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Post by bellevuesalopian on Jan 15, 2019 16:23:52 GMT 1
Once again we seem to be shopping at the pound shop when those around us and in lower leagues are attracting players who could improve our squad.
So what’s going on? We have money in the bank, including another windfall from Woods, must be sat on 3-4m surely. So why not spend some? Is Roland looking to sell? Surely his shares are worth more with a bigger chunk of dosh in the bank, if that’s the case just come out and say it, at least we would know why he’s not investing. If he’s not selling then get your bloody wallet out before we go down!
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Post by shrewder on Jan 15, 2019 16:35:03 GMT 1
Wages are usually the big issue.
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Post by shrewder on Jan 15, 2019 16:35:41 GMT 1
Wages are usually the big issue
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Post by townfanincrewe on Jan 15, 2019 16:37:11 GMT 1
And sounds like we have given Morris to a club that look like their going up. Yet he was not good enough for us? If a bigger club want him at least get some money for him. Something does not seam right.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 16:38:35 GMT 1
Edwards is the only signing and that doesn’t seem like shopping at the pound shop to me, it’s abit of a jump to just presume we’re going to be doing this window on the cheap when we don’t know what will happen yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 16:51:12 GMT 1
Big Sam's tenure is starting to remind me of the Simpson Days.
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Post by Eric Rex on Jan 15, 2019 16:56:39 GMT 1
Lets not run around shrieking just yet. There's a couple of weeks left to get someone else's leftovers from higher up the food chain.
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Post by bobbytheblock19er on Jan 15, 2019 17:02:21 GMT 1
In my opinion we didn’t spend Enough in the summer . If we get relegated this will be one of the main reasons why. Even Edwards mentions in his q and a that the clubs training ground etc is set up for the championship . Nobody is asking Roland to break the bank and put the club in trouble . But for god sake it’s been clear since the summer we are short of strikers . Spend some bloody money!! Another £1m just come in , spend some of it . Turning into the mike Ashley of league 1 .
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Post by Jason SFM on Jan 15, 2019 17:03:23 GMT 1
Once again we seem to be shopping at the pound shop when those around us and in lower leagues are attracting players who could improve our squad. So what’s going on? We have money in the bank, including another windfall from Woods, must be sat on 3-4m surely. So why not spend some? Is Roland looking to sell? Surely his shares are worth more with a bigger chunk of dosh in the bank, if that’s the case just come out and say it, at least we would know why he’s not investing. If he’s not selling then get your bloody wallet out before we go down! Every other club is drowning in debt. What we really should be asking is why the EFL continuously allows these clubs to burst the bank to try gain advantage whilst we cut our cloth accordingly & end up in the bargain basement.
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Post by kuffdam72 on Jan 15, 2019 17:09:51 GMT 1
Big Sam's tenure is starting to remind me of the Simpson Days. Already reminding me of the Mr Askey day's.
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Post by claphamshrew on Jan 15, 2019 17:19:11 GMT 1
It is a bit of a mess alright.
My personal opinion is that Ricketts shouldn't have accepted the job (nor have been given it) if he (or the club) didn't feel that he could work with the squad we've got. Everyone knows that January is a hard time to recruit players so no reliance should have been placed on this.
In addition do we really know if his signings will be successful? Ricketts is too inexperienced to have a set philosophy or a player 'type' that fits into a system that has been proven to work for him.
For me man management and tactical nous are the most important attributes a young manager can have. Developing a system and moulding a team into your vision is something that can only come with experimentation and time.
Unfortunately, this is not a commodity available to us at present.
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Post by Northwest Shrew on Jan 15, 2019 17:25:15 GMT 1
Big Sam's tenure is starting to remind me of the Simpson Days. Already reminding me of the Mr Askey day's. Reminds me of the ratcliffe days.. utter s**te football and walking blinkered into relegation, distracted by an fa cup run
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 17:28:26 GMT 1
Can anything be as bad as the Ratcliffe Days, Old Stadium, team on a huge FA Cup Hangover and dramatic slide. All I know is as John Fitzgerald said 'Ain't our place to wonder. The good Lord got us on a road whether we choose it or not'
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Post by Pilch on Jan 15, 2019 18:00:37 GMT 1
Once again we seem to be shopping at the pound shop when those around us and in lower leagues are attracting players who could improve our squad. So what’s going on? We have money in the bank, including another windfall from Woods, must be sat on 3-4m surely. So why not spend some? Is Roland looking to sell? Surely his shares are worth more with a bigger chunk of dosh in the bank, if that’s the case just come out and say it, at least we would know why he’s not investing. If he’s not selling then get your bloody wallet out before we go down! did you forget we signed a welsh international last week who played a part in the last euro finals and his side got to the semis quite a wow signing I say
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 18:25:46 GMT 1
Once again we seem to be shopping at the pound shop when those around us and in lower leagues are attracting players who could improve our squad. So what’s going on? We have money in the bank, including another windfall from Woods, must be sat on 3-4m surely. So why not spend some? Is Roland looking to sell? Surely his shares are worth more with a bigger chunk of dosh in the bank, if that’s the case just come out and say it, at least we would know why he’s not investing. If he’s not selling then get your bloody wallet out before we go down! did you forget we signed a welsh international last week who played a part in the last euro finals and his side got to the semis quite a wow signing I say The same one who has gone on record saying he would love to come back, knows the chairman and manager, lives locally, is over 30, lacking match fitness and injury prone. Not much use having a Rolls Royce in midfield if you lack quality going forward and in goal. As mentioned, that Welsh side was a team effort.
