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Alfie May
Jul 5, 2023 12:50:22 GMT
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Post by westfieldgas on Jul 5, 2023 12:50:22 GMT
I see Sam Smith hasnt joined anyone yet following the end of his Cambridge contract. Could be a good signing instead of this one? Decent age to sell on as well I completely agree, would be the better signing of the two IMO. Been linked with a move to Plymouth though…. |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 5, 2023 12:56:08 GMT
I see Sam Smith hasnt joined anyone yet following the end of his Cambridge contract. Could be a good signing instead of this one? Decent age to sell on as well I completely agree, would be the better signing of the two IMO. Been linked with a move to Plymouth though…. arent they all lol  |
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Post by wilkimania on Jul 5, 2023 13:04:24 GMT
Wasn't Smith meant to be going to Pompey until they pulled out because of his wage demands? I'm at the point of the window where all the stories are starting to blend into one so I might be mixing him up with any of the 72,000 players linked to teams in our league in the last month or so.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 5, 2023 13:11:07 GMT
Wasn't Smith meant to be going to Pompey until they pulled out because of his wage demands? I'm at the point of the window where all the stories are starting to blend into one so I might be mixing him up with any of the 72,000 players linked to teams in our league in the last month or so. "Pompey are now set to shelve their plans to make an attempt to sign Smith this summer due to the fact they wouldn't be able to guarantee him first-team football, with Colby Bishop being Mousinho's undisputed first-choice in a lone striker role" footballleagueworld.co.uk/update-emerges-on-portsmouths-apparent-transfer-interest-in-14-goal-efl-forward/I imagine wages also played a part though |
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Post by GasAttacK on Jul 5, 2023 13:23:35 GMT
Smith is a good player. 35 goals over the past 2 seasons in L1 for Cambridge.
He's 4 years and 8 months younger than May so approaching his prime and could still be sold for a profit in 2-4 years time.
However, he's available on a free after leaving Cambridge which means he'll have LOTS of offers from L1 clubs and probably a few from the Championship.
He would be a great signing but I think he'll have better offers unfortunately.
As for May, I can't remember Rovers ever signing a striker who has scored 20+ goals in each of the past 2 seasons in L1. Have we ever?
Okay, due to his age, there might not be much sell on value when he leaves, but his goals could be the difference between finishing mid table or top 6.
Personally I'd be delighted with either but feel May is a more realistic target.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 5, 2023 13:26:48 GMT
Smith is a good player. 35 goals over the past 2 seasons in L1 for Cambridge. He's 4 years and 8 months younger than May so approaching his prime and could still be sold for a profit in 2-4 years time. However, he's available on a free after leaving Cambridge which means he'll have LOTS of offers from L1 clubs and probably a few from the Championship. He would be a great signing but I think he'll have better offers unfortunately. As for May, I can't remember Rovers ever signing a striker who has scored 20+ goals in each of the past 2 seasons in L1. Have we ever? Okay, due to his age, there might not be much sell on value when he leaves, but his goals could be the difference between finishing mid table or top 6. Personally I'd be delighted with either but feel May is a more realistic target. Ok here is a hypothetical question. Would you take both but Collins had to be sold? |
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Post by GasAttacK on Jul 5, 2023 13:32:35 GMT
Smith is a good player. 35 goals over the past 2 seasons in L1 for Cambridge. He's 4 years and 8 months younger than May so approaching his prime and could still be sold for a profit in 2-4 years time. However, he's available on a free after leaving Cambridge which means he'll have LOTS of offers from L1 clubs and probably a few from the Championship. He would be a great signing but I think he'll have better offers unfortunately. As for May, I can't remember Rovers ever signing a striker who has scored 20+ goals in each of the past 2 seasons in L1. Have we ever? Okay, due to his age, there might not be much sell on value when he leaves, but his goals could be the difference between finishing mid table or top 6. Personally I'd be delighted with either but feel May is a more realistic target. Ok here is a hypothetical question. Would you take both but Collins had to be sold? Depends on the fee we got for Collins I suppose. If someone offered us £3M+ for Collins and we could get Smith for free and May for £300k then I'd say that was pretty good business. Personally, I hope Collins stays, and if we can sign May we'll have one of the best attacks in L1. |
