foolhandy
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Post by foolhandy on Sept 4, 2024 16:47:34 GMT
Anyone got de Gea's number? Fiorentina have it currently How did I miss that? Anyway, only joking as he was mentioned in another thread. |
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imp566
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Post by imp566 on Sept 13, 2024 7:21:22 GMT
So, Dwight Gayle signs for Hibs; literally 'out of our league' then!
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danielcufc
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Post by danielcufc on Sept 13, 2024 15:43:28 GMT
So, Dwight Gayle signs for Hibs; literally 'out of our league' then! Weve got no budget left according to Monk today so would appear everyone is now out of our league! |
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Post by amberandy22 on Sept 13, 2024 17:11:12 GMT
So, Dwight Gayle signs for Hibs; literally 'out of our league' then! Weve got no budget left according to Monk today so would appear everyone is now out of our league! . If we have no budget left, and I have good reason to believe that is absolutely not true, then we really are a) useless in the transfer market - Strang out - and b) utterly stuffed going forward as we have to replace the whole squad ( nearly) again next Summer. |
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Post by El Goodo on Sept 13, 2024 17:15:19 GMT
and b) utterly stuffed going forward as we have to replace the whole squad ( nearly) again next Summer. ... you know all the budget tied up in players whose contracts & loans are up in the summer then becomes... available again right? |
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danielcufc
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Post by danielcufc on Sept 13, 2024 17:49:00 GMT
Weve got no budget left according to Monk today so would appear everyone is now out of our league! . If we have no budget left, and I have good reason to believe that is absolutely not true, then we really are a) useless in the transfer market - Strang out - and b) utterly stuffed going forward as we have to replace the whole squad ( nearly) again next Summer. It’s what Monk says in his press conference when asked re transfers and free agents |
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malotru
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Post by malotru on Sept 13, 2024 17:53:09 GMT
I’d be confident that if a free agent that Stronk were initially interested in suddenly became a financially viable signing for us, then I think funds would be made available.
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Post by amberandy22 on Sept 13, 2024 17:59:40 GMT
and b) utterly stuffed going forward as we have to replace the whole squad ( nearly) again next Summer. ... you know all the budget tied up in players whose contracts & loans are up in the summer then becomes... available again right? Yes, but then you are likely swapping like for like and not improving the squad ? It is clear we have missed out on major targets who would have cost more than some of the late replacements, and if the late replacements did cost the same then it appears to be poor business and the spiral continues. Something is clearly wrong in our recruitment approach, unless Loft turns into a 20 goal striker and Richards plays more than 10 minutes before Xmas. |
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Post by El Goodo on Sept 13, 2024 18:29:55 GMT
I dunno I feel like it might be a bit early to be criticising next season's recruitment
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badders12
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Post by badders12 on Sept 13, 2024 21:38:07 GMT
... you know all the budget tied up in players whose contracts & loans are up in the summer then becomes... available again right? Yes, but then you are likely swapping like for like and not improving the squad ? It is clear we have missed out on major targets who would have cost more than some of the late replacements, and if the late replacements did cost the same then it appears to be poor business and the spiral continues. Something is clearly wrong in our recruitment approach, unless Loft turns into a 20 goal striker and Richards plays more than 10 minutes before Xmas. Has anyone actually seen Loft at the club , I’m beginning to think he and Gardner turned up at the wrong club and no ones realised they have extra players training and we are too embarrassed to admit we have lost them but happy to pay their wages hoping to keep it quiet. |
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malotru
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Post by malotru on Sept 13, 2024 22:01:34 GMT
Yes, but then you are likely swapping like for like and not improving the squad ? It is clear we have missed out on major targets who would have cost more than some of the late replacements, and if the late replacements did cost the same then it appears to be poor business and the spiral continues. Something is clearly wrong in our recruitment approach, unless Loft turns into a 20 goal striker and Richards plays more than 10 minutes before Xmas. Has anyone actually seen Loft at the club , I’m beginning to think he and Gardner turned up at the wrong club and no ones realised they have extra players training and we are too embarrassed to admit we have lost them but happy to pay their wages hoping to keep it quiet. The return flight from Portugal was overbooked so they are still at Faro airport waiting on standby for a seat on the next EasyJet to Stansted. |
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Post by themiddle on Sept 14, 2024 0:37:30 GMT
I dunno I feel like it might be a bit early to be criticising next season's recruitment "Next manager" OUT! |
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Post by pgtips (lurid) on Sept 14, 2024 10:30:00 GMT
I dunno I feel like it might be a bit early to be criticising next season's recruitment "Next manager" OUT! It seems more like a criticism of the player wage budget. Pretty much saying we don't make and spend enough to compete at this level. Yet this is what was remarkable about getting into L1 in the first place. |
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Post by El Goodo on Sept 14, 2024 10:41:24 GMT
And staying here for 3 seasons.
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Post by duxfordbob on Sept 15, 2024 11:02:35 GMT
Someone sat next to Loft in the stand at one of the home games so we know he has found his way to Cambridge. Suspect he may get a few minutes in the Charlton game.
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