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Post by jqhtfc on Jul 24, 2024 17:24:00 GMT 1
abrizio Romano @fabrizioromano 🚨🔵 Excl: Birmingham City agree deal with Brighton to sign Marc Leonard. Fee around £500k with add-ons, deal set to be signed with medical At this rate we will be writing off the Birmingham game in the same way we did the Burnley game two seasons ago. The contrast between the two clubs transfer windows is ridiculous. Aye seems like their owner is pumping loads in due to to rules in league one to get them straight out, could be brilliant but with a rookie manager it could also go tits up.
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Post by Big Ern on Jul 24, 2024 17:26:40 GMT 1
At this rate we will be writing off the Birmingham game in the same way we did the Burnley game two seasons ago. The contrast between the two clubs transfer windows is ridiculous. Aye seems like their owner is pumping loads in due to to rules in league one to get them straight out, could be brilliant but with a rookie manager it could also go tits up. Their fans must be doing cartwheels to be honest. Can't help but feel slightly disheartened by our lack of transfer activity compared to theirs.
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Post by runner76 on Jul 24, 2024 17:31:22 GMT 1
Aye seems like their owner is pumping loads in due to to rules in league one to get them straight out, could be brilliant but with a rookie manager it could also go tits up. Their fans must be doing cartwheels to be honest. Can't help but feel slightly disheartened by our lack of transfer activity compared to theirs. Not that fussed what they do, but I'm a bit concerned we haven't addressed all the recruitment yet, but plenty time in the window still..........
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Post by htafcdan on Jul 24, 2024 17:32:06 GMT 1
Aye seems like their owner is pumping loads in due to to rules in league one to get them straight out, could be brilliant but with a rookie manager it could also go tits up. Their fans must be doing cartwheels to be honest. Can't help but feel slightly disheartened by our lack of transfer activity compared to theirs. i get where your coming from but just because they are signing good players doesn’t mean they’ll gel . look at chelsea for example
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Post by leroy212 on Jul 24, 2024 17:33:09 GMT 1
Aye seems like their owner is pumping loads in due to to rules in league one to get them straight out, could be brilliant but with a rookie manager it could also go tits up. Their fans must be doing cartwheels to be honest. Can't help but feel slightly disheartened by our lack of transfer activity compared to theirs. I don't care if they spending loads of money. Let them do it then way they want and we will do it our way
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Post by Big Ern on Jul 24, 2024 17:35:59 GMT 1
Their fans must be doing cartwheels to be honest. Can't help but feel slightly disheartened by our lack of transfer activity compared to theirs. i get where your coming from but just because they are signing good players doesn’t mean they’ll gel . look at chelsea for example Think we're hoping though that they won't gel. The odds are more in their favour than against. Plus many on here are/were hoping for a complete overhaul so who is to say that we wouldn't gel either? Hoping that the two mooted signings bring about some optimism because as many are predicting, it's going to be a slog with our current squad.
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Post by htafcdan on Jul 24, 2024 17:38:28 GMT 1
i get where your coming from but just because they are signing good players doesn’t mean they’ll gel . look at chelsea for example Think we're hoping though that they won't gel. The odds are more in their favour than against. Plus many on here are/were hoping for a complete overhaul so who is to say that we wouldn't gel either? Hoping that the two mooted signings bring about some optimism because as many are predicting, it's going to be a slog with our current squad. yeah we are deffo hoping as they are top players but they’ll be under the pressure from match-day one due to their price tags, ability and how they are favourites to win the league. add all that to an inexperienced manager and it can turn out ugly if the pressure gets to them. but yeah we are hoping i still have them to win the league
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Post by bluesandtwos on Jul 24, 2024 17:43:34 GMT 1
Kevin mentioned the impact on the other players when they offered Alfie May the terms they did. We have never been, comparatively, big payers and we are not going to go for two teir remuneration. It could work for them or it could go seriously awry. We will see.
This is the crew who sacked a decent manager and got Wayne Rooney in.