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Post by bushlander on Jul 5, 2023 14:04:47 GMT
Wael and Joey have already said in separate interviews that the playoffs are the target. Said a few weeks ago. Any chance of a link to Wael's interview as the last one I can find is back in April where he just discussed the FM/South Stand Really wish I could remember where it was said so I could link it. I'm sure it was on Radio Bristol after the end of the season with Geoff. He defo said it though and I remember thinking it was a bit of a statement. It was before Joey said about it |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 5, 2023 15:44:32 GMT
I see Sam Smith hasnt joined anyone yet following the end of his Cambridge contract. Could be a good signing instead of this one? Decent age to sell on as well I'd imagine Smith is looking for a far better deal than May given both his age and goal scoring record. Plus convincing May to move to a club a short trip down the M5 is probably far easier than getting a player to move to the other side of the country. |
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Post by Midsomer Murderer on Jul 5, 2023 15:53:33 GMT
I see Sam Smith hasnt joined anyone yet following the end of his Cambridge contract. Could be a good signing instead of this one? Decent age to sell on as well I'd imagine Smith is looking for a far better deal than May given both his age and goal scoring record. Plus convincing May to move to a club a short trip down the M5 is probably far easier than getting a player to move to the other side of the country. Don't agree - Players go anywhere for the right money - Any country is seems |
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Alfie May
Jul 5, 2023 15:57:25 GMT
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 5, 2023 15:57:25 GMT
Ok here is a hypothetical question. Would you take both but Collins had to be sold? Depends on the fee we got for Collins I suppose. If someone offered us £3M+ for Collins and we could get Smith for free and May for £300k then I'd say that was pretty good business. Personally, I hope Collins stays, and if we can sign May we'll have one of the best attacks in L1. Someone like Smith must be laughing as can imagine he'll get a nice signing on free before any weekly wage? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 5, 2023 16:22:56 GMT
Depends on the fee we got for Collins I suppose. If someone offered us £3M+ for Collins and we could get Smith for free and May for £300k then I'd say that was pretty good business. Personally, I hope Collins stays, and if we can sign May we'll have one of the best attacks in L1. Someone like Smith must be laughing as can imagine he'll get a nice signing on free before any weekly wage? Or a nice weekly wage? |
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Alfie May
Jul 5, 2023 18:32:40 GMT
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Alfie May
Jul 5, 2023 18:39:49 GMT
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Post by smudge1 on Jul 5, 2023 18:39:49 GMT
That's the end of that then! I never really thought he would sign for us.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 5, 2023 18:52:43 GMT
That's the end of that then! I never really thought he would sign for us. Perhaps not, but who knows: |
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Post by yattongas on Jul 5, 2023 18:58:05 GMT
So we’ve gone from Alfie May to Alfie probably won’t
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Post by wertongas on Jul 5, 2023 19:21:17 GMT
I was in contact with TG this afternoon, mentioned incoming players and he said he had been very busy this summer and there was lots more to do.
Read intp that what you will.
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Alfie May
Jul 5, 2023 19:21:27 GMT
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 5, 2023 19:21:27 GMT
Charlton seems the most obvious. Shows they're going for promotion. If we watwd promotion enough then this is the sort of signing we would go for.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 5, 2023 19:21:53 GMT
I was in contact with TG this afternoon, mentioned incoming players and he said he had been very busy this summer and there was lots more to do. Read intp that what you will. Said nothing then basically. |
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Post by pudseygas on Jul 5, 2023 19:27:37 GMT
Charlton seems the most obvious. Shows they're going for promotion. If we watwd promotion enough then this is the sort of signing we would go for. Maybe we have? Who knows which players the club are genuinely after. Can't make players sign for you if they're wanting to go elsewhere or have been offered better than what we can budget for |
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