gorefidel
[quote=Foxy Dread]I´ve just had someone on the phone desperate to know where they could get a bet on Paddy Kenny being a Leeds player before the end of the following season.
I laughed.[/quote]
He's 34. Is he starting at QPR still?
Reggie_Perrin
Heard lots about Derry and Smith again. From various sources.
Mega_Armageddon_Chickens
I watched Smith yesterday for Mk Dons v PNE. He was absolutely garbage so much so that he made Becchio look world class.
Called me old fashioned but I would be more upset if we signed him than if we gave Connolly a 10 year deal.
old_codger
Smith himself has said it won't happen, not sure what to believe but maybe it's a bit much having a player lying about it :P
Stuff him, WTF good could he bring us, really? Actually, don't answer that anyone, we've been over this ground sway too much already.
Derry can still do a job, proven by his displays if you've seen him this season (not today's though :P ) . I'm not too worried about who the Leeds manager gets in, I'm more worried about who leaves = Snodgrass, McCormack, anyone they can get money for basically I suspect. But it's okay because it will all be 'good business' on Bates' part won't it, together with apparently having to borrow on season ticket takings?
Raposa
Its a given that Snodgrass and/or McCormack will go.
Out of the two,I'd hope we can keep McCormack personally,but as ever if the right offer comes in,we'll sell.
Bates will have to generate some income,to keep up with the extra pie count for the new keeper.
Mega_Armageddon_Chickens
old yeadonian wroteIts a given that Snodgrass and/or McCormack will go.
Out of the two,I'd hope we can keep McCormack personally,but as ever if the right offer comes in,we'll sell.
Bates will have to generate some income,to keep up with the extra pie count for the new keeper.
Has it been confirmed that our new keeper failed a pie test?
Big_Society
[quote=old yeadonian]Its a given that Snodgrass and/or McCormack will go.
Out of the two,I'd hope we can keep McCormack personally,but as ever if the right offer comes in,we'll sell.
[/quote]
McCormack has no record of two decent seasons on the trot. Any offer over £4m and we are biting hands off. Snodgrass a given, will go Norwich (we are their feeder club) and fit in well.
gorefidel
[quote=Big Society][quote=old yeadonian]Its a given that Snodgrass and/or McCormack will go.
Out of the two,I'd hope we can keep McCormack personally,but as ever if the right offer comes in,we'll sell.
[/quote]
McCormack has no record of two decent seasons on the trot. Any offer over £4m and we are biting hands off. Snodgrass a given, will go Norwich (we are their feeder club) and fit in well.[/quote]
Its not about cash so much as who can you can bring in to upgrade. For me McCormack did alright last season when the team set up for him and has done well this season.
The reality is that any sane management would look to keep him, Snodgrass and a few more and build around them as they are capable at this level. We need a spine and some intelligence out there and you'd think we'd be looking at that sort of approach.
And that would include a restructuring cost, paying some players to fuck off or clubs to take them.
But I don't see any saniity - just lots of high octane abuse and blame from Colin and the boards mouthpieces. as if they want to build a case for selling off the better players and bringing in some more thirty something carthorses for another pay day. Like QPR have kicked on after going up haven't they...not. Norwich is a great model, much as some may look down on them.
Directors who invest, a manager who buys possibles rather than past its (although the Johnson buy still confuses me) and look where they are. Second season downturn not withstanding.
QPR are nothing to admire.
Big_Society
Reggie_Perrin
It's a measure as to how shit you are what you can get away with doing. This kid must be shit.
Big_Society
Raposa
Jason Pearce from Pompey...thought to be the player Warnob has agreed a deal with.
Defender apparently...any good?
gorefidel
old yeadonian wroteJason Pearce from Pompey...thought to be the player Warnob has agreed a deal with.
Defender apparently...any good?
Word on the twittersphere is he's decent no-nonsense and has had a 7/10 season giving a good effort every game despite Pompey being fucked.
Toronto_Ted
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7703380/Diouf... This could be the final straw. Used to be a decent player and it seemed that Sam Allardyce had reigned him in.
I'd rather drink my own piss.
90Piesanhour
As Meat Loaf once said; 'You took the words right out of my mouth!' The man is a despicable excuse for a human being.
Big_Society
Bates-Harvey-Lorimer-Dews-Williams-Day-Warnock-Brown-Diouf, its all starting to make scary sense now
Matt_the_Bat
From a mate who knows his best mate etc
Paul Green the Derby midfielder
Derby wouldn't renew his 7k a week contract at that level offered much less
Leeds came in for him offered 4.5k
Ipswich offered 6k so that's where he's going although having Leeds sympathies (pontefract born)
Could be another disappointing summer
Mega_Armageddon_Chickens
[quote=Matt the Bat]From a mate who knows his best mate etc
Paul Green the Derby midfielder
Derby wouldn't renew his 7k a week contract at that level offered much less
Leeds came in for him offered 4.5k
Ipswich offered 6k so that's where he's going although having Leeds sympathies (pontefract born)
Could be another disappointing summer[/quote]
He played for a mid table championship club and now he's gone to another for less. I don't think he's the missing link somehow.
I don't think it will be a disappointing summer I've heard we have signed Hermann munster Hreiðarsson and he's 38 next birthday!
Reggie_Perrin
Clingan will be free agent in summer as he rejected Cov's offer. Probably a shit offer as they've gone down.
Grayson was after him, will Warnock be in for him too? How good can he be, Cov were shit.
Raposa
Radio this morning saying we've paid 500 k for Pearce!
Nearly spat me tea out..thought he was another freebie!
The cynical in me says that's this summers budget blown already then!