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Post by rocknrollaayatollah on Jun 3, 2016 9:01:28 GMT
Certainly not a keeper who I would consider to be a "potential" number 1 and I would place him as very similar to Puddy with more League experience but very little extra quality. Sorry folks but if this is the best keeper DC can bring in then heaven help us. We need a keeper of at least LEAGUE 1 experience to push Mildenhall to the limit. I would like to see the owners at least giving DC the chance to go for players who other clubs WANT to keep rather than the "throw outs". We are now entering a League containing some BIG clubs and to compete with them we need to add 5 or 6 QUALITY players who are better than what we have to at least push our existing players (if they do sign!). For me moving to League 1 is completely new territory for DC but a step he is more than capable of taking. Whatever people say though it is a learning curve and there will be mistakes on the way and hopefully with the owners financial backing it will be the first time for DC to prove that he is capable of making big signings. Many will say that this was the mistake of previous Managers in trying to sign bigger players but I would say they just picked the wrong ones and wasted money whereas I would trust DC to make better decisions which is the secret of getting VALUE FOR MONEY. Previous Managers have paid good money for rubbish. I love this time of year when we write off new signings before even seeing them play!
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Jun 3, 2016 9:28:26 GMT
Certainly not a keeper who I would consider to be a "potential" number 1 and I would place him as very similar to Puddy with more League experience but very little extra quality. Sorry folks but if this is the best keeper DC can bring in then heaven help us. We need a keeper of at least LEAGUE 1 experience to push Mildenhall to the limit. I would like to see the owners at least giving DC the chance to go for players who other clubs WANT to keep rather than the "throw outs". We are now entering a League containing some BIG clubs and to compete with them we need to add 5 or 6 QUALITY players who are better than what we have to at least push our existing players (if they do sign!). For me moving to League 1 is completely new territory for DC but a step he is more than capable of taking. Whatever people say though it is a learning curve and there will be mistakes on the way and hopefully with the owners financial backing it will be the first time for DC to prove that he is capable of making big signings. Many will say that this was the mistake of previous Managers in trying to sign bigger players but I would say they just picked the wrong ones and wasted money whereas I would trust DC to make better decisions which is the secret of getting VALUE FOR MONEY. Previous Managers have paid good money for rubbish. I love this time of year when we write off new signings before even seeing them play! [ I agree! And why this anxiety about our manager moving up a level? Even forgetting his promotions at Salisbury, he had actually never managed in the conference before he won us promotion, and had only managed 8 games in league 2 before he got us promoted again... We also have no evidence to say that our owners are not going to back DC. They have the means and it is incredibly likely that they will, but I'm sure everyone recognises the massive importance of keeping the majority of last year's squad too, and before worrying about signings let's see who signs up first! Then DC is in a better position to bring new players in.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 3, 2016 10:00:20 GMT
I love this time of year when we write off new signings before even seeing them play! [ I agree! And why this anxiety about our manager moving up a level? Even forgetting his promotions at Salisbury, he had actually never managed in the conference before he won us promotion, and had only managed 8 games in league 2 before he got us promoted again... We also have no evidence to say that our owners are not going to back DC. They have the means and it is incredibly likely that they will, but I'm sure everyone recognises the massive importance of keeping the majority of last year's squad too, and before worrying about signings let's see who signs up first! Then DC is in a better position to bring new players in. Leeds owners was seemingly happy enough for DC to step up two levels! We can hardly write off a goalie who might not even be joining us let alone see play just based on a few old posts on a football club's forum. Given he's been regular in the Scottish Premiership I'd say that was a similar level to Div 1, even our Championship?
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 3, 2016 11:05:32 GMT
I don't get this players must have league 1 experience or whatever. Some of our most successful players over past two years didn't have a fantastic history or previous great experience. We could spend money on players already under contract eg Lee Nicholls. Just because we spend money doesn't mean they are better. We could get players who have just run out of contract for free and they may be very good. DC Has made some very good signings and has got some wrong. That's the nature of football. I am sure some signings this season won't work out but I hope 2/3 work out very well and if they do we won't be far away from challenging in the top half. Whatever, I hope he gets players on their way up from league 2 or the national or young players from above but not players looking for a last good contract. We all knows where that leads! I suspect some on here are getting a bit edgy because some clubs, Fleetwood, Shrewsbury, especially have made lots of early signings. With DC being away, understandably and deservedly, we are going to be later in making those signings. I suspect that a time limit has been put on the contracts offered to our players so that when DC gets back from holiday he will know exactly who is signing and who isn't. Then he will be in a stronger position to recruit where it's needed. I wonder also if he won't already have had a few feelers out for 1/2 players that he really wants. I am happy to be patient, knowing that DC will have a plan and will be ready to act when everything is agreed. Over DCs time here it is noticeable on the BBC website which I use a lot for info how most other managers in League 2 last season could be called "rent a quote" in that they were always on the League 2 pages saying this or that and after every match they would be saying various things. DC was very quiet and even after matches didn't always get mentioned there. The BRFC page sometimes didn't change for 5/6 days because there was no news coming out. It might be that DC spoke more to our own club reporters on our website, I don't know but we rarely know anything until it's done,DC is very discreet IMO. This time last year people on the forums were worried because Notts Co, Cambridge U and some others Leyton O were signing players which run into double figures and people were saying we should be doing that. It didn't work out too well for them! UTG!
