Almost every League ! club has signed more players than we, and most have not let as many go. Does anybody understand why we are behind and what our strategy is? We cannot be offering enough money to keep players like Chuks and Amos. Are we hoping to pick up bargains from the basement at some time? It does not smack of a promotion building strategy.
Did you forget to look at Sunderland, Ipswich and Portsmouth?
Of the teams most likely to be in the top half only Wigan and Bolton have really done much in terms of incomings.
Plenty of time yet.
5th from bottom and league 2 last season. They both need to significantly improve to finish top half this season
I am happy to wager both will finish top half.
I’m not doubting that. It’s the bed wetting about them signing players that we are missing out on, when we aren’t even interested in their signings
I am certainly not bed wetting, although I would have like Cousins. I wouldn't have minded the center back that's gone to Bolton, if Pearce hadn't resigned.
Plenty of time and total faith we will be where we need to be. Although I think some people have massively under estimated how big a job this is going to be. Hopefully only those that post on here and else where, not anyone that matters.
I've heard that Amos is off, so we're going to have to find a replacement.
Who?
Apparently Pompey have been desperately trying to keep their keeper, but he’s got a flat at Abbey Wood he’s dying to utilise what with the forthcoming Crossrail opportunities, plus his mum has got a leather jacket stall at Erith market.
Literally nothing they can do to keep him I’m told.
Have it on good authority that Amos wasn’t planning on leaving but became upset about all the house analogies on the takeover thread, when he himself was in the middle of building a house near to his birthplace in the North.
I've heard that Amos is off, so we're going to have to find a replacement.
Who?
Apparently Pompey have been desperately trying to keep their keeper, but he’s got a flat at Abbey Wood he’s dying to utilise what with the forthcoming Crossrail opportunities, plus his mum has got a leather jacket stall at Erith market.
Literally nothing they can do to keep him I’m told.
I've heard that Amos is off, so we're going to have to find a replacement.
Who?
Apparently Pompey have been desperately trying to keep their keeper, but he’s got a flat at Abbey Wood he’s dying to utilise what with the forthcoming Crossrail opportunities, plus his mum has got a leather jacket stall at Erith market.
Literally nothing they can do to keep him I’m told.
3 year deal from Wigan, is pretty good, I wonder if we only offered him a years contract?
No idea how good the Pompey keeper were being linked with is, whether he’s better, worse or about the same, anyone have any thoughts on the Pompey keeper?
We offered him a two year deal but he desperately wanted to return home so would not have mattered if we offered 5 year deal on 25k a week
Almost every League ! club has signed more players than we, and most have not let as many go. Does anybody understand why we are behind and what our strategy is? We cannot be offering enough money to keep players like Chuks and Amos. Are we hoping to pick up bargains from the basement at some time? It does not smack of a promotion building strategy.
I've read a few times that Amos wants to be back with his family. He left Bolton in 2016 and has had a permanent contract at Charlton for the last 2 years. Has he really been away from his family since 2016, or has his family been with him and he now just wants to take his family back home and remain in the north west?
If he has been away from his family since 2016, fair play to him for sticking it out and it just shows how lonely a life of a footballer can be.
Not sure regarding Family, as far as I’m aware he hasn’t got any kids.
I know the people he rented his house from and he told them months ago he wasn’t renewing the lease as he and his wife have been building a house for years and want to start living in it.
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Literally nothing they can do to keep him I’m told.
Another rumour is Freddie Ladapo.
FULL STOP.
His brother is in our U18's.
He also scored less championship goals, last season, than Bonne did for us.
Unless Rotherham are giving him away I can't see it and I can't see that either.
But time will tell.