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Post by keepthefaith on Sept 2, 2022 10:39:02 GMT
And there it is. The last line of the interview that we knew was coming, but this time we got it from Garner - "Getting Chuks Aneke back and playing will be like a new signing." They really do take the supporters for mugs. I’d hesitate to use the word dishonesty, but it’s not far from it. Chuks Aneke - 289 career appearances in his 13th year as a pro. The guy plays 20 games a season. I wonder how much is physical and how much is mental, but I think that alluding to dishonesty is harsh.. Across 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 he made 93 appearances (according to Wikipedia) so averaging 31 per season, and taking the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons into account he's averaged 34 games per season across the last 5. Not defending the decision to bring him back, but I think that him only managing 20 appearances per season is a myth that has been repeated so much it is now taken as gospel by a lot of fans That said, you can't see him making 20 appearances this season unfortunately, as it stands.. |
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Post by reamsofverse on Sept 2, 2022 10:50:42 GMT
And there it is. The last line of the interview that we knew was coming, but this time we got it from Garner - "Getting Chuks Aneke back and playing will be like a new signing." They really do take the supporters for mugs. Predicted that old chestnut yesterday. Garner is another Sandgaard puppet. |
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Post by tonyshootersbull on Sept 2, 2022 10:52:43 GMT
Tyrell Thomas didn't he come through our youth ranks
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Post by jonkool on Sept 2, 2022 10:56:27 GMT
Tyrell Thomas didn't he come through our youth ranks Yes he spent his yoof years with us and the Arse. I feel that a number of our Academy lads are going to get Div 1 game time! |
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Post by cafcfan32 on Sept 2, 2022 11:47:36 GMT
Tommy, how about this guy?? This would be a statement
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Post by mersthamred on Sept 2, 2022 12:04:10 GMT
Vydra is out to the end of the year… Typical, he was the only name that stood out |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2022 18:29:44 GMT
I said on here when Miles Leaburn got his first goal on the opening day of the season that it removed any faint chance of signing a striker. I never expected us to do so for one minute. There were some trusting souls who kept telling us a stiker and a defender were definitely coming in before the deadline closed and if Garner seriously believed that he was going to be allowed reinforcements then he's as gullible as Bexley, Plumb and the other "loyalists" on here. Don't believe anything sourced from the Tommy/Raelyn/Martin dysfunctional family shitshow and you can't go far wrong. But this came from Martin Sandgaard. That was my point. Why would anyone believe what Daddy's Boy says? He's completely out of his depth and hasn't a clue what he's doing. |
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Post by norfolkrobin on Sept 2, 2022 19:12:15 GMT
Tried not to react last night as wanted to see if my anger mellowed over time....it hasn't and I'm partially to blame for believing everytime transfer deadline day rolls around we'll take it seriously,of course I'd prefer our targets to be acquired ASAP,but brinkmanship and other factors come into play I guess.
That said TS you've made a rod for your own back.
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Post by hongkongaddick on Sept 2, 2022 23:03:28 GMT
And there it is. The last line of the interview that we knew was coming, but this time we got it from Garner - "Getting Chuks Aneke back and playing will be like a new signing." They really do take the supporters for mugs. Predicted that old chestnut yesterday. Garner is another Sandgaard puppet. Totally disagree with you, Reams. He’s got a team to motivate to win games so no matter how frustrated he must be feeling inside, he can’t show that openly or it’ll rub off on performances and esprit de corps. It’s one of the burdens of command. What he’s thinking is ‘WTF didn’t we have a back up lined up?’. We’d still be moaning, quite rightly IMHO, but then it would be on a par with most of our ends to transfer windows rather than the worst in living memory. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2022 6:36:27 GMT
The criticism of Garner is ridiculous. His job is to win football matches. What do you want him to do Reams?Come out and openly criticise the owner? That worked well for Scott Parker.
There is only one person to blame and that is Sandgaard.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2022 7:27:07 GMT
Garner is in a no win situation.
Everyone knows that he hasn’t been backed, if he says our squad isn’t strong enough (like Parker did) he risks losing the dressing room, if he says he hasnt been backed (again, like Parker did) our trigger happy owner & his wife won’t be happy.
If we don’t go up this season the fanbase won’t be blaming Ben Garner - another individual & his two family members will be responsible.
