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Post by bubba on Jan 19, 2024 13:21:17 GMT
Langstaff turns 27 in a fortnight, Cole turns 29 in May, neither young but both should be around their peak.
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Post by bertieauld on Jan 19, 2024 14:59:09 GMT
DOZZELL signs on loan
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Post by gammo on Jan 19, 2024 15:07:58 GMT
Reports that Blues are prepared to let James go if their £10m valuation is met - Atalanta, Fiorentina, Brighton, Brentford and Newcastle all interested.
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Post by Sammy Wren on Jan 19, 2024 16:35:25 GMT
Reports that Blues are prepared to let James go if their £10m valuation is met - Atalanta, Fiorentina, Brighton, Brentford and Newcastle all interested. I'd say that sounds about right following Tony's comments, could bring four players in with that. Wouldn't it also count for more against ffp as JJ is home produced. KRO
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Post by bignumbernine on Jan 19, 2024 16:46:56 GMT
£10m for James is absolutely amazing business. I’d snap their hand off.
I like the lad, but I think he’s going through a significant purple patch which I’d be happy for us to capitalise upon. I’m not convinced he will keep developing at the current rate he is.
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Post by dutchblue on Jan 19, 2024 17:45:15 GMT
£10m for James is absolutely amazing business. I’d snap their hand off. I like the lad, but I think he’s going through a significant purple patch which is be happy for us to capitalise upon. I’m not convinced he will keep developing at the current rate he is. Yep. Any player attracting 10mil+ needs to move on at the level/situation we are currently at. Both for him, and for us. Becomes a different story once we are at the level of a Leicester, or better still…..
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Post by BluenoseB on Jan 19, 2024 17:49:24 GMT
Not confirmed anywhere is it?
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Post by honkybluenose on Jan 19, 2024 18:05:30 GMT
Not confirmed anywhere is it? It is now. Must have been done for a few hours as he is available tomorrow.
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Post by bertieauld on Jan 19, 2024 18:29:04 GMT
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Post by BluenoseB on Jan 19, 2024 19:08:23 GMT
Is he holding a scarf on the kop?😁
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Post by bertieauld on Jan 20, 2024 0:13:19 GMT
Is he holding a scarf on the kop?😁 No but he kiss the badge on his shirt😂
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Post by bluescharlie on Jan 20, 2024 14:55:19 GMT
Football insider (so pinch of salt) but they are saying we are looking at Sam Gallagher on loan. Another Mowbray favourite but could be an agent talk with I think 6 months left on his contract and Ipswich interested. Maybe just be trying to kick them into gear.
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Post by bubba on Jan 20, 2024 17:41:38 GMT
Glass half empty = Mogga and JDT have mostly played him right wing because he just doesn't score anywhere near enough goals as a striker
Glass half full = would give a physical pacy presence up front and offer more than Hogan
Personally I hope it's not true, I'm always wary of signing older players whose main attributes are physical as opposed to technical and when I think of him it's mainly his pace that I think about, not his creativity, not his finisihing prowess and so you're hoping that he continues with the same physical attributes as he ages (he's 28) and he's already missed 20 games this season.
Apart from all that I also just want us to sign a striker that's a bigger goal threat, after what we've had the last couple of years especially bringing one in that YOU ABSOLUTELY KNOW isn't going to be that, does feel a bit like a piss take imho.
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Post by gammo on Jan 20, 2024 18:27:17 GMT
Played 33 and scored 6 for us in his previous stint way back in 2017/2018 - need someone more prolific.
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Post by Dirty White Slip-on on Jan 20, 2024 20:16:41 GMT
Sadly with TW being a manager of many years we’re going to be attracted to the shite he once managed or wanted at some point of time. Can’t say it will excite anybody if Sam Gallagher walks back through the door
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Post by bluescharlie on Jan 20, 2024 20:18:32 GMT
Blackburn journos aren’t believing it, same with the Juke rumour
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Post by TILTON on Jan 21, 2024 12:10:48 GMT
Apparently Sunderland want a decent fee for Pritchard and Blackburn with their year option will probably want a couple million minimum for Gallagher. On both fronts whilst I'm not entirely up for either I think both could do a job for 6 months and then become decent squad players. If we want to kick on and have a go next season I'm not sure these will give us what we need.
Looking at the line up with Bielik at the back it means he has far more passing options once he wins the ball than he does in midfield as he is slow to make his choice. If you weigh this up we now have Sanderson, Bielik, Long, Aiwu, Roberts in that order at centre back. If Laird can stay fit we are fine at right back and we probably need something better than Longelo on the left to push Buchanan.
So a keeper is needed, aerial stuff with Ruddy is still a concern. He was all over the shop from their chance before our first goal.
In the middle even one more will do. If JJ goes maybe two.
Up front if Jay stays then we just need one.
Either way it's looking far less horrific than we were feeling two weeks ago.
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Post by bluescharlie on Jan 21, 2024 12:15:37 GMT
Alan Nixon also saying us and hull are looking at Callum Styles although I’m not sure I believe this one. Makes no sense for either the formation we play or the positions he can fill
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Post by royalblue on Jan 21, 2024 12:20:43 GMT
I would prefer that we don’t sign Gallagher assuming that is even on the table. Bubba’s analysis is one I agree with. If it were just a loan for six months then maybe given we are going to have limited options this month but my fear is the player and Blackburn will want more than that. I can only think they want him off the wage bill to be honest. I think we can and will do better hopefully.
