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I’m sorry Campsall, but wasn’t Marquis under contract? Didn’t stop us from letting him go, but at the same time we didn’t see fit to replace him. None of us would be discussing this right now, IF we’d done what we should have done and got someone lined up before letting him go.Players that are coming to the end of their contracts are there for the taking, if you make a realistic bid AND offer the right wages. It really is that simple. I know about as much as you as to who is or isn’t available, in January, but there are plenty of people better qualified, and have the resources, to come up with a list of potential, good quality, players.
But all the evidence isn’t in front of you, or me..Unless the club discloses all its discussions we will never know.. not signing enough players - in our opinion - doesn’t mean we didn’t try to.Some fans conclude we mustn’t have tried, which I find annoying.
Quote from: IDM on January 03, 2020, 01:49:41 pmBut all the evidence isn’t in front of you, or me..Unless the club discloses all its discussions we will never know.. not signing enough players - in our opinion - doesn’t mean we didn’t try to.Some fans conclude we mustn’t have tried, which I find annoying.That's exactly right IDM.And to correct WC I'm not apportioning blame, nor do I want to. What I am suggesting is that as simple as Alan wants this to appear it's never clear cut , nor in this case as simple as it seemed.For me to disclose more I would need to betray a few confidences and I have no intention of doing that. What I can say is that, urged on by every supporter who posted in the summer about JM the club did try to keep him. They had no indication that he was going anywhere, no firm bids etc. They also had players lined up to replace him, but you can't keep them on hold forever, at some point those players need to get fixed up and sign contracts with somebody. It's a balancing act, and one that didn't work for us in the end.
Quote from: silent majority on January 03, 2020, 02:03:46 pmQuote from: IDM on January 03, 2020, 01:49:41 pmBut all the evidence isn’t in front of you, or me..Unless the club discloses all its discussions we will never know.. not signing enough players - in our opinion - doesn’t mean we didn’t try to.Some fans conclude we mustn’t have tried, which I find annoying.That's exactly right IDM.And to correct WC I'm not apportioning blame, nor do I want to. What I am suggesting is that as simple as Alan wants this to appear it's never clear cut , nor in this case as simple as it seemed.For me to disclose more I would need to betray a few confidences and I have no intention of doing that. What I can say is that, urged on by every supporter who posted in the summer about JM the club did try to keep him. They had no indication that he was going anywhere, no firm bids etc. They also had players lined up to replace him, but you can't keep them on hold forever, at some point those players need to get fixed up and sign contracts with somebody. It's a balancing act, and one that didn't work for us in the end.So the players we had lined up with better records than Marquis were kept waiting too long?
Quote from: redarmy82 on January 03, 2020, 02:06:23 pmQuote from: silent majority on January 03, 2020, 02:03:46 pmQuote from: IDM on January 03, 2020, 01:49:41 pmBut all the evidence isn’t in front of you, or me..Unless the club discloses all its discussions we will never know.. not signing enough players - in our opinion - doesn’t mean we didn’t try to.Some fans conclude we mustn’t have tried, which I find annoying.That's exactly right IDM.And to correct WC I'm not apportioning blame, nor do I want to. What I am suggesting is that as simple as Alan wants this to appear it's never clear cut , nor in this case as simple as it seemed.For me to disclose more I would need to betray a few confidences and I have no intention of doing that. What I can say is that, urged on by every supporter who posted in the summer about JM the club did try to keep him. They had no indication that he was going anywhere, no firm bids etc. They also had players lined up to replace him, but you can't keep them on hold forever, at some point those players need to get fixed up and sign contracts with somebody. It's a balancing act, and one that didn't work for us in the end.So the players we had lined up with better records than Marquis were kept waiting too long? I wouldn't take that as literal as that. It's also feasible DM didn't want said players and thought he could get the players he wanted. It's always a gamble.
Quote from: DonnyBazR0ver on January 03, 2020, 02:28:47 pmQuote from: redarmy82 on January 03, 2020, 02:06:23 pmQuote from: silent majority on January 03, 2020, 02:03:46 pmQuote from: IDM on January 03, 2020, 01:49:41 pmBut all the evidence isn’t in front of you, or me..Unless the club discloses all its discussions we will never know.. not signing enough players - in our opinion - doesn’t mean we didn’t try to.Some fans conclude we mustn’t have tried, which I find annoying.That's exactly right IDM.And to correct WC I'm not apportioning blame, nor do I want to. What I am suggesting is that as simple as Alan wants this to appear it's never clear cut , nor in this case as simple as it seemed.For me to disclose more I would need to betray a few confidences and I have no intention of doing that. What I can say is that, urged on by every supporter who posted in the summer about JM the club did try to keep him. They had no indication that he was going anywhere, no firm bids etc. They also had players lined up to replace him, but you can't keep them on hold forever, at some point those players need to get fixed up and sign contracts with somebody. It's a balancing act, and one that didn't work for us in the end.So the players we had lined up with better records than Marquis were kept waiting too long? I wouldn't take that as literal as that. It's also feasible DM didn't want said players and thought he could get the players he wanted. It's always a gamble.It was Moore that said we had the players lined up, and that they had better records.
Dieng has just re signed on loan.
Not all are fit at the same time though.I would rather we didn’t have so many but it is what it is. If a loanee to replace Sterling strengthens our (weak) squad, that’s ok isn’t it.?
I worry a bit about Blair He’s similar to Crawford and may who Moore got rid of
Quote from: dickos1 on January 03, 2020, 04:44:49 pmI worry a bit about Blair He’s similar to Crawford and may who Moore got rid of I believe a fit Blair offers more versatility than either Crawford or May.Although his goal scoring record is no better than both really.