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Just now, Curtains said:

Doubt it .

 

He has one year left on his deal and Brighton bid £4 million for him. You can double this now.

They are on about £10 million for Ronnie Edwards at Peterborough.

27 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

The good news hinted at last night @MACKWORTHRAM?

 

Yeah it was. I just could not say exactly what it was as I was told in secret.

I just realised the mood was low so wanted to pick it up and just say look good news is coming. 

8 minutes ago, IslandExile said:

Release clause? 350,000?

Only joking. This is stupendous news and a major boost after last night.

Shout out to @MACKWORTHRAM who said last night that there'd be good news.

This was what it was. I was swore to secrecy so I couldnt say exactly what it was because its not fair on the person who told me. I just recognised people were unhappy yesterday so wanted to try and say look good news is coming.

1 hour ago, Nuwtfly said:

Yes I agree - the silence is very strange 

But I’m deciding to take that in a way that suggests something is happening. We do normally get an indication that nothing is happening when the journos know. I’m guessing they haven’t been told anything yet because the club are STILL trying…

Said multiple times in the past that this window will determine whether we go up or not. Look how Portsmouth and Bolton have strengthened. This could cost us automatics.

also found the strange vague post from @MACKWORTHRAMearlier a bit concerning…

Nothing to be concerned about mate. It's good news.

Just now, JohnoDCFC said:

People saying not to blame Warne need to give their head a wobble. Two Sheffield Wednesday outcasts as targets…one injury prone (there’s a shock). Extending TJJ’s contract when he is made of a glass, so many players show their ‘quality’ in training but I didn’t see any potential in him. CBT is a very good signing and I hope Adam’s is. Warne’s style of play will put players off from joining so it doesn’t surprise me we didn’t get anyone in. There’s still no structure with this club either and there won’t be until Pearce has gone. We need answers and I don’t think we will get the serious stuff from Warne in his presser tomorrow. Clowes needs to answer some of the questions.

 

Can't wait for Warne's presser tomorrow.

"We tried all we could but just couldn't quite get a striker over the line. At least Wash is back soon and he's a great lad

 

Again though. Just because it came out from the Sheffield Wednesday end. Not our end. They would not have been the only strikers we looked at

But the fact we even looked at Lee Gregory should give you an idea how little money we have.

8 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

People saying we're stronger now at the end of the window, but before it opened we said we needed a striker, we've since lost our only two backups in TJJ and Brown, and only have one fit centre forward at the club.

People joked as we went along that we'd reach this point and say "we tried but couldn't get it over the line", but I didn't think anyone was serious. For that to be the eventual outcome smacks of a remarkable level of incompetence. Is the recruitment guy still in his probationary period? Surely not worth keeping on. And such a shame Warne has no ability of his own, or contacts in the game, to attract players. 

Last year restrictions were worse than they are now. This year we still have restrictions. 

We've signed over 10 players since the summer all of which have mentioned how the manager has convinced them to join. Yet you're saying Warne has no ability to attract players? We've just signed one of the best wingers in the league this season as we were crying out for one. Everyone saying how we need some tough midfielder to stop us getting bullied, criticizing Warne for not signing one. We've signed one.

Are you forgetting all that? Absolutely pathetic comment to say Warne can't attract players.

I'm frustrated we haven't managed to sign a striker and I hope Washington and Waghorn come back firing and ready to go. 

Who knows we might get a free in? Dwight Gayle possibly?

We have got no money at all. We've absolutely tried everything to get one in. We're fishing in a small pond so the options are not great.

To sit there and have a go at Warne for this is a joke.

From what I have heard. Something will be announced soon that isn't a new signing...

1 minute ago, Curtains said:

Don’t tell me Washington and Waghorn are strikers please 

You don't want me to tell you that two strikers are strikers?

8 minutes ago, Topram said:

That’s us going into the rest of the season with 1 fit striker 

If by rest of season you mean the next few weeks then yeah. 

