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Post by moon on Feb 5, 2024 11:00:58 GMT
The story about Mmaee being " very happy and wanting to fight for his place" came from Fraser Fletcher, who seems to have a very cosy relationship with Mmaee's agent, judging by the tens of Mmaee transfer exclusives he's had over the last 2 years. Possibly just spin because no attractive move has popped up, knowing Turkey, UAE, USA are still open, and he's sitting on a very nice contract here anyway. Pinch of salt needed maybe? Nobody can say Schumacher has handled it badly, or well, without knowing exactly the scale of Mmaee's behaviour I think our attack is weaker without Mmaee, especially when the alternatives are playing Gooch (who should be at wing back / full back - but no further up the pitch) and Leris (who is a hard worker but not much more).
Hopefully Ennis, Campbell/Vidigal, and Manhoef can forge a partnership, both Campbell and Ennis are injury prone though, Vidigal looks weak and out of form and maybe also injury prone, and we still need options off the bench.
If things can be patched up with Mmaee he could play an important role for the rest of the season, I think we need him.
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Feb 5, 2024 11:02:12 GMT
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Post by mamathestriker on Feb 5, 2024 11:02:12 GMT
"The majority of the players we paid for represent sound business." Surely you can't truly believe that? Sound business requires players doing well on the pitch first and foremost. Only 3 or 4 of the 22 signed have done yet. "Were the recruitment team meant to be psychic and know AN would get the sack?" Isn't the whole purpose of the recruitment team to mitigate against any potential managerial change though. If not, you'd then absolutely question what the point of them is. At the moment it appears we have a hybrid recruitment policy, some manager picks, some Dublin picks and Tricky rubber stamping it. Even this window, Manhoef is clearly a spreadsheet signing while Ennis and Cundle are SS purchases. Million is not a spreadsheet recruit I'm fairly sure he wasn't a manager pick!
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Post by pushon on Feb 5, 2024 11:27:09 GMT
Million is not a spreadsheet recruit I'm fairly sure he wasn't a manager pick! Call me whatever you like, but it was made crystal-clear when Schumacher was appointed, that he is Head-Coach and not First-Team Manager. I also thought that a Recruitment Team was established to identify and 'Recruit' new players.
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Post by pushon on Feb 5, 2024 11:33:08 GMT
The story about Mmaee being " very happy and wanting to fight for his place" came from Fraser Fletcher, who seems to have a very cosy relationship with Mmaee's agent, judging by the tens of Mmaee transfer exclusives he's had over the last 2 years. Possibly just spin because no attractive move has popped up, knowing Turkey, UAE, USA are still open, and he's sitting on a very nice contract here anyway. Pinch of salt needed maybe? Nobody can say Schumacher has handled it badly, or well, without knowing exactly the scale of Mmaee's behaviour I think our attack is weaker without Mmaee, especially when the alternatives are playing Gooch (who should be at wing back / full back - but no further up the pitch) and Leris (who is a hard worker but not much more).
Hopefully Ennis, Campbell/Vidigal, and Manhoef can forge a partnership, both Campbell and Ennis are injury prone though, Vidigal looks weak and out of form and maybe also injury prone, and we still need options off the bench. If things can be patched up with Mmaee he could play an important role for the rest of the season, I think we need him.
It's upto Mmaee to admit to the error of his ways. A favourable reconciliation can then be speedily established. I sincerely Live in Hope.
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Feb 5, 2024 11:48:33 GMT
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Post by march4 on Feb 5, 2024 11:48:33 GMT
The manager hasn’t lost the dressing room ….He’s tackling the fuckers head on Make your minds up in regards what you all want ffs By following the ridiculous leadership model a lot of posters have suggested is what has contributed to this situation. JC needs to get rid of the DofF today, pay Dewsnip a small fortune to work with STS and reinstate a clear leadership structure. Then STS can tackle any issues head on.
