Nick
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Yeah, city till I die and all that. Rather than when we win a couple or when it's a fiver
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Yeah, city till I die and all that. Rather than when we win a couple or when it's a fiver
covcity4life
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If we get arma we will all be buzzing. Let's wait till end of august.
Even if we don't get him I expect us to push for top 6.
Even if we don't get him I expect us to push for top 6.
dongonzalos
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Attendance
We are one of the best supported teams in division 3 and probably one of the top 5 ever supported teams to have sat in division 3 for this long.
We have had this debate many times and I will defend our fans to the hilt everytime
Kingokings204
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This is how I feel. Yes our support could be better but IMO other fans have never had to put up with half the crap we have. Sixfields was the tipping point for me and a lot of others. Without blaming anyone it almost killed the club. So yes our support could be better but getting over 10k a game is not bad either.
Hobo
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How long did it take them to build that side? They kept losing managers through building success. But the club has had a lot of continuity and like most successful organisations the leadership comes from the top down.
The Burton side was built on several seasons of progress, not a succession of knee jerk reactions.
Hobo
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As for Juggy, I would like to know what he knows about dominoes before making a decision.
Sky Blue Harry H
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If you knew that you must have spent the whole game watching him?
Personally if I haven't attended I take a look at a whole lot of comments on the forum from people at the game, some from the radio and some from the general media which should be fairly impartial. From that I think I can get a rough idea of what has been happening.
There are some on here who are eternal optimists and others usually glass half empty, often it is best to ignore both of these types and head for the middle ground for a realistic viewpoint.
There are some on here who are eternal optimists and others usually glass half empty, often it is best to ignore both of these types and head for the middle ground for a realistic viewpoint.
Nick
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I prefer to just read the football side, tactics, players, any silly mistakes, any stand out bits etc etc.
dongonzalos
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So Jones and Turnball are bad signings?
Grendel
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Only time will tell
No? Just saying that there's ovbiously money there to spend, it's Mowbrays fault he's left it so late.
Although I don't think Jones is anywhere near as good as people think
Hobo
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Turnbull wasn't available earlier. They have monitored the situation all summer.
Not neccassarily referring it to that particular transfer, why were are we so short in other areas when there's money clearly there to spend?
Martin180
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Because this is the real world and how football works these days , it isn't football manager on the ps2
He's had 3 months you lunatic. Now we're gonna panic sign bringing in 5 or 6 in a week and a half.
Martin180
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Lunatic ? Every club in the country is still building their squad , it has become harder and harder for lower league clubs too do this with the introduction of the 25 man squad list in the Premiership and the ridiculously late finish to the transfer window .
And as for panic signings I think we would've signed Ojala and Smith if we were panicking
Do try and keep up !
He has a budget and those that were available over the last 3 months were not deemed good enough, he has waited for clubs to see who they are retaining and who to send out on loan, these loan players often have a fee and a wage to factor into the budget.
dongonzalos
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TM doesn't want to sign people for the sake of it. So he is waiting for the right ones to become available. It is a case of that and I am sure he has missed out on targets aswell.
We know about the Wilson one, because it leaked out. However I am sure there are a lot more than that.
So let's see what happens in September first
We know about the Wilson one, because it leaked out. However I am sure there are a lot more than that.
So let's see what happens in September first
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dongonzalos
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Exactly
Nope, sat at the front so in my eyeline
Martin180
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Kinda backs up my point nicely , thanks for agreeing
fernandopartridge
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Yes he's not going to make that mistake again.
How do we know? He's been making the same mistakes for years at Middlesborough and with us.
Top at Christmas, then plummet to a mid table finish.
Sky Blue Harry H
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Fairy nuff
I worry about Mowbray, this is not a League for powder puff players, especially in Midfield and Central defence. To succeed you have to have a couple of steel players to take care of your often younger lightweight flair players if the opposition have a couple of kickers . We got bullied last year when they all found us out, is he going to let that happen again !?
letsallsingtogether
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stevefloyd
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In the championship Blackburn had 10,356 Rotherham had 8,367 and QPR had 13,307...last year when we had a little success we topped 17k so we have a support base without a doubt BUT we are on catch 22... we need to win and be in with a shout to attract the fans back and we need to have a bigger budget to maybe attract a better quality player/players so get yer asses up there for a few games even if its shite and try to support the team...Fuck off with the NOPM it aint working !!!
letsallsingtogether
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More bullshit from our Nick.........
So we are the only fans obsessed with the budget.
letsallsingtogether
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But who is NOPM?
stevefloyd
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He's a right back
Hobo
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But that was a January window. Hardly anyone is available, especially for no money. So you either gamble or leave yourself short. Did he commit any of those players to long contracts or was it just to the end of the season?
Hobo
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Here are some Mowbray quotes:
Once the money is spent it is spent.
There are plenty of pebbles on the beach it is trying to find the diamonds.
The better players often become available late once the Premier League teams decide their squads. You can only spend the money once.
Location can be an issue (he means at our level and wage structure some players don't want the cost of relocation. We aren't the only team trying to sign the quality so we won't get all our targets. It can be as simple as location).
That's why I have always said it will take two to three years to build a good team. I think Burton took about 5 years.