The Transfer Rumour Thread

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Do you think?

They spent the McGuinness money on Robertson, Fish, Daland, Salech and Simic.

All in all, it was money well spent and their combined value has increased. One failure out of 5 is not bad for any club and Simic's age and pedigree suggested it wasn't a wild punt.

Playing for the U21's he showed to be very comfortable on the ball, good touch and a natural goalscorer. He didn't look hardworking, strong or brave. Unless that were to change he'd have no chance in the English leagues.

Pardon?

Daland and Simic have been total disasters, Fish and Robertson haven't increased in value and Salech cost a fair bit

[Tuerto]

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The former was an ić who wasn't up to scratch.

I'm aware, i just don't know how to do that on a keyboard.

[Rjk]

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Pardon?

Daland and Simic have been total disasters, Fish and Robertson haven't increased in value and Salech cost a fair bit

still plenty of time for any of them to come good.

if someone wanted to sign Robertson or Salech the. I think they'd need to part with considerably more than we did in order to get them. Fish probably too.

[City123]

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loan move presumably? seems a low level but at least it would be game time hopefully.

A low level? Osijek are in the Croatian top flight and we're in League 1!

[City123]

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still plenty of time for any of them to come good.

if someone wanted to sign Robertson or Salech the. I think they'd need to part with considerably more than we did in order to get them. Fish probably too.

Why? We're in the third tier, the amount we could demand for any of our players lowered upon relegation and that's presuming none of them have release clauses

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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still plenty of time for any of them to come good.

if someone wanted to sign Robertson or Salech the. I think they'd need to part with considerably more than we did in order to get them. Fish probably too.

Daland is 25. If he comes good, I will be amazed. He's so far off the level required.

[Rjk]

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A low level? Osijek are in the Croatian top flight and we're in League 1!

Croatian top flight is not a good standard

[Rjk]

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Why? We're in the third tier, the amount we could demand for any of our players lowered upon relegation and that's presuming none of them have release clauses

that might be how it works on football manager

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Croatian top flight is not a good standard

It's a lot better than League One!

[AdrianAlston]

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Pardon?

Daland and Simic have been total disasters, Fish and Robertson haven't increased in value and Salech cost a fair bit

?

That's a bit if a rant/spit.

You haven't really addressed what has been said.

But you are quite correct in saying that Simic and Daland have not (yet) been successful signings. (I doubt Simic ever will be). I'm not sure Luton fans would say anything different about McGuinness.

Overall the signings of the 5 will have seen an uplift in value. Salech may sell for more than the whole lot cost together. Robertson and Fish at £1m each were good signings. It was the performance of senior players that led to our relegation last season not the 21 year olds.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cardiff-city/transfers/verein/603

Daland is an interesting one, clearly has some quality. I think BBM will like his ball playing ability. He has a fundamental flaw as to strength in contact/challenge. If that could be corrected (big if) he could be a very good player alongside a traditional 5. I think that a Jupiler Pro 1 or Eredivisie team would still take him at £1m+ if we looked to sell. He's proven himself at that level.

[Rjk]

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It's a lot better than League One!

is it?

[the other bob wilson]

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Simply put, the signings we made in the summer and January windows last season have to be seen as failures collectively - the league table tells you that and the stories we got agt the beginning of February with the recruitment team patting themselves on the back for how well they'd done. were proved to be completely misplaced.

I watched my first League One predictions podcast yesterday and we were down to finish seventh in what the person presenting the show said was going to be the strongest competition seen at this level in some time. The presenter admitted himself that it was too early to make serious selections yet, but I was still a little disappointed to hear him saying we'd miss out on the Play Offs, but then I thought again and i must say that, looking at the players that reported back for training yesterday, seventh is flattering us.

With all of this news of takeovers floating about,, it's hard to know how ambitious we're going to be in the transfer market, but, whatever sort of budget we're working to, the recruitment team and transfer committee have to be more street wise and realisitc than they were a year ago if we're to be promotion challengers.

[Rjk]

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Simply put, the signings we made in the summer and January windows last season have to be seen as failures collectively - the league table tells you that and the stories we got agt the beginning of February with the recruitment team patting themselves on the back for how well they'd done. were proved to be completely misplaced.

I watched my first League One predictions podcast yesterday and we were down to finish seventh in what the person presenting the show said was going to be the strongest competition seen at this level in some time. The presenter admitted himself that it was too early to make serious selections yet, but I was still a little disappointed to hear him saying we'd miss out on the Play Offs, but then I thought again and i must say that, looking at the players that reported back for training yesterday, seventh is flattering us.

With all of this news of takeovers floating about,, it's hard to know how ambitious we're going to be in the transfer market, but, whatever sort of budget we're working to, the recruitment team and transfer committee have to be more street wise and realisitc than they were a year ago if we're to be promotion challengers.

I think it will be a strong league one this coming season

Luton still have parachute money, which is a massive advantage in a league where most clubs spend net about 1m a season at the very most.
Us and Plymouth should be expected to be strong, likewise the clubs who lost in the playoffs.
And you can also throw in Bolton and Reading into the mix who I think should be stronger than they were last season.

So already that's 8 clubs in the mix.

[the other bob wilson]

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I think it will be a strong league one this coming season

Luton still have parachute money, which is a massive advantage in a league where most clubs spend net about 1m a season at the very most.
Us and Plymouth should be expected to be strong, likewise the clubs who lost in the playoffs.
And you can also throw in Bolton and Reading into the mix who I think should be stronger than they were last season.

So already that's 8 clubs in the mix.

The bloke doing the podcast had Luton and Huddersfield going up automatically - apparently, the latter have been splashing the cash this summer.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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The bloke doing the podcast had Luton and Huddersfield going up automatically - apparently, the latter have been splashing the cash this summer.

Most of those podcasters are hopeless; the bookies have us as second favourites.

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/english-league-one/promotion