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slowpoke

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #316
Briles said:
The threadbare squad in my eyes is partly due to a poorly recruited u23s. Aside from Eccles and Howley, (tavs when fit) nobody is near breaking into the 1st team squad. And haven't for ages. We've got about 15 players who aren't knocking on the door, what's the point of them?
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That might be why we have changed our recruitment team.
 
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Briles

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #317
slowpoke said:
That might be why we have changed our recruitment team.
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Maybe, they did bring us gyok hamer and sheaf mind. Defo think we need better quality in the development set up as a whole
 

Skybluedownunder

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #318
I don’t get how we can’t get free transfers when we’ve freed up about £60k off the weekly wage bill with who left.

Surely there are some frees out there worth grabbing


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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #319
Skybluedownunder said:
I don’t get how we can’t get free transfers when we’ve freed up about £60k off the weekly wage bill with who left.

Surely there are some frees out there worth grabbing


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I wonder if we are trying to get players to accept lower wages?
 
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gspotgaz

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #320
Millwall chairman suddenly passed away
 
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Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #321
Skybluedownunder said:
I don’t get how we can’t get free transfers when we’ve freed up about £60k off the weekly wage bill with who left.

Surely there are some frees out there worth grabbing


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Most of the decent frees will still be weighing up their options
 

Esoterica

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #322
GIMOC said:
let’s how the next few weeks pan out.

it’s similar to last week where you have fans saying it’s only June. Now it’s first week of July with no new reinforcements. Robins has always been an advocate of doing business early. he will not be happy with how it’s going thus far.
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GIMOC said:
Latibeaudiere is complete. however still playing for Jamaica, I would imagine they need to wait for him to return from international duty before announcing.
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You’re confirming signings, that can’t be announced due to circumstances outside the clubs control, and at the same time bemoaning no new reinforcements. Just stick to the bit you’re pissed off about and stop trying to twist every little thing to suit your narrative. All you’re achieving is whipping Saddlebrains and Matt Smith into a frenzy.
 
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Martin180

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #323
gspotgaz said:
Millwall chairman suddenly passed away
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Jesus that's incredibly sad ,and makes you realise it's only a game
 
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Martin180

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #324
Skybluedownunder said:
I don’t get how we can’t get free transfers when we’ve freed up about £60k off the weekly wage bill with who left.

Surely there are some frees out there worth grabbing


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They've only been free since Friday
 

Matt smith

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #325
Esoterica said:
You’re confirming signings, that can’t be announced due to circumstances outside the clubs control, and at the same time bemoaning no new reinforcements. Just stick to the bit you’re pissed off about and stop trying to twist every little thing to suit your narrative. All you’re achieving is whipping Saddlebrains and Matt Smith into a frenzy.
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All good here
 
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Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #326
gspotgaz said:
Millwall chairman suddenly passed away
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BBC saying passed away in a tragic accident. Awful news.
 
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Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #327
Matt smith said:
All good here
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Until GIMOC posts some bad news..
 
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higgs

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #328
Manchester_sky_blue said:
BBC saying passed away in a tragic accident. Awful news.
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Hooe the mcnally deal is off so and we can hijack the move

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Matt smith

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #329
Ccfcisparks said:
Until GIMOC posts some bad news..
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@GIMOC has told me Gus has signed a new deal, I’m content with that at the moment

That gnanduillet gag is getting a bit tiresome now too
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #330
higgs said:
Hooe the mcnally deal is off so and we can hijack the move

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weird comment.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #331
Ccfcisparks said:
Until GIMOC posts some bad news..
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Bad news about what? Only news I’ve been annoyed about is Gus potentially not signing, that’s done and dusted.
 

slowpoke

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #332
Martin180 said:
Jesus that's incredibly sad ,and makes you realise it's only a game
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Terrible news, been there since 2017 and has apparently put £100 million of his own money into the club.
 
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higgs

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #333
Proper owner RIP

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Alkhen

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #334
GIMOC said:
we can’t keep playing catch-up. law of averages sooner or later it comes back to haunt us. How can we go from a top 6 finish and a playoff finalist to currently a team threadbare. no kit yet, potential pre season tour being cancelled and our main striker currently in a transfer saga which doesn’t look ending anytime soon.

currently we are playing catch-up again and it’s only so many miracles robins can produce.
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Your proxy vendetta is so boring.
 