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Post by baconburger on Feb 5, 2024 11:50:06 GMT
They just aren’t. The majority of the players we paid for represent sound business. Looks like we were even able to recoup some/all(who knows what the offers were) for the worst of the lot (Mmaee). Probably overpayed a bit for a couple of ok squad players in Gooch and Leris. We’d easily recoup most of our outlay on Vidigal. We paid about a third of what most people were expecting for Pearson who was exactly what the manager at the time wanted, were the recruitment team meant to be psychic and know he’d get the sack? Any reasonably expected profits from the successes would knock any losses into a cocked hat. "The majority of the players we paid for represent sound business." Surely you can't truly believe that? Sound business requires players doing well on the pitch first and foremost. Only 3 or 4 of the 22 signed have done yet. "Were the recruitment team meant to be psychic and know AN would get the sack?" Isn't the whole purpose of the recruitment team to mitigate against any potential managerial change though. If not, you'd then absolutely question what the point of them is. At the moment it appears we have a hybrid recruitment policy, some manager picks, some Dublin picks and Tricky rubber stamping it. Even this window, Manhoef is clearly a spreadsheet signing while Ennis and Cundle are SS purchases. Exactly the signings we spend money on have to be of the right profile. We indulge the manager/ head coach but not with any major investments that don’t fit the profile. I’m pretty certain the players recruited in the Summer would fetch more than the total of what we spent on them, sound business.
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Post by moon on Feb 5, 2024 12:43:36 GMT
I think our attack is weaker without Mmaee, especially when the alternatives are playing Gooch (who should be at wing back / full back - but no further up the pitch) and Leris (who is a hard worker but not much more).
Hopefully Ennis, Campbell/Vidigal, and Manhoef can forge a partnership, both Campbell and Ennis are injury prone though, Vidigal looks weak and out of form and maybe also injury prone, and we still need options off the bench. If things can be patched up with Mmaee he could play an important role for the rest of the season, I think we need him.
It's upto Mmaee to admit to the error of his ways. A favourable reconciliation can then be speedily established. I sincerely Live in Hope. He was involved in every game in January with no sign of him being dropped at Stoke before due to his attitude, so I’m guessing it is more related with whatever happened as regards to transfers right at the end of the window. When he has been fit he’s been involved all season. It just doesn’t seem like it’s solely down to Mmaee, but if he has made errors then he should apologise and get on with it, but the same goes for management too. If he ends up being shipped out on loan to wherever is still possible at this late stage, then it’s Stoke City who suffers, as we’re missing a player where we are already severely lacking quality. We’ll already be paying off Gayle and getting no contribution back, same goes for Wesley you’d have thought.
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Feb 5, 2024 13:00:50 GMT
Post by pushon on Feb 5, 2024 13:00:50 GMT
It's upto Mmaee to admit to the error of his ways. A favourable reconciliation can then be speedily established. I sincerely Live in Hope. He was involved in every game in January with no sign of him being dropped at Stoke before due to his attitude, so I’m guessing it is more related with whatever happened as regards to transfers right at the end of the window. When he has been fit he’s been involved all season. It just doesn’t seem like it’s solely down to Mmaee, but if he has made errors then he should apologise and get on with it, but the same goes for management too. If he ends up being shipped out on loan to wherever is still possible at this late stage, then it’s Stoke City who suffers, as we’re missing a player where we are already severely lacking quality. We’ll already be paying off Gayle and getting no contribution back, same goes for Wesley you’d have thought. Yes, all salient points.
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Post by onepara on Feb 5, 2024 13:00:50 GMT
I think that the whole playing staff need to have a 'clear the air' meeting with the Coach. Lay it out, say what they think, air their grouses such as they are & then move forward. They need to trust each other & work together. In effect, Teamwork.
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Post by 01782 on Feb 5, 2024 13:04:56 GMT
I think that the whole playing staff need to have a 'clear the air' meeting with the Coach. Lay it out, say what they think, air their grouses such as they are & then move forward. They need to trust each other & work together. In effect, Teamwork. Sadly, I imagine they have had these clear-the-air meetings in the past. I can't imagine anyone tells the truth 100%, and then they all revert to type and start back-stabbing and undermining the manager. The youth of today!
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Feb 5, 2024 14:44:18 GMT
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Post by Fred Merger on Feb 5, 2024 14:44:18 GMT
I think that the whole playing staff need to have a 'clear the air' meeting with the Coach. Lay it out, say what they think, air their grouses such as they are & then move forward. They need to trust each other & work together. In effect, Teamwork. Sadly, I imagine they have had these clear-the-air meetings in the past. I can't imagine anyone tells the truth 100%, and then they all revert to type and start back-stabbing and undermining the manager. The youth of today! That's if anyone turns up?
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Post by chad on Feb 5, 2024 14:50:28 GMT
The manager hasn’t lost the dressing room ….He’s tackling the fuckers head on Make your minds up in regards what you all want ffs By following the ridiculous leadership model a lot of posters have suggested is what has contributed to this situation. JC needs to get rid of the DofF today, pay Dewsnip a small fortune to work with STS and reinstate a clear leadership structure. Then STS can tackle any issues head on. This would be ideal
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Feb 5, 2024 15:40:24 GMT
Not trying to divert from the thread but where does/is Ciaran Clarkes involvement in these alleged transgressions?
