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Post by cousindupree on Aug 4, 2023 13:02:33 GMT
Well we have brought in the numbers and credit the recruitment for that. However I don't see a huge amount of quality as yet although the 'unknowns' might surprise me. Not sure about the defence and the midfield looks very ordinary. So at the moment.....
Leicester Leeds Middlesboro Southampton Coventry Bristol City Norwich Sunderland Swansea Millwall Birmingham Ipswich Watford West Brom Stoke Preston Blackburn Hull Plymouth Huddersfield Rotherham QPR Cardiff Sheff Weds
All three relegated teams will finish top six (the average finish place for Prem relegated teams is 8th). Another stat...only one of the relegated teams since we came down have failed to go back up or reach the playoffs....SCFC.
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 20, 2023 14:55:27 GMT
Thought Mark Elliott was a decent presenter but didn't think much to his commentary. Not sure you're being fair or accurate with what you're implying. Any time a person is hired who isn’t a straight, white male, the same tired comments are made. The BBC rarely hire a straight white male these days.
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 12, 2023 11:52:59 GMT
Tough when you fish in a very small pond I think we're fishing in a much wider one than previously now tbf. I hope you are right would be interested to hear why you think that is the case. Our recruitment in the recent past has centred almost entirely on out of contract lists and loans and maybe players the manager knows. We haven't ventured abroad and rarely dipped into lower leagues. All this suggest a poor scouting network, has this improved? I like the sound of the head of recruitment but he is very much a stats guy and what on earth was he doing at Reading? As for the manager and Ricky Martin, they were both fired from Norwich due to poor recruitment. Since then Martin hasn't been involved in recruitment and Neil hasn't really had a project which reuires huge numbers to recruit. I have everything crossed that they can deliver and watch with interest at the uality they are able to bring in.
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 10, 2023 10:51:18 GMT
Good to know, I hadn't realised either and it explains my recent arrest. .. it basically just means contact me. Cheers General are you a hipster? But the phrase hit me up makes zero sense in English. Message me I understand why not just say that? Rather than confusing us geriatrics:)
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 10, 2023 10:27:16 GMT
Radio Stoke are doing an hour-long show between 6-7 from the training camp every day for some reason. So may get the odd nugget. Makes a change to get any coverage at all. Yes better than no coverage but how the heck are they going to fill an hour programme everyday?? This guy sounds very hip and pobably should be in Ibiza! What the hell does 'Hit me up' mean? I feel very old asking
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 8, 2023 10:06:28 GMT
He was voted player of the season by a country mile in 2021. Some people seem to have the memory of a goldfish!
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 8, 2023 9:28:34 GMT
Having been in business for decades, I have always tried to recruit the best I can find for a position. I have rarely recruited someone I know or worked with preferring to bring in fresh ideas and people who would challenge me. I know football is different,blah blah blah, and maybe PG is the best out there we could find and the fact that he is a Neil fanboy just a coincidence. Anyhow let's see what brand of football these two/three deliver. And just as important is how they develop and improve young players. So far in my opinion Neil doesn't seem to have improved a single player since he got here.
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 7, 2023 18:05:43 GMT
Quality player for us overall, one of the few bright spots. All the best to him. Absolutely spot on. some shameful comments on this thread. He's been just about the only player for us worth watching admist a sea of mediocrity and shite
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Post by cousindupree on Jun 29, 2023 18:03:15 GMT
in regards to scouting is Kempy still in South America. kempy is probably still surfing near Oceanside in Southern Calif. I know hard to believe Kempy on a surfboard! But true he married a woman from that area. His trips to Latin America were to allow him to spend time in California rather than find the next Messi. But we all know how succesful his Latin American scouting was and this explains it. A joke really
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Post by cousindupree on Jun 25, 2023 13:53:18 GMT
Absolutely!!! Mon Jun 26th, 2023 is World Refrigeration Day, National Beauticians Day, National Chocolate Pudding Day, National Canoe Day.
Who doesn't like a chocolate pudding or a beautican...lets all celebrate!
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Post by cousindupree on Jun 24, 2023 9:25:03 GMT
I don’t have a problem with lack of signings at this stage……providing I have confidence in a solid and proven track record over the years in signings where we’ve avoided injured, finished, over paid, de motivated and technically flawed players. Trouble is we have a record which is shocking so whilst I’m not at the point of despair, I’m definitely at anxious and preparing for the worse. That's where I am at too. Anxious to see how good Neil and Martin's recruitmet is. The last time they were a double act was at Norwich where thye were both fired...the reason supposidly was poor recruitment. Martin hasn't been involved in recruitment since and not sure Neil has experience of such a rebuild. Added to this that there is very little resource left in the recruitment team, it's no wonder I am feeling a little twitchy.
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Post by cousindupree on May 17, 2023 17:04:26 GMT
It is likely it will get reduced on appeal. Thats what happened to lovely Joey Barton a few years ago.
