| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned 08:23 - Jul 18 with 3543 views | markft |
What I don't understand is conversations last time 'we won't let what happened last time happen again'. They must have had conversations and targets ready for new season as we left last year. Of course Kieran going will affect choices, but the lack of any serious activity of note, with pre season here now, smacks of Kieran told 'little money'......Good luck to him. |  | | |  |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:28 - Jul 18 with 2634 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
There isn't 'little money' though. We know there is at least £150m available.
I thought these conspiracy theories had all been put to bed now. |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:30 - Jul 18 with 2622 views | markft |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:28 - Jul 18 by Cheltenham_Blue |
There isn't 'little money' though. We know there is at least £150m available.
I thought these conspiracy theories had all been put to bed now. |
Its not having the money, its actually spending it. I wait with optimistic anticipation for the next 3 weeks transfer signings.... | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:35 - Jul 18 with 2574 views | Daninthecampo |
There's 20 teams in the Prem and there's been a massive 23 signings since July 1st! Things will start getting busy very soon | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:36 - Jul 18 with 2570 views | Churchman |
Yeah, that’s right. I heard from an expert source that Kieran when he asked at the end of the season about money for transfers was told there wasn’t any. What money is available is going on a new beard trimmer, a dinky desk toy and a new bamboo coffee cup.
So he left. As you say, good luck to him.
Sources? The voices in my head. |  | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:41 - Jul 18 with 2497 views | Nutkins_Return |
We look close to signing a new keeper and one or both of Fatawu and the Morita could.move quite fast.
Morita would be a fantastic signing and the fact he is free is a massive bonus and nothing to do with no money to spend. The outlay there will be big wages.
Fatawu is a prem quality player and in a position we need. We are suddenly looking in a much healthier position.
The base squad is technically much superior to the previous squad that went up albeit they hadn't had the time together and the spirit wasn't quite at the same special level.
No doubt we will need further quality additions but the biggest signings will l need the most patience because the prices will come.dkwn significantly and players will become available only once other clubs do business. | |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:42 - Jul 18 with 2490 views | USA |
Lots of players would’ve said “Oh, McKenna has gone? No thanks then!” Unfortunately. | |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:44 - Jul 18 with 2453 views | jayessess |
I'm generally quite pessimistic about our prospects this season but posts like this tend to flip me round the other way. |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:44 - Jul 18 with 2449 views | catch74 |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:30 - Jul 18 by markft |
Its not having the money, its actually spending it. I wait with optimistic anticipation for the next 3 weeks transfer signings.... |
So why did you say ‘smacks of Kieran told little money’? |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:49 - Jul 18 with 2404 views | NthQldITFC |
Oh goody. Another new one. |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:52 - Jul 18 with 2365 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
3 really good links
1. Young, 6ft 6 keeper, that has Valencia sniffing around for less than £5 mil. Wont be our only keeper in the door
2. Japanese DMF, internationally capped and played champions lesgue football on a free
3. 22 year old with 32 international caps for Ghana, we are not the only PL club sniffing around him, Leicesters best player, looked good in a struggling team, PL experience.
I'll take all 3 happily |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:55 - Jul 18 with 2343 views | SitfcB |
Ipswich fans: ‘Make some signings, we need new players’
Also Ipswich fans: ‘No not those ones’ |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 09:02 - Jul 18 with 2236 views | Axeldalai_lama |
I don't want to tell people how to live, but a small but sizeable chunk of our supporters need to figure out what they are actually expecting. There is a certain type of expectant fan, rightly or wrongly who almost by definition won't be happy.
We are not going to be signing fully formed players with top flight experience on top of their game. There will be 'issues' with everyone we sign if you want to find them. They will be young or inexperienced or past 30 or on the way down, or not have played in top top leagues, or not have absolutely proven themselves in top top leagues, or did but it was a season or two ago, or or or.... And if you are a certain way inclined this will be an issue and you will be frustrated and miserable.
