The Sinking ship down West

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Watford get no parachute payments this season, so I doubt their budget is much bigger than Coventry’s. Just a guess, though.

It needs to be much bigger. They've still got 46 managers to pay off from the last 18 months.

[NYCBlue]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Seems Grimes who I really rate is off to Coventry.
1st of the rats to leave.

Not exactly a big move is it?

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Not exactly a big move is it?

Grimes is a decent 29 year-old Championship midfielder. Who else would you expect to be interested in him at this stage of his career?

[Rjk]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Grimes is a decent 29 year-old Championship midfielder. Who else would you expect to be interested in him at this stage of his career?

Elon musk?

[TWGL1]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Elon musk?

Does he play on the right wing :hehe:

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Seems Grimes who I really rate is off to Coventry.
1st of the rats to leave.

They did love him, that's quite a big problem for them to be losing two of their better players.

[City123]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Just checked, and no he refused to sign, so another one leaving at the end of the season.

Linked with a move to Sheffield United this month

[Rjk]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Does he play on the right wing :hehe:

almost exclusively

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Linked with a move to Sheffield United this month

Great lose him and Grimes, not won in five, lost four of them, battered in the last two, they could get dragged into a relegation battle only three points above us now, in terrible form.

Last six games form

https://footystats.org/england/championship/form-table

[Rjk]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Great lose him and Grimes, not won in five, lost four of them, battered in the last two, they could get dragged into a relegation battle only three points above us now, in terrible form.

it's still a very close division, they could easily string a few wins together and get themselves safe

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

it's still a very close division, they could easily string a few wins together and get themselves safe

Yes for sure, it's all to play for, but the momentum currently is downwards for them.

[J R Hartley]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

it's not really a sinking ship, it's just their business model, they've fairly regularly sold players for decent money at this level (less so recently).

it's an area we are also now looking do do more in, like selling McGuiness at the start of the season

Hes 30 this year, not sure they will get stupid money for him. Their business model in the past, not sure so much under this regime, was to cash in on their young star players, or players who had justhad a great season ie Michu, Bony.etc and get top dollar for them. Huw Jenkins was very good in that respect. Think Grimes is past the point of being sold for his optimum value.

[TWGL1]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Hes 30 this year, not sure they will get stupid money for him. Their business model in the past, not sure so much under this regime, was to cash in on their young star players, or players who had justhad a great season ie Michu, Bony.etc and get top dollar for them. Huw Jenkins was very good in that respect. Think Grimes is past the point of being sold for his optimum value.

Cov will be paying close to £3.5m for Grimes , just the structure of the deal to finalise, hardly a steel IMHO

[Rjk]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Hes 30 this year, not sure they will get stupid money for him. Their business model in the past, not sure so much under this regime, was to cash in on their young star players, or players who had justhad a great season ie Michu, Bony.etc and get top dollar for them. Huw Jenkins was very good in that respect. Think Grimes is past the point of being sold for his optimum value.

yeah they're definitely not doing it as well as they have in the past, I don't think they sold anyone of note last season, so that's probably forcing their hand a bit too.

[delmbox]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Couldn't think of a ship or boat analogy, Eh Delm.... :hehe:

I refuse to get drawn in to you lot's pun shenanigans, I am a serious football fan/expert