Robbored Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, !james said: What did he do in that role that didn't impress you? It wasn’t me personally that he didn’t impress - I had nothing much to with him but I do remember him getting plenty of stick on here from other posters about various parts of the job that he didn’t seem to do well at. Maybe some of the other long term otib posters will remember......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loderingo Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Pleased to see them go. Regarding Walsh, one thing people may have forgotten is how we had far too many central midfielders. We still have o’Dowda, Palmer, Nagy, Williams, Massengo + some of the young players who can play there. Need to spend our money strengthening other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Blimey I doubt NP could hardly get the toilet seat down after that clear out this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, Super said: Sure the club offered him a fair deal his choice to turn it down. Who cares where he ends up. How can u possibly know if they offered him a fair deal? They obviously rate him, or else they would not have been `'in talks" with him last night? They didn't offer him enough, so i believe it's a shame that he is not staying...........and I personally wish him well. I am certain he will have a good career, now he's got away from Rollins and his quacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: With the nearest "teams" being based in Southampton and Cardiff, how is it supposed to have any appeal to a Bristol-born Somerset fan like me? Or any West Country fans for that matter? I am in the same boat. I think we are supposed to be supporting the Welsh Fire but (a) one cannot just produce love/support for a team in an instant, and (b) why would I support a team from Wales with 'Welsh' in their name?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 42 minutes ago, maxjak said: If Walsh ends up at Ipswich..............I will be sorely pissed off. For the sake of a few extra quid we should have given him a years contract, he was injury free at Coventry...........such a shame about our shit ex-medical staff. So disappointed that we didn't offer him a decent deal. Who are now at Ipswich. Why would Walsh go there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said: Do people still think we only need 5 or 6 new players through the door then???? I said 8 minimum weeks ago and I'm sticking with that. And they need experience. All 8 over 24 years old I would suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire Dastardly Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Generally very happy with what has been announced today. The action had to be drastic. We need to hang on to Weimann for at least another season. Forget about Pritchard and build on the wide range of young talent we have. Don't anticipate a promotion drive next year but confidently expect survival and the creation of a platform to achieve the play-offs the season after. Well impressed with the appointment of Richard Gould too. He has an excellent sports' management background as well as past connections to the club, not least through his dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavlin Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 I thought Williams and Walsh being mates since there Everton days might have influenced his decision to sign a new contract. But with Nagy, HNM, Bakinson, Williams, Palmer and now Scott higher in the pecking order , he may have thought his chances of first team football were limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 42 minutes ago, Robbored said: He was the Commercial manager at AG a few years ago. He wasn’t particularly good in that role. 22 minutes ago, Robbored said: It wasn’t me personally that he didn’t impress - I had nothing much to with him but I do remember him getting plenty of stick on here from other posters about various parts of the job that he didn’t seem to do well at. i guess you must be a glass half empty type, his CV is seriously impressive "A former tank commander in the British Army, Gould was educated at Bristol Grammar School and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Cranfield University and Harvard Business School." yet you immediately question his abilities without a shred of evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthS22 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 I'm not sad to see any of that lot go, except for a few regrets about Walsh who looks to me to be a quality player and just the sort of ball retaining and passing midfielder that we've so sorely missed this season. I'd be surprised if he wasn't offered sometning and decided to turn it down - after the lack of faith Johnson showed in him and then after he sent him off on loan, he never really seemed to be committed to the club. I'm not sure how serious his injuries were but he's basically sat out the remaining year, taken the money and done one. Baker is clearly a good defender but no matter who good you are, you can't help a team from the treatment room and he's been too much of a sick note over the years. Rowe has done a job for us and put a shift in so respect for that, even if he hasn't quite achieved championship standards. Pato has flattered to deceive for a while now - flashes of brilliance followed by long periods of mediocrity where you barely notice he's on the pitch. Thanks and bye. Diedhiou will be missed for his set piece defensive contribution but he's a striker ffs, and I hope his departure sees us stop lumping the ball forward to the big man. Excited to see who we bring in to replace him or whether some of the kids will get a chance - some promising talent there it looks like. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Who are now at Ipswich. Why would Walsh go there? It WAS tongue in cheek.............I know he won't go there . He will be up against us next season with a championship club, and will probably be MOTM Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG City Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 11 may have gone, but we still have... O'Dowda, Wells, Martin, Semenyo, Massengo, Williams, Dasilva, Kalas, Bentley, Vyner, Bakinson, O'Leary, Moore, Palmer, Nagy, and probably Weimann and Simpson. That's 17 players, along with the youngsters like... Conway, Britton, Scott, Pring, Janneh, Edwards, Towler 4 quality additions needed for me, no filling the squad up again with has beens, journeymen and lower league Lee Johnson style 'punts' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, maxjak said: It WAS tongue in cheek.............I know he won't go there . He will be up against us next season with a championship club, and will probably be MOTM Ha! Be surprised if Coventry don't take him back, poor decision to release him for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Abraham Romanovich said: i guess you must be a glass half empty type, his CV is seriously impressive "A former tank commander in the British Army, Gould was educated at Bristol Grammar School and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Cranfield University and Harvard Business School." yet you immediately question his abilities without a shred of evidence. Hang on............. Im not questioning his credentials at all. He’s clearly has an impressive CV including a football background. I was simply pointing out that when he was at AG some years ago he took plenty of stick on here from various posters in his role as commercial manager. I remember meeting him once at a function of some sort in the old Williams Stand. That was about the only time that I had anything to do with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, AG City said: 11 may have gone, but we still have... O'Dowda, Wells, Martin, Semenyo, Massengo, Williams, Dasilva, Kalas, Bentley, Vyner, Bakinson, O'Leary, Moore, Palmer, Nagy, and probably Weimann and Simpson. That's 17 players, along with the youngsters like... Conway, Britton, Scott, Pring, Janneh, Edwards, Towler 4 quality additions needed for me, no filling the squad up again with has beens, journeymen and lower league Lee Johnson style 'punts' We also have to accept that this is only phase 1 of the Big Nige Big Rebuild (BNBR). We shouldn't expect to have a promotion worthy squad just yet and it will be patched up with the younger players when needed. No doubt we'll be shedding more dead wood next summer and each year the fruits of the BNBR should become more plentiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Well here's hoping we've now heard the last of the Liam Walsh love in on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just now, BigTone said: Well here's hoping we've now heard the last of the Liam Walsh love in on here. Depends how he gets on at his next club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, mozo said: We also have to accept that this is only phase 1 of the Big Nige Big Rebuild (BNBR). We shouldn't expect to have a promotion worthy squad just yet and it will be patched up with the younger players when needed. No doubt we'll be shedding more dead wood next summer and each year the fruits of the BNBR should become more plentiful. Expect one or two of the contracted players to go too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, mozo said: Depends how he gets on at his next club! Well that really doesn't matter now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, AG City said: 11 may have gone, but we still have... O'Dowda, Wells, Martin, Semenyo, Massengo, Williams, Dasilva, Kalas, Bentley, Vyner, Bakinson, O'Leary, Moore, Palmer, Nagy, and probably Weimann and Simpson. Trouble is most of these players are shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Expect one or two of the contracted players to go too. I'd love them to sell Wells. I just find him the biggest negative aura. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, grubby said: We have Rich Gould as CEO, confirmed :laugh: I hate to say "Told you so", but I recall I flagged him as a potential replacement for MA as soon as that was announced. <<Blows own trumpet>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just now, spudski said: I'd love them to sell Wells. I just find him the biggest negative aura. I don't think any Championship club would fancy him so unless he got an offer from a club outside of Europe I don't see it happening. The US would work well for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Fordy62 said: This is all very bizarre. But let me set you straight on a couple of issues; 1. I didn’t tell Pato he was crap. I told him he was excellent... one in ten. 2. I don’t catch burglars, but when I did, I was alright at it. I caught about 15 in 100. If you tweeted me telling me that, I’d accept it was the truth and I wouldn’t be too fussed. 3. In my particular field, we catch about 97 in 100 of the criminals who commit the crimes I deal with, so I’d say we’re pretty damn good at it. Cheers. But your attention has been lovely. Thanks very much. Are you Hercule Poirot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said: Trouble is most of these players are shit. Some but not all. O'Doodah & Semenyo I would move on if an offer was made. Wells I'm unsure of but he hasn't really filled me with enthusiasm so maybe move on also. Williams, I don't know and wouldn't recognise him if you showed me a picture. Others I think we can work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just now, mozo said: I don't think any Championship club would fancy him so unless he got an offer from a club outside of Europe I don't see it happening. The US would work well for him. Panic buy imo. Never liked him as a player or person. Just find everything about him negative. Not my type of person or player. Three contracted players I'd wish to move on are Kalas, Bakinson and Wells. Controversial I know. It's not so much their ability but other side's to them I really don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, SecretSam said: I hate to say "Told you so", but I recall I flagged him as a potential replacement for MA as soon as that was announced. <<Blows own trumpet>> Well blown Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomThumb84 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, spudski said: I'd love them to sell Wells. I just find him the biggest negative aura. I hope we keep Wells, play to his strengths and utilise his ability. When he was such a popular member of the Bradford, Huddersfield, and QPR dressing rooms, you have to wonder where the problem actually sits. Maybe his slightly frustrated demeanour is in (until Nigel Pearson joined and Mark Ashton left) the fact that having played for proper clubs he had joined a basket-case one, and was a striker playing in a side that created a record-breaking lack of chances. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, spudski said: I'd love them to sell Wells. I just find him the biggest negative aura. Swap deal with Lyndon Dykes .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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