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I'd be more concerned if other teams were making lots of signings and we weren't. However, that isn't the case. For all the protestations that Lincoln were making lots of signings, we've actually made the same amount just ours were more spread out. Only Mansfield and Chesterfield have made a significantly greater number of signings and Chesterfield had to because they released 13 players.
When you consider the size of our squad due to Hurst giving sub standard players two year contracts and Bignot buying loads in January without off-setting the costs by getting rid of some like he promised, there isn't a huge amount of squad space or money left to play with. We're in the market for a striker as has been widely reported and we'll obviously sign at least one left back and hopefully another centre back. Once that is done, it may be a case of working with what we've got because it would cost a fortune to release players like Yussuf and Summerfield and Boyce who nobody else seems to want.
Contracts will have expired yesterday so players won't be holding out for as much money now, they'll be wanting their next pay cheque sooner rather than later. Therefore I expect to see more movement everywhere this week and next. If we haven't got a striker and a left back in by the end of next week then I'll start to panic. Remember last season we only had one striker on the books until the 22nd July when we signed Jackson on loan and we only got our second permanent striker in on the 30th July!
We've got some good players in place already like Collins, Jones, Osborne, Mills, McAllister and Clements. In the brief time RS was in charge it looked like he could get more out of the current squad than Bignot was doing. We had two good home wins and a draw against second placed Plymouth. The away performances weren't as good but the thing that stood out in those games was the lack of pace and mobility across the middle which RS looks to have addressed already with the introduction of Rose, Dembele and Kelly. We're also starting to use sports science and analysis to give us an extra percentage gain in various areas which will hopefully add up over the season to a few more points. I personally believe that if we can get Asante fit that he will take the division by storm but we wait to see if that is possible.
I'm sure we'll see more incomings over the next two weeks. If we don't, then maybe we should start to panic but until that point relax and enjoy the summer weather!
Good post, just because we haven't been wheeling 2 journeymen per week on one year deals out in front of the cameras does not mean that we won't have a decent squad for next season. Its just under 6 weeks until the first league game so still a fair bit of time left.
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Very true Mariner 91, the sun is out the pubs are open, the missus is doing my frigging head in, so off to the pub I go............ UTM
You didn't know I know your name on the Fishy-You didn't hoover up or wash the windows-wait till you get home--your missus
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Totally agree with BP Vicar. I will though be getting my season ticket as ever. This has to be the worst, most inactive pre-season so far that I can ever remember. We have made no real effort to strengthen the squad at all, and I certainly cannot see us mounting any type of promotion charge this year at all. Looking at our squad so far, I think our fight could well be at the wrong end of the table. Expecting the usual drossy red crosses, but so what, can anybody actually explain what steps we have done to attract new / existing fans back to BP, other than the die hards that will turn up no matter what................. Say what you like, but GTFC is a pound shop club under the current board.
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The happy clappers will red cross anything,how can anybody disagree with this ,you have to wonder what their mentality is.
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Where's the bogle money ???? How come we are not spending some of this on a goalscorer instead we're looking at loaning one and one on a free that's done nothing in 3 years at his previous clubs ?????
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Where's the bogle money ???? How come we are not spending some of this on a goalscorer instead we're looking at loaning one and one on a free that's done nothing in 3 years at his previous clubs ?????
How do you know that we aren't?
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The lack of football means people are getting bored easily. We've signed 4 players, and we'll sign a couple more. Why are people getting so frustrated?
It was widely thought that with a few additions and a good stable manager to make us more consistent, we'd have had a chance of making the playoffs last season. Well, as far as i can see, we're on course for both of those things.
People are quick to moan when we release/lose a load of players and have to start again...well for the first time in years we're not in that position, but people still aren't happy as we're not making a signing every other day.
And let's not forget we had a very busy January window and brought in some really good players (in my opinion.)
We'll sign a left back, we'll sign a striker, we'll probably sign a couple more too. And then the season will start....it can't come quick enough!
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Looks a bit like we are struggling for cash with all the players that ph and mb signed to me.. our Mr Fenty will be a bit embarased he let things get out of hand , and now will have to recoup some cash from somewhere, and selling this area to players cannot be easy. Unless RS can pull some rabbits out the hat we are going to struggle
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Does Slade also think that he can get more out of some fringe players rather than just move them out quickly?
Get them fitter and focused - bring in a specialst left back for sure and see how the current players play under his managing techniques.
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Absolutely, acko338! At our level, the 'team' needs to be better than its component parts although one or two parts need to be improved upon or simply filled (LB for example). Method, clarity of purpose and 100% commitment at peak fitness can go a long way in compensating for any deficit in skill.
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Absolutely, acko338! At our level, the 'team' needs to be better than its component parts although one or two parts need to be improved upon or simply filled (LB for example). Method, clarity of purpose and 100% commitment at peak fitness can go a long way in compensating for any deficit in skill.
Very true ,when we bought individual players to take us out of leagues 1 & 2 we got beat time after time by teams that were worse on paper but had all of the above .
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