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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Retdon1 on January 29, 2020, 11:32:45 am
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Set to sign according to the Shrewsbury equivalent of the free press
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Already in rumours section.
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Already in rumours section.
Not a rumour ?
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Until he signs, yes!
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Being reported on twitter that the fee is 75k. He’s currently having a medical
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That will be good news that we have another signing
Does anyone actually know how good he is
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That will be good news that we have another signing
Does anyone actually know how good he is
He was their top scorer last season, I think with 16 goals but not 100%
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Only this morning, Liam Hoden tweeted the following:
Nothing imminently imminent at Rovers in terms of deals being completed but things can change quickly. Certainly there is progression on the hunt for further additions #drfc
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What is imminently imminent?
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And yet further confirmation:
Still not expecting confirmation of anything from Rovers today. As I said earlier, clearly things are progressing
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And yet further confirmation:
Still not expecting confirmation of anything from Rovers today. As I said earlier, clearly things are progressing
To be fair LH news hasn’t been breaking for a while and he’s only let on that we’re signing someone a short while before we actually do. The BBC broke the Cole signing, not once did he mention him in the build up to that deal.
I’m taking what he says with a pinch of salt for now
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Being reported on twitter that the fee is 75k. He’s currently having a medical
3 month contract :lol:
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I think he is being careful particularly after what the bbc did - LH tweeted something about “embargoes” just before Cole was announced..
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He was their top scorer last season, I think with 16 goals but not 100%
In the league, 10 goals and 1 assist.
He was their top scorer last season.
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He's being careful with his words there. He says nothing confirmed today - the deal could still be done and the public announcement could be sorted tomorrow.
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If we are negotiating then it will probably take while the summer
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He was their top scorer last season, I think with 16 goals but not 100%
In the league, 10 goals and 1 assist.
He was their top scorer last season.
Just checked yeah, 10 in the League, 3 in the Leasing cup and 3 in the FA Cup
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And yet further confirmation:
Still not expecting confirmation of anything from Rovers today. As I said earlier, clearly things are progressing
To be fair LH news hasn’t been breaking for a while and he’s only let on that we’re signing someone a short while before we actually do. The BBC broke the Cole signing, not once did he mention him in the build up to that deal.
I’m taking what he says with a pinch of salt for now
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I know for certain that he knew early that morning that there was going to be an announcement of Cole that afternoon.
I'm also led to believe rovers asked for it not to be announced before, which lh abided by.
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Good by LH to stick to that embargo. Very poor form by any journalist who didn't.
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And yet further confirmation:
Still not expecting confirmation of anything from Rovers today. As I said earlier, clearly things are progressing
To be fair LH news hasn’t been breaking for a while and he’s only let on that we’re signing someone a short while before we actually do. The BBC broke the Cole signing, not once did he mention him in the build up to that deal.
I’m taking what he says with a pinch of salt for now
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I know for certain that he knew early that morning that there was going to be an announcement of Cole that afternoon.
I'm also led to believe rovers asked for it not to be announced before, which lh abided by.
Yep - From what I saw on Twitter it looked like the BBC broke the embargo. Liam would have know throughout the process about Cole I'd imagine given the relationship he has with the club.
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I’m still expecting an announcement today
Deal is done
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1 goal every 181 minutes last season is what I read on Twitter, so it must be true.
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He looks like he will do well for us from the bits I’ve seen of him.
His signing, following on from Cole, will probably mean that Bingham will have played his last for us. This lad can play wide as well as through the middle from what I’ve read.
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Sure i read last week all his goals last season came after November.
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He looks like he will do well for us from the bits I’ve seen of him.
His signing, following on from Cole, will probably mean that Bingham will have played his last for us. This lad can play wide as well as through the middle from what I’ve read.
To be honest, if this one signs, I would be tempted to keep Bingham. Many would agree he’s not going to be a choice for the starting 11 but could be a useful squad member for the bench, especially for injury/suspension cover. Wouldn’t be breaking the bank either, I would think.?
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Surely, we’ve got Watters for that, IDM?
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Why not both.? Folks have been saying all season that we have a thin and weak squad.. Sterling, Thomas, May and Daniels all departed - I don’t include Lawlor - so with potentially only 2 incomings we are down 2. OK Bingham came in after Sterling got injured, but even so, keeping him isn’t increasing the squad.
He may not play much but that’s the point of a squad.?
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He looks like he will do well for us from the bits I’ve seen of him.
His signing, following on from Cole, will probably mean that Bingham will have played his last for us. This lad can play wide as well as through the middle from what I’ve read.
To be honest, if this one signs, I would be tempted to keep Bingham. Many would agree he’s not going to be a choice for the starting 11 but could be a useful squad member for the bench, especially for injury/suspension cover. Wouldn’t be breaking the bank either, I would think.?
