Is promotion still on for next season (4 Viewers)

Ollymumford123 · Apr 18, 2016

I personally think despite the small budget we shall be working with( which I highly see as a problem) I think we can take this season as a starting point and work from it. If we bring in some more players and not sign players we are going to immediately loan out(Ramage) we have a chance also considering the team we have already started to build for next year.
if we just sign a prolific striker or just play tudgay more often that's a start.
Ricketts needs to go.
Get fleck on a new contract
sell Conor Thomas and bring someone in for his wage(7k he's on)
So what else do we need to do. Or was this our one season to go up let me know

skyblue025 · Apr 19, 2016

This season was our chance and we blew it. We had a 20 goal a season striker in Armstrong. Good attacking players and a settled back 4. Once Willis and Reda got injured, then Turner got injured we fell apart really. Concerned loads of goals. Opposition had worked out how to stop us scoring by sitting deep and that was that. I don't believe Thomas is on 7k a week either. Do you have a source?

Brylowes · Apr 19, 2016

Ollymumford123 said:
I personally think despite the small budget we shall be working with( which I highly see as a problem) I think we can take this season as a starting point and work from it. If we bring in some more players and not sign players we are going to immediately loan out(Ramage) we have a chance also considering the team we have already started to build for next year.
if we just sign a prolific striker or just play tudgay more often that's a start.
Ricketts needs to go.
Get fleck on a new contract
sell Conor Thomas and bring someone in for his wage(7k he's on)
So what else do we need to do. Or was this our one season to go up let me know

I nearly spat my Horlicks out reading that Conor Thomas is on 7k,
unless it's a month,even that sounds to high.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Apr 19, 2016

He'll have a good enough squad to do it, it just depends on how he uses it and what players he plays.

If he manages them individually and collectively in the right way, we should be more than on.

shmmeee · Apr 19, 2016

We won't get another Armstrong most likely. I think we've blown our best chance for a while.

I fully expect us lower mid table and Mowbray gone by this time next year.

Chipfat · Apr 19, 2016

Massive job needed in the summer and if rumors are to be believed losing Fleck and Stokes will not help matters either. If they go TM will be looking at 8 players at least to make it a competitive squad, RCC, Burge, Vince, Martin, Willis, Phillips, Haynes, G Thomas, Vlad, Jones, Lamires, Stevenson and Harries do not fill me with confidence in the shape of good base to build from.

2 CB's,1 RB, 2 W Mids, 1 CM and 2 FW's will be positions i would think TM needs to look at, even a senior GK might be another area up for debate at Ryton. Lastly if the player budget is less money than this year, its going to be really tough to compete all season as this year has already shown, loans will be in play again next year.

Gazolba · Apr 19, 2016

Ollymumford123 said:
<snip> I think we can take this season as a starting point and work from it.<snip>

I don't think we can take this season as a starting point since there will be an almost complete clear-out in the summer. The starting point will be after this season is over and all the players leaving have gone. There wont be much left to start from. Next season's team will have a completely different look. It all depends on who Mowbray can recruit. Attitude is as important as quality. I just hope Mowbray gets rid of the right players, retains the right players and makes good signings. Next season we could get promoted or we could get relegated but at this point I'm only expecting a top-half finish.

Otis · Apr 19, 2016

Gazolba said:
I don't think we can take this season as a starting point since there will be an almost complete clear-out in the summer. The starting point will be after this season is over and all the players leaving have gone. There wont be much left to start from. Next season's team will have a completely different look. It all depends on who Mowbray can recruit. Attitude is as important as quality. I just hope Mowbray gets rid of the right players, retains the right players and makes good signings. Next season we could get promoted or we could get relegated but at this point I'm only expecting a top-half finish.

Yep, a starting point? After a horrendous slide out of the automatic promotion places and an almost total re-build needed?

It's almost start from scratch next season.

Captain Dart · Apr 19, 2016

Brylowes said:
I nearly spat my Horlicks out reading that Conor Thomas is on 7k,
unless it's a month,even that sounds to high.

On the high side if per week or too low if per month, given that TM said he was on a high contract because he signed when we were in Championship.

covcity4life · Apr 19, 2016

shmmeee said:
We won't get another Armstrong most likely. I think we've blown our best chance for a while.

