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Post by terriersyndrome on Jul 1, 2024 13:09:19 GMT 1
100 pages per signing?
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Jul 1, 2024 13:09:43 GMT 1
Last decent striker we signed was Mounie in 2017 btw. The last striker to get 20 plus goals in a season was Rhodes in 2011/12.
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Post by Big Jim on Jul 1, 2024 13:09:56 GMT 1
Can Birmingham just fuck off?
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Post by NewMill Terrier on Jul 1, 2024 13:10:36 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on.
Let's see what the rest of the window has in store..
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Post by CowshedJack on Jul 1, 2024 13:15:24 GMT 1
I can’t wait till we go to their place and show those dickheads, by losing 3-0.
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Post by tonytiler on Jul 1, 2024 13:15:48 GMT 1
Just looked on there forum and it states May done deal and in advanced talks with that lad from Brighton.Seems like the Brumy twats just want anyone we show an interest in,let's hope the fuckers fall flat on there faces when kick off comes UTT.🤣🤣
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Post by Wingman on Jul 1, 2024 13:16:21 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. All this piles a huge amount of pressure on their rookie manager too. I can’t see the thicko’s down there standing for him for too long of they have a dodgy first 10-15 games. Good to flush out lads whose heart isn’t in playing for Town. I don’t blame the club or even Swiss Toni for this one. If the lad stalled for a better offer….quite simply stuff him.
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Post by ezzie on Jul 1, 2024 13:17:13 GMT 1
Charltons ITK highlighting we were miles off Birmingham in wages 😬
Saw someone earlier say it’s a massive difference of 7k up to 10k being 300k over a 3 year contract. But I mean, 300k?… non starter IMO, peanuts, especially with a large some of the C’ship leftovers having contracts expiring ~next season.
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Post by hoggy1975 on Jul 1, 2024 13:18:41 GMT 1
Let’s hope we move quick now then. Left wing back, striker, cm or two would be ideal.
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Post by tepidterrier on Jul 1, 2024 13:18:51 GMT 1
Hearing news from a completely anonymous source who I won't reveal that Town are 'hanging tough' about new signings What does that mean though? it's a yankism that Nagle often uses when replying to fans asking when we'll be signing anyone. Suspect we'll be hearing a lot of it over the next month or two.
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Post by CowshedJack on Jul 1, 2024 13:19:08 GMT 1
Charltons ITK highlighting we were miles off Birmingham in wages 😬 Saw someone earlier say it’s a massive difference of 7k up to 10k being 300k over a 3 year contract. But I mean, 300k?… non starter IMO, peanuts, especially with a large some of the C’ship leftovers having contracts expiring ~next season. Birmingham known for having £20m to throw at promotion.
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Post by Ladaphosen on Jul 1, 2024 13:19:30 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. All this piles a huge amount of pressure on their rookie manager too. I can’t see the thicko’s down there standing for him for too long of they have a dodgy first 10-15 games. Good to flush out lads whose heart isn’t in playing for Town. I don’t blame the club or even Swiss Toni for this one. If the lad stalled for a better off….quite simply stuff him. Understandable. But there is also the point of view that if we are to reach Kevs lofty ambitions you simply have to pay the going rate, sometimes over. It's just the commercial reality of football. Still plenty of time to go, but this certainly feels like an early PR loss (if he goes Brum) when we really needed some 'wins' early in the window.
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Post by schindlersmissed on Jul 1, 2024 13:20:18 GMT 1
15 of May's 23 goals were against sides in the bottom half, call me deluded but i think Healey can match that. If fit I totally agree re healey think he’s easily a 20+ goal striker at this level I fail to share your optimism. Has he ever scored that many in an English season?
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Post by blanquiazules on Jul 1, 2024 13:22:10 GMT 1
Maybe this is all a masterstroke by Kev...
Based on the level of success of recent signings, let Cartwright identify targets and Birmingham gazump all the deals and then bring in a DoF who knows what they are doing to sign the real ones?
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Post by Moooooy on Jul 1, 2024 13:22:11 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. No point breaking the bank for a 31 year old, or any player for that matter. We’ve got a lot of recruiting to do and we need to make sure our budget can stretch to it all. Plenty of other players out there who can score goals in league one.
