by Westwood52 » 17 Dec 2019 22:38
by URZZZZ » 17 Dec 2019 23:02
by Elm Park Kid » 18 Dec 2019 14:40
Barb We need to get out of this cycle of buying 8 players every summer without any thought. Just chucking a load of new players on the pitch year after year is poor and we need to start thinking about it more.
Our last genuinely effective and successful signing was Jason Roberts years ago. Thats how poor it's been.
At best, the likes of Moore and Yiadom have been average.
We need to get the management appointment and behind the scenes right first and then hopefully the rest will follow.
Elm Park KidBarb We need to get out of this cycle of buying 8 players every summer without any thought. Just chucking a load of new players on the pitch year after year is poor and we need to start thinking about it more.
Our last genuinely effective and successful signing was Jason Roberts years ago. Thats how poor it's been.
At best, the likes of Moore and Yiadom have been average.
We need to get the management appointment and behind the scenes right first and then hopefully the rest will follow.
*Unhappy Kermorgant noises*
by Notts Royal » 18 Dec 2019 14:59
by URZZZZ » 18 Dec 2019 15:03
Barb We need to get out of this cycle of buying 8 players every summer without any thought. Just chucking a load of new players on the pitch year after year is poor and we need to start thinking about it more.
Our last genuinely effective and successful signing was Jason Roberts years ago. Thats how poor it's been.
At best, the likes of Moore and Yiadom have been average.
We need to get the management appointment and behind the scenes right first and then hopefully the rest will follow.
by muirinho » 18 Dec 2019 15:31
Barb A bunch of average to dump players, that played dump football that somehow out bored the opposition into a playoff place, as future seasons proved.
No signing in recent history has made a significant impact. They've all just been increadibly overpriced shit or just beige average plodders.
by Westwood52 » 18 Dec 2019 15:41
Old Man Andrews Nice to see Westwood making a late run for the Worst Thread of the Year award. Fair play.
by linkenholtroyal » 18 Dec 2019 15:44
by Hound » 18 Dec 2019 16:26
linkenholtroyal slightly off topic but to be honest related.
I was sat here struggling to work out how the academy has supported the team recently. traditionally the academy should produce players for the first team or raise funds for the squad and other than Obita I am struggling to think of another player that has really achieved either in the last 8 years from our academy. Rinhomota could be that exception but it is still early days and be the one top class player in a generation but i am struggling past that.
last few I can think of is-
Liam Kelly (false dawn and went for pittance)
Jake cooper ( sold for about a million and has been ok for Milwall)
Tarique Fosu (looked amazing in debut then has languished round league 1 since left on free transfer)
Aaron Kuhl ( once dubbed the new amzing thing tracked by prem clubs now playing for Slough Town)
Michael Hector (atleast got a few million off Chelsea but a bit Meh)
Aaron Tshibola (See Hector and done nothing since)
Jack Stacey (left for nothing and is now in the premiership in hindsight probably the best of that generation but not sure he would have done aswell if he had stayed)
Maybe I am just expecting too much
by URZZZZ » 18 Dec 2019 16:36
by SouthDownsRoyal » 18 Dec 2019 16:50
by Snowflake Royal » 18 Dec 2019 17:27
URZZZZBarb We need to get out of this cycle of buying 8 players every summer without any thought. Just chucking a load of new players on the pitch year after year is poor and we need to start thinking about it more.
Our last genuinely effective and successful signing was Jason Roberts years ago. Thats how poor it's been.
At best, the likes of Moore and Yiadom have been average.
We need to get the management appointment and behind the scenes right first and then hopefully the rest will follow.
What do you define as “genuinely effective and successful”. Because in my eyes there’s at least 15/20 signings since Roberts that have made a good positive contribution to the club. Think you’re being incredibly harsh
Do you not remember coming two kicks away from the Premier League? Would you have classified those signings as “effective and successful” if we beat won the PO final?
by andrew1957 » 18 Dec 2019 20:24
andrew1957 Being OCD I keep a record (as much as is possible) of the buys and sells of RFC.
Over the last 10 years the significant sales of Academy players have included:
Sig 7M
Antonio 1M
Long 6M
McCarthy 3M
Hector 4M
Tishbola 5M
Stacey 1.2M
Samuel 0.5M
Cooper 1M
Nova 1M
Kelly/Hamer/Henry etc - probably another 0.5M. Several others have gone for small amounts of 50K or so.
I make that a little over 30M - or 3M per annum.
I would say the Academy was one of the most successful aspects of this club. We have had a relatively barren spell recently but there are a lot of good youngsters between 15-18 at the moment and I suspect the next Sig, Hector or Long might well be in the Academy already.
by URZZZZ » 18 Dec 2019 23:15
Snowflake RoyalURZZZZBarb We need to get out of this cycle of buying 8 players every summer without any thought. Just chucking a load of new players on the pitch year after year is poor and we need to start thinking about it more.
Our last genuinely effective and successful signing was Jason Roberts years ago. Thats how poor it's been.
At best, the likes of Moore and Yiadom have been average.
We need to get the management appointment and behind the scenes right first and then hopefully the rest will follow.
What do you define as “genuinely effective and successful”. Because in my eyes there’s at least 15/20 signings since Roberts that have made a good positive contribution to the club. Think you’re being incredibly harsh
Do you not remember coming two kicks away from the Premier League? Would you have classified those signings as “effective and successful” if we beat won the PO final?
Has to depend on the purpose of the signing. You want different things from different players.
A cheap stop gap who plays 20 adequate games in a season and then moves on for free when we get the player we really want is a good signing.
A player we hoped would take us to the next level who has one good season in three isn't really.
Just examples, not thinking of specific players
by Hound » 19 Dec 2019 06:36
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