I agree completely and think Bingham has a place within the squad. Depends how much the wage is and whether DM wants to spend it in midfield.
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Exactly. I did think it was significant that DM said he would sit down with Bingham today. I trust whatever DM decides taking into account what Bingham wants to do if he's further down the pecking order. It won't have done him any harm playing in League One and getting a couple of goals.
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If we get this signing over the line which would be good business and as I previously said, shut a good few of us on here up.. then I cant see Bingham staying
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Only this morning, Liam Hoden tweeted the following:
Nothing imminently imminent at Rovers in terms of deals being completed but things can change quickly. Certainly there is progression on the hunt for further additions #drfc
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What is imminently imminent?
Nothing, evidently.
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Assuming he has signed (and I expect he has) I think this is an excellent acquisition. Another that is a good age and has lots of potential. I’m very happy with this.
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Assuming he has signed (and I expect he has) I think this is an excellent acquisition. Another that is a good age and has lots of potential. I’m very happy with this.
If true it sounds like another strange signing . Similar to Cole in that its only until the end of the season and a fee involved . So why are still being vague on explanation to this type of deal , With players naturally out of contract come June why are we paying for players only to possibly loose them after such a short time . There must to be a logic to this ???
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Apparently medical took place this afternoon.
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Assuming he has signed (and I expect he has) I think this is an excellent acquisition. Another that is a good age and has lots of potential. I’m very happy with this.
If true it sounds like another strange signing . Similar to Cole in that its only until the end of the season and a fee involved . So why are still being vague on explanation to this type of deal , With players naturally out of contract come June why are we paying for players only to possibly loose them after such a short time . There must to be a logic to this ???
Where is anything hinted about duration.?
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Someone made a sarcastic response earlier on one of the threads.
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Only this morning, Liam Hoden tweeted the following:
Nothing imminently imminent at Rovers in terms of deals being completed but things can change quickly. Certainly there is progression on the hunt for further additions #drfc
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What is imminently imminent?
Nothing, evidently.
Deal all done
Announced tomorrow
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Tha sounds reet confident dickos! Fingers crossed!
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Hoden must knows something while the press in Shrewsbury are loud about it. Seems strange that the press in Shrewsbury and Chief Executive told BBC Shropshire Doncaster have been in contact about it plus it's strange Andy Giddings hasn't said anything tonight about BBC Shropshire interview on Football Heaven tonight. Obviously the club have told Hoden and the BBC radio Sheffield guys not to mention anything about Okenabirhie
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Only this morning, Liam Hoden tweeted the following:
Nothing imminently imminent at Rovers in terms of deals being completed but things can change quickly. Certainly there is progression on the hunt for further additions #drfc
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What is imminently imminent?
Nothing, evidently.
Deal all done
Announced tomorrow
Sorry Dickos, my lame attempt at humour wasn't as obvious as I imagined.
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Not in the Shrewsbury 18 tonight..
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Has he played this season yet
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Has he played this season yet
Once or twice.
https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=75782
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Shrewsbury's form this season when Okenabirhie has played
P17 W7 D6 L4 Pts 27 PPG 1.59 Play off form
When he hasn't played
P9 W1 D4 L4 Pts7 PPG 0.78 Relegation form.
Some managers have blind spots.
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The majority of his performances have been as a substitute though haven’t they?
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-set-confirm-fejiri-okenabirhie-signing-shrewsbury-town-1379687
It's happening.
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Shrewsbury's form this season when Okenabirhie has played
P17 W7 D6 L4 Pts 27 PPG 1.59 Play off form
When he hasn't played
P9 W1 D4 L4 Pts7 PPG 0.78 Relegation form.
Some managers have blind spots.
At least half his appearances have been as a sub, not sure you can really say that he’s had the influence you imply.
Regardless, if it happens I think it’s another decent signing - a good option to have across the forward line and hopefully still the capacity to improve.
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We can get both new strikers into the same song:
Feeeeeey feeey baby
Ooh aah
I wanna know
Devante Cole
:coat:
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Hopefully we get him in on a substantial contract. He could be one who thrives here.
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-set-confirm-fejiri-okenabirhie-signing-shrewsbury-town-1379687
It's happening.
Question. Why are most transfers with a fee involved being quoted as “undisclosed”?
This never used to be the case. I find it a bit annoying as surely the supporters should have the right to know how much the clubs are paying for players. For a start it adds to the interest.
I just don’t understand why this apparent secrecy over the last few years.
It has to be declared to the revenue, so what’s the problem?
Anyone have any answer to this one or anyone feel the same as me?
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Hopefully we get him in on a substantial contract. He could be one who thrives here.
