RamNut Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I'd like us to get rid of Rammy if thats any help. Lets face it, he's an embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtableforever Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I 100% agree but maybe as well as those three that we 'need' what about a very fast winger that can play LW/RW to put some competition for the RM and LM. WTF are you talking about? We don't use wingers. Maybe you mean we need another CM or two who can play RW/LW? It is always 4 CM in our midfield you should get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondJovi Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 It is vital that we keep the core squad together, a large turnover of players in the summer would disrupt us. Our aim has to be the play-offs. Fans and players need to believe that is possible. Clough for me needs to start having higher expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 WTF are you talking about? We don't use wingers. Maybe you mean we need another CM or two who can play RW/LW? It is always 4 CM in our midfield you should get used to it. No no no sorry you must have misunderstood. I think we should sign a young winger with pace, that will push coutts and the other left midfielder. This winger will probably not start but offer some competition for that place which is severely lacking, also i fully understand we play with a a narrow 442 and that it is usually the full backs that receive the ball out wide not the rm/lm. All i am saying is we should sign a winger with bare pace to give us a different outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The owners / board are not supporting a play off push. I think if we had exactly the same players this season plus Shackell we would be in or around the playoffs now. That's around £2m pounds extra investment. We would have recovered that in ticket sales and other revenues. Wrong strategy, going nowhere. I only go to meet mates and have a beer now. I have no expectations of playoffs until we change the owners / board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcdcfc28 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 This season was make or break for me personally. He's had money, he's had time to get players in/out and get a idea of his best eleven. FOUR years.. When will enough be enough? People will happily wait half a decade for a promotion push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourneyesterday Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I think the owners have missed a trick in their radical pricing strategy, they should sell 2/3rds season tickets that end on the 31st January because lets face it there's just a bunch of meaningless dead rubbers after that date. When did we get to the stage that a manager with an outside chance of reaching the play offs plays 451 at home against a team that has'nt won in 10 games, f***ing disgraceful. Those of you that still go to the games should be ashamed that you sit through that crap without complaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 If we'd have had Jamie Ward fit for the last three months we'd be significantly closer to the Play-Offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The problem is the lack of strength in depth. Instead of having an experienced player to come in we have to play kids from the Academy. Hoganson did ok yesterday but his involvement and that of Freeman too meant that the whole side played with less confidence than they would have should the experienced players been available. We'd have won that game comfortably had the rest of the XI had confidence in the full backs. Instead for the first half the players, and possibly the manager, were more concerned with being exploited than actually taking the game to the opposition. The board won't invest in the squad, the only way the manager will be given money is through the sale of players. Fortunately we have saleable assets now, the first time in Clough's reign. Brayford is entering the final year of his deal (I believe) and will likely be sold in the Summer. Hughes may or may not be sold too depending on the fee. It's paramount that the majority of the transfer fee's recouped is invested in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 You all say move Ward to the wing, yet he has 9 goals in 14 starts.. Obviously he's barely fit and Theos off in the summer i reckon, so a new striker is needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 When did we get to the stage that a manager with an outside chance of reaching the play offs plays 451 at home against a team that has'nt won in 10 games Clough would probably cack his pants if we did get into the play off's this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 . It's paramount that the majority of the transfer fee's recouped is invested in the squad. With us making a £7 million loss year on year? You're having a giraffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Theo may be off in the Summer. His contract actually ends this summer but we have a 1 year option on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Theo may be off in the Summer. His contract actually ends this summer but we have a 1 year option on it. We'll extend and sell, like we did with S Davies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 We'll extend and sell, like we did with S Davies maybe, reckon we will sell Bailey and Ball and let Davies and Roberts contracts expire too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I'd like us to get rid of Rammy if thats any help. Lets face it, he's an embarrassment. Rammie has been around for ages cant get rid of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The owners / board are not supporting a play off push. I think if we had exactly the same players this season plus Shackell we would be in or around the playoffs now. That's around £2m pounds extra investment. We would have recovered that in ticket sales and other revenues. Wrong strategy, going nowhere. I only go to meet mates and have a beer now. I have no expectations of playoffs until we change the owners / board. I don't think Shackell would have made any difference to be honest.. Whilst our defence isn't particularly top end NPC, I feel our lack of goals away from home is the major problem.. In 16 games, we've failed to score in 5 of those and only 15 in total.. It's obvious we're lacking in the creative area away from home.. This could be down to having no wingers and playing with 4 CMs as the midfield, or more obviously, down to NCs inept negative tactics away from home.. DCFC are in a rut altogether.. It smacks of mediocre down from board level to the managerial staff to the players.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Can't we just sack Clough now and get Adkins in before he goes to Leeds, I can't stand another season of total boredom and banality treading water on the seas of mediocrity yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtableforever Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Brayford is entering the final year of his deal (I believe) and will likely be sold in the Summer. Ward, Bryson, Fielding, Freeman and Legzdins too. And i can`t see all of them will extend current deals. So they will be sold for peanuts like Commons, Davies and Hulse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Ward, Bryson, Fielding, Freeman and Legzdins too. And i can`t see all of them will extend current deals. So they will be sold for peanuts like Commons, Davies and Hulse. I think Fielding is the only one of those five that might go. He deserves to be starting somewhere and I reckon we'll get a decent fee from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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