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Post by socrates on Apr 10, 2018 18:19:13 GMT
Telford is out of contract at his club and I’d be delighted if we could get him on a free. Sweeney and Bola I’m not sure about their contracts but if we could get Sweeney on decent wages on a free I’d sign him too. Don’t forget he was brilliant last season and he’s still very young for a Center half. I don’t rate Bola though. Sweeney is still an Irish U21 international, why would Stoke release him on a free, when we're hoping if Locks ever leaves we'll get big money for him mainly on the back of his international appearances? I said if. To be fair none of us get to make the decision and this is a forum for fans about our opinions on our players. The above post is my opinion on our loan players.
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Post by worrelsterlingalbion on Apr 10, 2018 18:53:22 GMT
What’s all this about releasing Sweeney, Telford and Bola? They’re loan players, not ours to release! They go back, we move on. UTG! Telford is out of contract at his club and I’d be delighted if we could get him on a free. Sweeney and Bola I’m not sure about their contracts but if we could get Sweeney on decent wages on a free I’d sign him too. Don’t forget he was brilliant last season and he’s still very young for a Center half. I don’t rate Bola though. I might be completely off the mark here but can't help wondering if Telford is already a done deal. DC has been very vocal about not doing loan favours for other clubs if that's the case why play him in development games when we have our own development players. No sign of Sweeney or Bola (when fit) in these games yet Telford seems to feature regularly. Like I said I maybe adding 2 & 2 and getting 5 but just seems strange to me.
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 11, 2018 3:35:50 GMT
What’s all this about releasing Sweeney, Telford and Bola? They’re loan players, not ours to release! They go back, we move on. UTG! Telford is out of contract at his club and I’d be delighted if we could get him on a free. Sweeney and Bola I’m not sure about their contracts but if we could get Sweeney on decent wages on a free I’d sign him too. Don’t forget he was brilliant last season and he’s still very young for a Center half. I don’t rate Bola though. I don’t disagree socrates but I’m not sure Telford would sign. After all he’s been on the bench and were he to sign for anybody I would imagine he would want to be playing. Of all DCs ways of doing things, and you’ll know I’m a big supporter of DC, his way of dealing with Telford who seems to have goals in him has been really puzzling to me. I would imagine Telford would want some kind of guarantee and you won’t get that from DC!! I would like Telford to get a run of starting matches over this last month and see how that goes. UTG!
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 11, 2018 7:11:09 GMT
Telford is out of contract at his club and I’d be delighted if we could get him on a free. Sweeney and Bola I’m not sure about their contracts but if we could get Sweeney on decent wages on a free I’d sign him too. Don’t forget he was brilliant last season and he’s still very young for a Center half. I don’t rate Bola though. I don’t disagree socrates but I’m not sure Telford would sign. After all he’s been on the bench and were he to sign for anybody I would imagine he would want to be playing. Of all DCs ways of doing things, and you’ll know I’m a big supporter of DC, his way of dealing with Telford who seems to have goals in him has been really puzzling to me. I would imagine Telford would want some kind of guarantee and you won’t get that from DC!! I would like Telford to get a run of starting matches over this last month and see how that goes. UTG! But will a manager of any Div 1 side be able to guarantee Telford games next season? If we offer him a contract then it's down to Telford to decide whether he likes what he's seen at Rovers this season or feels he's better off elsewhere.
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 11, 2018 9:02:44 GMT
No, you’re right as well Topper. No manager in League 1 will guarantee DT a first team place and it is up to him to do as you say. I just think the ball is more likely to be in his court and think no thanks thinking DC doesn’t really rate him. In the end I just think he’ll think he’s better off elsewhere. But I guess time will tell. Whole season has been a bit strange over this player imo. UTG!
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Post by bradfordmeyerbiggs on Apr 11, 2018 10:11:47 GMT
Agree with that, I would also try to offload Nichols and if an offer comes in for undroppable Tom, I would take what ever that offer is. He has clearly struggled at this level.Yep agree he is a premier league player and worth at least £10m By £10 Million you are insinuating that the fee is more likely to be in the region of £300k? Yes?