Unrelated or the person to have had "words" with Mmaee?
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Feb 5, 2024 15:46:43 GMT
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Post by Wizbit on Feb 5, 2024 15:46:43 GMT
Not trying to divert from the thread but where does/is Ciaran Clarkes involvement in these alleged transgressions? Unrelated or the person to have had "words" with Mmaee? What does this mean I've not heard anything about Clark?
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Post by mamathestriker on Feb 5, 2024 15:51:35 GMT
Not trying to divert from the thread but where does/is Ciaran Clarkes involvement in these alleged transgressions? Unrelated or the person to have had "words" with Mmaee? Not heard anything about Clark getting involved?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Feb 5, 2024 15:55:59 GMT
It's upto Mmaee to admit to the error of his ways. A favourable reconciliation can then be speedily established. I sincerely Live in Hope. He was involved in every game in January with no sign of him being dropped at Stoke before due to his attitude, so I’m guessing it is more related with whatever happened as regards to transfers right at the end of the window. When he has been fit he’s been involved all season. It just doesn’t seem like it’s solely down to Mmaee, but if he has made errors then he should apologise and get on with it, but the same goes for management too. If he ends up being shipped out on loan to wherever is still possible at this late stage, then it’s Stoke City who suffers, as we’re missing a player where we are already severely lacking quality. We’ll already be paying off Gayle and getting no contribution back, same goes for Wesley you’d have thought. If Mmaae is a bad influence in the dressing room,he needs to be kept well away.
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Feb 5, 2024 16:09:17 GMT
Post by Laughing Gravy on Feb 5, 2024 16:09:17 GMT
Not trying to divert from the thread but where does/is Ciaran Clarkes involvement in these alleged transgressions? Unrelated or the person to have had "words" with Mmaee? What does this mean I've not heard anything about Clark? The three names mentioned earlier in this thread as being on the naughty step were Mmaee, Wesley and Clarke. No idea whether that was a collective naughtiness or just individual. For a while when I first read it I was struggling to think who Clarke was he's made such an impact.
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Post by pushon on Feb 5, 2024 16:29:10 GMT
It's Tim for Mmaee's agent to step up and get him to do the job which he obtained for him and do it to the best of his ability.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Feb 5, 2024 16:32:02 GMT
It's upto Mmaee to admit to the error of his ways. A favourable reconciliation can then be speedily established. I sincerely Live in Hope. He was involved in every game in January with no sign of him being dropped at Stoke before due to his attitude, so I’m guessing it is more related with whatever happened as regards to transfers right at the end of the window. When he has been fit he’s been involved all season. It just doesn’t seem like it’s solely down to Mmaee, but if he has made errors then he should apologise and get on with it, but the same goes for management too. If he ends up being shipped out on loan to wherever is still possible at this late stage, then it’s Stoke City who suffers, as we’re missing a player where we are already severely lacking quality. We’ll already be paying off Gayle and getting no contribution back, same goes for Wesley you’d have thought. There could be a number of reasons why it's happened the way it has. The fact that this hasn't emerged earlier in the season might be because 'what would be the point?' we couldn't have got rid before the window anyway and we were hardly bursting at the seams with quality centre forwards so we might have had to suck up his bad behaviour. Needs must so to speak. The fact that Schumacher played him in his first few games might be for the same reason. It might also have been this 'good man management' everyone is banging on about, the fabled arm round the shoulder, the carrot before the stick. It appears to me that Schumacher has given him a chance and if his comments the other week were anything to go by Mmaee had failed to respond positively. So the stick it is then. If the rumours are to be believed this isn't something that has just popped up in January it's been going on all season and indeed there is some anecdotal evidence which suggests he's been an arse long before we signed him. What happened at the end of the window may simply be the latest example of him playing silly buggers. If it isn't solely down to Mmaee who are you suggesting it is partly down to as well? It looks to me like it's gone way beyond the 'say sorry and we'll forgive you' stage. The fact that we were desperately trying to ship him out in the last few days of the window sort of hints at that. He's way past redemption. I do agree to some extent that by getting rid of him we are somewhat cutting our noses off to spite our faces. Having known this was all cracking off we appear to have been very negligent in not getting another striker in to replace him before we bombed him out. But that's so Stoke City isn't it? But it still doesn't mean we can afford to keep him stinking the place out affecting team morale and distracting everyone else. I've always thought there was a player in there and fully expected him to show it eventually. I now suspect I was wrong and he is simply a bad egg and a lazy one at that. If that's the case we should cut our losses and get rid for whatever we can get.
