Youngsters stepping up to the plate would be a big bonus. But that is what we need to supplement our limited budget. It may be in the top eight but still limited compared to some. Fans, please keep the faith, be patient and give the youngsters time to develop.
I think we had two slightly different scenarios there. Wilson was just too hot for us to handle and Maddison was floundering and we may not have seen that return again? Selling is not necessarily a problem as it can be a short road to success. It depends on the level of reinvestment. For instance 3m for Maddison say goes into 3 players in the 300,000 bracket, 1m wages and 1m in the bank...or something similar.Yes, but once the young players have developed into first team players SISU try to sell them after only half a season (e.g., Calum, James, etc.). I realize we have to sell to make ends meet. But it would be nice to at least have their services for a couple of seasons in the first team before we trying flogging them.
We got players late last time out and started the season like a house on fire.Unfortunately hobo we aint got 6 weeks. The season starts on the 6/8 thats just over 3 weeks today and we have half a team with the rest made up of our u 21 squad.
Its time to start panicking as has been said by tm and several on here we need 6 good experienced players. Even signing them in the next couple of weeks is hardly great when they have had no chance to play together with the rest of the team.
Im afraid im starting to think sisu are saying no to tm and we cant compete in the the transfer market.
Im waiting for some bullshit excuses now as to why we havnt signed anyone and that our u21 players are better than those available
It's a team that can start the season. The season itself is 46 games.Is that a team that can push for promotion though afc or a team of back up players who wernt good enough last season
Yep, agree and I know TM feels the same. If he can't get the permanent signings he wants though, he has no other choice other than to utilise the loan market.I know what your saying otis but i think tm has stated it himself that we cant keep building a team on loan players as every season we will be in the position we are in now with half a team and no stability. Loans sometimes work out but the team shouldnt be built on them.
I want TM to get in right rather than just bring players in to make up the numbers.
I'm sure TM has tried and either Sisu have said no (too expensive) or the player and his agent have said no to the terms we have offered.You would however hope that we'd be able to have the right players targeted and signed up ASAP, to give them the most time to gel.
It's not surprising though, because it's been the SISU way of doing things (to save wages) since they came in.
We've signed 2-3 on long-ish contracts, and this is a welcome sight (assuming they're good of course). Be nice to sort some more in a similar way however.
Still think it is two soon to panic yet, marcusp.Thats my point nw we are only 3 weeks away from swindon and we are now talking about using half the u21 team and loans. Compare the current squad we have to last season having lost armstrong, murphy who between them contributed half the seasons goals, fleck, martin, reda ?
These were all a big part of the starting 11 for much of the season and in my opinion without replacing these with quality at least as good we are a much weaker team than last season
Regarding the OP I agree it's too early to start panicking. However .... it seems we cannot afford the wages of players like Fleck and Reda so even if we get new players in, TM and MV are going to have to work miracles to improve the overall quality of the squad compared to last season. The number 1 determinant of football success (according to academic studies) is the amount of money spent on wages.
Thats my point nw we are only 3 weeks away from swindon and we are now talking about using half the u21 team and loans. Compare the current squad we have to last season having lost armstrong, murphy who between them contributed half the seasons goals, fleck, martin, maderson, cole, reda ?
I havnt even counted players like kent and turner who also contributed a big part to when we were winning. These were all a big part of the starting 11 for much of the season and in my opinion without replacing these with quality at least as good we are a much weaker team than last season
I was unaware that we made an approach for Moussa....Missed out on Moussa, No Leon Clarke yet, no Maddison this year, no aspirations ... I do think this will be a poorer season than last, Walsall and Sheff Utd are putting their plans together ... we aren't, we just don't have the backing ... TM may well have liked to have had a few of the above names, but he can't get them because why would players choose us ... Fleck went for money yes, but also because he has a better chance to get to the Championship with someone else ... and he's right IMHO
Walsall have lost some big players, I wouldn't be surprised to see them struggling next season.Missed out on Moussa, No Leon Clarke yet, no Maddison this year, no aspirations ... I do think this will be a poorer season than last, Walsall and Sheff Utd are putting their plans together ... we aren't, we just don't have the backing ... TM may well have liked to have had a few of the above names, but he can't get them because why would players choose us ... Fleck went for money yes, but also because he has a better chance to get to the Championship with someone else ... and he's right IMHO
Missed out on Moussa, No Leon Clarke yet, no Maddison this year, no aspirations ... I do think this will be a poorer season than last.
I prefer 3 weeks. As we all know 3 weeks is a very long time at our club.......4 weeks
Is that a team that can push for promotion though afc or a team of back up players who wernt good enough last season
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