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Post by norfolkrobin on Sept 3, 2022 7:48:15 GMT
Garner is in a no win situation. Everyone knows that he hasn’t been backed, if he says our squad isn’t strong enough (like Parker did) he risks losing the dressing room, if he says he hasnt been backed (again, like Parker did) our trigger happy owner & his wife won’t be happy. If we don’t go up this season the fanbase won’t be blaming Ben Garner - another individual & his two family members will be responsible. Good post. Fans aren't daft we all know the root of the problem,but BG will take the brunt of frustration when inevitably injuries start affecting performances and ultimately results.I don't want to go overboard here,but BG's work so far has been impressive and as I've said before IF we can run with the pack with what we have he'll be doing a great job. Aspirations of the play offs are one thing,but if TS believes we're nailed on and therefore didn't see the need to strengthen then he's only got himself to blame,relying on Garniola and his polishing of academy gems is a big risk. |
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Post by valleyfaithful on Sept 3, 2022 10:13:59 GMT
The squad is half decent but I'm starting to think Sandgaard is going for sound-bites. How can he claim that our business is data-driven, is it data that meant we signed three ex-Swindon players after obtaining the Swindon manager? On top of that we've signed two lower league standout players in O'Connell (who has come good) and MacGrandles (who has not yet). All of the data and analysis that is Martin's full time job really hasn't given any sign of producing a player. We can't claim to be emulating Brentford or Peteborough and not spend a penny on a fee, at the very least the black box might have produced a standout League Two or even National League striker that with the hike in wages would've been an easy sign. To go for Macaulay Bonne (paying only 50% of wages according to a local journo on Twitter), is not data-driven, it's Gallen spurting out ANOTHER ex-signing which seems to be our trademark for the last few years.
The recruitment system is broken and until Sandgaard parks his ego and family ties to appoint a proper CEO with power to execute a vision, we will not get promoted and I'd put money on that being the case.
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Post by aaronaldo on Sept 3, 2022 11:00:40 GMT
The squad is half decent but I'm starting to think Sandgaard is going for sound-bites. How can he claim that our business is data-driven, is it data that meant we signed three ex-Swindon players after obtaining the Swindon manager? On top of that we've signed two lower league standout players in O'Connell (who has come good) and MacGrandles (who has not yet). All of the data and analysis that is Martin's full time job really hasn't given any sign of producing a player. We can't claim to be emulating Brentford or Peteborough and not spend a penny on a fee, at the very least the black box might have produced a standout League Two or even National League striker that with the hike in wages would've been an easy sign. To go for Macaulay Bonne (paying only 50% of wages according to a local journo on Twitter), is not data-driven, it's Gallen spurting out ANOTHER ex-signing which seems to be our trademark for the last few years. The recruitment system is broken and until Sandgaard parks his ego and family ties to appoint a proper CEO with power to execute a vision, we will not get promoted and I'd put money on that being the case. Great post. Agree with your points. I imagine most of our signings were from Garners recommendations and not the analytics team. To make money on transfers you have to snap up the players with potential and these will cost a fee. It’s all good looking at Brentford etc but if you miss the key point about their strategy then it’s pointless saying you’re trying to emulate this strategy. You have to invest in young players with talent to make profit. We can’t just rely on our academy. |
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Post by revilo on Sept 3, 2022 11:22:05 GMT
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Post by vaangard on Sept 3, 2022 16:14:47 GMT
Can we sign National League players outside the window? Tsimange didn't get a transfer and wasn't on bench today.
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Post by reamsofverse on Sept 3, 2022 16:22:34 GMT
Why him and not Mullin?
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Post by Mundell on Sept 3, 2022 16:50:07 GMT
The squad is half decent but I'm starting to think Sandgaard is going for sound-bites. How can he claim that our business is data-driven, is it data that meant we signed three ex-Swindon players after obtaining the Swindon manager? On top of that we've signed two lower league standout players in O'Connell (who has come good) and MacGrandles (who has not yet). All of the data and analysis that is Martin's full time job really hasn't given any sign of producing a player. We can't claim to be emulating Brentford or Peteborough and not spend a penny on a fee, at the very least the black box might have produced a standout League Two or even National League striker that with the hike in wages would've been an easy sign. To go for Macaulay Bonne (paying only 50% of wages according to a local journo on Twitter), is not data-driven, it's Gallen spurting out ANOTHER ex-signing which seems to be our trademark for the last few years. The recruitment system is broken and until Sandgaard parks his ego and family ties to appoint a proper CEO with power to execute a vision, we will not get promoted and I'd put money on that being the case. Good post valleyfaithful Nail on the head. Sandgaard is a bullshitter. While the bullshit has evolved the outcome hasn’t. The reality simply doesn’t match the rhetoric. Sadly, that’s been evident almost from day one and was an early red flag. Unfortunately, his narcissistic personality means he’s always right and that he always wants to be in the limelight. He’s almost certainly a nightmare to work for. Ben Garner is a good coach and he appears to be a good man. He’ll deserve a huge amount of credit if he succeeds. |
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Post by aaronaldo on Sept 3, 2022 18:22:46 GMT
Wrexham have no need for money so the only way they sell Mullin is for silly money. We won’t even offer what he’s worth, so it’s not worth thinking about it. |
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Post by jonkool on Sept 3, 2022 19:58:18 GMT
Been out of the loop for a couple of days … am
I correct that we were unable to unload JFC, DJ and MacGillivary or did I miss something?
