Bright Enobakhare (5 Viewers)

[better days]

We actually have quite a lot going for us on this one
The club's strong Wolves connection, the fact that Bright was here last season and usually started games in his favoured position
Robins is a progressive manager who trusts young players and lets them learn by throwing them into men's football
The lad has mates in the team and he's still in touch with them
And we're on the up, finished the season strongly, just outside the play offs
I don't have any inside info but won't be surprised if he does come back on loan

 

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[Deleted member 5849]

agree, every footballer wants to play in nice grounds each week (shite pitch accepted) but equally others will play wherever for the money.

And we'll have less of that if we go elsewhere.

 

[Covstu]

And we'll have less of that if we go elsewhere.

no doubt

 

[ajsccfc]

I'd agree that the stadium we play in isn't exactly a make or break decision for a player coming in if they're getting paid either way, but if it points to a load of uncertainty and potential future turmoil that could put people off.

 

[vow]

So - leave Ricoh = less fans = lower budget = alien surroundings = poorer atmosphere.

But playing at the Ricoh makes no difference to the players? What bollocks.

Sure, many if those elements are issues anyway, but they'll be vastly magnified if we sod off.

Didn't affect the players when we went to Sixfields, if anything the football was excellent, on a par if not better than last season.

 

[SkyBlueCRJ]

Didn't affect the players when we went to Sixfields, if anything the football was excellent, on a par if not better than last season.

The Leyton Orient game sticks out in my mind especially. It was probably one of the best games of football I've ever seen from CCFC and some of the goals were outrageous.

 

[robbiekeane]

So - leave Ricoh = less fans = lower budget = alien surroundings = poorer atmosphere.

But playing at the Ricoh makes no difference to the players? What bollocks.

Sure, many if those elements are issues anyway, but they'll be vastly magnified if we sod off.

Well then if you’re talking about impact on budget it’s not the Ricoh at all is it it’s the money for the players?

Atmosphere as you say is shit anyway??

 

[Mr Panda]

The Leyton Orient game sticks out in my mind especially. It was probably one of the best games of football I've ever seen from CCFC and some of the goals were outrageous.

Agreed. I went to Sixfields twice and remember seeing this game vs Colchester



The Pressley pressing game was in full force this game and we moved the ball so well. Probably up there with the best performances I've seen from CCFC.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Atmosphere as you say is shit anyway??

But fantastic compared to a fraction of the crowd drowned in an alien stadium.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Always had a feeling these would want him, be a disaster if he ends up going

Bright Enobakhare.

 

[Esoterica]

Always had a feeling these would want him, be a disaster if he ends up going

Bright Enobakhare.

Fan talk. They've got an awful lot of shit to sort out this summer before they start poaching players.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Fan talk. They've got an awful lot of shit to sort out this summer before they start poaching players.

He impressed against them when we were there, i just hope we get it quickly signed

 

[Skyblue_CP]

Its about time we signed someone else now, getting thirsty for more

 

[Ricketts]

Fan talk. They've got an awful lot of shit to sort out this summer before they start poaching players.

Not least the fact that Sunderland isnt a nice place to live. And still quite a white part of the country. All things to factor in if you are going to live there.

 

[vow]

But fantastic compared to a fraction of the crowd drowned in an alien stadium.

Depends on what kinda atmosphere you enjoy, don't get me wrong I love a good sing song myself, but at Sixfields it was just a really positive and encouraging atmosphere, which I really enjoy.
None of the negative shit, getting on your own players backs etc.

The first game vs Bristol City was a classic, 5-4 win and set the stage for a successful season (albeit minus 10 pts) where we nearly made play-offs.

 

[kg82]

Depends on what kinda atmosphere you enjoy, don't get me wrong I love a good sing song myself, but at Sixfields it was just a really positive and encouraging atmosphere, which I really enjoy.
None of the negative shit, getting on your own players backs etc.

