gurujuan Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 minute ago, torryowl said: No point having a clear out and then panicking into bringing players back while we try to sign better .we are hamstrung financially so if we do have players on our radar they could be hanging on weighing up there options or there clubs arnt letting them go until they get replacements.....better to wait for a player you want than just getting a shirt filler coz your short on numbers. That’s true, but given that we need 3 or 4, it’s unlikely to be the scenario for all of them. Just looking at the Windass situation for example, he wasn’t wanted by his club, he wanted to come here, there was little or no other interest from elsewhere, and a price set by the administrators which meant haggling was pointless, and we still haven’t got it over the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 3 hours ago, BIG D said: We’ve gone from having Forestieri, Fletcher, Hooper, Joao, Matias, Nuhiu, Rhodes and Winnall (even Hirst) in the squad 3 years ago to this on the official site. Playing devil’s advocate, when was the last time any of those players scored 20 goals in a season. Apart from Forestieri and Hooper for a season or so when they looked threatening, the rest of the time distinctly average for what they cost us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, WalthamOwl said: And the season starts in less than a week, less than 2 for the league. we are starting on -12 so wouldn’t it be nice to have our squad as ready as possible from the very 1st game so we don’t fall even further behind. There will be plenty going on in the background, we just don’t get to find out ( and so we shouldn’t) until deals are done. Players also need to be available and within our budget. We cannot just go out and say we want you, you and you and expect them to sign. It’s not ideal given our situation, but we need to be specific on our targets and not just take anyone. Random purchases are partly why we are in this situation in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 3 hours ago, BIG D said: I hope to f**k those lucky gold elephants still work. they’ll be playing up front next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Would have Dave back, offers something different 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tight Arse Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 4 hours ago, BIG D said: We’ve gone from having Forestieri, Fletcher, Hooper, Joao, Matias, Nuhiu, Rhodes and Winnall (even Hirst) in the squad 3 years ago to this on the official site. Hagan isn't blue either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, gurujuan said: That’s true, but given that we need 3 or 4, it’s unlikely to be the scenario for all of them. Just looking at the Windass situation for example, he wasn’t wanted by his club, he wanted to come here, there was little or no other interest from elsewhere, and a price set by the administrators which meant haggling was pointless, and we still haven’t got it over the line wages maybe ,length of contract ,being messed about by his agent ..could many different reasons but i'd rather the club sign him on there terms rather than be held to ransom........like you say we need 3 or 4 new signings so youd think the budget as got to be tight which could well be a problem if other clubs are sniffing round there targets . shame we cant off load 3 or 4 of our own to give us more cash to play with but thats very unlikely to happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Did we offer nuhiu a contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Willow Owl said: Playing devil’s advocate, when was the last time any of those players scored 20 goals in a season. Apart from Forestieri and Hooper for a season or so when they looked threatening, the rest of the time distinctly average for what they cost us. No you’re bang on the money mate. So glad we’ve got rid of them. At least we go into this new season with a strike force that’s going to scare the poo out of the rest of the league. And we’ve got rid of the bad apples and saved millions on wages, I can’t wait for the season to start. Viva the revolution!,! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhouston Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Winnall??? Jesus, you are desperate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 47 minutes ago, Plonk said: No you’re bang on the money mate. So glad we’ve got rid of them. At least we go into this new season with a strike force that’s going to scare the poo out of the rest of the league. And we’ve got rid of the bad apples and saved millions on wages, I can’t wait for the season to start. Viva the revolution!,! We haven’t scared the Poo out of the league the last three seasons !! How would getting Nuhiu and Winnall back help, as OP suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamAP22D Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 7 hours ago, BIG D said: Neither are fixed up are they? (probably a reason for that) but how we could do with them at the moment. Sign ‘em up (unless we have a couple of reyt signings lined up). No ta. Although Winnall would have been ok for league 1 next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 7 hours ago, WalthamOwl said: And the season starts in less than a week, less than 2 for the league. we are starting on -12 so wouldn’t it be nice to have our squad as ready as possible from the very 1st game so we don’t fall even further behind. Why hit the panic button?. We have 46 games to get those -12 points back, only a 1st class idiot would expect us to finish in the top half of the Championship next season. And guess what?, there is another season after that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parajack Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Why cant we have a look at bringing on a lower League player?....Like the most obvious one that springs to mind,now at Leicester?... 1 Ivan Toney Peterborough United Peterborough 24 Paddy Madden Fleetwood Town Fleetwood 15 Ian Henderson Rochdale 15 Armand Gnanduillet Blackpool Blackpool 15 Tyler Walker Walker Lincoln City 14 Matt Godden Coventry City Coventry 14 Freddie Ladapo Rotherham United Rotherham 14 Mohamed EisaEisa Peterborough United Peterborough 14 Matty TaylorTaylor Oxford UnitedOxford Utd 13 Jonson clarke harris Bristol Rovers 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 8 hours ago, WalthamOwl said: and we find ourselves starting the season on -12. Absolutely shambolic running of the club in every respect. Well yeah obviously . Our chairman is the worst chairman in the league by some way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 53 minutes ago, parajack said: Why cant we have a look at bringing on a lower League player?....Like the most obvious one that springs to mind,now at Leicester?... 1 Ivan Toney Peterborough United Peterborough 24 Paddy Madden Fleetwood Town Fleetwood 15 Ian Henderson Rochdale 15 Armand Gnanduillet Blackpool Blackpool 15 Tyler Walker Walker Lincoln City 14 Matt Godden Coventry City Coventry 14 Freddie Ladapo Rotherham United Rotherham 14 Mohamed EisaEisa Peterborough United Peterborough 14 Matty TaylorTaylor Oxford UnitedOxford Utd 13 Jonson clarke harris Bristol Rovers 13 Think Toney has gone to Brentford for 5 million. Shows how mad the transfer market is at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Willow Owl said: We haven’t scared the Poo out of the league the last three seasons !! How would getting Nuhiu and Winnall back help, as OP suggests. 3? When did we ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Wish we gave Winnall a proper chance 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Willow Owl said: Playing devil’s advocate, when was the last time any of those players scored 20 goals in a season. Apart from Forestieri and Hooper for a season or so when they looked threatening, the rest of the time distinctly average for what they cost us. You would think we had lost shearer, Messi and Ronaldo judging by the amount of sulking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, 83owl said: You would think we had lost shearer, Messi and Ronaldo judging by the amount of sulking. No one has said they’re amazing just that they’re better than what we currently have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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