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Considering he’s accepted a 2 year deal at Millwall I’m guessing he didn’t have as many options as he would have liked surely at his age he could have at the very minimum held out for 3Valley11 said:Shame about Sykes. If rumours were to be believed, it sounded like he was a player we were interested in.If true, I wonder if we got gazumped?0 -
Yeah but there's obviously a world of difference between having made some promising signings in that key area but easing them into the starting line up vs Doc & Cov are starting because we haven't managed to sign any midfielders (or no one better). Think the concerns are more about the latter. Still plenty of time in the window so not personally bothered now, but if we haven't signed a decent CM by Derby then it's pretty clear the window hasn't gone as well us any of us or the club would have been hopingNabySarr said:
That is reasonably likely. If we do sign a player from Europe later this month/early August it would be a bit of a risk to chuck them straight in to the eleven for the first game. There’s better value from abroad but it will take signings longer to adapt.Chunes said:If we start the new season with Coventry and Docherty still in the middle, that's going to be depressing.
Coventry and Docherty were fine at the start of last season, we were in the top 6 with that midfield. Hopefully we get some upgrades sorted soon but it’s not exactly a disaster if that’s our midfield against Derby5 -
I didn't say it would be a disaster. I said it would be depressing.NabySarr said:
That is reasonably likely. If we do sign a player from Europe later this month/early August it would be a bit of a risk to chuck them straight in to the eleven for the first game. There’s better value from abroad but it will take signings longer to adapt.Chunes said:If we start the new season with Coventry and Docherty still in the middle, that's going to be depressing.
Coventry and Docherty were fine at the start of last season, we were in the top 6 with that midfield. Hopefully we get some upgrades sorted soon but it’s not exactly a disaster if that’s our midfield against Derby
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For someone that Bristol weren't bothered about keeping, he's done well to move to a more successful side, even if he'll probably just be a squad player.Crispywood said:
Considering he’s accepted a 2 year deal at Millwall I’m guessing he didn’t have as many options as he would have liked surely at his age he could have at the very minimum held out for 3Valley11 said:Shame about Sykes. If rumours were to be believed, it sounded like he was a player we were interested in.If true, I wonder if we got gazumped?1 -
Peaks and valleys mate…every player has their ups & downs 😉PeaksAndValleys said:
Mad how his stock has fallenMrBurns said:Sheffield Wednesday have signed Louie Barry
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That was more my point. At this stage there’s a good chance at least one of them is starting the first game of the season, probably both. But that will be fine if we’ve got at least one new midfielder on the bench ready to come in once they are up to speedPeaksAndValleys said:
Yeah but there's obviously a world of difference between having made some promising signings in that key area but easing them into the starting line up vs Doc & Cov are starting because we haven't managed to sign any midfielders (or no one better). Think the concerns are more about the latter. Still plenty of time in the window so not personally bothered now, but if we haven't signed a decent CM by Derby then it's pretty clear the window hasn't gone as well us any of us or the club would have been hopingNabySarr said:
That is reasonably likely. If we do sign a player from Europe later this month/early August it would be a bit of a risk to chuck them straight in to the eleven for the first game. There’s better value from abroad but it will take signings longer to adapt.Chunes said:If we start the new season with Coventry and Docherty still in the middle, that's going to be depressing.
Coventry and Docherty were fine at the start of last season, we were in the top 6 with that midfield. Hopefully we get some upgrades sorted soon but it’s not exactly a disaster if that’s our midfield against Derby2 -
I really hope JRC has a good pre season and replaces one of them. He can at least pass the ball . You’d hope Knibbs might improve this season too .NabySarr said:
That was more my point. At this stage there’s a good chance at least one of them is starting the first game of the season, probably both. But that will be fine if we’ve got at least one new midfielder on the bench ready to come in once they are up to speedPeaksAndValleys said:
Yeah but there's obviously a world of difference between having made some promising signings in that key area but easing them into the starting line up vs Doc & Cov are starting because we haven't managed to sign any midfielders (or no one better). Think the concerns are more about the latter. Still plenty of time in the window so not personally bothered now, but if we haven't signed a decent CM by Derby then it's pretty clear the window hasn't gone as well us any of us or the club would have been hopingNabySarr said:
That is reasonably likely. If we do sign a player from Europe later this month/early August it would be a bit of a risk to chuck them straight in to the eleven for the first game. There’s better value from abroad but it will take signings longer to adapt.Chunes said:If we start the new season with Coventry and Docherty still in the middle, that's going to be depressing.
