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Post by oldgas on Nov 16, 2019 14:56:45 GMT
Easter was crap. Lot of rose tinted spectacles when people look back on him. He had a few reasonable performances towards the end when he finally started to get games ahead of the even more usless Luke James but he hardly ever set the world alight. Yes, on the whole he was old, slow and injury prone. thats why Holloway the life-long Gashead, cut me and I bleed blue blood, I've got Bristol Rovers written through me like a stick of Blackpool rock, etc etc etc, wouldn't let him come on loan to us originally, and kept him in the reserves until he was no more use. By then he had slowed down so he sent him to us so we could pay him to sit on the sidelines nursing his various injuries. Cheers Ollie. |
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Post by pirate on Nov 16, 2019 14:59:55 GMT
GC's had two windows already to sign "exciting" players I fear your living in dream land if you think we're going to suddenly start signing exciting players once the likes of Bennett are off the wage bill. I’d be pleasantly surprised if we make anything other than loans. Given that the club is very much up for sale, I think that unless we get rid of players first, we will see no changes made I would be happy with a couple of exciting loan signings in January. Look at the impact some of the loan players had at this level last season, players like Mallik Wilks, Ched Evans, Greg Docherty, Cauley Woodrow, Bright Enobakhare, Marcus Browne and Tyrese Campbell. |
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Post by warehamgas on Nov 16, 2019 15:02:49 GMT
I don't believe even Darragh MacAnthony thinks Toney is worth that, or that they will even have that offered. Just a warning shot for the vultures close to the Jan window. They accepted a lot less for Jack Marriott who is arguably a better striker.
We wouldn't make any such statements for JCH as we generally accept the first bid that comes in.
Exactly. I think Marcus Maddison has been or was on the market for a long time. They were talking big money but no one came in for him at the price Posh were asking. He’s still there and playing very well. In the end it’s not all about the price the selling club are asking it’s also about what buying clubs are prepared to pay. UTG! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2019 15:39:14 GMT
Fair cop. I actually forgot bennett because he has hardly played and of course has under performed. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2019 15:41:53 GMT
I would definitely add Josh Hare and Tariq Holmes-Dennis to your list of exciting players in the current squad. Can’t wait for them to get over their respective injuries and flourish in the blue and white quarters. Both have quality in abundance. Also it’s funny that you’ve decided to class Brown as “exciting”. Consistent and dependable for us he may of been but never one who would take my breath away. Sercombe? Yes,i somehow failed to add him!! Your right. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 16, 2019 16:04:56 GMT
GC's had two windows already to sign "exciting" players I fear your living in dream land if you think we're going to suddenly start signing exciting players once the likes of Bennett are off the wage bill. I’d be pleasantly surprised if we make anything other than loans. Given that the club is very much up for sale, I think that unless we get rid of players first, we will see no changes made Out of interest where's your evidence the club's up for sale? |
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Post by pirate on Nov 16, 2019 16:11:38 GMT
I’d be pleasantly surprised if we make anything other than loans. Given that the club is very much up for sale, I think that unless we get rid of players first, we will see no changes made Out of interest where's your evidence the club's up for sale? Not exactly evidence, but the local paper keep repeating the line that "the Al Qadi family have been open to selling the club for at least the last 11 months." |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2019 16:18:28 GMT
I’d be pleasantly surprised if we make anything other than loans. Given that the club is very much up for sale, I think that unless we get rid of players first, we will see no changes made Out of interest where's your evidence the club's up for sale? There is a big for sale sign outside the mem,haart are the estate agents. |
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Post by tbonegas on Nov 16, 2019 17:33:18 GMT
The last edge of the seat player to Don the famous blue and white quarters was Muzzy.
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Post by daniel300380 on Nov 16, 2019 17:59:37 GMT
Most of our attacking budget is still taken up by DC's poor signings. This season Nichols, Payne, Bennett, Mensah, Matthews etc are all taken up some of the budget. DC did also sign the other player's you were talking about, but he made some poor signings, once he was able to give out long term deals. We are still paying for that now. Said it many times, this season was always going to be about staying up and then building for next season. You can't really slag GC off for playing boring football, until then. He's just doing what he can, with the player's he has available to him. To me he has looked to bring in player's who could excite. Little and Hare are both attacking full backs. Leary is also an attacking full back and had loads of assists last season. JCH is the only attacking player he has brought in, apart from some cheap loan player's, to make up the numbers. As the budget had ran out. So far I works say he has made more good than bad signings. So next season we could see a different style of football. As you say we don't have many exciting player's. Even if we manage to get Nichols and Bennett off the books on January, no one is going to pay all thier wages. So he still won't get as much money, as a manager week next season. GC's had two windows already to sign "exciting" players I fear your living in dream land if you think we're going to suddenly start signing exciting players once the likes of Bennett are off the wage bill. You do understand how football works?? He can't sign more attacking player's, when he already has loads of attacking player's on the books. Payne's pay off still counts towards this season. Player's like Bennett and Nichols are not value for money. The majority of GC's signings have been successful. Even the centre back he wanted, was a ball playing centre back. So you don't know what type of player's he will sign. The amount of Windows he has had, does not come into it. You can only bring player's in, if you have money and space in the squad. |
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Post by aghast on Nov 16, 2019 18:40:25 GMT
I’d be pleasantly surprised if we make anything other than loans. Given that the club is very much up for sale, I think that unless we get rid of players first, we will see no changes made Out of interest where's your evidence the club's up for sale? Wael specifically said it was, to the right buyer, on Twentyman about 9 months ago (?). |
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Post by axegas on Nov 16, 2019 19:38:04 GMT
The last edge of the seat player to Don the famous blue and white quarters was Muzzy. Billy Bodin was every bit as good and exciting to watch, especially in his last season with us. |
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Post by Qatar Gas on Nov 17, 2019 5:09:48 GMT
The last edge of the seat player to Don the famous blue and white quarters was Muzzy. Billy Bodin was every bit as good and exciting to watch, especially in his last season with us. Would consider both as exciting but for me, one of the most exciting players I saw play for us was Mark Walters. Will never forget his cameo off the bench against Derby where he must have been the oldest player on the pitch but he turned their defence inside out. |
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 17, 2019 6:20:39 GMT
I was going to say the same. Every time Wally got the ball you just felt like something was going to happen and quite often it did.
