Venus, not good enough for Division One (2 Viewers)

[Voice_of_Reason]

Reading Venus's comments it would appear that he might be aiming criticism at Sisu for their short sighted policy of Little investment into building a team, thinking kids would do the job. This is the reason Mogga left appreciating that you can't build a team of kids and has beens. You can criticise Mogga's signings, but you can only afford to buy what Sisu allow him to spend. SISU OUT!

 

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[stupot07]

Bollocks to that thr budget is more than adequate, Venus and mowbray have let us down with poor recruitment.

Yes, we all want sisu out and yes we all Want more investement but that doesn't take away from their recruitment failures. With the exception of Bolton and sheff united most clubs in this league don't have a pot to piss in.

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[Nick]

Bollocks to that thr budget is more than adequate, Venus and mowbray have let us down with poor recruitment.

Yes, we all want sisu out and yes we all Want more investement but that doesn't take away from their recruitment failures. With the exception of Bolton and sheff united most clubs in this league don't have a pot to piss in.

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Pretty much.

Venus was the one saying he wanted the job full time wasnt he? Hardly something a hard done by person would want.

 

[Nick]

Bollocks to that thr budget is more than adequate, Venus and mowbray have let us down with poor recruitment.

Yes, we all want sisu out and yes we all Want more investement but that doesn't take away from their recruitment failures. With the exception of Bolton and sheff united most clubs in this league don't have a pot to piss in.

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Pretty much.

Venus was the one saying he wanted the job full time wasnt he? Hardly something a hard done by person would want.

 

[Nick]

Bollocks to that thr budget is more than adequate, Venus and mowbray have let us down with poor recruitment.

Yes, we all want sisu out and yes we all Want more investement but that doesn't take away from their recruitment failures. With the exception of Bolton and sheff united most clubs in this league don't have a pot to piss in.

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Pretty much.

Venus was the one saying he wanted the job full time wasnt he? Hardly something a hard done by person would want.

 

[shmmeee]

I think we've been pretty hit and miss, Sterry and McCann are OK, Bigi has played well. Gadzhev poor, Agyei and Wright poor, Sordell OK considering. Not seen Thomas really, Reid average.

We've just not had the luck up front this season is going how I'd expect last year to have gone without Armstrong or Murphy. Whether that is good enough or the budget was spent wisely enough either season is a reasonable question.

 

[Warwickhunt]

Pretty much.

Venus was the one saying he wanted the job full time wasnt he? Hardly something a hard done by person would want.

I personally think he should not have said that on air if you ask me! so something has happened behind the scenes me thinks

 

[Bob Latchford]

Reading Venus's comments it would appear that he might be aiming criticism at Sisu for their short sighted policy of Little investment into building a team, thinking kids would do the job. This is the reason Mogga left appreciating that you can't build a team of kids and has beens. You can criticise Mogga's signings, but you can only afford to buy what Sisu allow him to spend. SISU OUT!

Have said this all along . they keep cutting the cloth until you're left with rags . can't blame Mowbray , Venus , or the players . it's the owners . ex ''Star'' players are now saying it , mp's , famous City fans . what more do people need ?

 

[robbiekeane]

Have said this all along . they keep cutting the cloth until you're left with rags . can't blame Mowbray , Venus , or the players . it's the owners . ex ''Star'' players are now saying it , mp's , famous City fans . what more do people need ?

Full to the brim of shit

 

[Bob Latchford]

Full to the brim of shit

Full to the brim of head burying !

 

[Ashdown]

People are talking about budget again like they know how much it is, how it is spent and released and at what time of the year. That twat Anderson came up with a great new price structure that punished both loyal ST holders and more casual supporters in one swoop and that has crucified the budget. Add to that the apparent lack of available budget when it actually mattered as we approached our first choices in the summer and you get what we have now. It's all short term shite whilst the tossers tap their fingers counting time down to the next court action. I feel very sorry for anyone who thinks anything else.

 

[rd45]

Have said this all along . they keep cutting the cloth until you're left with rags . can't blame Mowbray , Venus , or the players . it's the owners . ex ''Star'' players are now saying it , mp's , famous City fans . what more do people need ?

