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  1. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

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    Been saying this for ages please just leave the championship and prem players alone. Go abroad, find hidden gems half the price, Brighton Brentford Bournemouth model. Do the business
     
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  2. SourPatch2

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    I wouldn't sign 1 player from the Championship personally. Even the good ones will cost more than a very good player in a foreign league.
     
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  3. MadMackem77

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    He’d have big boots to fill like :D
     
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  4. Nads

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    Last thing we want to do.

    We need players who can play now and also help the growth of this beautiful group of young lads.

    It’s actually why I quite like Barkley as a shout, he made the switch too early and probably cost him a far better career, he’s rebuilt and he’d be a great voice for the young lads with that story to tell.

    He can play as well.
     
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  5. CR17

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    Agree with this. Need a new signing in every position whether that’s to start or for depth
     
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  6. LD19SAFC

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    I’m all for Barkley like. So much experience and done well in a shocking Luton side - 5 goals and 4 assists in 32 league games.
     
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  7. Nads

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    I just think he’s the right type. He made his mistakes and came back up.

    Think that could be great influence on the young lads.
     
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  8. FellTop

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    For me it is about getting maximum from our money. I would sooner 5 or 6 players in the £20-£25m bracket, than dropping down to say £10m pound players. Can prop up with a couple of loans.

    I know folk point to Brighton as getting great players on the cheap. I just dont think we have that expertise or network yet. Plus they can take a chance on some that may not work. I think we have to be really accurate with our spending this season and take players either with Premier League experience, or top 5 league experience.
     
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  9. Nads

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    Brighton actually don’t get them that cheap either, they generally buy ‘part made’ and pay a fair chunk for them.

    We need 3 years in the top league to be able to do that, we can’t sign for 2 years time.

    Brentford actually a better yardstick for now.
     
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  10. Nads

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    We will be all over the French league, guaranteed.

    Rich pickings for peanuts cos the TV deal is absolute ****e.
     
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  11. Evil Jimmy Krankie

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    Thing is, other than the odd one, most of our signings have not been leaked. Let’s be honest. Who knew we were signing Ballard? Cirkin? And plenty of others.
     
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  12. CR17

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    This isn’t true. Nearly every single one gets leaked bar the odd few especially as of late. I know this because I’m sadly a transfer addict <laugh>
     
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  13. Nads

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    Very true. And club will have been looking for a long time.

    Think Ballard is the closest we have had to a reactionary signing. We dived in at death and nicked him.

    Harder to sneak up on PL quality targets though, fierce competition and their agents want it leaked.
     
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  14. CR17

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    Mayenda is one of the biggest priorities for me. Need to get him tied down. What a player and I think he’s on the road to being the perfect striker for the PL
     
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  15. Evil Jimmy Krankie

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    Serious question. Who has been leaked? I think we all knew Jobe was coming. As for the others I can honestly say I never heard of most of them and didn’t know they were going to sign for us.
     
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  16. Nads

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    Aye. New contract and a massive release clause needed. No question he’s already being sniffed out.
     
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  17. SourPatch2

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    I think we'd have a numbers problem just signing 5 players. Even RLB and his hesitance for rotation still used 36 players in all comps this season and another 6 featured on the bench without coming on.

    You're absolutely right about quality over quantity but I think 10 quality signings is what we need, I don't think that would be overkill.
     
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  18. LD19SAFC

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    Cirkin was linked for a while but we got nowhere near as much coverage when in League One.
     
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  19. Nads

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    Enzo was leaked but that’s Italian deals for you.

    They all play out in public. The ‘leaks’ we have had have all been bullshit bar Cannon.
     
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  20. SourPatch2

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    Just depends how active you are on social media I suppose because pretty much every signing we've made in recent years has been linked at least one day in advance.
     
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