[Archived] Summer Transfer/discussion Thread

[chaddyrovers]

Still would like to see us go for Fletcher and Graham. Play them up front with Stokes in behind, Conway and Marshall on the wings, and Evans sitting deep. Why not hey. attack attack attack

Steele

Henley Duffy Hanley LB

Evans

Marshall Conway

Stokes

Fletcher Graham

Really? This isnt football manager.

Henley isnt good enough and midfield is far too weak

[Iceman]

Really? This isnt football manager.

Henley isnt good enough and midfield is far too weak

Chaddy when you mention "this isnt football manager"

I dont know what to say now, with that coming from you.

[Tom]

It was honestly a genuine query, as it was said in context as one of the striker Coyle was after, I thought maybe I had missed something that's all.

But yes, in my opinion we are not missing out at all, haha.

I'm not sure we were ever after him

[neophox]

Evans is a player too keep.

[Ricky]

Based on one game last night???

[Blue Cabbage]

I've always maintained Evans has yet to produce his best for us, I rate him, needs a consistent partner in the middle with him

[patrickvalery]

I've always maintained Evans has yet to produce his best for us, I rate him, needs a consistent partner in the middle with him

Agree. More than anything he needs to stay fit and playing. Think there's a good little in there. Not talking about premier league level. One of those players who doesn't stand out but in a good side helps keep possession and carries out what the manager wants of him. Never going to grab the headlines but football is littered with players like that.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

We don't need a striker. Remember? We were told once that rotten apple Rhodes was sold the rest of the team would flourish and crack in goal after goal after goal.

We don't need another slow striker.

[Iceman]

We don't need another slow striker.

We don't need a quick striker that cant score goals either.

[donnermeat]

I'm not sure we were ever after him

I certainly hope not.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

We don't need a quick striker that cant score goals either.

Touche

[patrickvalery]

We don't need a fast, slow, fat, thin, black, white, shaven, unshaven or even bespectacled striker. What we need is 11 players who can beat the opposition 11 more often than not. I'm sorry, I loved Rhodes, but den was absolutely correct. If one man and his hefty wages and limited game meant he shone and the side didn't, then something had to give. I said it before but it's true. Rhodes was the cherry on top. Sadly we had nothing for Rhodes to sit on top of.

[dallydally]

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[Pedro]

I've always maintained Evans has yet to produce his best for us, I rate him, needs a consistent partner in the middle with him

I rate him too. He looked a good player when Lambert was in charge.

[Stuart]

Agree. More than anything he needs to stay fit and playing. Think there's a good little in there. Not talking about premier league level. One of those players who doesn't stand out but in a good side helps keep possession and carries out what the manager wants of him. Never going to grab the headlines but football is littered with players like that.

A bit like Jason Lowe but with a tackle in him.

[patrickvalery]

A bit like Jason Lowe but with a tackle in him.

That's just plain nasty Stuart.

[Stuart]

That's just plain nasty Stuart.

I beg your pardon?

[Tom]

I don't think anyone wants to see Jason Lowe with a tackle in him

[ABBEY]

We don't need a striker. Remember? We were told once that rotten apple Rhodes was sold the rest of the team would flourish and crack in goal after goal after goal.

indeed we was brother indeed we was

No it wasn't.

People said if Rhodes was sold and the proceeds were used on the team it could improve us. As it turns out, they weren't and we've got a paper thin squad....

And how many predicted the predicament?

Are the Rhodes is @#/? brigade happy now ?

I don't think anyone wants to see Jason Lowe with a tackle in him

Ronaldo would

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Please tell me it's true

[47er]

My memory must be failing me again! I thought we scored more goals and looked a more attacking team once Rhodes left.

As to the money, anyone who thought the money would be available for new players hasn't studied Venkys properly.

It went back to Balaji who bought him I reckon.

And he was always going to have it. If he hadn't sold him when he did, he would have sold him in the summer.

The same will happen for players of lesser value than Rhodes. 11 Feeneys is what we will end up with.

[Stuart]

I don't think anyone wants to see Jason Lowe with a tackle in him

Now, now children.

Oh and whoosh @ me!

[tomphil]

My memory must be failing me again! I thought we scored more goals and looked a more attacking team once Rhodes left.

As to the money, anyone who thought the money would be available for new players hasn't studied Venkys properly.

It went back to Balaji who bought him I reckon.

And he was always going to have it. If he hadn't sold him when he did, he would have sold him in the summer.

The same will happen for players of lesser value than Rhodes. 11 Feeneys is what we will end up with.

A couple more alleged to be announced next week. Anyone who's observed how V's work will know there will absolutely be a sale of some sort to cover these incomings even though they are frees & loans.

Then there will likely be another one to go towards servicing the debt and running costs OR slither away to silent investors as their unofficial divi.

[Gav]

I don't think Coyles going to struggle to attract players if he can match their wage demands.

Stokes can't say enough good things about him, i think he's a players manager as has been said on here previously, bit like Bowyer.

Its his managerial ability that's in question, as it was with Bowyer and we know how that turned out.

[den]

I think our 'goals for' column would disagree with you there, den, but I for one can't be arsed with another Rhodes debate.

Nor me to be honest, but if people keep bringing him up and coming up with untruths it's only fair to correct them. The " goals for column" improved after he left.

[tomphil]

He does seem half decent at recruiting under a budget but as said turning it into a decent unit is another thing.

Someone like Stokes though isn't a bad bet from the recruiters point of view even if they've upped the wages a bit. At 27 if he scores a good few this season someone might take a punt on him for a million or two. I'm sure that thinking came into it.