Emenyo may actually be ready to do that and we already have Fammy. If Eisa is to be loaned out or not feature I think it's fair to say that in order for a quality striker to come into the squad Taylor will most likely need to go. Utility: Paterson - Patto is a strange one, he can play wide, attacking behind the strikers and a striker himself although I do wonder if that is the reason he's still around is for his versatility. This brings me to the summary. With the wide men, you have them down as covered but realistically Eliasson is best on the left, as is O'Dowda and we really don't have any natural right-sided wingers. If someone said "name our best RW" I think the answer would be Patto, Weimann or Brownhill, all 3 of which are better in other positions. I honestly think should we lose O'Dowda and do not manage to sign Dasilva or Kalas we're going to need a RB, LB, CB at the very least. I'd also argue that we need a natural right-sided midiflder/winger and an improvement in quality with our striker situation. I also think it's also very possible to see Maenpaa or Fielding leave. All in all we still have a fair few positions to fill and whilst it would be far better if we could sign Kalas and Dasilva we still need to see a few move on and bring in better quality. I think fundamentally our different points of view come down to me including our youngsters as options. Many players out on loan who can step up. We also disagree on Wright’s ability. More than good enough to be a third choice centre back. Finally, I think Adelukan will surprise people next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Just now, RedDave said: I think fundamentally our different points of view come down to me including our youngsters as options. Many players out on loan who can step up. We also disagree on Wright’s ability. More than good enough to be a third choice centre back. Finally, I think Adelukan will surprise people next season I think Wright is good enough to be a third choice CB but I suppose that comes down to if Kalas signs and where Kelly plays. If Dasilva doesn't sign then Kelly is bound to be the first choice LB meaning we'd have Webster and Wright in the middle, that's just not good enough if we want to push on. Adelukan I'm very interested to see in our starting line up and he could play that right side position but it still leaves us with no natural right-sided midfielder as back up and injuries can change seasons when we don't have the cover. I do have faith in our youth, the issue is we've quite often seen them show loads of promise only to be unused. If a few do make that step up and are good enough then that's great but my immediate concern is CB, LB and RB followed by a mild concern for RM/RW and ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, BS4 on Tour... said: The vast majority of articles positioned from ex pros, in the printed media and online, are ghost-written by proper journos... And yet the fact that they are getting into papers, plus on the TV, over proper journalists, leaves many journalists struggling for work. My uncles a freelance journalist and he really struggles to get decent work, despite having vast experience at lots of major events. Mainly because lots of the jobs he used to have have been lost to former pros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, RedDave said: I think fundamentally our different points of view come down to me including our youngsters as options. Many players out on loan who can step up. We also disagree on Wright’s ability. More than good enough to be a third choice centre back. Finally, I think Adelukan will surprise people next season What you mean he’ll get a game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, JonDolman said: We look like we could realistically make top 6 this season with a very young squad that will only improve. We don't need to bring many in imo. We need a striker. We would be dangerous if we had a 20-a-season onion-bag-filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 @Spike and @RedDave plenty of things to agree and debate. the change to 352 (or variant of 3 CBs) muddies the water massively. Suddenly WBs might be the order of the day, rather than WMs. Personally I think LJ needs to find a way to play 2 CF’s or at least a true CF and SS/10 to allow him to perm his forwards better and mean Fam doesn’t have to play every game. The 4411/4141 became too reliant on one striker. Imho!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 8 hours ago, JBFC II said: And yet the fact that they are getting into papers, plus on the TV, over proper journalists, leaves many journalists struggling for work. My uncles a freelance journalist and he really struggles to get decent work, despite having vast experience at lots of major events. Mainly because lots of the jobs he used to have have been lost to former pros Their names may be in the papers, but, as I said, ex pros’ columns and articles in the press and online are ghost-written by proper journos, so no opportunities being denied there, and as for getting on tv - of course ex pros are going to get ‘pundit’ opportunities over journos - do you really think the public want to hear the views of an anonymous journo who has never played pro football over that of a Gary Neville or an Alan Shearer?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobintheRed Red Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 On 31/03/2019 at 14:36, DT The Optimist said: Never heard it called a soulless bowl, indeed it certainly is not in the style of Reading, Southampton etc. Indeed all visiting fans and media always complimentary about the Gate, including most recently the U23 (or 21) who Commented on amazing atmosphere generated. Getting rid of some of the over the top stewards would help they stand there waiting for someone to open thier mouth or clap before going o.t t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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