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Real Al wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:55 pm It sounds as though the SC only has one mic between them - can this be true?

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:08 pm - Touched on strengthening pretty much every position - centre half, full backs, DCM (hopefully Cisse), strikers and wingers. The only ones he didn't mention were Goalkeeper, understandably, and attacking CMs. Clay and Wright have jobs for life. Bonkers. Proper LOL'd at the bloke there who said Wright reminded him of Ray Wilkins.

Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:20 pm Instead of bringing in a 6th striker who was injured, why didnt we bring in another midfielder?

Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:20 pm Only listened to the last 10 mins but heard the bit about the formation and that we are exposed in centre midfield if we play 4-4-2. Hopefully that dispels anyone trying to downplay the fact a few of us have been banging on about CM for years.

Agree that its strange that we are changing our formation (and becoming less creative) because we haven't got the midfielders to play 4-4-2, despite Ross liking that. Instead of bringing in a 6th striker who was injured, why didnt we bring in another midfielder?

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:29 pm

Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:20 pm Instead of bringing in a 6th striker who was injured, why didnt we bring in another midfielder?

He was asked about the injured kid and his answer made sense - if the lad was fit, he would have gone to a L1 club, he's that good. So this way we get a player we wouldn't otherwise have got, and we get a little boost at the back end of the season.

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:21 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:29 pm

Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:20 pm Instead of bringing in a 6th striker who was injured, why didnt we bring in another midfielder?

He was asked about the injured kid and his answer made sense - if the lad was fit, he would have gone to a L1 club, he's that good. So this way we get a player we wouldn't otherwise have got, and we get a little boost at the back end of the season.

Question is are we paying his wages for all the time he spends injured?

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:25 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:21 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:29 pm

He was asked about the injured kid and his answer made sense - if the lad was fit, he would have gone to a L1 club, he's that good. So this way we get a player we wouldn't otherwise have got, and we get a little boost at the back end of the season.

Question is are we paying his wages for all the time he spends injured?

Being that he is spending much of his time at Tottenhams treatment room, but was at the home game last weekend , i think that would be a NO.

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:04 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:25 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:21 pm

Question is are we paying his wages for all the time he spends injured?

Being that he is spending much of his time at Tottenhams treatment room, but was at the home game last weekend , i think that would be a NO.

That question wasn't asked, sadly. But I agree, we can't be. That would be ridiculous.

Constanza wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:41 pm Think there was a Mike Hunt in the Bechetti era.

banqo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:42 pm

Constanza wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:41 pm Think there was a Mike Hunt in the Bechetti era.

Think there were three or four to be honest!!

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:11 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:04 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:25 pm

Being that he is spending much of his time at Tottenhams treatment room, but was at the home game last weekend , i think that would be a NO.

That question wasn't asked, sadly. But I agree, we can't be. That would be ridiculous.

The Q wasnt asked , but we can assume that as was already stated ,
Had the kid been fit he would be on loan in league 1 not league 2.

His injury put paid to that & as Ross has known the kid for a few years
Its a no risk loan , when he is fit we get him .
Seems to be a 1/3 of wages for us getting a kid on loan as was discussed with the
Dean Smith question.

Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:07 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:11 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:04 pm

That question wasn't asked, sadly. But I agree, we can't be. That would be ridiculous.

The Q wasnt asked , but we can assume that as was already stated ,
Had the kid been fit he would be on loan in league 1 not league 2.

His injury put paid to that & as Ross has known the kid for a few years
Its a no risk loan , when he is fit we get him .
Seems to be a 1/3 of wages for us getting a kid on loan as was discussed with the
Dean Smith question.

Not sure I believe that considering he had a couple of unsuccessful loan spells at league one clubs already.

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:08 pm Listened to it all back. Very open as always.

My concerns are around:

- Talking up the sale of Happe instead of playing it down (just as Porter was doing the other day). It's as if we want to flog him off for a few quid.

- Touched on strengthening pretty much every position - centre half, full backs, DCM (hopefully Cisse), strikers and wingers. The only ones he didn't mention were Goalkeeper, understandably, and attacking CMs. Clay and Wright have jobs for life. Bonkers. Proper LOL'd at the bloke there who said Wright reminded him of Ray Wilkins.

- Said won't play 4-4-2 because Wright and Clay there leaves us exposed. (Yet doesn't want to strengthen there, would rather just change formation to accomodate them).

- Massively hyped up Ling and the negotiating he's doing (despite the fact that we've got so many players who still haven't been able to finalise negotiations with).

- Blaming the fans for making the players edgy when trying to play the ball out from the back. Blaming the pitch for not being good enough to play the ball out from the back. (No mention of our inadequate CMs hiding as the reason we can't play the ball out from the back).