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Post by warehamgas on Jun 6, 2024 17:57:57 GMT
I suppose it’s a tad annoying to miss out to a target in a straight choice between us and CAFC. But it’s a left back and without disrespecting that position I’ll not lose too much sleep over not getting what may have been our first choice for that position. If it keeps happening then I might but not yet. So I guess it gives us more money to spend on strikers where our priority has to be. And it does show that we’re looking to improve what we’ve had and not just settle for anything. A shame but perhaps not a real disaster.
UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 5, 2024 15:54:43 GMT
Whilst I can understand what I think you’re getting at percy, if those clubs are in the Championship or already above their “natural level” on crowds under 5000 and clubs with 10,000+ in the NL does that make the smaller club very well run to be over-achieving? And is the club with the big crowds wasting them and under-achieving and possibly being badly run by being in the NL? Let’s face it no lower league club is surviving on crowds alone. All clubs have rich owners. We have to wait and see if Wycombe with thei new owner and Burton start spending above what we might expect. We were told the AQs were wealthy but, with hindsight, did they use it wisely to progress us? Or did they spend just to keep us treading water. And by keeping his minority % is he actually stopping us being an attractive proposition to someone who may be wealthier and prepared to match their vision with their finances? Something ultimately WAQ wasn’t prepared to do. Difficult questions I know. Tin hat firmly on!! 🤔 UTG! Can you post a link to where Wael ever suggested he wanted to keep a minority %, for all we know he may have been happy to sell up entirely but the Al Saaed's, or any other prospect purchasers, weren't prepared to buy him out. You really think so? You may be correct but I suspect you don’t really think that! And I guess that’s the point others have made. Without that minority holding we may well have been a more attractive proposition than Burton and even, perhaps, Wycombe. It’s only an opinion Topper but I think we’d be an attractive option in a city like Bristol with few larger clubs around us competing. After 8 and a half years I think we all know WAQ likes his celebrity and owning or even part-owning an EFL club can be used in his dealings around the world. Serious owners would likely not want to be in that position. But by all means you carry on thinking that and you may well be right that he was prepared to sell all his stake but if that was the case and the ASs couldn’t afford it all, then Wael could be accused of not ensuring we were sold to owners who would be able to take us forward. Of course, I’m not saying that it, but it would be the natural alternative to what I’ve suggested. And in the end we don’t know and are unlikely to know unless someone comes on here with some definitive information. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 5, 2024 12:21:06 GMT
Sounds like they have more owners than fans🤣. Good for Burton but yeah I don’t really get pumping money into very small clubs already way above their “natural level” Will end up with the champ full of times with <5000 crowds and the national leagues full for 10-20k traditional teams at this rate! Whilst I can understand what I think you’re getting at percy, if those clubs are in the Championship or already above their “natural level” on crowds under 5000 and clubs with 10,000+ in the NL does that make the smaller club very well run to be over-achieving? And is the club with the big crowds wasting them and under-achieving and possibly being badly run by being in the NL? Let’s face it no lower league club is surviving on crowds alone. All clubs have rich owners. We have to wait and see if Wycombe with thei new owner and Burton start spending above what we might expect. We were told the AQs were wealthy but, with hindsight, did they use it wisely to progress us? Or did they spend just to keep us treading water. And by keeping his minority % is he actually stopping us being an attractive proposition to someone who may be wealthier and prepared to match their vision with their finances? Something ultimately WAQ wasn’t prepared to do. Difficult questions I know. Tin hat firmly on!! 🤔 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 2, 2024 14:14:07 GMT
According to a Swindon fan ITK Mrs OC is pregnant with their first child, so OC wants to move back nearer to his home in Portishead. The Swindon fan itk is only quoting what has been widely spread in the media and even by Nigel Clough, so is common knowledge. Well, I’m as ‘common’ as they come and I didn’t know that! So perhaps not so common.😉 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 2, 2024 11:25:41 GMT
Surprised he’s not up for having a go at league one. Perhaps Clough had a word in his ear and said his opportunities would be limited. Completely agree. Mansfield fans seem to think your last sentence is correct. They’ve just signed an Australian international, Keanu Bacchus from St. Mirren who will be taking Ollie’s place. And instead of the digs on here about him not being good enough for League 1 they are genuinely sorry to be losing him and his whole-hearted endeavours. Their feelings are very different to many on here. He may well be older now but he’s played 130+ League 1 appearances for us and I’d say never let us down. Would I want him back? Probably not but I hope whoever we sign will have Ollie’s commitment and determination to always give 100% for the shirt. And if possible players, who are considering signing for us do their homework and check the forums I hope they don’t then reconsider when they see what is said about one of our own and one of our best over the past 10 years! UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 1, 2024 15:31:56 GMT
Well collected Sir T. I suppose the extreme geographical teams will always have further to travel, so no surprise there. And the teams in the Midlands like Birmingham, Walsall and Northampton will have the least distance to travel. Again no surprise. But am surprised that Argyle aren’t higher than Exeter given they are even further away. I guess it’s to do with divisions having a higher percentage of northern teams or southern teams can sometimes make a big difference. Iirc last season Carlisle took more away fans to their matches than we did and were in top 7/8 of the division. So, yes, they certainly deserve respect.
UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 1, 2024 8:43:21 GMT
Jamie Pilley, who has taken over, is also subject to a 3 month suspended sentence by the FA for ‘circumstances surrounding the takeover’!! Yet he is still able to pass the EFL criteria. Madness. No real insight into it all but I suspect the EFL were faced with either accepting that the Pilleys remain in charge or Fleetwood go bust, a cobbled together deal. And giving him a suspended sentence gets them out of trouble. Either way the EFL Fit and Proper Owner regulations are about as effective as a chocolate teapot and not worth the paper it’s written on.
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Post by warehamgas on May 31, 2024 14:02:50 GMT
Found this player called josh morris a 32 yr old free agent who has recently played for: Motherwell FC Salford Fleetwood Scunthorpe Utd. Bradford Blackburn Carlisle United Rotherham Yeovil Town Blackburn U18 Go back far enough on Gaschat and you’ll find a thread about him perhaps but certainly lots of posts. Iirc the summer of ‘17, ‘18 when he was at /or going to Fleetwood after his time at Scunthorpe. (I think) A decent player then but that was 6/7 years ago. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 31, 2024 13:58:22 GMT
With your earlier post about him pirate mark this one down as another missed opportunity. ☹️ UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 29, 2024 18:29:28 GMT
There’s only been ten signings by the whole of League One so far, wouldn’t read too much into odds yet. And Rotherham have signed 6 of them! 😉 Some very good players there and all before the end of May. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 29, 2024 9:08:18 GMT
“It goes on Judah, it goes on…” This quote from Ben Hur at the end of the chariot race when Masala is dying seems quite apt to this thread! 😉 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 28, 2024 16:07:06 GMT
Perhaps but so far it’s not MT is just rumours and internet talk. Nothing confirmed yet. As to the defence being a priority I’m not so sure, with Taylor, Wilson, Hunt already here it certainly needs additions but I hope forwards and strikers with pace are a priority because we’re down to the bare bones in that area. And no bones at all for the first two matches so far. Long way to go. UTG! Of equal importance I’d say Wareham , we shipped a shed load of goals ! Both need sorting or we’ll be in trouble True yatton. Which is why we need ‘additions’ to defence but not sure that’s the priority. But we really do need several strikers. But you’re right we need both! 👍 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 28, 2024 15:06:26 GMT
You do need experience at the back, with him, Hunt and Wilson we will certainly have that! Be interesting to see how recruitment goes and if we will set up with 3 at the back. If we do, we need to buy decent wing backs, don’t think we really had any out and out players in that position last campaign? I’m happy that MT is identifying the defence as a priority. It’s not the glamorous side of signings but we’ve shipped far too many soft goals recently. Get that right then start to identify the pace we desperately need UTG Perhaps but so far it’s not MT is just rumours and internet talk. Nothing confirmed yet. As to the defence being a priority I’m not so sure, with Taylor, Wilson, Hunt already here it certainly needs additions but I hope forwards and strikers with pace are a priority because we’re down to the bare bones in that area. And no bones at all for the first two matches so far. Long way to go. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 27, 2024 10:45:13 GMT
Over the past week or so pirate you’ve come up with some, seemingly, good, value for money younger players who appear to match the ‘buy younger and cheap and sell on later for a profit’ that the owners talked about. I wonder if the lack of a stable recruitment/operations/ whatever you want to call it team is stopping us making this work. Lincoln have come out and said they are looking at it. Oxford we’re always looking in Ireland and I would imagine Wycombe with their new owner may go down that route. The current posts advertised may make a difference because atm without a secretary and a CEO who seems to be impotent with regards to football matters we seem to be at a disadvantage which with the potential out there could come back to bite us.
UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 26, 2024 17:42:15 GMT
Missed his former manager who had been gone too long. Sorry Good signing for them if it happens. One of those players who I hoped would have been of interest to us when he left Cambridge a few years ago. A bit like Andy Cannon when he went to Pompey. We never seem to get these type of players when others around us want them whereas 20 years ago we did. So I think you’re right pirate, need to re-think where we can get decent players who are value for money. Not all our recruits obviously but we need to change it. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 26, 2024 8:36:13 GMT
I can't imagine getting pp for two new stands which will push the ground capacity up to 16K will be any easier? Will be alot cheaper. I fully expect us to get the planning permission. We have received planning for 18k (?) before. It's the financial that are concerning. The balance between investing the infrastructure and the team.In other words, just as it has always been. 😉 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 25, 2024 15:27:54 GMT
Tbf this is just Gaschat at the moment. No official stuff. As it’s the silly season lots of rumours will be circulating. Once we sign someone we may get an idea of where the emphasis on signings will be. UTG! Our owners did say in an interview back in February time the squad would look totally different this season with younger players. True g & e and I agree as to the approach. But over the years actions don’t always match words. As in everything we'll have to wait and see. Fingers crossed. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 25, 2024 9:28:05 GMT
used to enjoy the Rovers v City legends at the mem. Nice to have them back at some point. Geoff Merrick was also there, bit before my time though If he’d signed for Arsenal when they bid he’d have played for England. As it was he stayed put and got sacked. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 25, 2024 9:25:11 GMT
Jack Baldwin just scored for Ross County at Raith in the Scottish Prem play off. And a very good goal it was. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on May 25, 2024 9:17:58 GMT
Presumably lots of Scunthorpe players are attracted to Bristol City. Too subtle for most 😉👍 Both middle of the road sides! 😉 UTG!
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