Coventry and Docherty were fine at the start of last season, we were in the top 6 with that midfield. Hopefully we get some upgrades sorted soon but it’s not exactly a disaster if that’s our midfield against Derby5 -
Knibbs is another who came with a slight knock, didn't have a full pre season, got injured again. With a full pre season and injury free then I'm expecting a lot, lots more from him this season.wmcf123 said:
I really hope JRC has a good pre season and replaces one of them. He can at least pass the ball . You’d hope Knibbs might improve this season too .NabySarr said:
That was more my point. At this stage there’s a good chance at least one of them is starting the first game of the season, probably both. But that will be fine if we’ve got at least one new midfielder on the bench ready to come in once they are up to speedPeaksAndValleys said:
Yeah but there's obviously a world of difference between having made some promising signings in that key area but easing them into the starting line up vs Doc & Cov are starting because we haven't managed to sign any midfielders (or no one better). Think the concerns are more about the latter. Still plenty of time in the window so not personally bothered now, but if we haven't signed a decent CM by Derby then it's pretty clear the window hasn't gone as well us any of us or the club would have been hopingNabySarr said:
That is reasonably likely. If we do sign a player from Europe later this month/early August it would be a bit of a risk to chuck them straight in to the eleven for the first game. There’s better value from abroad but it will take signings longer to adapt.Chunes said:If we start the new season with Coventry and Docherty still in the middle, that's going to be depressing.
Coventry and Docherty were fine at the start of last season, we were in the top 6 with that midfield. Hopefully we get some upgrades sorted soon but it’s not exactly a disaster if that’s our midfield against Derby22 -
Our club policy is to only give a year long contract for those aged 30 and over. It’s why we lost Saville to Luton last season. We offered him another year and they offered him two on similar money. Sykes is 29 so I’m presuming that’s why we only gave him 2 years.Crispywood said:
Considering he’s accepted a 2 year deal at Millwall I’m guessing he didn’t have as many options as he would have liked surely at his age he could have at the very minimum held out for 3Valley11 said:Shame about Sykes. If rumours were to be believed, it sounded like he was a player we were interested in.If true, I wonder if we got gazumped?9 -
Tel me something I don't knowTelMc32 said:
Peaks and valleys mate…every player has their ups & downs 😉PeaksAndValleys said:
Mad how his stock has fallenMrBurns said:Sheffield Wednesday have signed Louie Barry
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Oxford club statement basically saying they’re in the mud in terms of financial rules for this summer, would be straight on the phone to Brian De Keersmaecker12
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Been looking to move for a couple of seasons.CAFCBill said:
This is so weird, as I'm pretty sure this week I saw that they had received the thumbs up from the local authority to start building a new stadium.fenaddick said:Semi related as they have some good players. Oxford have been placed under a transfer embargo as they can’t meet L1 financial rules. Would imagine they need a few sales to balance the books
https://x.com/tburrows16/status/2075142716007022881?s=46&t=MojDVxh_AjG5taAWPQn6Tw
Where they are I'd imagine is fantastic for redevelopment.0 -
Has Billy Mitchell re signed yet?MillwallFan said:
Our club policy is to only give a year long contract for those aged 30 and over. It’s why we lost Saville to Luton last season. We offered him another year and they offered him two on similar money. Sykes is 29 so I’m presuming that’s why we only gave him 2 years.Crispywood said:
Considering he’s accepted a 2 year deal at Millwall I’m guessing he didn’t have as many options as he would have liked surely at his age he could have at the very minimum held out for 3Valley11 said:Shame about Sykes. If rumours were to be believed, it sounded like he was a player we were interested in.If true, I wonder if we got gazumped?1 -