I'd make sure he thrives first before giving a substantial contract.
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-set-confirm-fejiri-okenabirhie-signing-shrewsbury-town-1379687
It's happening.
Question. Why are most transfers with a fee involved being quoted as “undisclosed”?
This never used to be the case. I find it a bit annoying as surely the supporters should have the right to know how much the clubs are paying for players. For a start it adds to the interest.
I just don’t understand why this apparent secrecy over the last few years.
It has to be declared to the revenue, so what’s the problem?
Anyone have any answer to this one or anyone feel the same as me?
Doesn’t bother me - the main thing is getting the players in.
As for needing to know, I don’t agree - it’s interesting but not essential.?
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-set-confirm-fejiri-okenabirhie-signing-shrewsbury-town-1379687
It's happening.
Question. Why are most transfers with a fee involved being quoted as “undisclosed”?
This never used to be the case. I find it a bit annoying as surely the supporters should have the right to know how much the clubs are paying for players. For a start it adds to the interest.
I just don’t understand why this apparent secrecy over the last few years.
It has to be declared to the revenue, so what’s the problem?
Anyone have any answer to this one or anyone feel the same as me?
We have no right at all
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-set-confirm-fejiri-okenabirhie-signing-shrewsbury-town-1379687
It's happening.
Question. Why are most transfers with a fee involved being quoted as “undisclosed”?
This never used to be the case. I find it a bit annoying as surely the supporters should have the right to know how much the clubs are paying for players. For a start it adds to the interest.
I just don’t understand why this apparent secrecy over the last few years.
It has to be declared to the revenue, so what’s the problem?
Anyone have any answer to this one or anyone feel the same as me?
Non disclosure means other teams who may be in the process of selling a player to DRFC doesn't know where to pitch the asking price for said player as the other club wont have any idea how much cash DRFC have at their disposal. That's how I see it. Not bothered myself as to whether we as fans know or not how much someone cost.
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We announce we pay £75,000 for a player and some will say that the board lack ambition, what sort of player costs that.
We pay a large sum and if he isn't an instant success some fans say what a waste of a large slice of our budget.
Judge a player on performance rather than on the size of the fee.
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-set-confirm-fejiri-okenabirhie-signing-shrewsbury-town-1379687
It's happening.
Question. Why are most transfers with a fee involved being quoted as “undisclosed”?
This never used to be the case. I find it a bit annoying as surely the supporters should have the right to know how much the clubs are paying for players. For a start it adds to the interest.
I just don’t understand why this apparent secrecy over the last few years.
It has to be declared to the revenue, so what’s the problem?
Anyone have any answer to this one or anyone feel the same as me?
I suppose it's on a need to know basis and stops agents saying well you paid xxxx for him I want xxxx and keeps a lid on egos within a team.
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-set-confirm-fejiri-okenabirhie-signing-shrewsbury-town-1379687
It's happening.
Question. Why are most transfers with a fee involved being quoted as “undisclosed”?
This never used to be the case. I find it a bit annoying as surely the supporters should have the right to know how much the clubs are paying for players. For a start it adds to the interest.
I just don’t understand why this apparent secrecy over the last few years.
It has to be declared to the revenue, so what’s the problem?
Anyone have any answer to this one or anyone feel the same as me?
We have no right at all
Legally we may not of course but most transfer fees were in the public domain in years gone by.
I am just curious as to why this has changed.
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Shropshire papers have already given it out as £75,000.
But does anybody really think these days that other teams and agents can't find out?
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Bloody shite Bramhall.
What decent player is only worth £75,000?
And he's not worth that much.
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Shropshire papers have already given it out as £75,000.
But does anybody really think these days that other teams and agents can't find out?
Liam Hoden in the FreePress has also said £75.000 but also said it will probably be reported as undisclosed.
If it’s £75.000 why not just say so. There must be a reason why, what seems to be 90% of transfer fees are now “undisclosed” fee.
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O-kena-birhie
O-kena-birhie
Came from shrewsbree’
For a undisclosed fee
His names f**king massive
*To the tune of; Ritchie Valens - La Bamba.
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His chant will be to the 7 nation army tune I expect..
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Can we not just call him Fred?
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Or Dave.?
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O-kena-birhie
O-kena-birhie
Came from shrewsbree’
For a undisclosed fee
His names f**king massive
*To the tune of; Ritchie Valens - La Bamba.
You’ll be fine the pills will take effect soon if not you could just jump and save us all ... :headbang:
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Shropshire papers have already given it out as £75,000.
But does anybody really think these days that other teams and agents can't find out?
Liam Hoden in the FreePress has also said £75.000 but also said it will probably be reported as undisclosed.
If it’s £75.000 why not just say so. There must be a reason why, what seems to be 90% of transfer fees are now “undisclosed” fee.