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Wyken Sky Blue

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #335
higgs said:
Hooe the mcnally deal is off so and we can hijack the move

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Fucking hell...

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Martin180

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #336
Alkhen said:
Your proxy vendetta is so boring.
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He watches the forum for most opportune time to post his drivel also , incredibly boring and will inevitably end up looking incredibly silly
 
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edgy

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  • Jul 4, 2023
  • #337
Alkhen said:
Your proxy vendetta is so boring.
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It's exhausting.
 
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Hincha

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  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #338
Skybluedownunder said:
I don’t get how we can’t get free transfers when we’ve freed up about £60k off the weekly wage bill with who left.

Surely there are some frees out there worth grabbing


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You still have to negotiate wages & fees with agents.

With agents fees being capped after this window it wouldn't surprise me if they're asking for bigger fees than usual, especially on free transfers.

Also wouldn't surprise me if agents are seeing that we're about to get serious money from the Gyok sale and think they can push the club for more money.

As Simon Jordan said "Agents are nasty scum. They're evil, divisive and pointless."
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #339
clint van damme said:
The kits sorted.
Where do you get this about the pre season tour being cancelled?
People need a bit of perspective, now last pre season, that was a shit show.
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It was ok on the field of play away form the CBSA
 

Flying Fokker

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #340
Hincha said:
You still have to negotiate wages & fees with agents.

With agents fees being capped after this window it wouldn't surprise me if they're asking for bigger fees than usual, especially on free transfers.

Also wouldn't surprise me if agents are seeing that we're about to get serious money from the Gyok sale and think they can push the club for more money.

As Simon Jordan said "Agents are nasty scum. They're evil, divisive and pointless."
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He’d say the same about unions as well. These players are ‘green’ and will be manipulated by both club and agent. They can at least squabble amongst themselves, away from the player.
 

Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #341
Skybluedownunder said:
I don’t get how we can’t get free transfers when we’ve freed up about £60k off the weekly wage bill with who left.

Surely there are some frees out there worth grabbing


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Free transfers are not free of agents.

They try to get a much higher wage as there is no transfer fee to pay. As time goes on they lower their demands. They know what clubs are willing to pay.

And out of all the free agents most are after too much money or are not good enough.

Another point is why are they not contracted. Not seen as good enough for their last club?
 
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Deity

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #342
Free transfers and free agents are the same thing. Players currently without a club.

the quality of the player will determine his ability to extract a higher salary and signing on bonus on the basis there is no transfer fee.
 

Ian1779

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #343
Briles said:
The threadbare squad in my eyes is partly due to a poorly recruited u23s. Aside from Eccles and Howley, (tavs when fit) nobody is near breaking into the 1st team squad. And haven't for ages. We've got about 15 players who aren't knocking on the door, what's the point of them?
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Maybe the fact we have accelerated through the leagues pretty rapidly will have exacerbated the issue. We are now expecting players to be upper end Championship level not League 1.
 
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Deity

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  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #344
Ian1779 said:
Maybe the fact we have accelerated through the leagues pretty rapidly will have exacerbated the issue. We are now expecting players to be upper end Championship level not League 1.
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Fair point.

The fact we loan so many young players from the Premier League would in theory block their progress, however in reality when we loan our academy players out very few are really successful, which would also suggest a quality issue.
 

Briles

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  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #345
Ian1779 said:
Maybe the fact we have accelerated through the leagues pretty rapidly will have exacerbated the issue. We are now expecting players to be upper end Championship level not League 1.
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Good shout
 
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Yorkshire SB

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  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #346
Surely we all knew this window was going to be really difficult and that we wouldn’t have a squad together for the first pre-season games or even the first game of the season?

If anything I thought it might be worse, never dreamed we’d keep hold of Hamer.
 

Covcraig@bury

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #347
ITK … start making something up I’m losing the will to live, any positive bullshit will be appreciated.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #348
The good thing about Kitching is he is left sided as well
 

CDK

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #349
What happened to Better Days postings?
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Jul 5, 2023
  • #350
CDK said:
What happened to Better Days postings?
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They've likely found their way onto the Notts County fans forum.
 
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