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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 09:39 30 Aug 2024
So Lyndon might remain third choice at his new club, should that bid for Stansfield be with any foundation. [Post edited 30 Aug 9:40]
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Reply | The Sad Hatters League Cup thread sponsored by Numptydumpty
at 13:20 28 Aug 2024
He isn't. He actually makes saves from shots when he is at full stretch, quick reactions, gets down low very quickly, with strong hands to parry the ball away. First-half save from Adebayo being a case in point.
For mine, including Coventry last season, that's the third game where he has performed to a very high standard. He's a definite talent with a proper goalkeeper's presence. [Post edited 28 Aug 13:25]
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Reply | Dykes sold apparently
at 15:21 27 Aug 2024
Pretty damning on the club that after over 4 years at the club, we can't breakeven on our £2 million outlay for Dykes. A striker who was first-choice for nearly all of his time at the club.
At about the same time we signed Dykes, Coventry signed Gyokeres for less than £1 million and Hamer for £1 million. Those two have yielded circa £35 million for Coventry, with a further profit percentage when Gyokeres is eventually sold by Sporting Lisbon.
If Dykes is sold, I wish him well. We gave Dykes over 4 years to prove his worth, so it's only right that we don't condemn Celar and Frey as being useless already. [Post edited 27 Aug 15:25]
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Reply | Begovic
at 14:46 27 Aug 2024
Other than being okay with his feet when in possession, Nardi isn't an upgrade. Like you, I was of the view that his positioning for a couple of the goals conceded against West Brom was poor, could also be said of the Hamer strike for Sheffield United's first goal.
Defensively, we have restricted sides to very few shots on target in the league games, so he hasn't been involved to any great extent, yet we've conceded 6 goals. The few shots that he has saved have been struck straight at him from memory. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 13:26 27 Aug 2024
No way has Santos played for Sporting's first team last season. He wouldn't be at QPR if that were the case, as they won the league with a certain V Gyokeres in that team. I've said elsewhere that he's not good enough, based on his bizarre half-hour performance against third-tier Cambridge, and it seems that may have been the decision reached at the club too.
He hasn't been brought on in the last two games, so he should be expected to either start tonight or come on in the second-half, as Dunne cannot be expected to play the entire game tonight. If not, then clearly he's no longer in the MC's consideration. [Post edited 27 Aug 13:35]
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Reply | 8, 10, 9....etc...
at 22:33 19 Aug 2024
Stainrod, Byrne, Wegerle. [Post edited 19 Aug 22:38]
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Reply | 8, 10, 9....etc...
at 21:51 19 Aug 2024
Especially when the obscene commercialisation of the modern game has rendered the sequential numbers 1 to 11 meaningless. |
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Reply | Bladies and Gentlemen match thread
at 18:03 17 Aug 2024
I have to hold my hand up too, as I thought we were a lost cause and have been critical of some of the recent signings. However, Dembele and Saito, albeit a small sample size, could both become real game changers for this team, given time.
The character shown today after such a bad start was mightily impressive. Well done. |
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Reply | Eze release clause
at 08:36 17 Aug 2024
Just as well he's unlikely to be sold, as we'll only go and buy more inexperienced, wet behind the ears players, in terms of their preparedness for the championship. If this incredibly risky strategy were deployed by Hoos and Ferdinand, the message boards and other media channels would be toxic by now.
A. Drewe and O Kakay weren't championship standard, but neither looked as abject as Santos did against third-tier Cambridge. Dunne is looking as out of sorts as Paal, and was equally as culpable in some of the goals conceded last week. However, if the decision were to drop him, we can't, as we have no viable back-up in that position, as Santos is truly awful.
Nardi for mine, was at fault for the first goal too v WBA. He could have come out for the hanging cross that led to their second goal, where both Paal and Dunne were equally culpable at different phases. Now if that first goal, in particular, were conceded by Begovic, there would have been posts aplenty.
