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Post by Duffer_ » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:12 pm

dsr wrote:Vydra spoke to Leeds, talked terms, and decided not to go. What's characterless about that?
What do you think about our potential deal with Clucas? Would you have been happy if we signed him today for £6m?

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Post by dsr » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:12 pm

KRBFC wrote:You're so petty you actually counted them, we've played more than 7 games already. Cork, Aberdeen x2, Blackpool, Shrewsbury, Espanyol, Montpellier, Preston. So Spice was correct, we'll play 40 games of football before January (he never said friendlies didn't count).
:roll: It wasn't difficult. There's a fixture list on the main site.

Even spice, I don't think, was complaining because we haven't got enough cover for the Espanyol game. As far as I am concerned, the reason for signing players is to help out with the games in the future; not to cover for apparent shortcomings in games that have already been played.

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Post by Murger » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:13 pm

If Lennon isn't fit for tonight, we have 1 senior wide player available. How anybody can say we arn't a player short is baffling. What happens if Gudmundsson gets injured? Eh eh eh!

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Post by ClaretTony » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:14 pm

Duffer_ wrote:What do you think about our potential deal with Clucas? Would you have been happy if we signed him today for £6m?

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Clucas didn't turn us down though, we turned Clucas down, not the fee, not the wages, but Clucas.

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Post by Rileybobs » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:14 pm

claretspice wrote:Again, I'll choose Dyche's comments on the role he was asking Hendrick to play. As Dyche said, it was clearly a midfield role.
I haven’t seen Dyche say that Hendrick’s role was clearly one of a midfielder so I’ll have to take your word for that. But having watched all of our games last season it was clear to me that Hendrick was playing in advance of the midfield and in support of the striker. Similar to what Barnes has been doing since he replaced Hendrick in the team and similar to what I imagine Vydra will be asked to do - granted both of those players offer less out of possession than Hendrick.

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Post by Down_Rover » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:15 pm

We need a strategy to make up for this serious lack of numbers caused by the tardiness of our recruitment team.

How about losing to Istanbul then we have only 4 league games before an international game. 34 games left and a fully fit squad can then move on to win the Premier League.

Masterstroke. If we had signed a few more we could easily have ended up spending far too much time and money touring Europe
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Post by KRBFC » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:15 pm

dsr wrote::roll: It wasn't difficult. There's a fixture list on the main site.

Even spice, I don't think, was complaining because we haven't got enough cover for the Espanyol game. As far as I am concerned, the reason for signing players is to help out with the games in the future; not to cover for apparent shortcomings in games that have already been played.
He said we would have played 40 games by then, he was correct despite your attempt to undermine his opinion and be petty as usual. You knew full well 40 was an estimate yet you chose to correct it for no apparent reason.

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:17 pm

KRBFC wrote:You're so petty you actually counted them, we've played more than 7 games already. Cork, Aberdeen x2, Blackpool, Shrewsbury, Espanyol, Montpellier, Preston. So Spice was correct, we'll play 40 games of football before January (he never said friendlies didn't count).
That pot and kettle 'thingy' springs to mind.

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Post by SGr » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:19 pm

Duffer_ wrote:
Vydra - probably a really good fit in terms of playing style and our needs. It does make me wonder a bit about our insistence on dressing room character though. Hasn't he done to Leeds what Clucas did to us? A bit too pragmatic to be holier than thou.
It’s simple really. There’s no real footballing incentive to move from Derby to Leeds. They’re both under new management looking for a top 6 spot. The only thing that makes it worthwhile leaving is for a big salary.

Burnley on the other hand is a big step up. Clearly didn’t demand the same salary from us that he demanded from Leeds (50k a week apparently) - so that just shows it’s in fact not just about the money. It’s about the opportunity.

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Post by dsr » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:19 pm

KRBFC wrote:He said we would have played 40 games by then, he was correct despite your attempt to undermine his opinion and be petty as usual. You knew full well 40 was an estimate yet you chose to correct it for no apparent reason.
I chose to correct it because an estimate of 40 which is actually 33 is significantly different.

You may be better at reading Spice's mind than I am, but what he actually wrote was "we could play 40 games before then" not "we could have played 40 games before then". There's a difference.

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Post by BigChaCha » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:20 pm

That's relating to tonight because of the players who haven't travelled. Nothing to do with deadline day deals or this thread.
How long have we known that we were going to be playing in Europe?

It's all related and we have had months to prepare for it!
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Post by Duffer_ » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:20 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Clucas didn't turn us down though, we turned Clucas down, not the fee, not the wages, but Clucas.
I could very well have missed something but "personal terms" is what scuppered the Clucas deal (same as Vydra) according to mainstream media sources. What's the real story then? Is it because we signed one and not the other?

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Post by KRBFC » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:22 pm

dsr wrote:I chose to correct it because an estimate of 40 which is actually 33 is significantly different.

You may be better at reading Spice's mind than I am, but what he actually wrote was "we could play 40 games before then" not "we could have played 40 games before then". There's a difference.
spending £20M on a few players is significantly different to ''doing a Portsmouth'' but that didn't stop you from being awkward on another thread.