Be a bit disappointed if we don't pull off the annual non-scoring striker signing this July, someone like an Ahadame or Tomer Hemed. Just feels like the done thing.16
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That's the spirit. There will be some proper last minute sixth choices to salivate over come deadline day. We must never let our pile of deadwood get too low...LittleAddick said:Be a bit disappointed if we don't pull off the annual non-scoring striker signing this July, someone like an Ahadame or Tomer Hemed. Just feels like the done thing.9 -
No. And I’m not even sure there’s room for him now we’ve brought in Sykes, Servais and Metcalfe. We have an abundance of midfield options now. I have a feeling he has been badly advised.Starinnaddick said:
Has Billy Mitchell re signed yet?MillwallFan said:
Our club policy is to only give a year long contract for those aged 30 and over. It’s why we lost Saville to Luton last season. We offered him another year and they offered him two on similar money. Sykes is 29 so I’m presuming that’s why we only gave him 2 years.Crispywood said:
Considering he’s accepted a 2 year deal at Millwall I’m guessing he didn’t have as many options as he would have liked surely at his age he could have at the very minimum held out for 3Valley11 said:Shame about Sykes. If rumours were to be believed, it sounded like he was a player we were interested in.If true, I wonder if we got gazumped?4 -
Top, top player ?LargeAddick said:
Knibbs is another who came with a slight knock, didn't have a full pre season, got injured again. With a full pre season and injury free then I'm expecting a lot, lots more from him this season.wmcf123 said:
I really hope JRC has a good pre season and replaces one of them. He can at least pass the ball . You’d hope Knibbs might improve this season too .NabySarr said:
That was more my point. At this stage there’s a good chance at least one of them is starting the first game of the season, probably both. But that will be fine if we’ve got at least one new midfielder on the bench ready to come in once they are up to speedPeaksAndValleys said:
Yeah but there's obviously a world of difference between having made some promising signings in that key area but easing them into the starting line up vs Doc & Cov are starting because we haven't managed to sign any midfielders (or no one better). Think the concerns are more about the latter. Still plenty of time in the window so not personally bothered now, but if we haven't signed a decent CM by Derby then it's pretty clear the window hasn't gone as well us any of us or the club would have been hopingNabySarr said:
That is reasonably likely. If we do sign a player from Europe later this month/early August it would be a bit of a risk to chuck them straight in to the eleven for the first game. There’s better value from abroad but it will take signings longer to adapt.Chunes said:If we start the new season with Coventry and Docherty still in the middle, that's going to be depressing.
Coventry and Docherty were fine at the start of last season, we were in the top 6 with that midfield. Hopefully we get some upgrades sorted soon but it’s not exactly a disaster if that’s our midfield against DerbyIn all seriousness , we all hope so .1 -
They've also alluded that in the circumstances they want to keep their best players.Crispywood said:Oxford club statement basically saying they’re in the mud in terms of financial rules for this summer, would be straight on the phone to Brian De Keersmaecker0 -
MillwallFan said:
No. And I’m not even sure there’s room for him now we’ve brought in Sykes, Servais and Metcalfe. We have an abundance of midfield options now. I have a feeling he has been badly advised.Starinnaddick said:
Has Billy Mitchell re signed yet?MillwallFan said:
Our club policy is to only give a year long contract for those aged 30 and over. It’s why we lost Saville to Luton last season. We offered him another year and they offered him two on similar money. Sykes is 29 so I’m presuming that’s why we only gave him 2 years.Crispywood said:
Considering he’s accepted a 2 year deal at Millwall I’m guessing he didn’t have as many options as he would have liked surely at his age he could have at the very minimum held out for 3Valley11 said:Shame about Sykes. If rumours were to be believed, it sounded like he was a player we were interested in.If true, I wonder if we got gazumped?