I would guess it's due to the complexity of deals these days.
What constitutes the fee? Does it include the agents fee? Does it include add-ons for x appearances or y goals? What about any sell on clause? etc etc.
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Can we not just call him Fred?
His name is Fey.
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Confirmed on Twitter. 2 and a half year deal!
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Get in!
Now for the Aston Villa lad and we have a squad again.
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So in the space of a week we went from in major need for striking options to bringing in 2 players who are under 25, who have scored goals in this league and us being spoiled for choice on who is starting upfront. I would say a very good week indeed.
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Excellent signing and a good contract length too. Delighted with this.
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Ennis, Cole, Okenabirhie plus the likes of Sadlier and Watters is a very healthy striking core. Darren must be very pleased to have got these deals over the line (oh yes!) this week.
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Very good so far just
Hope no one's leaving
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So in the space of a week we went from in major need for striking options to bringing in 2 players who are under 25, who have scored goals in this league and us being spoiled for choice on who is starting upfront. I would say a very good week indeed.
Precisely.. great ages and already proven aynthis level.. patience is a virtue it seems.!
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Excellent signing and shuts me and others up.. who thought he would be a great signing when it was first mouted a few weeks ago.. two forwards in with experience and goals in this league and potential to improve.. fair play and well done Rovers Board and management!
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Can’t be true, as who is available in January?
;)
Only pulling your leg, Campsall!
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Excellent signing and shuts me and others up.. who thought he would be a great signing when it was first mouted a few weeks ago.. two forwards in with experience and goals in this league and potential to improve.. well done Rovers Board and management!
I do feel alot of the annoyance and worry by fans was just, after we were stung in the summer. But DM has really redeemed himself by getting 2 strikers in that will help are run towards the play offs and beyond. It sounds like he identified targets and stuck with them to bring the right players in.
Just got to get Sadlier tied down now.
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Can’t be true, as who is available in January?
;)
Only pulling your leg, Campsall!
:thumbsup:
I was waiting for that one Alan. Thank you, right on cue. :)
Yes DM has done brilliantly. Still stand by my opinion though that the January window is difficult. DM has said as much himself.
Didn’t say we wouldn’t get any one in but i do admit to saying loans from the premier league would be most likely regards to strikers being available.
Very very pleased to be proved wrong. Well done DM.
But we should sack the board, bloody rubbish Blunt, Bramhall, Watson & Baldwin.
Never back the manager do they. :headbang:
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O-kena-birhie
O-kena-birhie
Came from shrewsbree’
For a undisclosed fee
His names f**king massive
*To the tune of; Ritchie Valens - La Bamba.
Love it
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
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Great signing, we're looking a lot stronger than we did a week ago!
Well done to all concerned.
Now let's beat Fleetwood on Saturday and full steam ahead to the top six!
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Just had a look and he’s not played (for the first team at least) since stoppage time on the 29th December. Anyone know if he’s been injured or just out of favour/not playing whilst a move might be on? Either way he might take a bit of time to get up to speed, possibly won’t be ready for more than a handful sub appearances over the next few weeks.
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Spot on sm,well done rovers business conducted in a professional way.onward and upward.
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Just had a look and he’s not played (for the first team at least) since stoppage time on the 29th December. Anyone know if he’s been injured or just out of favour/not playing whilst a move might be on? Either way he might take a bit of time to get up to speed, possibly won’t be ready for more than a handful sub appearances over the next few weeks.
Fully fit, just been left out of the Shrewsbury squad because they wanted to get rid of him. Their loss is our gain.
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Excellent well done to all at Rovers
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This is a great signing. You only have to look at the comments on Twitter from Shrewsbury fans to know this is a good player.
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Confirmed on Twitter. 2 and a half year deal!
Excellent signing and a good contract length too. Delighted with this.
Says on BBC it is 18 months - which is it...?
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
Martin, are you able to say how long Okenabirhie has been on DM's wanted list?
Purely out of interest.
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Really pleased by this and the Cole signing think we're ok upfront now considering Watters form in the u23's. Excited for the run in now because the only thing really holding us back was having enough regular goal scorers
Signs are good for the summer too if this is type of players were after.
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Just had a look and he’s not played (for the first team at least) since stoppage time on the 29th December. Anyone know if he’s been injured or just out of favour/not playing whilst a move might be on? Either way he might take a bit of time to get up to speed, possibly won’t be ready for more than a handful sub appearances over the next few weeks.
Fully fit, just been left out of the Shrewsbury squad because they wanted to get rid of him. Their loss is our gain.
By all accounts he's a fox in the box type striker, whereas Shrewsbury's system is set up to play with a big target man. With a bit of service he'll be flying, I reckon.
