Summer '24 transfer window

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Dunder Mifflin said:
Caen won’t want an unhappy player on their books, they’ve stopped him training, they’ve omitted him from the matchday squad and are signing a replacement.

this is getting done soon on news of our increased bid.
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With us always being in communications with Caen despite them holding strong you knew we thought we’d get it done.

news has broke from France we’ve upped our bid (quite a lot aswell) from the initial. It definitely gets done
 
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Brainy Dose said:
This is one of our challenges,in my opinion,a significant one. We have a majority of fans,perhaps all,apart from a very few very elderly, who have been raised on a diet of unfulfilled promise and ultimate failure. We all turn up,but we can't escape the worry and anxiety that,even when we're winning,somehow or other we're going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. As a lad who was at Old Trafford in 1964, and at Roker the following Wednesday,I can understand the sentiments.On Sunday,half hour in,we're 3-0 up,the place is like a morgue. We're nervous about Sheff Wed pulling a couple back and then it'll really be game on. It's a curse we have to lose.It only happens at the SoL....away we're dominant....because the expectation isn't the same and we're ready to take over the opponents ground.We have to transport that feeling back to the Sol. I remember Reidy when he was our manager saying that he looked at our opponents in the tunnel at the Sol before they came out,and he knew we would win,because he saw their fear....we need to recreate that again...and for all our hype,at the moment I don't believe we have it.
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It's a really weird place we find ourselves. We were all brought up on the 'sleeping giant' patter. And yet we've all seen disappointing - and sometimes pretty horrendous - times in the main. I feel it myself. I'm watching us at 3-0 up and thinking 'if we just make it to half time without conceding then we should be able to hold out for the draw at least'.

The issue with all of this is that it pushes many fans into weird contradictions. Truth is we've never been a properly big spending club in the lifetime of pretty much any of the fanbase. And it would be a stretch to describe SAFC as a genuinely successful club in that timeframe either. So where does the expectation that leads to accusations of 'penny pinching' and 'lack of ambition' come from? And how does that expectation chime with the way many tend to feel during a match - that SAFC will always find ways to disappoint? The faster we can come to terms with what we are as a club (a fantastically well-supported underdog) the more we can meaningfully contribute to SAFC getting closer to it's potential IMO.
 
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young2077 said:
Not as easy to achieve with a keeper as there is only one spot available, but they will be planning the same as Rigg. Show him that he has every opportunity to progress to first team here!

Look at Rigg the other day, absolutely dominated against blokes nearly twice his age with a decade plus more experience. He looks to be loving life. He could have went to Man Utd been on more money but watch from the bench all season, if he even made the squad. Why would he choose that?

He will play at club competing for leagues and champions leagues eventually, he can afford to wait!
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Completely agree.If he and our other young lads play every week and we make our mark in the league this season,....the world will open up for them.
That's the deal....they have nothing to lose. If you're Jack,why would you go to Leeds,when another good season with us could offer you a contract at a top 10 PL club.
 
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TopCat_ said:
Not to mention the fact that Donald and Methven got in bed with Roker Report and that really pushed their noses out of joint
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I think it was mainly that they found an identity as a campaigner against dangerous owners. Whatever the reason they soured on Madrox, they were proven absolutely right to have done so. Problem is, they've struggled to reshape that identity when the existential threat to the club's existence has completely evaporated. Their attitude to the club is now completely disconnected from performance on the pitch, financial health and overall club viability. They're stuck looking for windmills to tilt at.
 
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Brainy Dose said:
This is one of our challenges,in my opinion,a significant one. We have a majority of fans,perhaps all,apart from a very few very elderly, who have been raised on a diet of unfulfilled promise and ultimate failure. We all turn up,but we can't escape the worry and anxiety that,even when we're winning,somehow or other we're going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. As a lad who was at Old Trafford in 1964, and at Roker the following Wednesday,I can understand the sentiments.On Sunday,half hour in,we're 3-0 up,the place is like a morgue. We're nervous about Sheff Wed pulling a couple back and then it'll really be game on. It's a curse we have to lose.It only happens at the SoL....away we're dominant....because the expectation isn't the same and we're ready to take over the opponents ground.We have to transport that feeling back to the Sol. I remember Reidy when he was our manager saying that he looked at our opponents in the tunnel at the Sol before they came out,and he knew we would win,because he saw their fear....we need to recreate that again...and for all our hype,at the moment I don't believe we have it.
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Couldn't have described it any better Brainy.
Watched it at home and after our third goal you could have heard a pin drop in the stadium the remainder of the first half, even Sky commented on it.
I said earlier in the thread it wasn't until the last 15/20 minutes I could actually relax as I was waiting for that kick in the nuts.
Your right our fans need to exorcise our past short comings and start believing in a fresh new dawn cos the last four years have been exceptional under KLD.
 
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Brainy Dose said:
This is one of our challenges,in my opinion,a significant one. We have a majority of fans,perhaps all,apart from a very few very elderly, who have been raised on a diet of unfulfilled promise and ultimate failure. We all turn up,but we can't escape the worry and anxiety that,even when we're winning,somehow or other we're going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. As a lad who was at Old Trafford in 1964, and at Roker the following Wednesday,I can understand the sentiments.On Sunday,half hour in,we're 3-0 up,the place is like a morgue. We're nervous about Sheff Wed pulling a couple back and then it'll really be game on. It's a curse we have to lose.It only happens at the SoL....away we're dominant....because the expectation isn't the same and we're ready to take over the opponents ground.We have to transport that feeling back to the Sol. I remember Reidy when he was our manager saying that he looked at our opponents in the tunnel at the Sol before they came out,and he knew we would win,because he saw their fear....we need to recreate that again...and for all our hype,at the moment I don't believe we have it.
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Great post <ok>
 
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Dunder Mifflin said:
Caen won’t want an unhappy player on their books, they’ve stopped him training, they’ve omitted him from the matchday squad and are signing a replacement.

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Hopefully it gets done this week then he has time to get up to speed and can be included in the team after the international break
 
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Frazier the Lion said:
It's a really weird place we find ourselves. We were all brought up on the 'sleeping giant' patter. And yet we've all seen disappointing - and sometimes pretty horrendous - times in the main. I feel it myself. I'm watching us at 3-0 up and thinking 'if we just make it to half time without conceding then we should be able to hold out for the draw at least'.

The issue with all of this is that it pushes many fans into weird contradictions. Truth is we've never been a properly big spending club in the lifetime of pretty much any of the fanbase. And it would be a stretch to describe SAFC as a genuinely successful club in that timeframe either. So where does the expectation that leads to accusations of 'penny pinching' and 'lack of ambition' come from? And how does that expectation chime with the way many tend to feel during a match - that SAFC will always find ways to disappoint? The faster we can come to terms with what we are as a club (a fantastically well-supported underdog) the more we can meaningfully contribute to SAFC getting closer to it's potential IMO.
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Good post mate. Even the build up to the match is not what it could be imo. Wise Men Say is a fantastic come together for all of us.....but why is it so short.....why can't it go on for another couple of verses. Look at Liverpool,"you'll never walk alone" goes on for many minutes and intimidates the opposition,no doubt!
Why can't we do that with WMS?
 
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vinkel said:
If we do get a new striker I hope it doesn’t knock Mayender’s development, this lad could be some player for us.
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Mendy as main striker takes a bit of the pressure off Mayenda. He can be an impact sub at times, play some other games to give Mendy a rest, or possibly even play alongside him in some games.
Where that leaves Rusyn is another question...
 
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