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Post by Duffer_ » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:23 pm

SGr wrote:It’s simple really...Burnley on the other hand is a big step up. Clearly didn’t demand the same salary from us that he demanded from Leeds (50k a week apparently) - so that just shows it’s in fact not just about the money. It’s about the opportunity.
Hard to demand the same salary when you've pi$$ed on your chips. Ask Clucas.

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Post by Claretmatt4 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:23 pm

Great another thread intended to be I forming clarets about I comings has descended into more petty arguing...
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Post by Milltown1882 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:24 pm

Ran out of time for Ward-Prowse according to the Mail, only looking at loans now

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Post by Duffer_ » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:27 pm

Claretmatt4 wrote:Great another thread intended to be I forming clarets about I comings has descended into more petty arguing...
No it hasn't.

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:29 pm

BigChaCha wrote:How long have we known that we were going to be playing in Europe?

It's all related and we have had months to prepare for it!
Talking about months to prepare how are those corner stands coming on? It'll be a close call between what is ready first; those corners or the opening of Rawtenstall's new bus station.

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Post by IWOODLOVETT » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:29 pm

Milltown1882 wrote:Ran out of time for Ward-Prowse according to the Mail, only looking at loans now
Watford after Jake Livermore on loan - would be good if we nipped in and did a Fulham. Yes I know it’s WBA again but we should be able to compete with Watford on loan terms.

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Post by arise_sir_charge » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:31 pm

If we wanted Ward Prowse and "ran out of time" it is poor. We've had plenty of time to close deals.

I hope we pull one out of the hat last minute but can't see it now.

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Post by taio » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:32 pm

claretspice wrote:Again, I'll choose Dyche's comments on the role he was asking Hendrick to play. As Dyche said, it was clearly a midfield role.
Dyche clearly said Hendrick was playing as a number 10 - I can remember the article. He described him as a "running number 10". He did say he would drop deeper when required but he specifically referred to him playing a number 10 role nonetheless. Otherwise he wouldn't have also described it as a different position to what he had been used to in the past.

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Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:32 pm

Milltown1882 wrote:Ran out of time for Ward-Prowse according to the Mail, only looking at loans now
if we had a real chance of signing JWP and ran out of time then questions need to be asked as to why Saints or us waited so long

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Post by martin_p » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:34 pm

Duffer_ wrote:No it hasn't.

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That’s not an argument, it’s just the automatic gainsaying of whatever the other person says!

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Post by IWOODLOVETT » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:36 pm

Wouldn’t be a popular move for the St Mary’s faithful to sell one of their best to Saturday’s rivals.

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Post by Duffer_ » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:37 pm

martin_p wrote:That’s not an argument, it’s just the automatic gainsaying of whatever the other person says!
Are you trying to start an argument with me?

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Post by martin_p » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:38 pm

IWOODLOVETT wrote:Wouldn’t be a popular move for the St Mary’s faithful to sell one of their best to Saturday’s rivals.
Or Sunday’s.

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Post by FactualFrank » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:39 pm

Number 10 is not really a midfielder nor a forward. I'd class it more as "support man" or "in the hole". A position which can cover both positions within seconds of eachother.

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Post by CombatClaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:40 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:if we had a real chance of signing JWP and ran out of time then questions need to be asked as to why Saints or us waited so long
Because Saint's were open to offers and wanted to wait to see who came in for him? See JayRod.

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Post by Down_Rover » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:41 pm

Duffer_ wrote:Are you trying to start an argument with me?

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Stop arguing you pair of petulants

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Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:42 pm

How can JPW deal be short of time as you only need to sign an intent to buy form just as long as it is registered in time providing all parties are in agreement. All the other bits can be concluded afterwards.

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Post by summitclaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:42 pm

This is going exactly as I expected. We have been trying to sign bolasie, jrod, clucus and possibly jwp and failed because apart from jrod we left it far too late. Clucus because we knew he was injured and should have had the medical much earlier. All this at a time when we had to prepare for a big game tonight.

The club's defend at all costs brigade are out in full. Yes the 3 signings we have made are good ones but it is not enough, especially if we are serious about the EL. That my friends is constructive criticism and if you see it as moaning then you are a you know what.

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:43 pm

For the older ones on the board, Michael Miles knew how to conclude a deal on his weekly show 'Take Your Pick'. A wad of cash in his hand waved in front of the often forlorn contestant got things done quickly and effectively. No messing about then.

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Post by CombatClaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:43 pm

LaLigaClaret wrote:How can JPW deal be short of time as you only need to sign an intent to buy form just as long as it is registered in time providing all parties are in agreement. All the other bits can be concluded afterwards.
By your own statement then perhaps all parties were not in agreement?

