^ This is why we need a better left back.
Right back, Coleman can still do a job and Patterson might be able to shake being injury prone and could be a player but we definitely need a left back.
Rollo Tomassi
Player Valuation: £15m
Bye Ellis
Coventry Chairman Doug King on Gyokeres:
"The reality is that it's early in the window," King told BBC CWR. "There is quite a lot of interest in Viktor. He's clearly made his comments to the press, and we'll see how it unfolds."
He then added: "I'm feeling quite calm, and Viktor is still contracted to Coventry City."
The Coventry chief also revealed that Sporting CP have made an approach to his club about a deal for the forward. King’s admission comes just over a week after Gyokeres made it clear that he would like to leave this summer.
He said: "Sporting Lisbon have been all over the pages. They have been in touch with the club. But it isn't up to Viktor Gyokeres to tell the club he's going somewhere for 50p. That is not how it works and won't happen in this situation.
"When a player moves, they have to agree their terms with a different club, and the selling club have to agree a compensation package. If both of those don't work, then nothing will happen."
Asked if he was disappointed by the comments Gyokeres made, King replied: "To some degree. Obviously, he's been on social media and made his comments clear.
"He's had a great season and is now playing international football. We bought the player, he's had two good seasons with us, we're still in the championship, and, from my perspective, he's on another year.
"If Coventry City want to decide to have him on that other year as it's more important for us to try and get in the Premier League, then that is something that he has to get into his mind.
"Obviously, then he would become a free agent, and everybody would say that's a bit mad. But the reality is that isn't all one sided.
"We'll see how that plays out. I don't like these things being worked around into the press. It's not the style we should adopt, but this is football, I guess."
"The reality is that it's early in the window," King told BBC CWR. "There is quite a lot of interest in Viktor. He's clearly made his comments to the press, and we'll see how it unfolds."
He then added: "I'm feeling quite calm, and Viktor is still contracted to Coventry City."
The Coventry chief also revealed that Sporting CP have made an approach to his club about a deal for the forward. King’s admission comes just over a week after Gyokeres made it clear that he would like to leave this summer.
He said: "Sporting Lisbon have been all over the pages. They have been in touch with the club. But it isn't up to Viktor Gyokeres to tell the club he's going somewhere for 50p. That is not how it works and won't happen in this situation.
"When a player moves, they have to agree their terms with a different club, and the selling club have to agree a compensation package. If both of those don't work, then nothing will happen."
Asked if he was disappointed by the comments Gyokeres made, King replied: "To some degree. Obviously, he's been on social media and made his comments clear.
"He's had a great season and is now playing international football. We bought the player, he's had two good seasons with us, we're still in the championship, and, from my perspective, he's on another year.
"If Coventry City want to decide to have him on that other year as it's more important for us to try and get in the Premier League, then that is something that he has to get into his mind.
"Obviously, then he would become a free agent, and everybody would say that's a bit mad. But the reality is that isn't all one sided.
"We'll see how that plays out. I don't like these things being worked around into the press. It's not the style we should adopt, but this is football, I guess."
GrimbolandBlue
Player Valuation: £1m
He seems a very clever lad, hes seeing how it is going with inverted full backs both at City, Arsenal and with TAA over in Mordor, that's going to be the new vouge thing next season i think.
dutchblue54
Player Valuation: £20m
Myers spoils every party.
I mean not that i desperately want Simms to go but if he hardly get any game time then let him go and arrange a buy back option and move on.
The lack of transfer activity is worryingly when every day i see posts from Fabrizio Romano about players moving.
And we need to do a lot and have only managed to show out of contract players/loanees the door.
dutchblue54
Player Valuation: £20m
we need a lot more: add Davies to that list, hopefully Godfrey. Can see Simms and Gray going, maybe even Iwobi if he doest want to renew his contract. And hope we flog Gomes / Gbamin but they were not part of the playing squad last season.
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
Not sure Dyche is playing inverted full backs anytime soon.
I'm baffled that people still debate with The Big AIguana.
Though I have to admit his dismissive use of the term "eye testers" for people that actually watch and understand football really tickled me
Quite the dream mate.... that looks like another relegation battle to me.
Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
Dyche had a record of doing this for young players at Burnley!
Its a decent way of saying ' look, i told you he's not ready and see I've given him a go'
And yet European qualified Brighton sign James Milner @ 37