I'm not surprised that the MC has said that Walsh will not be going out on loan. "Being good with feet" aside, Walsh has a greater physical presence and in the two games: Coventry last season and Cambridge, has not been afraid to come out into congested areas to either claim or punch the ball away. I don't see that being a prominent feature of Nardi. Walsh was the reason why we got the fortunate victory against Cambridge. [Post edited 17 Aug 8:50]
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 21:37 14 Aug 2024
I think there'll be a few enquiries from championship sides for Josh Coburn. Not deemed good enough by Middlesbrough, as they are about to sign Tommy Conway, but he's talented. Good movement, has pace and a physical presence. He's just 21 with huge scope for improvement with increased game time elsewhere. [Post edited 14 Aug 21:41]
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Reply | Our starting centre forward this season
at 11:17 14 Aug 2024
I'm not suggesting that Celar will ever turn out like Ellis Simms and Hadji Wright at Coventry, but in both cases: Simms didn't start scoring on a regular basis until January 2024 and Wright only managed 2 in his first 15 games. They both then ended up with 19 goals apiece in all competitions.
It will take time and we will have to be patient with not just him, but also the new wide players recently signed, Varane and new goalkeeper. Up to 5 new players who will in all likelihood figure in our starting eleven, none of whom has played in the championship before. This is a tough league and they will all need time to adapt and it is for that reason, I wouldn't sell IIias Chair during the current window. We need his experience at this level as well as his undoubted creativity and ability to score goals. [Post edited 14 Aug 11:19]
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 10:13 13 Aug 2024
You may be right about Burnley walking the league, but the one thing that's certain about the championship, is it's unpredictability and the fact that fancied teams like Burnley can be beaten by the also-rans. I don't see them in the same light as Leicester from last season and of course there's Scott Parker.
They looked good, but it was mentioned in commentary that they may lose some players by the close of the transfer window. [Post edited 13 Aug 10:14]
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 10:06 12 Aug 2024
The heavily edited highlights I saw, included Willock creating two opportunities; one resulting in his occupying up to three defenders before a good left foot shot of his was blocked by one of the defenders and his left-footed cross led to a chance for Robinson, who connected weakly with his left foot. That's two more than we created on Saturday by way of an individual actually taking on defenders and having an end product.
Hopefully the names mentioned as possible replacements are signed in the not too distant future, as they are desperately needed. [Post edited 12 Aug 10:31]
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 14:33 11 Aug 2024
And then he joins QPR. If he doesn't replicate all of that in his first game, he'll be immediately dismissed by some as being rubbish, sulking, having an attitude problem, being a wrong'un etc |
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Reply | Paal
at 22:41 10 Aug 2024
Has Jimmy Dunne signed a new contract beyond his extension to the end of this season, which was initiated by the club. If not, what's the difference between his situation and that of Paal's |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 21:40 7 Aug 2024
Especially as he had a negligible amount of game time last season and prior to that, he was only playing in league one for Charlton. Clearly has talent, but I suspect will take time attuning to the rigours of the championship. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 13:01 7 Aug 2024
Totally agree with your concerns re: the possible dearth in chances being created in the absence of Chair, injury or otherwise, and Willock no longer being at the club. From the time of MC's appointment in November '23, they were involved in 11 goal assists and scored 12 goals in the league.
In that same period, our forwards (x3) only managed 8.
Not easy to find, but we need at least one new creative player. Two if Chair were to be sold. Chair's likely absence for Saturday is a major concern. [Post edited 7 Aug 14:49]
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 11:25 6 Aug 2024
That was at league 2 level, he won't be allowed to just cut in all the time at this level with his limited skill-set, as it's all too predictable. That's probably why the MC has rarely played him on the left. [Post edited 6 Aug 11:38]
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 11:19 6 Aug 2024
At this level Smyth is woeful on the left when going forward and attempting to take on defenders. He cannot manipulate the ball in the manner of Chris Willock and his play is very predictable.
Rak-Sakyi barely played any football last season. His spell in division one was the season before last. |
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