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My take from this is I can't wait for the season to start and I also need to block about 50 of our fans on twitter and on here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course they are. Who am I to tell them they are right of wrong. I cant. I'm a nobody. I have no influence or importance. However, after reading the same guff over and over and over again, I'm past the stage of interaction and discussion. Past the stage of even reading or listening. I'm now, sadly, just blocking and enjoying the rest.

My take from this is I can't wait for the season to start and I also need to block about 50 of our fans on twitter and on here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course they are. Who am I to tell them they are right of wrong. I cant. I'm a nobody. I have no influence or importance. However, after reading the same guff over and over and over again, I'm past the stage of interaction and discussion. Past the stage of even reading or listening. I'm now, sadly, just blocking and enjoying the rest.

My take from this is I can't wait for the season to start and I also need to block about 50 of our fans on twitter and on here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course they are. Who am I to tell them they are right of wrong. I cant. I'm a nobody. I have no influence or importance. However, after reading the same guff over and over and over again, I'm past the stage of interaction and discussion. Past the stage of even reading or listening. I'm now, sadly, just blocking and enjoying the rest.

My take from this is I can't wait for the season to start and I also need to block about 50 of our fans on twitter and on here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course they are. Who am I to tell them they are right of wrong. I cant. I'm a nobody. I have no influence or importance. However, after reading the same guff over and over and over again, I'm past the stage of interaction and discussion. Past the stage of even reading or listening. I'm now, sadly, just blocking and enjoying the rest.

My take from this is I can't wait for the season to start and I also need to block about 50 of our fans on twitter and on here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course they are. Who am I to tell them they are right of wrong. I cant. I'm a nobody. I have no influence or importance. However, after reading the same guff over and over and over again, I'm past the stage of interaction and discussion. Past the stage of even reading or listening. I'm now, sadly, just blocking and enjoying the rest.

My take from this is I can't wait for the season to start and I also need to block about 50 of our fans on twitter and on here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course they are. Who am I to tell them they are right of wrong. I cant. I'm a nobody. I have no influence or importance. However, after reading the same guff over and over and over again, I'm past the stage of interaction and discussion. Past the stage of even reading or listening. I'm now, sadly, just blocking and enjoying the rest.

My take from this is I can't wait for the season to start and I also need to block about 50 of our fans on twitter and on here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course they are. Who am I to tell them they are right of wrong. I cant. I'm a nobody. I have no influence or importance. However, after reading the same guff over and over and over again, I'm past the stage of interaction and discussion. Past the stage of even reading or listening. I'm now, sadly, just blocking and enjoying the rest.

Are you seriously suggesting, not having heard the interview yourself, that "everyone's comments" are giving a negative opinion or are you taking that line because it suits your viewpoint?

Hey guys sorry not been on a lot lately but the pain been pretty bad lately so been trying to rest as much as I can before season starts but I am 100 percent I can be. So i will be in full voice come saturday. Getting behind the lads as always i do fancy our chances for coming season.
Also see you all at burton peterboro blackpool and Bolton. Once my op done I might be out for a fair while but will be back asp. But not heard anything yet when that will be.

I'd meant to start a midfield thread after Warne commented we needed another body there. I wasn't convinced. But if Max Bird goes, we will and it allows Warne to shape things more in his image. Lovely lad, but I feel Bird has not pushed on as he should. His goal should be to have become our Michael Carrick, but when I watch him I'm a bit meh. 
The issue is Clowes bought us to save the club. Without him, we were gone, but he does not have deep pockets and running a football club with ambition at our level is a seriously loss-making enterprise. It's now about balance, but I expect we have to sell before we buy and it seems apparent (and understandable) that not all monies received will be reinvested.
If this happens we look weaker than last season, but need to adapt and work with what we have. It's not what we want, but we're still living off scraps. I'm far from the only person on here to suggest Sibley has a higher ceiling than Knight and Bird. It should be up to young Louie and the manager to realize that potential. That's the kind of mindset we need for the moment. 

We all know what's gonna happen. Teams will come to pp, time waste, dive, cheat, argue and moan at officials all game and nothing will be done. Then one of our players will say "how long left to play ref?" get a straight red, 5 game ban and the club will be docked 12 points, fined £2mill and forced to play behind closed doors for the next 3 seasons, oh and chuck in an embargo too, why not.

We all know what's gonna happen. Teams will come to pp, time waste, dive, cheat, argue and moan at officials all game and nothing will be done. Then one of our players will say "how long left to play ref?" get a straight red, 5 game ban and the club will be docked 12 points, fined £2mill and forced to play behind closed doors for the next 3 seasons, oh and chuck in an embargo too, why not.

We all know what's gonna happen. Teams will come to pp, time waste, dive, cheat, argue and moan at officials all game and nothing will be done. Then one of our players will say "how long left to play ref?" get a straight red, 5 game ban and the club will be docked 12 points, fined £2mill and forced to play behind closed doors for the next 3 seasons, oh and chuck in an embargo too, why not.

