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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 8, 2018 20:48:42 GMT
As far as the budget from memory we've lost Slocombe & Mensah (out on loan) Burn, Sweeney, Brown, Bola, Moore, Telford & Broome (released) Harrison, Gaffney (sold) to be replaced by Bonham, Martin, THD, Matthews, Upson, Rodman, Reilly, Payne & Jakubiak, so 11 players replaced by 9 plus a £200K transfer fee paid, I doubt our budget is any less than last season's when it was suggested it was around 16th or 17th?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 23:00:11 GMT
The very wise Yoda once said something along the lines of "failure is a great teacher". Francis had a terrible start at Exeter, Buckle and Atkins had much success before joining us. Who would you rather have? DC has done an unbelievable job. He has had a lot of success and with his hands effectively tied by having to sell his best players. Personally, I think when Parts and Sercs are fully fit we will look a much better team and this experience will help DC be a better manager. With a bit more fortune we could have beaten Rochdale and Walsall (not saying we deserved it) but a couple of inches were all that cost us. I do worry about Marcus recruitment as I heard he recommended Gosling and Nichols. Hopefully one or stickers can nick a goal tomorrow and boost their confidence. If not DC has to have the funds to get someone like Stockley. I heard he was a major target but we just couldn't afford him. Im with you on this,appoint yoda as manager asap. |
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Post by William Wilson on Oct 9, 2018 6:32:06 GMT
The very wise Yoda once said something along the lines of "failure is a great teacher". Francis had a terrible start at Exeter, Buckle and Atkins had much success before joining us. Who would you rather have? DC has done an unbelievable job. He has had a lot of success and with his hands effectively tied by having to sell his best players. Personally, I think when Parts and Sercs are fully fit we will look a much better team and this experience will help DC be a better manager. With a bit more fortune we could have beaten Rochdale and Walsall (not saying we deserved it) but a couple of inches were all that cost us. I do worry about Marcus recruitment as I heard he recommended Gosling and Nichols. Hopefully one or stickers can nick a goal tomorrow and boost their confidence. If not DC has to have the funds to get someone like Stockley. I heard he was a major target but we just couldn't afford him. Im with you on this,appoint yoda as manager asap. Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Oct 9, 2018 9:46:57 GMT
Im with you on this,appoint yoda as manager asap. Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Surely Han up front as he would shoot first. And use the (two banks of) fours, in defence. |
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Post by tomylil on Oct 9, 2018 9:52:07 GMT
As far as the budget from memory we've lost Slocombe & Mensah (out on loan) Burn, Sweeney, Brown, Bola, Moore, Telford & Broome (released) Harrison, Gaffney (sold) to be replaced by Bonham, Martin, THD, Matthews, Upson, Rodman, Reilly, Payne & Jakubiak, so 11 players replaced by 9 plus a £200K transfer fee paid, I doubt our budget is any less than last season's when it was suggested it was around 16th or 17th? I thought only Payne cost a declared fee, and Holmes-Dennis undisclosed. Not a lot to work with is it. |
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Post by faggotygas on Oct 9, 2018 9:53:42 GMT
Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Surely Han up front as he would shoot first. And use the (two banks of) fours, in defence. That's too clever. Please leave the forum immediately. |
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Post by pucklegas on Oct 9, 2018 9:53:55 GMT
Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Surely Han up front as he would shoot first. And use the (two banks of) fours, in defence. Surely Hani in defence because he keeps it tight and never gives anything away 😂 |
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Post by tomylil on Oct 9, 2018 9:54:11 GMT
Good question.I assume next to nothing as I can't see much evidence to suggest the Harrison money has all been spent on players, and most pf the new boys have been recruited on frees. We're losing £2m a year so it's a given player sales won't be ploughed back in to the transfer kitty. What is clear is that DC has had reasonable financial backing to develop the squad, including over £500k on a two strikers who barely look Football League standard at this point in time. Clearly major mistakes have been made on the recruitment side. Upson, Rodman, Payne etc won't be on insignificant wages. I'd still back DC to put things right however. He's the best man to turn this around and I certainly wouldn't want us to go down the route of changing the manager, regardless if we got relegated. Harrison and Brown surely on wages to compare with Upson Rodman and Payne, and I need to give my head a wobble because I thought we only bought one striker. |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Oct 9, 2018 10:18:43 GMT
Im with you on this,appoint yoda as manager asap. Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Darth Vader as manager. And ja ja binks as captain |
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 9, 2018 10:19:16 GMT
We brought in Reilly, who clearly thought our offer was worth him moving his wife and young child miles form home, plus AJ to replace Telford. I doubt the wage bill for these 3 players is much different than the three they replaced. THD could well be on more than Brown plus we've had to pay Martin's wages until at least January in addition.
