Guest Kagoshimaowl Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 How is he a replacement for McGugan? Doesn't Abdi play wide?? 10 minutes ago, elyowl1 said: According to the information availible the ball appears to be in our court , we have agreed fee with Watford and are arranging terms , IF we bugger it up now it's our own fault. I hope the deal is basically done and this is why we have told Lewis he can leave as we have signed his replacement in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: We are going to need players of the calibre of Abdi as this season looks like being the hardest championship to get promoted from. I try not to jump the gun on these things as there's usually too many variables to consider but, on paper I completely agree, this looks a very tough Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 2 minutes ago, themaskedowl said: I try not to jump the gun on these things as there's usually too many variables to consider but, on paper I completely agree, this looks a very tough Championship. Indeed there's always a few teams considered to be unbeatable but then you get a team in their own zone that surprise everyone. Like Reading did under Coppell once and Burnley last season. Get your own house in order and you can win enough games to be top two. You can normally afford to lose about 5 games and still get automatic promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, themaskedowl said: I try not to jump the gun on these things as there's usually too many variables to consider but, on paper I completely agree, this looks a very tough Championship. It does indeed, newly ambitious teams like Wolves have a rebuilding job to do, that takes time as we know and even the relegated teams are having to rebuild to some extent. Overall we are very settled as a squad and that works in our favour so fingers crossed. Edited July 26, 2016 by Morepork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robster_owl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Can it now be said, that we're 100% sliding towards a Premier League #2 by default? What with the calibre and names of the Managers that are now in the Championship, adding to finally the quality and skill levels of the type of players willing to see the Championship as no demotion or that it's a negative move and far from it etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, robster_owl said: Can it now be said, that we're 100% sliding towards a Premier League #2 by default? What with the calibre and names of the Managers that are now in the Championship, adding to finally the quality and skill levels of the type of players willing to see the Championship as no demotion or that it's a negative move and far from it etc? Nail on the head in terms of it being a closer relation to the Premier League. Now it's time the TV rights money issue is addressed along with a more realistic structure to FFP and a closer look at the parachute payments, which are way too much of an advantage. Edited July 26, 2016 by Morepork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 2 minutes ago, robster_owl said: Can it now be said, that we're 100% sliding towards a Premier League #2 by default? What with the calibre and names of the Managers that are now in the Championship, adding to finally the quality and skill levels of the type of players willing to see the Championship as no demotion or that it's a negative move and far from it etc? I agree and mentioned this a few weeks ago. Think two premier leagues of 18 teams in each will happen at some point. As it will help with fixture reduction for the national team and with money being spread out more between the top 36 clubs - who are soon to all be owned by wealthy foreign owners. Fortunalty we should be in a position to qualify for this but our noisy neighbours may not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robster_owl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Aye, it does seem that way and glad I'm not the only one thinking / feeling that. For the wages that enough Championship clubs are now having to pay out (I suppose the PL could say, "you don't have to have that calibre of player, nobody is forcing you" but then really, they are just in-directly and cutely (the ba$stard0's) Oh wouldn't it be funny, if our noisy neighbours missed out on yet ANOTHER highlight of positivity, wouldn't it mwwwuuu hahahahha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 We're going to bugger this up aren't we Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl999 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 5 hours ago, elyowl1 said: According to the information availible the ball appears to be in our court , we have agreed fee with Watford and are arranging terms , IF we bugger it up now it's our own fault. Exactly right if true, I can see us not agreeing terms and losing out I'm afraid, if some rumours are true then there is a distinct lack of knowledge in the art of contractual negotiations at Hillsborough at the moment . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincolnowl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Not happening. DC isn't singing off on deals currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casbahowl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 30 minutes ago, Owl999 said: Exactly right if true, I can see us not agreeing terms and losing out I'm afraid, if some rumours are true then there is a distinct lack of knowledge in the art of contractual negotiations at Hillsborough at the moment . Yeah, noticed that with the signings of Fletcher, forestieri, Bannan, Hooper, etc, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dukeries Owl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 12 minutes ago, lincolnowl said: Not happening. DC isn't singing off on deals currently. He probably is Signing off deals, he just isn't making a song and dance about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheOwl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 DC don't roger this up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheOwl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 We need to take this gamble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl999 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 24 minutes ago, casbahowl said: Yeah, noticed that with the signings of Fletcher, forestieri, Bannan, Hooper, etc, etc I see what you mean, all the players who had very limited options of interested clubs and hadn't in the previous season played 32 Premiership games, yes you have made a very good point, silly me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hopefully FF and Pudil will help him make his mind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 35 minutes ago, lincolnowl said: Not happening. DC isn't singing off on deals currently. Thread over then, Chansiri has spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I'll believe it when he's paraded at hillsborough holding up our new shirt. Only wednesday can sn.atch defeat out of the jaws of victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Got to say that I don't have a great feeling about this one. The fact that Watford went public last night indicates to me that they've grown impatient and want a deal concluding now else will look to offload him elsewhere. He's effectively in the £25 and under column now. Whilst we're at it, we need to stop weeing about with the Pudil deal too if Watford are growing weary of us. I was quite happy to wait up until getting vibes Watford are impatient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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