I really like Fornah. I do think there's a player there. I think he's far too laid back and loses the ball to easily sometimes. But he's young and has potential.

But for what we need now. If Peterborough even considered swapping JCH for Fornah then I'd do it in a heartbeat 😂

1 minute ago, rammieib said:

When exactly is the deadline?

11pm tomorrow 

2 hours ago, roboto said:

I suggested he was possibly the player Warne had seen the other week that we were all trying to guess. Seems like a good option at the moment, tall and powerful for his age, knows where the goal is too.

I mentioned him the other day too.

Wolves signing a striker too so would free up Fraser.

38 minutes ago, Srg said:

They haven't though have they. Thompson and Fornah have been right there, as well as the likes of Robinson and Fapetu. He'd bombed Fornah out entirely for a game or two.

Thompson was literally out for 15 weeks.

Smith has been out since god knows when.

Fornah was out for Lincoln and Reading games. 

He's mentioned so many times that chucking young players in before they are ready can ruin them. How is he expected to chuck Fapetu or Robinson in? Obviously felt that experience of Hourihane and Bird is better. 

Sounds promising. 

If we can see the fact that the midfield is weak then it's highly likely Warne can as well.

It's another think our fans have battered Warne about. Playing Bird and Hourihane together.

When most of the last few weeks they've been our only fit midfielders.

3 minutes ago, May Contain Nuts said:

The point isn't whether they're decent players though, it's that they were bought for a system we dropped after a few games and some of them represent round pegs in square holes (or is the other way round? I can never remember)

Ward brought as a RWB, sure but then we stopped playing a RWB and he's not a good enough defender to play RB and he's not as good as NML so won't play RW... and Wilson is preferred there anyway.

Elder bought as a LWB but he's not a LWB

Bradley is a good CB and has played in a 3 but he's clearly unsuited to the way we played it at the start of the season.

Nelson, Bradley AND Niambe brought in on top of Cashin and Forsyth as options in a 3CB system? Who's 1st choice RCB? It would be one one of Nelson or Niambe, which means one of those players (likely two of our higher earners) missing out.

With 3 at the back NML has to play centrally, so in competition with Collins, Washington, Waghorn AND TJJ - 5 players for 2 positions?

"We can only do what we can do" but "with hardly any money" we seemed rather willing to overstack certain positions with players on high wages who may not get as many minutes as the outlay would justify. I

It's a system we also still play. We don't just play one system. Sometimes it's a 5 at the back sometimes it's a 4..

Elder was signed as he's a left wing back AND a left back. He played left back for Hull when they were promoted. Not left wing back. 

Nyambe clearly bought in as he can play as a RCB if needed but mainly as a better defending right back.

You're making it sound like we've completely abandoned 352. We haven't. 

2 minutes ago, S8TY said:

Yep fair enough mate pretty fair assessment but still think myself we've wasted some money and we need it now 

No that's fair. In hindsight we have.

But we weren't to know that. Most clubs will spend most of their budget in the summer. We needed more work then.

Now we're desperate for a striker.

Ideally a midfielder too, but that's reliant on someone leaving.

12 hours ago, S8TY said:

Ward would only be needed if we were thinking of 352 as he’s not a RB even posh fans said he was defensively weak 

Elder I agree on and has played well recently apart from his slip against Burton but that happens but he still doesn’t get in front of Fozzy so basically we were getting cover players ? So wasn’t better than what we already had 

I thought we were signing players in the summer who were starters 

Nyambe was a good signing but I still don’t think we needed either Ward or Elder as a sensible loan or 2 to cover LB /RB would have been sufficient or god forbid we look for players that can play a couple of positions 

on the whole I’ve found PW’s signings underwhelming that’s all im saying 

when Clough signed players like Brayford, Coutts Bryson, Martin etc they were an improvement on what we had and I could see why 

all managers get some signings wrong but I just think in our current predicament I would’ve liked to have seen more right than wrong 

Sorry mate I would disagree here.