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Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:44 pm

LaLigaClaret wrote:How can JPW deal be short of time as you only need to sign an intent to buy form just as long as it is registered in time providing all parties are in agreement. All the other bits can be concluded afterwards.
that was my understanding that only the deal sheet had to be registered by the deadline

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Post by gtclaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:44 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Dyche said anything else is doubtful because of everyone involved being in Turkey
That Tony, has to be the most stupid comment ever made by any manager, that takes some doing

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Post by piston broke » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:45 pm

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Post by FactualFrank » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:45 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:For the older ones on the board, Michael Miles knew how to conclude a deal on his weekly show 'Take Your Pick'. A wad of cash in his hand waved in front of the often forlorn contestant got things done quickly and effectively. No messing about then.
It would take quite a sizeable briefcase.

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Post by Duffer_ » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:45 pm

Down_Rover wrote:Stop arguing you pair of petulants
Why the feck are you getting involved you busybody? Will somebody hold my schooner...and also explain why the Vydra signing is different to Clucas? [insert smiley winky face or whatever the feck I need to do to show that it is light-hearted]

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Post by CombatClaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:49 pm

summitclaret wrote:This is going exactly as I expected. We have been trying to sign bolasie, jrod, clucus and possibly jwp and failed because apart from jrod we left it far too late. Clucus because we knew he was injured and should have had the medical much earlier.
We are not a 'deal early' club. Every other club in the league plus half the Championship has owners worth more than ours who can bankroll them. If we offer money for a player, teams will quite probably wait to see who else comes in for them.

This too assumes clubs are desperate to sell and since none of JWP, JayRod or Bolasie have moved yet it implies the teams were happy to sit back and wait and keep if necessary.
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Post by Down_Rover » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:54 pm

Duffer_ wrote:Why the feck are you getting involved you busybody? Will somebody hold my schooner...and also explain why the Vydra signing is different to Clucas? [insert smiley winky face or whatever the feck I need to do to show that it is light-hearted]

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there are enough moaners falling out here without your aggressive comments :lol:

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Post by Milltown1882 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:56 pm

If they get the deal sheet we have till 7pm to sign him

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Post by BOYSIE31 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:58 pm

Poor poor window

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:59 pm

summitclaret wrote:This is going exactly as I expected. We have been trying to sign bolasie, jrod, clucus and possibly jwp and failed because apart from jrod we left it far too late. Clucus because we knew he was injured and should have had the medical much earlier. All this at a time when we had to prepare for a big game tonight.

The club's defend at all costs brigade are out in full. Yes the 3 signings we have made are good ones but it is not enough, especially if we are serious about the EL. That my friends is constructive criticism and if you see it as moaning then you are a you know what.
Never really thought we've been serious about the EL. I'm very much in the minority and since qualifying for it have only ever seen it as a probable hindrance as opposed to a possible success.(not looking for any argument/discussion on this point of view).
Our involvement so far has left us with more casualties than we had beforehand and now such a depleted squad that that doesn't bode well for a new Premier league season about to begin in earnest on Sunday. A disappointing 'window'. for me.

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Post by Bigvince » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:00 pm

BOYSIE31 wrote:Poor poor window
:D gone fishin !

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Post by BOYSIE31 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:06 pm

Bigvince wrote::D gone fishin !
No really poor we have finally replaced a centre half a year later - signed a goalie up until last week would not have even been interested in signing (good goalie by the way) but for an injury to Pope and a striker from the championship who might not be able to step up.
So yes really poor and still no strength in depth and still no squad.

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Post by Braindead » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:07 pm

BOYSIE31 wrote:No really poor we have finally replaced a centre half a year later - signed a goalie up until last week would not have even been interested in signing (good goalie by the way) but for an injury to Pope and a striker from the championship who might not be able to step up.
So yes really poor and still no strength in depth and still no squad.
Dry your eyes mate.

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Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:22 pm

Gibson was a good signing but was for a position we should have filled before last season. Hart could be a good bit of business if we sell one of our other keepers next season however the signing was a forced one as we couldn't do without another keeper while Pope and Heaton are injured. Vydra may work out to be an inspired choice but the jury is most definitely out on this one as he has a lot to prove at the top level.

Its the positions we are still desperately short in especially given our injury list that shows that this HAS been a poor transfer window. We are still short someone in midfield who has the potential to score more goals and to make runs into the box, we still lack pace in midfield, need another winger with pace and guile and we need someone who was in the Marney mold. Given we had the money available and are so lacking in players who are fit then it simply isn't good enough. We need at least 3 more in January but of course these will be more expensive. It is astonishing that some teams have not only signed huge numbers of players but are still doing so right up to the last minute. It seems we are not even linked with anyone for a loan which is patently ridiculous I hope we must surely have a couple of loans in by 5.00 pm but can't think who they might be so in fact there probably won't be any. Missing out on Jay-Rod for a couple of million, losing interest in Bolasie on a permanent deal and running out of time for JPW is really poor.

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Post by quoonbeatz » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:23 pm

load of drivel that, pal.

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Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:26 pm

Drivel ? Why so ? Explain please I would be really interested.

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Post by Goobs » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:27 pm

BOYSIE31 wrote:Poor poor window
Ah bless, you haven't thrown your TV remote through it in a strop have you?

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