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Post by FloridaTerrier on Jul 1, 2024 13:24:14 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. It would be classic town (something I didn't necessarily expect from this regime). Spend weeks over what would appear to be a #1 target for someone else to swoop in last minute, with more conviction. Without knowing what went on, it's the lack of true conviction in the deal that worries me, though. I can only imagine we had the offer accepted, then negotiations with player/agent went ok, we offered, player/agent they said they'd be interested, but wanted time to "mull it over", we showed some indifference and patience. Ultimately for them to say their weighing up their offers and make a decision, we then got a bit desperate then said we were very interested. For them to go else. As opposed to being direct and closing the deal with the player/agent urgently (if thats what the club wanted). Nice guys finish last. (The above happens in the job market all the time candidates weigh up employers offers, usually going with who they spoke to last (as they've gained the negotiation leverage on offers previously, provided that as a baseline (probably with a little bit of a mark up to get the best deal/offer for themselves) which is how I perceive the situation could/may have looked. It'd be a shame that we've spent the amount of time on the deal, for us to be stumped. But, we may come back more pissed, with our tails up, and be more aggressive with other targets now in the window.
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Post by jqhtfc on Jul 1, 2024 13:26:20 GMT 1
If fit I totally agree re healey think he’s easily a 20+ goal striker at this level I fail to share your optimism. Has he ever scored that many in an English season? 21 in 42 for mk dons, I’d imagine ligue 2 is is at least the same if not better level than league 1 also.
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Post by Sio on Jul 1, 2024 13:28:34 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. It would be classic town (something I didn't necessarily expect from this regime). Spend weeks over what would appear to be a #1 target for someone else to swoop in last minute, with more conviction. Without knowing what went on, it's the lack of true conviction in the deal that worries me, though. I can only imagine we had the offer accepted, then negotiations with player/agent went ok, we offered, player/agent they said they'd be interested, but wanted time to "mull it over", we showed some indifference and patience. Ultimately for them to say their weighing up their offers and make a decision, we then got a bit desperate then said we were very interested. For them to go else. As opposed to being direct and closing the deal with the player/agent urgently (if thats what the club wanted). Nice guys finish last. (The above happens in the job market all the time candidates weigh up employers offers, usually going with who they spoke to last (as they've gained the negotiation leverage on offers previously, provided that as a baseline (probably with a little bit of a mark up to get the best deal/offer for themselves) which is how I perceive the situation could/may have looked. It'd be a shame that we've spent the amount of time on the deal, for us to be stumped. But, we may come back more pissed, with our tails up, and be more aggressive with other targets now in the window. Or Charlton knew exactly what would happen and delayed matters as much as they could to wait for someone to pay over the odds? Absolutely nothing we can do about Birmingham being weirdos and I hope he catastrophically fails for the rest of his career. Unless he changes his mind in which case he's the best L1 striker of all time.
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Post by St Dogs Terrier on Jul 1, 2024 13:31:23 GMT 1
It would be classic town (something I didn't necessarily expect from this regime). Spend weeks over what would appear to be a #1 target for someone else to swoop in last minute, with more conviction. Without knowing what went on, it's the lack of true conviction in the deal that worries me, though. I can only imagine we had the offer accepted, then negotiations with player/agent went ok, we offered, player/agent they said they'd be interested, but wanted time to "mull it over", we showed some indifference and patience. Ultimately for them to say their weighing up their offers and make a decision, we then got a bit desperate then said we were very interested. For them to go else. As opposed to being direct and closing the deal with the player/agent urgently (if thats what the club wanted). Nice guys finish last. (The above happens in the job market all the time candidates weigh up employers offers, usually going with who they spoke to last (as they've gained the negotiation leverage on offers previously, provided that as a baseline (probably with a little bit of a mark up to get the best deal/offer for themselves) which is how I perceive the situation could/may have looked. It'd be a shame that we've spent the amount of time on the deal, for us to be stumped. But, we may come back more pissed, with our tails up, and be more aggressive with other targets now in the window. Or Charlton knew exactly what would happen and delayed matters as much as they could to wait for someone to pay over the odds? Absolutely nothing we can do about Birmingham being weirdos and I hope he catastrophically fails for the rest of his career. Unless he changes his mind in which case he's the best L1 striker of all time. Or his agent new exactly what was going on and played a game with both clubs to get a better payday.
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Post by incognito on Jul 1, 2024 13:32:15 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. As pleased as I would be to get somebody of May's character and goalscoring record, £750k is a significant outlay for a player with limited potential to push on beyond League One, both in terms of age and physical stature. Easier said than done, but I'd rather see that sort of investment made on somebody who can not only contribute this season, but several seasons into the future - à la Rhodes in 2009.
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Post by Macduff on Jul 1, 2024 13:35:20 GMT 1
Those of us with long memories already have a particular dislike for BC, so this is all grist to the mill. UTT
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Post by ringdisco on Jul 1, 2024 13:37:17 GMT 1
100 pages.....jesus this is embarrassing
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2024 13:38:25 GMT 1
So who next?
Doubt we could afford langstaff but he’d be my go to
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on Jul 1, 2024 13:38:35 GMT 1
just heard that we should keep an eye out at 2pm... Think we have had enough of that line of attempted comedy😉🙃, unless of course you are being serious! sorry, this was for my Amazon delivery. Wrong thread.
