do we reckon the radio silence (journos, itk, general rumours) is because no one is coming in?
I wonder if they felt a bit embarrassed by the Port Vale lad thing so are keeping quiet. I’m choosing to believe that as I don’t want to think about finishing the season with this squad
do we reckon the radio silence (journos, itk, general rumours) is because no one is coming in?
Dont think so. If we weren’t signing anyone the ITKs would be briefing heavily making excuses and saying that the squad is good enough and just needs a manager
I think we will be active later but not expecting much quality with no manager and our league position
This is where having a manager already in place (especially someone like Jones) could make the difference in persuading players to choose us over rival teams...
A brand new concept that could work.
At least we are consistent though
Charlton Athletic go into their Second transfer deadline day of the season and on both occasions have no head coach or manager in charge
Don't worry mate, Scott has a good eye for a player.
If McGrandles goes, what a great example of how piss poor our recruitment has been over the last few years. Take your pick, Payne, O’Connell, Stockley, Mansfield, Fraser, Gilbey, Kirk, the list goes on and on….it’s speaks volumes as to why we are where we are today
O’Connell was decent and only left because we got a ridiculously high offer for him. Payne, Gilbey, Stockley, Fraser, and Kirk were all good signings at the time.
We play Cambridge away, with Bonne and Taylor up top, with Neil Harris as manager, in a relegation season.
What could possibly go wrong
You can see it coming, Taylor gets "Taylor, Taylor you're a c***" throughout the game and in the last minute gets the winner and celebrates in front of us.
If McGrandles goes, what a great example of how piss poor our recruitment has been over the last few years. Take your pick, Payne, O’Connell, Stockley, Mansfield, Fraser, Gilbey, Kirk, the list goes on and on….it’s speaks volumes as to why we are where we are today
You're right to an extent but the simple fact is I was pleased when we signed four, if not five, of them. And I suspect most were.
A far better question is why do players who are good at their previous clubs become so hopeless for us and so quickly.
My Millwall mate told me not to worry about the transfer window. Apparently they have signed a player who they can’t use yet because he is too fat. He said you cannot make it up.
My Millwall mate told me not to worry about the transfer window. Apparently they have signed a player who they can’t use yet because he is too fat. He said you cannot make it up.
My Millwall mate told me not to worry about the transfer window. Apparently they have signed a player who they can’t use yet because he is too fat. He said you cannot make it up.
I used to play a lot of golf with the son of a well known 50s/60s footballer. He told me that Brighton signed his Dad from Spurs only to find, on his first day of training, that he weighed inat 17.5 stone.
If McGrandles goes, what a great example of how piss poor our recruitment has been over the last few years. Take your pick, Payne, O’Connell, Stockley, Mansfield, Fraser, Gilbey, Kirk, the list goes on and on….it’s speaks volumes as to why we are where we are today
O’Connell was decent and only left because we got a ridiculously high offer for him. Payne, Gilbey, Stockley, Fraser, and Kirk were all good signings at the time.
That’s the point though, good signings at the time that have gone on to flop or under deliver. It’s been shocking, with very few decent examples to look to, and it’s been consistently bad for a number of years. We have such a low bar that we now think someone like Payne was a good signing at the time. A good transfer policy is building for the long term. Where’s our Mark Kinsella’s, John Robinson’s etc.
everything has been built on sand and I can only think of Dobson as seeing out 3 plus seasons.
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I think we will be active later but not expecting much quality with no manager and our league position
No idea why people do this. Makes you look more of a Plum than Seth.
A far better question is why do players who are good at their previous clubs become so hopeless for us and so quickly.
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Hasn't been great at Gillingham has he?
So basically did badly in L1, got released, did badly in L2... L1 club sign him.
A bit like us when we signed Josh Parker and then Hemed the following year.
Doing their best to keep us up with the crap strikers they have signed this window.
everything has been built on sand and I can only think of Dobson as seeing out 3 plus seasons.
Only a youngster but still with 14 League One appearances this season.
That squad is being decimated
Someone mentioned Caylen Vickers , he's off to Brighton.