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January 2025 Transfer Window

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Stafford Bantam, Nov 6, 2024.

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Your opinion of the transfer window business

  1. Been excellent

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  2. Been decent

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  3. Could have been better but happy

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  4. Not impressed

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  5. What's a window

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  1. Kevin1954

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    :broken_heart:
     
  2. Bantam75

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    a decent window. 8/10. We are putting all of our eggs in one basket with this striker thing

    We needed a keeper
    We got "cover" if you want to call it that, for Smallwood
    Brought in a new LWB so Wright Doesn't need to play there
    Brought another CB in, albeit, not the CB we would of ideally wanted
    Some more attacking options
    An we even managed to get Rid of Oliver

    Not really fussed about having a big squad. Clearly we can afford it. Means that If Halliday gets injured, we have Johnson or Benn
    If Sarcevic or Pattison get injured, we have Walker, Leigh or Lapsile. If we need to throw on a wide player, we have Wright an Odour. There is enough quality in the team to get us promoted. Just need to make sure we can continue our current form
     
  3. Biker

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    Not overly impressed, its been OK but there wasn't an OK, the permies sound to be bang average L2 journeymen/ lack of experience in others - lots of unknown quantities and failed to adequately replace cook in my opinion.

    Goals win games and I have my doubts we will score enough, and therefore be trying to see games out on a one goal margin.
     
  4. BantamJ

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    No striker comming in is criminal and adding that to the inevitable wheels coming off, because I don’t care what anyone says there is some weak minded players in this team who have gone missing on more than one occasion. You can almost sense when they’re going to go on a poor run and I think it’s now.
     
  5. Eldwick Steve

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  6. Eldwick Steve

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    Totally agree we have so many players but no goal scorer . I wish we could have pushed the boat out like notts county have , they are certain to go up with there forward line
     
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  7. DimitriPayet

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    Fans seem to judge signings based on the individual and not how they fit into the team. So far, everyone has fit in well (even Leigh who looks very talented technically). Promotion usually happens when you have a squad who are together and we have that. I think it’s been an excellent window
     
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  8. Kevin1954

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    What have we missed? An unknown Scandinavian?
     
  9. Kevin1954

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    Giggle….
     
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  10. QCFC BANTAM

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    So is our squad even better now then? We should be walking this division then given we were the best squad in the league months ago!!!

    And before you say it.....yes I'm really chuffed we won and are in the semi finals again....
     
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  11. Botswana Bantam

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    That part in blue - I haven't said that - that's you jumping to a conclusion and making an assumption and that's the difficulty when you start replying. You're not inquisitive. You don't ask questions to understand someone else's point of view, you just argue.

    You've said "you don't understand" but thats because you're not trying to understand - If you were interested in my/someone else's point of view you would ask questions to understand it better. Instead you argue.
     
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  12. Sunnybank

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    Overall i'm pretty happy

    So far I'm impressed with Leigh. I actually like him upfront, he wins headers too.

    So we have 3 strikers really as GA obviously sees Leigh as a striker when needed.

    Just felt we needed a good target man, but beggars can't be choosers.
     
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  13. Park bantam

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    Without a massive injury list earlier on we would have been well up there
     
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  14. Park bantam

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    Watch out for the wheels they shot off last night
     
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    Thanks for cheering me up Steve, you're a real ray of sunshine :laughing:
     
  16. Kevin1954

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    Oh….”Competition for Smallwood” will cost serious money as the so called “ competition” will need a pretty much equal skill set. Fair? If they don’t have, then how can they possibly be selected above him and provide the “ competition” ? I understand perfectly well what you aspire to , however we don’t have money to burn. He’s been a pretty much bullet proof player since he arrived with no injury issues. Why therefore waste money on a pretty substantial wage just to provide some form of “competition”? That’s why it makes little sense, one position , two players of equal skill set , two substantial wages is wasteful. We just got rid of a wasted wage in Oliver who was supposed to be
    “ Competition” for Cookie. You want to repeat that but for another position…? That’s my understanding of what you are saying…. Another wasted substantial wage.
    If you had said “ cover” for Smallwood , that’s a different beast altogether , which is what Khela was brought in for.
     
  17. Idlebantam

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    Talking of Smallwood. He has to be right up there so far in contention for player of the season.

    Since the return of Sarcevic and Pattison he has looked immense in the role behind them
     
  18. Jordan

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    All 3 of them suit this box midfield so much better. Pattison never looked this explosive in previous midfields. Sarce was only here a bit before his injury but i must admit he didn't exactly thrill, but under this system he finds space and keeps the playing moving so well.
     
  19. Kevin1954

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    Different player and on that form nobody will dislodge him. Yes different player altogether!
     
  20. Biker

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    Its better to have a more talented individual that fits into a team over a lesser one though!
     
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