Ric Flair Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 5 minutes ago, lcfcbluearmy said: Do 2 have to be under 21 though? I know Doyle is U21 Of the 4 from the same club, at least 2 have to be under 23. Highly unlikely we'd sign more than 1 player over the age of 23 from them anyway, that would be Steffen. 1
StanSP Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 28 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: So… announcing when?? Tonight. Between 5-7pm. 1
Popular Post st albans fox Posted 12 July 2023 Popular Post Posted 12 July 2023 3 minutes ago, StanSP said: Tonight. Between 5-7pm. Wow - more a feature film than an announcement! 2 12
dmayne7 Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 18 hours ago, thegaffa said: Ben Mee was good for us in his loan spell. Crime that he's never played for England given the lack of good centre backs since the Terry, Ferdinand, Carragher, Campbell era ended.
StanSP Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 11 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Wow - more a feature film than an announcement! We're upping our game. It's all done in slow motion, like the training videos.
Gamble92 Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 10 minutes ago, dmayne7 said: Crime that he's never played for England given the lack of good centre backs since the Terry, Ferdinand, Carragher, Campbell era ended. You high? 1 3
st albans fox Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 6 minutes ago, StanSP said: We're upping our game. It's all done in slow motion, like the training videos. or like we played last season
dmayne7 Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 18 minutes ago, Gamble92 said: You high? Look at some of the dross that have played for England in the past 10 years at centre back and honestly tell me you don't think he's better than some of them.
Gamble92 Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 1 minute ago, dmayne7 said: Look at some of the dross that have played for England in the past 10 years at centre back and honestly tell me you don't think he's better than some of them. Gimme some names
fkas Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 6 hours ago, Mark_w said: Oakley?! I think your memory might be playing tricks on you it does that often. Oakley left by then but add Hammond and Konchesky to the list.
CosbehFox Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 4 hours ago, indierich06 said: You have to admire how well run Man City is as a club - it can't just be down to money, because no other academy is getting this kind of money for their graduates. You can see them doing this for years to come. I do think there should be tighter restrictions on players you can recruit to your academy though, doesn't seem fair that City can just hoover up all the top talents. They are incredible efficient. The way they successfully trade is massive. Passed me by that they had Pedro Porro for example on the books! Or how they sold Angus Gunn for nearly £10million! 1
LeamingtonFox93 Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 35 minutes ago, dmayne7 said: Crime that he's never played for England given the lack of good centre backs since the Terry, Ferdinand, Carragher, Campbell era ended. Ben Mee stunk of wet dog mate he's gash
indierich06 Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 1 hour ago, Gamble92 said: Gimme some names To be fair, I'd take him over Eric Dier, Joe Gomez and Tyrone Mings - all of whom have been in the England team recently. Especially since he joined Brentford, he's had a great season there. 3
James_lcfc Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 1 hour ago, Gamble92 said: Gimme some names Conor Coady 1
Gamble92 Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 12 minutes ago, indierich06 said: To be fair, I'd take him over Eric Dier, Joe Gomez and Tyrone Mings - all of whom have been in the England team recently. Especially since he joined Brentford, he's had a great season there. It's always been very fan-like to suggest a fairly decent player from one of the less fashionable clubs and cry out for their inclusion. No doubt there's been too many favoured players for years and part of our issue has been that, but most the time there is a reason these kind of players aren't picked. Dier had a superb World Cup in 2018 by the way.
Popular Post inckley fox Posted 12 July 2023 Popular Post Posted 12 July 2023 21 hours ago, fkas said: I mean we did invest in experience when we got promoted last time it wasn't all youngsters. Morgan, Wasil, Nugent, Oakley, Phillips and Gary Taylor-Fletcher. We had experience as well as youth. Got to get the balance right. GTF and Phillips were fringe players. Nuge was signed three years before promotion. KP was signed with a view to a coaching role. Of those you mentioned, all bar Oakley (who left before promotion) and Morgan were frees, so that fits in with what I was saying about us not especially investing (i.e. spending big bucks) on experience. The fees in the 1-2 years leading to promotion were saved for James, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Wood, Vardy, De Laet, Knockaert - all aged 19-25. It's possible that we're going more for the Sven-era approach this time. Loanees and big name pedigree, to fit in with a possession-based game. It's worked for other clubs, and it may work for us, but there are some crucial differences between us and those that enjoyed success with that approach. But we've only had two signings and, although time is marching on, we may well need 5 or 6 more. So my sneaking suspicion could well be wide of the mark. We'll see. 5
mozartfox Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 No news then? In fact it has been very quiet the last few days. I see the friendly with Posh was described on the OS as an ‘Exercise’… If we are going down the controlled information route, then surely comrade Ruskinov should have called this game a ‘special operation’ against Posh?
Ric Flair Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 9 minutes ago, inckley fox said: GTF and Phillips were fringe players. Nuge was signed three years before promotion. KP was signed with a view to a coaching role. Of those you mentioned, all bar Oakley (who left before promotion) and Morgan were frees, so that fits in with what I was saying about us not especially investing (i.e. spending big bucks) on experience. The fees in the 1-2 years leading to promotion were saved for James, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Wood, Vardy, De Laet, Knockaert - all aged 19-25. It's possible that we're going more for the Sven-era approach this time. Loanees and big name pedigree, to fit in with a possession-based game. It's worked for other clubs, and it may work for us, but there are some crucial differences between us and those that enjoyed success with that approach. But we've only had two signings and, although time is marching on, we may well need 5 or 6 more. So my sneaking suspicion could well be wide of the mark. We'll see. Bang on yet again pal
FrankieADZ Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 between 730pm tonight and 6th August #ImNeverWrong 3
FoxinNotts Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 1 minute ago, FrankieADZ said: between 730pm tonight and 6th August #ImNeverWrong That you Love? 1
FrankieADZ Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 7 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: That you Love? voice of the fans blah blah blah in all honesty tho, think it will be done/confirmed before thursday and he'll be in the squad for saturday
fox_favourite Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 Right, I've decided, I'm standing down. Muscles have wasted away, toenails fallen off and my feet look like some random mushroom growing ona field of brown grass. I can't stand by any longer. 1
CosbehFox Posted 12 July 2023 Posted 12 July 2023 Well Charles just gone for £15m to Saints, so you can understand our reluctance for a permanent signing on that sort of fee
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