If you cannot understand what I have written then maybe these forums arent for you...I wont accuse you of not being a fan as you did with me but I seriously doubt your your intelligence quotient...in fact if you were twice as clever you wouldnt even be a half wit
Incoherent ALL CAPS drivel merchant questions my ‘intelligence quotient’ but doesn’t know where the apostrophe in ‘wouldn’t’ should go. Wonderful!
The club saw fit to exercise their option on him last summer and give him a place in a 25-man squad, if they think he's good enough to be #3 in the Championship then he ought to be good enough to be #2 in L1.
The biggest comedy is that it was a prominent moderator who created this username because he accidentally deleted my original one and couldn't restore it...but dont let that get in the way you simpleton.
Thats a cop out answer.
It will be reinvested but not as transfer fees. Its not hard to understand.
I'd like the No 2 to be the equivalent of Grimmy now, if not better!
The only way they accrue value is if they play, and if they play, that means Grimshaw is losing value.
I'm not sure I'd want Moore in goals for months if Grimmy broke his leg. I just think he's a dead end. Had 3 years with us and started once, played one other half.
How much would your 9 or 10 first team ready players cost us as an estimate?
It’s a good and fair question and why I haven’t slagged off our latest acquisition…I think realistically we will have to go for a mixture of free, inexpensive and more expensive signings to get the talent we definitely need. I believe half the money we have already received for bowler and Critchley and half of anything we get for Jerry is fair..I also think it would be fair if the other half went towards paying the owner something back and reducing his liability.
We did it in summer 2020. Must have been more than 9 or 10. The cost wasn't that much.
'Can fill' was the issue last season
The problem is if you have 11 specialists when you do get injuries then you’re screwed. It also limits your ability to switch tactically - which Critchley likes to do. We need some specialists - but we also need adaptability - especially in League 1
Summer 2020 was a bit of a special situation, Covid and all that, even then only two or three of the signings really worked out.
It was unusual but we managed to.afford it and it didnt cost much in fees. We will sign however many we need to get to 22 outfield players plus keepers, and some of our existing squad memvers wont be in the final 22.
Are they free agents??
My point was that there were a lot of players available in summer 2020 (and 2021), and clubs were willing to accept low-ball offers that would normally be knocked back, the same situation does not apply today.
Doesn’t really work if you want to switch your tactics up. You also want to be able to account for 3/4 players being out at any one time as ultimately it happens.
He had Grimshaw and Maxwell ahead of him, it's not that surprising that he didn't play.
As I said, even specialists can play out of position if needed.
Ah i see. Good point. But there are still plenty of players around needing first team football and we'll find 7 or 8. Players we signed in 2020 included a loy if released players and loans. There are too many footballers.
Going through the list of players who are out of contract, there doesn't seem to be all that many around who might fit BFC.
Prem clubs will be releasing players as usual, surely, loan options will be pretty plentiful. And we can go after better younger L2/Nat
I've been through the released lists, there are almost zero who have any sort of EFL experience, there certainly isn't a crop of Bowler/Connolly/Grimshaw type players out there.
Yes, but with TJJ, Williams, Corbeaneau, we know those can be hit and miss.
Again yes, but my point is that I think the market seems to be much tighter than it was 3 years ago, there don't seem to be that many good L1 players available for free, which then means that the competition for players that are under contract is going to be much fiercer than in previous years.
Interesting ta. Most of Critch's loans were good. TJJ had ability but lacked essential ingredients.
Do you know any who are available and in budget?
To be honest I dont get that at all especially the Critchley comment as generally under his last spell with us we were a ridged 442
Agree, some common sense at last. My key point is that major overhaul is not needed and wont happen. In addition though, some of the recruitment will be determined by Critch's assessment of the squad pre-season. The CB position may be an example of that depending on how either Tharme or Casey shape up. Also the striker situation - yes an out and out striker needed to replace Madine, but any more will likely depend on whether Yates stays or goes.
Not got a fuckin' Scooby mate, but then again it isn't my problem try asking Saddler..
He's not here right now, and you were spouting off about what we need, evidently without any clue as to how to achieve it.
If last season has anything to go by neither has the club.
We don't need that many.
Of the starting XI at Norwich only Grimshaw, Connolly, Lyons, Carey and Hamilton are still at the club.
