Mike getting a hard time this morning, I'm sure he's perfectly aware that no signings are completely free, everyone got his point. Not sure I remember Roland getting too much praise for all the money he paid out in the summer of 2018?
He’s bang on. A transfer fee has not been paid so far this sumner. Time will tell if that will become a good thing as the season progresses.
No one knows if these players brought in are going to be any good until we are half a dozen league games in.
Agreed, nobody will know. Although free agents don't mean they won't be decent players and good signings. No guarantee of success with any signing.
Mike getting a hard time this morning, I'm sure he's perfectly aware that no signings are completely free, everyone got his point. Not sure I remember Roland getting too much praise for all the money he paid out in the summer of 2018?
“ Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero”
You knew what he meant. Unless you're an idiot.
A little hypocritical this comment after the accusations you threw at me yesterday?. Why so angry??
Mike getting a hard time this morning, I'm sure he's perfectly aware that no signings are completely free, everyone got his point. Not sure I remember Roland getting too much praise for all the money he paid out in the summer of 2018?
“ Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero”
You knew what he meant. Unless you're an idiot.
A little hypocritical this comment after the accusations you threw at me yesterday?. Why so angry??
Not sure how it's hypocritical but perhaps a bit rude. I wasn't actually implying anyone is an idiot, everybody knew what Mike meant. He didn't even make any comment about the standard of player being poor because they were free. I'd have disagreed with him had he done so.
Mike getting a hard time this morning, I'm sure he's perfectly aware that no signings are completely free, everyone got his point. Not sure I remember Roland getting too much praise for all the money he paid out in the summer of 2018?
“ Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero”
You knew what he meant. Unless you're an idiot.
A little hypocritical this comment after the accusations you threw at me yesterday?. Why so angry??
Not sure how it's hypocritical but perhaps a bit rude. I wasn't actually implying anyone is an idiot, everybody knew what Mike meant. He didn't even make any comment about the standard of player being poor because they were free. I'd have disagreed with him had he done so.
Nothing wrong with disagreeing , it’s the accompanying put down, which was how you tried to deal with myself thats unnecessary, particularly when you don’t actually know that person to form an accurate judgement of them.
Mike getting a hard time this morning, I'm sure he's perfectly aware that no signings are completely free, everyone got his point. Not sure I remember Roland getting too much praise for all the money he paid out in the summer of 2018?
“ Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero”
For the avoidance of doubt I was referring to transfer fee's as that is the most obvious one we all hear and know about in the public domain. I have no knowledge of agents fees, signing on fees, wages, insurance etc so I would not dare to comment.
Thank you to those posters that understood what I meant and have commented.
The problem is, right now, if Stockley gets injured we have to start Aneke, and will then be forced to use Leaburn or Kanu for 30 to 45 minutes per match.
I think you almost have to ignore Aneke. He will be used and will be a great weapon off the bench, but he’s kind of in his own unique niche. If you take him out of the equation we have one Senior striker and two kids, and the senior one has some injury question marks attached.
This.
If our 2 strikers were players who started every game, weekin, week out, then that's fair enough, but we saw last season what happens when 1 or 2 gets injured.
To start the season with basically 1 and a half strikers is pure madness.
But this year is different & I"m certain we will being in a striker over the next week or so.
I may be wrong but I get the feeling if Stockley or Chucks get injured we will use Leaburn which is a perfect way to blood him in 1st team football.
Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero I cannot see TS putting his hand in his pocket for a big signing.
No way the Pope money is going on a transfer war chest, that will cut the running costs.
Agree entirely the only way I see us bringing in another striker or attacker is on loan possibly towards the end of the window. Its clear no transfer fees will be used this window
I'm more optimistic already about the new season when compared to this time last year. We appear more prepared and got much of our business done in good time. I feel the majority of our fanbase feels the same.
The problem is, right now, if Stockley gets injured we have to start Aneke, and will then be forced to use Leaburn or Kanu for 30 to 45 minutes per match.
I think you almost have to ignore Aneke. He will be used and will be a great weapon off the bench, but he’s kind of in his own unique niche. If you take him out of the equation we have one Senior striker and two kids, and the senior one has some injury question marks attached.
