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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 4, 2017 21:43:51 GMT
I call that good business management why waste money on transfer when you can borrow a quality player on loan for season or half a season. Many would hate to admit but they would have Taylpr back on loan if meant we got promoted through his goals Problem is from our perspective there's no signs of any players joining the club, loans or permanent signings, whilst every other Div 1 club seems to be signing up players on a daily basis. Perhaps Lambert & Taylor are joining us on loan and Lumley & Sweeney are returning to join them but there's little info coming out of the club to know what's going on. Why does any info have to come out of the club as to who "we might be signing". Just to keep little topper happy on gaschat? Come on son, get a grip!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 21:44:21 GMT
I call that good business management why waste money on transfer when you can borrow a quality player on loan for season or half a season. Many would hate to admit but they would have Taylpr back on loan if meant we got promoted through his goals Now theres an idea for a thread
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 4, 2017 21:44:44 GMT
Also, I'm more and more convinced DC reads the forums with the amount of ime he mentions them in his interviews
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Post by GasAttacK on Jul 4, 2017 21:45:54 GMT
I personally thought it was all pretty positive. DC said there is too much negativity around and reading this thread I'd have to agree.
There is no need to panic at this stage. He said he's excited about the potential players that might come in and expects to make at least 7 or 8 signings by the end of August. In an ideal world I'd say we should be looking for 9 but he wants to make sure he's in a position to sign more players in January if necessary and that makes sense. 8 quality additions to the existing squad should easily see us through the first 5 months of the season.
We always knew we wouldn't be spending the type money teams like Blackburn will on players so to say our budget won't match the big spenders is no surprise. What he doesn't say is how many teams he considers to be big spenders. I don't believe he'd have signed a 5 year contract with Rovers if his budget was poor so I think it will probably be somewhere between 12th & 6th which will hopefully be enough to give us a fighting chance of a play off push.
So for now at least, I'm looking forward to seeing who DC brings in and will remain optimistic we can have a good season. However, if Sercombe is still our only signing when they fly off to Portugal I will begin to worry.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 21:54:06 GMT
I call that good business management why waste money on transfer when you can borrow a quality player on loan for season or half a season. Many would hate to admit but they would have Taylpr back on loan if meant we got promoted through his goals Now theres an idea for a thread don't even go there
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Post by mariobalotelli on Jul 4, 2017 22:02:21 GMT
Also, I'm more and more convinced DC reads the forums with the amount of ime he mentions them in his interviews He's probably registered just to block you.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 4, 2017 22:11:34 GMT
Also, I'm more and more convinced DC reads the forums with the amount of ime he mentions them in his interviews He's probably registered just to block you. As long as he doesn't sign Mario Balotelli, he can do whatever the hell he likes!
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Post by yategas78 on Jul 4, 2017 22:11:39 GMT
Now theres an idea for a thread don't even go there Who's this Taylor bloke then🤔?
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Post by mariobalotelli on Jul 4, 2017 22:43:35 GMT
He's probably registered just to block you. As long as he doesn't sign Mario Balotelli, he can do whatever the hell he likes! We'd need a top 6 budget for that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 22:47:50 GMT
Also, I'm more and more convinced DC reads the forums with the amount of ime he mentions them in his interviews Oooooo hi Darrell. Wuv you... wuv you even more if you sign rickie and not old barn door with a banjo! 🙋♂️
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Jul 5, 2017 3:37:10 GMT
As ever it was another good interview from DC, suspect he was looking to manage fans expectations in a slightly different way to Paul Buckle. Yep managed my expectations....he mentioned being surprised about how the market has been, I take that to mean he's been quoted silly money when pursuing the targets on his list that would command a fee, or wage demands from players and agents that don't stack up to our existing structure. 10 open positions in the squad, three options for each position, one number one target acquired and by the sounds of it a hell of a lot of those other 29 exciting names on the list have priced themselves out of the running..and so at least for now they'll have been crossed off the list. Of course he's going to need to look at the loan market if the price of securing your own talent is too high and those loans are usually negotiated later than permanent deals which is why we'll be light on numbers early pre season and be bolstering the squad with trialists for much of July. To misquote Jaws....I think he's going to need a bigger list!!
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Post by yatetown85 on Jul 5, 2017 7:02:23 GMT
Take those rose tinted glasses off i myself think we'll be fighting relegation this season ( hope not and I will be at most games ) but we always seem very slow and uninformed on anything happening at the club remember without the fans the club would no longer be. Belter alert! Stone a flaming crow! Go in a dark room and take a few mins, Jesus H!
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 5, 2017 7:24:07 GMT
Also, I'm more and more convinced DC reads the forums with the amount of ime he mentions them in his interviews Good morning Darrell Any chance you could give us hint or two who we might be signing just to keep me happy? Thanks in advance Little topper
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Post by alvestongas on Jul 5, 2017 7:42:37 GMT
Everyone loves DC but signing league winning players is not his or Rovers' forte! Two promotions in 3 seasons - nuff said!
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Post by Langford Gas on Jul 5, 2017 7:50:29 GMT
I thought it was positive and refreshing, he also referred to "The Project" on and OFF the field on a couple of occasions which suggests to me given he has signed for 5 years that its all moving along nicely.
However, one worry , if any of you are familiar with or believe in body language , the tugging of his ear and rubbing his eyes are worrying indeed !! look it up
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 5, 2017 7:53:41 GMT
I thought it was positive and refreshing, he also referred to "The Project" on and OFF the field on a couple of occasions which suggests to me given he has signed for 5 years that its all moving along nicely. However, one worry , if any of you are familiar with or believe in body language , the tugging of his ear and rubbing his eyes are worrying indeed !! look it up Liar!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2017 8:36:58 GMT
I Dam hate football sometimes.
DC is trying to do things the right way (not paying exorbitant prices, wages etc) and interesting to see how far that gets us this time.
Sorry to mention tap-in Tammy, but does it not f**k anyone else off that Chelski give him a 5 year deal then loan him straight out to a fellow premier league club to develop him. How in this world is that even possible? absolutely loathe them.
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Post by Officer Barbrady on Jul 5, 2017 8:37:58 GMT
I thought it was positive and refreshing, he also referred to "The Project" on and OFF the field on a couple of occasions which suggests to me given he has signed for 5 years that its all moving along nicely. However, one worry , if any of you are familiar with or believe in body language , the tugging of his ear and rubbing his eyes are worrying indeed !! look it up its weird you say that. As the video was loading I wondered to myself what part of his head will he be mucking around with when the interview starts today. He's always doing that it's just what he does. I doubt it means anything at all. Darrel, next video interview you do stick your fingers in your mouth for top laughs.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2017 8:41:54 GMT
Everyone loves DC but signing league winning players is not his or Rovers' forte! Two promotions in 3 seasons - nuff said! Didn't win either league though - he does fab with his teams but we don't spend that extra to be top. I just think you need some of those championship-experienced players Sheff Utd and Bolton had to get out of L1.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2017 8:44:48 GMT
Two promotions in 3 seasons - nuff said! Didn't win either league though - he does fab with his teams but we don't spend that extra to be top. I just think you need some of those championship-experienced players Sheff Utd and Bolton had to get out of L1. Almost as if Sheffield United and Bolton are quite big clubs at L1 level, and being ex-Premiership they have more funds and resources to attract these sorts of players? Bristol Rovers not quite on the same level?
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