Summer Rebuild

[RG30]

They still haven't announced Feds leaving have they? Just printed that thank you note from him.

He's still listed on the player profiles

[WoodleyRoyal]

so since relegation we have released/ sold the following

1.Jimmy kebe
2.Adrian Mariappa
3.Karl Sheppard,
4.Chris baird
5.Jason Roberts
6.Stuart Taylor
7.Kaspars Gorkss
8.Wayne Bridge
9.Mikele Leigertwood
10.Jobi McAnuff
11.Adam Le Fondre
12.Daniel Carrico
13.Sean Morrison
14.Alex McCarthy
15.Shaun Cummings
16.Royston Drenthe
17.Zat Knight
18.Jure Travner
19.Danny Guthrie
20.Ryan Edwards
21.Yakubu
22.Adam Federici
23.Alex Pearce
24.Jem Karacan?
25.Mikkel Andersen?
26.Stephen Kelly?

Players In still at the club.

Simon Cox
Anton Ferdinand
Oliver Norwood
Danny Williams

& there are quite a few youngsters in the out list i could have added to

[Hoop Blah]

They still haven't announced Feds leaving have they? Just printed that thank you note from him.

He's still listed on the player profiles

Well technically he is still our player...

I'm not sure what the club can really say though be honest. Do you want them to make a song and dance about being rejected by a player who doesn't want to be here any more? There isn't a lot of 'news' to crow about when you can't afford to keep a couple of players.

If this is a sign that we're going to get less bullshit and non-stories from the web and social team at the club them I'm quite happy about it.

[WoodleyRoyal]

Players left in the squad that currently have a squad number and have not come through our academy.

1.Chris Gunter
2.Anton Ferdinand
3.Pierce Sweeney
4.Oliver Norwood
5.Garath McCleary
6.Hope Akpan
7.Danny Williams
8.Pavel Pogrebnyak
9.Nick Blackman

[JIM]

Darren Bent to DERBY, who will we get, another crock, Thank fully none on the transfer market yet. But keep looking our scouts will find us one,

[maffff]

Players left in the squad that currently have a squad number and have not come through our academy.

1.Chris Gunter
2.Anton Ferdinand
3.Pierce Sweeney
4.Oliver Norwood
5.Garath McCleary
6.Hope Akpan
7.Danny Williams
8.Pavel Pogrebnyak
9.Nick Blackman

Sweeney is classed as academy.

That puts us down to 8...........

[WoodleyRoyal]

I know some have scoffed at the comparison to Blackpool, as we have something like 30 odd senior* players on our books. But when you look at that list it's hard not to.

*senior as they have a squad number but let's be honest most are youth players

[blueroyals]

What more can they say? They can start by confirming the backroom staff departures, perhaps some quotes from NH or SC about it and the players who have left, maybe they can tell us what the plans are for the summer? Maybe an update on contract negotiations? Or something entirely different, confirm the last pre-season fixture or the fucking kits I don't care. Anything to stop the perception that everyone's on holiday.

It's bad when the local rag announces significant news hours or even days before the club does, as has happened consistently in the last month

[blueroyals]

Players left in the squad that currently have a squad number and have not come through our academy.

1.Chris Gunter
2.Anton Ferdinand shit
3.Pierce Sweeney academy
4.Oliver Norwood
5.Garath McCleary
6.Hope Akpan shit
7.Danny Williams
8.Pavel Pogrebnyak shit
9.Nick Blackman shit

@ me for renewing

[sandman]

There's months left of the window and most of you keep saying how Pearce, Federici and Karacan are all "replaceable".

Go out and smell the flowers FFS.

[blueroyals]

There's months left of the window and most of you keep saying how Pearce, Federici and Karacan are all replaceable.

Go out and smell the flowers FFS.

We don't have enough money to replace Feds & Pearce (& possible Jem + Kelly) whilst strengthening the areas where we fell short last season. Your optimism is mis-placed. Fold the club.

[Royal Rother]

Whoosh?

And anyway, there's months left of the transfer window.

And I prefer coffee.

