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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 29, 2014 8:49:18 GMT
Trotman extending his contract looks any interesting one as those the fact he, in my view, was harshly dropped today indicate DC/NT still haven't overcome whatever issues they need to resolve before he signs a contract extension? Trotman was dropped because he has dodgy knees and can't play 2 games in short time scale Surely he#splayed Saturday/Tuesday for us this season? Anyway is that the issue stopping us offering him a new contract DC's already mentioned? I thought McChystral was outstanding yesterday which just shows the benefits of compettion for places.
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Post by RD on Dec 29, 2014 9:29:04 GMT
Tubbs lol. Why not go for Gareth Bale while we are at it. Just as much chance - i.e. zero percent.A nice thought a few months back but there is literally no chance whatsoever now. Best chance would be a 200k bid for Akinde. Don't rate him, but that 200k would probably guarantee our spot in the FL next season (which is worth more than 200k). Take away Akinde's goals and I bet Barnet are relegation candidates #onemanteam #areyouliverpoolindisguise You mad bro? Why? Do you think we have better than a zero percent chance of signing him?
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Post by hargravegas on Dec 29, 2014 9:31:41 GMT
Peopleseem to forget that we have paid a fee for Blisset, he is our striker signing, maybe get a loanee in for comoetition (if the others go back) but i cant see us spending any more money up front. Tubbs isnt hapoening, LDV to end of season would be great though
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Dec 29, 2014 12:58:45 GMT
Why? Do you think we have better than a zero percent chance of signing him? Yes, definitely.
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Post by gasoline on Dec 29, 2014 15:20:12 GMT
Seems to me a bid of c£100k to Barnet for Akinde would be a wise move.
If we got him he effectively guarantees goals at this level and significanltly weakens our rivals.
If they reject (most likely) then we may out the cat amongst the pigeons at Barnet for no cost.
It's the classic trick which Barca and Real have pulled on teams like Athletico/Valencia in the past. Whilst we're not quite Barcelona(!), few would argue with the biggest club in this league.
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Post by mehewmagic on Dec 29, 2014 15:34:51 GMT
I've been saying for a long time I'd like us to sign a right back but I must say after leadbitter's second half display at torquey then his performance against maccy I'm not so sure, if he can continue that I'm more then happy to leave him there. I'd chop a leg off to get LDV for the season and definitely bring in another striker I like Leadbitter and have always liked him. There is def a footy player in there. It's our job to find that player rather than just discard him when he's not quite what we expected. The issue of RB is still a big issue though. My suspicion is that Leadbitter will be the best option at right back for the remaining home games as we play lots of the lower teams and may need more pacey attacking players to open teams up. Not sure about the hard away games we have coming up.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 29, 2014 15:40:36 GMT
Surely Locker is still an option at RB as Brown only appears to have a slight groin strain?
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Post by Severncider on Dec 30, 2014 4:11:37 GMT
Trotman was dropped because he has dodgy knees and can't play 2 games in short time scale Surely he#splayed Saturday/Tuesday for us this season? Anyway is that the issue stopping us offering him a new contract DC's already mentioned? I thought McChystral was outstanding yesterday which just shows the benefits of compettion for places. Yes
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Post by nailseagas on Dec 30, 2014 8:39:48 GMT
Seems to me a bid of c£100k to Barnet for Akinde would be a wise move. If we got him he effectively guarantees goals at this level and significanltly weakens our rivals. If they reject (most likely) then we may out the cat amongst the pigeons at Barnet for no cost. It's the classic trick which Barca and Real have pulled on teams like Athletico/Valencia in the past. Whilst we're not quite Barcelona(!), few would argue with the biggest club in this league. Have you forgotten just how bad Akinde was when he was here, no thanks not even for 50p and before anyone starts it has nothing to do with him being a S**thead.He put zero effort into the team and was a waste of space. When he played here with Barnet this year he was awful, he did nothing but stand in the middle of the park and try to bully McChrystal/Parkes. Yes he may be the top scorer in the conference but that doesn't mean he is very good, spells at League clubs have proved this.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 30, 2014 8:54:44 GMT
Seems to me a bid of c£100k to Barnet for Akinde would be a wise move. If we got him he effectively guarantees goals at this level and significanltly weakens our rivals. If they reject (most likely) then we may out the cat amongst the pigeons at Barnet for no cost. It's the classic trick which Barca and Real have pulled on teams like Athletico/Valencia in the past. Whilst we're not quite Barcelona(!), few would argue with the biggest club in this league. Have you forgotten just how bad Akinde was when he was here, no thanks not even for 50p and before anyone starts it has nothing to do with him being a S**thead.He put zero effort into the team and was a waste of space. When he played here with Barnet this year he was awful, he did nothing but stand in the middle of the park and try to bully McChrystal/Parkes. Yes he may be the top scorer in the conference but that doesn't mean he is very good, spells at League clubs have proved this. Surely a striker is judge on how many goals he scores not if he looks good or not in one match? if joined us and scored say 10 goals and obviously none for Barnet that could well be the difference between promotion or another season of Conference football. Although I don't want us to sign him as he was so bad first time around.