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Post by TILTON on Jan 21, 2024 12:29:41 GMT
Have heard if they get what we want for JJ there are a couple players they want in the summer that will be pushed for now so they can have time to settle in.
You do wonder if Dembele will work at present. I'm starting to see why he's moving around a lot, he's talented and does cause a lot of problems for opponents but even yesterday when possession is lost he doesn't really involve himself in trying to win the ball back so that crucial transition means we can't snuff out the counter.
If he's going to think of himself only then maybe we need to find someone to give us a few million and use that on another player or two.
I think some of the fringe players will probably be told to get fixed up after the Leicester game as we do want to play a strong team but you may need to use some of them.
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Post by bubba on Jan 21, 2024 13:29:39 GMT
Have heard if they get what we want for JJ there are a couple players they want in the summer that will be pushed for now so they can have time to settle in. You do wonder if Dembele will work at present. I'm starting to see why he's moving around a lot, he's talented and does cause a lot of problems for opponents but even yesterday when possession is lost he doesn't really involve himself in trying to win the ball back so that crucial transition means we can't snuff out the counter. If he's going to think of himself only then maybe we need to find someone to give us a few million and use that on another player or two. I think some of the fringe players will probably be told to get fixed up after the Leicester game as we do want to play a strong team but you may need to use some of them.
Thing is he is capable of tracking back and even tackling well, have seen him do it going back years but agree with your assessment going on how he's dong here now. I'm still a fan, but if you compare his off the ball workrate to Jack Clarke it may give an idea of what Mowbray expects and thus give rise to question marks about him.
What I would say is IF the Pritchard interest ends up with him coming here he will start, if we also bring in a striker Dembele imo will lose his place to Stansfield being moved out to the left. However whether we do or don't sign a striker, Pritchard and Miyoshi will start and someone out of JJ and Bacuna is going to miss out on a starting spot.
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Post by bubba on Jan 21, 2024 13:37:19 GMT
I would prefer that we don’t sign Gallagher assuming that is even on the table. Bubba’s analysis is one I agree with. If it were just a loan for six months then maybe given we are going to have limited options this month but my fear is the player and Blackburn will want more than that. I can only think they want him off the wage bill to be honest. I think we can and will do better hopefully.
That is absolutely the reason. They are in financial difficulties due to Indian government tax changes affecting the owners' ability to support the club and requiring even further cost cutting. Under those circumstances we shouldn't be offerng much if anything for him, they won't be renewing his contract or taking up the option. For full disclosure I don't really want him so biased against but the above info is true.
Pritchard slightly different, although I think we're well stocked he likely would start over most of ours. Whilst I certainly don't think we should be held to ransom Sunderland would likely want some kind of carrot to release a player that's currently starting and playing well, even though he was rumoured to be up for release back last Summer and not a shoe in for a new deal in the Summer coming either. He doesn't fit their recuitment model (I know he's already there) which is to buy young, sell for profit and keep doing until they go up basically. They'd rther have a lesser younger player playng in the team who will be able to at some point attract a high selling fee.
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Post by bubba on Jan 21, 2024 13:47:04 GMT
Alan Nixon also saying us and hull are looking at Callum Styles although I’m not sure I believe this one. Makes no sense for either the formation we play or the positions he can fill
Has played an awful lot as a left wingback the last 2 or 3 seasons but as far as I'm aware started out as a central midfielder. Ran the show against us 2 or 3 years back and undoubtedly talented but like you not sure where he fits in. Was just reading he apparently has played leftback too which I wasn't aware of, perhaps if there is any truth it might be he's being considered as a utility player to cover multiple positions? ? ?
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Post by bubba on Jan 21, 2024 14:00:55 GMT
Back to Prtchard, if he were to join he would become the 5th player from Mark Warburton's Brentford side to play for us following on from Max Colin, Harlee, Jota and Hogan, hopefully fairing better than most of them.
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Post by BluenoseB on Jan 21, 2024 14:14:37 GMT
Back to Prtchard, if he were to join he would become the 5th player from Mark Warburton's Brentford side to play for us following on from Max Colin, Harlee, Jota and Hogan, hopefully fairing better than most of them.
Didnt Ryan Woods play in that team as well or was that under bacon face.
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Post by bubba on Jan 21, 2024 14:30:57 GMT
no, he played later under the sizzler
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Post by gammo on Jan 21, 2024 18:01:39 GMT
Would be a good bit of business to discuss signing Stansfield on a permanent - obviously can't do it this season because of P&S but get the ball rolling now for the summer.
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Post by BluenoseB on Jan 21, 2024 19:52:08 GMT
After reading the mowbray article about when he thought he was gonna lose Pritchard at sunderland and talking about his ability, can def see this one having legs and big Tone trying to push it through.
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Post by TILTON on Jan 21, 2024 22:03:08 GMT
Surely the JJ to Albion rumour is utter garbage?
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Post by nobbynomad on Jan 21, 2024 22:16:01 GMT
Surely the JJ to Albion rumour is utter garbage? Yes, Albion have got loads of spare cash to spend 🙄
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