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2 centre backs being on the bench is obviously more important!

I think he was injured for quite a bit as well

Must be nice to know about the actual way people are trying to run the club and how they are looking to build the squad The below is brilliant from the Cardiff head of recruitment https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cardiff-city-rip-up-transfer-31115935 Cardiff City's head of recruitment has revealed how the club had to rip up their old transfer strategy and implement a new system which is "one of the most efficient in the Championship". The Bluebirds have had to streamline the way that they work in order to punch up their recruitment network to meet modern requirements and transfer chief Patrick Deboys is leading that change. Deboys has a very broad remit, having taken on the role as recruitment head following the departure of Kevin Beadell in the summer of 2023, and has been tasked with making the club's transfer department run more efficiently. There has been a clear push towards targeting younger players with value in order for the club to finally start making money in the transfer windows, rather than haemorrhaging it. The likes of Jesper Daland, Alex Robertson and Yousef Salech were brought in with the hope being that they would improve the team immediately but also increase in value in the years to come. And Deboys, in an interview with the club's matchday programme, has explained his wide-ranging role and how the club have had to move away from their old scouting network to implement a new, data-driven model to sign players. "There are five key roles that I would cover," he said. "The first one is head of recruitment, signing first-team players down to emerging talent, from under-18s up to first-team players. I would oversee that process. it entails leading a team of four technical scouts on identifying players. "The second aspect then would be player contract extensions. We have successfully renewed some of our top talent under the age of 24 but have also seen our senior players sign extensions recently. I work with the aboard on that. "Then there's loan management. We've introduced a system with academy manager Gavin Chesterfield and first-team coaches Tom Ramasut and Darren Purse where we have a detailed loan strategy that bridges the gap from our top academy talent to the first team. "We've got 30-35% of the first team now being supplied by the academy, which is great and we're seeing the benefits of that. Another aspect of my role would be the multi-club management, with out sister club KV Kortrijk. We've seen huge success with the likes of Isaak Davies in utilising our sister club to bridge that gap and gain experience. "Within our recruitment team, it's about leadership and seeing development. We have redefined our recruitment department and have shifted from a traditional scouting model to a more data-guided recruitment mod, with technical scouts focusing on different positions, rather than a location-based scout. Rather than seeing the best player in Manchester, for example, we need to see the best player across the world for Cardiff City. "We have one of the most efficient recruitment departments in the league. You've seen that with the likes of Yousef Salech coming in; our system has allowed us to sign players from broader markets, rather than just the UK market." Hard workers with a desire to improve are two "non-negotiables", Deboys says, when it comes to looking for new recruits. Cardiff brought in Sivert Mannsverk (22), Salech (23) and Will Alves (19) in the winter window and all have made an immediate impact and improved the team. While Mannsverk and Alves are only temporary signings until the end of the season, Salech has been brought in as a long-term investment and he is already repaying the faith the club showed in him by recruiting him from Swedish top flight side Sirius. The Danish-Palestinian forward has netted four goals in 10 games, while supporters have also been impressed with his all-round game on both sides of the ball. Deboys likes to think that the signing of Salech is the blueprint for transfers in windows to come, with it being hoped that the player's potential yields a lot of goals and potentially a lot of cash in the years to come. "We consider the culture of the club, the area and the city and tie that into the players that we identify; hard work and being hungry to develop and improve are two non-negotiables that we have," he added. "They also must have the level of athleticism and technical ability that we're looking for. There are differences within each position, but the fundamentals remain the same and they are our core values. "If you take someone like Yousef Salech, for example, we know that he can improve and he has fantastic fundamentals. His desire to work hard on the pitch is clear. We've signed him on a long-term contract because we believe he will be an even better play in three years' time than he is now. That requires a level of hard work and desire that we have seen in him and was one of the reasons we chose him. He had an appetite to improve in the long term that we really like. "It's always nice when a player comes in and does well immediately. The biggest thing is when a manager believes that we have a finished transfer window with a better squad than when we started. That is the goal. "Over the long term, if we can make the squad better after every window, that's the most pleasing aspect."

What about the £25m on Skipp?

Wouldn’t surprise me if they do want rid but just can’t afford to do it until the next FFP/PSR period But it also wouldn’t surprise me if they think he is doing an alright job (somehow) / or they want to give him more time to hopefully turn it around so they don’t get shown up so quickly as having made a mistake in appointing him - especially if he was Top’s choice

It would go to tribunal if we do not agree with the fee offered, like with Liverpool for Nyoni https://www.leathesprior.co.uk/news/compensation-for-players-under-24-a-mystery PFCC hearings require each club to provide evidence to support their valuation of the player in question. In making its judgment the committee will take into account the costs of both clubs in operating a Football Academy or Centre of Excellence, as well as the age and playing record of the player, the length of time he was registered with his original club, the terms offered by both clubs, the status of the two clubs, the substantiated interest shown by other clubs in acquiring the registration of the player and any amounts paid by the original club to acquire the player in the first place. In deciding on a compensation figure, it is not uncommon for the PFCC to set fees that build as the player becomes more established at first team level. It has now become quite usual for clubs to receive a basic compensation fee with further payments becoming due on the player’s debut, following a certain numbers of first-team appearances and after international appearances. It is also usual for there to be a sell-on fee should the player be sold at a profit at any point in the future.