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Well done to Big Daz , Adam and especially our fantastic owners for getting the squad sorted 👍😀⚽️
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Rovers website says until end of 21/22 season
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
Martin, are you able to say how long Okenabirhie has been on DM's wanted list?
Purely out of interest.
I couldn't say exactly because I don't know.
What I do know is that Adam put some long lists of players together who would fit into our style and should be looked at. To go on that list we would also need to know how much they would cost and what their expectations would be. So for that reason a phone call or two would have to be made. It's extremely disappointing then that certain CEO's at certain clubs should then divulge that we have asked those questions. It's why we get linked with certain players who then never see the light of day, it doesn't necessarily mean we intend to move in and sign them up. When CEO's, or others, keep that info to themselves signings get made that surprise us all, a la Devante Cole.
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
Martin, are you able to say how long Okenabirhie has been on DM's wanted list?
Purely out of interest.
I couldn't say exactly because I don't know.
What I do know is that Adam put some long lists of players together who would fit into our style and should be looked at. To go on that list we would also need to know how much they would cost and what their expectations would be. So for that reason a phone call or two would have to be made. It's extremely disappointing then that certain CEO's at certain clubs should then divulge that we have asked those questions. It's why we get linked with certain players who then never see the light of day, it doesn't necessarily mean we intend to move in and sign them up. When CEO's, or others, keep that info to themselves signings get made that surprise us all, a la Devante Cole.
I know this seems ridiculous but you never know, are Shrewsbury sore that we took Adam from them and that could be the reason for releasing such info?
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
Martin, are you able to say how long Okenabirhie has been on DM's wanted list?
Purely out of interest.
I couldn't say exactly because I don't know.
What I do know is that Adam put some long lists of players together who would fit into our style and should be looked at. To go on that list we would also need to know how much they would cost and what their expectations would be. So for that reason a phone call or two would have to be made. It's extremely disappointing then that certain CEO's at certain clubs should then divulge that we have asked those questions. It's why we get linked with certain players who then never see the light of day, it doesn't necessarily mean we intend to move in and sign them up. When CEO's, or others, keep that info to themselves signings get made that surprise us all, a la Devante Cole.
That probably explains why some fans claimed we were being “lied to” through the window and the last one.
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
Martin, are you able to say how long Okenabirhie has been on DM's wanted list?
Purely out of interest.
I couldn't say exactly because I don't know.
What I do know is that Adam put some long lists of players together who would fit into our style and should be looked at. To go on that list we would also need to know how much they would cost and what their expectations would be. So for that reason a phone call or two would have to be made. It's extremely disappointing then that certain CEO's at certain clubs should then divulge that we have asked those questions. It's why we get linked with certain players who then never see the light of day, it doesn't necessarily mean we intend to move in and sign them up. When CEO's, or others, keep that info to themselves signings get made that surprise us all, a la Devante Cole.
I know this seems ridiculous but you never know, are Shrewsbury sore that we took Adam from them and that could be the reason for releasing such info?
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No I don't think so. I would suggest the CEO at Shrewsbury would see it as a positive which is why he made it public.
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
This must have been the easiest work he’s ever done!
Didn’t you also say we were not interested in signing him last week Martin. Apologies is I’m mistaken.
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Just had a look and he’s not played (for the first team at least) since stoppage time on the 29th December. Anyone know if he’s been injured or just out of favour/not playing whilst a move might be on? Either way he might take a bit of time to get up to speed, possibly won’t be ready for more than a handful sub appearances over the next few weeks.
Fully fit, just been left out of the Shrewsbury squad because they wanted to get rid of him. Their loss is our gain.
By all accounts he's a fox in the box type striker, whereas Shrewsbury's system is set up to play with a big target man. With a bit of service he'll be flying, I reckon.
If that’s’ ‘his game’ MM then he’s exactly the type of player we need up front (Billy Sharp esk).
For all our excellent play it’s been the final third where we’ve struggled for options, resulting in the halting of momentum when attacking.
Now we have someone who we can use as a focus for our attacking style backed up by the skill & audacity of Sadlier, the vision of Copps, the pace of Taylor & Blair & the strength & shooting ability of Ennis & from what I saw of Coles ‘cameo appearance’ on Tuesday night, once these new signings have bedded in, it all bodes well.
Patience is a virtue & hats off to those who moaned about lack of news on signings who have come on the forum today & manfully eaten their slice of humble pie. Plenty of slices left. There were a lot of ‘bakers’ involved in its making!
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You have to give a lot of credit to Adam Henshall, his hard work has been paying off.
This must have been the easiest work he’s ever done!
Didn’t you also say we were not interested in signing him last week Martin. Apologies is I’m mistaken.
