Middlesbrough123
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If you look at individual games you wonder how we never got points from them but if we manage to finish around 8th it might feel half decent given our injury list .
Reading the full paragraph, I'm referring to our so-called 1st team squad that won only 2pts out of a possible 21 pts at the beginning of the season, So what was the excuse for such a poor start? when we didn't have any injury worries for them games?Why are you calling them "so called" first team players?
These have all had, or are having, periods out due to injury. Are you suggesting they are not first team players?
Dieng
VDB
McGree
Hackney
Coburn
Lathe
Jones
Fry
Smith
Lenihan
Forss
It took time to blend them in and make them understand the way Carrick wanted them to play.Reading the full paragraph, I'm referring to our so-called 1st team squad that won only 2pts out of a possible 21 pts at the beginning of the season, So what was the excuse for such a poor start? when we didn't have any injury worries for them games?
Do people really think our squad is better and the players are improving in value?
Does anyone really think Gibson will sanction big nett investment in the squad this summer?
He has scope, but he had so in the last two windows.
I must have been mistaken watching us the last few matches. We have got very welcome results, agreed, but let’s not make out we have a good squad and team.
Do people really think our squad is better and the players are improving in value?
the same excuse as Coventry that also had those same issues, we had massive first team upheaval. We also didn't even have a bona fide LB or CF at the club.Reading the full paragraph, I'm referring to our so-called 1st team squad that won only 2pts out of a possible 21 pts at the beginning of the season, So what was the excuse for such a poor start? when we didn't have any injury worries for them games?
This is kind of the point I was getting at in my last post. Recent transfer window history has shown us cashing in on assets and spending a fraction of the income on projects. Long term it is potentially more sustainable but it doesn't scream short term success to me (which could be far more sustainable with £100+m from being a PL team).Do people really think our squad is better and the players are improving in value?
Does anyone really think Gibson will sanction big nett investment in the squad this summer?
He has scope, but he had so in the last two windows.
I must have been mistaken watching us the last few matches. We have got very welcome results, agreed, but let’s not make out we have a good squad and team.
Dieng 2m --> 4-8mSome players are clearly improving in value. We made a massive profit on Rogers. We paid about a million for Rav and will over ten times that when he's sold. Dieng is being linked with moves away and for much more than we paid.
And the squad is much better in terms of it's value to us as we own them all. Our 'squad' last season was threadbare and held together by costly loans that ultimately didn't get the job done.
i see him more of a jones type wide player or wingback than an out an out fullbackThink that’s harsh on Bangura, we just haven’t seen enough to know
Maybe, he certainly has the pace and is effective going forward. I think he’s got a little more defensive noise than jones, hope he gets 2 or 3 games before the season is outi see him more of a jones type wide player or wingback than an out an out fullback
That’s what I’m hoping for tbh , same with engali see him more of a jones type wide player or wingback than an out an out fullback
It's just a pity they took 6 points off us. That's the difference.They lost to Southampton 2-1 tonight.
We took four points off them.
That's what Coventry have done differently
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Got their business done early and took advantage of us not having a left back or striker. Then met us again in a massive injury crisis. I don’t think they’re any better or worse than us todayIt's just a pity they took 6 points off us. That's the difference.
Yeah. Only 2 points ahead of us, despite those 6 points.Got their business done early and took advantage of us not having a left back or striker. Then met us again in a massive injury crisis. I don’t think they’re any better or worse than us today
The club is still running at a loss. Even with the large transfer fees we have received. Just because the FFP headroom is there doesn't mean Gibbo is willing to spend his own money on big fees.If those two go we will have a 50m FFP positive balance. Instead of spending 700k on Silvera and 4m on Lath we can and probably will be shopping in the 6-10m category for those roles.
We were rumoured to have about 5m FFP headroom last summer for a CF we didn't sign. Teh sale of Rogers was too late in teh window to adjust our transfer policy and make a replacement signing. Plus the club doesn't want to pay big in the January wndow due to perceived over pricing. Prior to that we were maxed out due to previous expenditures such as Britts fee and wages. So the club has kept its powder dry once and been backed into a corner once.The club is still running at a loss. Even with the large transfer fees we have received. Just because the FFP headroom is there doesn't mean Gibbo is willing to spend his own money on big fees.
Nothing we have seen recently suggests he is.
We have had FFP headroom in the last 2 or 3 windows and not used it. We just have more headroom now but Gibbo still needs to put the money up if we are going to spend big.