How does this work though? Surely he can’t be obliged to join us? What if we offered £100 a week?
So what do you think was the best way to use the jan budget ? On a holding player or a striker who can get us out of trouble ?
It’s clear who the manager prefers let’s leave it thereWe brought in a striker with international experience in Jan on loan from a Prem team. He just doesn't seem to be very good or at the very least is severly lacking in confidence. Not a budget issue - a recruitment issue.
Also deflected from answering if/when Sheaf is picked over James it'd be clear proof of Sheaf being the better player.
If only you wouldIt’s clear who the manager prefers let’s leave it there
I've got no problem with the view that James is a good player. Whether he was the *right* player to bring in during January is another question.What I don’t get on these threads is how the majority of people can’t see that James is a much better player than Kelly and sheaf! Just is athletic ability and strength is on another level to Start with
As said he had to bring him in as he didn’t fancy sheaf,soon as Kelly got injured everyone was calling for a replacement CDM that’s what robins done it just left not much budget for a striker hence why we got Gyo in,sheaf at £750k in my opinion is a waste of budget we haven’t got the luxury of bringing players in for development at that kind of money,if he doesn’t sort out how much time he wants on the ball & getting caught on the ball he won’t be above league 1 levelI've got no problem with the view that James is a good player. Whether he was the *right* player to bring in during January is another question.
As said he had to bring him in as he didn’t fancy sheaf,soon as Kelly got injured everyone was calling for a replacement CDM that’s what robins done it just left not much budget for a striker hence why we got Gyo in,sheaf at £750k in my opinion is a waste of budget we haven’t got the luxury of bringing players in for development at that kind of money,if he doesn’t sort out how much time he wants on the ball & getting caught on the ball he won’t be above league 1 level
As said he had to bring him in as he didn’t fancy sheaf,soon as Kelly got injured everyone was calling for a replacement CDM that’s what robins done it just left not much budget for a striker hence why we got Gyo in,sheaf at £750k in my opinion is a waste of budget we haven’t got the luxury of bringing players in for development at that kind of money,if he doesn’t sort out how much time he wants on the ball & getting caught on the ball he won’t be above league 1 level
I’m not the one who thinks sheaf offers more than Matty James you clown,even robins clearly doesn’t think sheaf offers more hence why he’s behind JamesYou didn't say shit, if Sheaf scores next week you will be banging on about how you rated him.
Just pipe the fuck down for a bit. You know fuck all and you don't need to show that in every single thread.
This year will give him valuable lessons on wanting too long on the ball you say ?It was more to do with Kelly's experience and organising, as well as getting in the ref's ear, that people felt we'd miss and it was those we wanted replaced more than just 'a CDM'. Those are mainly why James was brought in.
Sheaf needs to improve but this year will have given him valuable lessons regarding the amount of time he'll get on the ball and with a pre-season under his belt as well as familiarity with the surroundings he may well kick on next season. Meanwhile James' wage demands would likely be far in excess of Sheaf's and negate that transfer fee, with his age working against the likelihood of getting a decent return in terms of a transfer fee.
He hasn't been brought in as a 'development player' but a first team squad member we hope will develop further, which is the same for pretty much all our signings. He's played in 28 games this season so it's not like he's barely featured. Do I think he's worth the rumoured £750k? At this stage probably not but teams like Arsenal, Liverpool, Man U etc also seem to get inflated prices for their youngsters just because of their name.
People were(are) more than willing for the club to spend more than that (plus a decent wedge on wages if rumours are true) on Walsh, who wasn't featuring for a club at this level, has only shown us what he can do at L1 level (and even then it took him a fair few games to find his feet and cost us a few goals losing the ball cos he wanted too much time) and has since been injured for the best part of a year.
Really? When?As said
Not normally one for conspiracies but could this be the reason he is getting his opportunities limited? If Robins doesn't fancy him long term he will want to protect that budget.We have an obligation to buy if he plays a certain amount of games and we stay up
On this one he’s rightWhat a pleb, post after post questioning Robins decisions with an undercurrent of wanting him gone then when it suits he cites the very same man backing his judgement
Couldn't make it up
I’m not the one who thinks sheaf offers more than Matty James you clown,even robins clearly doesn’t think sheaf offers more hence why he’s behind James
Would sheaf get in the Barnsley side ?
Would sheaf get into the Barnsley side ?The same Robins you call clueless every week?
Would sheaf get into the Barnsley side ?
I bet you don’t reply this time
Yes he would @Barnsley I’m sure will have something to say,Would James now?
Why don't you go on the Barnsley board to ask and bore them to deathWould sheaf get into the Barnsley side ?
I bet you don’t reply this time
Yes he would @Barnsley I’m sure will have something to say,
you know damn well sheaf wouldn’t get near that Barnsley side the one Matty James was labelled as their best player in years across their forum to say sheaf offers more is laughable Nick you know it too sheaf can’t get into our side he’s 4th choice
Thought that one would get you I know fuck all but you think sheaf offers more than James haha dumb fuck enjoy your afternoon you muppetTheir results and league position without him say otherwise. He clearly isn't their best player in years.
Fuck off to the Barnsley forum then, you obviously know more about them. Go and copy and paste people's views on there.
Would James now?
Yes he would @Barnsley I’m sure will have something to say,
you know damn well sheaf wouldn’t get near that Barnsley side the one Matty James was labelled as their best player in years across their forum to say sheaf offers more is laughable Nick you know it too sheaf can’t get into our side he’s 4th choice
@Barnsley just said he would walk into their sideDuring his time there he played 15 matches out of 23, so missed a third of their fixtures.
At the time Barnsley were 9th with 34pts from 23 games (1.47ppg). They'd won 10, lost 9 and drawn 4, scoring 27 and conceding 29.
Since he left they're now 7th, having played 9 and got 17pts (1.88 ppg) winning 5 drawing 2 and losing 2. They're 7 unbeaten and won 5 in a row.
So it seems they're not missing him at all. Plus if their manager thought that highly of him and felt he was having such an impact he'd have made sure he got him back for the remainder of the season. Not like we're going to be offering a massive amount more towards his wages. Fact they were willing to lose him and their form since suggests no, he wouldn't be getting back into that Barnsley line-up.
What I don’t get on these threads is how the majority of people can’t see that James is a much better player than Kelly and sheaf! Just is athletic ability and strength is on another level to Start with
It's becoming increasingly clear that we have a appearance based obligation on sheaf... I also have a feeling that Robins is unwilling to play him as if we go down there's a decent sized fee to pay... If the unexpected happened and we are safe with 3 or 4 games left... You will see what Robins intentions truly are with sheaf
As it stands, it feels like he won't sign him
Allen seems to have fallen out of favour, mind, and only seems to be being used when essential.I don't understand this conspiracy theory, there's literally zero logic to it. He's made 7th most appearances of anyone in the squad & if there was a concern about hitting an appearance milestone why would you bring him on for 11mins v Reading when the game's already over & you have Jamie Allen as an unused sub?
BFC fans on the subject . . . . . How do we feel now about letting Matty James go?
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