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Honestly I can totally see Still just using Lens to get a better deal here. I just hope we wrap it up
 

I'm wondering if part one of the plan was to fill the squad with a stupid amount of promising prospects and get minutes into them.


Then in part two, they assess the team/individuals and look at which are progressing and which are not, and where that leaves gaps. Then start plugging more marquee (championship standard) type players into said gaps.

Probably not. But **** me, that could be quite a clever and quite peculiar way of building a team.

Well yeah, I'd say you're absolutely bang on.

How could we possibly sign the likes of Ballard now when the cost would be beyond us. Of course we have to take chances, as we did with Jack Clarke, and not every move will pay off. It seems we have lots of players who are developing and trying to find their best position like Jobe. That can't happen overnight but the reality is that once he's established he'll have a value way above our means.

Players like Aouchiche are being written off despite their values increasing and not yet having found their best position or having a run in the team.

We need a manager who can find solutions with the squad he has available ...

... not just be presented with an oven-ready experienced Championship team to take up with minimal nous.
 
Look there's better out there than Will Still, we just need to change the model change our DOF and we can get a top coach, to get us up where we belong.
Agree

Anything in the story that we looked at Still after Mogga but decided he's not good enough... so we are looking elsewhere?
 
Well yeah, I'd say you're absolutely bang on.

How could we possibly sign the likes of Ballard now when the cost would be beyond us. Of course we have to take chances, as we did with Jack Clarke, and not every move will pay off. It seems we have lots of players who are developing and trying to find their best position like Jobe. That can't happen overnight but the reality is that once he's established he'll have a value way above our means.

Players like Aouchiche are being written off despite their values increasing and not yet having found their best position or having a run in the team.

We need a manager who can find solutions with the squad he has available ...

... not just be presented with an oven-ready experienced Championship team to take up with minimal nous.

I fully agree with this but with the cavaet that we are going too far with the idea. It would only take a few tweaks and we could still be a development club but be very competitive today.

For example, a proper centre forward would hide a lot of holes in the team, our xG was actually pretty good, top 6 level, but could we hell take our chances.
 
Agree

Anything in the story that we looked at Still after Mogga but decided he's not good enough... so we are looking elsewhere?

I thought the common consensus (in the media at least) was that we looked at Still after Mogga but couldn't afford / didn't want to pay his compensation.

So I guess you could argue we didn't think he represented good value - i.e. wasn't good enough for that fee.
 
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https://x.com/Laurentmazure/status/1797549745860178167

We have a number of candidates. This club remains attractive. Today, we don't have the right person yet. We work hard, without rushing. The hasty decisions, particularly those taken on the sporting side over the past 18 months, have been paid very dearly. »

Still is not done over there

Those tweets from Sky and the Athletic the other day seem more and more like Still's agent putting pressure on us.
 
https://x.com/Laurentmazure/status/1797549745860178167

We have a number of candidates. This club remains attractive. Today, we don't have the right person yet. We work hard, without rushing. The hasty decisions, particularly those taken on the sporting side over the past 18 months, have been paid very dearly. »

Still is not done over there

According to the clever lads, on social media, it is <laugh>

It seems KLD is working hard to get his man ...

... not that he'll get the slightest praise from those who attack the club at every turn.
 
https://x.com/Laurentmazure/status/1797549745860178167

We have a number of candidates. This club remains attractive. Today, we don't have the right person yet. We work hard, without rushing. The hasty decisions, particularly those taken on the sporting side over the past 18 months, have been paid very dearly. »

Still is not done over there
Tbh that sounds to me like they’re not getting him
 
Hopefully it’s sorted today or at least a good strong link then we can all start to relax before we get worked up about new signings
 
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