archie andrews Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Just now, RedM said: I'm just glad that for now the transfer window is shut Probably the best business of all the window RM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said: A decent showing vs Man City in a few weeks would really catch the attention to some big clubs. Maybe even Man City themselves???? Hes clearly going to go in the summer, but, a big but, it could literally be the best thing for the club to help clear debts but set us up for some decent investment ( not the type of Mark Ashton investment) needed to progress the squad. £30m+ please! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGE500 Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, Sturny said: Pretty confident he's going to be the biggest fee received in the championship this summer. He's entered a ridiculous form at the moment and doesn't seem to be dipping, but improving on it! We surely can demand a huge huge fee Does he really have ro leave this summer he's only 19 he could stay for another two seasons and not only be guranteed to play every week but be the focal point of the team(will he get that in the PL) and still be a very young player when he does move on for a big fee and contract. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted February 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, RedM said: I'm just glad that for now the transfer window is shut Did you go today M? If so, what was the atmosphere like in the away end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Tinnion tweeted 40 million the other day. Why not 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Just hope for his sake he does not pick up another yellow and miss the chance to test himself against the best. Think it maybe a 2 game ban for 10 yellows? He's in trouble I think you can easily see him getting booked in the next few games. Saying that we have 4 games before then so may be ok Edited February 4, 2023 by Super Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastonburyRed Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 £40m top top top end I reckon, in the summer, presuming there will be a number of the PL big boys after him then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 42 minutes ago, Curr Avon said: What a joy to watch, again. Outstanding ball control. twists better than Chubby Checker, fantastic awareness of space and terrific passing. Treasure his wonderful talent whilst he's here. The clock is ticking. I totally agree, and this isn't a criticism of you - but I really dislike the negative "enjoy him whilst he's here" mentality that pops up on this forum every single time a player of ours looks to have potential and ability outweighing our current standing. Every City fan knows AS is certain to play at a higher standard than the Championship and that it's likely he'll get snapped up by someone else fairly soon. I just think it's a bit of a small time mentality for it to be said every single time he plays well. Apologies if this feels like a dig at you, because it's not - just a forum bug bear of mine! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Totally agree with those who say he is the most outstanding player we've had at the club in all my time watching. With Joe Bryan, Bobby Reid and Josh Brownhill there was always a sense that they might ultimately get a chance in the Premier League but the difference with Scott is that it feels like, barring serious injury, it is inevitable he will become a Premier League player, might well become a key player at a major side. However, as much as we'll undoubtedly miss his talent when he goes, it feels like the club is finally at a point where there is enough of a structure and a platform to withstand losing major assets without substantially weakening the side. Whenever a key player left in the past it felt like there'd be a spending spree and a gamble and maybe one or two of the five players we bought might turn out to be half-decent. Nowadays it feels like, when Scott goes, we'll buy a couple of players who fit with a coherent recruitment strategy and quickly have another prospect coming through. It may be a while until we get another talent like Scott but it feels like they'll certainly be more young players who are good enough to earn their spot in the team. Edited February 4, 2023 by LondonBristolian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clunes Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 The silver lining is, it’s gonna be a crazy auction. He will make City a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, Super said: He's in trouble I think you can easily see him getting booked in the next few games. Saying that we have 4 games before then so may be ok He needs to pick up a yellow next game to guarantee being available for Man City! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, Super said: He's in trouble I think you can easily see him getting booked in the next few games. Saying that we have 4 games before then so may be ok Wouldn’t worry about that, he’ll get booked again next game and serve his ban before it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Phileas Fogg said: I totally agree, and this isn't a criticism of you - but I really dislike the negative "enjoy him whilst he's here" mentality that pops up on this forum every single time a player of ours looks to have potential and ability outweighing our current standing. Every City fan knows AS is certain to play at a higher standard than the Championship and that it's likely he'll get snapped up by someone else fairly soon. I just think it's a bit of a small time mentality for it to be said every single time he plays well. Apologies if this feels like a dig at you, because it's not - just a forum bug bear of mine! I sort of get your point. But I sort of see the other side too. On random points I’m on holiday abroad I like to stop and remind myself that I’m on holiday because I know in the blink of an eye it’ll be over and I’ll be back at work. So in short, enjoy him while he’s here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, nickolas said: Hes clearly going to go in the summer, but, a big but, it could literally be the best thing for the club to help clear debts but set us up for some decent investment ( not the type of Mark Ashton investment) needed to progress the squad. £30m+ please! Ah, Mark Ashton. What a truly terrible man to have happened to this club. