LJ on Sky Sports News

[Lrrr]

Missed the start of it but says we will continue to go about the transfer window in 'the Bristol City way' so don't expect us to spends huge amounts in one window and has said we're wanting to build around Webster and reaffirms that we don't need to sell anybody given our financial position. Players back in on the 28th but have been in for a week or so over the summer as a check up to make sure their summer plans are going right.

[Lrrr]

Sol Bamba complimentary about us as a whole and thinks we'll be there or there abouts

[Monkeh]

9 minutes ago, hodge said:

Missed the start of it but says we will continue to go about the transfer window in 'the Bristol City way' so don't expect us to spends huge amounts in one window and has said we're wanting to build around Webster and reaffirms that we don't need to sell anybody given our financial position. Players back in on the 28th but have been in for a week or so over the summer as a check up to make sure their summer plans are going right.

The Bristol city way isn’t about how much we spend

if we identify a needed player say kalas and the best price we can get is 8 million, we’ll spend 8 million

 

the Bristol city way is more often then not sign younger players develop them then sell for a profit, 

[Lrrr]

2 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

The Bristol city way isn’t about how much we spend

if we identify a needed player say kalas and the best price we can get is 8 million, we’ll spend 8 million

 

the Bristol city way is more often then not sign younger players develop them then sell for a profit, 

May have worded it slightly badly but he essentially said we're not going to spend huge amounts 

However that depends on what Lee's interpretation of 'huge' (or whatever word) is

[Porto Red]

That of course may just be a smokescreen to put off those clubs which have done their financial detective work on us, like a number of posters on here, and know that we are in a position to really go for it this season.

(Or at least, that's how I'm trying to spin it.)

[MATT BCFC]

He was on good form I thought. Seemed very positive which is pleasing. He’s certainly one of the more charismatic managers around in the EFL.

[Monkeh]

9 minutes ago, hodge said:

May have worded it slightly badly but he essentially said we're not going to spend huge amounts 

However that depends on what Lee's interpretation of 'huge' (or whatever word) is

Pretty much what Porto has said,

we aren’t going to announce we’ve got mountains of cash, prices would sky rocket

[Sturny]

We've climbed the table successfully with our current recruitment tactics, it's hard to knock it.

So more of the same is good news

[Lrrr]

3 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

Pretty much what Porto has said,

we aren’t going to announce we’ve got mountains of cash, prices would sky rocket

Think it could depend on whether we get Jay really and if we sell anyone else, if we do then its a first choice signing for a very small fee, if we don't get him we may have to spend at least double to find someone of the same quality. If O'Dowda stays and everything is fine with him playing then it saves us spending a few million on a winger. At the moment (if Dasilva signs) we only really need to sign a CB and even then have Wright/Baker. Very much a summer of adding quality over needing a few good players.

[Lrrr]

Sol Bamba has said Bobby Reid is his Cardiff player to watch this season

[Sturny]

3 minutes ago, hodge said:

Sol Bamba has said Bobby Reid is his Cardiff player to watch this season

Poor man's Weimann 

[phantom]

On a side not it was also good to see Michelle Owen back working today, she has been very unwell for a number of months now

[Kodjias Wrist]

8 minutes ago, hodge said:

Sol Bamba has said Bobby Reid is his Cardiff player to watch this season

With squad as it stands I wonder who most would consider our player to watch this season? Eliasson? Brownhill?

[Lrrr]

1 minute ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

With squad as it stands I wonder who most would consider our player to watch this season? Eliasson? Brownhill?

Still Webster for me

[EnderMB]

In terms of "announcing" how much cash we've got, we've already done that, haven't we? We sold a player for eight figures, and since we're yet to sign Da Silva or Kalas that money the squad requires investment. If we wanted to keep our cards close to our chest, we should've kept the Kelly deal silent until the window opened.

