It doesn't read that we can't contact him - it says we try to keep in contact every day but we don't want to push him -i.e. they are sensitive to giving him some breathing space but without losing touch.
“We try to contact him every day but we don’t want to push him. We hope he’ll be there for training on Thursday”
Don't read it as a negative at all. Sounds like we are just trying to keep in touch with him without pushing him too much. I doubt very much he is just ignoring our calls or gone off the radar.
I hope that is not quite the case,as if Diego is not even getting back to the club or telling them if he intends to even turn up on Thursday then he goes in the Defoe category for me personally.
Hopefully it is just lost in translation, as i thought more of him then that.
yes I think there's a fair few translation issues throughout so best not to over react
will be pleased once the squad is settled, and some of the uncertainty is fixed
I guess the contrast between now and when CP/PV rebuilt the squad is that there was a relationship with the club/fans already in place and no network/overseas element to complicate, let's hope they can do as a great a job, perhaps better, and of course its a level higher.
I hope that is not quite the case,as if Diego is not even getting back to the club or telling them if he intends to even turn up on Thursday then he goes in the Defoe category for me personally.
Hopefully it is just lost in translation, as i thought more of him then that.
As me & my friend used to say when we were 16, "Whatever else you lose (?) , don't lose hope ".
Either way it seems DP is behaving a little spoilt
I'm not sure he is behaving a little spoilt. He has an offer from us (FACT) that I'm sure will be a big improvement on his existing soon to expire contract, we've been keeping in touch with him (FACT) and we are hopeful he will sign.
I'm not aware that Diego has been quoted anywhere either being positive or negative about the club or about the prospect of signing a new contract. He's been keeping his own counsel (and his old man no doubt) at what is a very important decision time in his fledgling career.
I think the statement that worried me was, "I want to bring in up to 4 new players", so 11 go out and we bring in 4. Does that include Igor and Yoni, or 4 more after them. Whichever, it does not seem enough senior players, Joe Gomez (if signs) and Harry Lennon may be good, but are they ready? We still have 5 players we are waiting to sign contracts. If they all sign, we could have a squad of about 24 players, is that enough?
I think the statement that worried me was, "I want to bring in up to 4 new players", so 11 go out and we bring in 4. Does that include Igor and Yoni, or 4 more after them. Whichever, it does not seem enough senior players, Joe Gomez (if signs) and Harry Lennon may be good, but are they ready? We still have 5 players we are waiting to sign contracts. If they all sign, we could have a squad of about 24 players, is that enough?
OK.
IF we played a pre season friendly tomorrow, how would our best possible 11 line up ?
I think the statement that worried me was, "I want to bring in up to 4 new players", so 11 go out and we bring in 4. Does that include Igor and Yoni, or 4 more after them. Whichever, it does not seem enough senior players, Joe Gomez (if signs) and Harry Lennon may be good, but are they ready? We still have 5 players we are waiting to sign contracts. If they all sign, we could have a squad of about 24 players, is that enough?
OK.
IF we played a pre season friendly tomorrow, how would our best possible 11 line up ?
On the basis that there are no fitness issues and that Moro, Diego and Wood are still under contact for another week;
Pope Solly Moro Lennon Wiggins Wilson Buyens JJ Poyet Harriott Reza
Subs from Phillips, Fox, Cousins, Church, Wood, Polish Pete, Cumberbatch (the lad released by Watford), Ansah, Piggott with Igor a done deal :-)
I think the statement that worried me was, "I want to bring in up to 4 new players", so 11 go out and we bring in 4. Does that include Igor and Yoni, or 4 more after them. Whichever, it does not seem enough senior players, Joe Gomez (if signs) and Harry Lennon may be good, but are they ready? We still have 5 players we are waiting to sign contracts. If they all sign, we could have a squad of about 24 players, is that enough?
OK.
IF we played a pre season friendly tomorrow, how would our best possible 11 line up ?
On the basis that there are no fitness issues and that Moro, Diego and Wood are still under contact for another week;
Pope Solly Moro Lennon Wiggins Wilson Buyens JJ Poyet Harriott Reza
Subs from Phillips, Fox, Cousins, Church, Wood, Polish Pete, Cumberbatch (the lad released by Watford), Ansah, Piggott with Igor a done deal :-)
Hard on him to fly back for our friendly and then have to play another world cup game : - )
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Seriously, I'd be round his house, he's still under contract, so I think that's fair enough.
This is it. Would Ferguson have waited to be contacted back by a player?
after the bit you mention
“We try to contact him every day but we don’t want to push him. We hope he’ll be there for training on Thursday”
Don't read it as a negative at all. Sounds like we are just trying to keep in touch with him without pushing him too much. I doubt very much he is just ignoring our calls or gone off the radar.
Hopefully it is just lost in translation, as i thought more of him then that.
will be pleased once the squad is settled, and some of the uncertainty is fixed
I guess the contrast between now and when CP/PV rebuilt the squad is that there was a relationship with the club/fans already in place and no network/overseas element to complicate, let's hope they can do as a great a job, perhaps better, and of course its a level higher.
Very profound.
I expect a fecking large fee is all I can say.
I'm not aware that Diego has been quoted anywhere either being positive or negative about the club or about the prospect of signing a new contract. He's been keeping his own counsel (and his old man no doubt) at what is a very important decision time in his fledgling career.
ffs we're doomed.
:-)
IF we played a pre season friendly tomorrow, how would our best possible 11 line up ?
plus DP, MM, RW, Osbourne and Muldoon whose status isn't decided.
So just enough bodies but not enough CHs and not enough experience IMO
Pope
Solly
Moro
Lennon
Wiggins
Wilson
Buyens
JJ
Poyet
Harriott
Reza
Subs from Phillips, Fox, Cousins, Church, Wood, Polish Pete, Cumberbatch (the lad released by Watford), Ansah, Piggott with Igor a done deal :-)