Though on the other hand it’s quite a privilege to meet a football expert from the planet Zog…

Sitting on our hands in January has cost us many times in the past. Saying that, players that are doing well and scoring for their present clubs are not for sale anyway in Jan. I would like to think we could offload some of our own surplus to requirements players but that is unlikely.

Maybe we should just trust our powers that be since they have been very astute so far (Tanaka prime example).

comment by tslufc (U12903)
posted 1 minute ago

Sitting on our hands in January has cost us many times in the past.

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has it tho? - It must be really very difficult to take a player away midseason who's scoring goals / playing well, therefore loved by the current club/fans

and if he's not playing well - we wouldn't want him surely?

the transfer windows seem ridiculous to me - one closes a month after the season has started, how many teams have to suffer not having a settled team before season kicks off.... and the January window, bang mid season?

comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 17 minutes ago

Though on the other hand it’s quite a privilege to meet a football expert from the planet Zog…

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I hear championship manager is huge on that planet

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
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comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
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Though on the other hand it’s quite a privilege to meet a football expert from the planet Zog…

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I hear championship manager is huge on that planet
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“You’re so naughty” the actress said to the Championship manager!

comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 21 minutes ago
You’re such a daft so and so….get a sense of humour for Xmas…’kin hell!
A question…are you okay?!
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Let's all chip in.

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comment by tslufc (U12903)
posted 1 minute ago

Sitting on our hands in January has cost us many times in the past.

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has it tho? - It must be really very difficult to take a player away midseason who's scoring goals / playing well, therefore loved by the current club/fans

and if he's not playing well - we wouldn't want him surely?

the transfer windows seem ridiculous to me - one closes a month after the season has started, how many teams have to suffer not having a settled team before season kicks off.... and the January window, bang mid season?
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Very good points Spanish.

I'm for thinking the 49ers have better idea's than those before them, the club had problems with funny deals that some blamed them for, but isn't it odd the way that sinse they took over they've sorted most of that crap out and knew players coming in seem to be doing a great job!..

How many so called top players have they brought in that were being mentioned around here by our 606 experts?..

They have a habit of keeping quite and surprising us with players nobody thought of, so, I'll wait and see if they bring anyone in and see where it takes us, but it should be said, it'll be difficult to replace what we have with better, and if they succeed I'm not looking forward to what it could cost them!..

Nobody should know better than us the sort of prices that get thrown around in January!..

comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 17 minutes ago

Though on the other hand it’s quite a privilege to meet a football expert from the planet Zog…

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I hear championship manager is huge on that planet
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“You’re so naughty” the actress said to the Championship manager!
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What do I know 🤷🏻‍♂️ Just been sacked after taking leeds out of the football league 🤣

Now then LIW I read your last remark and I am not sure you are referring to Ferguson as "A Big Lump" but if you are I suggest you have a butchers at this clip of his undoubted abilities and think again because I doubt Brighton's style of play would accommodate
"A big lump" so do let me know if you agree with me, me old mucker that Ferguson to Leeds on loan in January
would be a brilliant signing and give us that extra bit of
insurance to not only achieving automatic promotion but
I actually think your 100 point prediction would be comfortably achieved and somewhat surpassed...warmth love and peaceful energy to you and
your loved ones from old Macca👍
https://youtu.be/INrRvEhIXs0?si=AMhkCSH0OfZgMmIc

comment by LIW 100 Points, champions, Lose two games only (U8453)
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comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
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comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 17 minutes ago

Though on the other hand it’s quite a privilege to meet a football expert from the planet Zog…

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I hear championship manager is huge on that planet
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“You’re so naughty” the actress said to the Championship manager!
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What do I know 🤷🏻‍♂️ Just been sacked after taking leeds out of the football league 🤣

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superb

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
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comment by LIW 100 Points, champions, Lose two games only (U8453)
posted 11 minutes ago

comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 17 minutes ago

Though on the other hand it’s quite a privilege to meet a football expert from the planet Zog…

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I hear championship manager is huge on that planet
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“You’re so naughty” the actress said to the Championship manager!
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What do I know 🤷🏻‍♂️ Just been sacked after taking leeds out of the football league 🤣

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superb
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Blame the fans, they're fickle ...... plus Arranson .......

comment by Macca & The Rhythm Sticks : aka Lucky Chai... (U8194)
posted 17 minutes ago
Now then LIW I read your last remark and I am not sure you are referring to Ferguson as "A Big Lump" but if you are I suggest you have a butchers at this clip of his undoubted abilities and think again because I doubt Brighton's style of play would accommodate
"A big lump" so do let me know if you agree with me, me old mucker that Ferguson to Leeds on loan in January
would be a brilliant signing and give us that extra bit of
insurance to not only achieving automatic promotion but
I actually think your 100 point prediction would be comfortably achieved and somewhat surpassed...warmth love and peaceful energy to you and
your loved ones from old Macca👍
https://youtu.be/INrRvEhIXs0?si=AMhkCSH0OfZgMmIc
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No it was not you and about Ferguson, he is a unbelievable talent, but has struggled since injury. Actually thought 18 months ago, he’d be starring for one of the massive clubs.

