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  1. oldskyblue58

    Thorn's Footballing Tactics

    wasnt hoofball as such Nick but I tend to agree with you. We passed it around our box a lot ..... kept the ball in our half and then lost patience or got bored and hit a long diagonal ball from the fullback at Platt. In fact if Platt wasnt there we still hit the same outlet ball far too often.
  2. oldskyblue58

    Do We Think SISU Are Changing?

    I dont think that is SISU changing as such......... overall a leopard doesnt change its spots.......... I think it is more that the choices available have reduced and this is what is left. They have managed to get people into positions at the club that might actually know what they are doing and...
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    Do We Think SISU Are Changing?

    Actually they can because the player sales net of player purchases is taken into account for the calculation to set the wage budget.
  4. oldskyblue58

    Transfer activity/cost down globally

    Interesting article on BBC website coming out of FIFA. Seems globally the number of transfers down 9% and the value down 34% Sign of the times but surely some sort of reality had to kick in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18733738
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    Thorn's Footballing Tactics

    all well and good until you have to defend corners against those same big lumps ......... we could be missing two central defenders soon (crainie, keogh) with cameron not yet fit......... will be good to see us going forwards for a change but we need strength and strengthening at the back
  6. oldskyblue58

    Time to deliver, Andy

    Am not AT's greatest fan but bit early to be setting lines in the sand. Lets see what the squad looks like by start September and look at the results we are achieving. I think recent deals have proven that a reduced budget does not stop us getting decent players in, we are still lacking in...
  7. oldskyblue58

    Bigi off to Newcastle

    depends on the deal that may be done and how good Bigi becomes .......... or if he actually goes CC4L
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    Bigi off to Newcastle

    I know what you are saying MMM but he will be empowered to get the best deal he can in the circumstances. I am sure he will be aware that CCFC need to maximise on sales of players in order to provide money to run the business....... SISU are not about to argue with that.......... he, being a...
  9. oldskyblue58

    blackpool fans thoughts on fleck

    Nimely's performances dropped off certainly but I think that was more to do with injury and youth than thing else. I watched him hobble into the Yorkshire lounge to pick up the MOM and the poor guy could hardly walk!..... he didnt have time to recover before playing again and we were not in a...
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    Bigi off to Newcastle

    Think we are forgetting it isnt SISU doing the player trading negotiations......... its Waggott, thats why he was brought in ..... I think it is fair to say he understands football and its transfer market
  11. oldskyblue58

    Deal agreed with rangers for John Fleck

    Pleased we have picked up 2 decent caliber players for seemingly not a lot. With Crainie and probably Keogh leaving there is still a lot of work to be done. Think we still need 5 or 6 more in (assuming no one else leaves) Just a thought but when TF and Waggott were at Charlton isnt this the...
  12. oldskyblue58

    Deal agreed with rangers for John Fleck

    So CCFC/SISU can play hard ball with ACL over the rent which is a valid contractual claim by ACL for a debt due .......... but apparently offer Rangers 20% of a future fee when the scottish club is thought by nearly everyone not to have a valid claim at all ...... that makes sense ..... Not...
  13. oldskyblue58

    Gary Hoffman

    i know but sometimes i get the urge to reply even if i dont take the rumours seriously :D
  14. oldskyblue58

    Gary Hoffman

    I stand corrected on my dates not maths ......... how do you know they have or is that the same as the chinese buying the club in two weeks time ...... remind me when that was ? As for TF well no not where i got my info but then again i am open to the possibility that he might be correct.
  15. oldskyblue58

    Gary Hoffman

    strange then that 15 months after KD has gone that GH and his backers havent been in touch with another deal with the greatest respect I am not about to take your word for it either...... not how I work on things financial
  16. oldskyblue58

    Gary Hoffman

    There is no evidence that any deal was nearly done ..... no due diligence was done ..... no offer accepted...... no heads of agreement that we know of...... there were some discussions (how detailed we do not know) and a possible exchange of correspondence. All parties likely to involved (SISU...
  17. oldskyblue58

    Gary Hoffman

    got that right !
  18. oldskyblue58

    Gary Hoffman

    not to mention a small event a couple years called the "banking crisis" that plunged the whole damn world into recession ........ :facepalm: all very ethical and nothing to do with dodgy procedures, bad management, reckless investment or greed at banks That said it has to be a feather in...
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    Gary Hoffman

    No comment on Hoffman.......... but you do realise the circumstances why he is being put forward as the head of Barclays don't you ?
  20. oldskyblue58

    Thorn: "He'll (Elliott) fit well with how we're going to play"? How are we?!!

    what worries me is that we dont have many players who are physically strong playing.... or that dominate by their presence. What i saw of League 1 last season there were plenty of big quick players in most teams and to some degree we have match that. Old saying of you have to earn the right to...
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