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Post by callas12 on Feb 5, 2024 16:33:34 GMT
The club are currently on lockdown as such so we're unlikely to discover any of the causes or outcomes of this matter for a day or so yet..
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Post by dirtygary69 on Feb 5, 2024 16:48:59 GMT
He was involved in every game in January with no sign of him being dropped at Stoke before due to his attitude, so I’m guessing it is more related with whatever happened as regards to transfers right at the end of the window. When he has been fit he’s been involved all season. It just doesn’t seem like it’s solely down to Mmaee, but if he has made errors then he should apologise and get on with it, but the same goes for management too. If he ends up being shipped out on loan to wherever is still possible at this late stage, then it’s Stoke City who suffers, as we’re missing a player where we are already severely lacking quality. We’ll already be paying off Gayle and getting no contribution back, same goes for Wesley you’d have thought. There could be a number of reasons why it's happened the way it has. The fact that this hasn't emerged earlier in the season might be because 'what would be the point?' we couldn't have got rid before the window anyway and we were hardly bursting at the seams with quality centre forwards so we might have had to suck up his bad behaviour. Needs must so to speak. The fact that Schumacher played him in his first few games might be for the same reason. It might also have been this 'good man management' everyone is banging on about, the fabled arm round the shoulder, the carrot before the stick. It appears to me that Schumacher has given him a chance and if his comments the other week were anything to go by Mmaee had failed to respond positively. So the stick it is then. If the rumours are to be believed this isn't something that has just popped up in January it's been going on all season and indeed there is some anecdotal evidence which suggests he's been an arse long before we signed him. What happened at the end of the window may simply be the latest example of him playing silly buggers. If it isn't solely down to Mmaee who are you suggesting it is partly down to as well? It looks to me like it's gone way beyond the 'say sorry and we'll forgive you' stage. The fact that we were desperately trying to ship him out in the last few days of the window sort of hints at that. He's way past redemption. I do agree to some extent that by getting rid of him we are somewhat cutting our noses off to spite our faces. Having known this was all cracking off we appear to have been very negligent in not getting another striker in to replace him before we bombed him out. But that's so Stoke City isn't it? But it still doesn't mean we can afford to keep him stinking the place out affecting team morale and distracting everyone else. I've always thought there was a player in there and fully expected him to show it eventually. I now suspect I was wrong and he is simply a bad egg and a lazy one at that. If that's the case we should cut our losses and get rid for whatever we can get. I think that's probably about right and I was like you, thought he might just appear a bit lazy on the pitch but had that bit of quality we might need. I didn't envisage him being a complete tit but I did mention last week that he didn't look all that happy the last few times I'd seen him play - thought it might be a confidence issue rather than an attitude one. I can't believe if it's that bad though, our only option/thought was Niall Ennis. We surely could have tried for someone else? We've weakened the attacking area of the pitch, when it was already pretty bad anyway. Just all very typical.
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Feb 5, 2024 17:00:19 GMT
Post by Laughing Gravy on Feb 5, 2024 17:00:19 GMT
There could be a number of reasons why it's happened the way it has. The fact that this hasn't emerged earlier in the season might be because 'what would be the point?' we couldn't have got rid before the window anyway and we were hardly bursting at the seams with quality centre forwards so we might have had to suck up his bad behaviour. Needs must so to speak. The fact that Schumacher played him in his first few games might be for the same reason. It might also have been this 'good man management' everyone is banging on about, the fabled arm round the shoulder, the carrot before the stick. It appears to me that Schumacher has given him a chance and if his comments the other week were anything to go by Mmaee had failed to respond positively. So the stick it is then. If the rumours are to be believed this isn't something that has just popped up in January it's been going on all season and indeed there is some anecdotal evidence which suggests he's been an arse long before we signed him. What happened at the end of the window may simply be the latest example of him playing silly buggers. If it isn't solely down to Mmaee who are you suggesting it is partly down to as well? It looks to me like it's gone way beyond the 'say sorry and we'll forgive you' stage. The fact that we were desperately trying to ship him out in the last few days of the window sort of hints at that. He's way past redemption. I do agree to some extent that by getting rid of him we are somewhat cutting our noses off to spite our faces. Having known this was all cracking off we appear to have been very negligent in not getting another striker in to replace him before we bombed him out. But that's so Stoke City isn't it? But it still doesn't mean we can afford to keep him stinking the place out affecting team morale and distracting everyone else. I've always thought there was a player in there and fully expected him to show it eventually. I now suspect I was wrong and he is simply a bad egg and a lazy one at that. If that's the case we should cut our losses and get rid for whatever we can get. I think that's probably about right and I was like you, thought he might just appear a bit lazy on the pitch but had that bit of quality we might need. I didn't envisage him being a complete tit but I did mention last week that he didn't look all that happy the last few times I'd seen him play - thought it might be a confidence issue rather than an attitude one. I can't believe if it's that bad though, our only option/thought was Niall Ennis. We surely could have tried for someone else? We've weakened the attacking area of the pitch, when it was already pretty bad anyway. Just all very typical. I know he would have been seen as a retrograde, shortsighted, short term option but I notice Keiffer Moore scored a couple on loan at Ipswich at the weekend. Shirley we could have competed with Ipshit to bring in a better version of Wes to compliment Ennis if we knew we were bombing Mmaee out (and releasing Gayle). But then what the fuck do I know? Edit - I suppose we've no idea who else we did try and failed to tempt before we plumped for Ennis.
