Dawson would have been a good signing last season but we've now got JFC, Aribo, and Konsa i'd rather see play there than Dawson now.
Not going to lose any sleep over Lacey. If you read the link he says he might not have been guaranteed first team football at one team which suggests that would be us given we have Pearce, Bauer, Texeiria, Lennon and Konsa.
Sercombe and Maddison would be great additions to the team if they can happen, in the meantime I won't be worrying about players being snapped up by Bury and Gillingham who probably wouldn't get into the team anyway. Beckford is a maybe but still only a maybe, there's probably better options out there.
Dawson is a better all round player than our 3 that you mentioned.
Dawson dominates games. Our 3 go missing at times.
I don't know if Dawson is the right man or not, but our midfield still needs a player who is determined, aggressive, and consistent, and has a body still able to do the things his mind is willing to.
Callum Reilly, decent young player with loads of second tier appearances. Would've been a good signing.
Sercombe has always been decent for League One as well. Don't think he'd make the step up though.
Step up to what ? The championship ? haha lets worry about that once we get an owner who wants what's best for a football club, someone who actually wants to win games. Someone with a bit of an ambition for our football club
Callum Reilly, decent young player with loads of second tier appearances. Would've been a good signing.
Sercombe has always been decent for League One as well. Don't think he'd make the step up though.
A guy released by Burton, who played 14 matches for them in L1, then never played in the Championship for them before going out on loan to Coventry doesn't sound that spectacular to me...
I see that while Robbo is on his hols and Katie is doing whatever it is she does, Man City have snuck in and snatched Bernardo Silvia while we dithered. Bastards.
Callum Reilly, decent young player with loads of second tier appearances. Would've been a good signing.
Sercombe has always been decent for League One as well. Don't think he'd make the step up though.
Step up to what ? The championship ? haha lets worry about that once we get an owner who wants what's best for a football club, someone who actually wants to win games. Someone with a bit of an ambition for our football club
Not suggesting we're anywhere near close enough as a club but signing players like Sercombe I don't think moves us any closer to where we want to go.
As a squad player he'd be a good buy. As a first XI regular, not as much.
He'll be good with Lookman, who we know isn't leaving because Katrien said so.
Sounds to me a bit of desperation in hoping Ricky stays. I can understand why he's a very good player but the lure of championship football under Wilder will be too much imho.
I'm sure Holmes will wait to see what happens with squad building before committing to a new contract. He's realistically got one more decent move in him and I can't see why he wouldn't want a chance playing at a higher level.
What's being said about him staying is very good news but if he does stay (fingers crossed) I would expect his agent to be urging him to wait as long as possible. If the right offer then materialises it leaves us little time to replace him. I'm hoping he puts pen to paper sooner rather than later but why should he.
I don't think Sheffield U will offer enough, to tempt the club to sell.
Really? Roland cashes in at the first offer.
Not quite true. What they can never d get right is the balance.
They spent big on wages to keep Cousins and JBG but left little else to build a squad, a concept Duchatelet can't grasp.
They spent big on Ajose, Pearce and Novak and didn't sell Lookman last summer but left Slade "miles away" from a balanced squad especially in midfield. They then sold Lookman but spent only a tiny fraction of that windfall.
So I can money being spent on Holmes to present a false image of "going for it" but then the issue of having to shift the big earners limiting the rest of the Robinson's plan.
We might have a top six budget, indeed I'm sure we do
How much of it is still going to the unwanted signings from 2015/16 though? Once you deduct the net salary (i.e their wages less the small amount the loan club is paying) of Sarr, Ceballos Igor etc, the amount left will be far less impressive
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As a squad player he'd be a good buy. As a first XI regular, not as much.
If they learnt to shut up, they wouldn't have to constantly defend themselves when things go tits up.
So are you planning to sell him next summer instead Karl?
(but Kat will probably still flog him)
What's being said about him staying is very good news but if he does stay (fingers crossed) I would expect his agent to be urging him to wait as long as possible. If the right offer then materialises it leaves us little time to replace him. I'm hoping he puts pen to paper sooner rather than later but why should he.
get right is the balance.
They spent big on wages to keep Cousins and JBG but left little else to build a squad, a concept Duchatelet can't grasp.
They spent big on Ajose, Pearce and Novak and didn't sell Lookman last summer but left Slade "miles away" from a balanced squad especially in midfield. They then sold Lookman but spent only a tiny fraction of that windfall.
So I can money being spent on Holmes to present a false image of "going for it" but then the issue of having to shift the big earners limiting the rest of the Robinson's plan.
How much of it is still going to the unwanted signings from 2015/16 though? Once you deduct the net salary (i.e their wages less the small amount the loan club is paying) of Sarr, Ceballos Igor etc, the amount left will be far less impressive