Nowhere currently Suffered a double leg break in April last year and still appears to be out

Had a good half a season with them when he first joined Then he was poor for pretty much the whole following season and then broke his leg Can't see him being involved - will be loaned/sold/released

Would be better off just promoting more teams for one season but still have the 1 relegation spot

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tonights-cardiff-city-news-injury-31113000 Will Alves could return for Burnley clash Will Alves could return for Cardiff City on Tuesday night in a big boost for the Bluebirds. Alves, who is on loan from Leicester City, has made a real impact since joining the club, putting in some lively performances packed with skill and pace. In his last match, against Plymouth Argyle, he provided his first assist in senior football, sweeping a low cross to Yousef Salech, who turned home an early opener in the 1-1 draw at Home Park. The 19-year-old left the pitch hobbling that day, though, having taken a knock on his leg. He was subsequently ruled out against Hull City and was also not named in the squad last Friday for the Aston Villa FA Cup clash. However, manager Omer Riza says he could return this week, with Burnley up next on Tuesday night. "Ollie Tanner won't be ready, Dave Turnbull won't be ready," Riza said after the Villa match. "They are still a fair way off. "Will Alves will potentially be back in the squad. We need to get back in train, train on Sunday and Monday and re-assess everything for the game on Tuesday."

Yesterdays Results - Saturday 1st March Championship: Hamza Choudhury (6.5 + clean sheet + yellow card - 64 mins) - Sheff Utd 2-1 QPR League Two: Brandon Cover (6.1 + yellow card - 61 mins) - Fleetwood Town 2-2 Notts County National League: Arjan Raikhy (6.1 + yellow card - 45 mins) - Tamworth 3-2 Ebbsfleet United National League North: Oli Ewing (yellow card - 90 mins) - Buxton 1-1 Scunthorpe Northern Premier League Premier Divison: Ben Grist (90 mins) - Worksop Town 3-1 Whitby Scottish Prem: Tom Wilson-Brown (unused sub) - Kilmarnock 0-1 Ross County

In the lead-up to the Brentford game it is understood that Barry-Murphy clashed with the first-team players over a session he had personally overseen. The row between the players and the coach continued inside the building at Seagrave. It is understood that Barry-Murphy accused the players of not following his instructions. The players responded by saying that the guidance had been unclear. The next day Barry-Murphy apologised to the players and the squad continued preparation. Telegraph Sport has been told that it was a standard dispute on a Premier League training pitch and nothing more than, sources said, “a couple of cross words”. Players and staff were said to have moved on from it the following day.

Club let him as a one off https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/03/01/inside-leicester-city-shambles-ruud-van-nistelrooy/ Telegraph Sport has been told that Vestergaard was given permission to bring his dog by the club on this one occasion because his family in London were away and there was no one to care for it. It is understood that it was considered a “one-off” and solely as a means to help him prepare.

Looks like Andy Hughes will probably be gone soon as well https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/03/01/inside-leicester-city-shambles-ruud-van-nistelrooy/ The set-piece coach Andy Hughes, the third senior member of the staff Van Nistelrooy inherited, has had his role with the first team dramatically reduced in recent weeks.

Nope can’t be recalled outside the transfer window Will finish the season with Oxford

Not in the squad tonight

The list I did previously in the Rudkin thread 17/18 Adrien Silva - 14 seconds late 18/19 Danny Ward - £12m on a backup keeper 19/20 Ryan Bennett - only signing in January on deadline day whilst fighting for Champions League 20/21 Islam Slimani left for free (cost £28m) Adrien Silva released by mutual consent (cost 22m) 21/22 Jannick Vestergaard Ryan Bertrand We genuinely signed half of the defence we stuck 9 past previously Filip Benkovic released by mutual consent (cost £13m) 22/23 Sold Kasper Fofana dragged on until the end of the window Only signed Wout Faes Unable to sign Lookman 1 permanent first team signing and 0 loans in Finally decided to spend in January and spent it on shite and a fake Brazilian Rodgers in charge for WAY too long 23/24 £107m worth of players left for free Tielemans left for free (cost £40m) Soyuncu left for free (cost £19m) Amartey left for free (cost £5m) Perez left for free (cost £30m) Mendy left for free (cost £13m) Had to sell Maddison and Barnes under their value Conor Coady 3 year contract 24/25 Hired Steve Cooper Had to sell KDH who didn't want to leave Iheanacho left for free (cost £25m) Praet left for free (cost £18m) De-Cordova Reid - 3 year contract Jordan Ayew - 2 year contract + £5m Oliver Skipp - £20m - bench player Caleb Okoli - £13m - bench player that might leave already Odsonne Edouard - loan with no option to terminate and apparently expensive loan fee/wages covered As of 2nd February whilst under serious threat of relegation again we have only signed 1 player - a back up right back for £2m