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How about this?
We loan him for a season so Everton cover his wages.
Next summer they pay no less than £18m, or we get him back?

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Honestly; has Kevin Long shown any particular interest in playing football in the last 8 years?
I reckon he'll see out his contract...

as "reliable back-up"

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Iloveyoubrady wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:56 pm
No Cornet suggests he’s off. Why no Dwight? There’s been no interest in him reported…

No Twine or Harwood-Bellis, OMG

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Mattster wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:20 pm
U23s winger, really came on last year and was one of the better players in the first half of the season, tailed off a little. Good close control, tricky, decent set piece taker.

Got to say I was pleasantly surprised he was kept on.
For me he didn't do enough...shows why I'm not a manager.

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SkiptonClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 15, 2022 6:17 pm
Where’s Longy ?

Out of 5 CBs he's 6th choice

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Absolutely, bring it on. Love the sunshine,

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JohnMac wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:57 pm
I get the impression Hennesey wasn't part of VK's vision.

I get the impression Hennessey would rather draw a PL wage and concentrate on playing for Wales.

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Been coming, so pointless rehashing the same arguments, but it would be good for the club to confirm, explain and detail whether they intend to work to win Cat 1 status back. I don’t think the club need to react to every bit of negative news, but in this case I do. Right now I think their priority ...

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Does the club show loyalty to Ben , Pieters etc ? It's always a two way thing . I think the club has been more than fair to Ben Mee. I don't really do the loyalty thing, I get it that they all want the best they can. I really believe that a number of SD's squad let him down, got too comfortable. Di...

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Hope: To be entertained, even possibly excited.
Fear: None of the above.

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Spijed wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 14, 2022 1:57 pm
Chelsea seem happy to use their academy to loan out and sell players, many of whom hardly make any first team appearances.

Yes, and they do very well from it.
I assume the quality of "graduate" is much higher than we can expect, unfortunately.

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‘Rejects’ is harsh. Not everyone can make it at the top PL clubs and there are many reasons why they might not be retained or choose to move on. Even those going on to make a career at League 2 level I’d say were pretty successful. Prospects from other academies? 😀 It does sound a bit harsh, do you...

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I don't think acadamy status is the bee hole and end hole. Picking up players at 19 & 20 from lower League clubs who are showing true potential and giving them an opportunity at higher level is the way forward, not persevering and spending millions on an academy that has only produced Dwight McNeil...

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Yep, lucky we are in the Championship.

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He looks decent

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I agree with the analogy that Pace is having a fire sale. That doesn't mean the end is nigh. At the moment transfers and rumours are coming thick and fast. That means there has been lots and lots of planning. And yes, the incoming of new faces is exciting, purely because we don't know what to expec...

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Taylor going Leeds to cover firpo injury. Roberts going saints as walker Pieter's is off arsenal. Brownhill going westham. McNeil to stay. Cornet to leave late. And I have to admit to not caring. bunch of mercenaries who collectively (along with the others who couldn't wait to clear off) couldn't b...

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:56 pm
Another poster to accuse the club of asset stripping without actually knowing its meaning. I hope the mods continue to delete this kind of comment.

Actually he accused the club (or chairman, i suppose) of "addet stripping". Which i believe is different.

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Spijed wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:02 pm
So we are barely making any profit on the deal if true.

So much for the business model of buying low/sell high.

That model is yet to be fully put in place.
We still have plenty of the old model (EG: buy old, keep until worn out)

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But it’s not, As there’s more money in the game when the next crop come through it’ll start looking better, girls will pick football first over other sports etc. Is that a good thing? Maybe, time will tell. So the best 11 from Germany vs the best 11 from Spain cannot currently be classed as top lev...

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:36 pm
I’ve yet to see a convincing argument as to why it’s a top level of sport.

If you enjoy it great - just don’t pretend like we’re witnessing greatness

But it is a top-level female sport.
Plenty are enjoying it for what it is.

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One thing I find odd is that so many "English" people can't just enjoy an English team doing well in any sport.

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:56 pm
I really wouldn't know BB never took an interest in his career,always believed he was a squad player with not much going for him...he was useless at Leeds

Fair enough.

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fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:46 pm
Apparently he's the most expensive Irish transfer of all time!

Still not enough for some on here though

That is not taking inflation into account.
We all know Jimmy Mac was the record for an Irishman.

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:51 pm
League 1 ....agreed.

Strange isn't it? He plays so well with N.Ireland.

