Anag Ram Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Bet the place is bedecked with star spangled banners. Mel announces new takeover, thank you letters from HMRC and the EFL and 5 major new signings. But you're not allowed to tell anybody. NottsRam77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Coconut said: ? When they made Colin Todd they threw the.mould away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, NottsRam77 said: No but In our dire situation ie: not a single recognised centre half to our name… it’s the equivalent of signing varane 2 hours ago, mwram1973 said: They said that when we signed a 37 year old Paul Mcgrath who had knackered knees. He was Superb that season. I've seen enough of Jag to be of the opinion that he would be a great signing for a season. 2 hours ago, Sparkle said: Well I will be very pleased if we do sign him thanks ? I wasn't knocking Jagielka... He has been an excellent player. I'm sure he'll do a great job for us. And I am painfully aware of our current predicament. I was merely lamenting the days when we would be signing players that would thrill us.... Charlie George, Franny Lee, Saunders, Eranio, Baiano and so on. That's all I meant. Edited August 4, 2021 by IslandExile NottsRam77, hintonsboots, Patrick Rams and 3 others 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, IslandExile said: I wasn't knocking Jagielka... He has been an excellent player. I'm sure he'll do a great job for us. And I am painfully aware of our current predicament. I was merely lamenting the days when we would be signing players that would thrill us.... Charlie George, Franny Lee, Saunders, Eranio, Baiano and so on. That's all I meant. Yes and when we signed all of them we were in the top division in this country - current we are a long way from all of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 FFS Plus! IslandExile and Rammy03 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: FFS Plus! I can't believe that this is the summary from the meeting. All this fuss and there's nothing there we didn't already know. Same old crap. When will it change. Feel sorry for Rooney, a complete shambles of a football club. RAM1966 and RadioactiveWaste 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Rammy03 said: I can't believe that this is the summary from the meeting. All this fuss and there's nothing there we didn't already know. Same old crap. When will it change. Feel sorry for Rooney, a complete shambles of a football club. It's not the EFL stuff really. It's that Mel thinks there aren't enough Academy players bought through - he's lost it. Totally. Leeds Ram, Jayram, The Scarlet Pimpernel and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, Sparkle said: Yes and when we signed all of them we were in the top division in this country - current we are a long way from all of those Wow. Thanks for updating me. Didn't realise that. Sparkle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) So we pretty much have just under 37 hours before the deadline (12pm Fri) to register players for Saturday - lets hope we can get the EFL talks resolved in that time to at least get a few in for Saturday Surely we have the agreements lined up with the players already so just a case of the registration being approved Edited August 4, 2021 by DCFC1388 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 We could do with two centre half’s couldn’t we RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, Sparkle said: We could do with two centre half’s couldn’t we Two centre halves, creativity in midfield and a goalscorer upfront. Not so easy on a budget of £zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: It's not the EFL stuff really. It's that Mel thinks there aren't enough Academy players bought through - he's lost it. Totally. The sooner he gets out the club the better at this point tbh. Ram1988 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 41 minutes ago, Leeds Ram said: The sooner he gets out the club the better at this point tbh. If he wanted academy players properly utilised he should have kept cocu or Mac or promoted wassell. Carl Sagan, BramcoteRam84 and atherstoneram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1988 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, DCFC1388 said: So we pretty much have just under 37 hours before the deadline (12pm Fri) to register players for Saturday - lets hope we can get the EFL talks resolved in that time to at least get a few in for Saturday Surely we have the agreements lined up with the players already so just a case of the registration being approved You would hope so, but I'm not that confident any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 6 hours ago, kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong said: If he wanted academy players properly utilised he should have kept cocu or Mac or promoted wassell. It's just an entirely unrealistic proposal though Kash. In the last few years we've had Bogle, Lowe, Buchanan, Bird, Knight, and Sibley all break through. Now for an academy that's a really good achievement but if we're wanting to compete at the top end of the championship we're unlikely to be able to rely on playing even more young players regularly. Overly using young players at too early a stage in their career can wreck them and it can hurt the team, I'd suggest last season was a good example of the latter and it could in the future be seen as an example of the former. Rammy03 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 7 hours ago, kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong said: If he wanted academy players properly utilised he should have kept cocu or Mac or promoted wassell. Give it a rest, it's not like Rooney isn't bringing young players through. They aren't consistent or predictable in their development. Hector was the best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Give it a rest, it's not like Rooney isn't bringing young players through. They aren't consistent or predictable in their development. Rooney is doing it through necessity though, not because of some grand philosophy. Just look at the striker situation last year, was CKR, then brought in Gregory, then he played Lawrence... all over giving any of our own a go. Now, I agree that Mel is being a bit of an arse with this statement giving the fact we have zero prospect of signing anyone so we're forced to play the youngsters due to his own actions, so it doesn't actually make sense. But the entrusting of our youth players to Rooney is frighteningly bad. Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Leeds Ram said: It's just an entirely unrealistic proposal though Kash. In the last few years we've had Bogle, Lowe, Buchanan, Bird, Knight, and Sibley all break through. Now for an academy that's a really good achievement but if we're wanting to compete at the top end of the championship we're unlikely to be able to rely on playing even more young players regularly. Overly using young players at too early a stage in their career can wreck them and it can hurt the team, I'd suggest last season was a good example of the latter and it could in the future be seen as an example of the former. I actually agree with you there and my comments were in relation to the effective use of the academy players who require the right coaching and time to flourish. Leeds Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Srg said: Rooney is doing it through necessity though, not because of some grand philosophy. Just look at the striker situation last year, was CKR, then brought in Gregory, then he played Lawrence... all over giving any of our own a go. He gave Stretton an opportunity. Who else is there that looked decent? Oh yeah Duncan! Gregory was a good signing. Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Give it a rest, it's not like Rooney isn't bringing young players through. They aren't consistent or predictable in their development. Don't be so sensitive Roy,my comments were in relation to who I thought either did the best job in coaching our academy stars whist they were here....I don't believe that rowett,lamps or Rooney were as effective as cocu and Mac in that regard. In my opinion opinion they are not as consistent or predictable in their development whilst in the first team for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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