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Post by Sir B3na1i on Jul 28, 2024 8:05:03 GMT
This feels right I think. Good record in the Champ alongside Armstrong, good goals per games for a terrible Sheffield Utd last season
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Post by crazydanny on Jul 28, 2024 11:50:24 GMT
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 28, 2024 12:24:28 GMT
This feels right I think. Good record in the Champ alongside Armstrong, good goals per games for a terrible Sheffield Utd last season It is showing that we're sticking to a plan... where possible buying players who've either played for RM before or played together before (as per Rodwell & AA last season and THB and Taylor). That makes sense where we're having to get quite a few in, at least there's a fair chance they'll settle in and work with our existing players & system quickly.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Jul 28, 2024 12:34:19 GMT
He’s got 1 goal every 4 games over the course of his career so far, which isn’t bad.
He’s not costing a lot of money so from that point of view it’s a no brainer.
He’s scored goals at Premier League level and gives us something a bit different.
We’ve been crying out for some physical presence up front. He gives us an out ball when we’re under pressure.
Adams tried to provide it and was strong but not skilful enough to hold the ball up nor tall enough to threaten in the air. BBD should give us an extra dimension. He can play wide too if necessary.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Jul 28, 2024 12:46:00 GMT
PS. Just watched his highlights reels.
He can finish with either foot and we know how one-footed Che Adams is.
He can take penalties, which is going to be crucial this season (assuming we get any).
He’s quite quick for a big lad and is decent in the air.
He’s a good age too. He’s not a kid any longer but isn’t over the hill either.
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Jul 28, 2024 15:41:23 GMT
With the BBD signing all but done it’s just a keeper we need now, Ramsdale would be bloody amazing, any others out there we could get on a loan?? We are flushed with midfielders, Dibling deserves his chance - he could be an absolute gem!!
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Post by sotonian on Jul 28, 2024 21:00:04 GMT
Apart from the keeper I agree we are pretty well there, any one have any news on the situation with Ross Stewart ?
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Post by lorenzo on Jul 28, 2024 21:44:36 GMT
Still no sign of the No.5 I crave, Ramsdale plus a good CB would give me a lot more hope I really don't want to spend another season bleating about our defence.
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Post by jickster on Jul 29, 2024 8:27:00 GMT
How do these purchases / loans to Göztepe sit with FFP? Presumably, unless the annual loan fee exceeds the written down pro-rate transfer fee, this will piss on our balance sheet and impact our ability to strengthen our own team. Or have I got this completely wrong? I posted the above a couple of weeks ago - got no replies. Does anyone know how this works? It looks like we must be funding Göztepe to our detriment. I wish I had an answer to this. Normally there is something that on the face of it might seem a stretch, but deep down there may be some method to the madness. Some kind of loopholes that we can exploit and make the balance sheet look better from an accountant's perspective. There might be some of that going on here, but I don't know what it is and from a layperson's perspective it doesn't look like there's any money coming Saints' way. As SF73 says, at the moment it looks like all the benefit is going in Goztepe's favour. Which seems weird, because as the PL side, we're the ones with the access to all the glamour etc.
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Post by saintsfan73 on Jul 29, 2024 8:34:24 GMT
PS. Just watched his highlights reels. He can finish with either foot and we know how one-footed Che Adams is. He can take penalties, which is going to be crucial this season (assuming we get any). He’s quite quick for a big lad and is decent in the air. He’s a good age too. He’s not a kid any longer but isn’t over the hill either. Hmm. Think we might have another Ali Dia on our hands boys... I've done some top level sluething Wikipedia and you know that Chilian bloke Ben Brereton Diaz? Well he's not! He's a kid from Stoke called Benjamin Brereton ffs!
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Jul 29, 2024 8:37:09 GMT
Still no sign of the No.5 I crave, Ramsdale plus a good CB would give me a lot more hope I really don't want to spend another season bleating about our defence. Given we have Jan, THB & Stephens from last season, and have recruited Edwards & Wood, I don't see us spending on any more CBs in this window, and TBF I'm fairly happy with what we now have in that position - goalkeeper still concerns me though!
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Post by flashman on Jul 29, 2024 10:03:32 GMT
PS. Just watched his highlights reels. He can finish with either foot and we know how one-footed Che Adams is. He can take penalties, which is going to be crucial this season (assuming we get any). He’s quite quick for a big lad and is decent in the air. He’s a good age too. He’s not a kid any longer but isn’t over the hill either. Hmm. Think we might have another Ali Dia on our hands boys... I've done some top level sluething Wikipedia and you know that Chilian bloke Ben Brereton Diaz? Well he's not! He's a kid from Stoke called Benjamin Brereton ffs! And a few Google search entries below wiki: link
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Post by baconleetravis on Jul 29, 2024 10:07:53 GMT
PS. Just watched his highlights reels. He can finish with either foot and we know how one-footed Che Adams is. He can take penalties, which is going to be crucial this season (assuming we get any). He’s quite quick for a big lad and is decent in the air. He’s a good age too. He’s not a kid any longer but isn’t over the hill either. Hmm. Think we might have another Ali Dia on our hands boys... I've done some top level sluething Wikipedia and you know that Chilian bloke Ben Brereton Diaz? Well he's not! He's a kid from Stoke called Benjamin Brereton ffs! It may just be me, but I thought this was common knowledge. Apparently the Chilean mananger is insisting he learns Spanish.
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Post by saintsfan73 on Jul 29, 2024 10:09:13 GMT
Hmm. Think we might have another Ali Dia on our hands boys... I've done some top level sluething Wikipedia and you know that Chilian bloke Ben Brereton Diaz? Well he's not! He's a kid from Stoke called Benjamin Brereton ffs! It may just be me, but I thought this was common knowledge. Apparently the Chilean mananger is insisting he learns Spanish. He's from Stoke. He'll need to master English first me duck.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Jul 29, 2024 10:50:54 GMT
PS. Just watched his highlights reels. He can finish with either foot and we know how one-footed Che Adams is. He can take penalties, which is going to be crucial this season (assuming we get any). He’s quite quick for a big lad and is decent in the air. He’s a good age too. He’s not a kid any longer but isn’t over the hill either. Hmm. Think we might have another Ali Dia on our hands boys... I've done some top level sluething Wikipedia and you know that Chilian bloke Ben Brereton Diaz? Well he's not! He's a kid from Stoke called Benjamin Brereton ffs! We’ve been had!!!
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