This.
If our 2 strikers were players who started every game, weekin, week out, then that's fair enough, but we saw last season what happens when 1 or 2 gets injured.
To start the season with basically 1 and a half strikers is pure madness.
But this year is different & I"m certain we will being in a striker over the next week or so.
I may be wrong but I get the feeling if Stockley or Chucks get injured we will use Leaburn which is a perfect way to blood him in 1st team football.
Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero I cannot see TS putting his hand in his pocket for a big signing.
No way the Pope money is going on a transfer war chest, that will cut the running costs.
Agree entirely the only way I see us bringing in another striker or attacker is on loan possibly towards the end of the window. Its clear no transfer fees will be used this window
That might be correct re transfer fees Matt but please take into account agents fees, signing on fees, wages, insurance, food the player eats at the training ground, water intake and data used on the clubs wifi.
The problem is, right now, if Stockley gets injured we have to start Aneke, and will then be forced to use Leaburn or Kanu for 30 to 45 minutes per match.
I think you almost have to ignore Aneke. He will be used and will be a great weapon off the bench, but he’s kind of in his own unique niche. If you take him out of the equation we have one Senior striker and two kids, and the senior one has some injury question marks attached.
This.
If our 2 strikers were players who started every game, weekin, week out, then that's fair enough, but we saw last season what happens when 1 or 2 gets injured.
To start the season with basically 1 and a half strikers is pure madness.
But this year is different & I"m certain we will being in a striker over the next week or so.
I may be wrong but I get the feeling if Stockley or Chucks get injured we will use Leaburn which is a perfect way to blood him in 1st team football.
Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero I cannot see TS putting his hand in his pocket for a big signing.
No way the Pope money is going on a transfer war chest, that will cut the running costs.
Agree entirely the only way I see us bringing in another striker or attacker is on loan possibly towards the end of the window. Its clear no transfer fees will be used this window
The problem is, right now, if Stockley gets injured we have to start Aneke, and will then be forced to use Leaburn or Kanu for 30 to 45 minutes per match.
I think you almost have to ignore Aneke. He will be used and will be a great weapon off the bench, but he’s kind of in his own unique niche. If you take him out of the equation we have one Senior striker and two kids, and the senior one has some injury question marks attached.
This.
If our 2 strikers were players who started every game, weekin, week out, then that's fair enough, but we saw last season what happens when 1 or 2 gets injured.
To start the season with basically 1 and a half strikers is pure madness.
But this year is different & I"m certain we will being in a striker over the next week or so.
I may be wrong but I get the feeling if Stockley or Chucks get injured we will use Leaburn which is a perfect way to blood him in 1st team football.
Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero I cannot see TS putting his hand in his pocket for a big signing.
No way the Pope money is going on a transfer war chest, that will cut the running costs.
Agree entirely the only way I see us bringing in another striker or attacker is on loan possibly towards the end of the window. Its clear no transfer fees will be used this window
Mike getting a hard time this morning, I'm sure he's perfectly aware that no signings are completely free, everyone got his point. Not sure I remember Roland getting too much praise for all the money he paid out in the summer of 2018?
“ Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero”
You knew what he meant. Unless you're an idiot.
With some of the shit thrown at the club recently, it’s hard to know.
So some bloke on CL (sorry can't be arsed to check back) does some rough and ready calculations on the back of a fag packet and comes up with us finishing 7th. Meanwhile, report in The Mirror that oodles and oodles of data fed into a super duper computer to predict all League 1 positions puts us 7th.
Well done that man, or maybe a woman. If so apologies in advance.
The problem is, right now, if Stockley gets injured we have to start Aneke, and will then be forced to use Leaburn or Kanu for 30 to 45 minutes per match.
I think you almost have to ignore Aneke. He will be used and will be a great weapon off the bench, but he’s kind of in his own unique niche. If you take him out of the equation we have one Senior striker and two kids, and the senior one has some injury question marks attached.
This.
If our 2 strikers were players who started every game, weekin, week out, then that's fair enough, but we saw last season what happens when 1 or 2 gets injured.
To start the season with basically 1 and a half strikers is pure madness.
