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gtfc82
August 20, 2020, 6:44am
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Anyone else concerned about our lack of signings this week, given the I that it's only two weeks until our Carabao Cup match?
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Nope.  In Ollie i trust.
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I think, regardless of Holloway’s comments, the club have made it very clear that our belt has been very much tightened which I imagine means we’re having to be considerably more cautious and certain that we want the player.

I suspect a loan player or two may be brought in and then some more lads from lower non league.

I don’t buy in to the whole ‘in holloway we trust’ nonsense. It’s his job and he will do it. Aside from the season when all but three players signed back on after the Bristol Rovers game, I never really remember GTFC being super quick in the summer signing players and this year with all this mess happening I don’t think any of us did.


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Ollie knows what he is doing, I'm sure, but with the fixture pile up that's about to hit, whichever players he signs will have to have a good level of fitness from the getgo if they are to go straight into the team on a rotation. They won't have weeks available to get their fitness levels up to Ollie's standard.

Come on Ollie, we can't hold our breath much longer.

Incidentally, how many contracted players have we go now?
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Anyone else concerned about our lack of signings this week, given the I that it's only two weeks until our Carabao Cup match?


What would you like Ollie to do.

A.  Bring players in to make the numbers up.

B. Only sign players he thinks will improve the squad.

I prepare B. might take a bit longer but that's the what happens.


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I make it 23 including the YTS graduates.
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What would you like Ollie to do.

A.  Bring players in to make the numbers up.

B. Only sign players he thinks will improve the squad.

I prepare B. might take a bit longer but that's the what happens.


I never said he should sign people for the sake of it. I'm just concerned that we've only got one preseason friendly arranged, our midfield in particular is very short of players and it's only only three weeks until the league season starts. I'd say that's a valid concern.
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I don't think this close season can be compared to any other. What we have is what we have, if he wants more he will find them. It is much the same at all the clubs whatever the level this year. There are still a hell of a lot of players unemployed who have not been picked up yet.


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I never said he should sign people for the sake of it. I'm just concerned that we've only got one preseason friendly arranged, our midfield in particular is very short of players and it's only only three weeks until the league season starts. I'd say that's a valid concern.


Another way of looking at it is we have some promising youths who might be ready for some game time.

Starbuck,Pope,Curran and a couple of others maybe and don't forget any loan players that might come.

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Another way of looking at it is we have some promising youths who might be ready for some game time.

Starbuck,Pope,Curran and a couple of others maybe and don't forget any loan players that might come.

We will be fine ( famous last words )  


Good point about the youths. Fingers crossed eh?
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