BS3City Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 21 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Feels like a happy medium, and I’m not talking Doris Stokes! I was a happy medium when I was 17. I'm a miserable XXL now... 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original OTIB Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Seems we are following the trend for versatile players, aka utility players. Not sure it is a trend worth following at this level, but we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 minute ago, The Original OTIB said: Seems we are following the trend for versatile players, aka utility players. Not sure it is a trend worth following at this level, but we shall see. I think it's a very clever signing. Cover for McRorie in the short term, strengthening midfield in the medium to long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hankey Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 He also seems genuinely very happy to be here & not as if he has just been forced out of West Brom, think this could end up being a very smart signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3City Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 19 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: A few years ago, a bloke in work said he’d been to a seance. One wag asked “was there anybody there” and he replied “yes me, my wife, some friends…” The missus went to see a medium years ago, at which I scoffed relentlessly. She protested, saying she came highly recommended, "gives you your winning lottery numbers and everything". "Sounds reasonable" I replied, "where does she live"? "In a council house in Withywood" said the missus. Well if she was that good surely she'd have sorted out her own winning numbers first? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original OTIB Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Superjack said: I think it's a very clever signing. Cover for McRorie in the short term, strengthening midfield in the medium to long. May well be, but not the point I was making. We seem to be signing a lot of versatile players, great if you have elite versions, not so sure at this level where specialists a more natural fit. Just how I see it. Sykes an example, think his form suffers when moved about. 3 minutes ago, Mr Hankey said: He also seems genuinely very happy to be here & not as if he has just been forced out of West Brom, think this could end up being a very smart signing. WBA fans miffed, so that is a good sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, BS3City said: The missus went to see a medium years ago, at which I scoffed relentlessly. She protested, saying she came highly recommended, "gives you your winning lottery numbers and everything". "Sounds reasonable" I replied, "where does she live"? "In a council house in Withywood" said the missus. Well if she was that good surely she'd have sorted out her own winning numbers first? On a similar basis, In the local town hall (Sodbury) recently there was a medium and it said on the flyer “booking advised”. Surely she knew if it would sell out? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Fred89 said: I am saying that yes they are payed employees they aren’t in control we are they play for us and are in breach of contract if they display any disobedience! They after all signed the contract and weren’t forced! You can’t just choose to go as now you are good ! But good job defending the players Think you might be better off heading to Facebook with this sort of drivel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Find it quite telling he’s referred to us as ‘we’ and ‘us’ in his interview. Pretty rare for a loan player to do that from day dot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: Sounds a bit too similar to Jason Knight for my liking. Decent signing but not one which is going to allay concerns about a lack of creativity ? Nothing like him tbh, more of a passer, technically good off both feet and much taller although gets around the pitch well like Knight - we need energy in our midfield and some young blood as we are sadly lacking based on what I’ve watched so far this season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3City Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Silvio Dante said: On a similar basis, In the local town hall (Sodbury) recently there was a medium and it said on the flyer “booking advised”. Surely she knew if it would sell out? The missus story got worse. On her return I asked if the woman had a doorbell (which apparently she did). Would she need one? Surely she'd know you were there anyway...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Just watching his clip Vs Cov last year. Happy to put a foot in, looks 2 footed seems to like to play forward & can dribble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 9 minutes ago, The Original OTIB said: May well be, but not the point I was making. We seem to be signing a lot of versatile players, great if you have elite versions, not so sure at this level where specialists a more natural fit. Just how I see it. Sykes an example, think his form suffers when moved about. I take your point, but IF the owner is clutching the purse strings then you sometimes have to be creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwQgTefogSI/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Wearing 22… I hope he’s Swift! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, INCRED said: Nothing like him tbh, more of a passer, technically good off both feet and much taller although gets around the pitch well like Knight - we need energy in our midfield and some young blood as we are sadly lacking based on what I’ve watched so far this season Hopefully a replacement and upgrade on williams…. Would be nice if we could get that salary off the books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, REDOXO said: Two questions. @Mr Popodopolous @ExiledAjax and other finance guys. How much of a financial mess are WBA in? This really does seem to come from nowhere. And Does it state anywhere he can’t play against them (as this is loan to buy does this change that)? Finances at WBA - my understanding is that they are in a bit of a potential mess. That is, firstly their finances are tightened because they no longer get parachute payments. Then there's another aspect which is that they are mortgaged to the hilt, but that's all tied up with loans to and from other companies owned by Dai, plus the legendary MSD. So long as Dai stays around and keeps playing ball, they're ok, but if he goes, or MSD call in their loan, then it's an issue. They're on a knife edge basically. Do check out the link that @chinapig posted above as it explains it all in detail. I'd have no idea what the terms of the TGH deal are, could be anything that was negotiated, he might be permitted to play against them, he might not. We've not seen many loans under Pearson and Alexander so I don't think we have a yardstick for what they negotiate. All I would say is that the phrase "option to buy" should mean that it is up to City whether or not to action that purchase. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuber Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 43 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: Sounds a bit too similar to Jason Knight for my liking. Decent signing but not one which is going to allay concerns about a lack of creativity ? Worth remembering, but do we know if transfers sit under NP or Tinns? - Assumed the latter was now moved into a player recruitment role? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOZDA Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Seems like a really nice, genuine lad - who is also happy to be here! Versatility is great, especially when covering injuries but feel he will be more of a midfielder, as he gets stuck in and has a decent shot on him too! Excited to see him play and more so if we get that Irish lad too. Coyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 13 hours ago, Engvall’s Splinter said: I understand the need for versatility but would really love us to sign someone who is a specialist in a specific position. Spot on.............a forward who knows how to hold the ball up and bring others into the attack would be a good start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuber Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, maxjak said: Spot on.............a forward who knows how to hold the ball up and bring others into the attack would be a good start? Aware that people don't like a target man on here, mostly due to the long ball stigma - but personally feel its what we desperately need at the minute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 52 minutes ago, Fuber said: Bold gives me hope. If we get Murphy in, if we can get one more midfielder and a forward in a similar manner. Could be (cautious) cause for optimism we may yet see more incomings. Seems like this might’ve been the one Nige was referring to Saturday post-match. Probably come in at RB initially, then move into Midfield. 51 minutes ago, TammyAB said: Do you think TGH has already signed a “pre-contract” here, so we can trigger the transfer without his consent in the future? I doubt it. But no point in there being an option to buy if the player is dead set against coming after the loan, I guess. 8 minutes ago, Fuber said: Worth remembering, but do we know if transfers sit under NP or Tinns? - Assumed the latter was now moved into a player recruitment role? It’s a collective effort, although Tins and the recruitment team will be doing the day to day grunt work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, REDOXO said: Did Scott put in a transfer request? Does that even happen anymore? However the speed at which the deal got done at the death does suggest that. I think it more likely to suggest we knew more about how serious the knee injury was and decided to protect ourselves and get the deal done. I was desperate for us to keep Alex, but with news of how long he is out I am glad we sold 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, chinapig said: It hasn't come from nowhere it's a long running saga. Try this from the excellent Action for Albion fans group. https://www.actionforalbion.co.uk/update-the-current-situation/ They need that in The Lansdown Thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, REDOXO said: Two questions. @Mr Popodopolous @ExiledAjax and other finance guys. How much of a financial mess are WBA in? This really does seem to come from nowhere. And Does it state anywhere he can’t play against them (as this is loan to buy does this change that)? God don't start pop again. Sometimes less is more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Just now, stephenkibby. said: God don't start pop again. Sometimes less is more. Pop is my fellow Banee on the Derby forum. Bless him. But yeah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 50 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: I'd have no idea what the terms of the TGH deal are, could be anything that was negotiated, he might be permitted to play against them, he might not. We've not seen many loans under Pearson and Alexander so I don't think we have a yardstick for what they negotiate. All I would say is that the phrase "option to buy" should mean that it is up to City whether or not to action that purchase. Confirmed by the Midlands media that he isn’t available to play against WBA (standard) & he’s also cup tied, so he can’t feature against Norwich either. Bound to go into the squad for Friday though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 The twitter admin aren’t half getting some mileage from Taylor Swift references. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Northern Red said: The twitter admin aren’t half getting some mileage from Taylor Swift references. Taylor Swift references? You'd have hoped for Moore. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, petehinton said: Find it quite telling he’s referred to us as ‘we’ and ‘us’ in his interview. Pretty rare for a loan player to do that from day dot! Yeah but he's also raving about the atmosphere and support so he's clearly unhinged. ... I have no idea what to think about this kid because he's a total unknown quantity to me. Finger crossed he can contribute 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 15 hours ago, Engvall’s Splinter said: I understand the need for versatility but would really love us to sign someone who is a specialist in a specific position. Didn’t we do that with Kane Wilson, then decide we don’t play that shape any more? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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