We all know what's gonna happen. Teams will come to pp, time waste, dive, cheat, argue and moan at officials all game and nothing will be done. Then one of our players will say "how long left to play ref?" get a straight red, 5 game ban and the club will be docked 12 points, fined £2mill and forced to play behind closed doors for the next 3 seasons, oh and chuck in an embargo too, why not.

We all know what's gonna happen. Teams will come to pp, time waste, dive, cheat, argue and moan at officials all game and nothing will be done. Then one of our players will say "how long left to play ref?" get a straight red, 5 game ban and the club will be docked 12 points, fined £2mill and forced to play behind closed doors for the next 3 seasons, oh and chuck in an embargo too, why not.

We all know what's gonna happen. Teams will come to pp, time waste, dive, cheat, argue and moan at officials all game and nothing will be done. Then one of our players will say "how long left to play ref?" get a straight red, 5 game ban and the club will be docked 12 points, fined £2mill and forced to play behind closed doors for the next 3 seasons, oh and chuck in an embargo too, why not.

Few years ago we would have paid 4mill for him.

Few years ago we would have paid 4mill for him.

Few years ago we would have paid 4mill for him.

Get rid of that s**** Billy sharp one and I don’t care what we sing. 
 
Isn’t funny, isn’t actually good banter, just a bunch of pee ricks after too many shandies and a nose full of powder trying to provoke a reaction. 

Here’s a list of our top scorers for the past 10 years: 
22/23: McGoldrick 
21/22: Lawrence 
20/21: Kazim Richards 
19/20: Martin/Waghorn 
18/19: Wilson
17/18: Vydra 
16/17: Ince 
15/16: Martin 
14/15: Martin
13/14: Martin 
What has everyone on this list got in common? Not a single one of the players came off the back of a high scoring season elsewhere. 
 
Buying a goalscorer doesn’t guarantee goals. That was always the case in the championship, and it’s certainly the same at this level. 
 
Every season we’ve found a goalscorer we weren’t expecting. This season won’t be any different.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The season hasn’t kicked off and you haven’t a clue how we will fair but you still spout this rubbish all the time. 
 
I swear to god you just like to see us fail just so you can spout negativity. 

And you think Warne and crew haven’t been trying like hell to address it ! It isn’t disappointing it’s a fact of life. What you really seem to mean is “why can’t I have what I want !” 
 

But as fans we only get to base our opinions on 90 minutes of action once or twice a week. If a manager decides after seeing him on a daily basis that he could be useful for the coming season then surely that supersedes anything else? 
 
Is he the ideal singing? No obviously not. Could he be a useful addition for the coming season? Most likely yes. If we roll the clock back 12 months or so we would see very similar threads for the signings of Wildsmith and Mcgoldrick. Nobody anticipated DM to post his career best numbers last season, he actually missed some glaring chances as well so could have been even more. You’ve got to factor in the drop in quality in the leagues when signing players, Waggy could end up posting similar numbers, we don’t know.

We haven’t assembled Dad’s Army, will you please stop volunteering these unfounded generalisations about the squad?
I’ll once again provide you with some facts, we have so far signed Elder who is 28, Vickers who is 27, Ward who is 27, Wilson who is 23, Nelson who is 30, Bradley who is 31 and Washington who is also 31.
The first team squad includes Bird (22), Cashin (21), Rooney (19), Sibley & Thompson (21), Wildsmith (27) Barkhuizen (30), NML (31), Hourihane Smith & Collins (32).
The oldest outfield player we have is Forsyth at 34 and Loach is the oldest overall player on the books at 35.
Last season we had Curtis Davies (38), James Chester (34), Richard Stearman and David McGoldrick (35). The age profile of the squad this year is improved from last year.
Now specifically on the subject of Waghorn. At 33 is he an ideal signing? No he’s not. Another question, do we want to go into the season with only 2 senior strikers? No we don’t. So would it be logical to sign Waghorn on sensible terms if they can be agreed, to bolster the depth of the squad in the immediate, whilst potentially still looking to secure a younger striker to complete our 4 striking options for the season? Yes it would.
What are the other options? There are a fair few free agents, I’ve been looking through a list this morning. The youngest and most exciting would be Josh Maja at 24, I suspect he’s above our current means and ambitions. Assombalonga and Afobe at 30, could be good options but not sure if they pass your age test? Bas Dost, Islam Slimani, Mattia Destro? All former internationals, would be cheat codes at this level, also all 32-35 and unrealistic. Jonathon Kodija? Was a beast for a couple of seasons at Bristol City and Villa, but he’s also 33. Sean Maguire is 29, left Coventry in the summer, might not be a bad shout.  Macauley Bonne is 27 and scored at this level before so he could be another option. There really aren’t that many viable free agent options. We seemingly have to be sensible with the fees we spend. And any loans could be unproven. That’s the situation we’re in, maybe sign Waghorn to boost the depth and add an option, maybe don’t and look elsewhere 🤷🏻‍♂️