As far as spending big money goes, we'll spend what makes sense financially. It'll be a risk, and will mean we won't necessarily get first-choice targets, but that's the cross the club will choose to bear, especially as LJ had previously said that we'd need to strengthen the squad. A balance between high-quality and ROI is key.

[Major Isewater]

30 minutes ago, hodge said:

May have worded it slightly badly but he essentially said we're not going to spend huge amounts 

However that depends on what Lee's interpretation of 'huge' (or whatever word) is

It’s also not a great idea to shout out from the rooftops that we’re going to spend ‘ huge ‘ amounts.

That would instantly increase the asking price for any player we’re interested in .

 

[Major Isewater]

16 minutes ago, Sturny said:

Poor man's Weimann 

Is he any better than Reid I ask myself...

[Monkeh]

6 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

With squad as it stands I wonder who most would consider our player to watch this season? Eliasson? Brownhill?

Eliassion for me,

if he works on his composure and finishing he could be quite deadly

[Sturny]

3 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Is he any better than Reid I ask myself...

Let's not go there... 

[The Nest Egg]

Interesting that LJ is now playing down any thoughts of going and spending big; especially given how before he was saying how ambitious he wanted to be and that big signings are a necessity.

Perhaps a smokescreen, and LJ regrets originally saying we were going to spend big?

[Taz]

10 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

Eliassion for me,

if he works on his composure and finishing he could be quite deadly

Agreed. Played often and in the right team (and that means with the adequate personnel on the end of his crossing), I think this is his season.

Has already proven his crossing is at a very high level, we just need to get people on the end of them.

[Ska Junkie]

15 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

Eliassion for me,

if he works on his composure and finishing he could be quite deadly

Webster is our best player by some margin but I'm looking forward to watching Elliasson next season, there's something about the kid. Now he's familiar with the physical aspect of this division / country, he could be a absolute star given his pace and excellent delivery.

Semenyo has the tools and attributes to really step up next season too leading to the question do we really need an additional striker, costing an absolute wedge?

[Lrrr]

2 minutes ago, Newquay-Red said:

Interesting that LJ is now playing down any thoughts of going and spending big; especially given how before he was saying how ambitious he wanted to be and that big signings are a necessity.

Perhaps a smokescreen, and LJ regrets originally saying we were going to spend big?

The 2 don't have to be linked...

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, Sturny said:

Poor man's Weimann 

I'm still not sure if people were joking about Weimann being better

[richwwtk]

9 minutes ago, Newquay-Red said:

Interesting that LJ is now playing down any thoughts of going and spending big; especially given how before he was saying how ambitious he wanted to be and that big signings are a necessity.

Perhaps a smokescreen, and LJ regrets originally saying we were going to spend big?

Did he ever say any of that?

I know he said we needed to be bold in the transfer market, but have no recollections of him saying we would spend big.

[Leveller]

9 minutes ago, Newquay-Red said:

Interesting that LJ is now playing down any thoughts of going and spending big; especially given how before he was saying how ambitious he wanted to be and that big signings are a necessity.

Perhaps a smokescreen, and LJ regrets originally saying we were going to spend big?

Did he say that exactly? I know “bold” was the key word, but that doesn’t necessarily mean spending fortunes.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, JamesBCFC said:

When?

Bold apparently means spending loads of money...

[old_eastender]

4 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

I'm still not sure if people were joking about Weimann being better

either that or deluded... last season was the first time Wiemann had managed to get to double figures with goals, just. So 50% of what a real quality forward will get you.

[generation1]

BOLD could mean making more of the huge crop of youngsters we have coming on. it does not always mean spending loads but rather being brave enough to give youth its cance

[Robbored]

7 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

Webster is our best player by some margin but I'm looking forward to watching Elliasson next season, there's something about the kid. Now he's familiar with the physical aspect of this division / country, he could be a absolute star given his pace and excellent delivery.

Semenyo has the tools and attributes to really step up next season too leading to the question do we really need an additional striker, costing an absolute wedge?

Quite agree. Elliasson showed in patches last season what potential he has and hopefully he’ll have a terrific season this time around.

