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1 minute ago, sage said:

I'm pretty happy with that 

Yep. 

Be nice to keep Sibley if we can, but not worth overpaying for it. 

Same with Collins. He has a bit of value as a late bit of b****** off the bench, but if he wants more than that, he needs to go. 

Seen Aden Flint shlepping around Belper this morning - no, we aren’t signing him 😂

1 hour ago, Tamworthram said:

Right so when you said all those 30+ players you didn't mean ALL those 30+ player? 😀

I meant all those out of contract. Those ones aren’t. 

2 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

I would think that Warne will want some 'influence' in the dressing room from experienced players, I'd be surprised to see them all go. But who knows.

Influence is fine, but if they have no use on the pitch when they’re being paid to have one, there’s little point. We would still have Nelson, NML and Cashin as the heartbeat, Bradley knocking about somewhere. 

23 minutes ago, IlsonDerby said:

Sounds like it’s going to be a slow start to the season as 12 players integrate themselves into the first team squad. 
 

Will require some patience. 
 

Fingers crossed there’s enough of the squad left from last season to keep that team spirit from promotion together. 

Guess a slow start is preferable to no chance if we kept the bulk of the same team. 

Just now, RoyMac5 said:

Maybe. It needs to be correctly targeted ruthlessness.

Well, obviously we need to see exactly what he’s done. But if a list came out and all those players 30+ were going, I wouldn’t be unhappy. 

Definitely like the rumours of him being ruthless. He needs to be. 

Can’t say I recall watching this guy before, but the general consensus from fans of teams he has played for is he’s pretty horrific with the ball at his feet. 15 years ago that’s no issue, but that’s always going to cap your value/market in the modern game. 

Heading the ball is the issue, not the clashes of heads, flailing elbows and things? Sure. 

For what it’s worth, just like the NFL, know the risks. Don’t break a fundamental part of the game. 

Give it Cashin with a 10 year extension.

3 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

In resposne to this and an identicla post by @Shuff264... It's something I would certainly consider, with Nyambe being the main RCB option, but I don't think Warne will. We only played Rooney at RCB when we also had Mendez-Laing at RWB - it was essentially a back 4.

 

Reasonable assessments, but I would still argue they are some of the more likely options if we were signing any free agents from the Netherlands. I don't consider potenitally being in a relegation spot an indicator of a bad player. In the past, we've signed a few players relegated from the Championship when we were competing in and around the Playoffs.

I wouldn't expect any CB sigining to be a regular starter. Someone like Adewoye could be a starter against the less physical sides (such as Swansea), whilst usign Bradley against the more direct sides (such as Millwall)

I would certainly expect a better signing that Lamprou on the wings. Unfortunately, I couldn't identify many better wingers who would be likely to join us on a free. This'll most likely be a position we pay a fee for or find someone on loan.

Those creative positions are certainly the best use of loans in my opinion. They're the ones that cost the most money and we need more youth/pace there too.

Now I do think we need to improve on Korey for this season, but an attitude problem?! What a load of s****. 

35 minutes ago, DiggerB said:

Think he should nail his colours to the mast this year and select his captain. I’d strongly suspect Bradley will get it and to be honest I think he’d thrive off it!

Why? Did it work badly this year or something?

and if Bradley is starting enough to warrant the armband then we will be troubling League One again. 

Would imagine he will do the same as he did this year and ask for the group to vote.

32 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said:

Where has this info come from 🤷‍♂️

Take one look on somewhere like r/soccer and you have to scroll past hundreds of posts with 5k+ upvotes in support of VAR.

It won’t get scrapped. Only matchgoing fans hate it, far too many global armchair supporters are in favour.

Football is far too subjective for it to ever truly work. Even cricket has an in-built system which errs towards the on-field umpire. 

Unless it’s automated like goal line technology, it needs completely binning. 

8 minutes ago, Thierry Ennui said:

Hull's owner has just publicly slagged off Allsop if we're after a cheaper option at Goalkeeper. I'd rather we splashed out, though, as I think a strong defence and keeper will be imperative to us staying up this season.

Only ever thought Allsop was "ok" here. Wildsmith has been much better than he was.

10 minutes ago, TooFarInToTurnRed said:

Slow day at work so I've spread sheeted the claims:

 

Can you do this for every claimed ITK source we get? 