Forsyth was our only left back on the books in the summer. He signed a one year deal and most agreed he would have been a good squad player to have. We then signed Elder, who pretty much we all agreed on that it was a really good signing. 28 years old, won league one previously, had 10 assists from left back. Unfortunately for him he was injured in pre season and missed most of it. Missing pre season is massive for any player as they are playing catch up.

How do we know that he wouldn't get infront of Forsyth of he'd been fit and firing all season? We don't. He's clearly plenty good enough.

His other signings.

Wilson - Has potential to be really good. 

Bradley - Everyone was absolutely buzzing when we signed him. Didn't start great. Made a couple of mistakes (which is all you need to do in our fans cases before we write someone off) and he's unfortunate that Cashin and Nelson have been so good. We probably signed him expecting Cashin to go.

Fornah - Definitely has potential. Still young. Hardly any experience. But there's definitely a player in there. Sometimes to laid back but he'll learn.

Washington - A player Warne trusts. Just starting to see glimpses (the go against Northampton) of what he could do at this level, getting up to speed. Then he's injured on international duty.

Ward - Obviously with 352 in mind. But now he just looks like he's surplus to requirements. I might be wrong. But I just don't see him getting a game or even on the bench soon.

Waghorn - Steady played. No world beater. Cheap, convenient and will still contribute when he's back fit.

Nyambe - Brilliant signing. Really good defender. 

Vickers - A keeper. Not really don't anything wrong.

TJJ - Massive risk we felt we could take. Obviously looked at his ability and thought we couldn't get much better if we can get him fit. It's not worked out. 

Embleton - Can barely judge this. He did his thigh taking a corner in training.

Some signings don't work out as you hope. It's the way it goes. 

But we don't seem to give anyone a chance before we want them gone or say they are s****. I've seen some having a go at CBT already after playing 80 minutes of football for us.

I've just seen Brighton are letting Dahoud go. A midfielder they signed from Dortmund in the summer. Clearly not worked out it happens.

We're a league one club, with hardly any money, working to restrictions. We can only do what we can do. 

1 hour ago, S8TY said:

Exactly this …why doesn’t anyone seem to recognise that we brought in so many duds in the summer when we are supposedly potless so every signing would be crucial don’t waste it on players that when fit still don’t get selected …so we end up with Ward RWB - not needed Elder - LWB - not needed there’s two places we could’ve spent more wisely players bought for a for a system that doesn’t work did we really need Vickers ? Not the players fault they don’t fit Ward must be thinking why was I signed ? Does Clowes now think he’s wasted a lot of his budget on non starters ? I would 

have a plan of how you want us to play with a couple of different formations get those players to play that who suit then get cover for those positions utilising the youth in academy when required 

In the summer we had one left back on the books in Forsyth and not a single right back or right wing back?

And you're sat there saying Ward and Elder weren't needed? Of course they were.

Elder has been unfortunate with injuries but I'm convinced there's a player there, just needs a run of games.

It's only in hindsight now we have Nyambe and Wilson in that Ward isn't needed.

Just now, Tyler Durden said:

That's like saying I'm looking to buy a Ferrari but at the moment I only have enough cash for a down payment on a Lada.

Still doesn't stop me looking at Ferraris though.

Well said. We will be looking abroad with a view to next season when we aren't under restrictions anymore.

We are under a business plan, working under restrictions following administration and people are moaning that we aren't signing players from abroad. I give up 

1 hour ago, S8TY said:

i get what you're saying but wheel and deal , sell Cashin and Bird if it means getting a few in that will matter, why is everyone so hung up on keeping our two academy products, would Brentford or Posh not sell and spend the money or reinvest etc ....Both of those players are not irreplaceable no one is in fact ...Bird could well be walking around PP at the end of the season waving goodbye when we could've used that money wisely, but here lies the problem for me...Warne does not seem to sign wisely so I'm with you , lets stay as we are and try and try and get up with what we have ................may well be in L1 though next season 

In the summer maybe. But now, Cashin in particular would be silly.

