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I don't like to sound negative but it sounds very underwhelming doesn't it... So we get lots of the higher earners off the books, sell our top goalscorer and only out and out striker and potentially replace him with ONE striker on loan.It wouldn't be so bad if we weren't given the false hope with the two bids supposedly being accepted last week. Taylor is a good signing and I was pleased with it but I really expected at least one striker to be singed and some of the JM money being spent. I don't think that's unreasonable.
Maybe the right replacement is not available to buy just now so we loan someone who can score goals TIL jan or even end of season and invest the cash then
Quote from: anton123 on August 12, 2019, 08:33:34 amMaybe the right replacement is not available to buy just now so we loan someone who can score goals TIL jan or even end of season and invest the cash thenWe had two bids accepted to buy strikers, but we could not agree terms.There seems to be a pattern emerging, as the majority of players were offer contracts to, turn them down,
Quote from: redarmy82 on August 12, 2019, 08:36:20 amQuote from: anton123 on August 12, 2019, 08:33:34 amMaybe the right replacement is not available to buy just now so we loan someone who can score goals TIL jan or even end of season and invest the cash thenWe had two bids accepted to buy strikers, but we could not agree terms.There seems to be a pattern emerging, as the majority of players were offer contracts to, turn them down,Must be some conspiracy eh.?
So 1 point a game against teams that are forecast to be mid-table at the end of the season is good for a team claiming to want promotion? By my reckoning 46 points is relegation material. I suspect Fleetwood will be too good for this side and we will slip further behind. So let's ignore the facts and pretend all is well until the end of the season.
Quote from: Michael Shaw on August 12, 2019, 08:37:31 amSo 1 point a game against teams that are forecast to be mid-table at the end of the season is good for a team claiming to want promotion? By my reckoning 46 points is relegation material. I suspect Fleetwood will be too good for this side and we will slip further behind. So let's ignore the facts and pretend all is well until the end of the season. First few games are far too early to judge the whole season. As for predicting individual clubs’ performances, look at Shrewsbury a couple of seasons ago..?Do you honestly think the squad now is finalised for the season.?
A miracle.? Perhaps you should reserve your judgements until the window is closed.Yes it would be better to have a striker or two in by now, and maybe that would have got us more points already. If you believe the report yesterday, loanee or not, a striker should be signing imminently.If that player is of the same calibre or better than Taylor for example, is that a bad thing.?
Maybe still waiting for the cheque to clear from Portsmouth? Or like an aggrieved victim of parking fine, they have paid the £2million in penny pieces and Baldwin is still at NatWest counting them out?
Because rumour has it Portsmouth found a hoard of unused old Kings shillings from the press-gang days and used them to pay the £2 million pounds to Rovers and the Bank is still counting them.
Quote from: IDM on August 12, 2019, 09:20:03 amA miracle.? Perhaps you should reserve your judgements until the window is closed.Yes it would be better to have a striker or two in by now, and maybe that would have got us more points already. If you believe the report yesterday, loanee or not, a striker should be signing imminently.If that player is of the same calibre or better than Taylor for example, is that a bad thing.?If the window closes today and we went with what we’ve got would your thoughts beGenuine question
Fact is we shouldn’t have let marquis go if we didn’t have someone lined up and ready to sign. How anyone can argue against this being very poor planning is beyond me
Quote from: dickos1 on August 11, 2019, 02:19:58 pmFact is we shouldn’t have let marquis go if we didn’t have someone lined up and ready to sign. How anyone can argue against this being very poor planning is beyond meHow do you propose that we keep him?
Quote from: redarmy82 on August 12, 2019, 08:36:20 amQuote from: anton123 on August 12, 2019, 08:33:34 amMaybe the right replacement is not available to buy just now so we loan someone who can score goals TIL jan or even end of season and invest the cash thenWe had two bids accepted to buy strikers, but we could not agree terms.There seems to be a pattern emerging, as the majority of players were offer contracts to, turn them down,Maybe its greedy players thinking they are worth more than they actually are.
I tell you what - all these so called targets can sling their hooks as far as I'm concerned. They are all obviously more concerned with the pay packet than playing for Rovers.I want somebody who wants to bust a gut to play for us, not someone who thinks he's doing us a favour, or someone who has signed for us as a last resort.
Quote from: RugbyRover on August 12, 2019, 01:39:36 pmI tell you what - all these so called targets can sling their hooks as far as I'm concerned. They are all obviously more concerned with the pay packet than playing for Rovers.I want somebody who wants to bust a gut to play for us, not someone who thinks he's doing us a favour, or someone who has signed for us as a last resort.So players should play for what we offer, regardless of whether it is a good offer or not?I can see you've never negotiated a deal before.
Quote from: redarmy82 on August 12, 2019, 01:41:51 pmQuote from: RugbyRover on August 12, 2019, 01:39:36 pmI tell you what - all these so called targets can sling their hooks as far as I'm concerned. They are all obviously more concerned with the pay packet than playing for Rovers.I want somebody who wants to bust a gut to play for us, not someone who thinks he's doing us a favour, or someone who has signed for us as a last resort.So players should play for what we offer, regardless of whether it is a good offer or not?I can see you've never negotiated a deal before.a bit of negotiation is one thing, but being strung along for a couple of weeks is something else.and you're correct, I've never negotiated a deal to sign a professional footie player before.
Quote from: RugbyRover on August 12, 2019, 01:51:39 pmQuote from: redarmy82 on August 12, 2019, 01:41:51 pmQuote from: RugbyRover on August 12, 2019, 01:39:36 pmI tell you what - all these so called targets can sling their hooks as far as I'm concerned. They are all obviously more concerned with the pay packet than playing for Rovers.I want somebody who wants to bust a gut to play for us, not someone who thinks he's doing us a favour, or someone who has signed for us as a last resort.So players should play for what we offer, regardless of whether it is a good offer or not?I can see you've never negotiated a deal before.a bit of negotiation is one thing, but being strung along for a couple of weeks is something else.and you're correct, I've never negotiated a deal to sign a professional footie player before.Again, you're presuming that's the case. Maybe we aren't opffering a good deal.