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Post by idle on Feb 5, 2024 17:03:09 GMT
I think that's probably about right and I was like you, thought he might just appear a bit lazy on the pitch but had that bit of quality we might need. I didn't envisage him being a complete tit but I did mention last week that he didn't look all that happy the last few times I'd seen him play - thought it might be a confidence issue rather than an attitude one. I can't believe if it's that bad though, our only option/thought was Niall Ennis. We surely could have tried for someone else? We've weakened the attacking area of the pitch, when it was already pretty bad anyway. Just all very typical. I know he would have been seen as a retrograde, shortsighted, short term option but I notice Keiffer Moore scored a couple on loan at Ipswich at the weekend. Shirley we could have competed with Ipshit to bring in a better version of Wes to compliment Ennis if we knew we were bombing Mmaee out (and releasing Gayle). But then what the fuck do I know? Maybe (and we should have been able to), but it's a lot easier for a striker to score for a high-flying, high performance, well oiled machine team like Ipswich than for the gravel pit team at the Bet365
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 5, 2024 17:04:43 GMT
I think that's probably about right and I was like you, thought he might just appear a bit lazy on the pitch but had that bit of quality we might need. I didn't envisage him being a complete tit but I did mention last week that he didn't look all that happy the last few times I'd seen him play - thought it might be a confidence issue rather than an attitude one. I can't believe if it's that bad though, our only option/thought was Niall Ennis. We surely could have tried for someone else? We've weakened the attacking area of the pitch, when it was already pretty bad anyway. Just all very typical. I know he would have been seen as a retrograde, shortsighted, short term option but I notice Keiffer Moore scored a couple on loan at Ipswich at the weekend. Shirley we could have competed with Ipshit to bring in a better version of Wes to compliment Ennis if we knew we were bombing Mmaee out (and releasing Gayle). But then what the fuck do I know? It seems like half the league were after Moore. Talk of 7-8 clubs. Doubt we looked the best option, even if we wanted to invest a lot of cash in a short-term option. I've noticed a few who claim to be insidery types in terms of agents etc say there just wasn't any available strikers in January, and were referencing fans of tens of clubs saying " OMG surely we could've got a striker in?" when the reality was, in his view, the supply of ones available was zero. So maybe a cheap 500k punt on someone he knows, who looked unappealing after his Blackburn spell but he thinks he can get something from, was as good as it was going to get. Obviously a massive gamble if we get fully sucked into it though. Having Ennis, Tyrese and Lowe as your 3 choices is eye-popping with each a massive question mark for various reasons.
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Post by premieraj on Feb 5, 2024 17:09:32 GMT
I know he would have been seen as a retrograde, shortsighted, short term option but I notice Keiffer Moore scored a couple on loan at Ipswich at the weekend. Shirley we could have competed with Ipshit to bring in a better version of Wes to compliment Ennis if we knew we were bombing Mmaee out (and releasing Gayle). But then what the fuck do I know? It seems like half the league were after Moore. Talk of 7-8 clubs. Doubt we looked the best option, even if we wanted to invest a lot of cash in a short-term option. I've noticed a few who claim to be insidery types in terms of agents etc say there just wasn't any available strikers in January, and were referencing fans of tens of clubs saying " OMG surely we could've got a striker in?" when the reality was, in his view, the supply of ones available was zero. So maybe a cheap 500k punt on someone he knows, who looked unappealing after his Blackburn spell but he thinks he can get something from, was as good as it was going to get. Obviously a massive gamble if we get fully sucked into it though. Having Ennis, Tyrese and Lowe as your 3 choices is eye-popping with each a massive question mark for various reasons. I kind of get that but the left back situation is pure dereliction of duty?
