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So sell our best player to cut our losses on bad buys? And spend whatever is left on more dross? That’s a road that ends in relegation….
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RubinsCube
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I very much hope (1) that you are right and (2) that if you are he can replicate the success with us.
The early signs do not look great but as others have rightly said let's give him some time. After a World Cup especially the transfer market can go a bit wild so maybe we'll need to keep our powder dry for another season.
Mwncisee
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People on here berated Dougie at first.
Thanks, I hope for the same 😄 there are different ways of looking at most things and I try to take the optimistic version where possible. So long as it's all true. When there isn't one, I freely admit it.
I really wouldn't mind one bit if we just kept the squad exactly the same for the coming season. That's a different position than I had this time last year, where I wanted us to build on what we had.
My thinking here is, after everything we have achieved with this group over the last two seasons, just bringing in some fresh ideas (from Sage) rather than fresh faces, might be the better way to go, just for a season.
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I’m not sure that’s realistic. Last season proved the squad is painfully thin.And I doubt Sage would have come here in the first place if he wasn’t promised 4-5 of his own players.
crvenaeagle
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Has this nonce f***ed off yet?
I'd have more faith in a sausage roll finding a player than hobbs.
cannoneagle
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You dont like Timber or Osario then?
Timber is ok. Nothing special but I was not expecting Rodri for the money we paid.
Nobody can really have an opinion on Osario yet surely?
Teddy Eagle
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Rodri? Isn't he a plonker?
doombear
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Pedant on the prowl - it's Osorio not Osario.
ASCPFC
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We used to sign a goalie every transfer window.
Pino, Canvot are good. Osario and Mingueza look pretty promising and I think Khalaili is hard to judge in current circumstances.
I think his eye for a prospect seems alright, it’s the experienced pro that seems more of an issue.
StandbyPalace
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Does Matt Hobbs come from the HobNobs destiny?
Are they? Pino is a bit better this season but you wouldn’t say he’s been overly successful in contributing to us winning games in his time here would you. Canvot had a brief spell where he looked like he had potential but has been pretty disastrous every game outside of that. Makes regular bad errors , poor at marking and not good in the air
I’d add Osorio we can’t form an opinion on given he has hardly played for us. Mingueza is too early to judge. Khalali has been an unmitigated disaster so far but it is early days. You certainly wouldn’t say any of them are a clear success
Sansomite
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We used them out quicker than other clubs...still do!
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If you’re going to have a director of football there needs to be a tight and effective working relationship between him, the manager, and the chairman. If that isn’t working someone gets the push, usually the manager.
I remember Glasner singing Dougie’s praises in the early days of his tenure and it seemed clear the three of them were on the same page. We don’t know what happened and whether Dougie left because the offer of money from Saudi was too good to refuse, or whether he wanted more control than Steve allowed him, but after Dougie left Parish had to take more responsibility for football matters for a time and his relationship with Glasner deteriorated and we all know how that ended.
It feels like when he appointed Hobbs he wanted him to run the football side of things. If that includes decisions on both buying and selling players then he has been a failure. The January window buys were panic because of the Mateta situation and Glasner’s outburst. Whatever they were, the weren’t a sign of 3 key people working together. The summer signings and selling were an even bigger shambles. Too much focus on attacking players who may or may not turn out to be gems, but weren’t vital buys, then a mad scramble to replace 2 key defenders sold after we’d already lost Guehi, culminating in bringing in a player Chelsea have been desperate to offload and a kid they’ve lined up as one for the future, or one they can sell on after we’ve put him in the shop window. By any metric it’s a failure that should see the DoF get sacked and possibly the club get relegated.
Hobbs needs to be shown the door now and Sage needs to show he can do whatever it takes to shape this bunch of players into a team capable of staying in this league or be sacked before the January window. Time for Parish to step up and sort the mess out.
I remember Glasner singing Dougie’s praises in the early days of his tenure and it seemed clear the three of them were on the same page. We don’t know what happened and whether Dougie left because the offer of money from Saudi was too good to refuse, or whether he wanted more control than Steve allowed him, but after Dougie left Parish had to take more responsibility for football matters for a time and his relationship with Glasner deteriorated and we all know how that ended.
It feels like when he appointed Hobbs he wanted him to run the football side of things. If that includes decisions on both buying and selling players then he has been a failure. The January window buys were panic because of the Mateta situation and Glasner’s outburst. Whatever they were, the weren’t a sign of 3 key people working together. The summer signings and selling were an even bigger shambles. Too much focus on attacking players who may or may not turn out to be gems, but weren’t vital buys, then a mad scramble to replace 2 key defenders sold after we’d already lost Guehi, culminating in bringing in a player Chelsea have been desperate to offload and a kid they’ve lined up as one for the future, or one they can sell on after we’ve put him in the shop window. By any metric it’s a failure that should see the DoF get sacked and possibly the club get relegated.
Hobbs needs to be shown the door now and Sage needs to show he can do whatever it takes to shape this bunch of players into a team capable of staying in this league or be sacked before the January window. Time for Parish to step up and sort the mess out.
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Agree. His record speaks for itself... f***ing useless.
Good question Regards Dougie Fresh disbanding the Get Fresh Crew.
Was the salary minus Tax that hooked him ?
Or he knew the club was in the need of really stepping up & really getting some decent players that would cost & Glasners expectations would not be matched by Steve ?
Likely both
The DOF is always a challenge as your scouts find players it’s a case of affordability from the Board ie buy 3 for £90 total or 5 for same yet the 5 are depth the 3 are more at a higher experienced level.
Yet the depth was the priority especially being in 3 cups & 1 league.
I’m not sure why we can’t get better as the Investors are financially sound , is it PSR rules or what ?