We need to sign players now, not wait till deadline day as our season will be officially over by then.
It's over now mate
No it’s not there talking about Rotherham getting in the play offs and their still below us … no season over till it’s mathematically impossible , mind you our season will restart after Bolton as we never won there
Heard that he’s a Millwall fan, so he might be right with that one to be fair.
Obviously isn’t Charlton though, as we’ve definitely won there.
We need to sign players now, not wait till deadline day as our season will be officially over by then.
It's over now mate
No it’s not there talking about Rotherham getting in the play offs and their still below us … no season over till it’s mathematically impossible , mind you our season will restart after Bolton as we never won there
Heard that he’s a Millwall fan, so he might be right with that one to be fair.
Obviously isn’t Charlton though, as we’ve definitely won there.
The directors meeting on Thursday could be interesting.
Think we all know this is going to be a complete waste of time with them handpicking easy questions and no real challenge on them. However can we still have an agreement to avoid any stupid questions that give us no information about on the pitch. Yes the owners have done some great stuff off the pitch but in all honesty I'd take sitting on a plank of wood every week if it meant getting out of this poxy league.
This is a great opportunity to hear about the owners ambitions on the pitch and what they plan to do to make the rest of this season successful (if its even possible to do that) and then next season. Lets get as many questions possible put through regarding the squad and how they plan to improve it, etc. Please don't cock this up by asking about steak pies and crap like that like we have in the past.
Do think there’s still a possibility of something happening if the right player comes available at the right price. We pulled out Ramsay from nowhere on deadline day last year.
Am not at all surprised we’re avoiding the mistakes of last January all together.
The directors meeting on Thursday could be interesting.
Think we all know this is going to be a complete waste of time with them handpicking easy questions and no real challenge on them. However can we still have an agreement to avoid any stupid questions that give us no information about on the pitch. Yes the owners have done some great stuff off the pitch but in all honesty I'd take sitting on a plank of wood every week if it meant getting out of this poxy league.
This is a great opportunity to hear about the owners ambitions on the pitch and what they plan to do to make the rest of this season successful (if its even possible to do that) and then next season. Lets get as many questions possible put through regarding the squad and how they plan to improve it, etc. Please don't cock this up by asking about steak pies and crap like that like we have in the past.
But what you do expect them to stay? At this stage of the window they can say all sorts of positive things which might happen.
"We are pursuing a number of targets" "I'm sure the fans will be pleasantly surprised at the calibre of player we are talking to" "There is money to spend" "We have no intention of selling Miles or Lloyd" "We are targeting promotion this season"
It's not as if there's a follow up meeting on the 5th February to actually see if any of this happened.
The directors meeting on Thursday could be interesting.
Think we all know this is going to be a complete waste of time with them handpicking easy questions and no real challenge on them. However can we still have an agreement to avoid any stupid questions that give us no information about on the pitch. Yes the owners have done some great stuff off the pitch but in all honesty I'd take sitting on a plank of wood every week if it meant getting out of this poxy league.
This is a great opportunity to hear about the owners ambitions on the pitch and what they plan to do to make the rest of this season successful (if its even possible to do that) and then next season. Lets get as many questions possible put through regarding the squad and how they plan to improve it, etc. Please don't cock this up by asking about steak pies and crap like that like we have in the past.
But what you do expect them to stay? At this stage of the window they can say all sorts of positive things which might happen.
"We are pursuing a number of targets" "I'm sure the fans will be pleasantly surprised at the calibre of player we are talking to" "There is money to spend" "We have no intention of selling Miles or Lloyd" "We are targeting promotion this season"
It's not as if there's a follow up meeting on the 5th February to actually see if any of this happened.
That’s exactly what I expect them to say which is why the first thing I said was the whole thing is waste of time.
My point is we can hold them accountable to things they say by avoiding asking questions that give them a get out like when we repeatedly asked Sandgaard about steak pies.
The directors meeting on Thursday could be interesting.
