SzilardNemethsCurtains 2,844 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Neverbefore said: It's not. I never said that it was. There's a lot more to it, but if you're 27+ and you've never played at a higher level than a struggling championship side, chances are more likely than not that that is your level. There are obviously exceptions. But when all your players are like that, then it's more likely that we'll end up with a very limited squad. The three lads from lower finishing teams are 26 so before their prime especially Lumley as a keeper, I do think Ikpeazu is a risk mind but the other two there is plenty of opportunity for improvement Edited July 20, 2021 by SzilardNemethsCurtains Change league to finishing Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,484 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/devon-tour-diary-day-two-21094598.amp?__twitter_impression=true Little snippet in here from Craig John's regarding the links from today. Bamba isn't with the squad in Cornwall so it doesn't seem likely that he will be offered anything. Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,982 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Just now, Smogzilla said: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/devon-tour-diary-day-two-21094598.amp?__twitter_impression=true Little snippet in here from Craig John's regarding the links from today. Bamba isn't with the squad in Cornwall so it doesn't seem likely that he will be offered anything. He also points out that when asked previously on Bamba, they were given a firm no. Also this on Crooks: Quote This time of year is of course dominated by transfer talk and as noted above there came an interesting update on Crooks. We'd learned last week that Boro had bid for the midfielder, though at the time we reported it as an unnamed Championship club.. While it's always nice to get a story first, sometimes responsibility is required. We certainly don't want to be responsible for scuppering potential deals by going too early and you battle with that dilemma a lot at this time of year. With Crooks closing in on the move and expected to undergo a medical on Teesside this week though, it's advanced enough to report that now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,301 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 The Olympics might be cancelled now. Does that scupper our move for Payero? Would be just our luck🤷♂️ Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,982 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Borodane said: The Olympics might be cancelled now. Does that scupper our move for Payero? Would be just our luck🤷♂️ Where have you seen that? Link to post Share on other sites
BoroBoy1989 229 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, Borodane said: The Olympics might be cancelled now. Does that scupper our move for Payero? Would be just our luck🤷♂️ I doubt they’re going to cancel at this stage, suppose you can never say never in this mad world we live in though Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,320 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Dynamo Kev said: bit different being a goal keeper to an outfield player. players dont really say much instruction wise to eachother. emmerson couldnt speak english very well but was still immense on the pitch before he hurt his ankle and barca showed interest. lol gk's need to be clear on their instructions to the defense dont they. any slight miss com and its a goal. can understand nw not liking it. Well judging from his performances and our defending last season, Bettinelli doesn't even speak good English... Sorry - I don't buy that theory. As long as they know their team mates' names, can point / gesture to tell them how to line up for set pieces etc. that should be just fine. Obviously being fluent in the language helps, but I don't think it should be mandatory by any means. Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,320 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Brunners said: Where have you seen that? Its not being reported anywhere that I've seen. Probably a reference to the fact there have been Covid cases reported among some of the athletes. If they don't get a grip on it like F1 did, I'd imagine serious questions will be asked. Especially if athletes in contention for medals have to withdraw / self-isolate. Could get pretty farcical. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ABH 470 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Smogzilla said: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/devon-tour-diary-day-two-21094598.amp?__twitter_impression=true Little snippet in here from Craig John's regarding the links from today. Bamba isn't with the squad in Cornwall so it doesn't seem likely that he will be offered anything. I don’t know where we are looking to give Bamba deal has come from. The club have said he is here to get he’s fitness back and we haven’t hid it when we have had players here on trial lately so why hide it with Bamba Link to post Share on other sites
macapes 1,919 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Humpty said: As I said, if we were seriously interested we would’ve been willing. Not really. Seriously interested and willing to pay more than we think he's worth are two different things. Luton may well value him higher than we do. If we think he's a, for example, 5k a week later and they offer 10k, then it doesn't mean we weren't serious, just that we have a different opinion of his value. By some accounts we were in negotiations with him and made an offer. That's serious. Link to post Share on other sites
BoroJake 2,345 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Instead of a triple signing of hoilett, bamba and Harris could we have a triple signing of payero, muniz and Lazaro please? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,301 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 50 minutes ago, Brunners said: Where have you seen that? From the top director of the Tokyo committee (whatever that is). 72 athletes with confirmed cases already. I doubt they will cancel this late though. Link to post Share on other sites
Riverside94 962 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, BoroJake said: Instead of a triple signing of hoilett, bamba and Harris could we have a triple signing of payero, muniz and Lazaro please? The three South American’s have just as much chance of coming and being flops as the others who would all be free signings. Link to post Share on other sites
RiversideRed 1,216 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Riverside94 said: The three South American’s have just as much chance of coming and being flops as the others who would all be free signings. Difference is there young, exciting and have potential. Don't think there's anything wrong with signing one of Harris or Hoilett and Bamba for backup on short-term deals. But as a club we need to look long-term. Try and bring some players in develop them. Keep some of them in the squad and move some of them on after a couple of years to strengthen the team. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Boroinredcar 170 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Riverside94 said: The three South American’s have just as much chance of coming and being flops as the others who would all be free signings. If they come in and do well their sell on price will only be higher. The three being spoke about Harris or Hoilett and Bamba probably will have no sell on value no matter how well they do. Football is and always was a gamble. If you don't gamble you just end up in the middle of the road. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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