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Jonathan, what do you think of our chances of promotion next season following the major boost of our sensational new signing?
Quote from: Bentley Bullet on May 29, 2018, 01:15:59 amJonathan, what do you think of our chances of promotion next season following the major boost of our sensational new signing? I hadn’t heard of a sensational new signing yet, is that inside information that you have? Are you able to tell us who it is or what position the new signing will play in?Considering the curtain only came down on the domestic season yesterday, I think we’ve started really well. We’ve already managed to get Anderson on a two year deal, we’ve addded a good new prospect for the future and there’s also the big boost of keeping arguably our greatest ever player who showed numerous times that he still has plenty to offer at this level. And now you’re hinting at an announcement that nobody else has yet - a major boost and a sensational new signing that could increase our chances of promotion. This is really exciting and you are the first to break the story! Nice one BB - as long as you’re not building our hopes up too much as you’ve certainly gone to town on the hyperbole there using words that haven’t been seen in any other announcement so far this close season. Except perhaps in the over exuberant imaginations of some of our perennially disappointed fans.
The EFL season finished yesterday. There's barely been a transfer across the entire country and 2018 contracts don't even finish until the end of June.
Quote from: arkseyrover on May 27, 2018, 06:56:13 pmHoden must have been fed the information from an internal source to be able to tell us, well in advance of the event, that we were gonna learn of the 'big' announcement, which as it happened was revealed on exactly the day he said it would be. So it must have been planned for some time. Poor show by him for taking the piss out of us supporters - and more so by the club who sat back and allowed it to happen instead of communicating honestly with the fans. It is good news but hardly earth shatteringly 'big'Is Liam Hoden being made the scapegoat in all this?
Hoden must have been fed the information from an internal source to be able to tell us, well in advance of the event, that we were gonna learn of the 'big' announcement, which as it happened was revealed on exactly the day he said it would be. So it must have been planned for some time. Poor show by him for taking the piss out of us supporters - and more so by the club who sat back and allowed it to happen instead of communicating honestly with the fans. It is good news but hardly earth shatteringly 'big'
I don't dislike the bloke. I've got nothing against him personally, I just don't think this was handled very well. That's just my opinion and that is all it is worth.I could be wrong of course (for once).
Quote from: RoversAlias on May 29, 2018, 05:22:55 pmThe EFL season finished yesterday. There's barely been a transfer across the entire country and 2018 contracts don't even finish until the end of June.I look at the BBC sports text every day Alias, and there are always plenty of new signings, but that wasn't the point I was making; it's the fact that we've made 3 signings so far, and not one of them is an addition to last year's squad. We can't leave it too late, as someone else could move in on our targets, which has happened to us plenty of times in the past.
He said that of the three signings, not one of them was an addition to last years squad which isn't true as Watters wasn't in the squad last season.However, Anderson and Coppinger were in the first team squad last season so in reality they are not additions.
In the last two close seasons, Ferguson, with the Board’s financial support, has signed:MarquisBaudryWrightRoweAndrewBlairMasonLawlorHe’s already added Anderson to that list this summer and we’re still three weeks short of England’s biennial embarrassment. Every one of those is good enough to make a play-off side. I think it’s time for a few folk to push the keyboard aside, get out in the nice weather we’re having, and learn a little patience. This place is sounding more and more like it’s populated by spoilt kids.
Quote from: drfchound on May 29, 2018, 07:37:20 pmHe said that of the three signings, not one of them was an addition to last years squad which isn't true as Watters wasn't in the squad last season.However, Anderson and Coppinger were in the first team squad last season so in reality they are not additions.I did stress Hound, that I was talking about additions to the first team squad, whereas Watters has been signed for the Development squad.
BST,With that amount of playoff quality players in the squad, are you happy with a team full of underachievers?