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Post by Gas_Quarters on Jan 31, 2019 18:39:33 GMT
The same as with DC. People criticize his signings, but if you are not given the funds........hence his famous talk about shopping in Waitrose, Tesco etc. It is obvious we can only shop at the foodbank. DC was given a good budget but blew it. On what? £350k on one striker? £150k on another. Considering they’re not even in the same window that really isn’t a “good budget” at this level of football in this day and age. Especially when you throw into the mix that in the last 2 years we’ve actually made a profit on transfers, despite not getting anywhere near the true value of 2 of the 3 players sold. I think when you take that into account DC was working off scraps. |
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Post by Okebournegas on Jan 31, 2019 18:51:04 GMT
DC was given a good budget but blew it. On what? £350k on one striker? £150k on another. Considering they’re not even in the same window that really isn’t a “good budget” at this level of football in this day and age. Especially when you throw into the mix that in the last 2 years we’ve actually made a profit on transfers, despite not getting anywhere near the true value of 2 of the 3 players sold. I think when you take that into account DC was working off scraps. Nicely put , totally agree ! |
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Post by socrates on Jan 31, 2019 18:51:46 GMT
DC was given a good budget but blew it. On what? £350k on one striker? £150k on another. Considering they’re not even in the same window that really isn’t a “good budget” at this level of football in this day and age. Especially when you throw into the mix that in the last 2 years we’ve actually made a profit on transfers, despite not getting anywhere near the true value of 2 of the 3 players sold. I think when you take that into account DC was working off scraps. Mid table budget and he’s built a relegation squad by the looks of it. Difficult for Cogs to turn it around but I think he’s got a chance |
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Post by glengas on Jan 31, 2019 18:55:04 GMT
Amazing how it’s Ll DC’s fault. 1.5 million of goals sold out the team. He may have made mistakes but the owners and players are as much to blame.
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Post by Marshy on Jan 31, 2019 19:06:55 GMT
Amazing how it’s Ll DC’s fault. 1.5 million of goals sold out the team. He may have made mistakes but the owners and players are as much to blame. More so I would say. |
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Post by rambo on Jan 31, 2019 19:26:28 GMT
What amazes me is that DC always saves some of the budget to strengthen in January or at least he always used to.
Shows that either the purse strings have been really tightened or perhaps he had to abandon his policy as he couldn't get anyone in for a reasonable price in the summer.
Either way I think we are going to leave January weaker than when we entered.
Saying that I do still have hope of survival. I think there are goals in Jakubiak O Clarke Rodman Sercombe and possibly Nichols which could save us. Still a shambles mind.
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Post by stapletongas on Jan 31, 2019 19:31:37 GMT
All very tents
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Post by oldmarket65 on Jan 31, 2019 19:49:26 GMT
So we have money problems ( fair enough ) and we need a striker but to get a striker we need to off load 2 3 4 5 players ( fair enough) . So what do we do ? We already have O clarke sercombe upson matthews lines sinclair in 1 department and j clarke lockyer craig kelly leadbetter parts holmes in the other. So we sign 2 more to add to the above list. Oh we just released two more strikers. Surely this isn't it is it  |
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Post by 84gas on Jan 31, 2019 19:59:48 GMT
So we have money problems ( fair enough ) and we need a striker but to get a striker we need to off load 2 3 4 5 players ( fair enough) . So what do we do ? We already have O clarke sercombe upson matthews lines sinclair in 1 department and j clarke lockyer craig kelly leadbetter parts holmes in the other. So we sign 2 more to add to the above list. Oh we just released two more strikers. Surely this isn't it is it Bloody hope not! I would take Alex Wall, Bradley Goldberg or Adam Cunnington right now though!! |
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Post by Officer Barbrady on Jan 31, 2019 20:41:55 GMT
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Post by cj on Jan 31, 2019 21:10:39 GMT
Surely we wouldn't have shipped out Payne and Bennett without replacing them, to leave us very short in attack, when we are the 2nd worse attacking side in the league.
Then I remember, we are Rovers so I wouldn't actually be surprised.
We all have known that our attack hasn't been good enough since the summer. The club obviously know when need strengthening up front. Im sure efforts have been made but I am sorry but we are heading down if they cant sign more fire power.
I know some say we need to sign the right striker and don't want a panic signing. But every signing is a gamble. Personally I would rather we get in strikers now as a panic signing than get no one in at all and we are left short with 3 strikers, 1 who can't score, 1 who won't score and the other who is our top scorer with just 5 goals this season, who doesn't even belong to us.
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Post by cj on Jan 31, 2019 21:11:00 GMT
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Post by tbonegas on Jan 31, 2019 21:14:54 GMT
Absolutely bloody pathetic.Panic stations, when we have had 30 sodding days. |
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Post by Icegas on Jan 31, 2019 21:16:13 GMT
If we keep pushing we might just end up with a nugget, that always happens to me. |
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Post by Icegas on Jan 31, 2019 21:16:41 GMT
Absolutely bloody pathetic.Panic stations, when we have had 30 sodding days. Its Payne mark 2 |
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Post by Okebournegas on Jan 31, 2019 21:18:21 GMT
Absolutely bloody pathetic.Panic stations, when we have had 30 sodding days. Think this is the first time I’ve ever agreed and liked one of your posts ! |
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Post by rosssgb on Jan 31, 2019 21:20:12 GMT
What I don’t understand is why we’ve loaned one of our strikers out to a relegation rival without a replacement lined up 😂 Dam ridiculous |
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Post by cj on Jan 31, 2019 21:20:30 GMT
I would to see a list of players that we actually tried to sign.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 31, 2019 21:21:34 GMT
If we keep pushing we might just end up with a nugget, that always happens to me. That's sticking your neck out a bit. |
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Post by pucklegas on Jan 31, 2019 21:23:00 GMT
Absolutely bloody pathetic.Panic stations, when we have had 30 sodding days. GC is pushing for a deal, the family say no deal is their preferred option and the speaker of the house crazy steve says order order me a pint 😀😀 |
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