If so we were unable to purchase and only offloaded Gilbey … what a disastrous outcome 😖
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Post by aaronaldo on Sept 3, 2022 21:22:51 GMT
Been out of the loop for a couple of days … am I correct that we were unable to unload JFC, DJ and MacGillivary or did I miss something? If so we were unable to purchase and only offloaded Gilbey … what a disastrous outcome 😖 Correct. Your last sentence sums up the end of the window for us. overall I’d give the window a 6/10. We did well considering how little we’ve spent (fee wise, not wages). We could’ve had a 8 or 9/10 though with a few good additions. I think we’ll have to wait until next summer to really improve the squad now. I can’t see much happening in January. |
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Post by norfolkrobin on Sept 3, 2022 21:38:52 GMT
Can we sign National League players outside the window? Tsimange didn't get a transfer and wasn't on bench today. Is that a possibility? Can EFL clubs poach from the national league outside the window? Nixon has a story involving us tomorrow apparently,returning defender TT or something a bit more interesting? |
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Post by vaangard on Sept 5, 2022 17:26:40 GMT
A he is probably on more money than any of our strikers B he is a poacher not a player for a 4-3-3 C he has iffy temperement. D he is contracted. |
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Post by reamsofverse on Sept 5, 2022 19:58:21 GMT
A he is probably on more money than any of our strikers B he is a poacher not a player for a 4-3-3 C he has iffy temperement. D he is contracted. Iffy temperament? As in 10 yellows in his last 85 games and one red in his entire career? What a strange statement? 65 goals in his last 92 appearances. |
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Post by aucklandaddick on Sept 5, 2022 20:54:48 GMT
Been out of the loop for a couple of days … am I correct that we were unable to unload JFC, DJ and MacGillivary or did I miss something? If so we were unable to purchase and only offloaded Gilbey … what a disastrous outcome 😖 Correct. Your last sentence sums up the end of the window for us. overall I’d give the window a 6/10. We did well considering how little we’ve spent (fee wise, not wages). We could’ve had a 8 or 9/10 though with a few good additions. I think we’ll have to wait until next summer to really improve the squad now. I can’t see much happening in January. Decent appraisal of the situation, think BG did ok with the budget he had, all the signings has BGs stamp on it, The winter transfer window is a waste of time, clubs would rather keep their best players until their contracts run down rather than sell them at a reduced price, that practice seems to have changed recently probably to appease disgruntled fans Next summer for me will be Groundhog Day, with TS wanting to break even I can only see things continuing the way they are 17 outgoing recouped salaries from last year and 7 incoming player salaries tells its own story |
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Post by aucklandaddick on Sept 5, 2022 21:00:21 GMT
A he is probably on more money than any of our strikers B he is a poacher not a player for a 4-3-3 C he has iffy temperement. D he is contracted. Iffy temperament? As in 10 yellows in his last 85 games and one red in his entire career? What a strange statement? 65 goals in his last 92 appearances. Reams the bottom line here is we simply couldn’t afford him, he is the ideal mobile goal scoring centre forward that we lack but any player currently in contract is out of our scope as we won’t pay a fee…. I can see us taking on Tyrell Thomas on a short term deal as he is currently training with us, imagine he is fairly fit and he will be cheap so it’s a no brainer for me |
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Post by Mundell on Sept 5, 2022 22:20:28 GMT
I recall seeing Terell Thomas in an FA Youth Cup tie and have followed his career since. With all due respect to him, if we sign him it really will be confirmation that Sandgaard is trying to save pennies. On a par with the story of the young woman in her thirties looking for a husband. She was asked whether she had a type. “What’s my type?”, she replied, “He just needs to be alive and in employment!” She was being ironic, but you get the idea. Being generous, he’d be a squad player.
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Post by valleydobson1 on Sept 7, 2022 16:02:51 GMT
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Post by eric on Sept 7, 2022 16:15:23 GMT
Not a great signing in my opinion. He isn't as good as what we have already. At least he's not injured yet . |
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Post by AndyAddick on Sept 12, 2022 10:27:49 GMT
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