If we sold Cashin. The money would have to be reinvested in a centre half. Not on the areas of the pitch we need.

With Bird I honestly think we'll get more for him in compensation than any offers now. Makes no sense selling two if your regular starters half way through a season when you're going for promotion.

10 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

How much of our budget for the season do you think he spent on his summer signings?

Which he absolutely had to. We had nothing. Every single club will spend more of their budget in the summer

Lee Gregory would be fine if there is nothing else we can get in. He's experienced, will be a handful and I'd fancy him to chip in with a few goals.

What annoys me is I am reading some fans on twitter using this as a stick to beat Warne with. "I'm worried about Warne and our transfer policy if this is what we're doing"

Do you think if we sat Paul Warne in a room he'd say that Lee Gregory was his number one target and one he has always wanted?

No he wouldn't. Ideally he'd want a 24-27 year old proven league one striker who's ready to go and good enough to step up to the championship but if there are any available then 1. They aren't going to be sold and 2. If they were, we can't afford them. At all.

It's like our fans have seen that we have next to nothing, had to dip into a loan pot for CBT and are just ignoring that. 

If Gregory comes in he'll get my support, he's a stop gap for the season. Gives us an option. Is he what I want? No. He's not. But he might be the best we can get given our budget.

I've seen people say they'll be livid if we sign Gregory and we should have kept Brown. Livid? If be more livid if we didn't bring someone in.

Brown is nowhere near ready yet. Thrusting a young player in early can ruin them. 

I remember when we got linked with Jordan Rhodes and people were kicking off then. He's second top goalscorer now.

But alas, it's all Warnes fault. Warnes fault we've got no money, Warnes fault our midfield is poor when half of them are out injured. 

6 minutes ago, Andicis said:

The performance *does* matter. And it's not unreasonable to state that since Wigan away, the performances have been nowhere near good enough. 

Fans pay to be entertained, to watch a Derby team that brightens up their week. Fans aren't happy because the football is a poor watch, and that has happened too often this season. Alienating the fanbase is not a good decision, and this football alienates the fanbase. 

Additionally, whilst yes we managed to squeak past Cheltenham, but it's hardly a performance that inspires confidence that we will go to Charlton and win next week. 

Fans are concerned, yes there may be some booing the team and being unfair around CBT, but the majority of fans voicing an opinion post the game are concerned with the direction that we're heading. 

The direction of 11 wins in 15 games in and 3 points off top?

I'm entertained when we win.

Would you rather us play really well, entertain you but lose?

This is league one. We aren't Man City we aren't gonna play teams off the park every week. It's minging and it's a hard slog, on often horrible pitches.

Apologies if this has been mentioned. But did Warne say on the radio last night that we've put a loan bid in for a striker at a premier league club and were waiting on them singing a striker before they let him out?

If so, my money would be on Nathan Fraser at Wolves.

29 minutes ago, Rich3478 said:

We never play well! Wigan was good for an hour and Oxford good. Since then been pretty rank in six games? 
 

call some fans awful if you like but the team were booed at half time, and warne even said he should’ve booed himself. If you are happy with first half yesterday then fair enough. But feel you’re in the minority.

not writing Blackett Taylor off at all but has been pretty uninspiring so far, in close to 1 1/2 games has achieved very little. That’s all that’s pointed out. 

I'm not happy with the first half performance no. But I wasn't massively enthusiastic about the football under Billy Davies either but as long as we win it doesn't really matter.

We've won 11, drew 2 and lost 2 out of the last 15 games.

If we do that in the next 15 we'll win the league.

Blackett Taylor has trained twice and played about 80 minutes in total. He's at a new club, new surroundings, won't know his teammates well and you're calling him uninspiring? It's mental.