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Quote from: Filo on October 19, 2021, 10:06:29 pmQuote from: BillyStubbsTears on October 19, 2021, 10:03:26 pm34 matches left. To hit 50 points, we need form something like:W12 D7 L15.It's not going to happen is it? Not on that second half capitulation? Out worked and out wanted by a very, very poor side.It’s easy to out work us, we are incapable of stepping it up, I see no one in that team playing for the badge, I see no one geeing players up or getting angry when we concede, they are stealing a wage!The team have a good mentor. Bogle is stealing a wage. That in itself undermines the whole squad ethos.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on October 19, 2021, 10:03:26 pm34 matches left. To hit 50 points, we need form something like:W12 D7 L15.It's not going to happen is it? Not on that second half capitulation? Out worked and out wanted by a very, very poor side.It’s easy to out work us, we are incapable of stepping it up, I see no one in that team playing for the badge, I see no one geeing players up or getting angry when we concede, they are stealing a wage!
34 matches left. To hit 50 points, we need form something like:W12 D7 L15.It's not going to happen is it? Not on that second half capitulation? Out worked and out wanted by a very, very poor side.
Cannot be ignored that DM also had a part in our present problem.
Quote from: goalkick on October 19, 2021, 10:20:22 pmCannot be ignored that DM also had a part in our present problem.Why does everyone keep mentioning DM?? He’s been gone for nearly a year. I suggest we look closer to home
This is next years team…… get over it!
This is both unfair as it is across two seasons and not entirely representative as I’ve selected the period, but it is eye watering when you read this. Our last 28 league games have delivered 4 wins, 4 draws and 20 defeats. We’ve kept a grand total of 4 clean sheets. Of our four wins, three were by a single goal. This is truly terrible.
Let’s look at blowing the budget. Six young lads were signed before Richie arrived. Taylor was given a contract extension. Then we signed Close filled by Knoyle, Williams and Rowe. Those three were signed on lees than the players they replaced. Hiwula was signed but was he the first choice for left side or one that fitted our budget. We then find out we can’t sign our own keeper and defensive midfield player as they would cost more than we pay. So know we can’t sign anymore until two players leave and young players go out on loan. Start looking at Trialists although we don’t have funds to sign any. We bring in Smith and Cukur on loan. Start playing some preseason Friendlies. We sign two Trialists on not a lot of money. We bring in loan goalkeeper making sure he doesn’t cost to much. Then we have the farce of the transfer deadline we didn’t get the players we wanted money had been made available. We bring in Vilca that no one had seen play and sign Dodoo from the free market. Still Bogle and Williams are at the club on the playing budget. So we’ve blown the budget. Can’t have been a big budget if we did. But we get what we pay for, the club have a long term view. So the scale of the problem is there for all to see. None of the front players would get in last years side but that’s what we could afford. We couldn’t replace Whiteman last season and certainly haven’t this season. The defence is not as good. We’ve been hoping Taylor and Okenbirhie would be fit. The season so far as been poor don’t see it changing as we will not get the players we need in January. So we will end up in league two were our budget will be a top half budget as Gavin said.
Fair enough BBBut are you suggesting the Rovers budget was not big enough to build a side that could remain in this league?Are you suggesting it was always a relegation budget?Personally, I don't think it was.
Vaya I haven’t got the links but it was said on Radio Sheffield interviews. That Knoyle Williams snd Rowe cost less than Halliday James and Butler.
Quote from: steve@dcfd on October 20, 2021, 11:06:03 amVaya I haven’t got the links but it was said on Radio Sheffield interviews. That Knoyle Williams snd Rowe cost less than Halliday James and Butler.To be fair I do recall Wellens saying this too. Think I read it in the DFP. I can't give a date but it will have been before the end of the transfer window. Of course, whether it's true or not, who knows.
Quote from: MachoMadness on October 20, 2021, 12:42:10 pmQuote from: steve@dcfd on October 20, 2021, 11:06:03 amVaya I haven’t got the links but it was said on Radio Sheffield interviews. That Knoyle Williams snd Rowe cost less than Halliday James and Butler.To be fair I do recall Wellens saying this too. Think I read it in the DFP. I can't give a date but it will have been before the end of the transfer window. Of course, whether it's true or not, who knows.I suppose it has to be taken at face value, although 'less' covers a multitude of outcomes, could be £3k, could be £3.
RW please clear your desk