I know it's funny from a banter point of view but imagine if the same club came in a nicked CBT, Dobson and errr actually I cant thinking another one 😂 we would all be going mental 😂😂😂
At this point I think we are begging clubs to take the majority of our players!!
I'm quite surprised by the people that say they don't care about our playing style, they just want to get promoted. Is supporting a football team that much more enjoyable the higher league you are?
Prestige wise yes. But I honestly don't think my excitement is that much different no matter what league we're in. I'm probably more excited about this season than in recent memory because I feel like we're trying to build something that makes sense. And this season just gone was the worst I can remember because it was so aimless and haphazard.
Please God just make the 4140 minutes of this season eenjoyable to watch and I'll consider it a good season, promotion or not.
Edit: the Pardew championship season was fucking terrible.
Good post.
Whilst I’m sick of league 1, I’d quite happily suffer it for another couple of seasons if we can build something. The football played under Bowyer (at the end of his tenure), Adkins and Jackson was soul destroying I’m actually looking forward to us managing to complete 10 passes.
Not sure where to put this, but the usual characters on twitter have been talking about Thomas not paying the rent for the last three months.
It was to be expected, everything around the club has been positive lately so they were bound to make something up.
Not expecting it but in a way it would be hilarious if we put together a strong team and have a great season. Those characters would be waiting for it to go horribly wrong. For them every L2 signing is further proof we’re going backwards under TS.
Definitely some fans almost wishing him to fail. It's bizarre
I think it’s more, some fans, and I’ll include myself in this to an extent, are just a bit more cautious after the last few owners we’ve had.
I would put myself in that camp with you, but there are some (on twitter) that turn everything into a negative - and go OTT with it. Saw someone call him skintgaard and Mr Breakeven on the announcement of the new GK. Doesn't even make sense.
The thing is. Reed would be the only player we’ve signed off of them, and it makes total sense to pick the best players from the previous managers club who know what he wants and how he wants to play.
Agree with you, but it is funny how we've bigged up our data-driven scouting, talked about our list of 357 transfer targets, and then just raided Swindon.
The thing is. Reed would be the only player we’ve signed off of them, and it makes total sense to pick the best players from the previous managers club who know what he wants and how he wants to play.
Agree with you, but it is funny how we've bigged up our data-driven scouting, talked about our list of 357 transfer targets, and then just raided Swindon.
Someone mentioned earlier and I think there is probably merit to it in that all these players WERE on our list originally and then they thought, let’s get the bloke that has put them there!
I also think that we’ve got the freebies out of the way quickly as there is less haggling and it just happens that two of them were from Swindon. They’ll need less time to be convinced on the project because they know what Garner is all about.
Regardless of how they were chosen, I'm quite liking the feeling that there is an actual plan in place this time around. Sure we can argue about th stepping up from L2 issue but it feels to me like we've gone out to sign players the manager actually wants and will fit into a style together instead of Adkins heading into a season not even knowing what his preferred formation is let alone best team.
Certainly I think we need some proven quality in to complement the "potential" from L2 but that will take more money and longer negotiations so I fully expect there to be a few more proven names in, just later on in the window.
Anyone willing to pay for access to Nixon’s Patreon to verify that?
From what I can tell it's not on there (haven't subscribed) I'd expect the fee to be more than that tbh. More like 3-400 + Davison. Edit: just looked at that insider account, seems to be a wind up.
Now they’ve sorted the defensive side with really promising out of contract players, I wonder if the cheque book will be used to bring in a quality toward or two? Cole Stockton and another?
The thing is. Reed would be the only player we’ve signed off of them, and it makes total sense to pick the best players from the previous managers club who know what he wants and how he wants to play.
Agree with you, but it is funny how we've bigged up our data-driven scouting, talked about our list of 357 transfer targets, and then just raided Swindon.
If you believe, and it is a big if, how much Thomas is driven by attacking, possession, high pressed football and data, you would highlight most of last seasons Swindon team somewhere on your depth charts of potential signings. Wouldn't you?
It wouldn't take a genius to work that out, join the dots, and just appoint the person that was, partly, responsible for it. Hope that he could do it again?
The thing is. Reed would be the only player we’ve signed off of them, and it makes total sense to pick the best players from the previous managers club who know what he wants and how he wants to play.
Agree with you, but it is funny how we've bigged up our data-driven scouting, talked about our list of 357 transfer targets, and then just raided Swindon.
If you believe, and it is a big if, how much Thomas is driven by attacking, possession, high pressed football and data, you would highlight most of last seasons Swindon team somewhere on your depth charts of potential signings. Wouldn't you?
It wouldn't take a genius to work that out, join the dots, and just appoint the person that was, partly, responsible for it. Hope that he could do it again?
I think you've taken my post too seriously! Got no problem with the signings or the approach, just think it's funny.
The thing is. Reed would be the only player we’ve signed off of them, and it makes total sense to pick the best players from the previous managers club who know what he wants and how he wants to play.
Agree with you, but it is funny how we've bigged up our data-driven scouting, talked about our list of 357 transfer targets, and then just raided Swindon.
If you believe, and it is a big if, how much Thomas is driven by attacking, possession, high pressed football and data, you would highlight most of last seasons Swindon team somewhere on your depth charts of potential signings. Wouldn't you?
It wouldn't take a genius to work that out, join the dots, and just appoint the person that was, partly, responsible for it. Hope that he could do it again?
To an extent, as after all they were playing in a division below us, therefore they are "in general" going to be more L2 standard than L1 standard, let alone L1 promotion team standard. There's a reason why players are at a certain level.
Of course there will be hidden gems amongst the L2 teams, and players on the up.
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And the October after that.
I also think that we’ve got the freebies out of the way quickly as there is less haggling and it just happens that two of them were from Swindon. They’ll need less time to be convinced on the project because they know what Garner is all about.
Certainly I think we need some proven quality in to complement the "potential" from L2 but that will take more money and longer negotiations so I fully expect there to be a few more proven names in, just later on in the window.
More are planned if a bigger demand is met. 🫣
It wouldn't take a genius to work that out, join the dots, and just appoint the person that was, partly, responsible for it. Hope that he could do it again?
Of course there will be hidden gems amongst the L2 teams, and players on the up.