| If by Monday.... 20:31 - Aug 13 with 10382 views | itfcjoe |
....we have Oli Hawkins, David Cornell and Stephen Ward through the door
Will the fans be happy that we've got our business done early and seemingly got players who were towards the top of our targets list? |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:32 - Aug 13 with 6845 views | Ace_High1 |
Squad filler.
We need a clear out, not adding average players to the squad. |  | | |
| If by Monday.... on 20:33 - Aug 13 with 6825 views | J2BLUE |
Solid signings. Hawkings uninspiring but he would arguably be fourth choice anyway. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:34 - Aug 13 with 6831 views | CokeIsKey |
All fairly mediocre players with an average age of about 31 so no, not really... |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:38 - Aug 13 with 6774 views | DanTheMan |
I can't even remember watching Hawkins, his record is not brilliant though. That said, I imagine he'll be used in a more "supporting" role if you see what I mean.
Cornell, again, never watched him but if he's near the level of Holy then that's decent enough. Some competition for places.
Ward I think will be good for us.
Overall? It's OK, I guess. I'll wait and see how they do for us. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:38 - Aug 13 with 6769 views | DinnernotTea |
If these were our top targets we will be in this league for a long time. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:41 - Aug 13 with 6744 views | LankHenners |
No they'll complain that none of them are Garbutt.
It is a slightly underwhelming selection but we're a league 1 club having to deal with a suffocating salary cap so it is what it is. Not a lot of faith Lambert can do much with whoever we sign anyway. [Post edited 13 Aug 2020 20:42]
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| We'd be in a better position than..... on 20:47 - Aug 13 with 6671 views | Bloots |
...we are now.
Assuming that nobody "important" leaves then I think we'd have enough cover across the squad.
It would then be down to the "manager" to get the best out of them, improve the basics and get us playing in a distinct, effective and consistent style.
There can be no excuses. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:52 - Aug 13 with 6626 views | Fixed_It |
| If by Monday.... on 20:32 - Aug 13 by Ace_High1 |
Squad filler.
We need a clear out, not adding average players to the squad. |
And how do we have a clear out if nobody wants our players and they are under contract? |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:53 - Aug 13 with 6627 views | Kieran_Knows |
I don’t think they’re the most overwhelming signings, but I suppose they’re the best we’re going to get given the current situation. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 20:54 - Aug 13 with 6609 views | Horsham |
I’m ok with these 3.
Realistically we needed players in those positions. Was our goalkeeper signing going to be vastly superior to Holy given 1/ Holy is not bad and 2/ there is a salary cap and 3/ covid
Ward is the one that I am most meh about but if he works out as exemplary senior professional in a position we aren’t strong in I can see that being good. I’m hoping Lambert has judged his character well.
Hawkins, a bit like Cornell, with NORWOOD and Jackson being amongst our better players last season was the expectation to sign someone to be picked ahead of them? If so that would need some serious money which 1/ we aren’t allowed to spend and 2/ Marcus may not be able to spend.
And perhaps critically we so far have sold no one even though there was a widespread acceptance that Downes (our best player) would be sold and likely Woolfenden too.
Lambert needs to improve seriously but he’s still here and he’s not going anywhere yet so I just hope he turns it around. Because if he does we all win don’t we? |  | | |
| If by Monday.... on 21:01 - Aug 13 with 6543 views | azuremerlangus |
| If by Monday.... on 20:33 - Aug 13 by J2BLUE |
Solid signings. Hawkings uninspiring but he would arguably be fourth choice anyway. |
With Sophie B Hawkins as third choice before him... |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 21:04 - Aug 13 with 6509 views | azuremerlangus |
| If by Monday.... on 21:01 - Aug 13 by azuremerlangus |
With Sophie B Hawkins as third choice before him... |
...and Stephen Hawking as second choice... | |
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| If by Monday.... on 21:20 - Aug 13 with 6386 views | SouperJim |
I'll be happy that we've added 3 players in positions where we needed bodies. The salary cap has ended any chance we had of adding any real quality, so the fact we're still in a position to make signings which the manager feels can do a job for us is about as much as we can ask for I guess.