Same with Semenyo and LJ has hinted that he could feature significantly and that might mean that City don’t sign another striker............

If that’s the case it’d be a big mistake in my view.

 

[onlyotib]

46 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

Eliassion for me,

if he works on his composure and finishing he could be quite deadly

Without trying to put the pressure on him. Like u said if he improves I think he could be our next Anthony knockaert

[simon uk]

33 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Quite agree. Elliasson showed in patches last season what potential he has and hopefully he’ll have a terrific season this time around.

Same with Semenyo and LJ has hinted that he could feature significantly and that might mean that City don’t sign another striker............

If that’s the case it’d be a big mistake in my view.

 

Elliasson could be devastating next season playing off the right if everything goes according to plan.

agree re semenyo too, he might be fantastic. but at his age and experience, for us to give him the number 9 shirt and forget about any other strikers would be extremely risky.

[chinapig]

46 minutes ago, Leveller said:

Did he say that exactly? I know “bold” was the key word, but that doesn’t necessarily mean spending fortunes.

In any event he was expressing his opinion not stating club policy. He went on to say that that was what he would put to the Board in his presentation.

[DT The Optimist]

I agree with many posters that a full pre season and Semenyo could be a star. Why should he be any different to Tammy who came to us from obscurity at Chelsea .  Forward area  I would not spend mega money and use that to capture Kalas and Desilva. And another in midfield 

With AW. FD MT and AS do we need another ? Unless one leaves 

[Selred]

I feel Eliasson would be phenomenal if we had someone like Djuric upfront.

I like Fam, but he isn't as good in the air as he should be for a guy his size.

A big striker would be knocking them in for fun with Eliasson's delivery.

[DT The Optimist]

14 minutes ago, Selred said:

I feel Eliasson would be phenomenal if we had someone like Djuric upfront.

I like Fam, but he isn't as good in the air as he should be for a guy his size.

A big striker would be knocking them in for fun with Eliasson's delivery.

Do you not think this could be Semenyo. He was raved  about by all the pundits when playing for Newport against higher teams.  And he looked awesome on the box. If Chelsea wanted to sign him tells a story 

[Unan]

16 minutes ago, Selred said:

I feel Eliasson would be phenomenal if we had someone like Djuric upfront.

I like Fam, but he isn't as good in the air as he should be for a guy his size.

A big striker would be knocking them in for fun with Eliasson's delivery.

Not necessarily even a big striker, the amount of whipped in balls a player like Gayle could get his foot on the end of 

[The Nest Egg]

In response to all previous quotes, I must have misinterpreted what Johnson said. I had believed that he would be ‘ambitious’ in his presentation to the board. That is obviously ambiguous but I was under the belief it meant that he believed this to be the season that we truly challenge and he intended to make a couple of signings that underlined this. ‘Ambitious’, to me, meant not just continuing with our youth policy but also underpinning this with hopefully a couple of big-ticket signings.

[Norn Iron]

2 hours ago, phantom said:

On a side not it was also good to see Michelle Owen back working today, she has been very unwell for a number of months now

Michelle is a great broadcaster. Is she pregnant?

[Steve Watts]

2 hours ago, EnderMB said:

In terms of "announcing" how much cash we've got, we've already done that, haven't we? We sold a player for eight figures, and since we're yet to sign Da Silva or Kalas that money the squad requires investment. If we wanted to keep our cards close to our chest, we should've kept the Kelly deal silent until the window opened.

So much wrong with this paragraph....  *sigh*

Firstly we've announced no such thing.  We sold him to Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee.  Journalists believe that fee to be a deal in the region of £13m.  Further, no-one has stated how that speculated £13m is to be made up.  Could be that we only got £5m up front and the rest is performance based.

And as for keeping the deal silent until the transfer window opened, Kelly was announced as a Bournemouth player on the 18th May....  two days after the transfer window opened.

Besides that, spot on........