I fully expect us lower mid table and Mowbray gone by this time next year.

charity bet? 20 quid

tom88 · Apr 19, 2016

Personally I think we will be better next season than this

- New personal
- Rid of dead wood
- Mowbray will get a more stable back 4
- We have improved significantly so higher calibre of players will want to join us
- Maddison transfer fee should help towards to cause
- Good reputation for loan players
- RCC has had a years experience and will be better next season

Nick · Apr 19, 2016

Chipfat said:
Massive job needed in the summer and if rumors are to be believed losing Fleck and Stokes will not help matters either. If they go TM will be looking at 8 players at least to make it a competitive squad, RCC, Burge, Vince, Martin, Willis, Phillips, Haynes, G Thomas, Vlad, Jones, Lamires, Stevenson and Harries do not fill me with confidence in the shape of good base to build from.

2 CB's,1 RB, 2 W Mids, 1 CM and 2 FW's will be positions i would think TM needs to look at, even a senior GK might be another area up for debate at Ryton. Lastly if the player budget is less money than this year, its going to be really tough to compete all season as this year has already shown, loans will be in play again next year.

What rumours are there about Stokes?

fernandopartridge · Apr 19, 2016

Nick said:
What rumours are there about Stokes?

The ones made up on here

Wiseoldfool · Apr 19, 2016

I thought there was the option of another year(in the clubs favour)on Stokes

rupert_bear · Apr 19, 2016

Stokes won't be going anywhere, the only change for him will be club captain.

stgeorge1966 · Apr 19, 2016

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Dimi_Konstantflapalot · Apr 19, 2016

Ollymumford123 said:
I personally think despite the small budget we shall be working with( which I highly see as a problem) I think we can take this season as a starting point and work from it. If we bring in some more players and not sign players we are going to immediately loan out(Ramage) we have a chance also considering the team we have already started to build for next year.
if we just sign a prolific striker or just play tudgay more often that's a start.
Ricketts needs to go.
Get fleck on a new contract
sell Conor Thomas and bring someone in for his wage(7k he's on)
So what else do we need to do. Or was this our one season to go up let me know

Not a chance Conor Thomas is on 7k a week.

covcity4life · Apr 19, 2016

no doubt we will be fighting for top 6 imo

mowbray is a good manager.
building squad permanently with each window
we have a good goalkeeper for years to come in RCC
mowbray will use the best youth and has the guts to disregard those not good enough
loans can be used to plug gaps and mowbray has good rapport with big clubs. also no loans outside of window so clubs will think long and hard who they are loaning their players out too. this might hurt some clubs but not cov i doubt.

lets say with no new signings and not renewing any contracts at all(even realistic ones like stoke,tudgay)we could put this team out next year

===============rcc=============
phillips==martin===willis========haynes
=============================
=====rose/gadzhev===vincelot========
jones======lameries=========sayoud=
==========g thomas=============

now i am not saying this team is top 6 but i think it would be lower mid table at worst.

and here we are with all this time to add to it with renweals like fleck and stokes or new loanees up front

lots of reasons to be optimistic imo

ajsccfc · Apr 19, 2016

I'm leaning towards optimism. Little about last season or the summer suggested we'd be in promotion contention at all and although it's tailed off, hopefully potential new players will see that as a a bit of a pull if it's a choice between signing for us and other clubs. Managers higher up will hopefully be just as accommodating with lending us players in a similar manner.

stgeorge1966 · Apr 19, 2016

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stgeorge1966 · Apr 19, 2016

Ollymumford123 said:
I personally think despite the small budget we shall be working with( which I highly see as a problem) I think we can take this season as a starting point and work from it. If we bring in some more players and not sign players we are going to immediately loan out(Ramage) we have a chance also considering the team we have already started to build for next year.
if we just sign a prolific striker or just play tudgay more often that's a start.
Ricketts needs to go.
Get fleck on a new contract
sell Conor Thomas and bring someone in for his wage(7k he's on)
So what else do we need to do. Or was this our one season to go up let me know

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Singing a song
Walking in a Olly wonderland !!!

