James Olayinka is an interesting one , spent last season on loan at Southend in L2 , appears he can also fill in at RB too according to the Arsenal site.
Blimey! We are shopping in stores even Roland dared not go in!
Roland didn’t shop in stores, hence the duck tape on the shoes!
And yet we admire TS for his frugality.
Do we? Has anyone actually said that not spending enough is a good idea or are you looking for trouble yet again?
Yes, there are those who said and I quote, because they heard the rumours of a tight budget, "And to think we rejoiced the wage cap last year was removed ."
I think the intended point was that we were pleased to see the wage cap removed, but haven't capitalised by sepnding - or at least not the extent of Wigan and Ipswich. In other words, not spending enough is a bad idea.
James Olayinka is an interesting one , spent last season on loan at Southend in L2 , appears he can also fill in at RB too according to the Arsenal site.
Blimey! We are shopping in stores even Roland dared not go in!
Roland didn’t shop in stores, hence the duck tape on the shoes!
And yet we admire TS for his frugality.
Do we? Has anyone actually said that not spending enough is a good idea or are you looking for trouble yet again?
Yes, there are those who said and I quote, because they heard the rumours of a tight budget, "And to think we rejoiced the wage cap last year was removed ."
Wow, I really didn't think it was possible to miss such an obvious point so incredibly widely. That's actually impressive in how wrong you are.
Obviously it is early days and things can change but I would think TS must be wondering wtf is going on. He wanted exciting attacking games and atm if we played all day I honestly dont think we would score. Is Saturday a nailed on 0-0 before a ball has been kicked ?
I can see attendances start to drop significantly until performances pick up which will certainly cause ripples commercially.
Hopefully there are some serious discussions taking place to address the situation
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but how much do we get from each stream we sell? Would it worry TS that if we’re knocking about in lower L1 come October then we won’t be selling many streams?
Our production can’t be cheap, paying minto / curbs etc, we need to be competitive or they’ll be presenting to virtually no one.
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but how much do we get from each stream we sell? Would it worry TS that if we’re knocking about in lower L1 come October then we won’t be selling many streams?
Our production can’t be cheap, paying minto / curbs etc, we need to be competitive or they’ll be presenting to virtually no one.
In terms of over all cost streams don't count for much. Before any production cost a stream is net £8. Especially the away game where the home team get some of it.
It's not a lose leader but isn't a significant revenue stream.
Can’t for the life of me see Lincoln City paying a player £19,000 per week……absolutely no way!
Have you seen the (supposed)Fleetwood wages? I'm not believing those.
It relates to the Premier League players wages that they had on loan. They were probably paying very little of these salaries, as we were certainly not paying Maatsen's & Millar's full wages.
Can’t for the life of me see Lincoln City paying a player £19,000 per week……absolutely no way!
Have you seen the (supposed)Fleetwood wages? I'm not believing those.
It relates to the Premier League players wages that they had on loan. They were probably paying very little of these salaries, as we were certainly not paying Maatsen's & Millar's full wages.
Don't for get Matt Smith's. How could anyone forget him :-)
James Olayinka is an interesting one , spent last season on loan at Southend in L2 , appears he can also fill in at RB too according to the Arsenal site.
Blimey! We are shopping in stores even Roland dared not go in!
Roland didn’t shop in stores, hence the duck tape on the shoes!
And yet we admire TS for his frugality.
Do we? Has anyone actually said that not spending enough is a good idea or are you looking for trouble yet again?
Yes, there are those who said and I quote, because they heard the rumours of a tight budget, "And to think we rejoiced the wage cap last year was removed ."
I think the intended point was that we were pleased to see the wage cap removed, but haven't capitalised by sepnding - or at least not the extent of Wigan and Ipswich. In other words, not spending enough is a bad idea.
Yes, correct and not spening enough is being frugal, like RD who was, really , equally unwise.
Do they? Don't see any mention of 80k. My mate reckons he was on around 50k in the Prem, 25% pay cut after relegation.
The first one talks of 70k, my two Sunderland supporting mates, who don't know each other have both mentioned 80k in the past, what ever it was 40k in league 1 is the main issue that is obscene.
Edit sorry its Rodwell on 70k.
All that says is you have 2 Sunderland mates who are both stupid..
Do they? Don't see any mention of 80k. My mate reckons he was on around 50k in the Prem, 25% pay cut after relegation.
The first one talks of 70k, my two Sunderland supporting mates, who don't know each other have both mentioned 80k in the past, what ever it was 40k in league 1 is the main issue that is obscene.
