CotswoldRed Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Xiled said: No. You can't simply if to two words. There are a whole bunch of considerations involved. It's like suggesting a poor striker should just 'shoot better' - too simplistic. My point is we need to be careful about forcing a player here especially when £2M is paid. I agree. If he can't handle it, then he's not for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityloyal473 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, BRISTOL86 said: Anyone else gone from unfounded optimism to thoroughly expecting this not to happen? Me. I think it would have happened by now if it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mark Jenkinson said: I have heard Clough does not want to come, given the high risk of League 1 Football next season. Also rumoured he would prefer to stay in the North West I've heard every possible opinion and scenario from about 50 places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: On a serious note, if any player has trouble moving (especially one with lots of future promise/value) we should walk away. How will we ever realise his potential value if he ends up turning down moves because its too far from his mates? Heartily agree with this. Recipe for disaster. The Ryan FrederickS business still hasn't been explained yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, cityloyal473 said: Me. I think it would have happened by now if it was. I just can't get my head around why that tweet would have gone out if it wasn't a sure thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Seems like it's time............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, southvillekiddy said: Heartily agree with this. Recipe for disaster. The Ryan FrederickS business still hasn't been explained yet. Exactly. And how long did he last? His taxi was booked inside 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Mark Jenkinson said: I have heard Clough does not want to come, given the high risk of League 1 Football next season. Also rumoured he would prefer to stay in the North West Me too. I've read that on pages 29,28,27,26,25,24,23,22,21,twenty...on every page of this thread, mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityloyal473 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Just now, BRISTOL86 said: I just can't get my head around why that tweet would have gone out if it wasn't a sure thing? All it said was we'd had a bid accepted. That means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the Frog Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 If the latest interview with Cotts is anything to go by, i'm still stumped. Remaining positive for a couple more hours though. Goalkeeper loan should be confirmed within an hour or two. Garita should be available for tomorrow subject to clearance. SC smirked when asked about 'anything else' and said ' you never know'. Photographer is probably on his way to AG as we speak for the unveiling of new signings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Just now, cityloyal473 said: All it said was we'd had a bid accepted. That means nothing in the grand scheme of things. TBF - it said a little more than that - it told the world what we intend to pay. A fair question is - why share it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Can anyone explain when 'gut instinct' became a steadfast reliable source? It's being trotted out as gospel by all sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 7 minutes ago, Mark Jenkinson said: I have heard Clough does not want to come, given the high risk of League 1 Football next season. Also rumoured he would prefer to stay in the North West You have very good hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, cityloyal473 said: All it said was we'd had a bid accepted. That means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Agreed, but after how badly we got burned after making public the details of Gayle and Gray you'd think we would be incredibly keen not to end up with egg on our faces for a third straight striker purchase... Having said that, this was from the media dept who orchestrated the world's worst cover up attempt with the Garita Twitter-gate, so who knows where logic enters into the equation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityloyal473 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, BRISTOL86 said: Agreed, but after how badly we got burned after making public the details of Gayle and Gray you'd think we would be incredibly keen not to end up with egg on our faces for a third straight striker purchase... Having said that, this was from the media dept who orchestrated the world's worst cover up attempt with the Garita Twitter-gate, so who knows where logic enters into the equation... TBH I think City had to release something, it's fairly common knowledge he's been down and spoken to us, so staying silent would have got the rumour mill going even more so than it is now. Despite this announcement, I don't think it will happen (love to be proved wrong though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 3 minutes ago, BRISTOL86 said: Agreed, but after how badly we got burned after making public the details of Gayle and Gray you'd think we would be incredibly keen not to end up with egg on our faces for a third straight striker purchase... Having said that, this was from the media dept who orchestrated the world's worst cover up attempt with the Garita Twitter-gate, so who knows where logic enters into the equation... Point is, if they said nothing and he didn't come they'd still get slated. I don't really see what difference it makes now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I like to chose to be "blindly optimistic" today, and hope that at the very least, Cotts is sounding and looking confident about ZC, to look like something's happening here, so as to hoodwink one or two other decent lads to sign. It only takes one good 'un (source: otib forum 2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray White Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 29 pages of air. Has he signed yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiled Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, BRISTOL86 said: Agreed, but after how badly we got burned after making public the details of Gayle and Gray you'd think we would be incredibly keen not to end up with egg on our faces for a third straight striker purchase... Having said that, this was from the media dept who orchestrated the world's worst cover up attempt with the Garita Twitter-gate, so who knows where logic enters into the equation... I also think that the initial reports (Clough, Gayle, Gray) all came from their existing clubs. Once Bolton, Crystal Palace and Brentford accepted an offer from us and then released it to the press there isn't much we can keep quiet about. It's in each of those club's interest to make as much noise as possible so that QPR have the opportunity to bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the Frog Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Ray White said: 29 pages of air. Has he signed yet? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Fair points, chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Kermit the Frog said: Yes. You naughty boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Kermit the Frog said: Yes. Oh good. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, Kermit the Frog said: Yes. You naughty naughty boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 24 minutes ago, Paulton Red said: I know how my cousins boy felt last year, not ZC Sorry i misunderstood . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Having had this afternoon to digest, what seems most logical to me is We're not happy that a bid price was made public. The player now isn't coming. We'll make things public with other clubs by confirming the bid was lower than reported so the realised price is less that Bolton were hoping for. Whoever get's the player will end up paying less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 30 pages down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalist Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 If this goes on much longer, we may need Muhammad Ali "I've had enough, Clough" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gze9gFWrf8U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: Having had this afternoon to digest, what seems most logical to me is We're not happy that a bid price was made public. The player now isn't coming. We'll make things public with other clubs by confirming the bid was lower than reported so the realised price is less that Bolton were hoping for. Whoever get's the player will end up paying less. Agreed. Next please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 How many pages were the Gayle and Gray threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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