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Post by craggo on Nov 17, 2019 20:20:51 GMT
Compared to some of the football i see from around the World at all different levels i would actually say our whole TEAM never mind single players play exciting football. On top of that, We are doing the main thing, Getting points/results.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Nov 19, 2019 12:37:04 GMT
I’d be pleasantly surprised if we make anything other than loans. Given that the club is very much up for sale, I think that unless we get rid of players first, we will see no changes made Out of interest where's your evidence the club's up for sale? Wael has said it several times, that the club are always open to listen to offers plus, given the recent stuff re fruit market and other place or places, it seems evident to me, no ? |
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Post by mftc on Nov 19, 2019 13:56:04 GMT
I have yet to see the youth team but have heard a lot of good things. Can't remember a youth team so well thought off since Locks was playing for them.
If anyone ever saw Shaquil Hunter he was amazing at youth level but it all came too soon (including an agent who told him he should be a top premier player). Ability wise he could have been, but lacked the hard work ethos, that I bet Parrinello and Mansell insist on.
Tomlinson, Hoole, Armstrong (gk), Walker and Phillips could be the next players to be called exciting. I for one am looking forward to watching them at the Mem tonight. (Will probably watch all this game and pop inside to see the Bromley game afterwards).
As long as GC keeps giving them a chance then the club can thrive.
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Post by markczgas on Nov 19, 2019 14:43:44 GMT
I have yet to see the youth team but have heard a lot of good things. Can't remember a youth team so well thought off since Locks was playing for them. If anyone ever saw Shaquil Hunter he was amazing at youth level but it all came too soon (including an agent who told him he should be a top premier player). Ability wise he could have been, but lacked the hard work ethos, that I bet Parrinello and Mansell insist on. Tomlinson, Hoole, Armstrong (gk), Walker and Phillips could be the next players to be called exciting. I for one am looking forward to watching them at the Mem tonight. (Will probably watch all this game and pop inside to see the Bromley game afterwards). As long as GC keeps giving them a chance then the club can thrive. I think you are mixing up the development squad with the U18s. You might be lucky and see all those players tonight as the first team are playing aswell, but normally Walker and Phillips play U18s so far. I'm not sure if Phillips has played any minutes for The Dev squad but might be wrong. |
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Post by pirate on Nov 19, 2019 14:54:26 GMT
I have yet to see the youth team but have heard a lot of good things. Can't remember a youth team so well thought off since Locks was playing for them. If anyone ever saw Shaquil Hunter he was amazing at youth level but it all came too soon (including an agent who told him he should be a top premier player). Ability wise he could have been, but lacked the hard work ethos, that I bet Parrinello and Mansell insist on. Tomlinson, Hoole, Armstrong (gk), Walker and Phillips could be the next players to be called exciting. I for one am looking forward to watching them at the Mem tonight. (Will probably watch all this game and pop inside to see the Bromley game afterwards). As long as GC keeps giving them a chance then the club can thrive. I think you are mixing up the development squad with the U18s. You might be lucky and see all those players tonight as the first team are playing aswell, but normally Walker and Phillips play U18s so far. I'm not sure if Phillips has played any minutes for The Dev squad but might be wrong. U18 manager Parinello was saying recently that the likes of Phillips will have to impress in the U23s to earn a call up to the first team, so that suggests he's going to be involved regularly in the near future, maybe even tonight. Walker definitely played a bit for the U23s last season as I saw him in the game with Southend towards the end of last season, along with Tomlinson, Hoole and Mehew. |
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Post by pirate on Nov 19, 2019 18:36:20 GMT
I have yet to see the youth team but have heard a lot of good things. Can't remember a youth team so well thought off since Locks was playing for them. If anyone ever saw Shaquil Hunter he was amazing at youth level but it all came too soon (including an agent who told him he should be a top premier player). Ability wise he could have been, but lacked the hard work ethos, that I bet Parrinello and Mansell insist on. Tomlinson, Hoole, Armstrong (gk), Walker and Phillips could be the next players to be called exciting. I for one am looking forward to watching them at the Mem tonight. (Will probably watch all this game and pop inside to see the Bromley game afterwards). As long as GC keeps giving them a chance then the club can thrive. I think you are mixing up the development squad with the U18s. You might be lucky and see all those players tonight as the first team are playing aswell, but normally Walker and Phillips play U18s so far. I'm not sure if Phillips has played any minutes for The Dev squad but might be wrong.  /photo/1 |
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