Brian Howard (3 Viewers)

[procdoc]

Apparently is discussing a 2 year deal with us, according to some credible rumours on twitter. Very talented player but I imagine there are quite a few clubs interested

 

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[Mary_Mungo_Midge]

Surely no chance?!?!?

 

[The Penguin]

Not a snowball's chance in hell he will come here.

(Of course, now that I've said that, he probably will.)

 

[Mary_Mungo_Midge]

Wow; apparently was training at Eastleigh:

http://instagram.com/p/M3n7FREjGd/

 

[Otis]

Excellent player. General in the midfield.

We got him and I would be very happy.

Tis just Twitter though isn't it.

 

[usskyblue]

He's no Leon Best

 

[procdoc]

yeah I saw that he's been training with Eastleigh, I imagine that is just for fitness purposes though!

 

[smileycov]

How good now to be linked to players, with some of the rumours actually coming true!!

 

[Mary_Mungo_Midge]

He was immense when at Barnsley. That was 4 years ago. The United move didn't work out for him - but it didn't for Billy Sharp either - and thereafter he was steady in a decent Reading side. Still only 28 to.

Oh, and he's 5' 6" so he fits in with our current signing policy!

 

[procdoc]

I don't mind us signing small players, look at Xavi, Iniesta, Messi etc!

 

[Danceswithhorses]

WAS a quality player a few years ago and @ 28yo, still in his prime.
Would be a great signing if true.

 

[covcity4life]

WE ARE MASSIVE:claping hands:

 

[kg82]

Who are the credible sources procdoc?

 

[procdoc]

a few cov fans I follow tweeted it and I searched Brian Howard#'s name on twitter and quite a few football news accounts have tweeted it to. It could amount to nothing but at least we are being linked with plenty of players for a change!

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Yes please, we need a corner taker!

 

[usskyblue]

"and negotiations were going well until an uncomfortable silence greeted the 'how much do you want paying?' question"...

 

[skybluejelly]

Yes please, we need a corner taker!

if we are signing small players we could sign little jack horner

 

[castlevaleskyblue]

Do we dare to dream

 

[skybluebeduff]

Snap him up, infact anyone linked snap them up too, c'mon SISU, you can sell them at a good profit ya'know :wave:

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

if we are signing small players we could sign little jack horner

That'd be a plum signing

 

[wingy]

if we are signing small players we could sign little jack horner

I can see ues getting a new nickname "The Imps"

 

[Sub]

if we are signing small players we could sign little jack horner

no good for us the club are closing all the corners

 

[ccfcway]

fleck---Howard----Jennings----Kilbane


a whole new midfield !

 

[PVA]

He really isn't very good anymore. Well, at Championship level anyway. He may do OK at L1 level. Much more excited by Jennings.

 

[ccfcway]

yeah I saw that he's been training with Eastleigh, I imagine that is just for fitness purposes though!

We cant compete with their wages

 

[tippex9]

Lol

We don't sign anyone we suck - we're signing people but they're short - we're signing people but they're from Scotland - we're signing people but they were better when they were younger......

Let's go back to just using academy players then, oh wait.... Can't win anything with kids.

Lol love it.

Roll on August 18th.

 

[Diehard Si]

Lol

We don't sign anyone we suck - we're signing people but they're short - we're signing people but they're from Scotland - we're signing people but they were better when they were younger......

Let's go back to just using academy players then, oh wait.... Can't win anything with kids.

Lol love it.

Roll on August 18th.

The pessimists have to balance out the deluded optimists that think we will win league 1 at a canter.

Somewhere in the middle is common sense. At the Euros some said we'd fail at group stage, others that we'd win it. I said then the reality is a close 1/4 exit ( I thought to Spain ).

The middle ground now is top 6 next year, proper challenge following year.

 

[kg82]

The pessimists have to balance out the deluded optimists that think we will win league 1 at a canter.

Somewhere in the middle is common sense. At the Euros some said we'd fail at group stage, others that we'd win it. I said then the reality is a close 1/4 exit ( I thought to Spain ).

The middle ground now is top 6 next year, proper challenge following year.

Are we not going to try and proper challenge this year? Because the way I see it, if we're still in this league the following year it's back to square 1 where we sell/release our best players and get replacements in while cutting the wage bill again. Then we don't go up that year either annnd repeat!

 

[Nick]

Do we get any money for promotion like they do when they go up to the Prem?

 

[covcity4life]

probably

it doesnt matter what the aim is,fact is current squad should be top 6 quality

 

[smileycov]

^^ TV money, if we lost 3.5 mill by going down we must pick up the same on return?

 

[ccfcway]

The pessimists have to balance out the deluded optimists that think we will win league 1 at a canter.

Somewhere in the middle is common sense. At the Euros some said we'd fail at group stage, others that we'd win it. I said then the reality is a close 1/4 exit ( I thought to Spain ).

The middle ground now is top 6 next year, proper challenge following year.

i'd say that was an optimist !

middle ground is doing something we havent done in my lifetime, finishing in the top 6 of a league !

roll on middle ground !

 

[covcity4life]

our chances of promotion will surely diminish with every passing season?

 

[Diehard Si]

Are we not going to try and proper challenge this year? Because the way I see it, if we're still in this league the following year it's back to square 1 where we sell/release our best players and get replacements in while cutting the wage bill again. Then we don't go up that year either annnd repeat!

Oh god id like us to and I hope we try.

I just think after 47 years of being whipping boys, it might take us a year to get the winning mentality. Not accepting draws at home, grabbing a win on a bad day, grinding out that tough result away in some dive on a wet wednesday evening in Nov.

This club has forgotten the jimmy hill era. We need to learn how to mount a challenge. I'd say we'd be much more likely to win league 1 in 2013/14 season.

 

[kg82]

Oh god id like us to and I hope we try.

I just think after 47 years of being whipping boys, it might take us a year to get the winning mentality. Not accepting draws at home, grabbing a win on a bad day, grinding out that tough result away in some dive on a wet wednesday evening in Nov.

This club has forgotten the jimmy hill era. We need to learn how to mount a challenge. I'd say we'd be much more likely to win league 1 in 2013/14 season.

I know what you mean but if it doesn't come this season, I can see which way it's going to go!