Cant a sign on bonus that would compensate the player for his exess wage demands be used?

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rev, you have based your opinion on one stat from 18 months ago. 

There is plenty of footage of him over the years including his spell at Portsmouth. 

I've seem many a trailer for films that look great but are utter shite when I see the whole thing. 

1 minute ago, den said:

Scouts frequently attend games. Doesn’t mean they’re scouting anyone in particular.

Surely they could have many other PL games to go to for entertainment unless they pissed someone in the hierarchy off.

"I'm not happy with your attitude, you'll be watching Stoke for the season"

2 hours ago, Upside Down said:

 

Exactly Simpson episode I was thinking 😄

47 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said:

Upgrade?

He's definitely more well rounded.

1 hour ago, Finlay McKenna said:

The more i think about it the more i can back the Hirst signing

This happens at a nightclub too as the night goes on. 

1 minute ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

How many players do Forest want ? Also how are they going to keep all of them happy ?

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

We haven't replaced Armstrong yet.

You trust Waggott/ Broughton to replace BBD in 5 days?

We'll have cold fusion before we have a remotely like for like replacment. 

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Fat Sam was always happy to roll over for the big boys as long as he picked him his 50 points a season. Didn't give a fuck about the fans forking out their hard earned - he wrote games off when the fixture list came out. 

Think I'd take those 50 at the moment.

1 minute ago, Gav said:

Maybe he was a crook? Would only work with an agent that feathered his nest, gave him kick backs on every deal, reduced the player pool, robbed fans of seeing better players?

The ironic thing is Venkys then adopted the same policy and the rest is history......

Maybe but I'd still rather be 10th in the Premiership than in the bottom of the Championship. You are quite correct about Venkys (I have never been a fan, bought the Banned By BRFCS shirt instead of the Pune Army one) and perhaps they were worried that they wouldnt be able to pocket as much. Thieves are always suspicious that others are stealing from them - this is not directed toward you. 

Coincidently Sams first game, and victory 3-0, was against Stoke.

6 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Or losing to a team managed by nobody like today.

I said a long time ago that the Venks sacked Sam purely because he wouldnt be a yes man and still feel the same. I cant recall a manager since that really challenges my opinion.

13 minutes ago, Gav said:

You didn’t got to Old Trafford a few weeks before he was sacked then? 

Nope I was in the desert. I do remeber him steadying a sinking ship previously helmed by Paul Ince who just beat the Hell out of us. I would also argue that we have been in a downward spiral since his sacking (which coincides with our takeover) which at the time was explained, by our owners, that it was due to bad transfers. If we can judge his tenure on one game against Man U, I would argue that losing to a team managed by Paul Ince is far worse.

Didnt Man U win the title that season?

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He was giving the bench every physical signal that he was knackered wanted to come off, but they had no one to bring on for him.

Great that we're selling him... Know that it's necessary so he doesnt go for free but Lord, what are we going to do? Find it hard to think we'll get someone in quickly enough. Wars have been won in the time we get transfers in. 

27 minutes ago, JohnD said:

No, nay , never.

I got the feeling that teams would rather not play us when Sam was in charge, get the feeling they look forward to it at the moment. You have to make yourself hard to beat before you should anything else. Sams football could be ugly but it was tough and ugly.

1 minute ago, JohnD said:

There can be no question that this squad minus Brereton and with Ayala injured are nailed on for relegation.

The anticipated new signings need to be better than our current players and slot straight into the team. I don't believe that will happen.

The players need to talk some sense into JDT.

Big Sam tactics time. 

Just now, blue_n_white99 said:

Not true, most people have watched too many war films were they get up and fight back, 7.62mm is massively unforgiving and really spoils your day

 

Very aware but I can't believe for a minute that people actually believe that. Regardless you know it's going to hurt bad or kill you, still cant stop it. 

Just now, roverandout said:

Went off injured 

Sounds like he's fitting in perfectly. 

5 minutes ago, Shirley Crabtree Wrestler said:

And when we started the season I am sure JDT said they studied their opponents all week and so knew what to expect on the pitch come Saturday... today's stats so dar suggest a rather more uncomfortable reality perhaps! 

You know what to expect if you get hit by a rifle round but you cant stop it coming when fired at you. 

Inagine with our best player gone too.

1 hour ago, Paul Mani said:

BELIEVE brother! The law of attraction in full flow! 🙌🏽

If this were true Gillian Anderson would be making me eggs this morning.

1 hour ago, Paul Mani said:

Who said the idea was that we’ll ‘gradually build up a team youngsters to adult stars’? I certainly didn’t! 

Literally every manager we've had for the past decade, the latest one included.

43 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Agreed. The 2 league defeats showed up our lack of strength and bite in midfield. We were comprehensively outbattled. Desperately need another "enforcer" type who can play a bit. The money we wasted on Szmodics could have been spent on one. 

I miss Emerton and Savage. You never knew when they might do something rash, it was like added suspense. When Emerton was coming up behind someone with possession I literally heard the Jaws theme.

For sure need some metal in the middle.

1 hour ago, JBiz said:

Trousering? Aka taking money out of the business?

Why on earth would they be putting 8/10m a season in via share capital then?

Tax returns.

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I suspect you were a big fan of the X Files in the 90s.

How could you not?