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The false hope of Wembley
Weegie Addick
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When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
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Who cares . At least I got this lovely picture out of the day 😄
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Taylor, Dijksteel, Pearce, Lapslie, Morgan, Fosu, Reeves, Pratley.
Chin up, Weegie!0 -
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Reeves released.EveshamAddick said:Taylor, Dijksteel, Pearce, Lapslie, Morgan, Fosu, Reeves, Pratley.
Chin up, Weegie!
Taylor, Dijksteel, Pearce, Pratley all linked with moves away.
Fosu not really wanted.
I'll give you George and Albie. A lot on their shoulders.0 -
Take some anti-depressants.Weegie Addick said:When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
We have Phillips, Solly, Page, Pearce, JFC, Taylor, Pratley, Morgan, Sarr, Lapslie, Dijksteel and Bonne.
We just need 11 more.3 -
Keep the faith Weegie, it’s going to be a tough season, but I refuse for us to be downtrodden.1
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If we had lost the final or never made it we would be most likely preparing ourselves for a relegation battle to prevent us falling into league 2 and be even further away from selling the club.15
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Reeves has gone. Fosu was offered a new contract purely so that we could command a fee for him, so he's going.EveshamAddick said:Taylor, Dijksteel, Pearce, Lapslie, Morgan, Fosu, Reeves, Pratley.
Chin up, Weegie!
Feel the same as Weegie, although perhaps a bit less surprised. I saw it coming but it doesn't make it any less painful when it happens. Bauer, Williams and Aribo could all have easily been persuaded to stay, and whilst I understand budgetary constraints, surely the money we've chopped off the wage bill from letting Igor and Ajose go could have been put towards paying at least one of them what he wanted. There's the best part of £15m in transfer value if those three were under contract so it's not as if there isn't a potential return for paying the high wages.
Feel like we're doomed for relegation already. Having said that, I thought we'd be lucky to finish 15th last year, so hopefully Bowyer, JJ and Gallen can work some now miracles.4 -
Page you having a laugh.Covered End said:
Take some anti-depressants.Weegie Addick said:When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
We have Phillips, Solly, Page, Pearce, JFC, Taylor, Pratley, Morgan, Solly, Sarr, Lapslie, Dijksteel and Bonne.
We just need 11 more.
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Solly can barely fill one spot these days let alone two!Covered End said:
Take some anti-depressants.Weegie Addick said:When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
We have Phillips, Solly, Page, Pearce, JFC, Taylor, Pratley, Morgan, Solly, Sarr, Lapslie, Dijksteel and Bonne.
We just need 11 more.3 - Sponsored links:
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Jesus wept...Weegie Addick said:When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
Has no-one on this forum got ANY faith in Bowyer, Jackson, and Gallen????
Written off, and the squad hasn't even returned for pre-season training yet!!!!14 -
Of course people have faith in Bowyer and Jackson. It's just that, at this stage, some people like to be pragmatic and reflect on the fact that neither of them have as much pace as they used to. And, even with them in the team, we'll probably still be short of players to put on the bench.East_Stand_Loopy said:
Jesus wept...Weegie Addick said:When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
Has no-one on this forum got ANY faith in Bowyer, Jackson, and Gallen????
Written off, and the squad hasn't even returned for pre-season training yet!!!!7 -
Forgot about Reeves.MrLargo said:
Reeves has gone. Fosu was offered a new contract purely so that we could command a fee for him, so he's going.EveshamAddick said:Taylor, Dijksteel, Pearce, Lapslie, Morgan, Fosu, Reeves, Pratley.
Chin up, Weegie!
Feel the same as Weegie, although perhaps a bit less surprised. I saw it coming but it doesn't make it any less painful when it happens. Bauer, Williams and Aribo could all have easily been persuaded to stay, and whilst I understand budgetary constraints, surely the money we've chopped off the wage bill from letting Igor and Ajose go could have been put towards paying at least one of them what he wanted. There's the best part of £15m in transfer value if those three were under contract so it's not as if there isn't a potential return for paying the high wages.
Feel like we're doomed for relegation already. Having said that, I thought we'd be lucky to finish 15th last year, so hopefully Bowyer, JJ and Gallen can work some now miracles.
Hard to see Bauer’s move to PNE as a step up for him. Can’t help but think that but for the antics of the Belgian madman we could have hung on to Bauer and Aribo.3 -
The whole time Bowyer is here then I feel completely comfortable.16
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Exactly. Bowyer said they offered double what we could for Bauer. I can take Leeds/Fulham/Stoke/Cardiff being able to double our offer, but I feel like we're in real trouble if a mid-table side like Preston have a wage budget that much higher than ours.EveshamAddick said:
Forgot about Reeves.MrLargo said:
Reeves has gone. Fosu was offered a new contract purely so that we could command a fee for him, so he's going.EveshamAddick said:Taylor, Dijksteel, Pearce, Lapslie, Morgan, Fosu, Reeves, Pratley.
Chin up, Weegie!
