If we have it bad, imagine how they feel at Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday with just 13 players on the books?!
What matters is the calibre of the signings we make in the next six weeks.
Easy for you to say but Wednesday have a gazzilionaire owner who can buy whoever he wants whenever he wants and Rotherham .... Actually you're right about Rotherham.
This time last year we had about ten players on the books and there was panic amongst the faithful! Then Vetokele showed up 24th June followed by the rest of the crew. Right now we have around 20 players on the books with doubts about the quality of three or four. And rumours that Buyens won't return and Bulot needs a bigger contract to stay. And rumours about Gomez being sold of course.
Posters on here squabble over the number of additional quality players we require but they essentially fall into two camps - panic about our fate and Que cera cera!
Two things we know is that M.Duchatelet can afford players but he probably won't pay many millions. My point is that there are many Championship clubs in the same boat as us - the question is whether RD is prepared to pay the going rate and go the extra mile to complete what looks a fairly decent squad rebuild to date. What we don't yet know is whether they aim to finish 12th again or try for the top eight?
You forgot the JBG rumour as well @seriously_red (+ basically anyone decent in the squad).
Why do people have to fall into one camp or another ? Surely people mostly are a mixture of opinion.
You can get a coach over on the ferry from Belgium in a few hours, just fill it with a few surplus hangers on at the Standard Liege training ground and were sorted. So theres really no need for concern.
Contracts usually run until the end of June. Players can't sign for another club until they are out of contract.
They can, they just sign a contract dated from 1st July. Liverpool have already signed Ings, Milner and Bogdan. I wonder how?
They're pre-contracts because their old contract at their previous club has ran down.
Charlton can do the same but if we're not going for high profile players the newspapers arent going to be interested reporting on it, that means we may have signed someone on a free but it can only be announced come 1st July when the contract has expired.
Hence why as well you've not see a Milner / Ings press conference or generic pictures of them in their club shirts holding a scarf
Contracts usually run until the end of June. Players can't sign for another club until they are out of contract.
They can, they just sign a contract dated from 1st July. Liverpool have already signed Ings, Milner and Bogdan. I wonder how?
They're pre-contracts because their old contract at their previous club has ran down.
Charlton can do the same but if we're not going for high profile players the newspapers arent going to be interested reporting on it, that means we may have signed someone on a free but it can only be announced come 1st July when the contract has expired.
Hence why as well you've not see a Milner / Ings press conference or generic pictures of them in their club shirts holding a scarf
Once it's agreed the club can announce it, e.g. when we signed Zak Ansah in early June last year.
Current squad: lots of squad numbers up for grabs.
1 Republic of Ireland GK Stephen Henderson (3rd captain) 3 England DF Joe Gomez 4 England MF Johnnie Jackson (captain) 6 Cameroon DF André Bikey 7 Iceland MF Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 10 Belgium MF Franck Moussa 11 England MF Callum Harriott 12 France MF Alou Diarra 14 Angola FW Igor Vetokele 16 Wales DF Rhoys Wiggins 20 England DF Chris Solly (vice-captain) 21 Wales DF Morgan Fox 23 England FW Joe Pigott 24 England MF Jordan Cousins 30 England GK Nick Pope 31 England DF Harry Lennon 32 Scotland FW Tony Watt 36 Serbia GK Marko Dmitrović 40 Belgium MF Christophe Lepoint 43 England FW Karlan Ahearne-Grant -- France DF Loïc Nego -- Iran FW Reza Ghoochannejhad -- Poland FW Piotr Parzyszek
I'm more worried about the potential leavers and the lack of an established core, meaning it seems to be a near complete rebuilding job each time, surely you can't help build a winning team, can't hit the ground running etc, altho sometimes with strikers not always a bad thing to be a bit unknown. I guess we'll see who we manage to retain.
Edit: well worried is a bit strong to be honest, if I hd to express a concern that would be it
Lack of wins so far this season is worrying. Never mind we don't play our first competitive fixture until August, we should have some points in the bank by now surely?
Lack of wins so far this season is worrying. Never mind we don't play our first competitive fixture until August, we should have some points in the bank by now surely?
lets buy loads of players without testing their ability and get in loads of loans so we're not threadbare next season. Doesn't matter if they're all shite, at least we will have a squad.
Then we can buy one good player for the quality factor and loan him to Standard.
Breaking news.......... Two new signings for CAFC ? Robin and the Red Knight. I hope they're a good partnership, and not just a pair of fly by knights ?
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Why do people have to fall into one camp or another ? Surely people mostly are a mixture of opinion.
Charlton can do the same but if we're not going for high profile players the newspapers arent going to be interested reporting on it, that means we may have signed someone on a free but it can only be announced come 1st July when the contract has expired.
Hence why as well you've not see a Milner / Ings press conference or generic pictures of them in their club shirts holding a scarf
Two new signings for CAFC ?
Robin and the Red Knight.
I hope their a good partnership,
and not just a pair of fly by knights ?
1 Republic of Ireland GK Stephen Henderson (3rd captain)
3 England DF Joe Gomez
4 England MF Johnnie Jackson (captain)
6 Cameroon DF André Bikey
7 Iceland MF Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
10 Belgium MF Franck Moussa
11 England MF Callum Harriott
12 France MF Alou Diarra
14 Angola FW Igor Vetokele
16 Wales DF Rhoys Wiggins
20 England DF Chris Solly (vice-captain)
21 Wales DF Morgan Fox
23 England FW Joe Pigott
24 England MF Jordan Cousins
30 England GK Nick Pope
31 England DF Harry Lennon
32 Scotland FW Tony Watt
36 Serbia GK Marko Dmitrović
40 Belgium MF Christophe Lepoint
43 England FW Karlan Ahearne-Grant
-- France DF Loïc Nego
-- Iran FW Reza Ghoochannejhad
-- Poland FW Piotr Parzyszek
Edit: well worried is a bit strong to be honest, if I hd to express a concern that would be it
Roly/Luzon/Powell out.
It's his fault.
It's means that the Ebb and flow of everyday problems have abated for a day or two and i can focus on my true love.
You can change your socks and pants,
you can change your wife or partner,(or they change you)
you should never change your football club.
Let's wait to the end of August before we panic.
Then we can buy one good player for the quality factor and loan him to Standard.
You must understand i left school at 13,
and worked up a chimney.
I can concur; there's no smoke without fire.
Whatever will be will be.
Wonder if others recognised your insider information that we're going to Wemberlee this season....