[EnderMB]

5 minutes ago, Steve Watts said:

So much wrong with this paragraph....  *sigh*

Firstly we've announced no such thing.  We sold him to Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee.  Journalists believe that fee to be a deal in the region of £13m.  Further, no-one has stated how that speculated £13m is to be made up.  Could be that we only got £5m up front and the rest is performance based.

And as for keeping the deal silent until the transfer window opened, Kelly was announced as a Bournemouth player on the 18th May....  two days after the transfer window opened.

Besides that, spot on........

That's a really weird way of looking at it.

How do you think the journalists got that information? Threw a dart at a dartboard full of different transfer figures? Checked their pocket for change and multiplied by 100m? There are two sides to a transfer, and while we might have pushed for the deal to be undisclosed it's highly likely that the journalists are spot-on with the reported fee, because they've either been told by an agent, the player, or the clubs themselves - otherwise Bournemouth would be the first team to shout about it being inaccurate.

Feel free to disagree, but the facts stand: We sold a player for around £13m, and we're yet to do any substantial business, therefore we've got a bit of cash burning in our pocket.

[Steve Watts]

8 minutes ago, EnderMB said:

That's a really weird way of looking at it.

How do you think the journalists got that information? Threw a dart at a dartboard full of different transfer figures? Checked their pocket for change and multiplied by 100m? There are two sides to a transfer, and while we might have pushed for the deal to be undisclosed it's highly likely that the journalists are spot-on with the reported fee, because they've either been told by an agent, the player, or the clubs themselves - otherwise Bournemouth would be the first team to shout about it being inaccurate.

Feel free to disagree, but the facts stand: We sold a player for around £13m, and we're yet to do any substantial business, therefore we've got a bit of cash burning in our pocket.

Not really.  You said we'd announced how much money we had.  We didn't.  Of course journalists have sources.  But to suggest we've said anything publicly about the transfer fee and also how much money we have available is plain wrong.

And you also ignore both the points that it's not been stated anywhere how much we received up front and also the dig at the club for announcing it outside of the transfer window - which again, we didn't.

[chinapig]

1 minute ago, Steve Watts said:

Not really.  You said we'd announced how much money we had.  We didn't.  Of course journalists have sources.  But to suggest we've said anything publicly about the transfer fee and also how much money we have available is plain wrong.

And you also ignore both the points that it's not been stated anywhere how much we received up front and also the dig at the club for announcing it outside of the transfer window - which again, we didn't.

Additionally, last year we spent significantly less than we brought in. Other clubs have no reason to suppose therefore that we will spend every penny we bring in this year.

[phantom]

53 minutes ago, Norn Iron said:

Michelle is a great broadcaster. Is she pregnant?

@Norn Iron yes she is, she has had a few serious complications that past few months, hence why she has not been on our screens for a long time

[Norn Iron]

It's good to see her on TV again.

If Michelle is having a daughter, names to avoid include Sky(e) and Beattie (although Beattie would be funny)!

[Lrrr]

3 hours ago, JamesBCFC said:

Eliasson for me.

Webster is absolutely class, but "one to watch" almost always (for me) implies someone who's strong going forward.

Eliasson has all that's needed to make a big impact. Just needs a bit more composure.

For me he's one to watch because the attention is now on him, clubs have had a season to watch him playing for us and try to work out a weakness, ie will they press him quicker to not allow him time etc. 

If we're saying someone whose not quite there one to watch I'd say Max if he stays with us, if not then Walsh if we don't recruit in CM (though I think we will) 

[Bristol Oil Services]

5 hours ago, hodge said:

Sol Bamba complimentary about us as a whole and thinks we'll be there or there abouts

 

4 hours ago, Sturny said:

Let's not go there... 

Gertrude Stein once said "there is no there, there" but we have been "there abouts" plenty long enough, now. It is time we were - are - there.

[Ohbasso]

4 hours ago, JonDolman said:

Bold apparently means spending loads of money...

