It’s Friday reveal day man, we’ll unveil a few today and parade them at the match tonight man, then everything will be looking rosy again
Summer transfer rumours
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Stop crying and I'll wind my neck in then.
Have a bit of bloody faith - the ew owner has been here 5 mins and already made massive investments off teh pitch and revamped the structure behind the scenes. It's going to take time and I'd rather we get it right than just recruit any old **** from Portsmouth
I appreciate what he's doing off the pitch, building a team thats capable of getting out of our league is number 1 priority though. The season finished nearly 2 months ago and we have yet to see a cash signing. We still have no fullbacks, replacement for Wyke or any kind of strengh in depth. Mcgeadys obviously not going to play every game this season so we need a player with similar ability out wide aswell. Going into the season so depleted is not an acceptable way to run a club in my opinion
Agree it's not ideal, but if playing Younger and Neil at full back for the 1st couple of games means we get some quality additions (rather than shopping in the McFadzean section) then I'll accept that. All eyes on the net few weeks.....
SCMP not apply to these like. 12 months ago they nearly went out of business.
Didnt Grumpy say something like the owner can put his own money in as long as it isn't a loan. A risky strategy obviously because he will have to do it every year till the contracts run out
Didnt know that. Thought it was earned revenue only but I am no expert. Wigan have sold 6k season tickets so has to raise an eyebrow.
Well that explains why Wigan have had to push the boat out
Only on fees, not wages I think. Wages are capped at a percentage of turnover.
With regards to Wigan they’ve pushed the boat out and everyone seems to be regarding their business as smart. I’ve looked at the players they’ve signed and I’m not really that impressed. We all know that Max Power is absolutely bang average for this level, I’d more than had my fill of him by the end of his time here. As for Wyke it may seem baffling to those on the outside looking in but I’m not too bothered about him leaving either. He’s had one really outstanding season in his career and we all know how limited he is.
According to their website they have 4 first team players, which must be what they had at the start of the summer.
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It is to us as fans!!
But addressing the state the club was in when KLD took it on will be his number 1 priority!
Look back at the state the pitch when he 'took control' and that is the one thing we could all see was a disgrace for a club of this 'size and reputation' we were once renowned for the quality of our pitches.
Although I have no knowledge of the state of the rest of the club we have all heard how much money we were haemorrhaging that all takes time to sort out and especially in the current climate.
Although the fullback areas are a concern we still have players that do a decent job in them areas if it does take a little more time to get the right player in
If Embleton recreate any where near his form for England he would keep McGeady out of any side and we have hardly seen him in a red and white shirt
Ensuring we do actually have a club that is sustainable is probably the right way to run it IMO
Something like that, but think he also said the rules change again from championship to L1, ita not really a wonder clubs end up in bother on top of the obvious crap owners the rules over finance chop & change, should be simple rules that apply all the way through all levels of football.
Embletons main position is central so he's not going to replace Mcgeady anytime soon. He played wide Right a few times for Blackpool but their fans didnt really rate him there.
As for the club do you not think it would make sense for our long term future to invest in the first team squad now, get out of this league and get ourselves back on the footballing map. Theres no money to be made in League 1. Im no buisness man but id say its pretty obvious that investing and getting out of this league asap would be the way forward.
Whats the point in pussy footing around and risking yet another season down in the lower leagues with a nice posh stadium and fancy Pitch? I agree all that work needs to be done but the first team squad should have been a huge priority as soon as the final whistle was blown back in May.
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Who is to says it's not a priority mate. Everyone is second guessing what is going on behind the scenes. Let's see where we are come the end of the window. I'd rather try everything to get our top targets rather than going for the run of the mill journeymen. It's a gamble but one worth taking
Yes i agree getting the right players in is crucial but the closer we get to the window with so little numbers the more likely we are to do the opposite. Theres a whole load of players that would have improved us signed for other clubs now, we're left with players that nobody really wants or players that are going to cost a fair few quid to persuade their curent clubs who will be fully prepared for the new season to sell. These clubs will also know a replacement will be needed so the closer we get to the window the harder its going to be to sign people