It's both. Cutting the budget means we're shopping for bargains. And shit recruitment means we're stuck with players who can't cut it.

There's plenty of blame to go around. No need to give it all to one party. Sisu and MV/TM are both to blame for where we are. Amongst others.

 

[Bob Latchford]

It's both. Cutting the budget means we're shopping for bargains. And shit recruitment means we're stuck with players who can't cut it.

There's plenty of blame to go around. No need to give it all to one party. Sisu and MV/TM are both to blame for where we are. Amongst others.

Disagree . it's the owners constantly cutting and no investment.

 

[rd45]

Disagree . it's the owners constantly cutting and no investment.

Please yourself.

There were good players - for this league - out there. But they signed for other teams. I'd happily take a Chris Maguire or an Oztumer right now. But it's too late.

Not denying that a bigger budget would make it all much easier though. Any fool could make a decent team if they're allowed to chuck money at it.

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

I don't think it's just the budget, we have a competitive budget that should be around the top 10.

What I think held us back more is the the off field mess, makes it difficult to convince players to sign long contract with us and to attract players who are in there prime. I don't think we've ever been a less attractive club to join than we are at the moment.

 

[Bob Latchford]

Please yourself.

There were good players - for this league - out there. But they signed for other teams. I'd happily take a Chris Maguire or an Oztumer right now. But it's too late.

Not denying that a bigger budget would make it all much easier though. Any fool could make a decent team if they're allowed to chuck money at it.

I will please myself !
Again , disagree with what you say , in the latter point .

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

Bollocks to that thr budget is more than adequate, Venus and mowbray have let us down with poor recruitment.

Yes, we all want sisu out and yes we all Want more investement but that doesn't take away from their recruitment failures. With the exception of Bolton and sheff united most clubs in this league don't have a pot to piss in.

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Bang on Stu as always.

No excuses. We recruited very poorly over the summer and that is down to people like TM & MV not knowing this league enough. We all want SISU out but that doesn't take away the fact we had enough in the pot to be competitive at this level.

Time to get a League 1 manager in.

 

[Bob Latchford]

I don't think it's just the budget, we have a competitive budget that should be around the top 10.

What I think held us back more is the the off field mess, makes it difficult to convince players to sign long contract with us and to attract players who are in there prime. I don't think we've ever been a less attractive club to join than we are at the moment.

Agreed .

 

[ccfcway]

he sits on the board. If he is having a go at anyone, he literally has to point the finger at himself !

He is managing the side and also making business decisions for the good of the club.

 

[rupert_bear]

We got lucky last season with Armstrong, Murphy and Kent coupled with the ermergence of Stokes and Mowbray and Venus were applauded for it, rightly so imo, this season the signings simply collectively are not good enough, that's down to the recruiters not sisu

 

[ccfcway]

Personally, Sordell is the only one who has proved his worth and to a lesser extent, Turnbull, who was likely signed as a back up CB. McCann was always a stop gap.

Wright, Agyei, Wright, Reid and Thomas have all been wasted money.

 

[Nick]

Personally, Sordell is the only one who has proved his worth and to a lesser extent, Turnbull, who was likely signed as a back up CB. McCann was always a stop gap.

Wright, Agyei, Wright, Reid and Thomas have all been wasted money.

Why would they pay money for a backup cb?

 

[ccfcway]

Why would they pay money for a backup cb?

the same reason we paid for Jones. An investment,

Turnbull is only 22. IF and its a big IF, we got Wilson from Notts Forest, I thing TM would have gone WIlson and Willis, with Turnbull as 3rd choice.

 

[rupert_bear]

Wright, Agyei, Wright, Reid and Thomas have all been wasted money.[/QUOTE.
Agreed and we can't afford that, can add the Bulgarian and even to a lesser extent Jodie Jones, he ain't ready yet for a relegation scrap and Venus has not found a system that fully suits him.
We just cannot afford to carry passengers. Venus is under real pressure to deliver the right players and the right quality to keep us in this division

 

[Otis]

he sits on the board. If he is having a go at anyone, he literally has to point the finger at himself !

He is managing the side and also making business decisions for the good of the club.

