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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 16:35:12 GMT
According to Geoffs barbed comments on Twitter.
@geoffdunford: It wasn't my call otherwise we would have had someone last season. Sometimes you have to speculate to accumulate.
@geoffdunford: @amorgan34 You would have to ask Nick that question
@geoffdunford: @adammoody82 You have to have at least one regular goalscorer even if cash is tight. Or you lose money in other areas. Needed last season!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 16:50:25 GMT
"Sometimes you have to speculate to accumulate"
I'm not a business man or a football chairman, but I am literate and (vaguely) intelligent and I haven't got a clue exactly how to fathom out that statement....
I speculate all the time and it's got me fooking knowhere....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 17:23:23 GMT
"Sometimes you have to speculate to accumulate"
I'm not a business man or a football chairman, but I am literate and (vaguely) intelligent and I haven't got a clue exactly how to fathom out that statement.... I speculate all the time and it's got me fooking knowhere.... you are missing the word sometimes. It's no good speculating the whole time, or you just end up looking like p...... oh, wait.... |
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Post by Raj Gas on Oct 19, 2014 18:03:35 GMT
Sounds to me that at the critical time of last season during the transfer window we didn't splash that extra bit of cash that would have got us a proven striker.Perhaps our FD didn't find the cheque book until it was too late and the opportunity gone!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 18:23:28 GMT
Sounds to me that at the critical time of last season during the transfer window we didn't splash that extra bit of cash that would have got us a proven striker.Perhaps our FD didn't find the cheque book until it was too late and the opportunity gone! Our FD is a paid employee and he does as he is told. |
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Post by Raj Gas on Oct 19, 2014 18:31:47 GMT
Sounds to me that at the critical time of last season during the transfer window we didn't splash that extra bit of cash that would have got us a proven striker.Perhaps our FD didn't find the cheque book until it was too late and the opportunity gone! Our FD is a paid employee and he does as he is told. He has also been referred to as our CEO so I don't believe that for one moment. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 19:06:50 GMT
I feel we are making the same mistake this season in a very winable league. Seeing as the review revealed we went down because we didnt have a good striker its a bit careless.
We needed one big marquee signing up top.
To be fair to Geoff i believe his comments and also believe the outcome would have been different if he was chairman. Only marginally but enough.
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Post by althepirate on Oct 19, 2014 20:28:38 GMT
We were told at the forum night that there was money on the table for Ward to buy a striker, but he didn't use it.
If you look at it from a directors view DC has signed, Cunnington, Taylor and White which so far hasn't worked I hope he can sign other strikers within his budget otherwise he will rightly suffer the consequences.
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 19, 2014 20:59:15 GMT
Problem is how much was available last season & now this season, enough to sign a decent striker or only sufficient to sign Beardsley/Gillespie & Taylor/White?
Don't forget Taylor was not considered good enough by FGR which suggests we probably picked him up for an average Conference salary, likewise White. The slightly more expensive Cureton would have run riot in this league - surely there's a younger version DC can unearth?
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Oct 20, 2014 0:32:24 GMT
We were told at the forum night that there was money on the table for Ward to buy a striker, but he didn't use it. If you look at it from a directors view DC has signed, Cunnington, Taylor and White which so far hasn't worked I hope he can sign other strikers within his budget otherwise he will rightly suffer the consequences. Ah yes but you could look at it that DC has replaced Beardsley with Cunnington (loan for loan), Richards with Taylor and Harding with White..the goals tally is similar if not slightly better by this lot than those they've replaced and the percentage of appearances is comparable. Then you are looking at DC having an attack shorn of the added goal scoring potential of Harrold, Gillespie and Clarkson and STILL minus that striker last season's squad did not have and he is effectively four strikers down on what last seasons squad and budget would have supported. It remains to be seen whether Monkhouse, Gosling and Martin between them can replace the goals and assists of the absent midfield four of O'Toole, Mohamed, Santos and Gow. Given all that the fact that his team has managed to get into the play off mix are not bad "consequences to suffer" from the directors view! I don't think he "rightly" deserves any such admonishment...and if he does happen to unearth and sign a prolific striker ahead of about 60 other managers searching for the same thing we should be bloody grateful not be blasé enough to assume it is our right! |
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Post by CheshireGas on Oct 20, 2014 9:05:52 GMT
Our FD is a paid employee and he does as he is told. He has also been referred to as our CEO so I don't believe that for one moment. A good FD will be constantly advising the BoD of the financial position and what is available within prepared budgets and forecasts. He will also be proactive in looking at best and worst case situations and, looking at the BoDs strategies going forward, informing them of what the company will need to achieve its goals. We are known to be reactive but then why should we be any different (as we were informed) we were only in the relegation zone for 70 minutes etc etc...... |
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Post by cookinongas on Oct 20, 2014 17:43:02 GMT
Re the thread title. Yes it was
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 20, 2014 17:52:40 GMT
He has also been referred to as our CEO so I don't believe that for one moment. A good FD will be constantly advising the BoD of the financial position and what is available within prepared budgets and forecasts. He will also be proactive in looking at best and worst case situations and, looking at the BoDs strategies going forward, informing them of what the company will need to achieve its goals. We are known to be reactive but then why should we be any different (as we were informed) we were only in the relegation zone for 70 minutes etc etc...... But how do we know what the FD is advising the BoD/NH, for all we know he might have said there was money to spend but they decided to save it, or only give JW a proportion to spend? DC's had Brunt,Cunnington,Taylor,White, Harrison & Balatana plus Lucas at his disposal this season, I doubt the likes of Barnet are spending more on their strike force? |
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