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Quite simply BPF is not good enough...so I'll go Hennessey then, we have been spoilt with Heaton & Pope ....Farrell isn't half of what they where for us. I think Hennessey will go as soon as we sign Muric. (or other target) I also think we should try to ship out Norris. As for BPF, looks like he ne...

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arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:43 pm
Couple of people on here saying there is nothing to suggest he wanted to go.

I my be simplifying matters a little, bit signing a 6 year contract for another club 100 miles away, makes me think he wasn’t exactly chaining himself to the railings at Barnfield.

Very nicely put.

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Is Hennessey staying?

I thought about the possibility of others leaving, so:

BPF
Egan, Bellis, McNally, Dodgson,
Cork, Cullen, Bastien,
Twine, Rodriguez, McNeil

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And what are you basing this assertion on Steve? It’s strange then how he seemed to be linked with us every season and it appeared Dyche wanted him very much. He is indeed a shadow of the footballer he was when Dyche first courted him but if your missus is better than him she would be on the BBC no...

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Good player was Hendrick, was the European season when he played in the 10 for large parts? We never really replaced him despite an attempt with Brownhill, don't think Dyche really ever trusted Brownhill or believed in him, same with Mike Jackson when Brownhill was the first player dropped for his ...

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If we had rated Collins we should have sold Tarkowski.

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PremierLeagueClass wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:21 pm
Well we were certainly better off with Hendrick than Stephens. That Bournemouth goal was one of my favourites I’ve witnessed at Turf Moor.

The one against Everton wasn't bad either.

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bfcjg wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:48 pm
A player who wants to leave is no good to any club, he can go **** himself now as far as I am concerned.

You see, I really like this

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Pickles wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:09 pm
Another one who left and wasn't replaced. Underrated.

Another one who was allowed to leave for nothing.

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Have you looked at the insurance costs?

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Lots of people talking about "rebuilding" but unless we get promotion surely our best/better players are always going to be sold ? Either to survive / finance the debt etc etc our owners aren't rich ones unlike some so all our good players are always "going to be for sale" How can you rebuild / bui...

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- We have a new inexperienced manager. - The playing squad has been totally overhauled - We’ve lost a number of our best players - We are quite likely to lose more of our best players (it’s a guess, but again a realistic view) - We have signed young and inexperienced players from lower levels - We ...

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Both Optimism and Pessimism lack rationale.

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:17 pm
So you expect us to sign another central defender, a more proven ready to go one? I assume those 3 CBs were signed to replace Collins.

We will have to wait and see.
I'm not convinced we won't use the money well.

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Replace them with adequate experience and quality. If you're selling Collins for £30m, we've replaced him with a loan, a freebie kid and a young kid from League One for £1.75m. I don't mind the signings, there has to be some of these funds reinvested on proper ready to go quality though and those p...

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Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:05 pm
Hopefully better than you

So far, I agree.

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claretspice wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:50 pm
You might be right. I'm concerned but I'm still open minded. There's a long way to go before the end of August.

I hope I'm right.

As someone once said "exciting times"

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:58 pm
Just want people to be honest, call a spade a spade and say the standard is ******** instead of talking in hyperbole.

So you only watch football at the very highest level?

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I don't think that's the issue though. The issue isn't players leaving - although like Dan, I'm a bit surprised by the price we got for Pope, or that we don't appear to have tried harder to keep Mee. The issue isn't per se bringing in players who have the best of their careers ahead of them and can...

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I tend to share some of Dande's concerns. I'm not necesssarily against Collins going and for his age and what he's achieved, £20m + doesn't seem a terrible deal for me. Spice, I think we need to accept that the players who have left (or will leave) are doing so because they do not want to play in t...

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:44 pm
The mere fact that the England ladies are up by 6 goals at half time shows how amateur it is.

This is not good for the sport - it is absolutely miles away from what people think it is

That is rather dependent on what people think it is.

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Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:39 pm
As they are so raw do you think Long is going to provide that much needed guidance that young players need?

Do you do stand-up?

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TsarBomba wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:56 pm

We blocked Tarks leaving, and agents/players talk.

Possibly our biggest mistake.

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not our tape, BB, besides at the least the lad is doing something. All our training videos seem to show is our lot trotting around the side of the pitch. BTW I'd love to see the McNeil equivalent of this - you know, the two-footed thing with the poles I totally agree about the old videos. In fact a...

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I really don't know why they put out these training videos.
I'm guessing that these routines are used at most pro clubs, and that all outfield players are capable.

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