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Just now, ChippenhamRed said: He needs to pick up a yellow next game to guarantee being available for Man City! Or one after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19 Andy Cole ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 33 minutes ago, chinapig said: De Bruyne doesn't so much pass to a teammate as pass to where the teammate is going to be at the end of his run. Alex did the same there. Didn’t Beckham once say when asked how he knows to place the pass. “I just hit to where a team mate should be” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: I sort of get your point. But I sort of see the other side too. On random points I’m on holiday abroad I like to stop and remind myself that I’m on holiday because I know in the blink of an eye it’ll be over and I’ll be back at work. So in short, enjoy him while he’s here! Haha - enjoy your holiday whilst it's here ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 6 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19 Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, sticks 1969 said: Andy Cole ? Cole went on to be great. Scott is better at our level than Cole was back then in my opinion. 1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said: Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps. Abraham wasn’t ours. He’s easily ruled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: He needs to pick up a yellow next game to guarantee being available for Man City! I thought yellow cards only applied to individual competitions? So if Alex was booked in league matches it does not carry over to the F A Cup..........unless the rules have changed? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps. At the moment I'd go Cole over Abraham (even if I didn't agree with @Fordy62 about not counting a loan) as he played a key role in a team that won a hell of a lot of trophies. Still time for Abraham to win more but he'd need more honours to usurp Cole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: Ah, Mark Ashton. What a truly terrible man to have happened to this club. I actually think it would've been really interesting to see what Lee Johnson could've done with this crop of young players. Make no mistake, I'd much MUCH rather it was Pearson managing them.. but I think it didn't suit Johnson to have all that money to spend combined with Ashton's presence. I've always thought Johnson had a really good eye for a player (Brownhill, Bobby Reid position change, Webster etc) and perhaps he would've actually done better with less money. The combination of Johnson and Ashton didn't work at all long term. Ironically, I think Johnson would've done a lot better with someone like Pearson in the Ashton role/DOF! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19 I think it’s quite frightening where he could go in his career, I genuinely think that this and another season in the Championship (assuming no promotion) will genuinely give him the best possible continuation to his football education. It would be really interesting where his future might be if the has an outstanding game against Man City… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porto Red Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 I wonder if Alex Scott knows that there are people in the stands in their 60s & 70s saying he's the best player they've ever seen for us. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Just now, bexhill reds said: I think it’s quite frightening where he could go in his career, I genuinely think that this and another season in the Championship (assuming no promotion) will genuinely give him the best possible continuation to his football education. It would be really interesting where his future might be if the has an outstanding game against Man City… I also think he may not be in a hurry to move and might even extend his contact to get him more money in the short term and the club security around getting a fee. He seems settled, he seems to be quite close to a lot of the other young players coming through and he'll know he's good enough for a club to eventually pay whatever asking price City ultimately set. I'm sure he'll go when the right offer comes in but he doesn't need to move to the first club to pay the asking price and can hold out for the move that seems right for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps. Got to be Cole. Won the treble with United! 6 minutes ago, maxjak said: I thought yellow cards only applied to individual competitions? So if Alex was booked in league matches it does not carry over to the F A Cup..........unless the rules have changed? Didn’t Pring miss out against WBA in the cup last week due to suspension? Might be wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 18 minutes ago, RedorDead BCFC said: Didn’t Beckham once say when asked how he knows to place the pass. “I just hit to where a team mate should be” @Steve Watts this sounds familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Got to be Cole. Won the treble with United! Didn’t Pring miss out against WBA in the cup last week due to suspension? Might be wrong. Had 2 bookings against Swansea, but unsure if due to that alone or totting up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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