I said we hadn't made an offer for him, which was true.
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I wonder if he knows sheaf from his arsenal days?
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O-kena-birhie
O-kena-birhie
Came from shrewsbree’
For a undisclosed fee
His names f**king massive
*To the tune of; Ritchie Valens - La Bamba.
Love it
When in Portugal for the Nations League the song for Maguire was the same tune and was being sung everywhere. It’s a bit like the Butler or McCann song when it gets going.
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Just listened to DMs interview talking about Fejiri being a no 9 and being 'smooth'. Quite a rare description for a footballer but I like it!
You can tell how enthusiastic DM is about fitting the new players in the team and the extra dimension they will hopefully bring.
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Shropshire papers have already given it out as £75,000.
But does anybody really think these days that other teams and agents can't find out?
Liam Hoden in the FreePress has also said £75.000 but also said it will probably be reported as undisclosed.
If it’s £75.000 why not just say so. There must be a reason why, what seems to be 90% of transfer fees are now “undisclosed” fee.
I’ve also often wondered why some fees are undisclosed. If a player in, say League 1 or 2, is sold for £1-2 million then I can see the point in not disclosing the fee, as is it then informs other clubs that this club has money to spend and will automatically inflate transfer fees.
On the other hand I really can’t understand why Alfie May’s fee was undisclosed, when it was almost certainly a five-figure sum, as was Okenabirhie‘s. Just wondering!
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But it's not £75k.
It's more than that.
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But it's not £75k.
It's more than that.
Ah, sorry about that, SM. Thanks for the clarification.
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What a great football club, it's a privilege to be a member, thank you to all those who work so hard to make it so including yourself SM.
Welcome to the new players and a big thank you to all the outgoing players, I wish you well.
SR
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Well said!
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
I would think that the delay has been due to the calibre of target. But actually, I don't really need to defend the club, most people on here seem very pleased with events
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
As I said to you before, go away and find out what a Chairman's job actually is before whinging about Blunt.
It is painfully obvious you haven't bothered to do that, so now just go away. And inflict your miserable ignorance on somebody else.
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DM's act was well and truly together. He chose the route he wanted to get the best players available to the him and the club backed his decision making.
Your finger was firmly pointed in the wrong direction so who's act needs getting together?
I doubt you will change your mind about Blunt, that's your choice, but at least get behind the manager and the team!
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I think it’s perfectly possible to have some reservations about the chairman, but to be fully behind the owners, CEO, manager, management and team. Let’s not confuse the perspective there. I’d say I share that position.
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
As I said to you before, go away and find out what a Chairman's job actually is before whinging about Blunt.
It is painfully obvious you haven't bothered to do that, so now just go away. And inflict your miserable ignorance on somebody else.
He's in charge of running the football club. Please enlighten me if you think his day to day duties include being the janitor too.
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Happy with this one, the type of player that we should be signing on paper.
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
As I said to you before, go away and find out what a Chairman's job actually is before whinging about Blunt.
It is painfully obvious you haven't bothered to do that, so now just go away. And inflict your miserable ignorance on somebody else.
He's in charge of running the football club. Please enlighten me if you think his day to day duties include being the janitor too.
I really don’t get this anti-Blunt thing here.. was he at school with you and did he give you a Chinese burn and pinch your dinner money or something.?
Our club is in a great position on and off the pitch - we have just signed two prime-age proven strikers at this level yet all is not well.??
Barrel of tits again..
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DM's act was well and truly together. He chose the route he wanted to get the best players available to the him and the club backed his decision making.
Your finger was firmly pointed in the wrong direction so who's act needs getting together?
I doubt you will change your mind about Blunt, that's your choice, but at least get behind the manager and the team!
100% behind the manager and the team. And you'll not find a bigger fan of the Bramall and Watson families than me. What they have done for our club and the club Doncaster modal is brilliant and I'm very proud of it. Gavin Baldwin takes alot of credit also, the best signing they ever made and long may his service continue.
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Can somebody enlighten me as to how any of the people criticising Blunt onow what he does and doesn't do in his role? What is he doing wrong to merit this stuff being spouted on here?
Is it purely because he doesn't come out and speak to the press every other week like John Ryan used to do when he was chairman?
It really does baffle me.
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
As I said to you before, go away and find out what a Chairman's job actually is before whinging about Blunt.
It is painfully obvious you haven't bothered to do that, so now just go away. And inflict your miserable ignorance on somebody else.
He's in charge of running the football club. Please enlighten me if you think his day to day duties include being the janitor too.
I really don’t get this anti-Blunt thing here.. was he at school with you and did he give you a Chinese burn and pinch your dinner money or something.?
Our club is in a great position on and off the pitch - we have just signed two prime-age proven strikers at this level yet all is not well.??
