thabucks Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 2 hours ago, thejoker said: As tenuous a link as possible, but both of these accounts made reference to “Kevin” not far apart. Tammy Abraham’s first name is Kevin... Kevin Trapp or Kevin Strootman Are the only two I can think of without googling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: Until something else pops up.. another 5 year plan. Seen this before under Lerner etc not saying it’s the same but am wary. This isn’t a ‘plan’ as such, it’s just saying what we can spend within the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Worrying tbh. There must be dozens of players across Germany, Holland and France that would command relatively low wages. I don’t really want to hear excuses. Proper scouting alleviates these issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Adam2003 said: This isn’t a ‘plan’ as such, it’s just saying what we can spend within the rules. We should just do what other big clubs do, break the rules, pay the fines or bribe our way out of it, seems to work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Adam2003 Posted September 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2020 Just now, Phil Silvers said: We should just do what other big clubs do, break the rules, pay the fines or bribe our way out of it, seems to work. I mean I’m fine with that but I’d be fine with us doping players and bribing referees as well so I’m a poor moral compass. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: Until something else pops up.. another 5 year plan. Seen this before under Lerner etc not saying it’s the same but am wary. so what mcginn was told wasnt exactly true about pushing on and spending on quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: As I have been saying since Purslow said that (a while ago) it is all about just staying up. Each year we do we can get 1/3 better! (Massive simplification). Until then, Burnley, Brighton etc can outspend us on wages every time. Reminds me of the Lambert era all over again It's gonna be very difficult to stay up and keep our best players with these restrictions Edited September 6, 2020 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: We should just do what other big clubs do, break the rules, pay the fines or bribe our way out of it, seems to work. yes but mr purslow has got to be a good boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukes Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 5 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: Assuming we were really in for Wilson I’m guessing perhaps Newcastle were prepared to pay most if not all the fee up front whereas perhaps we were looking to structure it over a longer period of time. Just can’t work out why Newcastle’s offer would be accepted over ours unless the player has made it clear he’d only consider them over us. To be fair, the reports I read were that we offered more than Newcastle, but the player made it clear that his favoured destination was Newcastle so we withdrew our offer. Personally I think Bournemouth used us in the same way the Brentford are using Tottenham with Watkins, it’s all about pushing the fee up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 34 minutes ago, Morkery said: I apologise for being a older poster. You're in good company here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
string28 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 I can see us having to gamble again in January if we are struggling down the bottom. Feels like we might be in for another tough season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: so what mcginn was told wasnt exactly true about pushing on and spending on quality Does almost feel like a retraction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 As Werder needs the €€€ and Rashica isn’t joining how about a cheeky bid for Maximilian Eggestein as CM... When I mentioned it before, our German fiends who have now deserted us weren’t too keen on the prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jareth said: Am assuming this is verbatim what Purslow said but it sort of makes sense why we may be recruiting a lot from the championship, though hopefully with one or two exceptions from higher up Listening to it, I wouldn't really read too much into it. Basically explaining that we're going to need a few years in the Premier League whilst improving each season before we can offer the wages that teams of Chelsea, Man City & Arsenal. We're not there yet. However I take from it that the wage ceiling can creep slightly higher each season that we are in the premier league. Hopefully, going into our 2nd season back I think we can attract a slight better calibre of player than we could 12 months ago without stretching the wage structure and keeping inline with the "Financial Farce Policy". Edited September 6, 2020 by AvfcRigo82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLillis Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 minute ago, string28 said: I can see us having to gamble again in January if we are struggling down the bottom. Feels like we might be in for another tough season. Agreed. We would need major surgery to avoid another hard season. For what it’s worth I’m sure we will make signings in the next month and those additions will help us improve on 17th place. Always look on the bright side of life da da....da da da UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashingqwerty Posted September 6, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Rob182 said: I didn’t make anything up. I took it from a link to a ‘Statsbomb’ article that someone mentioned in this thread a few pages back. As it happens, I misread it, and the actual stat is that Cash completed close to 75% in the final third, whereas Guilbert completed closer to 50% of his passes in the final third. Here To start, that is not the stat you originally pesented, and to follow, defences in the championship are far worse than those in the PL so i am still struggling to see what leads you to believe Cash is the better player? Whereas, i have shown that Fred in a relegated team was still one of the better fullbacks in the league that year, and even though his 'final third passes' aren't as good as someone in a lesser league, he stlll ranks in defensive stays, as one of the top 15 fullbacks in the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Does almost feel like a retraction How can it be a retraction when Purslow said it in February? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Been linked to Marcus Edwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, skarroki said: The tweet you copied in has an audio clip at the bottom of purslow saying that. If you press the big blue "play" button Purslow sounds just like Malcom McLaren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 minute ago, messi11 said: Been linked to Marcus Edwards Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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