Adster Posted 12 July 2023 Share Posted 12 July 2023 56 minutes ago, fox_favourite said: 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. STAND DOWN SOLDIER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 12 July 2023 Share Posted 12 July 2023 9 minutes ago, CosbehFox said: Well Charles just gone for £15m to Saints, so you can understand our reluctance for a permanent signing on that sort of fee Soton have already done three buys from Man City so they know the drill re buy back clauses etc Doyle has four years left on his contract so it may be that us and Man City couldn’t agree a purchase structure 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_favourite Posted 12 July 2023 Share Posted 12 July 2023 1 hour ago, st albans fox said: Soton have already done three buys from Man City so they know the drill re buy back clauses etc Doyle has four years left on his contract so it may be that us and Man City couldn’t agree a purchase structure I think this sounds feasible and could explain why it's been delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkas Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 13 hours 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. We bought Hammond and Morgan for fees. We needed experience in the spine of the team. Acquiring Coady and Winks helps give us that as well. I don't really want to see anymore experienced players brought in and prefer the younger players like you suggest. The two signings we made are what we needed though what with all of Tielemans, Mendy, Evans and Soyuncu out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanf0x Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 How long does it take us to complete a loan deal!! Could have had a weeks training with the squad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesta2014 Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 5 minutes ago, alanf0x said: How long does it take us to complete a loan deal!! Could have had a weeks training with the squad Horrible feeling it’s not going to happen! Ideally he joins today and involved Saturday after two days training. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanf0x Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 3 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said: Horrible feeling it’s not going to happen! Ideally he joins today and involved Saturday after two days training. It does definitely feel like it’s dragging 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 hopefully just minor detail like trying to secure a price after the season etc. id hate to be in a situation where we get promoted and we lost all our loans like forest did and had to start again with new players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Port Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 I’m just blindly hoping we’re still trying to negotiate a purchase rather than a loan, but I’m sure it’s a much less exciting reason than that. Read somewhere Rudkin drives such a hard bargain that it draws these negotiations out and Whelan regularly has to step in to get it over the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookfox Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 12 minutes ago, les-tah said: hopefully just minor detail like trying to secure a price after the season etc. id hate to be in a situation where we get promoted and we lost all our loans like forest did and had to start again with new players. And then spend the summer signing 22 payers... I f-fin hope we do! This place will be like Gin Lane fueled by twitter links and adrenaline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 24 minutes ago, Levi Port said: I’m just blindly hoping we’re still trying to negotiate a purchase rather than a loan, but I’m sure it’s a much less exciting reason than that. Read somewhere Rudkin drives such a hard bargain that it draws these negotiations out and Whelan regularly has to step in to get it over the line. Who I wonder was it got Vesty and Bertrand over the line?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 I’d get this guy in, but I’m not Rudkin so he will probably get somebody from Southampton they don’t want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergray22 Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: I’d get this guy in, but I’m not Rudkin so he will probably get somebody from Southampton they don’t want. The longer we leave it the more likely that becomes. Part of the merry go round. Edited 13 July 2023 by Supergray22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Guvnor Posted 13 July 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 13 July 2023 1 hour ago, mozartfox said: Who I wonder was it got Vesty and Bertrand over the line?? Been told it was a wheelchair for Bertrand and a Horsebox for Vesty. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solihullfox Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, The Guvnor said: Been told it was a wheelchair for Bertrand and a Horsebox for Vesty. We borrowed a box for Vestergaard from Windsor Safari Park which they use to transport their giraffes Edited 13 July 2023 by Solihullfox Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inckley fox Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 4 hours ago, fkas said: We bought Hammond and Morgan for fees. We needed experience in the spine of the team. Acquiring Coady and Winks helps give us that as well. I don't really want to see anymore experienced players brought in and prefer the younger players like you suggest. The two signings we made are what we needed though what with all of Tielemans, Mendy, Evans and Soyuncu out the door. Yes, it depends I suppose on how these signings work within the context of the window as a whole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnewty Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 All gone very quiet on this. Strange one if both Percy and Fabrizio have got it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 1 minute ago, dnewty said: All gone very quiet on this. Strange one if both Percy and Fabrizio have got it wrong. somethings take time, pretty sure it will be done soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_no7 Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 Don’t worry the delay is just because Man City want Smithies as part of the deal so he can be the new Carson for the next 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 14 minutes ago, dnewty said: All gone very quiet on this. Strange one if both Percy and Fabrizio have got it wrong. Probably on holiday. Or Rudders is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 1 hour ago, dnewty said: All gone very quiet on this. Strange one if both Percy and Fabrizio have got it wrong. It can only mean one thing..... the club are waiting to announce him with the launch of the away kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxesfan98 Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 1 hour ago, dnewty said: All gone very quiet on this. Strange one if both Percy and Fabrizio have got it wrong. Tbf I'm pretty sure Coady did his medical on a Thursday and we didn't announce it til the Saturday so I'd guess it'll be announced tomorrow. God knows why the club are so slow with it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 certainly wouldnt shock me if its all fully announced tomorrow, and hes been training today with the team etc since theyve not shown any training pics today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock2612 Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 9 minutes ago, foxesfan98 said: Tbf I'm pretty sure Coady did his medical on a Thursday and we didn't announce it til the Saturday so I'd guess it'll be announced tomorrow. God knows why the club are so slow with it though. Coady was due to his loan not being completed until July 1st, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 13 July 2023 Share Posted 13 July 2023 The delay could be that we are sill exploring a way of making this a permanent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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