Barrel of tits again..
I doubt Mr Blunt was at primary school in 1990. And I'm fully aware of the off field scene. I'm proud of what we are and what we stand for as a community club
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So enlighten us, what IS your problem.?
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Can somebody enlighten me as to how any of the people criticising Blunt onow what he does and doesn't do in his role? What is he doing wrong to merit this stuff being spouted on here?
Is it purely because he doesn't come out and speak to the press every other week like John Ryan used to do when he was chairman?
It really does baffle me.
I have concern that he’s something of a jarring presence within the club, not necessarily fully engaged in translating the vision of the owners. I don’t say that on a whim, it’s based on bits and pieces I’ve picked up in a variety of places and there’s no need to share where, or any benefit in doing so - nobody will prove anything either way on an internet forum. But seeing as you asked, I provided an answer from my own perspective.
I’m not sure that negotiations have always progressed at the pace that Darren Moore would have preferred. My reservation is with the role of Blunt in that process. It would be interesting to hear of the last two managers’ experiences under him...
I’m not expecting another John Ryan figure, not at all, but maybe Mr Blunt would benefit from giving an interview or two to demonstrate his interest in the football club, if indeed he is interested. We know that Bramall, Watson and Baldwin are.
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
As I said to you before, go away and find out what a Chairman's job actually is before whinging about Blunt.
It is painfully obvious you haven't bothered to do that, so now just go away. And inflict your miserable ignorance on somebody else.
He's in charge of running the football club. Please enlighten me if you think his day to day duties include being the janitor too.
The only job a Chairman has is to Chair Board Meetings.
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Great signing & really positive news, it has been needed since the loss of Marquis, so well done to the board & everyone concerned at DRFC. Onwards & upwards.
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I'm just waiting to see how Johnny Rovers spins this into an attack on Blunt
Well he's certainly kept us hanging throughout the whole of January.
Praise goes to Darren and his staff for seeking out the targets landing some players that will give us extra options both short term and long term.
But let's not hide from the fact it's taken far too long to get our act together when it comes to re-signing and new signings. The jury is still out on Blunt and how he chairs the day to day running of the club.
And on a final note, inside info isn't exclusively gifted to the fans director who loves a good old "and how would you?"
The privy council of DRFC is a live and well 😉
As I said to you before, go away and find out what a Chairman's job actually is before whinging about Blunt.
It is painfully obvious you haven't bothered to do that, so now just go away. And inflict your miserable ignorance on somebody else.
He's in charge of running the football club. Please enlighten me if you think his day to day duties include being the janitor too.
The only job a Chairman has is to Chair Board Meetings.
Sorry Glyn, but that’s rubbish.
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https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/the-role-of-the-board-chairman-and-non-executive-directors--the-uk-corporate-governance-code
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Let's just have a real think about this. Think of all the transfer dealings, loans and permanent, and contract renewals etc etc during Blunts tenure, is there any real evidence that successive managers have not brought in players they wanted, or wanted to keep albeit taking into account the budget limits?
I have no idea how Blunt is perceived within the club as an individual or as a chairman but if he was acting inappropriately, preventing the club from operating to it's best potential then I think he would have been outed before now.
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Can somebody enlighten me as to how any of the people criticising Blunt onow what he does and doesn't do in his role? What is he doing wrong to merit this stuff being spouted on here?
Is it purely because he doesn't come out and speak to the press every other week like John Ryan used to do when he was chairman?
It really does baffle me.
I have concern that he’s something of a jarring presence within the club, not necessarily fully engaged in translating the vision of the owners. I don’t say that on a whim, it’s based on bits and pieces I’ve picked up in a variety of places and there’s no need to share where, or any benefit in doing so - nobody will prove anything either way on an internet forum. But seeing as you asked, I provided an answer from my own perspective.
I’m not sure that negotiations have always progressed at the pace that Darren Moore would have preferred. My reservation is with the role of Blunt in that process. It would be interesting to hear of the last two managers’ experiences under him...
I’m not expecting another John Ryan figure, not at all, but maybe Mr Blunt would benefit from giving an interview or two to demonstrate his interest in the football club, if indeed he is interested. We know that Bramall, Watson and Baldwin are.
Thank you for responding in a reasonable fashion and shedding some light on why you feel the way you do. It isn't often how these things go on this forum nowadays!
I don't personally have a clue how Blunt operates so wouldn't comment on it myself, but I do think the proof is there through our acquisitions over the past few years and the club's progress on and off the field to feel content with how Rovers are ticking along. The vitriol and mud-slinging from some corners of the fanbase has dismayed me recently.
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
How do you know all this about the inner workings of the club Campsall?
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
Seen this a few times lately, it’s Bramall people!
