SupremeOwl 648 Posted January 17 4 minutes ago, Costello 77 said: FFS. Have we conceded? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalthamOwl 7,603 Posted January 17 (edited) The thought of selling our best players and replacing with cheap alternatives really is a bit poo . It has to be done but the fact we are in this position is shocking. Such a badly run club. I’m just praying we still manage to get Bruce in to get the best out of what players we do have and hope he can wheel and deal to get some promising players in. Edited January 17 by WalthamOwl 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hitcat 652 Posted January 17 There's poo on the fork. No doubt. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 6,762 Posted January 17 12 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: The thought of selling our best players and replacing with cheap alternatives really is a bit poo . It has to be done but the fact we are in this position is shocking. Such a badly run club. I’m just praying we still manage to get Bruce in to get the best out of what players we do have and hope he can wheel and deal to get some promising players in. Would you say Bruce was the best choice of coach to see us through this period of austerity? I’m not sure he would have been my choice, all things considered. Mainly the cost, but also the fact that he has always had a decent budget, even though he often manages to balance the books further down the line. With the right tools, he’s proven he can get the job done, but this will test his coaching skills. We are where we are of course, and as painful as it will be, having to sell our better players, it needs to be done. I do think, if we can use the loan market wisely, we can put a decent squad together That’s where Bruce can come to the fore, if nothing else, he has many good contacts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalthamOwl 7,603 Posted January 17 37 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Would you say Bruce was the best choice of coach to see us through this period of austerity? I’m not sure he would have been my choice, all things considered. Mainly the cost, but also the fact that he has always had a decent budget, even though he often manages to balance the books further down the line. With the right tools, he’s proven he can get the job done, but this will test his coaching skills. We are where we are of course, and as painful as it will be, having to sell our better players, it needs to be done. I do think, if we can use the loan market wisely, we can put a decent squad together That’s where Bruce can come to the fore, if nothing else, he has many good contacts Im thinking the same in regards to Bruce having some good contacts in the game. I think he is a manager that players will want to sign and play for with his very impressive career as a player and some good achievements as a manger. I just wish we could get him in sooner than February 1st to give him chance to start the rebuild ASAP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 6,762 Posted January 17 8 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: Im thinking the same in regards to Bruce having some good contacts in the game. I think he is a manager that players will want to sign and play for with his very impressive career as a player and some good achievements as a manger. I just wish we could get him in sooner than February 1st to give him chance to start the rebuild ASAP. If there’s truth in the Kebano rumour, you’d presume, or at least hope, that he’s behind it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daleblue 2,235 Posted January 17 (edited) 22 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: Im thinking the same in regards to Bruce having some good contacts in the game. I think he is a manager that players will want to sign and play for with his very impressive career as a player and some good achievements as a manger. I just wish we could get him in sooner than February 1st to give him chance to start the rebuild ASAP. I think that we have identified our players who we are willing to let go, and priced accordingly, also believe that it has been a good move in regards to Bruce not joining till Feb, gives him plenty of time to work away in the background, making calls and getting the right players into the squad, ones that we need to give us pace and power, I am confident that Bruce is the right man for the job. Onwards and upwards. Edited January 17 by daleblue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southie_Owl 7,218 Posted January 18 (edited) 14 hours ago, WalthamOwl said: Derby set to sign Ashley Cole. I absolutely hate that little tw@t. We can take Malone off their hands if they want to sign a new left back Disclaimer: I’m aware we don’t have a pot to p*** in Edited January 18 by Southie_Owl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S72 Owl 840 Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Southie_Owl said: We can take Malone off their hands if they want to sign a new left back Disclaimer: I’m aware we don’t have a pot to p*** in Would love Malone on a season long Loan next season, but I reckon he’ll be Huddersfield’s first choice left back next season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilyfox 14,784 Posted January 18 1 hour ago, S72 Owl said: Would love Malone on a season long Loan next season, but I reckon he’ll be Huddersfield’s first choice left back next season. He's not on loan there. Derby paid about £4m to buy him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S72 Owl 840 Posted January 18 58 minutes ago, wilyfox said: He's not on loan there. Derby paid about £4m to buy him. Must have missed that one. Thought it was a loan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eugene 615 Posted January 18 55 minutes ago, S72 Owl said: Must have missed that one. Thought it was a loan. Scott Maloan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 6,762 Posted January 18 Not your usual transfer window frenzy on here is it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZicoSterland2 637 Posted January 18 17 hours ago, gurujuan said: Would you say Bruce was the best choice of coach to see us through this period of austerity? I’m not sure he would have been my choice, all things considered. Mainly the cost, but also the fact that he has always had a decent budget, even though he often manages to balance the books further down the line. With the right tools, he’s proven he can get the job done, but this will test his coaching skills. We are where we are of course, and as painful as it will be, having to sell our better players, it needs to be done. I do think, if we can use the loan market wisely, we can put a decent squad together That’s where Bruce can come to the fore, if nothing else, he has many good contacts Bruce also has an eye for lower league players. Something we have not tapped into for the last 4 seasons. There are diamonds out there look at Vardy even though it is embarrassing for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU 23,637 Posted January 18 As always with us, if anything is going to happen, it will be at the last minute again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 6,762 Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, HOOTIE AND THE poo TU said: As always with us, if anything is going to happen, it will be at the last minute again. That’s probably OK if we’re talking loans, and we’ve planned for it A bigger concern, is if we lost a couple of our major players out of the blue on deadline day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pazowl55 4,948 Posted January 18 Alan Hutton is leaving Villa to get a longer contract elsewhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sham67 3,936 Posted January 18 10 minutes ago, pazowl55 said: Alan Hutton is leaving Villa to get a longer contract elsewhere. Don't even joke about it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 6,762 Posted January 18 We wouldn’t be so stupid would we...........would we Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU 23,637 Posted January 18 I quite like Alan Hutton I know he's getting on a bit but he's a million miles better than what we've currently got 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