Dimi_Konstantflapalot · Apr 19, 2016

covcity4life said:
no doubt we will be fighting for top 6 imo

mowbray is a good manager.
building squad permanently with each window
we have a good goalkeeper for years to come in RCC
mowbray will use the best youth and has the guts to disregard those not good enough
loans can be used to plug gaps and mowbray has good rapport with big clubs. also no loans outside of window so clubs will think long and hard who they are loaning their players out too. this might hurt some clubs but not cov i doubt.

lets say with no new signings and not renewing any contracts at all(even realistic ones like stoke,tudgay)we could put this team out next year

===============rcc=============
phillips==martin===willis========haynes
=============================
=====rose/gadzhev===vincelot========
jones======lameries=========sayoud=
==========g thomas=============

now i am not saying this team is top 6 but i think it would be lower mid table at worst.

and here we are with all this time to add to it with renweals like fleck and stokes or new loanees up front

lots of reasons to be optimistic imo

If we don't renew any contracts, Martin and Phillips also won't be here next season.

covcity4life · Apr 19, 2016

Dimi_Konstantflapalot said:
If we don't renew any contracts, Martin and Phillips also won't be here next season.

ok fair enough. obvious renewals isnt really an issue for us though.for e.g if we want philips he will jump at chance to stay

Ashdown · Apr 19, 2016

I don't think our owners want us to succeed and get promoted, therefore it will be a huge struggle. We stay as we are and effectively break even in real terms whilst they dump their management charges on us each year to create an artificial loss and they are happy. The club will only have a chance when the parasites have finally left Cov and either given up on or recouped losses from their court cases. Miserable it maybe but they have us by the throat and they will just keep throwing it back to the fans about our lack of budget whilst hiding behind FFP of course.

skybluetony176 · Apr 19, 2016

Win tonight, followed by a good run and a bit of luck with other results we could still make the playoffs this season yet.

Said a while ago but while there's still a chance given all the times we've secured enough points on the final day of the season why would anyone write us of just yet? I'm trying not to count my chickens and all that but I think I'll wait to see what happens later before writing us off altogether this season.

Either way overall it's been a better season than I could have dared dream and we're already planning ahead for next season so given we'll be starting pre-season in a much stronger, stable position than last I can't see why we can't dream about promotion out of this league next season. Assuming we're not already in the championship that is

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Apr 19, 2016

Looking forward to next season, think we will be competing at the top again next season. Hopefully we will be able to sustain it next season,

stupot07 · Apr 19, 2016

Recruitment is going to be key next season, if we can get another 20 goal a season striker we should have a decent season, but it depends who is retained and who we sign. We are, after all, going to lose our better players in the summer, and whilst we can argue they have been proven not good enough, you'd rather have kept them to build on and improve the others around them.

I'm also concerned that this has happened to mowbray 3 times now and from what we hear there isn't going to be a wedge for him to spend

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dadgad · Apr 19, 2016

Ashdown said:
I don't think our owners want us to succeed and get promoted, therefore it will be a huge struggle. We stay as we are and effectively break even in real terms whilst they dump their management charges on us each year to create an artificial loss and they are happy. The club will only have a chance when the parasites have finally left Cov and either given up on or recouped losses from their court cases. Miserable it maybe but they have us by the throat and they will just keep throwing it back to the fans about our lack of budget whilst hiding behind FFP of course.

Correct
The FL should never have awarded Sisu the Golden Share. That has been the real problem; systemic failure from weak regulatory body.

SkyBlueZack · Apr 19, 2016

You pair are full of the joys of spring.

ajsccfc · Apr 19, 2016

'Tinfoil shortage in the midlands, hat industry to blame'

Brylowes · Apr 19, 2016

SkyBlueZack said:
You pair are full of the joys of spring.

Realism is rarely joyous.

SkyBlueZack · Apr 19, 2016

Realism? Pessimism? Negativity? Think they would be more appropriate words. We might as well not bother next season judging by some on here. Let's see how things go. There are reasons to be positive. The sun is shining for a start

skyblueinBaku · Apr 19, 2016

SkyBlueZack said:
The sun is shining for a start

In North Dorset it isn't.

SkyBlueZack · Apr 19, 2016

Not to rub it in but it's lovely up here. Can't enjoy it tho. Off to sleep ready for work tonight.

stgeorge1966 · Apr 19, 2016

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