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Post by cousindupree on May 17, 2023 10:42:49 GMT
Well if you add the subs bench from both years only Lockyear appears from last season. So thats what 16 different players from last season. That suggests a suad rebuild Lockyer, Bell, Clark, Ruddock and Adebayo had all been at the club last season or prior tbf. Still a fantastic achievement and they made some very astute signings but not sure it's quite the same situation facing us this summer. Well Luton don't have the financial muscle (albeit constrained by FFP) that we have or a youth academy anywhere near our level. So I don't buy into the 2/3 seasons needed to achieve a competitive squad to challenge for promotion. I guess we will see if our recruitment process under Neil and Martin can get anywhere near the level of quality that the likes of Luton achieve. I don't see many excuses from the management of Scfc holding water. I guess we will continue to disagree.
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Post by cousindupree on May 17, 2023 9:07:52 GMT
Luton's line up last night included just ONE player, Clark who was also in the 2022 line up! That means Luton went through a complete rebuild in one season while still qualifying for the playoffs. It's being suggested on here and indirectly by the SCFC management that it could take 2 or 3 seasons. So why should it? Luton clearly with a sound structure of Dof, good recruitment and talented manager in Rob Edwards did it in one season. Sadly we don't have a Dof, good recruitment or talented manager thats why it will take years Coates stop thinking you know best with your outdated model of running a football club and look at the likes of Luton, Brentford, Brighton etc and learn from them ffs. Did Luton start last season needing almost a completely new squad from scratch? Well if you add the subs bench from both years only Lockyear appears from last season. So thats what 16 different players from last season. That suggests a suad rebuild
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Post by cousindupree on May 17, 2023 8:43:43 GMT
Luton's line up last night included just ONE player, Clark who was also in the 2022 line up! That means Luton went through a complete rebuild in one season while still qualifying for the playoffs. It's being suggested on here and indirectly by the SCFC management that it could take 2 or 3 seasons. So why should it? Luton clearly with a sound structure of Dof, good recruitment and talented manager in Rob Edwards did it in one season. Sadly we don't have a Dof, good recruitment or talented manager thats why it will take years Coates stop thinking you know best with your outdated model of running a football club and look at the likes of Luton, Brentford, Brighton etc and learn from them ffs.
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Post by cousindupree on May 13, 2023 10:36:41 GMT
With a few weeks to go until the window opens on arguably our most crucial recruitment in years and we are only now looking at key recruitment and scouting appointments...jesus Hates Christ!! One of our major failings have been in recruitment over the years and we still look threadbare. Didn't we have that Millwall fan magazine editor as our data analyst? What the hell was Badlans doing at Blackpool after some major successes at Coventry...due diligence please on this SCFC
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Post by cousindupree on May 9, 2023 6:57:42 GMT
Cheers Robo from me (martink) finished a surprising 3rd Often blindsided by way too positive SCFC predictions. Lesson learned for next season.
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Post by cousindupree on May 8, 2023 14:37:13 GMT
Lester 2 down already, looks like we will be saying hello to them next season
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Post by cousindupree on May 3, 2023 12:52:46 GMT
It's proven that with a good bunch of lads and decent scouting/ recruitment, AN can do a professional job . I think he's been promoted 3 times . Whether he has a good bunch of lads and decent scouting/recruitment at Stoke is another story all together. Yes promoted 3 times all through the plaoffs so thats a plus. Hamilton from second tier scotland and Sunderland from 3rd tier EFL. I give you Norwich although they came straight back down and was fired the following March after poor recruitment by the dynamic duo Neil and Martin. So for me it's hardly a ringing endorsement for putting faith in a manager to get us promoted and secure a status in the premier league. Still he has a lot of fanboys on here. As for me I watch with interest his transfer dealings in the summer. If we are well off the pace by december he shouldn't get another window with money to spend.
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Post by cousindupree on May 1, 2023 15:10:22 GMT
What a load of tripe. AN signed 6 players to improve the team and he has the same PPG as he inherited. This is after having 39 games to work with the new arrivals that Mon had very little time to integrate into the team. Smallbone, Laurent, Harry Clark, Gayle for example. Almost all of our players have played worse this year than last season. We got 62 points last season. MON improved his points total evey year he was here and we were never near the relegation zone in 2 full seasons. Have to agree with you. You look at 'key' players under MON like Tymon, Baker, Campbell, Brown and Powell and they have all looked a shadow of the player they were under MON. The current manager just hasn't improved a single player. Anyone like to suggest why isn't that a coaches job?
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 28, 2023 10:12:43 GMT
Sadly our scouting rarely moves away from the out of contract list and hasn't done for some time. Barnes echoes all the bad things we have done since relegation. Hopefully the sensible move for Barnes will be just down the road to Blackburn. Barnes lives in Wilmslow, so sadly the 'down the road' move is to us. Oh dear!
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 28, 2023 9:54:56 GMT
Is Ashley Barnes really the best our scouting network can come up with? Jesus wept. (Fully take on board this is just a link/we could sign all sorts of good people). Sadly our scouting rarely moves away from the out of contract list and hasn't done for some time. Barnes echoes all the bad things we have done since relegation. Hopefully the sensible move for Barnes will be just down the road to Blackburn.
