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Completely agree, he will get better and better as he did last season, he has resale value and he’s rapid which gives us an outlet going forward and also helps him recover defensively.
Oh for gods sake. Man City need a striker and they haven’t got one yet. It’s not easy to fill every position before the season starts. This may take until the window shuts, which is when your recruitment should be properly judged.
The Championship is no doubt a step up but I believe we've still got enough to be competitive, with a few more coming in soon. I can't say I'd like to run a football club, even if I had sufficient money, the figures are truly frightening.
What do you think is a fair price for a right back who isn’t wanted by a club in the same division??
Yeah, the sums don't add up. The parachute money really distorts the division. Harry Wilson's transfer fee is bigger than our entire player budget I would imagine.I felt more confident after last pre season (probably wrongly with hindsight) This prep hasn't been ideal with Covid again & injuries, but I've no reason to doubt our recruitment strategies. Whilst a decent start would calm a few nerves, lets assess it after the first half dozen games, before the Critchley out mob start whinging again
There is no need for anyone to get twitchy.....there is a month of the window to go and no club has their squad 'complete' for the first game of the season. A lot of transfers will go on in August. The club are clearly playing the long game and holding out for Gabriel which in my view will go to the end of the window. The club are so meticulous in their decision making now there will be a reason why they have not gone for Clark. So I would say just wait and see what materialises over the month of August. My guess is that by 1 September we will all be happy if not then is the time to judge.....not now.
I do wonder about the 2 lists we apparently had dependant on the division and have we managed to secure the players or calibre of player we mentioned.I felt more confident after last pre season (probably wrongly with hindsight) This prep hasn't been ideal with Covid again & injuries, but I've no reason to doubt our recruitment strategies. Whilst a decent start would calm a few nerves, lets assess it after the first half dozen games, before the Critchley out mob start whinging again
On the other hand it shows we're being careful who we commit to ...
If we were starting League 1 with this squad I would be delighted and would fancy us to be champions. However we are now in a much better division and I guess the $64 million question is just what is the gulf between the top of League 1 and mid table Championship. I think we can find 4 or 5 teams who are not as good as us and we will therefore stay up. As I said on another thread the loan market may well make or break us.I do wonder about the 2 lists we apparently had dependant on the division and have we managed to secure the players or calibre of player we mentioned.
We have some potential exciting talent, Lavery, Carey, Casey, Bowler, James, Connolly etc
Are these they type of players we would have got for league 1? We managed to get some good ones in league 1 so who knows, but maybe, maybe not.
I do wonder if they have struggled a bit certainly at RB and maybe other areas.
Ben Mansford: Blackpool lining up potential signings
Blackpool CEO Ben Mansford says the club will relish the challenge of the Championship and are preparing accordingly after beating Lincoln in the Play-Off final at Wembley.www.skysports.com
The route we've gone is largely the young potential for Critch to develop which is obvious, but it does leave you with an unknown quantity of players.
Disagree
Based on his age and performances last season, I would say £500,000 with a potential increase on appearances. If he signs and plays well he’ll be worth a couple of million next year.
My issue is that I’m not convinced he’s a good enough defender to play against the quality we’ll be facing this season. He could get away with it in L1 but if he went up against Harry Wilson and the like I’m not sure he’d cope. Two Forest managers have decided he’s not for them.
Harry Wilson? He’s good at this level but about 9m overpriced.
I think it's fair to say that we haven't brought in proven championship quality as yet, and that we don't know who of last year's squad will be able to make the step up.I do wonder about the 2 lists we apparently had dependant on the division and have we managed to secure the players or calibre of player we mentioned.
We have some potential exciting talent, Lavery, Carey, Casey, Bowler, James, Connolly etc
Are these they type of players we would have got for league 1? We managed to get some good ones in league 1 so who knows, but maybe, maybe not.
I do wonder if they have struggled a bit certainly at RB and maybe other areas.
Ben Mansford: Blackpool lining up potential signings
Blackpool CEO Ben Mansford says the club will relish the challenge of the Championship and are preparing accordingly after beating Lincoln in the Play-Off final at Wembley.www.skysports.com
The route we've gone is largely the young potential for Critch to develop which is obvious, but it does leave you with an unknown quantity of players.
I would say about 400,000 seems about right for Gabriel.
We can cause issues for any side i this division.
It's not our policy to bring in proven Championship quality, cos we can't afford it. Same principle applied in L1. We identify potential and maximize and develop it. We do it well.
People complaining about the club not throwing money around are probably the same ones who were whining about the rise in ST prices.
And it will bring us a very similar start and finish to last season though I don't think it will involve the playoffs, probably mid-table. Softly, softly catchee monkey as the saying goes.
Why did Gabriel start just 18 league games for us??? He had a proper defender vying for his position and couldn’t budge him very often. The Championship is a harsh league and while I have no issue signing him, I don’t think he’s ready to be a first choice right back in this league.
I’d like to see Lavery start tbh
Very few from the A list I’d guessI do wonder about the 2 lists we apparently had dependant on the division and have we managed to secure the players or calibre of player we mentioned.
We have some potential exciting talent, Lavery, Carey, Casey, Bowler, James, Connolly etc
Are these they type of players we would have got for league 1? We managed to get some good ones in league 1 so who knows, but maybe, maybe not.
I do wonder if they have struggled a bit certainly at RB and maybe other areas.
Ben Mansford: Blackpool lining up potential signings
Blackpool CEO Ben Mansford says the club will relish the challenge of the Championship and are preparing accordingly after beating Lincoln in the Play-Off final at Wembley.www.skysports.com
The route we've gone is largely the young potential for Critch to develop which is obvious, but it does leave you with an unknown quantity of players.
I thought Leicester were trying to offload him. If that requested fee is true, it smacks of clubs with expensive academies trying to claw some cash back.
Don't start that again!
Ok so we need a right full back, well let’s get Gabriel then, he knows the manager, he knows the systems, he knows the players.
I’m not complaining about us not throwing money around but if we want to pay it then let’s crack on.People complaining about the club not throwing money around are probably the same ones who were whining about the rise in ST prices.
Harry Wilson has had too very good loan spells and is a Wales regular. He has to be easily worth that....pity we couldn’t afford him!!!!!!!!
We were more vulnerable down our left on Saturday.