Stating the bleeding obvious, but this is a massive season for us. We need the quality already in the squad to dig us out, pronto. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 21:25 - Aug 13 with 6352 views | Coco |
I would be content to a point. If we add a winger who is a bit of a game changer - like Garbutt can be with his left foot, then all good. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 21:25 - Aug 13 with 6344 views | SitfcB |
I’m really not sure what people expect ffs. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 21:26 - Aug 13 with 6334 views | Coco |
| If by Monday.... on 21:25 - Aug 13 by SitfcB |
I’m really not sure what people expect ffs. |
A plan. | |
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| If by Monday.... on 21:28 - Aug 13 with 6315 views | JDB23 |
Hardly the signings that will propel us into the automatic promotion places, they're ok squad players, not much more than that. | | | |
| If by Monday.... on 21:36 - Aug 13 with 6260 views | pointofblue |
| If by Monday.... on 21:28 - Aug 13 by JDB23 |
Hardly the signings that will propel us into the automatic promotion places, they're ok squad players, not much more than that. |
More than happy with Cornell and Ward - think they're the best we're going to get for those positions. Have my doubt about Hawkins but Portsmouth playing him up front despite the lack of goals shows they believed he had something else to offer the side. | |
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| If by Monday.... on 21:40 - Aug 13 with 6228 views | rfretwell |
| If by Monday.... on 21:20 - Aug 13 by SouperJim |
I'll be happy that we've added 3 players in positions where we needed bodies. The salary cap has ended any chance we had of adding any real quality, so the fact we're still in a position to make signings which the manager feels can do a job for us is about as much as we can ask for I guess.
Stating the bleeding obvious, but this is a massive season for us. We need the quality already in the squad to dig us out, pronto. |
Back in Sir Bobby's day we fought off opposition in the shape of WBA etc to sign Paul Mariner from Div 3 (league 1 equiv) Plymouth Argyle. The best striker in div 3. Today's equiv must be Ivan Toney. Posh want many millions for him so is well out of our league. Mariner was fantastic for us. The point being we have fallen a long way, the salary cap has hamstrung us further. Although a big club by div 1 standards we have to compromise on players abilities and hope that PL and his coaches can make them better players. We desperately need a striker who can head the ball in this division, make themselves a threat. If Hawkins is up to that he could fit the bill. | | | |
| If by Monday.... on 22:01 - Aug 13 with 6126 views | Ryorry |
| If by Monday.... on 20:54 - Aug 13 by Horsham |
I’m ok with these 3.
Realistically we needed players in those positions. Was our goalkeeper signing going to be vastly superior to Holy given 1/ Holy is not bad and 2/ there is a salary cap and 3/ covid
Ward is the one that I am most meh about but if he works out as exemplary senior professional in a position we aren’t strong in I can see that being good. I’m hoping Lambert has judged his character well.
Hawkins, a bit like Cornell, with NORWOOD and Jackson being amongst our better players last season was the expectation to sign someone to be picked ahead of them? If so that would need some serious money which 1/ we aren’t allowed to spend and 2/ Marcus may not be able to spend.
And perhaps critically we so far have sold no one even though there was a widespread acceptance that Downes (our best player) would be sold and likely Woolfenden too.
Lambert needs to improve seriously but he’s still here and he’s not going anywhere yet so I just hope he turns it around. Because if he does we all win don’t we? |
If we keep Downes, that's the equivalent of a brilliant signing and I'll be happy.
Also happy if Woolfy stays. |  |
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| If by Monday.... on 22:40 - Aug 13 with 6017 views | PhilTWTD |
Think we will get all three sorted from the whispers I've heard. |  | | |
| If by Monday.... on 22:44 - Aug 13 with 5995 views | Coco |
| If by Monday.... on 22:40 - Aug 13 by PhilTWTD |
Think we will get all three sorted from the whispers I've heard. |
and do you reckon that'll be it?
Any outs muted? | |
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| If by Monday.... on 22:48 - Aug 13 with 5979 views | PhilTWTD |
| If by Monday.... on 22:44 - Aug 13 by Coco |
and do you reckon that'll be it?
Any outs muted? |
Not any definites I know of. Nsiala will go I think, but not sure where yet and there'll be a few of the kids out on loan. Not sure of any other senior exits. We're going to need a big squad for the mad two-games-a-week-for-months-on-end schedule we're going to have.
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| If by Monday.... on 22:51 - Aug 13 with 5940 views | Coco |
| If by Monday.... on 22:48 - Aug 13 by PhilTWTD |
Not any definites I know of. Nsiala will go I think, but not sure where yet and there'll be a few of the kids out on loan. Not sure of any other senior exits. We're going to need a big squad for the mad two-games-a-week-for-months-on-end schedule we're going to have.
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Interesting. Will we have to subsidise Nsiala's wage or simply just pay him off? | |
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| If by Monday.... on 22:53 - Aug 13 with 5939 views | PhilTWTD |
| If by Monday.... on 22:51 - Aug 13 by Coco |
Interesting. Will we have to subsidise Nsiala's wage or simply just pay him off? |
Might end up being a loan to the end of his contract with the club signing him paying some of his wage, assuming that the side he joins are going to be at around this level and clubs might struggle to match his full salary. Certainly possible they could settle and let him go though. | | | |
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