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jun 3, 2016 12:52:32 GMT
Paragraphs man, paragraphs!
I cant read all that on my phone without some spacing!!
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Post by Henbury Gas on Jun 3, 2016 13:15:45 GMT
Paragraphs man, paragraphs! I cant read all that on my phone without some spacing!! :S Hugo, I've learned two things about you in that post, you can perusal and use a phone at the same time Wow !
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 3, 2016 13:42:32 GMT
I don't get this players must have league 1 experience or whatever. Some of our most successful players over past two years didn't have a fantastic history or previous great experience. We could spend money on players already under contract eg Lee Nicholls.
Just because we spend money doesn't mean they are better. We could get players who have just run out of contract for free and they may be very good. DC Has made some very good signings and has got some wrong. That's the nature of football. I am sure some signings this season won't work out but I hope 2/3 work out very well and if they do we won't be far away from challenging in the top half.
Whatever, I hope he gets players on their way up from league 2 or the national or young players from above but not players looking for a last good contract. We all knows where that leads!
I suspect some on here are getting a bit edgy because some clubs, Fleetwood, Shrewsbury, especially have made lots of early signings. With DC being away, understandably and deservedly, we are going to be later in making those signings. I suspect that a time limit has been put on the contracts offered to our players so that when DC gets back from holiday he will know exactly who is signing and who isn't. Then he will be in a stronger position to recruit where it's needed. I wonder also if he won't already have had a few feelers out for 1/2 players that he really wants. I am happy to be patient, knowing that DC will have a plan and will be ready to act when everything is agreed.
Over DCs time here it is noticeable on the BBC website which I use a lot for info how most other managers in League 2 last season could be called "rent a quote" in that they were always on the League 2 pages saying this or that and after every match they would be saying various things. DC was very quiet and even after matches didn't always get mentioned there. The BRFC page sometimes didn't change for 5/6 days because there was no news coming out. It might be that DC spoke more to our own club reporters on our website, I don't know but we rarely know anything until it's done,DC is very discreet IMO. This time last year people on the forums were worried because Notts Co, Cambridge U and some others Leyton O were signing players which run into double figures and people were saying we should be doing that. It didn't work out too well for them!
UTG!
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 3, 2016 13:43:59 GMT
I thought DC went on holiday this week, regardless, there's enough people at the club now to sort out signings in his absence on a weeks hols ?
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Post by sheep on Jun 3, 2016 14:49:02 GMT
Hi, Aberdeen fan here. I felt the need to post because I'm genuinely amazed that Scott brown is even being considered for a position with a professional football team again... that and we seem to share a mutual hatred for Mark "half-mouth" McGhee
Brown was an unmitigated disaster for us. He was brought to the club by an inept goalkeeping coach (Jim Leighton) who was fired largely in part due to signings like Scott Brown. He was only meant to be the backup keeper for us this season, as we had Danny Ward on loan from Liverpool until January (recalled early) and many lay the blame for us not winning the league solely on his poor performances.
His distribution is miserable, he bricks it at corners and crosses, he has the reflexes of an 80 year old woman and his favorite party trick is to parry the ball directly to the feet of an oncoming striker. Most of the tim ehe looks genuinely scared of the ball. He lost us so many big games both in cups and in the league and we were delighted to see him finally released.
I cannot put into words just how bad this joker is. He's a total imposter and you better pray you don't sign him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 14:52:18 GMT
He would've been first choice three years ago then!
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Post by rocknrollaayatollah on Jun 3, 2016 14:53:21 GMT
Hi, Aberdeen fan here. I felt the need to post because I'm genuinely amazed that Scott brown is even being considered for a position with a professional football team again... that and we seem to share a mutual hatred for Mark "half-mouth" McGhee Brown was an unmitigated disaster for us. He was brought to the club by an inept goalkeeping coach (Jim Leighton) who was fired largely in part due to signings like Scott Brown. He was only meant to be the backup keeper for us this season, as we had Danny Ward on loan from Liverpool until January (recalled early) and many lay the blame for us not winning the league solely on his poor performances. His distribution is miserable, he bricks it at corners and crosses, he has the reflexes of an 80 year old woman and his favorite party trick is to parry the ball directly to the feet of an oncoming striker. Most of the tim ehe looks genuinely scared of the ball. He lost us so many big games both in cups and in the league and we were delighted to see him finally released. I cannot put into words just how bad this joker is. He's a total imposter and you better pray you don't sign him. I see that he had 15 clean sheets in 25 games in 2014/15, which is a pretty good record. You must have had a pretty great defence?!
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Post by sheep on Jun 3, 2016 14:55:30 GMT
Essentially yes. The clean sheets were little to do with Brown command of his area (another thing he's sorely lacking). Our defense were very good last year.
