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[King Kareoke]

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Ah the great Randy Rhodes to brighten the mood

 

[Blond Bombshell]

Ah the great Randy Rhodes to brighten the mood

Fantastic guitarist, saw them live at Sunderland Mecca, Crazy Train tour

 

[Smug in Boots]

There's a reason supporters shouldn't run football clubs and rarely do ... although it's clear, from looking at forums, quite a few think they do.

There's no room for sentiment in business and it's the first time the club has been run as one. Yes it would be lovely to have all the old favourites like Gooch somewhere in the background, for nostalgic cameos, but it's costly and distracting.

In my opinion we have to get away from the idea that most players are here because they 'get the club' or because local people are lovely ... not everyone is Luke O'Nien.

They're here to make the most of short careers. We sometimes have to move on players who no longer fit and allow others to go to 'progress their career'.

If Clarke and Roberts want to go the supporters shouldn't automatically attack the club. We should hope we're planning for inevitable departures and bringing in replacements who may turn out to be better or allow our style to develop in a different way.

So what if some players take the huff, get them out and bring in more keen ambitious players who've lost their way ... just as Clarke and Roberts had.

I choose to see this all as exciting but understand that many people fear change and want a situation that feels familiar ...

... football's not like that these days and the reason supporters don't often make the best owners.

 

[BellionGoalVersusVilla]

Rusyn, Achouchi, Crespo, Michut, Van Hooijdook, Dragba and young Alan and we'll be reet up there. Need to hang onto Clarke and Roberts tho

 

[TopCat.]

Oh don't get me wrong, my posts are about us not needing to panic now. That we need to see what happens. There is so much **** flying about, we can't see the sky or some such.

Doesn't mean I won't criticise once deadline has gone and the dust has settled.

Stewart going I'm ok with

Gooch going I understand

Now to see who we get in, and if we stand our ground on the other players

Agreed

 

[FellTop]

Premier league clubs mainly Liverpool monitoring Dan Neil on deadline day, via Mike Mcgrath of the Telegraph

Liverpool been watching him for a while now. Dont see them coming in on deadline day though. They have the lad from Bayern on the way.

 

[Roppa]

There's a reason supporters shouldn't run football clubs and rarely do ... although it's clear, from looking at forums, quite a few think they do.

There's no room for sentiment in business and it's the first time the club has been run as one. Yes it would be lovely to have all the old favourites like Gooch somewhere in the background, for nostalgic cameos, but it's costly and distracting.

In my opinion we have to get away from the idea that most players are here because they 'get the club' or because local people are lovely ... not everyone is Luke O'Nien.

They're here to make the most of short careers. We sometimes have to move on players who no longer fit and allow others to go to 'progress their career'.

If Clarke and Roberts want to go the supporters shouldn't automatically attack the club. We should hope we're planning for inevitable departures and bringing in replacements who may turn out to be better or allow our style to develop in a different way.

So what if some players take the huff, get them out and bring in more keen ambitious players who've lost their way ... just as Clarke and Roberts had.

I choose to see this all as exciting but understand that many people fear change and want a situation that feels familiar ...

... football's not like that these days and the reason supporters don't often make the best owners.

Spot on nev

 

[Blond Bombshell]

I wonder who this ****e in Knighting armour is going to be then..........

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Yann?

 

[Oliver's Army]

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[TopCat.]

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Yann?

If only!

 

[TopCat.]

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"if completed"

Great

 

[Blond Bombshell]

If only!

We can always dream until beer time ... 1 hour to go

 

[rooch 3]

I don’t think allowing players to look for a new club and being informed they probably won’t get a new deal a year in advance is booting them down the road. I’d argue it’s the opposite.

I think it’s probably the daftest thing possible to do.

 

[Blyth_bucaneer]

Terrible terrible sleep last night, dreamt I was drowning in a bath of salty tears.......woke up and logged on to RTG........

 

[TopCat.]

I think it’s probably the daftest thing possible to do.

It depends on how you phrase it. Telling the a year in advance that there is no new contract and allowing them to stay, or leave with our best wishes seems a good way to operate on a personal level

 

[Smug in Boots]

For me I understand it. Where is he ? 3rd choice? 2nd choice at best ?

What is his starting place, ahead of who ?

Lad wants to play football, can we give that to him ? I'm not sure we can.

Emotionally I'm gutted he's leaving, but pragmatically? I understand it.

Agree, most people say we can do better ...

... but also don't like to see him go.

You can't have your cake and eat it

 

[Nads]

Would have loved Gooch to have gone Inter Miami like.

 

[Grimes]

Rusyn, Achouchi, Crespo, Michut, Van Hooijdook, Dragba and young Alan and we'll be reet up there. Need to hang onto Clarke and Roberts tho

Dragba signed for someone else

 

[Smug in Boots]

Nixon saying Cannon is off to Leicester

Always a risk we'd allow Stewart to go then be outbid for Cannon ...

... it's tough but we're in there fighting.

 

[TopCat.]

Always a risk we'd allow Stewart to go then be outbid for Cannon ...

... it's tough out there but we're in there fighting.

As long as we don't press the button on Stewart leaving until we have a replacement. I'm sick of this "we couldn't get the deal over the line" bolllocks from recent windows