Summer window

Haha you really need to press the reply button, who had a day off, who is injured ?

 

The squad had the day off I'd imagine.

 

Sorry mate. Not to say that with the right players in and a pick me up Mowbray won’t cheer up but at this stage with another big game upon us, albeit one we could nick, a key player short. There seems to be a bit of movement at other places now. Stoke more in, Hull, Archer moving so hopefully some cards will fall into place here too and we get through to the end of the season without changing manager.again.

 

Hmmm well when u put it like that I think it’s all one sided, Mowbray needs to respect his employers and keep his mouth shut, or, and this is a big or, the press are simply highlighting any comment that could be construed as negative and trying to make a story out of it, sowing the seeds of discontent etc etc?

 

I think a lack of respect, Farioli in the news etc is Mowbray’s issue. Respect is a two way street. The fact that hit the press without anyone speaking to him is trailer trash tbh. I get why they were doing it, you just make sure the rules are in place before you engage. We manage it with players

 

Got another week of this till the window closes, that's a depressing thought

 

I think too many people are thinking too hard about TM and KS, to me TM wants a new contract and the club (KS) are probably waiting until the transfer window shuts to negotiate. TM has recently been through this dance with Blackburn which ended badly for him so is obviously anxious.
Everything else is mostly rumour and supposition based on peoples perceptions of interviews and TM demeanor (which is fairly dour at the best of times). The links to Farioli were leaked from his side and that obviously had an effect on TM but they seemed to surface at a bad time for the club and the cynic in me thinks that this was timed to give Farioli a lot of interest at the end of the season. Maybe KS and TM are not the best of friends but as a lot of previous posters have said they dont need to be.
For me the business the club has done so far seems excellent and people are more hung up looking for reasons to be negative when in reality we should be bursting for the next game to see where this young exciting team can go.
One more point A player can only become experienced by playing games or showing maturity around the club its not the age that matters. Jude Bellingham was Dortmund Captain.

 

Mate we want to hope we get a striker (sure we will, just complicated market at mo) in & signings we need or we will have this until January 31st

 

I’d say your post is also well thought through and supposition. Just depends on where your instinct takes you. I think we’re a well run club with some obvious black holes. Happy to point out both because where ones leaning us forward some are holding us back again. Fill the holes, improve relationships with coach position whoever that might be and strengthen the striking / goal options long term and we’re away and running. Goal getter and goalkeeper are key positions like it or not.

 

Very likely if you ask me. Putting it bluntly, most of the press hate us. The Daily Hell has hated us for about 20 years, the Mirror is firmly in the mags camp and had been since the early days of Hall and Keegan, so regularly has a downer on us and the Sun? Well, let's remember how the loved calling us "Derland" when they were banned under Bruce, leaking team sheets, transfer targets, quoting Angeleri accusing the club of discrimination against him when he wasn't being picked, and so on. The Custises there are open mag fans, Sean Custis was even there with a photographer when Ashley flew to the mags training ground when he took over. Any credit we get off any of those papers is generally back handed and they can't wait to stick the boot in if they get the chance. The sad thing is most of the rest will follow on because they don't want to look like they're missing out. And the online stuff is even worse for jumping on a bandwagon and repeating stuff

 

So good points....& Very clear points on a club currently work in progress, transition from where we have been...its not going to happen overnight & could still take couple of years before were truly setup....but constant tweaks will always take place...if they dont were standing still

 

Aww don't say that, we will get one I'm positive of that.

It might not be one we all agree on but I have to believe the club will not leave us short

 

It bloody will be if we don't bring any players in.

 

I know **** all in a way like , though I did used to hang out with an agent so know the murky side of it all. but money talks in football and goals cost money. I think probably with Stewart, maybe Clarke, others in the division will pay the going rate got a striker at pre premier league level and we won’t. That means they don’t sign, Simple’s as that. I totally get the cumulative growth thing, caution, value in youth etc but I think it’s a simple as an unrealistic fee to sign goals. Strikers will have other options and if ours isn’t competitive they go elsewhere. But yes they have to balance the books and it must be a nightmare with the greedy little bassa’s.

 

The vast majority of our outgoings is all for wage redistribution.

 

Got to get the balance right between wage structure and squad quality.

 

It's also age too. Re sale value on players etc.

 

Be some cracking deals towards the end of this window mind. Really starting to move in the prem now and with all the money from Saudi, you'd expect even more.

 

We haven't really let anyone leave yet, so that would make sense

 

Some nagging doubts about his injury still.