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Yeah, I had the same feeling:
Bedwetter.
Yeah, I had the same feeling:
To PNE budget they areI'm not denying that your theory may have been correct but if we blew all our transfer budget on a Keeper then there was naff all in the pot to begin with and we were never going to be able to afford a RWB let alone a competent Striker at this level........ Keepers aren't that expensive .
To PNE budget they are
I'm not denying that your theory may have been correct but if we blew all our transfer budget on a Keeper then there was naff all in the pot to begin with and we were never going to be able to afford a RWB let alone a competent Striker at this level........ Keepers aren't that expensive .
That, and the two trialists we had for a total of three days and no games before signing.
Agree we noticed some shocking shooting pre match against wbaIt's hardly surprising if you watch the pre-match crossing and shooting warmup exercise. It's basically 10 v the keeper and the keeper wins. Hardly ever get a shot on target let alone score!
It's embarrassing.
And why did we waste some of the budget on Woodburn, who may or may not come good, but at the moment looks like another Harrop/Bayliss, when the priority was RWB/and or an additional striker?I'm not denying that your theory may have been correct but if we blew all our transfer budget on a Keeper then there was naff all in the pot to begin with and we were never going to be able to afford a RWB let alone a competent Striker at this level........ Keepers aren't that expensive .
Can't have been that big a fan if you're spelling it like that! 😉 😂Sinclair's legs had gone, not a Championship player any more. Barkhausin I was a big fan of at one point but after he got covid never seemed to recover and also seemed like he wanted a change.
A lot of players were let go and I would say correctly so. Can't think of any I would have kept.
We brought in Woodman, Brady, Woodburn + Parrott and Fernandez on loan. Woodman and Fernandez have done very well. Brady has had some good games. Parrott looked good initially but had gone off the boil before he got injured. Woodburn yet to show anything. So that's a score of about 2.5 out of 5 on the signings.
Parrott easy to complain about with the benefit of hindsight. Some say his record prior to signing wasn't stellar, well neither was Archer's. If either had a stellar record they would have gone straight to their parent club's squad instead of out on loan. I think most on here were happy when Parrott signed, just hasn't worked out.
We definitely need a few more players of a decent calibre but if Hemmings are putting in 12m a year I'd be surprised if they'd put any more in. It would likely need another 4m a year in wages plus transfer fees.
This is the bit I don’t get at all. I can only think that Woodburn was signed when we still thought the budget remained to get the others in. Likewise, using the budget to pay off Bayliss and Harrop. I think the Harrop payoff was late in the window. Makes me wonder if the transfer budget for the summer was a bit like govt depts budgets “ if you don’t spend it in the financial year/ transfer window you will lose it“. Maybe knowing they only had a bit left they decided to use it on Harrop rather than nothing? Clearly after they spent on Woodburns contract and Bayliss the budget must have been cut or it was gross mis-management of the budget? Who knows?And why did we waste some of the budget on Woodburn, who may or may not come good, but at the moment looks like another Harrop/Bayliss, when the priority was RWB/and or an additional striker?
Yep, it was quite noticeable that he put the emphasis on the Players. Well done, Ryan.No fist pumping tonight. Called all the players over to us and made it about them. Fair play.
If it’s 0-0 at half time with 65% possession at HT on Saturday I certainly don’t think anyone will be at him. In a derby away that would be lunacy.I think what happened against Stoke as wounded him. The ire from the fans should be mainly at the powers that be. If he didn’t know how passionate the fans were he does now. Now he needs to get the players and himself ready for Saturday. Because another display like Stoke and the first half of the match tonight the fans will be at him again.
I think that was more about, job half done, Saturday is the big one.No fist pumping tonight. Called all the players over to us and made it about them. Fair play.
Where do I start with this? You call Lowe a sub standard gobshite yet hope he doesnt get the sack. Make your mind up. No improvement in any of our players? You are seriously suggesting that the likes of Storey & Lindsay havent improved beyond recognition ?Surely this is a joke?
'Fantastic job' - we've just had 0 shots on target at home and we've scored 8 goals all season in the league. Turgid stuff at times.
I admit Lowe hasn't been backed and the lack of a wing back/striker is completely negligent on PR/CH's behalf but to say Lowe is doing a fantastic job is crazy talk.
We went 1-0 down on Saturday and he sat on his hands. He didn't get up at all and watching him compared to AN is like chalk and cheese. Even when Stoke were 2 up, AN was demanding and shouting instructions across to his team. I'm absolutely not AN's biggest fan (the way he downed tools at the end of his tenure here was a joke) but he's 10 times the manager than that Prada wearing fist bumping gobshite is we have now.
I honestly hope Lowe comes good and sacking another manager because of Ridsdale's/Hemmings incompetence isn't the way to go (even though PR would love that for his ego) but he needs to show he's a good coach because in the last 12 months, I've seen barely any improvement in any of our players at all.