IloveShrimp
Director⭐🦐
Hunt past it and Payne too lightweight imo.
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Who could step up
- Thread starter turkishm
- Start date
Jam_Man
Life President
The 15/16 figure is irrelevant as thats based on the massive prmership money they will get.
However the two previous seasons are more than they should be able to spend as a club of their size. That said, its still far less than other teams spend. Rhodes has been sold twice for far more yet hasnt been promoted.
So they did well to get go up, but wouldnt have been able to do so on a normal budget for a club their size.
As for us, I think we would be lucky to have two or three able to step up.
Southend4Europe
Newbie
All of the above with 10 loan players :smile:
Barling Magna
President⭐🦐
Championship standard: Bentley and Coker. That's it.
RHB
Return to Modnomor Mountain⭐⭐🦐
With the way we are currently performing, I think any of the players, including Bentley, would struggle in the Championship without some championship experience playing alongside them. We have done very well so far this season, but just about everyone has been having their ups and downs consistency wise or with persistent injuries.
mfurok
Manager⭐
FFP penalises small clubs like us and Bournemouth in order to protect the rich clubs.
Good luck to the Cherries and by comparison they have spent peanuts until this season. Less than the dosh they received/will continue to receive though.
Blues4LifeDan
Manager
I think the last two games have shown just how good Lenny is. The fact we have struggled massively without him in the midfield shows how vital he is and why he was, as some say, 'undroppable'. He effectively does two jobs in midfield, mopping up at the back when our CB's get beat and getting our offensive play going too. He could easily play in the championship, as could Coker and Bentley. Not much else at this stage to be honest. Possibly Wordsworth, when fit and playing consistently. Not sure about Macca, haven't seen enough of him. Timlin, Atkinson and Deegan are all work horses and the leagues are full of players like that. If we lost one of them, we could easily sign another one in my opinion.
Zeuss
Manager
Yes,I agree with most of this.Leonard is the only one who has played consistently at Championship standard this season.Coker and Worrall might well be able to make the jump but apart from that(haven't seen enough of Wordsworth yet)Bentley,Bolger and Thompson are young enough to improve,but need to.
rigsby
Life President⭐🦐
Worrall hasn't managed the jump up to L1 yet, so needs to do some work to be good enough for the Championship.
Shrimper2thecore
Members
I think it is sometimes difficult to predict how certain players will cope at a higher level.
A great example for this is Kevin Maher, who I would say looked most comfortable in the Championship rather than league 1 or 2 during his time with.
A great example for this is Kevin Maher, who I would say looked most comfortable in the Championship rather than league 1 or 2 during his time with.
maninasuitcase
President
I think I read a while ago that the difference in the TV money for a championship club and one in L1 is about £2m before this new deal. The TV money is quite difficult to work out as it used to be that if a club is due a parachute payment but gets promoted back to the prem, then that payment is divided equally among the championship clubs. Not sure if it still applies though.
Somerset Ex-TTB
Members
I think Bentley will be, and Coker could be. Possibly Thomson and Bolger could be if they improve a bit with age and experience.
Not sure about Leonard. He has the physical and athletic ability to play in the Prem, in terms of pace, and strength, but he can't pass for toffee. He could probably cope, but wouldn't be a standout player. Allthough he is still young as well so may well improve.
Payne may well be good enough, but again would need to improve his decision making and ball retention.
Other than that? Nobody else.
Not sure about Leonard. He has the physical and athletic ability to play in the Prem, in terms of pace, and strength, but he can't pass for toffee. He could probably cope, but wouldn't be a standout player. Allthough he is still young as well so may well improve.
Payne may well be good enough, but again would need to improve his decision making and ball retention.
Other than that? Nobody else.
Leoblue
Director
Weston? NO WAY PEDRO.........
Leoblue
Director
Ted Smith you'd have to add purely on being so young and learning his trade.
turkishm
Director
Bristol City, are struggling, and they went up with a bit to spare. To go up we have to have money, i mean big money. I see no way that Southend could ever get beyond league 1 and stay there without at least 10 to 15 mill invested in the club. With Martin at the helm that is never going to happen.
Bearded Shrimper
Striker
that might not be to do with money though.
we've seen before where the club that wins the league tanks the next season while other promoted teams do alright, it just happens that way some times.
in terms of which players could adapt I certainly think Bentley, Thompson, Bolger, Coker, Leonard, McLaughlin and Payne could do some sort of job but not necessarily hold down a first team place every week.
but at the end of the day you just don't know.
some players just adapt to a new league, and some don't
AndyT
Lord of the Reedy River
LOL. Yes it was clever of 'barryp' to put that joke one in there to see if anyone spotted it!
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