I don't know how to make those people more accepting and happier supporting a team at the generational height of its powers in full flight. I just don't think they can be pleased.
And just to cover bases, I would absolutely be frustrated in a couple of weeks if we haven't got 5 or 6 players in and no I'm not a happy clapper. Although I am happy that my team is in and fighting in the best league in the world so maybe I am. |  | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 09:10 - Jul 18 with 2147 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:36 - Jul 18 by Churchman |
Yeah, that’s right. I heard from an expert source that Kieran when he asked at the end of the season about money for transfers was told there wasn’t any. What money is available is going on a new beard trimmer, a dinky desk toy and a new bamboo coffee cup.
So he left. As you say, good luck to him.
Sources? The voices in my head. |
Bamboo? Hmm, you can tell a lot about a bloke from his choice of wood. |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 09:14 - Jul 18 with 2046 views | darkhorse28 |
A fair set of points, met with down votes, by happy clappers who’d clap our wonderful club off a cliff.
Money isn’t an issue. We know that. Based on known revenue and the fact we bounced back so quickly, we have more dry powder than last time. And the new rules based on turnover will suit us this season.
If anything, we might be able to spend more than teams that qualified for Europe (85% of turnover against 75% under UEFA rules).
So weirdly we have an advantage over some of the competition, especially where like Bournemouth their match day revenue isn’t great.
No. All that is fine.
So what is the problem. No point being a record and going through it in detail. We just don’t have the people and skill and networks other clubs DO.
Mark wants to do it all.., at at this part of football, it’s not that he’s shockingly bad, it’s just that our competition is about five levels higher than he is.
He hasn’t scouted and signed a SINGLE player good enough for this level, EVER in 36 years, if that isn’t a clue to the happy clappers I don’t know what is. Not ONE.
Delap being the only possible exception but based on last season, he’s struggling at the level too. And Delap wasn’t scouted as a first choice, he was way down our list that summer.
Ashton can’t do it.
WE let him become the clubs only football voice, no team, no complexity, no accountability or scrutiny.
The HAPPY CLAPPERS did that. Success in the EFL they think makes him world class - it DOESNT.
I don’t know how much evidence they need, it I do know they’ll be the most vocal when it’s another 20 point season, and we’ve set fire to maybe £350 million at that point!!
They’re just emotional…, they’re the ones that hate the most when it go’s wrong, the EFL success will be forgotten.
Mark isn’t terrible at all.., he’s very good at lots of things, but at this level it’s ALL about recruitment, and he’s maybe 4/10 relative to the level, on a good day.
That isn’t ever going to work.
Oh. Leeds had Julian Brandts agent in Tadcaster this week - he’s arguably world class, along with Wilson could be in the top 10 players in the entire division when in form!!!
Ashton finished way above Sunderland and Leeds thanks to McKenna, and has spent more money!
They’ve built a squad to go challenge for Europe, both of them, while we’ve built one fit for the EFL, and if we continue, probably not even that.
Why can’t Ashton attract a Wilson or a Brandt or the 20 other players they’ve both signed, every one of which is a level above anything in our squad.
If we flap that. We get what we deserve!!!
We have a rump of fans who don’t want the challenge of this level, they want to win against Morecombe instead, for the sake of their fragile egos.
We have a culture problem. We don’t see ourselves as belonging at this level, and won’t hold Ashton accountable to these standards .
Ashton is levels below what’s required in recruitment. That isn’t changing. Making us Ashton FC if we want to be at this level was and is a HUGE mistake. | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 09:15 - Jul 18 with 2099 views | jasondozzell |
Taps the entitlement sign.
Were you here for Ward, Hawkins and Cornell? |  | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 09:34 - Jul 18 with 1969 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 09:10 - Jul 18 by Swansea_Blue |
Bamboo? Hmm, you can tell a lot about a bloke from his choice of wood. |
I find that when it comes to wood at my age it really isn't a matter of choice but at best serendipity. |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:03 - Jul 18 with 1791 views | Axeldalai_lama |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:52 - Jul 18 by BlueandTruesince82 |
3 really good links
1. Young, 6ft 6 keeper, that has Valencia sniffing around for less than £5 mil. Wont be our only keeper in the door
2. Japanese DMF, internationally capped and played champions lesgue football on a free
3. 22 year old with 32 international caps for Ghana, we are not the only PL club sniffing around him, Leicesters best player, looked good in a struggling team, PL experience.