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 3, 2016 14:56:14 GMT
Paragraphs man, paragraphs! I cant read all that on my phone without some spacing!! :S I will spend 5 minutes on the naughty step and then get re-educated. Btw what's a mobile phone, can you do writing stuff on it?
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 3, 2016 14:57:19 GMT
I don't get this players must have league 1 experience or whatever. Some of our most successful players over past two years didn't have a fantastic history or previous great experience. We could spend money on players already under contract eg Lee Nicholls. Just because we spend money doesn't mean they are better. We could get players who have just run out of contract for free and they may be very good. DC Has made some very good signings and has got some wrong. That's the nature of football. I am sure some signings this season won't work out but I hope 2/3 work out very well and if they do we won't be far away from challenging in the top half. Whatever, I hope he gets players on their way up from league 2 or the national or young players from above but not players looking for a last good contract. We all knows where that leads! I suspect some on here are getting a bit edgy because some clubs, Fleetwood, Shrewsbury, especially have made lots of early signings. With DC being away, understandably and deservedly, we are going to be later in making those signings. I suspect that a time limit has been put on the contracts offered to our players so that when DC gets back from holiday he will know exactly who is signing and who isn't. Then he will be in a stronger position to recruit where it's needed. I wonder also if he won't already have had a few feelers out for 1/2 players that he really wants. I am happy to be patient, knowing that DC will have a plan and will be ready to act when everything is agreed. Over DCs time here it is noticeable on the BBC website which I use a lot for info how most other managers in League 2 last season could be called "rent a quote" in that they were always on the League 2 pages saying this or that and after every match they would be saying various things. DC was very quiet and even after matches didn't always get mentioned there. The BRFC page sometimes didn't change for 5/6 days because there was no news coming out. It might be that DC spoke more to our own club reporters on our website, I don't know but we rarely know anything until it's done,DC is very discreet IMO. This time last year people on the forums were worried because Notts Co, Cambridge U and some others Leyton O were signing players which run into double figures and people were saying we should be doing that. It didn't work out too well for them! UTG! Thank you! Were you a teacher!!!?
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Post by tommym9 on Jun 3, 2016 15:34:59 GMT
DC is back on Monday isn't he? I'm expecting to see some news on signings/contracts sometime towards the end of the week in that case
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Post by manorfarmgas on Jun 3, 2016 15:35:12 GMT
Essentially yes. The clean sheets were little to do with Brown command of his area (another thing he's sorely lacking). Our defense were very good last year. Lest anyone thinks Sheep's on a mission to put us off the trail of a real gem they don't want to lose, I saw this pithy assessment of Broon on the Dons' forum end April: "chocolate wristed **** should be sent on his useless ****ing way now "
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Post by oldgas on Jun 3, 2016 16:14:34 GMT
Hi, Aberdeen fan here. I felt the need to post because I'm genuinely amazed that Scott brown is even being considered for a position with a professional football team again... that and we seem to share a mutual hatred for Mark "half-mouth" McGhee Brown was an unmitigated disaster for us. He was brought to the club by an inept goalkeeping coach (Jim Leighton) who was fired largely in part due to signings like Scott Brown. He was only meant to be the backup keeper for us this season, as we had Danny Ward on loan from Liverpool until January (recalled early) and many lay the blame for us not winning the league solely on his poor performances. His distribution is miserable, he bricks it at corners and crosses, he has the reflexes of an 80 year old woman and his favorite party trick is to parry the ball directly to the feet of an oncoming striker. Most of the tim ehe looks genuinely scared of the ball. He lost us so many big games both in cups and in the league and we were delighted to see him finally released. I cannot put into words just how bad this joker is. He's a total imposter and you better pray you don't sign him. Thank you Sheep, you have confirmed my worst fears re Mr Brown. As a matter of interest, why do you call MCGhoo "Half Mouth"?
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Jun 3, 2016 16:41:51 GMT
[ I agree! And why this anxiety about our manager moving up a level? Even forgetting his promotions at Salisbury, he had actually never managed in the conference before he won us promotion, and had only managed 8 games in league 2 before he got us promoted again... We also have no evidence to say that our owners are not going to back DC. They have the means and it is incredibly likely that they will, but I'm sure everyone recognises the massive importance of keeping the majority of last year's squad too, and before worrying about signings let's see who signs up first! Then DC is in a better position to bring new players in. Leeds owners was seemingly happy enough for DC to step up two levels! We can hardly write off a goalie who might not even be joining us let alone see play just based on a few old posts on a football club's forum. Given he's been regular in the Scottish Premiership I'd say that was a similar level to Div 1, even our Championship? I think even Celtic would struggle in the Championship. You look at how many teams with a lot of ex Premiership players there are due to the parachute payments. Scottish football is miles behind imo.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 17:51:26 GMT
Have to say after seeing this keeper play against us for Cheltenham a few times, think we can do much better and fully expect us to do so. Seems like agent talk yet again to me, especially considering the player so say wants to move back down south after his spell in Scotland.
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Post by Cantankerous Gas on Jun 3, 2016 19:35:05 GMT
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