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Post by mariobalotelli on May 20, 2019 6:56:03 GMT
We're Nottingham forest linked with him last year ? Should have taken a fee then If a player has 1 year left on their contract and refusing to extend their contract, we should look to sell , brings an income and then we don't have to go looking for free players. Peterborough do this I think .. £13million net profit since the owner took over Peterborough do but they also invest a lot of money into buying non league gems to do so. We just haven't got the cash to do it
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Post by pirate on May 20, 2019 6:56:04 GMT
Like Brown, that would be a bit of a sideways step for me. Obviously they're ahead of us but for me they're not promotion guarantees and he could end up stuck in League 1 for a few more years if he heads to Pompey. If he has genuine aspirations of playing regularly for Wales I'm not sure they would improve much going there. Agreed. If he really backs himself to be a second-tier player and a Welsh international, he needs to move to the Championship now and try and cement himself IMO. All well and good the likes of Pompey having 'potential' to once again reach those heights but if I'm Lockyer I'd be looking at Forest, Reading, Brentford, Swansea, QPR etc. (of those recently linked). Even though I think Pompey could be a good move for him, if he gets the chance with a Championship club, I would take it if I was him.
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Post by gasheadbatesy on May 20, 2019 7:05:00 GMT
Is there confusion here between Notts forest with forest green.? Surely.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 7:07:53 GMT
Is there confusion here between Notts forest with forest green.? Surely. Very nearly on a par with calling us bristol
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on May 20, 2019 7:51:48 GMT
Like Brown, that would be a bit of a sideways step for me. Obviously they're ahead of us but for me they're not promotion guarantees and he could end up stuck in League 1 for a few more years if he heads to Pompey. If he has genuine aspirations of playing regularly for Wales I'm not sure they would improve much going there. I think it would be a good move for him. Big crowds, rich owner and for me Championship potential/genuine promotion candidates and the ability to stay and compete if/when they get there. If the owner wants to go that way, he could easily fund automatic promotion and I think Locks could do a lot worse. Pretty sure their fans are a bit miffed that, like ours, they aren't throwing money around. Personally if he wants to achieve his ambitions he needs to aim higher.
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Post by Jomo on May 20, 2019 8:31:13 GMT
Is there confusion here between Notts forest with forest green.? Surely. Very nearly on a par with calling us bristol Indeed Forest Green fans hate being called that! 😋 But yes I've heard Forest fans get annoyed by the "Notts" reference before. I don't often hear it, but I get so frustrated by the amount of players, managers and commentators/pundits that still refer to us or City as "Bristol". Would they do it to either of the Sheffield or Manchester clubs? No, so why should we be any different?
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Post by gas24 on May 20, 2019 11:14:39 GMT
We're Nottingham forest linked with him last year ? Should have taken a fee then If a player has 1 year left on their contract and refusing to extend their contract, we should look to sell , brings an income and then we don't have to go looking for free players. Peterborough do this I think .. £13million net profit since the owner took over Peterborough do but they also invest a lot of money into buying non league gems to do so. We just haven't got the cash to do it Surely we could start with the Ellis money from instalments and buy a couple of non league players , would take time
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Post by pirate on May 20, 2019 11:22:06 GMT
We're Nottingham forest linked with him last year ? Should have taken a fee then If a player has 1 year left on their contract and refusing to extend their contract, we should look to sell , brings an income and then we don't have to go looking for free players. Peterborough do this I think .. £13million net profit since the owner took over Peterborough do but they also invest a lot of money into buying non league gems to do so. We just haven't got the cash to do it You don't always need a lot of money to invest in non-league players. It comes down to scouting and knowledge of the market. The lower you go down in the non-league pyramid the cheaper it is and not everyone is contracted or some are on shorter contracts of up to a year.
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on May 20, 2019 20:08:00 GMT
Like Brown, that would be a bit of a sideways step for me. Obviously they're ahead of us but for me they're not promotion guarantees and he could end up stuck in League 1 for a few more years if he heads to Pompey. If he has genuine aspirations of playing regularly for Wales I'm not sure they would improve much going there. I think it would be a good move for him. Big crowds, rich owner and for me Championship potential/genuine promotion candidates and the ability to stay and compete if/when they get there. If the owner wants to go that way, he could easily fund automatic promotion and I think Locks could do a lot worse. I agree. Linking up with Browner would also naturally strengthen their defence as they know each other’s games so well.
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Post by Topper Gas on May 20, 2019 20:34:18 GMT
Pompey already have a decent right sided CB in Burgess, it's on the left side they might be looking to recruit if Matt Clarke gets his rumoured big money move.
As far as signing non league players I sense if DC tried and failed, Parts, Mensah & Matthews, we've little chance of GC with no knowledge of non league trying to unearth talent.
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Post by richardstad on May 20, 2019 20:35:10 GMT
NottinghamshireLive understands that Tom Lockyer is NOT a target for Nottingham Forest at this time.