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Post by stuart1974 on Oct 9, 2018 10:27:59 GMT
Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Surely Han up front as he would shoot first. And use the (two banks of) fours, in defence. Han would be a lone striker. (Think about it 😉) |
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Post by scoobydoogas on Oct 9, 2018 17:42:03 GMT
Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Darth Vader as manager. And ja ja binks as captain Ja ja binks is already playing at right back and can't cross for sh**. |
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Post by legas on Oct 9, 2018 17:58:48 GMT
Darth Vader as manager. And ja ja binks as captain Ja ja binks is already playing at right back and can't cross for sh**. One of the characters started a rumour on here ... it was Mace Windup |
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Post by William Wilson on Oct 10, 2018 8:30:03 GMT
Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Surely Han up front as he would shoot first. And use the (two banks of) fours, in defence. Sorted. And once we`ve won the league, we can turn our attention to ridding the universe of the Death Star, ( or Ashton Gate, as it`s otherwise known ). |
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Post by oldgas on Oct 11, 2018 7:42:29 GMT
Pains me to say. It’s like putting your pet dog down but the time has come he’s in pain. 0 goals in 3 games v sh** opp I haven't bothered to reply to this post before, but every time I see the title on the front page it irritates me. so here's my reply: Utter Shyte. Have a word with yourself. Who else could we get that could replace DC? |
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Post by matealotblue on Oct 11, 2018 7:58:16 GMT
Pains me to say. It’s like putting your pet dog down but the time has come he’s in pain. 0 goals in 3 games v sh** opp I haven't bothered to reply to this post before, but every time I see the title on the front page it irritates me. so here's my reply: Utter Shyte. Have a word with yourself. Who else could we get that could replace DC? Seems there are a number of posters on this forum reckon they could do it ....easy.........🤔 |
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Post by tomylil on Oct 11, 2018 9:14:10 GMT
Pains me to say. It’s like putting your pet dog down but the time has come he’s in pain. 0 goals in 3 games v sh** opp I haven't bothered to reply to this post before, but every time I see the title on the front page it irritates me. so here's my reply: Utter Shyte. Have a word with yourself. Who else could we get that could replace DC? Apart from anything else, surely DC would be due compensation, so either a lump sum or a double overhead which wouldn't help finances unless the club promoted MS. |
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Post by mayhews on Oct 11, 2018 10:48:45 GMT
Im with you on this,appoint yoda as manager asap. Absolutely. Chewbacca in goal, R2-D2 and C-3PO playing wingbacks, and Princess Leia up front. Out of this world.
Surely it should be Jabba the Hutt in goal nothing will get past him with Chewbacca as the commanding centre half . |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Oct 11, 2018 11:11:24 GMT
The very wise Yoda once said something along the lines of "failure is a great teacher". Francis had a terrible start at Exeter, Buckle and Atkins had much success before joining us. Who would you rather have? DC has done an unbelievable job. He has had a lot of success and with his hands effectively tied by having to sell his best players. Personally, I think when Parts and Sercs are fully fit we will look a much better team and this experience will help DC be a better manager. With a bit more fortune we could have beaten Rochdale and Walsall (not saying we deserved it) but a couple of inches were all that cost us. I do worry about Marcus recruitment as I heard he recommended Gosling and Nichols. Hopefully one or stickers can nick a goal tomorrow and boost their confidence. If not DC has to have the funds to get someone like Stockley. I heard he was a major target but we just couldn't afford him. Yes Stewart recommended Nichols, lets hope he never becomes manager. We could have afforded Stockley if, we had put in Nicholls as part-ex and not wasted money on more central midfielders 
When was the last time another club couldn't afford one of our players?
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Post by lpgas on Oct 11, 2018 14:43:15 GMT
Pains me to say. It’s like putting your pet dog down but the time has come he’s in pain. 0 goals in 3 games v sh** opp I haven't bothered to reply to this post before, but every time I see the title on the front page it irritates me. so here's my reply: Utter Shyte. Have a word with yourself. Who else could we get that could replace DC? I will tell you, when he goes the club will receive at least 30 applications. Dc has to go. Ask yourself this. Who else would regulary pick a striker who has scored ONCE in 54 games? Who would play our best attacking central midfielder out wide? Who would constantly moan about a lack of investment even though he has a development squad for the first time, and a squad that is far to big. Who else would watch a striker score, and then drop him the following game to play the useless 1 goal in 54 Nicholls. I could go on but you only have to look at the gates that are dropping at home and the fact that the away support is almost half what it was this time last season. DC is just a good lower league manager. He treats the squad like they play for Chelsea, with constant changes, and yet, this season he has made more changes than Chelsea, and no I wouldn't want Holloway back either, another complete arse |
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