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 26, 2023 10:13:24 GMT
From an outsider looking in, I think you need to look at the impact the January signings had for you. From what I remember, prior to January it was largely awful for you and you seemed to regularly get beat. The signings in January managed to make a positive impact overall, and even had some of your fans discussing the possibility of the play offs after an impressive 4 or 5 game run. The run of good results meant you were effectively safe, and then the players seemed to drop off for some reason. From reading threads on here, the January signings seem to be rated as follows: Pearson - quality player at this level with injury issues. Sterling - good full back option (not sure if this was January) Hoever - see Sterling, also scored some goals. Sarkic - solid enough but then got injured. Celina - shit. That’s a pretty good success rate overall and shows he needs trusted with a full transfer window and get to Christmas at least to see if any impact is being made. The problem you’ll have is replacing the loan players. There’s a fair few at Stoke this season. Not sure I agree with your assessment of Neil's recruiting. Pearson and Hoever were good signings and had an impact on the whle team. Pearson expecially as he balanced the midfield and allowed Smallbone and Laurent to flourish. But just about everyone on this board knew we have been desperate for a holding midfileder since Whelan. So Pearson was a no brainer. Two of our best performing loanees, Smallbone and Sterling were summer signings. The rest of Neil's january signings have made little or no contribution due to poor form or injusry. In the summer we have a massive rebuild and we can't afford to have half the signings making little or no contribution. So for me the jury is out on Neil/Martin recruitment, they were fired from Norwich for poor recruitment. He has to get it right in the summer and if he doesn't I wouldn't give him another window.
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 23, 2023 11:23:18 GMT
A big fat D. It's been a huge disappointment increased by the shit that will compete in the playoffs who we haven't been able to match consistently on the pitch. I hope and I am sure I will erase season 22/23 from memory quickly. Very generous rating for the current manager. Let's not forget that the last window was heading for a disaster until Pearson, a target just about everyone on here could come up with, on the last day salvaged it. No left back,no target man, a crocked CB to replace the outgoing Souttar,a keeper with a dodgy fitness record to compete with a keeper not up to Championship standard. The less said about Celina the better. I am not sure about Neils transfer successes, but January wasn't one and let's not forget he was fired along with his buddy Ricky Matin at Norwich on the back of poor recruitment. Let's hope these two can do something special in the next window after years of appalling recruitment.
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 23, 2023 11:07:50 GMT
I have to own up to being a huge cynic when it comes to the autheticity of celebrities particularly actors. But I have to say these two guys appear genuinely engaged with the club and town, fair play to them. But people saying they will go all the way to the championship is bizzare, Wrexham are a relatively small club from a small town compared to the likes of Sheff Weds, Derby and a couple who will always drop from championship to league 1 they will meet if they manage to get out of league 2. As for the hysteria around wrexham f.c generating huge interest to visit the town....don't go there it is, and always was a shithole. Nearby LLangollen, now thats a different story
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 11, 2023 12:18:44 GMT
We ae desperate for a new no 9 so going forward so do we need to keep both or maybe neither. I wonder who Neil prefers? He likes Gayle's workrate but a 1 in 10 strike rate is poor and he seems to have lost the sharpness of old and shows no sign of rediscovering it. As for Powell, talented footballer and has a decent strike rate but injury prone. He's more versatile than Gayle and much more creative. If it was me I would probably keep both which gives us options up front particularly with an additional striker. Gayle still has one year left on his contract and Powell out of contract but has made noises that he wants to remain. It will be interesting how Neil uses them both in the remaining games which may give a clue as to his thoughts for the summer.
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 7, 2023 13:15:09 GMT
Millwall and Luton are garbage The fact that they are both billed as 'playoff off hopefuls' pisses me off that we haven't been able to get into the top six as non of the likely 4 playoff teams would match us.
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Post by cousindupree on Apr 4, 2023 9:54:12 GMT
I’ve always thought of things they could do: -New fan zone -Expanding concourse size -Relocated ticket office -Tunnel corner redevelopment with hotel/offices/museum development -Central players tunnel added following digging under the main stand -Improved fan access (bridges/subways added to the main roundabout) -New slip road onto A50 - Better car/bus management -Offsite/nearby “community stadium” for academy & women’s games What possible demand do you think there would be for a hotel given there is one nearby, occupancy in the city isn’t great and the current hotels hardly make money? And what demand would there be for offices with no facilities nearby? Asylum seekers?
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Post by cousindupree on Mar 14, 2023 22:23:17 GMT
If next season was starting tomorrow with this team, you do wonder where the hell we'd finish. Everything just seems to fit As it is, it's all up in the air come May. Frustrating. Grr. Yes we have looked like promotion challengers in the last 3 games and the settled team looks very very good. Sadly the team will have a totally different look next season, hopefully we can recruit qaulity to replace the key loanees who ahve made the difference.
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Post by cousindupree on Mar 14, 2023 12:42:42 GMT
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