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 Crystal ClearCPFC  Croydon 05 Aug 19 12.32am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'how many players will arrive b4 the deadline?' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by ex hibitionist
14 have declared: one says zero (in to 16s) five say 5 (new 9/4 fav - God I'm sad) more optimists on here than you'd think seeing as so many posts have a strong element of whinge, quite understandably mind given the lack of activity thus far. nope i took it at the last betting price.
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| Ecopalace Wickham 05 Aug 19 7.14am |
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1 more out (Wickham) and 3 more in.
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| slubglurge welling 05 Aug 19 10.04am |
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Dougies negotiating skills. Mickey Pearce
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Attachment: MikeCrete  Crete 05 Aug 19 10.08am |
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Originally posted by baldeagle73
This post has been merged from a topic called 'how many players will arrive b4 the deadline?' by Midlands Eagle Because we're cheapskates and he would hit the ground running and he's a better finisher than the clowns we already have Exactly
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| MikeCrete Crete 05 Aug 19 10.15am |
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Going to go with 5. We all have a very good idea what is required & are used to the way we operate. For me though, £1.9 m per league place means the wages argument is a bit of a false one. Get the players identified & in early, don't start the season slowly & everyone would be happy (attacking at home would be nice as well).
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 05 Aug 19 10.19am |
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Originally posted by MikeCrete
Going to go with 5. We all have a very good idea what is required & are used to the way we operate. For me though, £1.9 m per league place means the wages argument is a bit of a false one. Get the players identified & in early, don't start the season slowly & everyone would be happy (attacking at home would be nice as well). It would be if our wages weren’t so astronomically high. Have you not seen our wage to revenue position in the league. Unsustainable, as we’re seeing now. We lost £45 mil over the last 2 years reported. Those are the facts, not us as fans making calculations in 1 minute before going about our own lives. Don’t expect more than the essential signings and I pray they happen tbh.
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| PatrickA London 05 Aug 19 10.45am |
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Wasn’t that keen when Cahill was linked at the beginning of the window, but now I can see some logic.
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| MikeCrete Crete 05 Aug 19 10.45am |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
It would be if our wages weren’t so astronomically high. Have you not seen our wage to revenue position in the league. Unsustainable, as we’re seeing now. We lost £45 mil over the last 2 years reported. Those are the facts, not us as fans making calculations in 1 minute before going about our own lives. Don’t expect more than the essential signings and I pray they happen tbh. I understand our wage bill. Wanted rid of Benteke straight after the Bournemouth fiasco. With Sorloth & Wickham (looks like anyway) going we have room to sign some players. Promote a couple of the promising youngsters as well. Time will tell but do agree it is unsustainable in the long run without increased revenue.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 05 Aug 19 10.52am |
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Originally posted by MikeCrete
I understand our wage bill. Wanted rid of Benteke straight after the Bournemouth fiasco. With Sorloth & Wickham (looks like anyway) going we have room to sign some players. Promote a couple of the promising youngsters as well. Time will tell but do agree it is unsustainable in the long run without increased revenue. The board have brought ‘unsustainable in the long run’ to unsustainable now I’m afraid. I hope for additions, but expect 2-3. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 1-2 though.
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| new_in_Wait Lewisham 05 Aug 19 11.20am |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
The board have brought ‘unsustainable in the long run’ to unsustainable now I’m afraid. I hope for additions, but expect 2-3. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 1-2 though. you do not even need scouting to sign a player like Cahill. He is London-based, he probably wants to stay here, West Ham and Arsenal do not need him, Fulham/Charlton/Millwall cannot afford him. 2-3 years after Brentford started being hailed as a great source of quality players we woke up as well to this fact and we put in an offer for Watkins. If Camarasa is coming in as a long-term upgrade/replacement for McArthur, that is fine. If he is coming in to replace an outgoing Luka, that is bad. If he is coming in to keep Meyer out, that is bad. Same goes for Kouyate (most of the time). So our most exciting incoming player might actually damage our very light core of players that are either essential or can improve/increase in value. Meanwhile, we do not seem bothered by the fact that not only we do not have any back up fullbacks, but we are not interested in backing up our wingers at all. Schlupp is very modest and is probably the most likely to replace either Zaha or Townsend if they get injured. Imagine a forward three of Schlupp, Ayew, and Benteke. And by imagine I mean wait for matchday six or something.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 05 Aug 19 11.30am |
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Originally posted by new_in_Wait
you do not even need scouting to sign a player like Cahill. He is London-based, he probably wants to stay here, West Ham and Arsenal do not need him, Fulham/Charlton/Millwall cannot afford him. 2-3 years after Brentford started being hailed as a great source of quality players we woke up as well to this fact and we put in an offer for Watkins. If Camarasa is coming in as a long-term upgrade/replacement for McArthur, that is fine. If he is coming in to replace an outgoing Luka, that is bad. If he is coming in to keep Meyer out, that is bad. Same goes for Kouyate (most of the time). So our most exciting incoming player might actually damage our very light core of players that are either essential or can improve/increase in value. Meanwhile, we do not seem bothered by the fact that not only we do not have any back up fullbacks, but we are not interested in backing up our wingers at all. Schlupp is very modest and is probably the most likely to replace either Zaha or Townsend if they get injured. Imagine a forward three of Schlupp, Ayew, and Benteke. And by imagine I mean wait for matchday six or something. Good points. I am not excited by Camarasa or Cahill at all, although I do see the necessity for the latter. If we do not sign a new striker, winger and right back by Thursday we are in big trouble. I highly doubt that will happen.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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| Painter Croydon 05 Aug 19 11.50am |
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Originally posted by new_in_Wait
you do not even need scouting to sign a player like Cahill. He is London-based, he probably wants to stay here, West Ham and Arsenal do not need him, Fulham/Charlton/Millwall cannot afford him. 2-3 years after Brentford started being hailed as a great source of quality players we woke up as well to this fact and we put in an offer for Watkins. If Camarasa is coming in as a long-term upgrade/replacement for McArthur, that is fine. If he is coming in to replace an outgoing Luka, that is bad. If he is coming in to keep Meyer out, that is bad. Same goes for Kouyate (most of the time). So our most exciting incoming player might actually damage our very light core of players that are either essential or can improve/increase in value. Meanwhile, we do not seem bothered by the fact that not only we do not have any back up fullbacks, but we are not interested in backing up our wingers at all. Schlupp is very modest and is probably the most likely to replace either Zaha or Townsend if they get injured. Imagine a forward three of Schlupp, Ayew, and Benteke. And by imagine I mean wait for matchday six or something. Cahill will end up at Arsenal, not us.
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