Not true, my old mans been bald as long as I can remember and he’s always been tight.

[Major Isewater]

3 hours ago, DT The Optimist said:

Do you not think this could be Semenyo. He was raved  about by all the pundits when playing for Newport against higher teams.  And he looked awesome on the box. If Chelsea wanted to sign him tells a story 

I want to see a lot more of Semenyo this season but believe it would be asking too much of him to spearhead a Championship campaign at his age.

 

[Major Isewater]

2 hours ago, EnderMB said:

That's a really weird way of looking at it.

How do you think the journalists got that information? Threw a dart at a dartboard full of different transfer figures? Checked their pocket for change and multiplied by 100m? There are two sides to a transfer, and while we might have pushed for the deal to be undisclosed it's highly likely that the journalists are spot-on with the reported fee, because they've either been told by an agent, the player, or the clubs themselves - otherwise Bournemouth would be the first team to shout about it being inaccurate.

Feel free to disagree, but the facts stand: We sold a player for around £13m, and we're yet to do any substantial business, therefore we've got a bit of cash burning in our pocket.

That would be the assumption most selling clubs would have when dealing with us.

May be that money just helps us tick over for the season and isn’t just bunce.

[CodeRed]

3 hours ago, Norn Iron said:

Michelle is a great broadcaster. Is she pregnant?

@Rudolph - did you know about this?

[Davefevs]

1 hour ago, Major Isewater said:

I want to see a lot more of Semenyo this season but believe it would be asking too much of him to spearhead a Championship campaign at his age.

 

Yep, needs a good pre-season and can then play a “part”, but I’m not envisaging 35+ starts.

[chinapig]

5 hours ago, Newquay-Red said:

In response to all previous quotes, I must have misinterpreted what Johnson said. I had believed that he would be ‘ambitious’ in his presentation to the board. That is obviously ambiguous but I was under the belief it meant that he believed this to be the season that we truly challenge and he intended to make a couple of signings that underlined this. ‘Ambitious’, to me, meant not just continuing with our youth policy but also underpinning this with hopefully a couple of big-ticket signings.

He didn't use the word ambitious iirc. He expressed the view that we needed to be bold and, as you say, said he would put that to the Board.

He did not define bold and was not stating club policy. As far as I know MA has not talked about our transfer strategy and if he did it would be the usual non-committal stuff, and rightly so.

Of course LJ has now mentioned signings after1stJuly, which will be taken by some as a promise of guaranteed signings on that exact date.

[Redrascal2]

11 hours ago, hodge said:

Missed the start of it but says we will continue to go about the transfer window in 'the Bristol City way' so don't expect us to spends huge amounts in one window and has said we're wanting to build around Webster and reaffirms that we don't need to sell anybody given our financial position. Players back in on the 28th but have been in for a week or so over the summer as a check up to make sure their summer plans are going right.

What a climb down from what he said at the end of the season. The Bristol city way. Sell our best players and wait until the big boys have had who they want and see whose left.

[Lrrr]

3 minutes ago, Redrascal2 said:

What a climb down from what he said at the end of the season. The Bristol city way. Sell our best players and wait until the big boys have had who they want and see whose left.

If we have a summer of picking up players like Weimann and Webster permanently with players of Kalas and Dasilva's quality on loan then I'm all for it.

[INCRED]

11 hours ago, hodge said:

May have worded it slightly badly but he essentially said we're not going to spend huge amounts 

However that depends on what Lee's interpretation of 'huge' (or whatever word) is

We’re not going to spend £100m that’s huge!!

[INCRED]

10 hours ago, Newquay-Red said:

Interesting that LJ is now playing down any thoughts of going and spending big; especially given how before he was saying how ambitious he wanted to be and that big signings are a necessity.

Perhaps a smokescreen, and LJ regrets originally saying we were going to spend big?

He said the club will be “Bold” in the transfer market which doesn’t necessarily equate to spending big

I still expect us to sign the 3 Chelsea lads permanently and a top quality striker on loan

Any other incomings will be opportunistic and right time right players if a deal is to be had

Roll on 1st July!!