I'll take all 3 happily |
Or, for certain fans
1, unproven, Mickey Mouse league
2. On his way down, past his best, lesser league.
3. League One cast off, couldnt keep a team in the championship let alone the prem.
Obviously I don't agree with the above, and think they all have merit and are decent signings, but the nature of the players we will sign the moaners will find an angle to moan. And be utterly unflappably 'right' and it will prove that we are mismanaged and heading for league 2. You can't win it only drags you down. | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:18 - Jul 18 with 1702 views | radiogaga |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:52 - Jul 18 by BlueandTruesince82 |
3 really good links
1. Young, 6ft 6 keeper, that has Valencia sniffing around for less than £5 mil. Wont be our only keeper in the door
2. Japanese DMF, internationally capped and played champions lesgue football on a free
3. 22 year old with 32 international caps for Ghana, we are not the only PL club sniffing around him, Leicesters best player, looked good in a struggling team, PL experience.
I'll take all 3 happily |
And these are just the 3 that we currently know about |  |
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| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:38 - Jul 18 with 1544 views | billlm |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 08:36 - Jul 18 by Churchman |
Yeah, that’s right. I heard from an expert source that Kieran when he asked at the end of the season about money for transfers was told there wasn’t any. What money is available is going on a new beard trimmer, a dinky desk toy and a new bamboo coffee cup.
So he left. As you say, good luck to him.
Sources? The voices in my head. |
I find you wrong sir,
I heard differently, it was a kinky not dinky desk toy, |  | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:44 - Jul 18 with 1518 views | nrb1985 |
An excellent use of your sunny Saturday morning that, Mark. | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:45 - Jul 18 with 1508 views | mellowblue |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 09:10 - Jul 18 by Swansea_Blue |
Bamboo? Hmm, you can tell a lot about a bloke from his choice of wood. |
ah, but bamboo is not even a wood. | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:49 - Jul 18 with 1467 views | Axeldalai_lama |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:44 - Jul 18 by nrb1985 |
An excellent use of your sunny Saturday morning that, Mark. |
To be fair to the OP, who I completely disagree with, it takes 2 minutes and a smart phone to contribute on here. So mark could be at work(yes, some people, like me, work on a weekend!), or at a bunga bunga party with Sidney Sweeney and Jenna Coleman and still have time to spout some opinions on here. | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:57 - Jul 18 with 1427 views | nrb1985 |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:49 - Jul 18 by Axeldalai_lama |
To be fair to the OP, who I completely disagree with, it takes 2 minutes and a smart phone to contribute on here. So mark could be at work(yes, some people, like me, work on a weekend!), or at a bunga bunga party with Sidney Sweeney and Jenna Coleman and still have time to spout some opinions on here. |
I mean, the title of his post is literally that he’s sat there feeling underwhelmed by signings at 0832am.
Anyway, im off for a coffee and a walk, before meeting Sidney for a bunga later. | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 11:03 - Jul 18 with 1407 views | cressi |
I do have concerns that we are betting on hunches and not on know how and experience which may well be required . | | | |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 11:22 - Jul 18 with 1318 views | Axeldalai_lama |
| Sitting here underwhelmed by signings and names mentioned on 10:57 - Jul 18 by nrb1985 |
I mean, the title of his post is literally that he’s sat there feeling underwhelmed by signings at 0832am.
Anyway, im off for a coffee and a walk, before meeting Sidney for a bunga later. |
Give the man a break, he's either sat at his dead end job or just finished with Sydney and wondering how the hell he's going to attempt Jenna.
Feel free to message in the queue, for the coffee or for Sydney. | | | |
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