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Post by alasitsgas on Dec 31, 2014 8:54:41 GMT
Have we learnt nothing from previous deals. If my memory serves me we signed a bloke called Bob Lee I think from Leicester a must have to get promotion Failed More recently JJ O Toole a must have.Who in my humble opinion cost us our league status Total Failure As for Akinde, well he was pants before and will be again Blisset has far more potential.
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Post by oldgas on Dec 31, 2014 10:54:24 GMT
The manager has stated he would like to get 2 or 3 new faces in January. If that's what he thinks is necessary to keep the momentum and pressure on our rivals then that's fine by me. In DC I trust.
I can't remember the last time I looked forward to going to the football so much. That's all down to our brilliant young manager and I hope he can continue to grow with us, hopefully into the Championship in the UWE. Trust me, we haven't had anyone like him since the halcyon Francis days.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 31, 2014 11:57:25 GMT
Have we learnt nothing from previous deals. If my memory serves me we signed a bloke called Bob Lee I think from Leicester a must have to get promotion Failed More recently JJ O Toole a must have.Who in my humble opinion cost us our league status Total Failure As for Akinde, well he was pants before and will be again Blisset has far more potential. iss was a good signing but I can't see him ever scoring 30+ gaols in a season like Akinde's on target to do this season. Unless Barnet are paying him mega wages for the Conference I can't really see how they can keep hold of him next month.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Dec 31, 2014 12:07:45 GMT
Have we learnt nothing from previous deals. If my memory serves me we signed a bloke called Bob Lee I think from Leicester a must have to get promotion Failed More recently JJ O Toole a must have.Who in my humble opinion cost us our league status Total Failure As for Akinde, well he was pants before and will be again Blisset has far more potential. iss was a good signing but I can't see him ever scoring 30+ gaols in a season like Akinde's on target to do this season. Unless Barnet are paying him mega wages for the Conference I can't really see how they can keep hold of him next month. Who's actually after Akinde? Let's not forget that this is a bloke that he is not an up and coming young player who is full of potential, Akinde has had his chance at league level and not produced. I'm not convinced there will be too many clubs after his signature.
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Post by phillistine on Dec 31, 2014 12:08:42 GMT
Surely it would be worth buying Akinde just to stop Barnet in their tracks
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 31, 2014 13:37:36 GMT
iss was a good signing but I can't see him ever scoring 30+ gaols in a season like Akinde's on target to do this season. Unless Barnet are paying him mega wages for the Conference I can't really see how they can keep hold of him next month. Who's actually after Akinde? Let's not forget that this is a bloke that he is not an up and coming young player who is full of potential, Akinde has had his chance at league level and not produced. I'm not convinced there will be too many clubs after his signature. 40+ goals in two seasons suggests he's at the top of his game and Luton's results this season suggest there's not a great difference between Conference and Div 2, in fact looking at our team there's no difference defensively as it's virtually the same 5 players!
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Post by Mark Ash on Dec 31, 2014 13:51:45 GMT
Who's actually after Akinde? Let's not forget that this is a bloke that he is not an up and coming young player who is full of potential, Akinde has had his chance at league level and not produced. I'm not convinced there will be too many clubs after his signature. 40+ goals in two seasons suggests he's at the top of his game and Luton's results this season suggest there's not a great difference between Conference and Div 2, in fact looking at our team there's no difference defensively as it's virtually the same 5 players! But with very different results, surely?
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Post by Lambert's Right Boot on Dec 31, 2014 14:51:38 GMT
A more prolific striker would be fantastic, although with Taylor's form picking up we might not need one as desperately as we did previously.
A winger would do nicely. Dave Martin is not up to scratch and is returning to Luton soon, Della-Verde's sudden injury has left a whole in the squad too. Balanta's been decent and Gosling has played brilliantly the last two games but before that left a lot to be desired.
Tubbs is the dream. 12 goals in League Two this season and his record at this level is phenomenal. In Crawley's promotion season he grabbed 37 goals. However we may have to pay a fee as he's still got 6 months on his contract as well as his wages possibly being a stumbling block. We don't want to alienate other players and breaking our reasonable wage structure. We'd also have competition from other teams, Pompey being a notable one.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 31, 2014 16:20:35 GMT
40+ goals in two seasons suggests he's at the top of his game and Luton's results this season suggest there's not a great difference between Conference and Div 2, in fact looking at our team there's no difference defensively as it's virtually the same 5 players! But with very different results, surely? I don't think we had any real problems defensively last season it was scoring that was the issue? Regardless you are suggesting this teams defence is better than last season which is at odds with the suggestion Akinde won't make it as a league player as he tore us apart at the Hive.
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Post by Mark Ash on Dec 31, 2014 17:19:57 GMT
But with very different results, surely? I don't think we had any real problems defensively last season it was scoring that was the issue? Regardless you are suggesting this teams defence is better than last season which is at odds with the suggestion Akinde won't make it as a league player as he tore us apart at the Hive. Am I? I just assumed we were facing weaker attacks.
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