Yep, don't get that. He knew exactly what he was getting into and must have know the exact situation's finances.

That's what worries me. It's not a manager saying maybe we will bring players in, in January, this is a board member of the board in control of the budget.

 

[chiefdave]

Strange comments from Venus. He was heavily involved in the recruitment and is now saying we have the wrong players. Did nobody consider Ricketts might not play every games?

Of more concern is the signing of players like Turnball, we've spent money we can't afford to waste on a player that doesn't appear to be much better than our own academy graduates. Add in some dodgy loan signings and we've got a lot weaker squad than the one that struggled massively in the second half of last season.

When the players being moved out were being questioned I said I was happy for players to go so long as better players were coming in, clearly that hasn't been the case.

And if Venus is in charge of recruitment and on the board shouldn't he have a vague idea of what is or isn't possible in January?

 

[ccfcway]

There is always an element of luck and chance when your signing frees and lower league players, but we have done ok with Sordell, got a squad player in Turnbull and wasted the rest of the money. Even the loans haven't come off this season.

We need someone who knows League One and what it takes to compete. You don't need the highest budget (see Sheff Utd) you need players who can can compete.

 

[rupert_bear]

BUT a thing Keep being missed, you have to pay the wages for the type of experienced players that can make the difference needed to survive.

 

[ccfcway]

BUT a thing Keep being missed, you have to pay the wages for the type of experienced players that can make the difference needed to survive.

I am sure Thomas, Wright and Aygei wage combined could sign a decent 1st choice League One CF

 

[Grendel]

BUT a thing Keep being missed, you have to pay the wages for the type of experienced players that can make the difference needed to survive.

I'm sure Scunthorpe and Rochdale pay a fortune in wages for their teams.

 

[stupot07]

There is always an element of luck and chance when your signing frees and lower league players....

I'd say there's always an element of luck and chance with every signing, not just frees and lower league players. If you go back to our championship days we paid good money for players from the championship and PL and they ended being poor (I.e. kyle, McKenzie, Eastwood, even Lee Hughes to an extent).

We need someone who knows League One and what it takes to compete. You don't need the highest budget (see Sheff Utd) you need players who can can compete.

This had been the big issue with our last 2 managers (SP and TM), neither knew league one well enough or the largest recruitment pool for this league (leagues one, two and conference). We need some who knows league one and what's required.

I am sure Thomas, Wright and Aygei wage combined could sign a decent 1st choice League One CF

Yep, plenty of room for wages for decent players, they just needed to use it wisely. I'm sure Scunthorpe aren't paying Morris big wages, he struggled to get a game at Bradford last season and went there on a free. I'm sure he'd have been nowhere near mowbrays recruitment list. Not saying he'd have been as good here as he has at Scunthorpe but it shows that there are gems out their if you know what you want and how they will fit in to your system. Mowbray didn't even know what system he was going to use - signed a winger then played wing backs, for example. Signed 5-6 strikers when hr plays 1 up front.


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[ccfcway]

I'm sure Scunthorpe aren't paying Morris big wages, he struggled to get a game at Bradford last season and went there on a free. I'm sure he'd have been nowhere near mowbrays recruitment list.

Not sure anyone was. TM identified what was needed and MV went out to get the players. It was MV who's list he should have been on

 

[Nick]

BUT a thing Keep being missed, you have to pay the wages for the type of experienced players that can make the difference needed to survive.

Experienced like what? Tudgay and Reid?

We have been through this loads of times, Mowbray's version of experienced players were championship players which is why they are costly.

Trying to say we couldn't get an experience L1 head in to kick players about and control games is silly, most teams have one and they have smaller budgets than us.

 

[stupot07]

Not sure anyone was. TM identified what was needed and MV went out to get the players. It was MV who's list he should have been on

I don't believe that TM just said I need and striker and then Venus would find one. Mowbray would have been heavily involved in identifying the players, Venus would have been doing the negotiations. Even Kieren Crowley said on the last nii lamptey show podcast last season that mowbray had the list of targets for each position written on his whiteboard in his office.

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[4waspsting]

If the players are not good enough why the fuck are you here ?