Just cant get match fit, and looks nowhere near what he was.

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comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by LIW 100 Points, champions, Lose two games only (U8453)
posted 11 minutes ago

comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by NJS Vaguely Noble (U8272)
posted 17 minutes ago

Though on the other hand it’s quite a privilege to meet a football expert from the planet Zog…

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I hear championship manager is huge on that planet
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“You’re so naughty” the actress said to the Championship manager!
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What do I know 🤷🏻‍♂️ Just been sacked after taking leeds out of the football league 🤣

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superb
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Blame the fans, they're fickle ...... plus Arranson .......
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I think final straw was when, Bamford missed a last minute pen to keep us up, in season 2037/38

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 3 hours, 3 minutes ago
De Bruyne is out of contract next June - worth a very cheeky approach?

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bit early for the Christmas sherry isn't it 50?
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Sadly I've always been a teetotaller, so have to blame it on the doughnuts. Probably a bad idea to main-line them...

If we had to cover two positions I’d say No 9 and a keeper.

My money is on Joffy leaving before Bamford. He’s young and needs games now or he will be a forgotten man.

Bamford will stay because of his wages. Unless a bottom half Prem teams takes a risk on him.

I think we are a different animal to last season though - the stupid mistakes in midfield seem to be getting fewer and fewer and the two centre backs seem to be everywhere they are needed.

Mind you they had help from “ he’s here, he’s there, he’s every fing where, Daniel James, Daniel James!”

Where did he come from to win that ball at left back when he was on the right wing a few seconds before? He rightly got a standing ovation for that interception!

…and he should be in team of the week above Gnonto. Who picks these things?

Germany - have to agree ref 49ers.. they do seem to just get on with it without any fuss.

It all comes from the top, but we all know its how it goes on the field that really matters to us fans.

Its obviously in everybody at the clubs interest to get promoted and from what we've seen, I probably trust these lot to make the right calls more so than others.

what I will say, is the premier league will be a whole new challenge for them.. we really don't want these lot 'learning on the job'... the premier league so unforgiving, lets get it right first time please

"The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)

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Germany - have to agree ref 49ers.. they do seem to just get on with it without any fuss.

It all comes from the top, but we all know its how it goes on the field that really matters to us fans.

Its obviously in everybody at the clubs interest to get promoted and from what we've seen, I probably trust these lot to make the right calls more so than others.

what I will say, is the premier league will be a whole new challenge for them.. we really don't want these lot 'learning on the job'... the premier league so unforgiving, lets get it right first time please"

Spit, I think the 49ers have shown at this level they have a plan, and I think if we go up they'll know they'll have to do more, but the players they are looking at now won't be as cheap in the prem, but I think the way they do things and the way they work, they'll have a better idea than any of us and will be planning for things to come!..

Something people before them didn't seem to do!..

comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 10 minutes ago
If we had to cover two positions I’d say No 9 and a keeper.
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Thing is Lorra last season me and many others thought Joseph was the 2nd coming and were screaming at Farke to play him more and this season he has had a real knock to his confidence I think following that crucial miss against Burnley where he now seems to me to almost be trying too hard and consequently his natural goal poaching and goal scoring abilities apart from his last minute goal against Shef Utd seem to have gone awol

However as we all know success in any elite sport is all about what goes on between the ears and although Joseph has not impressed for some time now, like I said against Shef Utd as substitute was his last goal and before that his only other goal this season was a lovely finish aginst Hull and he did have a fine game away at Wednesday but that is really it.

Neverthless I do think Farke will start him away at Preston but he really needs to justify that starting place with a goal which hopefully could be all he needs to reactivate his self belief and prove to DF he is our main man uo front and he then goes on an amazing goalscoring run....or not as the case may be but I think it has surprised a lot of us that he hasn't so far lived up to our high expectations of him when we saw what he was capable of against Chelsea....time will tell.

Spit, I think the 49ers have shown at this level they have a plan, and I think if we go up they'll know they'll have to do more,

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Agree Germany, and tbf, there's nothing to suggest they can't get it right if/when we do go up

Good article and comments throughout. I think the club will make some loan additions in the January window. Might be a couple moving out on the fringes (Joffy?). Not sure who they will be but never a better time to bolster than from a position of strength rather than one of need.

Failure not an option for the future of the club with all the plans we have and whoever it is "on ' should be taken out of the equation. They will add.

Ideally sign a striker with some dynamism, with a skill set to match, push the boat out if necessary.
I like my strikers to be dynamic and ‘dirty’ ….in my opinion the strikers we’ve had these past few seasons have been too passive

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Agree 100% NJS.

9 for me, in that vein, is crucial. Puts us in such
a strong position if the club does it. And I think they
will. I think Farke's "quiet January' is a ruse. I'm
feeling confident that the club has learned from
the mistakes of last season. Add a 10 on loan if
possible and we're untouchable.