The first game vs Bristol City was a classic, 5-4 win and set the stage for a successful season (albeit minus 10 pts) where we nearly made play-offs.

We were 23 points off! Even calculating for the deducted points we were still some way off.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Depends on what kinda atmosphere you enjoy, don't get me wrong I love a good sing song myself, but at Sixfields it was just a really positive and encouraging atmosphere, which I really enjoy.
None of the negative shit, getting on your own players backs etc.

The first game vs Bristol City was a classic, 5-4 win and set the stage for a successful season (albeit minus 10 pts) where we nearly made play-offs.

I went to the Orient game. The only game I saw in sixfields. Great performance, thoroughly depressing experience. Atmosphere? What atmosphere? Was certainly no advertisement for players to join us.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

So - leave Ricoh = less fans = lower budget = alien surroundings = poorer atmosphere.

But playing at the Ricoh makes no difference to the players? What bollocks.

Sure, many if those elements are issues anyway, but they'll be vastly magnified if we sod off.

Apart from Bright or Thomas, who were here last season and know the Ricoh, a different ground won't be any more alien to a new signing than the Ricoh.

If the groundshare is at St Andrews the playing surface may well be better than the Ricoh without rugby on it, which would appeal to the players MR is trying to sign if he's trying to play flowing passing football. So the move, from a perspective of the playing surface they get, could actually be more enticing.

As has been said, the main difference St Andrews will make is that fewer fans will lower the budget and the contract we can offer them is reduced. If the players are getting paid, like their teammates and get on with them and the manager + the way he plays football that will mean more to them than what stadium they play in.

A lot of away fans think the atmosphere at the Ricoh is one of the poorest in the league anyway and when the team is playing poorly or players are making mistakes and the crowd are getting on their backs it can feel positively poisonous, esp when you add in the anti-SISU or anti-Wasps stuff. I've said before how when we draw big crowds in it tends to lead to poorer performances from the team - they seem to feel the pressure from the stands. Smaller crowds can allieviate this and given them more freedom and therefore play better. The atmosphere could be more like away games, with a smaller but more vocal support.

 

[vow]

I went to the Orient game. The only game I saw in sixfields. Great performance, thoroughly depressing experience. Atmosphere? What atmosphere? Was certainly no advertisement for players to join us.

As I have already said, the atmosphere was a positive one not a negative one.

You went to 1 game, I had a season ticket, therefore many more games and experienced nothing but encouragement in every one.

Regarding 'no advertisement for players joining us'? It didn't and won't affect anyone joining us whatsoever.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

As I have already said, the atmosphere was a positive one not a negative one.

You went to 1 game, I had a season ticket, therefore many more games and experienced nothing but encouragement in every one.

Regarding 'no advertisement for players joining us'? It didn't and won't affect anyone joining us whatsoever.

Would you rather see us at the ricoh or brum?

 

[vow]

We were 23 points off! Even calculating for the deducted points we were still some way off.

Fair comment, I think our results were v good and v close to playoffs at some stage in the season but tailed off towards the end, unfortunately.

 

[vow]

Would you rather see us at the ricoh or brum?

For convenience only, the Ricoh, however for a positive atmosphere, v good playing surface conducive to our style of play, also to fuck the cuckoo cunts over, then Brum or anywhere as I support the team not the regime.

Where would you rather see us play Dom and why?

 

[Cavan O'Doherty]

Apart from Bright or Thomas, who were here last season and know the Ricoh, a different ground won't be any more alien to a new signing than the Ricoh.

If the groundshare is at St Andrews the playing surface may well be better than the Ricoh without rugby on it, which would appeal to the players MR is trying to sign if he's trying to play flowing passing football. So the move, from a perspective of the playing surface they get, could actually be more enticing.

As has been said, the main difference St Andrews will make is that fewer fans will lower the budget and the contract we can offer them is reduced. If the players are getting paid, like their teammates and get on with them and the manager + the way he plays football that will mean more to them than what stadium they play in.