[Royal Rother]

Far too much talk about INDIVIDUALS here. A good TEAM is what wins football matches.

For much of the season BBRB (and probably many on here) were saying when you look at the individuals in the squad we should be in a MUCH better position than bottom 3rd...

That's as maybe but quite plainly the TEAM was not good enough.

Now it appears there's huge pessimism about not being able to replace the players leaving with those of similar / better quality - but, regardless of the fact there's months left before the transfer window closes, it's hardly rocket science to point out that we don't necessarily need new players who are individually as good as the ones we are losing to create a better TEAM.

Let's wait and see what Clarke can put together.

[Lacoste]

Far too much talk about INDIVIDUALS here. A good TEAM is what wins football matches.

For much of the season BBRB (and probably many on here) were saying when you look at the individuals in the squad we should be in a MUCH better position than bottom 3rd...

That's as maybe but quite plainly the TEAM was not good enough.

Now it appears there's huge pessimism about not being able to replace the players leaving with those of similar / better quality - but, regardless of the fact there's months left before the transfer window closes, it's hardly rocket science to point out that we don't necessarily need new players who are individually as good as the ones we are losing to create a better TEAM.

Let's wait and see what Clarke can put together.

What's more concerning is we are trusting one of the most important summer transfer windows in some time to someone who was sacked from his previous role and had an awful transfer record with them.

I doubt there is any money to spend anyway so he can't do too much damage I suppose.

Our club is in such a mess

RFC has changed so dramatically in recent years. It's almost like they have switched the lights off and gone home. I know it's only early in the window but the silence is deafening.

[Only one Trevor Morley]

If we are caught up in this Thailand story in any way then I don't expect any movement whatsoever in......

[sandman]

Fine! Let's go spunk a load of cash on signing on fees for players that have been released by the mighty Swindon.

[Ian Royal]

Far too much talk about INDIVIDUALS here. A good TEAM is what wins football matches.

For much of the season BBRB (and probably many on here) were saying when you look at the individuals in the squad we should be in a MUCH better position than bottom 3rd...

That's as maybe but quite plainly the TEAM was not good enough.

Now it appears there's huge pessimism about not being able to replace the players leaving with those of similar / better quality - but, regardless of the fact there's months left before the transfer window closes, it's hardly rocket science to point out that we don't necessarily need new players who are individually as good as the ones we are losing to create a better TEAM.

Let's wait and see what Clarke can put together.

Although in Pearce and Federici, you have two players who always put a shift in to pull their weight in the team, and weren't individuals you'd put down as underperforming their ability - certainly last season. At least I wouldn't.

Not time to panic, but you must surely admit some positive news would be nice.

[SCIAG]

Some experienced centre halves who might be available:

Jonathan Woodgate - not used at Boro last season, promotion makes him surplus, another Gorkss or another Ferdinand?
Richard Dunne - WCBAP
Maynor Figueroa - left back cover
Kevin McNaughton - covers both full back positions
Aaron Hughes - past it?
Danny Shittu - one great season for QPR ten years ago which he's arguably lived off since. Could recapture it with us?
Roger Johnson - similarly, living off Birmingham's cup run. See Dunne and Shittu.
Paul McShane - once a promising Man United defender, but never first choice at his clubs and error prone. Would be first choice here
Matt Mills - track record at getting teams promoted. Bad egg and not a very good player.
Greg Halford - very versatile, good track record, WCBAP, possible bad egg.

[Royal_jimmy]

Are we actually going to sign anyone?

Its been a month since the season ended yet we have not been close to signing anybody. I'm fed up with the lack of ambition from the club and we have removed at least 70k a week from the wage bill with the players we have released and I expect Williams, Hector and McCleary to be sold for about £10m combined.

We did our business late last season and we did poor that season so god help us this time with a weaker squad!

[SCIAG]

I expect Williams, Hector and McCleary to be sold for about £10m combined.

We didn't get that much for Le Fondre, Morrison and McCarthy...

The season only finished on Saturday and the window doesn't open for another three weeks. The new season doesn't start for another six weeks after that. I wouldn't worry about it yet.