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Let's just have a real think about this. Think of all the transfer dealings, loans and permanent, and contract renewals etc etc during Blunts tenure, is there any real evidence that successive managers have not brought in players they wanted, or wanted to keep albeit taking into account the budget limits?
I have no idea how Blunt is perceived within the club as an individual or as a chairman but if he was acting inappropriately, preventing the club from operating to it's best potential then I think he would have been outed before now.
To be fair DBR, because of the way the club operates (in that it keeps the cards close to its chest) it is most unlikely that the fans will know whether successive managers have been denied players they wanted or indeeed, had to release players they wanted to keep.
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
How do you know all this about the inner workings of the club Campsall?
I can't imagine the club would waste money employing a CEO if it wasn't run like this.
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
Sounds like a fair assessment of how a club/business runs why would a chair be doing any of the day to day stuff when you pay a CEO, the chair would normally look to the future and have a vision agreed to by the board which is presented for the management to implement. It's likely a good chair or board member may well be on the board of many other companies.
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I could be wrong but I’m sure SM stayed recently that all deals need to be signed off by blunt.
Which then lead to the conclusion it was blunt causing the disruption in signing players.
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But would that be an incorrect conclusion anyway.? He may be a pivotal player but not causing any disruption..
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Not saying either way, just pointing out he’s got the final decision on the dealings we do, rather than just a man who chairs meetings
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There has to be checks and balances in any organisation. We don't know what requires Blunts approval or not but I would imagine much would be just a formally as GB will have his finger on the pulse in managing the budget. Perhaps if there are transfer fees involved he may have the right to question whether the investment is a sound one. But as mentioned before if Blunt appeared to he working against the manager and GB then I think it would have been addressed before now. Again, all conjecture and I think it's a gross waste of our time worrying about something that may not even be an issue.
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Whatever it is we do, and who does what, there’s no denying that it’s not the most efficient or speedy system and perhaps needs improving or, at least, reviewing.
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Or perhaps the hold ups are with the selling clubs.?
Wasn’t it said that the formal approach for Fey and the deal being done was over a few days during this week.?
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Whatever it is we do, and who does what, there’s no denying that it’s not the most efficient or speedy system and perhaps needs improving or, at least, reviewing.
I don't understand what you're saying Alan. DM decided he wanted to go for Plan A which meant he wanted to wait as that depended on another club. Once the time came, and that decision was made for him, he acted quickly to get the players he'd already identified. Nothing to do with the board, Blunt etc.
In a short space of time fees were agreed, and from what we understand, we even approved a higher fee than was expected with Fejiri and the deal was completed. No fuss, no delay.
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It’s just my opinion, DBR.
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It’s just my opinion, DBR.
Fair do's. There's always scope for reviewing things. I expect the club will do that shortly after the window closes, looking at all aspects of the deals and possibly how they handled the press and if there was anything more they could have done to manage expectations of the fan base.
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
Not sure about the others, but I believe Andy Watson plays a fairly active role in the club.
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
How do you know all this about the inner workings of the club Campsall?
Because that’s the way most clubs with a CEO operate.
Obviously i don’t know the specific details on how DRFC operates.
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
How do you know all this about the inner workings of the club Campsall?
Because that’s the way most clubs with a CEO operate.
Obviously i don’t know the specific details on how DRFC operates.
Nor do you know how most clubs operate either!
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If you look here there are more than 60 transfers 31/1 not including PL it definitely ramps up towards the end, don't see as a club there is anything we can do about it, maybe we can have some chill pills ready to hand out next year.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/transfers
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The day to day running of the club is the CEO’s position. That is Gavin Baldwin.
He will then report to the Chairman. GB is also on the board himself.
David Blunt will not as far as i know be involved on a day to day role in the office.
Nor will Bramhall & Watson of course.
They possibly have a once in the week hourly meeting at most and then a once a month board meeting. That’s the way most clubs work.
How do you know all this about the inner workings of the club Campsall?
Because that’s the way most clubs with a CEO operate.
Obviously i don’t know the specific details on how DRFC operates.
Nor do you know how most clubs operate either!
That’s what you want to think. Fine with me.
Please give me the job description of a CEO if you think differently.
Of course it’s the way most clubs operate.
There are a few hands on Chairmen or directors but some of them are CEO’s as well.
I have given a generalisation of how it works & not any specifics.
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Whatever David Blunt is doing he's overseen progress in the club from his appointment to the board 2013/14? to the present where we are arguably a stronger club with expansion plans. His background in Keepmoat a successful business I would think gives him the experience required to chair the club. We are growing stronger year on year and if he's taking brickbats from some sections of the fan base then he must also be given the credit for where we are.
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And further to my above post:
http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/158681/MR-DAVID-BLUNT