Feel the same as Weegie, although perhaps a bit less surprised. I saw it coming but it doesn't make it any less painful when it happens. Bauer, Williams and Aribo could all have easily been persuaded to stay, and whilst I understand budgetary constraints, surely the money we've chopped off the wage bill from letting Igor and Ajose go could have been put towards paying at least one of them what he wanted. There's the best part of £15m in transfer value if those three were under contract so it's not as if there isn't a potential return for paying the high wages.
Feel like we're doomed for relegation already. Having said that, I thought we'd be lucky to finish 15th last year, so hopefully Bowyer, JJ and Gallen can work some now miracles.
Hard to see Bauer’s move to PNE as a step up for him. Can’t help but think that but for the antics of the Belgian madman we could have hung on to Bauer and Aribo.1 -
Leave out the anti-depressants comments, thanks. My mental health is fine but it is not something to make light of for others.
It's the Taylor rumours that are really bothering me if truth be told. Decent strikers are hard to come by.10 -
Bowyer is a good manager and Gallen has been great in terms of getting our recruitment back on track after the dark days of Thomas Driesen/Katrien.East_Stand_Loopy said:
Jesus wept...Weegie Addick said:When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
Has no-one on this forum got ANY faith in Bowyer, Jackson, and Gallen????
Written off, and the squad hasn't even returned for pre-season training yet!!!!
That being said, “faith”, especially the blind kind, wont keep us up. It would be foolish to ignore that we are losing players we would rather keep, have a severely depleted squad and will likely have one of the lowest (if not the lowest) budgets in the division. Bowyer is good, but he needs the tools to do his job and right now he’s losing them rather than acquiring them.3 -
Nothing more so far than a comment on Instagram that is possibly poorly worded isn't it?Weegie Addick said:Leave out the anti-depressants comments, thanks. My mental health is fine but it is not something to make light of for others.
It's the Taylor rumours that are really bothering me if truth be told. Decent strikers are hard to come by.
If the media and particularly Richard Cawley start talking about Taylor leaving then I'll be worried.1 -
Solly.se9addick said:
Solly can barely fill one spot these days let alone two!Covered End said:
Take some anti-depressants.Weegie Addick said:When we scored that goal I was elated not just because it meant we were promoted but because I thought it gave us a chance to "keep the band together".
Now it is in pieces. We still have Bow, JJ and Gallen. Plus Dillon, Solly, and Naby. Then the crocks, Page and JFC. Seems that could be just about it.
Head in hands time.
We have Phillips, Solly, Page, Pearce, JFC, Taylor, Pratley, Morgan, Solly, Sarr, Lapslie, Dijksteel and Bonne.
We just need 11 more.1 -
I wouldn't go quite that far, but if he had left I would be in a state of total despair.ValleyGary said:The whole time Bowyer is here then I feel completely comfortable.3 - Sponsored links:
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Well why pretend we've only got 5 players when we have 12 ?Weegie Addick said:Leave out the anti-depressants comments, thanks. My mental health is fine but it is not something to make light of for others.
It's the Taylor rumours that are really bothering me if truth be told. Decent strikers are hard to come by.
I don't understand why anyone would do that ?0 -
League 1 no offence isn’t no where near the competitiveness of the championship so yes do appreciate bows, jj and gallen but we have a tough task to stay in this league2
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Yeah, twelve should be plenty.Covered End said:
Well why pretend we've only got 5 players when we have 12 ?Weegie Addick said:Leave out the anti-depressants comments, thanks. My mental health is fine but it is not something to make light of for others.
It's the Taylor rumours that are really bothering me if truth be told. Decent strikers are hard to come by.
I don't understand why anyone would do that ?8 -
If Taylor goes we are well and truly fcuked1
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I don't, as I said we need another 11.Chizz said:
Yeah, twelve should be plenty.Covered End said:
Well why pretend we've only got 5 players when we have 12 ?Weegie Addick said:Leave out the anti-depressants comments, thanks. My mental health is fine but it is not something to make light of for others.
It's the Taylor rumours that are really bothering me if truth be told. Decent strikers are hard to come by.
I don't understand why anyone would do that ?0 -
Our best players see other best players leave for better run clubs and more money. At the same time, the perpetual uncertainty over ownership rolls ever onwards. They see the tightening budget and know that they might soon be playing with "risk" signings and youngsters, in a team that is likely to struggle.
No wonder if someone like Lyle might be getting itchy feet.3 -
Dr Kish reckons we are signing 4 or 5 this week.4
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That might be a bit of a disappointment to some.EveshamAddick said:Dr Kish reckons we are signing 4 or 5 this week.1 -
Depends who it is really doesn’t it?Covered End said:
That might be a bit of a disappointment to some.EveshamAddick said:Dr Kish reckons we are signing 4 or 5 this week.1 -
It's just a re-hash of the Rich Cawley article in SLP. No new news.EveshamAddick said:Dr Kish reckons we are signing 4 or 5 this week.1
