LoyalRoyalFan We could and should of bought Tom Soares.
Could and should HAVE. It doesn't matter anyway, the Premiership was always going to be the bigger lure than us.
by Thaumagurist* » 02 Sep 2008 17:23
LoyalRoyalFan We could and should of bought Tom Soares.
by Ian Royal » 02 Sep 2008 17:25
LoyalRoyalFan We could and should of bought Tom Soares.
by Dirk Gently » 02 Sep 2008 18:27
LoyalRoyalFan We could and should of bought Tom Soares.
by Royal Rother » 02 Sep 2008 18:48
by Ian Royal » 02 Sep 2008 18:52
by PEARCEY » 02 Sep 2008 18:54
Royal Rother Once again - clubs in the Championship who have established players, being paid established players' wages, as cover for all positions are likely to find themselves disadvantaged financially.
What would be the point of any club having Matejovski, Harper, Karacan, Hunt, Kebe, Bikey, Henry, Convey, (+ Gunnarsson and Cisse & maybe Armstrong) as midfielders, and then sign Soares on top. Someone would just be a waste of a salary.
Sure you need a squad all competing but the lure of getting an occasional chance in the Cup or when someone else gets injured isn't quite as attractive in the Championship as the Premier League. Lots of surplus experienced players in the CCC means a slowly festering sore developing that does no-one any good.
Cover is there in all areas of the team, even if some are round pegs in oval holes like Hunt as left back, Bikey as central midfield, Doyle or N Hunt as wide right / left, but such versatility must be encouraged and developed in a small and competitive squad.
Clubs with supposedly better cover than us will not only be forking out significantly higher wages, but also be far more susceptible to unrest in the squads as opportunities for 1st team action will be less regular.
by PEARCEY » 02 Sep 2008 18:56
Ian Royal The only place we look light IMO is upfront, and thats because we don't know if Doyle will refind his form properly. Lita will find his form at all, or Long, Mooney & Hunt really have what it takes.
Equally Doyle could have a fantastic season, Lita could find his scoring boots and Hunt, Long & Mooney prove themselves to be excellent players.
by Ian Royal » 02 Sep 2008 20:55
PEARCEYIan Royal The only place we look light IMO is upfront, and thats because we don't know if Doyle will refind his form properly. Lita will find his form at all, or Long, Mooney & Hunt really have what it takes.
Equally Doyle could have a fantastic season, Lita could find his scoring boots and Hunt, Long & Mooney prove themselves to be excellent players.
We have five strikers most of whom I reckon can do a job at this level. We will score stacks of goals this season. Just you wait and see.
by FiNeRaIn » 03 Sep 2008 13:46
Steve Coppell We were on standby. We had a couple of deals lined up in case we lost a player. I'm not stupid, I knew some clubs would make panic buys based on poor results. If we lost key players, we had ones we could bring in.
by brendywendy » 03 Sep 2008 13:51
Ian Royal The only place we look light IMO is upfront, and thats because we don't know if Doyle will refind his form properly. Lita will find his form at all, or Long, Mooney & Hunt really have what it takes.
Equally Doyle could have a fantastic season, Lita could find his scoring boots and Hunt, Long & Mooney prove themselves to be excellent players.
by CMRoyal » 03 Sep 2008 13:53
Royal Rother Once again - clubs in the Championship who have established players, being paid established players' wages, as cover for all positions are likely to find themselves disadvantaged financially.
What would be the point of any club having Matejovski, Harper, Karacan, Hunt, Kebe, Bikey, Henry, Convey, (+ Gunnarsson and Cisse & maybe Armstrong) as midfielders, and then sign Soares on top. Someone would just be a waste of a salary.
Sure you need a squad all competing but the lure of getting an occasional chance in the Cup or when someone else gets injured isn't quite as attractive in the Championship as the Premier League. Lots of surplus experienced players in the CCC means a slowly festering sore developing that does no-one any good.
Cover is there in all areas of the team, even if some are round pegs in oval holes like Hunt as left back, Bikey as central midfield, Doyle or N Hunt as wide right / left, but such versatility must be encouraged and developed in a small and competitive squad.
Clubs with supposedly better cover than us will not only be forking out significantly higher wages, but also be far more susceptible to unrest in the squads as opportunities for 1st team action will be less regular.
by Southbank Old Boy » 03 Sep 2008 13:55
Royal Rother Once again - clubs in the Championship who have established players, being paid established players' wages, as cover for all positions are likely to find themselves disadvantaged financially.
What would be the point of any club having Matejovski, Harper, Karacan, Hunt, Kebe, Bikey, Henry, Convey, (+ Gunnarsson and Cisse & maybe Armstrong) as midfielders, and then sign Soares on top. Someone would just be a waste of a salary.
Sure you need a squad all competing but the lure of getting an occasional chance in the Cup or when someone else gets injured isn't quite as attractive in the Championship as the Premier League. Lots of surplus experienced players in the CCC means a slowly festering sore developing that does no-one any good.
Cover is there in all areas of the team, even if some are round pegs in oval holes like Hunt as left back, Bikey as central midfield, Doyle or N Hunt as wide right / left, but such versatility must be encouraged and developed in a small and competitive squad.
Clubs with supposedly better cover than us will not only be forking out significantly higher wages, but also be far more susceptible to unrest in the squads as opportunities for 1st team action will be less regular.
by brendywendy » 03 Sep 2008 14:03
FiNeRaInSteve Coppell We were on standby. We had a couple of deals lined up in case we lost a player. I'm not stupid, I knew some clubs would make panic buys based on poor results. If we lost key players, we had ones we could bring in.
lol, sure steve. You honestly expect anyone to beleive that?
by cmonurz » 03 Sep 2008 14:09
Stranded You've lost me...
by Stranded » 03 Sep 2008 14:42
cmonurzStranded You've lost me...
My only point is that if, for example (this is all hypothetical), Nugent was available, why are we not looking to bring him, and not Hunt/Mooney/both? Or are all our transfer fees in really just going in Madejski's pocket?
Bleurgh, don't want to get into this argument again!
by Arch » 03 Sep 2008 15:42
cmonurzStranded You've lost me...
My only point is that if, for example (this is all hypothetical), Nugent was available, why are we not looking to bring him, and not Hunt/Mooney/both? Or are all our transfer fees in really just going in Madejski's pocket?
Bleurgh, don't want to get into this argument again!
by Southbank Old Boy » 03 Sep 2008 15:46
by Maguire » 03 Sep 2008 15:49
Dirk GentlyLoyalRoyalFan We could and should of bought Tom Soares.
Who would you have dropped to make way for him? Marek (when fit) or Harps?
by brendywendy » 03 Sep 2008 15:57
Southbank Old Boy The whole idea of the parachute payments is to soften the financial burden of being relegated, ie to help pay the wages you committed to in the higher league
by Ian Royal » 03 Sep 2008 17:39
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