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Doesn’t matter who is going, who is coming is the way forward. Once they have gone that is it, no good dwelling on ‘what if’.

Ronnie Hotdogs wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:23 pm

Millennial Snowflake wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:03 pm

o-no wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:22 pm I've got mixed feelings on this. However, no disrespect to anyone from Mansfield, but it's an absolute steaming awful awful awful shitehole.

You know you don’t have to live in the same town/city your football team is located right?

Exactly.

He could live in Chesterfield or Lincoln instead.

Both are nicer than Mansfield tbf

Kimpon wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:04 pm Doesn’t matter who is going, who is coming is the way forward. Once they have gone that is it, no good dwelling on ‘what if’.

I agree . I'm confident we can replace Johnson with somebody at least as good as him, if not better.

DJ is capable of netting at least 25 goals next season, we've made a massive mistake in letting him go.

So much for the new investors and their big talk ..... why couldnt we better Mansfields offer ?

Good to see Kenny Jackett being his own man .

If a Player doesnt want to be here
Out the door .

Bring in newer better players plaese Kenny .

PutneyO wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:23 am DJ is capable of netting at least 25 goals next season, we've made a massive mistake in letting him go.

So much for the new investors and their big talk ..... why couldnt we better Mansfields offer ?

Johnson hit a purple patch last season and although he'll score a few for Mansfield next season my prediction is he'll struggle to get into double figures . There are strikers being released from higher up the leagues so I'm confident KJ can find somebody else who's better.

Best finisher at the club since Griff, shame we didn't have the quality around him to do him justice. He'll be a big loss in my opinion. But all this rubbish about the club making a mistake and letting him go is nonsensical, he chose to leave. I'd assume not for money if he's going to mansfield, most likely location closer to home and cost of living, but whatever the reason, what more could the club have done?

Would have been happy for him to stay, is an excellent finisher, and was feeding off scraps in our 433/451

That said, in the 2nd half of the season, looked like he was sulking half the time, so maybe that has been instrumental in the club not making him the best of offers, financially.
Mansfield is a lot closer to the NE than London, so I guess it's a combination of things..

It's really all about what we do next. Historically, 20 goal a season strikers come along very rarely for LOFC..

Nigel Clough’s comment sums up what was so wrong about last season for me: "We were impressed with the variety of goals he scored last season, with not too many situations and chances created for him”.

Based on his record, the loss of DJ and potentially others who have been offered contracts (any of which I would be sorry to see go), I’ll back KJ to get in the players he wants.

Jordan Bowery coming the other way!!??

EastDerehamO wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:20 am Nigel Clough’s comment sums up what was so wrong about last season for me: "We were impressed with the variety of goals he scored last season, with not too many situations and chances created for him”.

Based on his record, the loss of DJ and potentially others who have been offered contracts (any of which I would be sorry to see go), I’ll back KJ to get in the players he wants.

The variety of goals? 97% of his goals were from chasing long balls down the channels and catching out defenders and goalkeepers.

20 goal a season strikers are like gold dust. Everyone would have them if they were plentiful. Johnson will score 25 goals for Mansfield, because they will play him to his strengths , unlike the rookie managers he played under here.
We dont know all the reasons his left obviously, but I understand the club have been in contract talks since the turn of the year, yet he leaves it till second week of June to make his mind up.
I believe Vigs and Wilko will also go, meaning a lot of signings have to be made in a relatively short space of time, and have to be of a high quality.

EastDerehamO wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:20 am Nigel Clough’s comment sums up what was so wrong about last season for me: "We were impressed with the variety of goals he scored last season, with not too many situations and chances created for him”.

Based on his record, the loss of DJ and potentially others who have been offered contracts (any of which I would be sorry to see go), I’ll back KJ to get in the players he wants.

Looks like everyone but those in charge knew we did not create much.

someone told me DJ wanted to stay but was told he wasnt guaranteed game time under Kenny Jackett, now this of course could be someone telling me an absolute steaming pile of camel sh*t, but IF true then this suggests to me Kenny has someone lined up that he thinks will be better, or (less likely) he think he can get Ruel doing a better job

For whatever reason, he didn't look that interested for the back half of last season (at least). If he's not now enthused by the new management regime enough to want to stay it's probably best that he's on his way.

Clough's brand of football is slightly more attractive and conducive to DJ than Jackett's hoofball

Admin wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:06 pm At least I won’t have to listen to Dave Victor calling him “Superstar DJ” any more. On that basis alone I’m f*cking delighted

Was gonna post the exact same thing!!

theballmagnet wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:31 am

Admin wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:06 pm At least I won’t have to listen to Dave Victor calling him “Superstar DJ” any more. On that basis alone I’m f*cking delighted

Was gonna post the exact same thing!!

Add me to the list........

Good strikers are like gold dust and thats why they are so expensive and we let our best player go to a two bob northern team, we could have easily tempted him to stay.

No doubt we'll find a washed up 'Jamie Cureton' type striker from a Championship club and expect him to do the business

Good strikers are like gold dust and thats why they are so expensive and we let our best player go to a two bob northern team, we could have easily tempted him to stay.

No doubt we'll find a washed up 'Jamie Cureton' type striker from a Championship club and expect him to do the business

You mean the dude who scored 51 League 2 goals in the following 3 seasons after he left Orient?

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:41 pm You mean the dude who scored 51 League 2 goals in the following 3 seasons after he left Orient?

Jamie Cureton scored about 6 goals in non-league football after he left us

PutneyO wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:13 pm

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:41 pm You mean the dude who scored 51 League 2 goals in the following 3 seasons after he left Orient?

Jamie Cureton scored about 6 goals in non-league football after he left us

You're aware Wikipedia exists right?

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:16 pm

PutneyO wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:13 pm

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:41 pm You mean the dude who scored 51 League 2 goals in the following 3 seasons after he left Orient?

Jamie Cureton scored about 6 goals in non-league football after he left us

You're aware Wikipedia exists right?

WTF !