Will Mbappe missing part of your pre-season make things difficult for him to get into the team,
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Ferryman said:
They've also alluded that in the circumstances they want to keep their best players.Crispywood said:Oxford club statement basically saying they’re in the mud in terms of financial rules for this summer, would be straight on the phone to Brian De Keersmaecker
That is normally how clubs think
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Nobody has mentioned Cole Stockton this window 😂😬LittleAddick said:Be a bit disappointed if we don't pull off the annual non-scoring striker signing this July, someone like an Ahadame or Tomer Hemed. Just feels like the done thing.7 -
Also means absolutely zilch.ElfsborgAddick said:Ferryman said:
They've also alluded that in the circumstances they want to keep their best players.Crispywood said:Oxford club statement basically saying they’re in the mud in terms of financial rules for this summer, would be straight on the phone to Brian De Keersmaecker
That is normally how clubs think2 -
Just adding this as an adendum to the earlier chat about PL academy kids wages. From what I can work out, Barry signed this contract aged 20
Louie Barry was on around £40,000 a week and has taken a reduction to allow the move to Sheffield Wednesday, signing a 4 year deal. #AVFC didn’t receive the type of fee they would have got a year ago, but they hope he and Swinkels are the starting of raising funds through the…
— Jacob Tanswell (@J_Tanswell) July 9, 20262 -
If I was given £40k a week at 20 years old I wouldn’t have lived to see 21.fenaddick said:Just adding this as an adendum to the earlier chat about PL academy kids wages. From what I can work out, Barry signed this contract aged 20Louie Barry was on around £40,000 a week and has taken a reduction to allow the move to Sheffield Wednesday, signing a 4 year deal. #AVFC didn’t receive the type of fee they would have got a year ago, but they hope he and Swinkels are the starting of raising funds through the…
— Jacob Tanswell (@J_Tanswell) July 9, 202643 -
They're not allowed to replace any outgoings.ElfsborgAddick said:Ferryman said:
They've also alluded that in the circumstances they want to keep their best players.Crispywood said:Oxford club statement basically saying they’re in the mud in terms of financial rules for this summer, would be straight on the phone to Brian De Keersmaecker
That is normally how clubs think0 -
But if they don't sell, their finances won't get any better, and they'll be, at best, in the exact same situation next season...Ferryman said:
They're not allowed to replace any outgoings.ElfsborgAddick said:Ferryman said:
They've also alluded that in the circumstances they want to keep their best players.Crispywood said:Oxford club statement basically saying they’re in the mud in terms of financial rules for this summer, would be straight on the phone to Brian De Keersmaecker
That is normally how clubs think
They'll have to sell, or get worse.
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And I wanna Jenna Ortega to respond to my DM’s but we don’t always get what we want.Ferryman said:
They've also alluded that in the circumstances they want to keep their best players.Crispywood said:Oxford club statement basically saying they’re in the mud in terms of financial rules for this summer, would be straight on the phone to Brian De Keersmaecker3 -
I see it’s Ronaldo’s last World Cup, coincidence?
Make of it what you will.0 -
Just missed out he went to Accrington yesterday.Todds_right_hook said:
Nobody has mentioned Cole Stockton this window 😂😬LittleAddick said:Be a bit disappointed if we don't pull off the annual non-scoring striker signing this July, someone like an Ahadame or Tomer Hemed. Just feels like the done thing.1 -
Stockton was a hill I was willing to die on. The clamour on here for us to sign him, based on watching him bully a backline which included Sean Clare, Chris Gunter and Adam Matthew’s was unreal.iaitch said:
Just missed out he went to Accrington yesterday.Todds_right_hook said:
Nobody has mentioned Cole Stockton this window 😂😬LittleAddick said:Be a bit disappointed if we don't pull off the annual non-scoring striker signing this July, someone like an Ahadame or Tomer Hemed. Just feels like the done thing.
There were literally posters threatening to boycott the season* because he was the sort of player we should be going for.
*Never taking into account that he has never signed for a team ‘ down sarf’
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