For what it's worth (not much) my theory: We are leaving everything to the last few days. Plan is to find available, unttached, whatever, L1 or Championship Players without a club. We then offer them L1 wages within our budget - but a big promotion bonus if we go up (and maybe a smaller bonus just to make the play offs). That way we get players that fit the budget - who accept lower wages as better than nothing...with the added incentive to aim at promotion. In addition a few loans from (ideally) prem clubs that want to get some experience in some of their fringe or lower age players.
So the plan, if I get this right, was to ignore 3 months of summer building, start the season with a weak squad & put ALL our eggs into getting out of contract players on Aug 31st because they will he desperate for any sort of income.
That is not a credible plan, especially not from a businessman who built a billion dollar business from scratch.
For what it's worth (not much) my theory: We are leaving everything to the last few days. Plan is to find available, unttached, whatever, L1 or Championship Players without a club. We then offer them L1 wages within our budget - but a big promotion bonus if we go up (and maybe a smaller bonus just to make the play offs). That way we get players that fit the budget - who accept lower wages as better than nothing...with the added incentive to aim at promotion. In addition a few loans from (ideally) prem clubs that want to get some experience in some of their fringe or lower age players.
So the plan, if I get this right, was to ignore 3 months of summer building, start the season with a weak squad & put ALL our eggs into getting out of contract players on Aug 31st because they will he desperate for any sort of income.
That is not a credible plan, especially not from a businessman who built a billion dollar business from scratch.
I can’t believe that we are not still very actively pursuing good players to strengthen and who will cost money. I think we are.
I’ve said a few times I really really like him. That would be an outstanding signing
From what i have just seen he has had trials at gillingham was close to signing for cheltenham but has another agent playing silly buggers changing the goal posts all the time
Said if before, would be very happy with Dan Crowley. Big question mark over why he hasn’t been signed up elsewhere already. Was he not trialing with a league 1 club already?
Would anyone take a chance on Jack Wilshire ? - currently a free agent - could be the experienced creative pro we need this season in midfield - 1 season deal ?
Would anyone take a chance on Jack Wilshire ? - currently a free agent - could be the experienced creative pro we need this season in midfield - 1 season deal ?
Would anyone take a chance on Jack Wilshire ? - currently a free agent - could be the experienced creative pro we need this season in midfield - 1 season deal ?
Would anyone take a chance on Jack Wilshire ? - currently a free agent - could be the experienced creative pro we need this season in midfield - 1 season deal ?
Let me just stress my LOL was more along the lines of Tommy entertaining Wilshere’s financial demands rather than the player himself.
Also he would take one look at Sean Clare, George Dobson and Albie Morgan in training and would be running back down Sparrows Lane so fast he would injure himself trying to escape
I’ve said a few times I really really like him. That would be an outstanding signing
From what i have just seen he has had trials at gillingham was close to signing for cheltenham but has another agent playing silly buggers changing the goal posts all the time
strange he hasnt been snapped up yet same as sims
Someone who's had trials at Gillingham and nearly signed for Cheltenham (2 low budget L1 sides) doesn't exactly scream L1 promotion quality
He might have been at Hull in the second half of last season, but was mainly a substitute, only starting 6 games
If Crowley is being considered, the recruitment team seem to be looking at former youth internationals who haven’t made the big time, Blackett-Taylor being a case in point, who could be unpolished gems.
Quite a few of Curbs signings were players with U23 international representative honours on their CV which is not a bad trait. However they were more well known than those on our radar at present.
Not a bad policy if one comes off, changes out fortunes and commands a big transfer fee in the future.
I’ve said a few times I really really like him. That would be an outstanding signing
From what i have just seen he has had trials at gillingham was close to signing for cheltenham but has another agent playing silly buggers changing the goal posts all the time
strange he hasnt been snapped up yet same as sims
Someone who's had trials at Gillingham and nearly signed for Cheltenham (2 low budget L1 sides) doesn't exactly scream L1 promotion quality
He might have been at Hull in the second half of last season, but was mainly a substitute, only starting 6 games
It depends how you want to frame it. You could equally say he's a player who's played in the Championship and Eredivisie, making 100 appearances in those competitions.
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That is not a credible plan, especially not from a businessman who built a billion dollar business from scratch.
strange he hasnt been snapped up yet same as sims
But pretty sure he'd want too much
Also he would take one look at Sean Clare, George Dobson and Albie Morgan in training and would be running back down Sparrows Lane so fast he would injure himself trying to escape
He is a free agent
Given our transfer window so far, this dude fits the bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sims
He's already got scarfy...
He might have been at Hull in the second half of last season, but was mainly a substitute, only starting 6 games
Thought we were after the Portsmouth manager, so I have no idea.
Quite a few of Curbs signings were players with U23 international representative honours on their CV which is not a bad trait. However they were more well known than those on our radar at present.