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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 4, 2019 11:35:58 GMT
The ALQ's are already "investing" £2m/3m a year by meeting the club's annual losses how much can we really expect them to invest in the club, it's hardly their fault the previous manager wasted the best part of £750K on TN,SP & BM, all three probably have zero transfer value now.
Which begs the question "what the hell are they doing here then?"
We are a club that was already losing a lot of money before they came in, have a shoddy ground with limited options to expand, and are in competition with a same city club who have a billionaire owner. Quite possible he couldn't have picked a worse club to take over.
As for DC wasting money, the buck stops at the top, they still have to sign off any transfers and if doing that has put us in a worse financial position then they have to take blame as well.
Not sure anybody said they aren't taking the blame it was just the suggestion that they should be spending even more which was the issue.
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Post by lpgas on Jul 4, 2019 12:27:35 GMT
I think he scored a great goal at Plymouth and lets face it he scored 4 goals last season which is 400% more than Nichols, who had a lot more game time
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Post by daniel300380 on Jul 4, 2019 12:29:50 GMT
Just had a chat with a mate and it seems legit. I guess the club would keep quiet about it as they have on these sort of things since the AQ’s took over Don't think it had anything to do with the board. DC never used to discuss injuries, before they even took over and I can see why. Think when GC took over, a few times he says when player's were injured. Manager's don't like to give too much away now though.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 4, 2019 12:45:42 GMT
Which begs the question "what the hell are they doing here then?"
We are a club that was already losing a lot of money before they came in, have a shoddy ground with limited options to expand, and are in competition with a same city club who have a billionaire owner. Quite possible he couldn't have picked a worse club to take over.
As for DC wasting money, the buck stops at the top, they still have to sign off any transfers and if doing that has put us in a worse financial position then they have to take blame as well.
Not sure anybody said they aren't taking the blame it was just the suggestion that they should be spending even more which was the issue.
Fair enough, I agree we shouldn't be throwing good money after bad, but we have to make sure we aren't in the same relegation danger again next season and sometimes that means paying for that extra bit of quality.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 12:47:51 GMT
Reilly not good enough I’m afraid another poor DC signing. I am on the fence. i think he maybe deserves another season to see what he can do. It will always be difficult coming from the bench although right now he is a starter first game if injury rumours are true. I’d love him too come good but to many of DC’s signings were work on players not ready for league one and won’t never be imo. His signings was made in The bookies a bit of a gamble on to many players.
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Post by GasAttacK on Jul 4, 2019 13:06:10 GMT
Reilly averaged a goal just short of ever 4 games with a stop start season, would be interested to see him get a solid run in the team. I think from what I've heard he may be returning North of the boarder. 4 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions.
Okay, only 18 starts but still, 4 goals in 37 appearances is not good enough.
He also missed some absolute sitters last season, 2 or 3 real shockers.
Doesn't contribute much in terms of general play.
Backup striker at best.
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Post by Colyton Gas on Jul 4, 2019 14:58:08 GMT
Does it not say we lost Payne and Jakubiak?? Not that we signed him?? Soz,read that we were down to Payne and Jakubiak.My apologies young man.
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Post by lpgas on Jul 4, 2019 15:20:12 GMT
Reilly averaged a goal just short of ever 4 games with a stop start season, would be interested to see him get a solid run in the team. I think from what I've heard he may be returning North of the boarder. 4 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions.
Okay, only 18 starts but still, 4 goals in 37 appearances is not good enough.
He also missed some absolute sitters last season, 2 or 3 real shockers.
Doesn't contribute much in terms of general play.
Backup striker at best.
What does that say about Nichols. 2 goals in 2 seasons
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Post by pirate on Jul 4, 2019 15:21:14 GMT
4 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions.
Okay, only 18 starts but still, 4 goals in 37 appearances is not good enough.
He also missed some absolute sitters last season, 2 or 3 real shockers.
Doesn't contribute much in terms of general play.
Backup striker at best.
What does that say about Nichols. 2 goals in 2 seasons They both aren't good enough.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 16:07:54 GMT
JCH is the only striker we have who can lead the line, we aren't going to be playing total football we are still at times going to lump it, we will probably away from home want to play one up front a few times. Reilly and nichols can't do that job, not their fault as they're not that type of striker. Whether they stay or go we need more than just JCH who can do that job.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 4, 2019 16:21:24 GMT
JCH is the only striker we have who can lead the line, we aren't going to be playing total football we are still at times going to lump it, we will probably away from home want to play one up front a few times. Reilly and nichols can't do that job, not their fault as they're not that type of striker. Whether they stay or go we need more than just JCH who can do that job. But whoever we sign for back up to JCH is only ever going to be a reserve CF, the big money needs to be spent on his co-striker, failing which we'll face another season of just relying upon JCH to score.