1 minute ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Isn’t that partly the type of thing that caused this situation in the first place (along with several other contributing factors)?

Spending relative to the club’s size and revenue makes sense, but not at the point of risking the club’s existence in my view. The increased revenue and any residual cash left in the bank from perhaps the Knight and Bird transfers could see us with a transfer pot of a few million quid, say anywhere between £2-5m (a complete guesstimate based on nowt but my own nonsense thinking). That money used sensibly along with the players we still have in the building is enough to strengthen the squad for this season and beyond, the interesting bit will be whether the club, the recruitment team, and Warne are able to maximise value out of whatever that pot is. 

Sorry mate, but...

10 minutes ago, TooFarInToTurnRed said:

Could you ask you contact what happened with Forsyth and Smith as according to your post on May 2nd both were being offered new deals?

Contact knows nothing, or doesn't even exist, as according to him we're offering a contract to another team's under contract player 😂

Hull owner has done a live fans thing tonight and some of the highlights include calling Aaron Connolly fat, calling Ryan Allsop bad (Rosenior refused to drop him) and has said passing between defenders is boring. There’s apparently been a lot more than just this. 

Wish him luck in whatever he does, as long as it’s not here as a player. Would happily take him as a coach or whatever as he does seem like a good influence. It’s just clear he hasn’t got anything left in his legs. 

Can’t be bothered to start a new thread on this one, but Lee Gregory signed for Mansfield. 

23 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

GK
Replacement for Wildsmith IF he doesn't sign a new deal
Possible options: Chris Walton (Ipswich), Matt Ryan (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands)

CB
Cashin and Nelson to remain as starters. I think we'll stick with 3 at the back next season so would prefer a new starter in the middle of our defence - an upgrade on Bradley. Nyambe, Bradley, and Forsyth (assuming his contract is extended) acting as cover. Rooney loaned out.
Possible options: Cameron Burgess (Ipswich), Filip Helander (Odense, Denmark), Syb van Ottele (Heerenveen, Netherlands), Shawn Adewoye (Waalwijk, Netherlands), Hasan Kuruçay (Braunschweig, Germany)

RWB
Ward and Wilson to have 6 months to prove they can step up and remain injury free. Review in January

LWB
One of the tough decisions to make. We have Elder who had a horrid season with injuries, Sibley (if he extends his deal) who is still learning the role, and Forsyth (if he stays). Depending on budget, I would be looking at a new signing, but could leave it until January
Possible options: Sam McCallum (Norwich), Marc Nielsen (Hvidovre , Denmark)

CM
With Adams, Smith and Bird leaving this summer, our end of season midfield 3 needs completely replacing. If Hourihane has triggered an extension and we keep Thompson, it means those two plus Fornah our our backup mids. I could see us loaning out one of those younger players and siging a 4th CM this summer
Possible options: Will Vaulks (Sheff Weds), Freddie Potts (West Ham), Joe Williams (Bristol City), Alan Browne (Preston), Ebou Adams (Cardiff), Connor Barron (Aberdeen), Herbie Kane (Barnsley), Deroy Duarte (Fortuna, Netherlands), Robin Fellhauer (Elversberg, Germany)

W
If formations this season are anything to go by, we'll need players who can fit into a 3412 and a 3421. Logically, that means players who can play out wide. We already have Mendez-Laing and Blackett-Taylor under contract, with rumours of Barkhuizen triggering an extension. 1 new signing who can also play central will be needed.
Possible options: Chris Willock (QPR), Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior, Netherlands)

CF
John-Jules, Gayle and Waghorn out, with Collins hopefully signing a new deal and Brown being drafted into the first team. Two new CFs needed. I'm undecided if it would be best to offload Washington to free up some budget for other positions, or keep him as a fringe player.
Possible options: Harry Leonard (Blackburn), John McAtee (Luton), Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), Sinan Karweina (Klagenfurt, Austria)

How much have you seen of these exotic names?

Karweina for example was pretty unremarkable in the third tier of German football before signing into the Austrian top flight, where he’s a roughly 1 in 4 striker. Now I have never seen him play, but I have watched 2 games from that league live, and it’s not great. What makes you think he could step up at 25?

OMG Can’t believe we missed out on this lump we were definitely 100% linked with this summer.