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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,497
    People adding 8+8+8 together and coming up with 5
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,401
    edited January 2024
    FishCostaFortune said:
    golfaddick said:
    Chunes said:
    Rodwell says January will be mostly about loans rather than permanents
    I've not seen a January loan do anything...ever. And we've had lots of them. 

    The summer loans like JRS, Gallagher, Cullen & Beilik turned out to he good but we've also had loads of duds too. 
    Erm didn’t Ben Purrington score in the play off final?
    To be fair, if we sign another Ben Purrington, I'm hardly gonna be dancing in the streets!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,876
    Is Paul Elliott modelling himself on Touker Souleyman ?
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,118
    Paul Elliott has been reading too many management theory books. 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    I've got a question,  "Paul, why don't you have a chat with Curbs"?  :s
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,721
    Can someone tell me what all this 8+8+8 is all about. 
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,044
    I actually thought that was decent and they were pretty open throughout, judging by the comments though I am in a minority here 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,092
    golfaddick said:
    Can someone tell me what all this 8+8+8 is all about. 

    Rodwell presented a slide earlier with a 24 man squad broken down into 8 "Elite League 1 players ", 8 Solid League 1 Players and 8 Academy graduates. 

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  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,196
    Curbs has great experience of getting out of League One , did the waffler say that 
  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,280
    golfaddick said:
    Chunes said:
    Rodwell says January will be mostly about loans rather than permanents
    I've not seen a January loan do anything...ever. And we've had lots of them. 

    The summer loans like JRS, Gallagher, Cullen & Beilik turned out to he good but we've also had loads of duds too. 
    The January window is a bad place to do business which highlights the misplaced trust in the squad at the takeover and up until the seasons start 
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,830
    Thank god that's ended!
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,497
    Elliott on discussions with Curbs.
    "It's how you learn. Exchange ideas on things with people who know more about things than you do"
    Paul now has a better understanding on the workings at Bolton Wanderers and Curbs is planning on getting a ground source heat pump installed later this year
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,401
    So only 16 senior players in a squad. Wow. 
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,795
    edited January 2024
    As much as I am proud of our academy and do enjoy watching our players develop, the fact we are having to play so many for so many minutes is exactly one of the reasons why we find ourselves where we are now.

    Football is a brutal game, and even out of current crop who are essentially first teamers now, I’ll be surprised if any (apart from Leaburn) go onto have a career above league one level. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,771
    I think it is better they did this than not but we are a disillushioned fanbase for good reason. If they improve us they will get the plaudits but they haven't yet so will get the criticism and scrutiny and yes, cynicism as whilst they haven't been, we have been here before.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,410
    edited January 2024
    I feel we learnt nothing from that meeting, other than we have new doctor from Brighton coming in on Monday. 


  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,717
    golfaddick said:
    Can someone tell me what all this 8+8+8 is all about. 
    More chance of winning playing 8 8 8 
    Than  4 2 3 1 

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,728

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,381
    I thought that they were fantastic, their vision for the club sent a shiver down my spine AND the promised additions this window had me in raptures... Then again I was not there and have no access to what they said!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,053
    edited January 2024
    In summary. 
    We are aiming to reach the Premier League by reducing losses down to £1M/£2M pa and the transfer market is the most difficult ever.
    Rodwell - "Where could we sign a player from that is better than Karoy Anderson?" 

    I'm off to look at our relegation price. 
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,694
    supaclive said:
    golfaddick said:
    Can someone tell me what all this 8+8+8 is all about. 
    8 elite players
    8 league one normal players
    8 players promoted from the youth squad

    Hey Presto
    Our Relegation Squad for 2024/25 right there for you
    Allowing for injuries, as is normal, that would likely result in every sub on the bench being a youth player/ graduate, to bring on to change the game. Well that's gone swimmingly lately hasn't guys!! 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,984
    Lewis Coaches said:
    I feel another c
    Lucky you!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,721
    MarcusH26 said:
    golfaddick said:
    Can someone tell me what all this 8+8+8 is all about. 

    Rodwell presented a slide earlier with a 24 man squad broken down into 8 "Elite League 1 players ", 8 Solid League 1 Players and 8 Academy graduates. 
    supaclive said:
    golfaddick said:
    Can someone tell me what all this 8+8+8 is all about. 
    8 elite players
    8 league one normal players
    8 players promoted from the youth squad

    Hey Presto
    Our Relegation Squad for 2024/25 right there for you
    Thank you.

    Love to know the measurement for an "Elite" player compared to your "normal"one ?  Can they eat 3 weetabix for breakfast perhaps ?
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Very poor.
    Their optimism is built on misplaced self belief, and what the club is like at Sparrows Lane during the week without any paying spectators or points to be won or lost.
    @Covered End and I don't really get on, but I would like to thank him, and am grateful for him telling us about Rodwell blatantly lying about the Dobson/CBT reaction at a live fan event.
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,795
    Has any of the recent league one teams that have gone up had the squad made up for 6 - 8 youth team players?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,771
    I think you can introduce two youth players of the right quality max. And you can add to that when they establish themselves. Some will quicker than others but Arsenal and Liverpool U-21s get beat by League One sides, and not always full first team ones, in the Mickey Mouse Cup. There is a reason for this.
  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,280
    FishCostaFortune said:
    As much as I am proud of our academy and do enjoy watching our players develop, the fact we are having to play so many for so many minutes is exactly one of the reasons why we find ourselves where we are now.

    Football is a brutal game, and even out of current crop who are essentially first teamers now, I’ll be surprised if any go onto have a career above league one level. 
    I can't remember playing so many together and for the length of time that they have been appearing. It's normally one or two but even the senior players are not that experienced 

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