Edit sorry its Rodwell on 70k.
All that says is you have 2 Sunderland mates who are both stupid..
Probably still 2 more mates than you have got if that is your attempt at humour.
I thought it was fair clear from NA's comments that the Pearce contract was as much to do with nurturing / mentoring the younger players as much as it was to do with being a back up CB.
You can't just reduce the age of a squad by kicking out every player over xx age. Younger players coming through need to see some older, more experienced players along side them on the pitch....not just words from experienced coaches in training IMO.
Pearce is also in the process of getting his coaching badges etc so I think that the extension was a fairly decent decision for all parties.
Exactly, you can't just drop the age and hope it works, even the 'can't win anything with kids' United team had Schmeichel, Irwin, Bruce, Pallister, Cantona, Keane, Giggs and David May (yeah I know, he won a Champions League medal) in that squad and team. You need experienced pros around the kids to help them develop
Agree with what you say, but the players you listed were good players despite their age. Watson and to a lesser extent, Pearce, are toilet.
Pearce is still a decent enough League 1 player, Watson is probably past it, but they along with Gunter, Washington and Matthews (who are still good players in this division) are needed in this group to give it a bit of experience. Hopefully we add more in the coming weeks
Matthews is not good, rubbish delivery and stands off his attacker allowing the cross in far too often. The sooner we get a left back I’d give Gunter a go. I’m not saying Gunters better but he deserves a chance in his natural position
Matthews lost the 2nd goalscorer Saturday (can't remember his name sorry) he had a 5 yard start & looked like he was running in treacle.
Do they? Don't see any mention of 80k. My mate reckons he was on around 50k in the Prem, 25% pay cut after relegation.
The first one talks of 70k, my two Sunderland supporting mates, who don't know each other have both mentioned 80k in the past, what ever it was 40k in league 1 is the main issue that is obscene.
Edit sorry its Rodwell on 70k.
Indeed it was crazy, some clubs wont even be spending that an a combined XI.
Aaron Ramsey (not the Welsh lad) from ASTON VILLA a 18 year old midfielder who scored twice already in 2 games this season in U23 double figures last season has been capped by England at U16, U17 and U18 level. surely worth a loan ?
Indeed it was crazy, some clubs wont even have an XI on that much in total.
It’s definitely correct, I remember reading about it at the time. They had a few players on mega contracts, who they begged to tear them up. The players weren’t interested.
Am still really impressed how tight lipped we are keeping our transfer and loan targets this year. A huge difference from previous years and every other club in fact.
Indeed it was crazy, some clubs wont even have an XI on that much in total.
It’s definitely correct, I remember reading about it at the time. They had a few players on mega contracts, who they begged to tear them up. The players weren’t interested.
They were still paying some of those players until recently even though they left in 2019. Some ridiculous contracts written up while they were in the Premier League.
Indeed it was crazy, some clubs wont even have an XI on that much in total.
It’s definitely correct, I remember reading about it at the time. They had a few players on mega contracts, who they begged to tear them up. The players weren’t interested.
They were still paying some of those players until recently even though they left in 2019. Some ridiculous contracts written up while they were in the Premier League.
Last year they paid ex players as much as some clubs in the same division paid all their players. Mental.
Am still really impressed how tight lipped we are keeping our transfer and loan targets this year. A huge difference from previous years and every other club in fact.
It would be reassuring to know if we have actually got any
The 2021 English football summer transfer window runs from 24 May to 2 September 2021. Players without a club may be signed at any time, clubs may sign players on loan dependent on their league's regulations, and clubs may sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan if they have no registered senior goalkeeper available.
Aaron Ramsey (not the Welsh lad) from ASTON VILLA a 18 year old midfielder who scored twice already in 2 games this season in U23 double figures last season has been capped by England at U16, U17 and U18 level. surely worth a loan ?
Might be a decent move, I got confused with his Brother for a moment as know Jacob Ramsey has already played for the Senior Team so couldnt imagine him dropping to League One
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Is Saturday a nailed on 0-0 before a ball has been kicked ?
I can see attendances start to drop significantly until performances pick up which will certainly cause ripples commercially.
Hopefully there are some serious discussions taking place to address the situation
It's not a lose leader but isn't a significant revenue stream.
They were probably paying very little of these salaries, as we were certainly not paying Maatsen's & Millar's full wages.
If it is the 31st then its 11pm when it closes