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Feb 5, 2024 17:12:26 GMT
Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Feb 5, 2024 17:12:26 GMT
You'd think SS will be going for pace up top and utilising Million, Ennis (not quite as quick) and Campbell as a first choice trio. That will help stretch play and keep us further up the pitch. Getting Ennis fully fit and Million up to speed, both literally and metaphorically, will take time though and it'll be interesting to see the line up against Blackburn. Christ, I'm so desperate I might even welcome Laurent back with open arms.
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Post by stokie63 on Feb 5, 2024 17:12:57 GMT
Can anyone enlighten me as to what's supposed to have happened in this fallout heard a few rumours here and there but not sure what to believe.
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Feb 5, 2024 17:13:33 GMT
Post by Laughing Gravy on Feb 5, 2024 17:13:33 GMT
I know he would have been seen as a retrograde, shortsighted, short term option but I notice Keiffer Moore scored a couple on loan at Ipswich at the weekend. Shirley we could have competed with Ipshit to bring in a better version of Wes to compliment Ennis if we knew we were bombing Mmaee out (and releasing Gayle). But then what the fuck do I know? It seems like half the league were after Moore. Talk of 7-8 clubs. Doubt we looked the best option, even if we wanted to invest a lot of cash in a short-term option. I've noticed a few who claim to be insidery types in terms of agents etc say there just wasn't any available strikers in January, and were referencing fans of tens of clubs saying " OMG surely we could've got a striker in?" when the reality was, in his view, the supply of ones available was zero. So maybe a cheap 500k punt on someone he knows, who looked unappealing after his Blackburn spell but he thinks he can get something from, was as good as it was going to get. Obviously a massive gamble if we get fully sucked into it though. Having Ennis, Tyrese and Lowe as your 3 choices is eye-popping with each a massive question mark for various reasons. I get that mate and I was simply using Moore as an example. I'm not knocking Ennis either as I've not seen much of him (30 minutes on Saturday being it). I'm just confused why we let Gayle and Tezgel go. Not that Gayle is any good or Tezgel tested at this level but at least are both warm bodies to put out on the pitch if Ennis and Campbell revert to type on the treatment table. Well a lukewarm body in Gayle's case.
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 5, 2024 17:15:06 GMT
It seems like half the league were after Moore. Talk of 7-8 clubs. Doubt we looked the best option, even if we wanted to invest a lot of cash in a short-term option. I've noticed a few who claim to be insidery types in terms of agents etc say there just wasn't any available strikers in January, and were referencing fans of tens of clubs saying " OMG surely we could've got a striker in?" when the reality was, in his view, the supply of ones available was zero. So maybe a cheap 500k punt on someone he knows, who looked unappealing after his Blackburn spell but he thinks he can get something from, was as good as it was going to get. Obviously a massive gamble if we get fully sucked into it though. Having Ennis, Tyrese and Lowe as your 3 choices is eye-popping with each a massive question mark for various reasons. I kind of get that but the left back situation is pure dereliction of duty? Yeah - can't argue there. But the mood music from early on in January seemed to be suggesting he was happy to see the season out with Thompson, Tchamadeu, Gooch, and the ghost of Stevens - so can't say it was really a surprise that we didn't get anyone in, just from the hints in the press etc. But it does look crazy to have left ourselves in this situation, and it all stems from the botched summer recruitment
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Post by skip on Feb 5, 2024 17:18:57 GMT
I kind of get that but the left back situation is pure dereliction of duty? Yeah - can't argue there. But the mood music from early on in January seemed to be suggesting he was happy to see the season out with Thompson, Tchamadeu, Gooch, and the ghost of Stevens - so can't say it was really a surprise that we didn't get anyone in, just from the hints in the press etc. But it does look crazy to have left ourselves in this situation, and it all stems from the botched summer recruitment Before the last fortnight, statistics* would argue that we had a fairly tight goals conceded column, but a painfully thin goals scored column, so I understand Schumaker focusing on t'top end of the pitch. It's just that a couple of hammer blows to the GA column has rendered that rather redundant.
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