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Post by htfcterry on Jul 1, 2024 13:39:32 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. As pleased as I would be to get somebody of May's character and goalscoring record, £750k is a significant outlay for a player with limited potential to push on beyond League One, both in terms of age and physical stature. Easier said than done, but I'd rather see that sort of investment made on somebody who can not only contribute this season, but several seasons into the future - à la Rhodes in 2009. These were my exact thoughts. He's 30 year old now so it won't last forever and his form will decline sooner rather than later. Would have been a good signing for 1, possibly 2 years.
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Post by ringdisco on Jul 1, 2024 13:41:31 GMT 1
As pleased as I would be to get somebody of May's character and goalscoring record, £750k is a significant outlay for a player with limited potential to push on beyond League One, both in terms of age and physical stature. Easier said than done, but I'd rather see that sort of investment made on somebody who can not only contribute this season, but several seasons into the future - à la Rhodes in 2009. These were my exact thoughts. He's 30 year old now so it won't last forever and his form will decline sooner rather than later. Would have been a good signing for 1, possibly 2 years. 31 in a week or so. Problem, for me, is we seemed to only focus on him.
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Post by iangreaves on Jul 1, 2024 13:41:58 GMT 1
Maybe this is all a masterstroke by Kev... Based on the level of success of recent signings, let Cartwright identify targets and Birmingham gazump all the deals and then bring in a DoF who knows what they are doing to sign the real ones? Maybe they'll sign up Darren Moore when they sack the current manager on the basis that Cartwright thought Moore was a brilliant attacking manager.
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Post by ezzie on Jul 1, 2024 13:42:14 GMT 1
Brum came in over the weekend offering silly money, we wernt prepared to 🤷🏻♂️ I'm not actually that bothered tbh..move on. Let's see what the rest of the window has in store.. As pleased as I would be to get somebody of May's character and goalscoring record, £750k is a significant outlay for a player with limited potential to push on beyond League One, both in terms of age and physical stature. Easier said than done, but I'd rather see that sort of investment made on somebody who can not only contribute this season, but several seasons into the future - à la Rhodes in 2009. Hmm not sure I fully agree with 750k being a significant fee for a LG1 top scorer who’ll get 20 minimum. It’s well know via Maynard and others that Nagle’s #1 priority is automatic promotion/promotion with no if, buts or maybes. You might only get 2/3 seasons out of May but if he gets 50 goals during that period then you’re laughing. I think we should be comparing these prices/wages to other ilks in league1/2 for the quality an ST May would’ve been: Langstaff will be doing for 2m+ Dion Charles? - minimum 1.5m Bishop? - Minimum 2m+ EMC just went to Coventry for 4m Player quality drastically drops off after this when you get to players like: Rhodes Collins Cole
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Post by FloridaTerrier on Jul 1, 2024 13:42:25 GMT 1
It would be classic town (something I didn't necessarily expect from this regime). Spend weeks over what would appear to be a #1 target for someone else to swoop in last minute, with more conviction. Without knowing what went on, it's the lack of true conviction in the deal that worries me, though. I can only imagine we had the offer accepted, then negotiations with player/agent went ok, we offered, player/agent they said they'd be interested, but wanted time to "mull it over", we showed some indifference and patience. Ultimately for them to say their weighing up their offers and make a decision, we then got a bit desperate then said we were very interested. For them to go else. As opposed to being direct and closing the deal with the player/agent urgently (if thats what the club wanted). Nice guys finish last. (The above happens in the job market all the time candidates weigh up employers offers, usually going with who they spoke to last (as they've gained the negotiation leverage on offers previously, provided that as a baseline (probably with a little bit of a mark up to get the best deal/offer for themselves) which is how I perceive the situation could/may have looked. It'd be a shame that we've spent the amount of time on the deal, for us to be stumped. But, we may come back more pissed, with our tails up, and be more aggressive with other targets now in the window. Or Charlton knew exactly what would happen and delayed matters as much as they could to wait for someone to pay over the odds? Absolutely nothing we can do about Birmingham being weirdos and I hope he catastrophically fails for the rest of his career. Unless he changes his mind in which case he's the best L1 striker of all time. I don't think Charlton here were the issue, it's only a difference of 50k or something. Both teams offered were accepted. As a selling club they do have that right to be fair. Last sentence had me chuckling.
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Post by Detective Boyle on Jul 1, 2024 13:43:51 GMT 1
A lot of people are glossing this up but I do think it’s quite disappointing. A proven 20+ striker would have taken so much pressure off of Healey and Bojan, who I’m not convinced will do the business. Healey I am optimistic about but I think his goals will depend on creativity and service which we are still miles away from having.
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