Think we all know this is going to be a complete waste of time with them handpicking easy questions and no real challenge on them. However can we still have an agreement to avoid any stupid questions that give us no information about on the pitch. Yes the owners have done some great stuff off the pitch but in all honesty I'd take sitting on a plank of wood every week if it meant getting out of this poxy league.
This is a great opportunity to hear about the owners ambitions on the pitch and what they plan to do to make the rest of this season successful (if its even possible to do that) and then next season. Lets get as many questions possible put through regarding the squad and how they plan to improve it, etc. Please don't cock this up by asking about steak pies and crap like that like we have in the past.
We’ve not even managed to do great stuff with the pitch ! 😆
The directors meeting on Thursday could be interesting.
Think we all know this is going to be a complete waste of time with them handpicking easy questions and no real challenge on them. However can we still have an agreement to avoid any stupid questions that give us no information about on the pitch. Yes the owners have done some great stuff off the pitch but in all honesty I'd take sitting on a plank of wood every week if it meant getting out of this poxy league.
This is a great opportunity to hear about the owners ambitions on the pitch and what they plan to do to make the rest of this season successful (if its even possible to do that) and then next season. Lets get as many questions possible put through regarding the squad and how they plan to improve it, etc. Please don't cock this up by asking about steak pies and crap like that like we have in the past.
As I have said before, a certain ex employee who is a member on here should throw the questions at them.
I think a L1 team with ambition and a transfer kitty could have a decent January window.
There are always a handful of players with 6 months left on their contracts to pick up at decent prices. Likes of Collins in the past.
Of course they may be Championship bound but Bindon (CB, Reading), Baxter (Keeper, Bolton) Roughan (CB, Lincoln), Bennett (RB, Cambridge), our ex keeper, Phillips would all fit that description.
If we were to do business like Small and Ramsey quality then a couple of players will do for this window. im not expecting much this season but that would put us in a solid place. forget the shite loans like last season.
Dear directors, what are the factors that might help us escape relegation this season?
I am seen as one of the most negative posters on here but even I will say that we wont get relegated this season. Not even a chance.
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But we wont get promoted or even close to the play offs. We will flatter to deceive & will have weeks being just a few points / a win away from the top 6 or 7, but will then put in a few performances of Rotherham & Crawley proportions & end up finishing 10th.
What level of investment are you expecting? At our current level of having one of the higher budgets in the league we are probably losing around £10m a year.
So you want millions of transfer fees on top of that, plus a higher wage bill. This ownership group just isn’t going to want to lose than kind of money, in fact no ownership group is going to. It’s just not realistic to demand it in our current state
But if you look at it another way, if they don't spend much to buy anyone decent then they're going to keep on losing 8-9m a year as we'll likely be stuck in this league with our attendances dwindling year on year.
Currently they're burning a lot of money to stand still.
The challenge is you spend money to get where, the Championship, where you have to spend even more money to if you are lucky, get to the Premier League, where in all likelihood you spend one season and get relegated again. Football just isn't a wise investment for anyone, especially as fans, understandably want more, it is in all honesty a fools errand, and a sure fire way to lose money, and annoy a lot of fans!
What level of investment are you expecting? At our current level of having one of the higher budgets in the league we are probably losing around £10m a year.
So you want millions of transfer fees on top of that, plus a higher wage bill. This ownership group just isn’t going to want to lose than kind of money, in fact no ownership group is going to. It’s just not realistic to demand it in our current state
But if you look at it another way, if they don't spend much to buy anyone decent then they're going to keep on losing 8-9m a year as we'll likely be stuck in this league with our attendances dwindling year on year.
Currently they're burning a lot of money to stand still.
The challenge is you spend money to get where, the Championship, where you have to spend even more money to if you are lucky, get to the Premier League, where in all likelihood you spend one season and get relegated again. Football just isn't a wise investment for anyone, especially as fans, understandably want more, it is in all honesty a fools errand, and a sure fire way to lose money, and annoy a lot of fans!
