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BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 8:46 am

BBM after Sheffield United:

"I feel confident [more deals will happen]. We have time yet.

We've been pretty consistent, we want to improve the squad. The players that we've brought in we feel have done that, but there's more to come."



BBM HAS HAD FOUR MONTHS / NO EXCUSES AND NO SAYOMG INJURIES ETC

HE WANTED A SMALL SQUAD HE HAS ONE.
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Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 9:06 am

Better than signing players for the sake of it. I wanted another striker and winger but not if we couldn't get the main targets.

We could have made panic signings and ended up with another Etete.

It's really good news that we didn't do that.

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 10:49 am

worcester_ccfc wrote:Better than signing players for the sake of it. I wanted another striker and winger but not if we couldn't get the main targets.

We could have made panic signings and ended up with another Etete.

It's really good news that we didn't do that.



Ned,

BBM had 4 months to get quality on, not just yesterday, so there would never be a panic buy.

I BLAME BBM & THE HIERARCHY

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 10:55 am

Forever Blue wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:Better than signing players for the sake of it. I wanted another striker and winger but not if we couldn't get the main targets.

We could have made panic signings and ended up with another Etete.

It's really good news that we didn't do that.



Ned,

BBM had 4 months to get quality on, not just yesterday, so there would never be a panic buy.

I BLAME BBM & THE HIERARCHY

I'd go as far as to say 6 months, we knew we were up just about in March and the planning for a striker and a winger with pace should have started then.

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 10:56 am

Remember last summer when people said "BBM wanted a small squad and now he has to deliver".

Well he did.

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 10:59 am

worcester_ccfc wrote:Remember last summer when people said "BBM wanted a small squad and now he has to deliver".

Well he did.

Ye but this league is much more difficult than league 1 that’s for sure?salech got injuryed last year and we got found out for a few games and that’s my worry if he got injuryed again who’s the option to go up top?

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 11:00 am

SamCCFC1927 wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:Remember last summer when people said "BBM wanted a small squad and now he has to deliver".

Well he did.

Ye but this league is much more difficult than league 1 that’s for sure?salech got injuryed last year and we got found out for a few games and that’s my worry if he got injuryed again who’s the option to go up top?


Did he deliver or not last season?

Did people who doubted him ever admit they were wrong? NO

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 11:04 am

SamCCFC1927 wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:Remember last summer when people said "BBM wanted a small squad and now he has to deliver".

Well he did.

Ye but this league is much more difficult than league 1 that’s for sure?salech got injuryed last year and we got found out for a few games and that’s my worry if he got injuryed again who’s the option to go up top?


By found out you mean we where banging goals in like a 70s Brazil team.

Deeply disappointed by yesterday we needed players didn't get them, the manager even said we needed more bodies but I'm not having the Salech replacement bit, people banged on about it and we cruised up and scored a silly amount of goals on our way there so no we didn't need a replacement

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 11:10 am

Wherever the blame lies, BBM has to live with it until the January transfer window.

Only he will know whether he is satisfied with current squad but I suspect at the very least he knows we are only one or two injuries away from having serious on-field issues.

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 11:24 am

It will be interesting what he says...

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 11:37 am

llan bluebird wrote:It will be interesting what he says...


Will be a lot of focus on this - hope he gets a chance to say his piece, then gets grilled on why he thinks it all came to this

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 12:17 pm

Nissan Bluebird wrote:
llan bluebird wrote:It will be interesting what he says...


Will be a lot of focus on this - hope he gets a chance to say his piece, then gets grilled on why he thinks it all came to this


I think he'll be extremely cautious as he always is with interviews, the interesting thing will be if he shoulders the blame. I don't expect him to attack the board but it'll be telling if he's not defending them

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 1:51 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
SamCCFC1927 wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:Remember last summer when people said "BBM wanted a small squad and now he has to deliver".

Well he did.

Ye but this league is much more difficult than league 1 that’s for sure?salech got injuryed last year and we got found out for a few games and that’s my worry if he got injuryed again who’s the option to go up top?


Did he deliver or not last season?

Did people who doubted him ever admit they were wrong? NO

I was one who worried about the size of our squad and happily admitted i was wrong on this forum, when we lost Salech things weren't great for a while but we had probably already done enough to go up plus Kellyman upped his input. The championship is a totally different animal and we have a smaller squad than last season.

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 1:53 pm

cityone wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:
SamCCFC1927 wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:Remember last summer when people said "BBM wanted a small squad and now he has to deliver".

Well he did.

Ye but this league is much more difficult than league 1 that’s for sure?salech got injuryed last year and we got found out for a few games and that’s my worry if he got injuryed again who’s the option to go up top?


Did he deliver or not last season?

Did people who doubted him ever admit they were wrong? NO

I was one who worried about the size of our squad and happily admitted i was wrong on this forum, when we lost Salech things weren't great for a while but we had probably already done enough to go up plus Kellyman upped his input. The championship is a totally different animal and we have a smaller squad than last season.


Yes but there are less games.

No Vertu Trophy, don't enter FA Cup until January and remember we had no goalkeeper on the bench last season to fit in more outfield players.

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 1:58 pm

BBM needs grilling over this did these players ever exist he said he was watching Kristian for months
kristian said as soon as i knew cardiff were in i had 3 days to think then made my decision . Hmmm
panic buy all over it. all the academy players he worked with at man city and didnt get one . dont tell me none are specific enough..

Re: BBM after Sheffield United: "I feel confident”

Wed Sep 02, 2026 2:01 pm

willhenry wrote:BBM needs grilling over this did these players ever exist he said he was watching Kristian for months
kristian said as soon as i knew cardiff were in i had 3 days to think then made my decision . Hmmm
panic buy all over it. all the academy players he worked with at man city and didnt get one . dont tell me none are specific enough..


Watching players for months is not the same as being in talks for months.