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Post by kruger on Feb 4, 2023 21:22:51 GMT
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Post by pirate on Feb 5, 2023 0:11:06 GMT
Surely the theory is that we pick up ex Premiership/Championship players and then try and turn them into decent L1 players? As things stand there's no pathway whatsoever from the Academy to the 1st team nor for any young players we could potentially sign. i assume the issue is that 20(?) extra players plus a manager & coaches is the best part of £0.5m extra to spend when we're already losing £3m+ each season? If you look at some of the more successful players that have been recruited by league clubs from non-league, they have been released by Prem or Championship clubs and had that initial professional grounding, but have the added benefit of then toughening up and proving their worth against men in a tough non-league environment. A few examples off the top of my head are Jamie Vardy (released by Sheffield Wednesday), Charlie Austin (released by Reading), Chris Smalling (releaed by Millwall), Craig Dawson (released by Man City), Joe Lolley (released by Birmingham City), Che Adams (released by Coventry City) and Anis Mehmeti (released by Norwich City). Just recently Watford signed 5 or 6 gems from non-league for their development setup and in the past few days Brentford again signed another promising prospect from the non-league ranks, a GK from Sevenoaks Town. Those gems are always out there that have fallen through the net so to speak. Rovers of all clubs should know this considering the majority of our better players throughout our history have some sort of non-league background. In the last 10 seasons: 👉🏻Over 150 transfers direct to the Prem & Champ from non-league 👉🏻Over a million minutes have been played in the Prem & Champ by former Non-league players 👉🏻Over 1700 Prem & Champ goals by former Non-league players Wycombe plucking gems from non-league again to be polished in development squad.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Feb 5, 2023 11:41:09 GMT
I take no notice Les plus it does give me a giggle. As Rick would write, people get the club they deserve. I do not think i need to add to that. I could but there really is no point
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Feb 5, 2023 11:42:05 GMT
No, you have no witty nor cogent reply
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Post by DrFaustus on Feb 5, 2023 19:38:12 GMT
I take no notice Les plus it does give me a giggle. As Rick would write, people get the club they deserve. I do not think i need to add to that. I could but there really is no point Please do add to that, as you don't know Rick from Adam, do you?
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Feb 6, 2023 22:19:41 GMT
I take no notice Les plus it does give me a giggle. As Rick would write, people get the club they deserve. I do not think i need to add to that. I could but there really is no point Please do add to that, as you don't know Rick from Adam, do you? Oh yes i do
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Post by ChiefStateGAS on Feb 6, 2023 22:44:56 GMT
Anyone know the players we missed out on? He mentioned at the start of the interview that one went to a Scottish premiership team and one went to a Bundesliga 2 team.
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Post by mariobalotelli on Feb 6, 2023 23:16:00 GMT
Anyone know the players we missed out on? He mentioned at the start of the interview that one went to a Scottish premiership team and one went to a Bundesliga 2 team. Assuming that the players were playing for a UK club before their move it can be narrowed down quite easily. Loans: Theo Corbeanu RW from Wolves Bashir Humphreys CB from Chelsea Players a fee paid for: Oladapo Afolayan RW 600k from Bolton Humphrey’s joined Paderborn on 25th Jan, he was also linked with Champ and League One clubs and he’s a CB which we were actively after so I’d assume he was the 2 bundes one
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Post by pirate on Feb 7, 2023 2:55:55 GMT
Anyone know the players we missed out on? He mentioned at the start of the interview that one went to a Scottish premiership team and one went to a Bundesliga 2 team. I would guess Bashir Humphreys (Chelsea to Paderborn) and either Luke Chambers (Liverpool to Kilmarnock) or Thierry Small (Southampton to St Mirren).
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Post by DrFaustus on Feb 7, 2023 5:28:17 GMT
Please do add to that, as you don't know Rick from Adam, do you? Oh yes i do Meeting someone once and following them on Twitter doesn't count. Anyway, Barton on Having a Gas, eh. New South Tent.
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Post by SleepyGas on Feb 7, 2023 9:14:07 GMT
Not miserable at all to be frank. You learn to smell bullshit as you age don't you and in Barton's case it's quite a whiff (in my opinion of course). Since 1963, for the record. Not that it matters, it's not me who is challenging another fan's commitment, that would be you. look the same 2 liking your posts every time, r u sure all 3 of you are not the same person? Look at the "likes" detective over 'ere. Pathetic.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Feb 7, 2023 11:02:42 GMT
Meeting someone once and following them on Twitter doesn't count. Anyway, Barton on Having a Gas, eh. New South Tent. If that is what you think then fine by me. I do not consider myself a friend but i do think more of an acquaintance who has had a very similar life path and share many of the same views, i don’t know why you feel the urge to even comment on this as the piece i paraphrased was very well known to have been in one of Ricks blogs but each to their own
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Feb 7, 2023 11:04:24 GMT
look the same 2 liking your posts every time, r u sure all 3 of you are not the same person? Look at the "likes" detective over 'ere. Pathetic. Isn’t it just. I do wonder what kind of a life anyone who wold count that kind of thing lives.
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Post by kruger on Feb 7, 2023 13:25:08 GMT
look the same 2 liking your posts every time, r u sure all 3 of you are not the same person? Look at the "likes" detective over 'ere. Pathetic. should have known you would have had to say your piece, pathetic
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Post by SleepyGas on Feb 7, 2023 13:32:59 GMT
Look at the "likes" detective over 'ere. Pathetic. should have known you would have had to say your piece, pathetic Well yes.. you accused me of being the same person as Oldie/KP just because I happened to "like" a few posts (which I did because I happened to agree with their opinions - not that I need to justify this to you). This is a forum - if people saying their piece (and others agreeing with them) offends you then maybe this sort of thing isn't for you.
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Post by kruger on Feb 7, 2023 13:38:01 GMT
should have known you would have had to say your piece, pathetic Well yes.. you accused me of being the same person as Oldie/KP just because I happened to "like" a few posts (which I did because I happened to agree with their opinions - not that I need to justify this to you). This is a forum - if people saying their piece (and others agreeing with them) offends you then maybe this sort of thing isn't for you. I wasn't being serious,the same could be said for you, Jesus Christ
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Post by SleepyGas on Feb 7, 2023 13:39:12 GMT
Well yes.. you accused me of being the same person as Oldie/KP just because I happened to "like" a few posts (which I did because I happened to agree with their opinions - not that I need to justify this to you). This is a forum - if people saying their piece (and others agreeing with them) offends you then maybe this sort of thing isn't for you. I wasn't being serious,the same could be said for you, Jesus Christ I'm not Jesus Christ either FFS
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Post by kruger on Feb 7, 2023 13:41:26 GMT
I wasn't being serious,the same could be said for you, Jesus Christ I'm not Jesus Christ either FFS you certainly are not
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Post by SleepyGas on Feb 7, 2023 13:56:20 GMT
I'm not Jesus Christ either FFS you certainly are not I know - I just told you that. Weird.
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Post by kruger on Feb 7, 2023 14:44:41 GMT
I know - I just told you that. Weird. very strange person, just as I thought
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