Then why get involved in the first place ?
The major investors aren't like Nimer - they are clever people with experience in owning businesses. They must have done their homework on what it takes to get promoted out of League 1 ? Can't believe that they were taken in by salmon trousers & his Texan Brochure.
Dear directors, what are the factors that might help us escape relegation this season?
What a bloody stupid arse you are at times fella.
I disagree. I think it is a legitimate question to ask in order to see what the answers might be. For example a legitimate answer might be keep on as we are and we'll be safe. What I wouldn't want to hear would be an answer that oozed complacency, because that would suggest to me a certain lack of ambition and direction. We have 34 points right now, we are not safe yet, so to bring it up at this time seems appropriate.
I disagree. I think it is a legitimate question to ask in order to see what the answers might be. For example a legitimate answer might be keep on as we are and we'll be safe. What I wouldn't want to hear would be an answer that oozed complacency, because that would suggest to me a certain lack of ambition and direction. We have 34 points right now, we are not safe yet, so to bring it up at this time seems appropriate.
Ok I'll bite.
You ask them "What are the factors that might help us escape relegation this season?" And all they'll say is "the fact we're currently in the top half of the table, and have full faith in Nathan Jones and the squad to maintain at least that standing and strive to push towards the playoffs"
And that's the end of it, you have managed to ask a meaningless question and they've given you a nothing answer.
In other words, a pointless waste of everyone's time, which is what the majority of your postings are anyway, at least you stay on brand in that respect
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Was the above win voided because of a referee?
He still got that wrong as well.
This is a great opportunity to hear about the owners ambitions on the pitch and what they plan to do to make the rest of this season successful (if its even possible to do that) and then next season. Lets get as many questions possible put through regarding the squad and how they plan to improve it, etc. Please don't cock this up by asking about steak pies and crap like that like we have in the past.
"We are pursuing a number of targets"
"I'm sure the fans will be pleasantly surprised at the calibre of player we are talking to"
"There is money to spend"
"We have no intention of selling Miles or Lloyd"
"We are targeting promotion this season"
It's not as if there's a follow up meeting on the 5th February to actually see if any of this happened.
My point is we can hold them accountable to things they say by avoiding asking questions that give them a get out like when we repeatedly asked Sandgaard about steak pies.
Closes 11pm Mon 3rd Feb.
Teams in the mix are all spending money and our CEO is on podcasts wafflng about spending rules that don't take effect until next season.
There are always a handful of players with 6 months left on their contracts to pick up at decent prices. Likes of Collins in the past.
Of course they may be Championship bound but Bindon (CB, Reading), Baxter (Keeper, Bolton) Roughan (CB, Lincoln), Bennett (RB, Cambridge), our ex keeper, Phillips would all fit that description.
im not expecting much this season but that would put us in a solid place.
forget the shite loans like last season.
Talking of failed January 2024 loan signings, Lewis Fiorini has gone on loan to Dundee United from Stockport who he joined last summer.
Our decision to loan him after an 18-month injury was braindead.
The major investors aren't like Nimer - they are clever people with experience in owning businesses. They must have done their homework on what it takes to get promoted out of League 1 ? Can't believe that they were taken in by salmon trousers & his Texan Brochure.
I think it is a legitimate question to ask in order to see what the answers might be.
For example a legitimate answer might be keep on as we are and we'll be safe. What I wouldn't want to hear would be an answer that oozed complacency, because that would suggest to me a certain lack of ambition and direction.
We have 34 points right now, we are not safe yet, so to bring it up at this time seems appropriate.
You ask them "What are the factors that might help us escape relegation this season?" And all they'll say is "the fact we're currently in the top half of the table, and have full faith in Nathan Jones and the squad to maintain at least that standing and strive to push towards the playoffs"
And that's the end of it, you have managed to ask a meaningless question and they've given you a nothing answer.
In other words, a pointless waste of everyone's time, which is what the majority of your postings are anyway, at least you stay on brand in that respect