[Davefevs]

14 minutes ago, INCRED said:

He said the club will be “Bold” in the transfer market which doesn’t necessarily equate to spending big

I still expect us to sign the 3 Chelsea lads permanently and a top quality striker on loan

Any other incomings will be opportunistic and right time right players if a deal is to be had

Roll on 1st July!!

Yep, could be bringing in a free transfer but doing something clever with wages, e.g. £20k per week but big signing on fee.

[INCRED]

38 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

Which Championship club will?

I just stated in my opinion £100m is huge not that anyone would spend that amount 

For our club £30m would be “Bold” but the word could mean so many different things with regards to transfers & recruitment 

we could have a couple of top quality loans again - it’s anyones guess at the moment 

 

[chinapig]

LJ is sometimes too open for his own good. He should have anticipated that saying that in his opinion the club should be bold and that he would say that to the Board would be translated by some fans as a statement that the club was definitely going to spend a fortune.

He should have given a bland answer so as not to give anybody a chance to wilfully misinterpret his words. However many times people are reminded what he actually said they will still hold him to account for what he didn't say.

 

 

[Robbored]

47 minutes ago, chinapig said:

LJ is sometimes too open for his own good. He should have anticipated that saying that in his opinion the club should be bold and that he would say that to the Board would be translated by some fans as a statement that the club was definitely going to spend a fortune.

He should have given a bland answer so as not to give anybody a chance to wilfully misinterpret his words. However many times people are reminded what he actually said they will still hold him to account for what he didn't say.

Fans see/hear various comments from LJ what they want to see/hear and frequently misinterpret them.

I read from his ‘bold’ comment that he was going to try and impress upon the board (SL) that having had a decent season with clear proof of improvement that now is the time to invest to help push on towards the PL.....That doesn’t mean having access to a substantial war chest tho.....wages are inevitably the stumbling block in negotiations.

[East End Old Boy]

19 hours ago, Robbored said:

Same with Semenyo and LJ has hinted that he could feature significantly and that might mean that City don’t sign another striker............

If that’s the case it’d be a big mistake in my view.

 

LJ gambled with Bobby Reid and that worked, perhaps Semenyo can have a similar impact?

[Robbored]

44 minutes ago, East End Old Boy said:

LJ gambled with Bobby Reid and that worked, perhaps Semenyo can have a similar impact?

The difference being is that Reid was originally a midfielder/rb and LJ developed him into a striker. Semenyo has always been a front man as far as I’m aware.

The gamble with Semenyo will be whether or not he’s ready for Championship football and the better quality defenders he’ll be facing.

[bcfc01]

5 hours ago, Robbored said:

The difference being is that Reid was originally a midfielder/rb and LJ developed him into a striker. Semenyo has always been a front man as far as I’m aware.

The gamble with Semenyo will be whether or not he’s ready for Championship football and the better quality defenders he’ll be facing.

He's certainly ready in a physical sense.

He had a few games toward the end of the season where he looked a bit lost and needs pre-season to get to grips with what is required in the championship. I'm looking forward to how he steps up - or not. He could be a revelation..

Isn't he suspended for the first game ?

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Robbored said:

The difference being is that Reid was originally a midfielder/rb and LJ developed him into a striker. Semenyo has always been a front man as far as I’m aware.

The gamble with Semenyo will be whether or not he’s ready for Championship football and the better quality defenders he’ll be facing.

Semenyo started off as a midfielder, but since being at City always been a striker. Moved to wing with Newport.

[Davefevs]

@bcfc01 yes

[Henry]

14 hours ago, Robbored said:

The difference being is that Reid was originally a midfielder/rb and LJ developed him into a striker. Semenyo has always been a front man as far as I’m aware.

The gamble with Semenyo will be whether or not he’s ready for Championship football and the better quality defenders he’ll be facing.

When was Reid a right back?