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Reedy You're A Star

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  1. Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

    It doesn't seem like that's the issue though. We can afford the wages of lads from Europe or the lower leagues as is. It sounds like we haggled over players outside our wage cap where we wanted the parent club to pay more. 

    If we shifted Smallwood out permanently, we could use that weekly wage on another signing at a similar wage. Someone who may at least make the bench, unlike RS. So whilst you may be right and it wasn't dependant on RS moving out to sign someone, it may be the case we could sign one and use the freed up wage fromshifting Smallwood or Samuel to sign another much needed body.

     

    You can only sell someone if another is willing to buy, but I find it hard to believe there were no takers in L1 for the 2 above, even on loan, that could've give us some wiggle room for better on the wage bill.

  2. Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

    Does it really matter though? We have a wage cap. Whether they left or not is irrelevant. I don't see how it's a problem. It's not a case of us not being able to pay Atsus(for examples) wages, it's that we don't. Smallwood leaving wouldn't change that. 

    If they want to stay, I see no major issue. 

    What do you see as the issue?

    Theyre taking up space on the wage bill that could be used on someone who will contribute to the success of the 1st team? 

  3. We're not going Down. We're unlikely to go up, barring a spectacular run of form. So it's the perfect time to start playing promising academy players, like JRC, in not particularly important positions. We have nothing to lose by playing someone who is potentially 1st team quality on the right wing and everything to gain if he delivers.

    It's what we should have done with Chapman and Mahoney. Let's not fuck up thrice in the same position.

    Same goes for the likes of Buckley. We're in a relatively middling position, give these younglings a proper chance in the first team and potentially save (or even make..) a few million in transfer fees and wages and build the next generation of 1st teamers.

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  4. 1 hour ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

    The 1970-71, 1978-79 and 2016-17 seasons

    Personally, 2011-12 was much worse than 2016-17. That season laid the groundwork for all the crap that has come after it. It would've been incredibly hard to get away with raping the club like they have in the glare of the PL. Terrible football, plus that shit eating, lip licking, smarmy grin staring out at us as we sank meekly, helplessly, away from the big time that Jack, Kenny, Souey, John Williams and many others, these weasels in charge now couldn't hold a candle too as long they have a hole in their collective arses, worked so hard to put in place. That season with him in charge alone knocked 10,000 off the gates and ensured many would never come back.

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  5. On 28 October 2019 at 16:01, Paul Mani said:

    I hate to say it, but I think a lot of you are massively overreacting. Talk of relegation and limbo etc...this coming from a person (myself) who thinks we would benefit from a change of manager.

    Mowbrays biggest issue is the pressure he’s heaped on himself by publicly aiming for a top 6 finish. Had he come out saying he was looking for incremental progress and maybe a top 10 finish then the hysteria and subsequent thirst for all and any evidence to back up his sacking would be much less. 
     

    He’s naturally under pressure with the recent run of results because they have been poor. But he can quite easily mitigate those runs with key injuries in the new year and at present. More importantly, this pressure isn’t putting his job at risk. Not at the moment anyway. Because his employers, the players, coaches etc all know what is going on behind the scenes. In fairness, the only metric the fans have are winning or losing games...but surely most people can see that the club are going to stick with him until he has drained that professional bank account with everyone. 
     

    I don’t even think that 20% of the fan base truly want him out. 

     

    1 hour ago, Paul Mani said:

    Absolutely true story. I sat with my mate on Sat aft having told him there was no chance we’d leave deep dale with a single point. He laughed as the second one went in but in absolutely the same way as you ‘knew’ I turned to him with my phone saying I was that confident that I’d have a tenner on us to lose at that point. I got 9-1 at BV and the rest is history.
     

    I’ve never done that since Kean. The teams ability to implode is written into Mowbrays regime now. He’s consistently terrible at managing games to a favourable end and that’s the reason why I personally now want a change. 

    Make your bloody mind up. Which is it?

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  6. If we score to make it 3-3 this half I'm sure you'll see plenty. So far this half Buckley and Rothwell have been good subs. Brave, but seems to be working so far. Would personally bring Armstrong off for Graham and give them something else to think about up top for the last 15 minutes.

  7. Needed that second goal. We're still in it, just, and gives us something to chase now. Get one early in the second half and it could be on. Need to cut out the sloppy passing and wake up at the back.

    I would take Armstrong off for Rothwell and give them something else to think about. Get Dack and Rothwell linking up, pulling their CBs all over.

  8. Is Chapman fit enough yet? He could be brought on for half an hour or so towards the end to introduce him slowly back into 1st team football so he doesn't break down again?

    Personally, I haven't been impressed with Armstrong this season, so far. He tries hard and has pace, but absolutely no end product. Would it be worth giving JRC some game time? See if he can cut it at a higher level? Either way, Rothwell should get a good amount of time, from the start. He is one of our best players and needs to to be on the pitch more often than not. We need to try something different other than lumping to Graham, that's for sure.

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  9. To be honest, against Sheff Utd, I would try Gally upfront with Rothwell, Dack and Downing behind. Graham is getting on a bit now and we've spent £5m on him. He's the closest we have in the squad to an understudy to Graham, so give him a try. Rothwell needs game time to get some form and is, on his day, a quality player. I feel between him, Dack and Downing we have enough to lock any Championship defense. We just need to stop humping it long and try and play it on the deck and get those 3 stringing passes together - we'll create chances, hopefully one of our front 4 will put them away. It all depends on TM admitting he's got it wrong with Gally on the wing and actually change the style to a more controlled passing style rather than the long ball we currently play.

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