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  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,403
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    A very long and drawn out reveal video?
    If it is Holsgrove, he’s potentially our biggest deal of the summer and definitely NJ’s number one target. 
    So the comms team will want to go to town on the news. 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 86,801
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    One or more of:

    International clearance required

    Deal agreed but not signed.

    Subject to medical

    Player side agreed but not club

    Club side agreed but not player

    Alli hasn't recorded his video yet
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 1,323
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    could it be anything to do with the end of the month re contracts?
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 10,530
    NabySarr said:
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    If it’s a player from abroad there might be work permits etc to sort that we have to wait for before announcing
    Would expect this is probably the answer. Few boring bits to get done tomorrow and over the weekend. 
  • Forester
    Forester Posts: 16
    Gianni infantino. Definitely a right winger, plus said he'd pay 20 million to the club to get it done
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 2,299
    Pompey journos suggesting that they've agreed a fee for Kamara, he's keen on the move but its his agent stopping it 
  • cafc4life
    cafc4life Posts: 4,835
    Welcome Simone Churchini, Italian centre mid. 
  • Charlton43
    Charlton43 Posts: 213
    cafc4life said:
    Welcome Simone Churchini, Italian centre mid. 
    Spongi Futt?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 13,019
    Panettone Foot

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,098
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    I’d bet it’s a combo of permits etc and scheduling. Permits could be sorted tomorrow but then there’s a game Saturday and the media team will need to write the profile and edit all the content etc and so it makes sense to delay it if you think it won’t leak. Grant had his haircut a few days before it was officially announced 

  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 2,299
    fenaddick said:
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    I’d bet it’s a combo of permits etc and scheduling. Permits could be sorted tomorrow but then there’s a game Saturday and the media team will need to write the profile and edit all the content etc and so it makes sense to delay it if you think it won’t leak. Grant had his haircut a few days before it was officially announced 

    I've just had my haircut, can officially confirm that I'm signing on Monday 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,467
    MarcusH26 said:
    NabySarr said:
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    If it’s a player from abroad there might be work permits etc to sort that we have to wait for before announcing
    Would expect this is probably the answer. Few boring bits to get done tomorrow and over the weekend. 
    If that’s the reason we can rule out Holsgrove can’t we ? He’s Scottish and wouldn’t need a work permit 
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  • Redguy12
    Redguy12 Posts: 33
    I know for a fact that Kamara was desperate to go back to Pompey before he went to Hull permanently.
  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 2,014
    TheSE7 said:
    https://x.com/pn_jordan_cross/status/2082861303991824429?s=46

    Seems as if Kamara is desperate for the Pompey move over us. Honestly a little tired of it all at this point, especially given Hull fans don’t seem to rate him and Pompey fans are even torn on him coming back to them. 
    If we have a good alternative lined up (which I’m
    sure we do) I’d like to see us move on to them instead. I say this as someone who really wanted Kamara at first too, but this constant back and forth when clearly the player prefers a move elsewhere is pretty tiresome. 
    Seems like a load of attention seekers making stuff up. If happens, great. If it doesn’t, then decent wingers are normally the easiest to snap up from Premier league loans.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,403
    TheSE7 said:
    https://x.com/pn_jordan_cross/status/2082861303991824429?s=46

    Seems as if Kamara is desperate for the Pompey move over us. Honestly a little tired of it all at this point, especially given Hull fans don’t seem to rate him and Pompey fans are even torn on him coming back to them. 
    If we have a good alternative lined up (which I’m
    sure we do) I’d like to see us move on to them instead. I say this as someone who really wanted Kamara at first too, but this constant back and forth when clearly the player prefers a move elsewhere is pretty tiresome. 
    Nothing new in that article. The local Pompey rag looking to raise a bit of hope there and attract traffic from fans with a re hash of old news imo
  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,843
    edited July 30
    I'd be surprised if Kamara came here. With his connections to Pompey, I can't see that one happening.
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,204
    I'd be surprised if Kamara came here. With his connections to Pompey, I can't see that one happening.
    If we pay the fee Hull want and the wages Kamara wants, and pompey don’t, then he will come here

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,098
    Still don’t think we are super keen on Kamara. The only bit of it seemingly coming from the Charlton end was Cawley saying it would be an end of the window signing. That might be because there’s competition but it feels more likely to me that we have other targets ahead of him 
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,863
    Announce Aribo!!!! 
  • captainbob
    captainbob Posts: 1,025
    Keeping our powder dry infers that we've been biding our time waiting to make an offer. Any of our 'Sweaty' contingents linked with Holsgrove on social media?
    Implies  (apologies if this is rude to point out)
    It is
    Happy to buy Return of the SE7 a pint if he thinks I was rude. :)
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,187
    NabySarr said:
    I wonder why, if the player has signed, the announcement is being held back ? Player still abroad perhaps. Seems a bit odd to delay good news doesn’t it ?
    If it’s a player from abroad there might be work permits etc to sort that we have to wait for before announcing
    And might have given them a few days to sort practicalities out.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,953
    Unsure why the clamour for a bloke who’s only ever performed at League One level. He means more to Portsmouth, having been part of their promotion squad.
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  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,204
    Unsure why the clamour for a bloke who’s only ever performed at League One level. He means more to Portsmouth, having been part of their promotion squad.
    5 goals 3 assists in his first championship season. Only from 25 starts too. By our standards that certainly counts as performing, and he’s still only 23
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,274
    I don’t think we are going to know the players when they come in. Just a hunch.
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  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 2,009
    edited July 30
    Sword65pf said:
    I don’t think we are going to know the players when they come in. Just a hunch.
    Are they going to be wearing masks?