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Rumours Rumours - Summer 2021 edition (Deadline Day from p814)

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  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,708
    Or he is just concentrating on the playing side of things and as such, just doesn't know 100% but just the initial targets!

    Think you just like having a pop at everyone and everything.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,300
    A little bit surprising that the only triallist we've had all summer is a central midfielder, a position where we're relatively well catered for anyway

    If we really wanted to check Gomes out properly, maybe he should have started one of the PSF, instead of coming on later to play alongside the kids?
    Brought in as cover to Watson and Gilbey being out, I reckon. Will only be offered a contract if he looks great in training, maybe a deal til Jan when we reassess, especially if JFC is back close to then?
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,632
    Has Chuks kicked a ball for Birmingham yet ? 
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,912
    Has Chuks kicked a ball for Birmingham yet ? 
    Nope he is going through the "improvement " process at the moment
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,361
    Did I miss any Lifer rumours today?



    Donated to the upbeats regardless of yesterday's post.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,885
    So, since there have been 400 posts the last 24 hours on this thread, rather than read them, can anyone just save me time and tell me if we actually spent any money on incoming? A yes or no is good enough. Thanks.
    Yes. We have signed a player for £1.5m. It’s on page 495. 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,408
    Lukas Jutkiewicz (Chuks Aneke 71) - that was today. Expect to see this weekly for many months.
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    So, since there have been 400 posts the last 24 hours on this thread, rather than read them, can anyone just save me time and tell me if we actually spent any money on incoming? A yes or no is good enough. Thanks.
    Yes. We have signed a player for £1.5m. It’s on page 495. 


  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,912
    Based on the last 2 PSF games how many of those starting deserve to be dropped for the opening league game ? 
    My point is yes we need strength in depth but we currently have a team imo that will win far more games than they lose this season and I'm sure players will come in to add strength but personally I'm happy with our current starting team
  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,603
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 

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  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,397
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    We haven’t played a competitive game and the window is still open. We are slightly behind where we thought but so are most teams.

    Anything is possible.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,182
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    We need a left back, but if Innis and Famewo play most if the games, plus the more energetic midfield that’ll now line up in front of them, we should prove pretty tough to score against. Pissing the league would be over selling it
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,632
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    Playoffs is probably the height of any teams ambitions. Anything more would be arrogant in the extreme. I don’t think any team in league one will stroll it. Not even Ipswich.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,316
    Speaking of chucks getting game time at brum, be interesting to see how many injuries this brum team get next season. 
  • The last 3 weeks have told us most of that has been wasted. 

    We either don't bid enough or maybe don't pay enough.  

    Either way we have a light squad at the moment. 
    Or the clubs and players are both demanding too much and we put our foot down and hold off till they have a reality check closer to the end of the window....
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,813
    I thought reading on here, that everyone who’s signed everywhere else, means we’re as good as relegated? 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,362
    JON.i'm autistic for manager!
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,483
    ButtleJR said:
    Nope, just fucking insane (and no, I'm not basing that on his name)
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    Think we should ease up on mocking accounts like that really. It's in bad taste. 

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  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657


  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    edited July 2021
    ButtleJR said:
    What does he expect NA to do ? Rob Thomas and buy players or spend his money behind his back hoping he won't notice the new players. 
    As long as he isn't buying Range Rovers behind his back.
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,515
    Thus is still a "Covid" season.  With so many games in League 1 and such a thin squad, we have no chance of promotion as it stands.

    The other teams in the same position as us will find the same thing.   That's why we need a minimum of 6-8 signings, including loans in, very quickly. 

  • Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    We won't piss the league but if those 2 stay fit (big if of course), then i'd expect us to concede at least 15 less goals over the course of the season.

    Inniss started 12 games last season and we conceded 6 goals.
    In the other 34 games, we conceded 50.

    A lot of people (myself included) are asking where are the goals going to come from, but with a much more solid defence that doesn't have Pratley and Gunter as it's centre backs, we'll be conceding a lot less and will pick up more points that way, rather than needing to beat teams 3-2 or 4-3.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Laddick01 said:
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    We haven’t played a competitive game and the window is still open. We are slightly behind where we thought but so are most teams.

    Anything is possible.
    Personally I think we are “slightly behind “ having the same squad as last year, which failed to get promoted.

    From what I have seen we have not improved any positions, we have just replaced players we have sold with a similar standard of player apart of course Chuks who we haven’t replaced at all.


  • Laddick01 said:
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    We haven’t played a competitive game and the window is still open. We are slightly behind where we thought but so are most teams.

    Anything is possible.
    Personally I think we are “slightly behind “ having the same squad as last year, which failed to get promoted.

    From what I have seen we have not improved any positions, we have just replaced players we have sold with a similar standard of player apart of course Chuks who we haven’t replaced at all.


    So you don't think that Clare and Dobson are an improvement on Pratley and Watson? 
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Laddick01 said:
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    We haven’t played a competitive game and the window is still open. We are slightly behind where we thought but so are most teams.

    Anything is possible.
    Personally I think we are “slightly behind “ having the same squad as last year, which failed to get promoted.

    From what I have seen we have not improved any positions, we have just replaced players we have sold with a similar standard of player apart of course Chuks who we haven’t replaced at all.


    So you don't think that Clare and Dobson are an improvement on Pratley and Watson? 
    Maybe slightly but still early days. As things stand any injuries especially to Stockley or suspensions will cripple us.  Based on the comments of TS and NA I was not expecting to be in this position. 

    I was commenting on the “slightly behind “ comment above, we are not, we are a long way behind of having squad depth to mount a promotion challenge 
  • ButtleJR said:
    There are some crazy people out there.

    Adkins came in, managed 10 games, lost 1. Clearly hasn't been given the transfer funds he was promised and there's plenty of stories/rumours about the budget being cut. But yes let's sack him! 
  • Laddick01 said:
    Plenty of people on here said if we kept Inniss and Famewo in the defence we would piss this league, well they are…. An we won’t be.  Still hanging on just a little hope …. But, playoffs looking height of our ambition. 
    We haven’t played a competitive game and the window is still open. We are slightly behind where we thought but so are most teams.

    Anything is possible.
    Personally I think we are “slightly behind “ having the same squad as last year, which failed to get promoted.

    From what I have seen we have not improved any positions, we have just replaced players we have sold with a similar standard of player apart of course Chuks who we haven’t replaced at all.


    So you don't think that Clare and Dobson are an improvement on Pratley and Watson? 
    Maybe slightly but still early days. As things stand any injuries especially to Stockley or suspensions will cripple us.  Based on the comments of TS and NA I was not expecting to be in this position. 

    I was commenting on the “slightly behind “ comment above, we are not, we are a long way behind of having squad depth to mount a promotion challenge 
    I agree we do not have the squad strength to mount a promotion challenge at the moment. A couple of injuries and we are in big trouble. And as ever I don't think TS or NA, or clearly many of clubs, predicted how difficult the transfer market would be this year.

    Thankfully, looking at pre season, we have a strong first XI who seem to be playing good football and still 4 weeks of transfer window left.

    Players will come in, a if they are in the mould of Clare and Dobson then we will be in a very good place. 
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