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Post by duncfost01 on Jul 24, 2024 17:47:08 GMT 1
Im still happy to chill. Birmingham also lost 11 players during the summer. We do need a couple of forward players though.
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Post by crux on Jul 24, 2024 17:55:24 GMT 1
Hopefully Bacuna stays at Birmingham. He's the nice level headed type of player they need to keep with all these highly paid newcomers 😗😉🤣
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jul 24, 2024 17:57:50 GMT 1
Im still happy to chill. Birmingham also lost 11 players during the summer. We do need a couple of forward players though. Im happy if Birmingham beat us twice and win the league by a record amount, if we are second.. Still end up where we want to be, bollocks to them.. Make Birmingham the 'big' home game, see how many 'lesser' clubs dont just bend over, happy for them to have the 'expectation and demands', its fucked up bigger and better sides than them..😉
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Post by rockwall on Jul 24, 2024 18:00:04 GMT 1
Hopefully Bacuna stays at Birmingham. He's the nice level headed type of player they need to keep with all these highly paid newcomers 😗😉🤣 Hasn't he followed Pritchard to Turkey?
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Post by rothwellterrier on Jul 24, 2024 18:01:14 GMT 1
Hopefully Bacuna stays at Birmingham. He's the nice level headed type of player they need to keep with all these highly paid newcomers 😗😉🤣 Hasn't he followed Pritchard to Turkey? Yes.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Jul 24, 2024 18:03:38 GMT 1
Hasn't he followed Pritchard to Turkey? Yes. Not yet I don't think Would be a great player in league one if you could get him to try every week
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Post by htafcdan on Jul 24, 2024 18:07:11 GMT 1
Im still happy to chill. Birmingham also lost 11 players during the summer. We do need a couple of forward players though. Im happy if Birmingham beat us twice and win the league by a record amount, if we are second.. Still end up where we want to be, bollocks to them.. Make Birmingham the 'big' home game, see how many 'lesser' clubs dont just bend over, happy for them to have the 'expectation and demands', its fucked up bigger and better sides than them..😉 exactly they’ll be everyone’s cup final no one is going to roll over for them just because they’re spending millions it’s going to do the complete opposite
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Post by arry11 on Jul 24, 2024 18:07:57 GMT 1
Im still happy to chill. Birmingham also lost 11 players during the summer. We do need a couple of forward players though. Im happy if Birmingham beat us twice and win the league by a record amount, if we are second.. Still end up where we want to be, bollocks to them.. Make Birmingham the 'big' home game, see how many 'lesser' clubs dont just bend over, happy for them to have the 'expectation and demands', its fucked up bigger and better sides than them..😉 Sorry i want to see us win the league and make it a full set champions of all 4 division.
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Post by wilmohtafc on Jul 24, 2024 18:13:37 GMT 1
Potentially stupid suggestion but bring in Sean Morrison as back up CB?
Would be a good helik replacement stature wise and his long throws would help, but we'd still need a quick CB
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jul 24, 2024 18:16:17 GMT 1
Im happy if Birmingham beat us twice and win the league by a record amount, if we are second.. Still end up where we want to be, bollocks to them.. Make Birmingham the 'big' home game, see how many 'lesser' clubs dont just bend over, happy for them to have the 'expectation and demands', its fucked up bigger and better sides than them..😉 Sorry i want to see us win the league and make it a full set champion of all 4 division. That's exactly what we should be aiming for.
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Post by rockwall on Jul 24, 2024 18:23:06 GMT 1
Potentially stupid suggestion but bring in Sean Morrison as back up CB? Would be a good helik replacement stature wise and his long throws would help, but we'd still need a quick CB Take potentially out of your comment and you would be spot on.
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Post by rothwellterrier on Jul 24, 2024 18:24:03 GMT 1
Not yet I don't think Would be a great player in league one if you could get him to try every week Oops, you are correct. He hasn’t actually gone anywhere just yet.
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Post by blueandwhiteterrier on Jul 24, 2024 18:37:11 GMT 1
Why do people keep saying a replacement for Helik? He's currently training in Austria, he has been asked if he's leaving and he said no...