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Post by pirate on May 20, 2019 21:21:23 GMT
Pompey already have a decent right sided CB in Burgess, it's on the left side they might be looking to recruit if Matt Clarke gets his rumoured big money move. As far as signing non league players I sense if DC tried and failed, Parts, Mensah & Matthews, we've little chance of GC with no knowledge of non league trying to unearth talent. GC doesnt have to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the non-league game or anything. The scouting network will, or should, be identifying the non-league talent for GC to evaluate and decide upon. There are ALWAYS gems out there good enough to step up.
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Post by Topper Gas on May 20, 2019 21:54:59 GMT
Pompey already have a decent right sided CB in Burgess, it's on the left side they might be looking to recruit if Matt Clarke gets his rumoured big money move. As far as signing non league players I sense if DC tried and failed, Parts, Mensah & Matthews, we've little chance of GC with no knowledge of non league trying to unearth talent. GC doesnt have to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the non-league game or anything. The scouting network will, or should, be identifying the non-league talent for GC to evaluate and decide upon. There are ALWAYS gems out there good enough to step up. That's assuming we have a scouting network which covers non league and GC has any interest in recruiting non league players. Unlike DC I doubt GC has a long term vision for the club and is probably looking for instance success next season, he's liable to get that more with known quantities like Ogogo than gambling on a potential "gem" like Mensah.
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Post by pirate on May 20, 2019 22:05:34 GMT
GC doesnt have to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the non-league game or anything. The scouting network will, or should, be identifying the non-league talent for GC to evaluate and decide upon. There are ALWAYS gems out there good enough to step up. That's assuming we have a scouting network which covers non league and GC has any interest in recruiting non league players. Unlike DC I doubt GC has a long term vision for the club and is probably looking for instance success next season, he's liable to get that more with known quantities like Ogogo than gambling on a potential "gem" like Mensah. Widdrington will have some knowledge of the non-league scene and contacts having managed Eastbourne Borough, Salisbury and Hemel Hempstead. If the right player pops up I'm sure GC will be willing to make the move. I'm thinking of quality former non-leaguers like Vardy, Austin, Deeney, Smalling, Solly March, Michail Antonio etc who are now playing in the Prem, Che Adams, Yannick Bolasie, Dwight Gayle, Lee Gregory, Joe Lolley, Jarrod Bowen, Aden Flint etc in the Championship, and some of the better performers in our division like Lyle Taylor, Kieffer Moore, Ashley Hunter and Jamal Lowe. Like I said, the players are out there.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 7:09:38 GMT
Pompey already have a decent right sided CB in Burgess, it's on the left side they might be looking to recruit if Matt Clarke gets his rumoured big money move. As far as signing non league players I sense if DC tried and failed, Parts, Mensah & Matthews, we've little chance of GC with no knowledge of non league trying to unearth talent. Matthews was signed from Bournemouth.
Unless you're talking about someone in the youth set up I've never heard of.
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Post by Topper Gas on May 21, 2019 7:43:11 GMT
Pompey already have a decent right sided CB in Burgess, it's on the left side they might be looking to recruit if Matt Clarke gets his rumoured big money move. As far as signing non league players I sense if DC tried and failed, Parts, Mensah & Matthews, we've little chance of GC with no knowledge of non league trying to unearth talent. Matthews was signed from Bournemouth.
Unless you're talking about someone in the youth set up I've never heard of.
From the OS "Sam has previously had spells on loan at Poole Town and Braintree and spent the whole of last season with National League outfit Eastleigh." Matthew had no league experience before we signed him, which clearly showed last season, and so must have been signed based on his National League form.
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Post by rememberhalifax on May 21, 2019 20:58:26 GMT
Quote from Arsenal today 'we can't be in a situation where we let players walk out the door for nothing' Rovers take note!
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Post by axegas on May 21, 2019 21:04:31 GMT
I actually think it might be worth putting a contract to Lockyer, if this interest from Nottingham Forest or any other club in the Championship fails to materialise and it comes down to Pompey and other L1 clubs trying to secure his signiture, we may stand more of the chance. There is certainly no harm in trying.
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on May 21, 2019 21:15:48 GMT
I actually think it might be worth putting a contract to Lockyer, if this interest from Nottingham Forest or any other club in the Championship fails to materialise and it comes down to Pompey and other L1 clubs trying to secure his signiture, we may stand more of the chance. There is certainly no harm in trying. In his mind he’s already left. He said something along the lines of if he’s honest he should have left 2 years ago. I disagree with him. I think the last 2 years will have been a big education for him having gone through a very rocky spell and learned a lot from Craig, all the time having been captain. I don’t like what he said but it was probably just clumsy language from someone who has made a big career decision and needs to justify it to himself. Still, it’s inconceivable he will go back on his decision now, in my opinion.
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on May 22, 2019 5:16:26 GMT
Quote from Arsenal today 'we can't be in a situation where we let players walk out the door for nothing' Rovers take note! Aaron Ramsey.
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