cain Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 I agree that we have far too many players of equal quality.....think we would be better off with a good squad of 22 rather than having so many players who can’t get a game....Can’t be good for moral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff King's dog Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 4 hours ago, cain said: an someone please allay my fears? Allegedly, we are sailing close to the wind with FFP at the moment so if we don’t get promoted this season, which is looking highly unlikely, what happens next season? If a large number of fans have already purchased 3 year season tickets as well as the shirt debacle and other merchandise disasters....where will the money to buy players come from? We will be okay because we will ramp up the commercial income. Now we have such big global brands as D Cabs, Elev8 and SWFC Pale Ale, apparently Google, A&F, Budweiser, BMW and Apple are all queuing up to get their names plastered around the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelliesleftnut Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, sheriwozgod said: We will have to do what EVERY other club does..........sell some saleable assets and replace wisely/ accordingly. Problem is mate would you trust whoever it is at the club that makes these decisions to do this successfully ? Not a dig at anyone in particular but questions need to be asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frastheowl Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm not too worried about the FFP limits to be honest. It might well force us to do, what we should have already been doing. Selling our assets for good money. One of the reasons we find ourselves in this position presently, imo, is because the squad has become stale, stagnant, familiar. I said at the time, we should've sold Tom Lees when he were allegedly offered very good money for him. He could have replaced a player like him, very easily. There was very good reasons for Forestieri leaving for very good money. Kieran Westwood was another. All these players either haven't featured, or have been abysmal this season. Between those three players, it's not stupid to suggest we could have brought in £20m in transfer fees. We could have replaced them with younger, fresher players with point to prove. It ensures the squad is kept fresh and vibrant. Competition intensifies when new players arrive, standards rise. Currently, the players know whats going to happen. The same players play in the same sort of games. It breeds complacency. And when you have the same coach for that time, that scenario is only worsened. Look at successful sides in this division, they've all freshened up the squad. Boro sold Tomlin & ****, two players who played a large part in the season before they were sold. Burnley sold Danny Ings, Kieran Trippier & Jason Shackell. Brighton let their captain Gordon Greer leave, and brought in a younger replacement in Duffy. Newcastle & Hull naturally freshened their squad up, following relegation the previous season. We haven't done it enough. It's one thing been a selling team, and there's another sticking your fingers in your ears and refusing to listen to good offers for players who could be replaced. Football more than ever is a business. It's another aspect where we have failed imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Hack-Abusi said: This is one of the frustrating things over the past couple of seasons ... we know what we've needed since the final at Wembley vs Hull however we haven't addressed those issues in 3 transfer windows ..really disheartening ... Carlos and his henchmen to blame for this bringing in more and more duds like Urby, Sougou, Rhodes, Abdi etc How many on here were delighted with the Rhodes and Abdi signings. Urby came with real pedigree. The way forward will be to give youth a chance. If it means a season or two in lower mid table so be it but that is the sustainable way. You can make much more profit from selling on young talent than buying journeymen who have nothing left to play for apart from a fat pay cheque. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriwozgod Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, kelliesleftnut said: Problem is mate would you trust whoever it is at the club that makes these decisions to do this successfully ? Not a dig at anyone in particular but questions need to be asked. No i dont trust em............and therein lies the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lythamowl Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 5 hours ago, owlmanc said: We have sellable assets. i'm not sure how much we'll get for nuhiu though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlmanc Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 59 minutes ago, Lythamowl said: i'm not sure how much we'll get for nuhiu though...... You have to be careful the old pound coins go out of circulation today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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