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None of us know what the problems are, but one thing is for sure, the longer we leave strengthening the side, the more we’re increasing our chances of not having a successful season. Surely, everyone can see that.Personally, I think we would have had a striker in now, but for the wages problem. Signing Championship strikers on L1 wages is simply not going to happen. Either we drop lucky and someone has a change of heart, or we have to get a loan, or we plumb the depths of L2.Whatever we do, we should get on and do it.
I don't agree that the club is being short term minded, they have stated that the championship is a goal and players where available and good enough are signed for 2-3 years. Players contracts will never all run concurrently so there will be always players contracts with different expiry dates.
Quote from: SydneyRover on August 12, 2019, 08:49:29 amI don't agree that the club is being short term minded, they have stated that the championship is a goal and players where available and good enough are signed for 2-3 years. Players contracts will never all run concurrently so there will be always players contracts with different expiry dates.They can say the Championship is their goal all they want. Where is the evidence to show that?There is a reason players are continuously turning the contracts we offer down.
Planning ahead is certainly not spending all our money on one player.Once DM's squad is complete by 2 Sept, then he can evaluate things up to January including extending contracts or not as each player merits. Also needs to manage players out as well as in. This could be a consolidation season but could be one where he lays the foundations to kick on.He's only been in post a few weeks so give him chance!
Quote from: redarmy82 on August 12, 2019, 08:52:52 amQuote from: SydneyRover on August 12, 2019, 08:49:29 amI don't agree that the club is being short term minded, they have stated that the championship is a goal and players where available and good enough are signed for 2-3 years. Players contracts will never all run concurrently so there will be always players contracts with different expiry dates.They can say the Championship is their goal all they want. Where is the evidence to show that?There is a reason players are continuously turning the contracts we offer down. Yes and that’s why GM left he realised that he couldn’t get the players he wanted to make us stronger. So soon as a Championship club offered him a job he quickly jumped ship. It’s alright having offers in but if you can’t pay the wages then loan players is the way. DM is realising that now.GB on behalf of the club stated promotion he set expectations. We put bids in for two players which were accepted yet we couldn’t agree terms nor even for one. So if we want to be conservative then don’t keep talking about promotion the manager hasn’t because he knows his squad.
Martin it was said by DM we’d agreed bids yet the players are not here and deals have dropped through. We are now looking at a loan player. Is that not true or a fact either.
Ok they are still alive!! Yet we are only looking at one striker now who is a loan player said by DM. It that not true either.
So the two players that we bid for and accepted according to DM what’s happened to those players. If the one he is after is a loan and his parent club are deciding if he can come.
Quote from: steve@dcfd on August 12, 2019, 11:48:34 amSo the two players that we bid for and accepted according to DM what’s happened to those players. If the one he is after is a loan and his parent club are deciding if he can come.I'm not sure what you're quoting there.But he's probably referring to the two deals we had in place that were set up by GM, one was Sheaf and the other was Middleton. DM sanctioned the Sheaf deal but was cautious over the Middleton one, and in the end signed Taylor as a permanent signing rather another loan.But I repeat, we've had no bids rejected, no deals have fallen through due to wages, which means your starting premise is all wrong.