BCFC1512 Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 Our season ended and although was disappointing to miss out on the play offs when we’d been in them for so long think we can agree was a very good season and we had moved forward as a club. One of the first things LJ, MA & SL came out with was the need for a striker, a goalscorer to take us to the next level. All summer the same 3 have said the same thing ending with a few days ago Mark Ashton pretty much promising us a proven 9! Now with 24 hours to window shuts we still have no striker, no proven 9! We have clearly wasted the whole transfer window on EN and and F**ked it up!! Why oh why haven’t we a back up plan we should of signed then tried for EN!! Long hard season ahead I’m afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRed Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 Who says we haven't got a backup plan, or indeed even need one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbo Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 How did we do last season without this mythical proven no 9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC1512 Posted August 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Redbo said: How did we do last season without this mythical proven no 9? Messed up a golden opportunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 At the end of the pointless US tour it became obvious to Hunt and Pack that they were surplus to requirement unsettling the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC1512 Posted August 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 One we may never get again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbo Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Taunton_BCFC said: Messed up a golden opportunity Surely it’s better to build a solid squad and club and go up with that? We could have got promoted last season and had this squad in the PL. Or done what Fulham et al have done and spend £100m and come straight back down after winning about 3 games all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted August 7, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Redbo said: Surely it’s better to build a solid squad and club and go up with that? We could have got promoted last season and had this squad in the PL. Or done what Fulham et al have done and spend £100m and come straight back down after winning about 3 games all season. Members of a solid squad will always be tempted away by money or playing at a higher level, so that squad will forever be evolving, if an opportunity comes along to go up, it should be grasped, no matter if the squad isn’t fully ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveybadger Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Redbo said: How did we do last season without this mythical proven no 9? Just outside play offs and now with much more cover elsewhere, particularly in midfield where we were running on empty for a large chunk of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 Phone Newcastle and find out how much they want for Dwight Gayle. Add him to this squad now and it will almost guarantee a top 2 finish! Apart from that missing clinical forward player, this is the strongest, most exciting City squad I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said: Our season ended and although was disappointing to miss out on the play offs when we’d been in them for so long think we can agree was a very good season and we had moved forward as a club. One of the first things LJ, MA & SL came out with was the need for a striker, a goalscorer to take us to the next level. All summer the same 3 have said the same thing ending with a few days ago Mark Ashton pretty much promising us a proven 9! Now with 24 hours to window shuts we still have no striker, no proven 9! We have clearly wasted the whole transfer window on EN and and F**ked it up!! Why oh why haven’t we a back up plan we should of signed then tried for EN!! Long hard season ahead I’m afraid For someone who actually watches football and appears to travel to away games, so I had assumed would have a certain level of knowledge of the game - this is one of the most pathetic posts I’ve ever read..! Plain and simple, the transfer window hasn’t closed yet. Our main target EN hasn’t gone anywhere else, yet. You are basing your comments on pure speculation in the media & Twitter. At least save such childish throwing of toys from your Pram, until we actually know the situation, at 5pm tomorrow, eh..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said: Our season ended and although was disappointing to miss out on the play offs when we’d been in them for so long think we can agree was a very good season and we had moved forward as a club. One of the first things LJ, MA & SL came out with was the need for a striker, a goalscorer to take us to the next level. All summer the same 3 have said the same thing ending with a few days ago Mark Ashton pretty much promising us a proven 9! Now with 24 hours to window shuts we still have no striker, no proven 9! We have clearly wasted the whole transfer window on EN and and F**ked it up!! Why oh why haven’t we a back up plan we should of signed then tried for EN!! Long hard season ahead I’m afraid How do you know we haven’t looked at others? Another pointless doom and gloom post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC1512 Posted August 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: For someone who actually watches football and appears to travel to away games, so I had assumed would have a certain level of knowledge of the game - this is one of the most pathetic posts I’ve ever read..! Plain and simple, the transfer window hasn’t closed yet. Our main target EN hasn’t gone anywhere else, yet. You are basing your comments on pure speculation in the media & Twitter. At least save such childish throwing of toys from your Pram, until we actually know the situation, at 5pm tomorrow, eh..! Just annoyed! I hate social media bring back waiting till 5pm on deadline day in March and looking through the list on Ceefax haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Taunton_BCFC said: Just annoyed! I hate social media bring back waiting till 5pm on deadline day in March and looking through the list on Ceefax haha Yes, I get that. I think too many people are losing the plot..! Just leave your phone at home or on silent tomorrow and see what’s what when you get home. It will honestly make ZERO difference to what happens, but may do wonders for your mental health..