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Post by socrates on Jul 4, 2019 16:35:07 GMT
Queen of South 110 appearances 39 goals ratio 1:3 St Mirren 35 appearances 11 goals ratio 1:3 Bristol Rovers 30 appearances 4 goals ratio 1:7 playing in a poor rovers team struggling to support any striker up front? Career stats 266 appearances 74 goals ratio 1:3.6 Nicholls and Reilly up front seems OK to me provided there are creative midfielders playing to support them as we do not have winger anyway so do not need a tall striker from that perspective Way too small and weak to be a forward partnership in league 1.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 16:47:05 GMT
JCH is the only striker we have who can lead the line, we aren't going to be playing total football we are still at times going to lump it, we will probably away from home want to play one up front a few times. Reilly and nichols can't do that job, not their fault as they're not that type of striker. Whether they stay or go we need more than just JCH who can do that job. But whoever we sign for back up to JCH is only ever going to be a reserve CF, the big money needs to be spent on his co-striker, failing which we'll face another season of just relying upon JCH to score. Yes, he could well be needed though as JCH is injured missing a part of preseason. One thing iv'e heard quite often from footballers is, i'll be better with a full preseason as i couldn't get one this year, it took me to Christmas to catch up or words to that effect. I would like another goal scorer too, i just feel we need to have cover aswell for JCH as he may struggle to be fully fit come the big kick off, and that seems to lead to other niggles, i would rather have a back up than play a not fully fit JCH.
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Post by eastgas on Jul 4, 2019 17:33:43 GMT
But whoever we sign for back up to JCH is only ever going to be a reserve CF, the big money needs to be spent on his co-striker, failing which we'll face another season of just relying upon JCH to score. Yes, he could well be needed though as JCH is injured missing a part of preseason. One thing iv'e heard quite often from footballers is, i'll be better with a full preseason as i couldn't get one this year, it took me to Christmas to catch up or words to that effect. I would like another goal scorer too, i just feel we need to have cover aswell for JCH as he may struggle to be fully fit come the big kick off, and that seems to lead to other niggles, i would rather have a back up than play a not fully fit JCH. I think Moore could possibly be used this season as JCH backup, what I’ve seen of him he looks a promising player. Wether he could make the step up to league one level atm I’m unsure but hopefully we can use him pre-season and see how he fairs. I would much rather if we were to spend on a new forward we would spend that in a partner for JCH rather than his backup
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Post by warwickgas on Jul 4, 2019 17:43:09 GMT
Moore was offered a new contract but I can’t remember any confirmation that he had signed. He may well be gone
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 17:56:47 GMT
Yes, he could well be needed though as JCH is injured missing a part of preseason. One thing iv'e heard quite often from footballers is, i'll be better with a full preseason as i couldn't get one this year, it took me to Christmas to catch up or words to that effect. I would like another goal scorer too, i just feel we need to have cover aswell for JCH as he may struggle to be fully fit come the big kick off, and that seems to lead to other niggles, i would rather have a back up than play a not fully fit JCH. I think Moore could possibly be used this season as JCH backup, what I’ve seen of him he looks a promising player. Wether he could make the step up to league one level atm I’m unsure but hopefully we can use him pre-season and see how he fairs. I would much rather if we were to spend on a new forward we would spend that in a partner for JCH rather than his backup I must admit i haven't seen Moore so hopefully that could work. Maybe sign a partner for JCH who could also win some aerial battles and be strong enough to keep hold of the ball, it needn't be another small striker. Then we would have the option of playing both, or one with Nichols or Reilly, if they're still here, or one up front whoever is on better form. Just worried about starting the season without JCH or with a not fully fit JCH.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 4, 2019 17:56:59 GMT
What does that say about Nichols. 2 goals in 2 seasons They both aren't good enough. Got an opinion on Jake Andrews?
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Post by lavalamp on Jul 4, 2019 18:40:22 GMT
They both aren't good enough. Got an opinion on Jake Andrews? Are you a Torquay fan? He signed a 2 year deal with them on 21st June.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 4, 2019 19:47:20 GMT
Got an opinion on Jake Andrews? Are you a Torquay fan? He signed a 2 year deal with them on 21st June. Yeah, I just wondered what level pirate might think he was at. See if his son is doing Johnson any favours.
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Post by pirate on Jul 4, 2019 21:35:34 GMT
Are you a Torquay fan? He signed a 2 year deal with them on 21st June. Yeah, I just wondered what level pirate might think he was at. See if his son is doing Johnson any favours. Nice left foot, decent passing range and an eye for goal. Good signing for Torquay at that level, could do a job in League Two. Torquay certainly had a favour done last season with the signing of Saikou Janneh and his goals played a big part in their promotion.
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