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 11, 2018 10:12:58 GMT
It'll have either been strange for a reason and he'll sign for us or just totally strange! I can't understand how Telford could be picked for Fleetwood, play OK until Lines departed , then dropped for Mensah on Saturday who was then replaced by Gaffney. Meanwhile Telford scores 6 goals in twp DS games.
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Post by inee on Apr 11, 2018 13:38:25 GMT
imo we need to hold on to sincs, players who go at it non stop are a rare breed and im sure it adds confidence to the rest of the team Yes and every January he is injured and doesn't play for the rest of the season, and that's why he has to go i can see where your coming from, however to me sincs is a valuable player and asset, in that when he is fit he's a human duracell bunny ,just keeps going and the upshot is it not only inspires confidence in others but allows others to get that extra bit of breathing space they require ,he also has that courage which is rare in a lot of players where every time he get crunched mobbed etc he knows it could put him out but he still goes at it. so we shall agree to disagree
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Post by inee on Apr 11, 2018 13:44:08 GMT
Truth is none of us know or see what DC sees ion the players on a daily basis, i think DC is playing the long game to get to a point where every single player can be relied on to give 100% for the full 90
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Post by faggotygas on Apr 11, 2018 14:24:49 GMT
It'll have either been strange for a reason and he'll sign for us or just totally strange! I can't understand how Telford could be picked for Fleetwood, play OK until Lines departed , then dropped for Mensah on Saturday who was then replaced by Gaffney. Meanwhile Telford scores 6 goals in twp DS games. I wonder if he's being managed - notice his left knee is always heavily taped
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Post by lmgas on Apr 12, 2018 7:38:25 GMT
Does anyone know what the situation is with our goalkeepers contacts, are they up in the summer?
I think they've been ok, prefer Slocombe, I think Lumley's contract at QPR might be up (?), if so I'd be in for him, he seems to have done well at blackpool, promotion winning teams are built on being solid at the back, (he has a much better ratio of goals conceded per game) would like to see him and Slocombe battling for the jersey next year.
After all, it is the defence that's let us down this season.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 12, 2018 10:06:50 GMT
Yes and every January he is injured and doesn't play for the rest of the season, and that's why he has to go i can see where your coming from, however to me sincs is a valuable player and asset, in that when he is fit he's a human duracell bunny ,just keeps going and the upshot is it not only inspires confidence in others but allows others to get that extra bit of breathing space they require ,he also has that courage which is rare in a lot of players where every time he get crunched mobbed etc he knows it could put him out but he still goes at it. so we shall agree to disagree If that's the case why don't we really seem to miss him when he's out injured? If we really want to become a top 6 side next season is it now time to move on from the likes of Sincs, Gaffers & JC? Who's natural level is probably Div 2 at other clubs if we do release them this summer.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 15, 2018 15:39:20 GMT
It seems we have a large number of 1st team squad players out of contract this summer
FB's Leads, Parts, JC, Brown plus Bola CB's Burn plus Sweeney CM's Lines, Sincs & OC Winger: Moore Striker Gaffney plus Telford
I wonder what DC's planning, to keep most of them or have a big clear out. The players he's brought in this season Serc's, Bennett and Craig do seem an improvement on most of those now out of contract, so is DC planning something similar this summer if we are to press on and become a top 6 challenger rather than finish around 10th again next summer.
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Post by socrates on Apr 15, 2018 23:04:09 GMT
It seems we have a large number of 1st team squad players out of contract this summer FB's Leads, Parts, JC, Brown plus Bola CB's Burn plus Sweeney CM's Lines, Sincs & OC Winger: Moore Striker Gaffney plus Telford I wonder what DC's planning, to keep most of them or have a big clear out. The players he's brought in this season Serc's, Bennett and Craig do seem an improvement on most of those now out of contract, so is DC planning something similar this summer if we are to press on and become a top 6 challenger rather than finish around 10th again next summer. Probably the same as usual I reckon. A few changes here and there to keep the squad improving overall. Great that we’ve got a manager that can do that , in the past losing our best players has often caused us hard times but we’ve not gone backwards despite losing Taylor and Bodin. Great squad management.
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