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said: Messed up a golden opportunity 4 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said: Our season ended and although was disappointing to miss out on the play offs when we’d been in them for so long think we can agree was a very good season and we had moved forward as a club. One of the first things LJ, MA & SL came out with was the need for a striker, a goalscorer to take us to the next level. All summer the same 3 have said the same thing ending with a few days ago Mark Ashton pretty much promising us a proven 9! Now with 24 hours to window shuts we still have no striker, no proven 9! We have clearly wasted the whole transfer window on EN and and F**ked it up!! Why oh why haven’t we a back up plan we should of signed then tried for EN!! Long hard season ahead I’m afraid Please stay away from sharp objects or bridges I’m sure you posted this absolute horseshit when we sold 3 key players last season as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 Lets see what happens tomorrow before we write off the season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcdc Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said: We have clearly wasted the whole transfer window on EN and and F**ked it up!! Why oh why haven’t we a back up plan we should of signed then tried for EN!! Oh utterly brilliant. A back-up plan, by definition, comes AFTER a first plan. But you want the back-up to come first, so we spend spend money on a second, third or fourth choice, and THEN sign the person we were really after. So now we have our first choice, but we also have the cost of buying the back-up, and the back-ups wages, still to pay. And if we then get into difficulties with FFP down the line, bloody numpties like you will be tut-tutting about the shortcomings of the club. Duh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 7 hours ago, bcdc said: Oh utterly brilliant. A back-up plan, by definition, comes AFTER a first plan. But you want the back-up to come first, so we spend spend money on a second, third or fourth choice, and THEN sign the person we were really after. So now we have our first choice, but we also have the cost of buying the back-up, and the back-ups wages, still to pay. And if we then get into difficulties with FFP down the line, bloody numpties like you will be tut-tutting about the shortcomings of the club. Duh! I get what you're saying, but isn't that the same sort of thing we've done with Smodics and Palmer? Seems to me they play the same position (of sorts, depending on LJ's mood). Was Smodics the back up plan to Palmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcdc Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 39 minutes ago, reddogkev said: I get what you're saying, but isn't that the same sort of thing we've done with Smodics and Palmer? Seems to me they play the same position (of sorts, depending on LJ's mood). Was Smodics the back up plan to Palmer? Yes, I get what you’re saying, but the difference with strikers is their scarcity and, therefore, price.which means that a much greater proportion of available spending has to be put aside, as it were, for them. Get your sub optimal choice in first and you’re likely to be really curtailing your freedom of financial movement for getting in a preferred choice...if, that is, you have an eye on FFP. As to Szmodics and Palmer, not sure yet that they fill the same slot. Sammie looks to me like he’s got the better engine, will be more mobile and with a more imposing game than Kasey...but only seen SS in clips and not in the flesh, so going to have leave that one there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, bcdc said: Yes, I get what you’re saying, but the difference with strikers is their scarcity and, therefore, price.which means that a much greater proportion of available spending has to be put aside, as it were, for them. Get your sub optimal choice in first and you’re likely to be really curtailing your freedom of financial movement for getting in a preferred choice...if, that is, you have an eye on FFP. As to Szmodics and Palmer, not sure yet that they fill the same slot. Sammie looks to me like he’s got the better engine, will be more mobile and with a more imposing game than Kasey...but only seen SS in clips and not in the flesh, so going to have leave that one there. All good points, and when you put it like that, makes good sense. Aha, that's where the Z is in Sammy's surname, I knew there was a 'Z' in there somewhere, just couldn't recall it's place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Grim Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 16 hours ago, Redbo said: How did we do last season without this mythical proven no 9? Um we achieved nothing?........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Corner Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Am I right in saying the loan window stays open for a week after today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Crackers Corner said: Am I right in saying the loan window stays open for a week after today? Not for us , we can loan out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 hours ago, BCFC Grim said: Um we achieved nothing?........ We finished in our highest league position in 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC1512 Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Well looks like we’ve been lied too! That’s the annoying think MA shouldn’t of come out and pretty much promise us a proven 9!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Taunton_BCFC said: Well looks like we’ve been lied too! That’s the annoying think MA shouldn’t of come out and pretty much promise us a proven 9!! Ashton never promised us a no.9 you snowflake he said it was vital and we had one almost in the bag until he failed to turn up for his medical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC1512 Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Monkeh said: Ashton never promised us a no.9 you snowflake he said it was vital and we had one almost in the bag until he failed to turn up for his medical EN is not a PROVEN 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 8, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 20 hours ago, Redbo said: Surely it’s better to build a solid squad and club and go up with that? We could have got promoted last season and had this squad in the PL. Or done what Fulham et al have done and spend £100m and come straight back down after winning about 3 games all season. We are miles from a settled squad, I assume you realise we are already in double figures alone for signings this summer !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 8, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, Monkeh said: Ashton never promised us a no.9 you snowflake he said it was vital and we had one almost in the bag until he failed to turn up for his medical But why, when we are hours away from the deadline we are rushing around panicking about who to bring in? It's not just this transfer window we have failed to get either a second forward or someone to replace Fammy off the bench etc? The clock is potentially ticking away on this season for us already...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, phantom said: But why, when we are hours away from the deadline we are rushing around panicking about who to bring in? It's not just this transfer window we have failed to get either a second forward or someone to replace Fammy off the bench etc? The clock is potentially ticking away on this season for us already...... Because the player we had lined up shit on us from a great height you can’t blame the club for it at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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