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Post by venceremos on Jan 15, 2019 18:30:12 GMT 1
did you forget we signed a welsh international last week who played a part in the last euro finals and his side got to the semis quite a wow signing I say The same one who has gone on record saying he would love to come back, knows the chairman and manager, lives locally, is over 30, lacking match fitness and injury prone. Not much use having a Rolls Royce in midfield if you lack quality going forward and in goal. As mentioned, that Welsh side was a team effort. Yes but he was part of that team. And whatever we do needs to be a team effort. There aren't many Ronaldos in League 1.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Jan 15, 2019 18:33:16 GMT 1
the people who decided to appoint a very inexperience manager are the ones who need to look at that decision it was a risk and only time will tell if it will bit us on the bum. i dont blame rickets for taking the post who would not take it
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 18:36:11 GMT 1
Not wishing to critise the Dave Edwards move as Im a big fan.
Bit the local media circus was a bit OTT.
He's approaching the end of his career and we've strengthend the one area we weren't desperate for reinforcements.
If we had also by now signed a young striker,another defender and a keeper who wasn't turned down John Askey I'd feel better...but we're nearly half way through the window and we're still waiting on these.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 18:37:38 GMT 1
The same one who has gone on record saying he would love to come back, knows the chairman and manager, lives locally, is over 30, lacking match fitness and injury prone. Not much use having a Rolls Royce in midfield if you lack quality going forward and in goal. As mentioned, that Welsh side was a team effort. Yes but he was part of that team. And whatever we do needs to be a team effort. There aren't many Ronaldos in League 1. Absolutely. My concern is that we're looking very disjointed and seem to lack any real quality going forward.
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Post by townfanincrewe on Jan 15, 2019 18:45:51 GMT 1
I would of thought will all the contacts in Wales wolves etc we could of got a good young keeper, a striker and defender from a championship or premiership club with out to much trouble. We have been known for how well we develop players.
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Post by SouthStandShrew on Jan 15, 2019 18:47:55 GMT 1
I would of thought will all the contacts in Wales wolves etc we could of got a good young keeper, a striker and defender from a championship or premiership club with out to much trouble. We have been known for how well we develop players. Same which worries me. Was my main reason wanting him over Flynn!
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Post by tvor on Jan 15, 2019 19:46:04 GMT 1
Big Sam's tenure is starting to remind me of the Simpson Days. At this stage, and there is still time in this transfer window for that to change, it is reminiscent of 2008/9. In the lead up to that season Wycherley heavily backed Simpson with signings like Holt, Jackson, Coughlan, Murray and Cansdell-Sherriff. Later that season the transfer policy seemed to have changed markedly with the likes of Ashikodi and Chadwick being brought in. As has been said though, to be fair to Ricketts his business shouldn't really be judged until the transfer window closes, worrying as it does look right now.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Jan 15, 2019 19:57:59 GMT 1
Big Sam's tenure is starting to remind me of the Simpson Days. At this stage, and there is still time in this transfer window for that to change, it is reminiscent of 2008/9. In the lead up to that season Wycherley heavily backed Simpson with signings like Holt, Jackson, Coughlan, Murray and Cansdell-Sherriff. Later that season the transfer policy seemed to have changed markedly with the likes of Ashikodi and Chadwick being brought in. As has been said though, to be fair to Ricketts his business shouldn't really be judged until the transfer window closes, worrying as it does look right now. he has 16 days to strengthen the squad no pressure
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Post by staffordshrew on Jan 15, 2019 20:57:14 GMT 1
Big Sam's tenure is starting to remind me of the Simpson Days. Myself,I have Ratcliffe worries, we'll see, but if we do manage to overhaul Stoke we might gain honours in the cup while slipping slowly downwards, Thank goodness the trap door to non league is not on the cards this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 22:05:19 GMT 1
At this stage, and there is still time in this transfer window for that to change, it is reminiscent of 2008/9. In the lead up to that season Wycherley heavily backed Simpson with signings like Holt, Jackson, Coughlan, Murray and Cansdell-Sherriff. Later that season the transfer policy seemed to have changed markedly with the likes of Ashikodi and Chadwick being brought in. As has been said though, to be fair to Ricketts his business shouldn't really be judged until the transfer window closes, worrying as it does look right now. he has 16 days to strengthen the squad no pressure Is Lee Mills still knocking about? ??
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