A lot of away fans think the atmosphere at the Ricoh is one of the poorest in the league anyway and when the team is playing poorly or players are making mistakes and the crowd are getting on their backs it can feel positively poisonous, esp when you add in the anti-SISU or anti-Wasps stuff. I've said before how when we draw big crowds in it tends to lead to poorer performances from the team - they seem to feel the pressure from the stands. Smaller crowds can allieviate this and given them more freedom and therefore play better. The atmosphere could be more like away games, with a smaller but more vocal support.

Away fans from teams such as Scunthorpe, Rochdale etc that play in what can only be described as a garden shed week in week out? Let’s move to a smaller stadium with smaller crowds because a few clubs in league one come expecting a champions league atmosphere due to the size of the stadium. The argument that they would play better in front of smaller crowds is utter nonsense. I don’t care what anyone says, being at the Ricoh is a massive draw to any player compared to say playing at Northampton. It can be the difference between a player choosing us or another club.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

For convenience only, the Ricoh, however for a positive atmosphere, v good playing surface conducive to our style of play, also to fuck the cuckoo cunts over, then Brum or anywhere as I support the team not the regime.

Where would you rather see us play Dom and why?

The ricoh or butts of course, don't care how good the pitch would be as long as we stayed in cov

Hopefully us and wasps can agree to pitch improvements

 

[vow]

It can be the difference between a player choosing us or another club.

Wages, bonuses and signing on fees are the difference between us or them.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

You went to 1 game

And that one game was more than enough to put me off going to any others.

The atrmosphere was rubbish. Depressing, miserable, awful. Not an encouragement for a player to join, or to stay.

 

[Cavan O'Doherty]

Wages, bonuses and signing on fees are the difference between us or them.

Of course that is factored in too, but let’s say for arguments sake all of them are the same, the facilities(Ricoh) can tip the scale in our favour. The Ricoh would also in turn allow us to offer better wages, signing on fees etc as well compared a ground share budget.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

If the groundshare is at St Andrews the playing surface may well be better than the Ricoh without rugby on it

Another element grounded more in hope really isn't it, given it'll have at least double the amount of games being played on it that it has this season.

 

[vow]

Another element grounded more in hope really isn't it, given it'll have at least double the amount of games being played on it that it has this season.

Didn't effect Sixfields pitch in 13/14 too much.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Didn't effect Sixfields pitch in 13/14 too much.

Apart from we bought them a brand new one for the following season!

 

[vow]

And that one game was more than enough to put me off going to any others.

The atrmosphere was rubbish. Depressing, miserable, awful. Not an encouragement for a player to join, or to stay.

Ok, so you gave up after 1 game...your argument is now flawed. :emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Edit. Forgot the winky smiley.

 

[vow]

Apart from we bought them a brand new one for the following season!

More fool us I guess.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Ok, so you gave up after 1 game...your argument is now flawed.

Not really. The atmosphere was shit and did nothing to encourage me to go back. The atmosphere when viewed from the hill and on television was no better either. It was anything but a seething couldron of passion and encouragement!

I'd argue it's more flawed to suggest otherwise...

 

[vow]

Not really. The atmosphere was shit and did nothing to encourage me to go back. The atmosphere when viewed from the hill and on television was no better either. It was anything but a seething couldron of passion and encouragement!

I'd argue it's more flawed to suggest otherwise...

You missed my winky-emoji!

Anyway, I agree with the lack of a 'couldron of passion' but not the lack of encouraging.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

You missed my winky-emoji!

Anyway, I agree with the lack of a 'couldron of passion' but not the lack of encouraging.

I did! Reads better now!

I've never argued there was no encouragement. I've also never had a go at people for attending... wherever. But it's equally safe to say a club in a strange place will look completely out of place, suffer with its atmosphere, and overall find it harder (not impossible, harder) to attract players than otherwise. It seems to me that's inescapable!