greatunclekip
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Oh good. Thats alright then.The board and KR have stated on numerous occasions they want OUFC to be competing for promotion.
Oh good. Thats alright then.The board and KR have stated on numerous occasions they want OUFC to be competing for promotion.
And I want to own a fully functional millennium falcon but that doesn't mean it will ever happen!The board and KR have stated on numerous occasions they want OUFC to be competing for promotion.
All we have is the evidence in front of us. Winding up orders, less than ideal pre-season preparations, and total silence from anyone other than over sharing KR.
What have their wives got to do with it?I think its quite likely.
Not a chance. Robinson and Tiger will be prepping their missives for QPR.
I am just not sure that we were far less prepared than most.Yes the market is competitive but it seems we were far less prepared than most to get the job done on time (again!!!).
stop talking sense this early in the morningBut you're very selective of the evidence you provide. You could have evidenced that we have paid fees or compensation deals for several players in the last 18 months, spending well over £1m. That even in this transfer window we have brought in Gorrin Rodriguez despite interest from a number of clubs, and also paid a fee for Fosu who could have stayed at a Championship club or go to any number of league 1 sides who showed an interest in him. You could evidence the fact that we have had the likes of Cadden and Evans around the club with deals looking likely. These are players who most fans would rip your arm off to sign. You could also evidence that we have had significant bids made for a central defender, and made enquiries about a player who scored in Europe last week. You could mention the investment we have made in our youth set up, and how the likes of Jones and Lopes are close to making the step up into the first team. Or you could recognise that we have not sold the likes of Whyte, Brannagan, Dickie, Sykes or Eastwood (who we were told had literally packed ready to leave!). You could also talk about how most teams are in a similar situation to us. We are only a couple of weeks away from the season starting, but Sunderland have brought in 3 free transfers and lost key players from last season.
I know we are all getting anxious and desperate to hear that bloody klaxon, but let's not dwell on a few negatives when there are so many more positives right now.
At the moment the team would probably be:Just over 2 weeks to go to the start of the season, at least our U23 squad will get a lot of first team action.....well they did pretty well against Eastleigh the other night!
I am just not sure that we were far less prepared than most.
There seem to be lots of clubs in a similar position and just watching the transfer show on Sky the transfer window is 'about to start heating up'
We clearly need two very good signings at CB and a striker. These are the key signings to give us a pretty decent starting line up.
Then some loanees to make the squad stronger.
It seems to be that the club are holding out to try and get the players they really want. I guess that it is a balancing act between getting these players and taking longer or going for inferior players now.
I am just not sure that we were far less prepared than most.
There seem to be lots of clubs in a similar position and just watching the transfer show on Sky the transfer window is 'about to start heating up'
We clearly need two very good signings at CB and a striker. These are the key signings to give us a pretty decent starting line up.
Then some loanees to make the squad stronger.
It seems to be that the club are holding out to try and get the players they really want. I guess that it is a balancing act between getting these players and taking longer or going for inferior players now.
They will get game time if we don’t get what we need which has to be 2strikers and 2 CB’s at least if not and just saying Mackie still isn’t fit then Lopes and possibly Lofthouse will be in contention and Nico Jones to start as CB.At the moment the team would probably be:
Eastwood
Long Mousinho Dickie Ruffels
Brannagan Gorrin
Whyte Henry Fosu
Mackie
On.bench
Stevens McMahon, Sykes, Hanson Napa, Jones, Lopes
So assuming that we get 3 players in the next couple of weeks there could be virtually no U23s even on the bench!
Not sure where this lot of game time from the first team comes from?
Who are the 3 U23's on bench then? As Napa certainly isn't one. Also why no Rob Hall?At the moment the team would probably be:
Eastwood
Long Mousinho Dickie Ruffels
Brannagan Gorrin
Whyte Henry Fosu
Mackie
On.bench
Stevens McMahon, Sykes, Hanson Napa, Jones, Lopes
So assuming that we get 3 players in the next couple of weeks there could be virtually no U23s even on the bench!
Not sure where this lot of game time from the first team comes from?
At the moment the team would probably be:
Eastwood
Long Mousinho Dickie Ruffels
Brannagan Gorrin
Whyte Henry Fosu
Mackie
On.bench
Stevens McMahon, Sykes, Hanson Napa, Jones, Lopes
So assuming that we get 3 players in the next couple of weeks there could be virtually no U23s even on the bench!
Not sure where this lot of game time from the first team comes from?
Jones and Lopes.Who are the 3 U23's on bench then? As Napa certainly isn't one. Also why no Rob Hall?
It has been indicated that he will do half an hour to start with, but yes you arevright- add HallNo Robbie Hall in there...
I'm just not sure that is right.They will get game time if we don’t get what we need which has to be 2strikers and 2 CB’s at least if not and just saying Mackie still isn’t fit then Lopes and possibly Lofthouse will be in contention and Nico Jones to start as CB.
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We’re moaning about last seasons recruitment but this season it’s twice if not more worse than last season, and people saying loans will make up the shortfall but we need permanent players for the positions I mentioned so we can have at least one season with our own players and just the required amount of loans to supplement our team.
As you say, add a decent centre back and someone like Evans to that, add Mackie, Hall and Mous to the bench in place of Napa, Jones and Lopes and we're looking incredibly strong! And that's before looking at Cadden and maybe a couple of young loanees from the PL.At the moment the team would probably be:
Eastwood
Long Mousinho Dickie Ruffels
Brannagan Gorrin
Whyte Henry Fosu
Mackie
On.bench
Stevens McMahon, Sykes, Hanson Napa, Jones, Lopes
So assuming that we get 3 players in the next couple of weeks there could be virtually no U23s even on the bench!
Not sure where this lot of game time from the first team comes from?
Mind you neither was Thiery Henry when Arsenal signed him. Imagine the meltdown on here if we had real problems like Bury or Bolton. Whilst I want signings I am prepared to wait a bit longer as long as they are good players and will judge the quality of our summer recruitment after the window shuts not 6 weeks before.
So everyone else is entitled to an opinion, but i take the rath of your reply. Idiot.Can you not just go away and stop your incessant rambling until the transfer season is done and give us all break?
Well you need to "care about" them because it provides context to what is happening. I agree youth won't get us to the top (you can't win anything with kids) which is just as well that we won't be playing with a team full of kids even if recruitment stopped right now.I really dont care about Bury or Bolton. To bring in players days before tge season starts is poor. It should have been done weeks ago. Simple common sense. But hey lets wait and see your theory may be right, and youth might get us top of the league after the first few games.