But this year is different & I"m certain we will being in a striker over the next week or so.
I may be wrong but I get the feeling if Stockley or Chucks get injured we will use Leaburn which is a perfect way to blood him in 1st team football.
Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero I cannot see TS putting his hand in his pocket for a big signing.
No way the Pope money is going on a transfer war chest, that will cut the running costs.
Agree entirely the only way I see us bringing in another striker or attacker is on loan possibly towards the end of the window. Its clear no transfer fees will be used this window
Whys it clear? We spent fees every other window since his arrival. Four windows I think.
The slight concern for me is where the free transfers have come from, rather than the lack of fee. If we had raided Oxford, Plymouth, MKD etc for their best out of contract players, i.e. taking established L1 players at a club finishing above us last season, I'd be a lot more optimistic.
The Powell side raided the best L1 players, rather than L2.
The slight concern for me is where the free transfers have come from, rather than the lack of fee. If we had raided Oxford, Plymouth, MKD etc for their best out of contract players, i.e. taking established L1 players at a club finishing above us last season, I'd be a lot more optimistic.
The Powell side raided the best L1 players, rather than L2.
The market has changed since then, due to Brexit those players are more likely to go to the Championship. Looking over the L1 transfers there’s a few good examples such as Boyle from Cheltenham to Huddersfield, Wilson from Forest Green to Bristol City and Sykes from Oxford also to Bristol City.
It can be done as Wigan showed last season, but like most clubs in our league those type of signings appear to be beyond our budget. CBT has shown there can be very capable players in L2.
The problem is, right now, if Stockley gets injured we have to start Aneke, and will then be forced to use Leaburn or Kanu for 30 to 45 minutes per match.
I think you almost have to ignore Aneke. He will be used and will be a great weapon off the bench, but he’s kind of in his own unique niche. If you take him out of the equation we have one Senior striker and two kids, and the senior one has some injury question marks attached.
This.
If our 2 strikers were players who started every game, weekin, week out, then that's fair enough, but we saw last season what happens when 1 or 2 gets injured.
To start the season with basically 1 and a half strikers is pure madness.
But this year is different & I"m certain we will being in a striker over the next week or so.
I may be wrong but I get the feeling if Stockley or Chucks get injured we will use Leaburn which is a perfect way to blood him in 1st team football.
Based on what we have spent so far this window which I believe is zero I cannot see TS putting his hand in his pocket for a big signing.
No way the Pope money is going on a transfer war chest, that will cut the running costs.
Agree entirely the only way I see us bringing in another striker or attacker is on loan possibly towards the end of the window. Its clear no transfer fees will be used this window
Whys it clear? We spent fees every other window since his arrival. Four windows I think.
The slight concern for me is where the free transfers have come from, rather than the lack of fee. If we had raided Oxford, Plymouth, MKD etc for their best out of contract players, i.e. taking established L1 players at a club finishing above us last season, I'd be a lot more optimistic.
The Powell side raided the best L1 players, rather than L2.
An unattached Frenchman who was playing lower French football …midfielder from Oldham another midfielder from Hayes …… not really best of league one
At the end of the day it don’t matter where they come from or if they are free or 10 mill we all seen expensive players flop time and time again don’t mean because you spend money on someone he going to be a world beater .. fact is the manger wants these players and believes he can get them playing as a team that given the luck with injuries and of course key decisions going our way at the right time will get us into the top 6 …
No we haven't paid a fee, because we haven't had too, and signed decent players regardless. This weird little narrative this summer, of player has come on a free, so must be shit, is tiring.
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Match making:
Sillav Nitram or Martin Vallis meet Ronnie Moore or Erith Eric, you were made for each other.
Thank you to those posters that understood what I meant and have commented.
Well done that man, or maybe a woman. If so apologies in advance.
I fear we still need four more first choice players to achieve this though.
Just a local player going out on loan. Was in division 4 last year so division 3 is a logical progression.
Right footed though I think
The Powell side raided the best L1 players, rather than L2.
It can be done as Wigan showed last season, but like most clubs in our league those type of signings appear to be beyond our budget. CBT has shown there can be very capable players in L2.
I ask myself this most Saturdays.
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