cambsno
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Post by cambsno on Jan 13, 2023 8:54:10 GMT
Its shocking quite frankly. Its been known for a long time what is required, basically from when May got injured in October! Looking at the signings that other clubs around us are making, its really disappointing that we are seemingly being left behind in the market. Hoping to be proved wrong and some really high calibre signings are made, doubtful of this though Agree - Short on mids for a while, surely there would be someone half decent out of contract or even get a loan player in (or are they only allowed in windows?) Even so, we have had a while to set it up so it happens 1st Jan. We have also known that Taylor is a liability for a while so why not get Bennett in sooner?
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Stevo
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Post by Stevo on Jan 13, 2023 9:27:07 GMT
Its shocking quite frankly. Its been known for a long time what is required, basically from when May got injured in October! Looking at the signings that other clubs around us are making, its really disappointing that we are seemingly being left behind in the market. Hoping to be proved wrong and some really high calibre signings are made, doubtful of this though Agree - Short on mids for a while, surely there would be someone half decent out of contract or even get a loan player in (or are they only allowed in windows?) Even so, we have had a while to set it up so it happens 1st Jan. We have also known that Taylor is a liability for a while so why not get Bennett in sooner? Judging by Bonner's comments, we didn't think that signing him (Bennett) was a realistic opportunity until late December. I'd say we got the deal done pretty quickly considering. As much as I'd have loved for us to get someone sorted before tomorrow, I think the reality of the January transfer window (and the fact that we are Cambridge United) means we can't just go and pick up a league 1 quality centre mid on January 1st.
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Jan 13, 2023 9:27:56 GMT
Its shocking quite frankly. Its been known for a long time what is required, basically from when May got injured in October! Looking at the signings that other clubs around us are making, its really disappointing that we are seemingly being left behind in the market. Hoping to be proved wrong and some really high calibre signings are made, doubtful of this though Agree - Short on mids for a while, surely there would be someone half decent out of contract or even get a loan player in (or are they only allowed in windows?) Even so, we have had a while to set it up so it happens 1st Jan. We have also known that Taylor is a liability for a while so why not get Bennett in sooner? Bonner said that Bennett was on the radar but not someone we thought we could get, but circumstances changed (presumably wage demands)
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Post by Russ Greaves on Jan 13, 2023 9:37:49 GMT
It's true to say we could have got *someone* in sooner than we have, but not necessarily of the required standard. And once you've made that move, you might be denying yourself the opportunity to go and get the right one if they become an option later in the window. It's not as simple as identifying the areas you need to strengthen and then getting someone in within a few days of the window opening - that's rarely how it works out. The success of this window should be judged on how our squad looks on February 1, not January 13.
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Post by artvandelay on Jan 13, 2023 9:51:53 GMT
Yeah, I really don't think it's as simple as availability, especially with a limited budget. I'm sure we tried to get Bennett in sooner, I'm sure midfielders, or their agents, are being contacted and I'm sure we tried to replace Wes last summer. It isn't Football Manager, just because you need something doesn't mean you can get it.
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Post by El Goodo on Jan 13, 2023 10:02:35 GMT
It's spoken about at length in this week's Bonnference. We know who we want, moves are close, but we aren't the only link in the chain & moves before us need to be finalised & signed before ours can happen. He likens it to buying a house – once one domino has gone the rest can too.
He also said that the availability changes through the course of the month, often with players who may not have been open to a move (or whose clubs wanted to wait & see) earlier on suddenly opening up in the final week or so & that that's where you find the real value & when you can bring in players who you'd have thought initially would be ambitious targets.
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Joe Waddermean
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Post by Joe Waddermean on Jan 13, 2023 11:54:45 GMT
I had a dream about tomorrow's game last night. There were two concerning aspects:
i) We went 0-1 down
ii) I was playing
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malotru
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Post by malotru on Jan 13, 2023 12:30:59 GMT
I had a dream about tomorrow's game last night. There were two concerning aspects: i) We went 0-1 down ii) I was playing Are you the hopefully incoming creative midfielder we so desperately needed?
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Jan 13, 2023 13:02:43 GMT
Mark Bonner last spotted with a crowbar on the roof as Strang Googles what a midfielder is.
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Matt Phillips
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Post by Matt Phillips on Jan 13, 2023 13:03:31 GMT
Probably a good result for us it being postponed. Any extra bodies could quite easily be the difference. Especially with them in form.
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Post by El Goodo on Jan 13, 2023 13:05:24 GMT
Yeah probably better for us. By the time it rolls around, should balance games in hand, we'll hopefully have Bennett fit, other players back from injury & some extra signings.
Still fancied us winning though. My concern isn't particularly falling into the relegation zone right now but starting to get cut adrift from the group of teams above us.
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amber
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Post by amber on Jan 13, 2023 13:06:44 GMT
Probably be in the relegation zone after tomorrow.
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Post by rayhertford on Jan 13, 2023 13:07:47 GMT
Reckon that's a good thing the games been posponed. Gives us extra time for the injured players to recover. Trouble is, it's probably going to be re-arranged as a mid week evening match.
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laker
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Post by laker on Jan 13, 2023 13:11:07 GMT
Reckon that's a good thing the games been posponed. Gives us extra time for the injured players to recover. Trouble is, it's probably going to be re-arranged as a mid week evening match. We haven’t had a midweek home league game yet this season so about time we got one in.
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Post by milesfenton on Jan 13, 2023 13:11:22 GMT
If Morecambe do end up going down this season they might end up hating us as much as we hate Swindon...
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