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Jul 24, 2024 19:02:58 GMT 1
Why do people keep saying a replacement for Helik? He's currently training in Austria, he has been asked if he's leaving and he said no... I take the first part but he's hardly likely to say yes so I'd take the second with a pinch of salt Would love for him to stay but I'm expecting he'll be gone before the window closes. Huge bonus if he doesn't
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Post by berlinterrier on Jul 24, 2024 19:09:50 GMT 1
Why do people keep saying a replacement for Helik? He's currently training in Austria, he has been asked if he's leaving and he said no... I take the first part but he's hardly likely to say yes so I'd take the second with a pinch of salt Would love for him to stay but I'm expecting he'll be gone before the window closes. Huge bonus if he doesn't Wouldn’t be so surprised if Helik stayed. He’s spent the last 3 seasons at the bottom end of the Championship (and got relegated twice). Goal contributions masked his sometimes lacking defending last season. Getting into the Poland squad was his motive for moving to Town. I think that ship has sailed. He’s both unfancied and, to be fair, probably not good enough. Would definitely be one of the better defenders in League 1 next season, but I can see him staying unless we’re desperate for cash or he kicks up a right fuss.
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jul 24, 2024 19:16:37 GMT 1
Im happy if Birmingham beat us twice and win the league by a record amount, if we are second.. Still end up where we want to be, bollocks to them.. Make Birmingham the 'big' home game, see how many 'lesser' clubs dont just bend over, happy for them to have the 'expectation and demands', its fucked up bigger and better sides than them..😉 Sorry i want to see us win the league and make it a full set champions of all 4 division. Of course but im happy for either scenario regardless of Birmingham city, Hollywood town or anyone else..
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Post by steo1986 on Jul 24, 2024 19:16:49 GMT 1
abrizio Romano @fabrizioromano 🚨🔵 Excl: Birmingham City agree deal with Brighton to sign Marc Leonard. Fee around £500k with add-ons, deal set to be signed with medical I might be wrong but didn't Steven Chicken say we was never in for Marc Leonard to start with ?
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Post by blueandwhiteterrier on Jul 24, 2024 19:18:43 GMT 1
Why do people keep saying a replacement for Helik? He's currently training in Austria, he has been asked if he's leaving and he said no... I take the first part but he's hardly likely to say yes so I'd take the second with a pinch of salt Would love for him to stay but I'm expecting he'll be gone before the window closes. Huge bonus if he doesn't To be fair it was one of the ITK folk who said he was asked and said he was staying.
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Post by COWSHEDPHIL on Jul 24, 2024 19:25:04 GMT 1
I take the first part but he's hardly likely to say yes so I'd take the second with a pinch of salt Would love for him to stay but I'm expecting he'll be gone before the window closes. Huge bonus if he doesn't Wouldn’t be so surprised if Helik stayed. He’s spent the last 3 seasons at the bottom end of the Championship (and got relegated twice). Goal contributions masked his sometimes lacking defending last season. Getting into the Poland squad was his motive for moving to Town. I think that ship has sailed. He’s both unfancied and, to be fair, probably not good enough. Would definitely be one of the better defenders in League 1 next season, but I can see him staying unless we’re desperate for cash or he kicks up a right fuss. He’s actually pretty slow aswell Would be awesome if we can keep him and Sorba. Would put some money on Helik to get 10 goals
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Post by ebargum on Jul 24, 2024 19:28:00 GMT 1
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Post by 11josh08 on Jul 24, 2024 19:41:43 GMT 1
seeing rumours were in for Matos again, probs a loan. Not getting hopes up but is there any truth in this? Would excel in L1
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Jul 24, 2024 19:43:37 GMT 1
seeing rumours were in for Matos again, probs a loan. Not getting hopes up but is there any truth in this? Would excel in L1 I'm not sure about him. Off the ball he would be the best in league one. On the ball I thought he was terrible, particularly how he would seemingly go all jelly legged while running with the ball before eventually falling over.
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