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GollyGTFC
August 7, 2021, 6:56am

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Buying a contracted player is now like buying a house. The selling club won’t release the player until they have signed their replacement. You end up in a chain waiting to complete deals. Players like Charles Vernam & Omar Bogle will become available but it might not be until 31st August or later (no transfer window for National League).

And you can’t doubt the new owners. They funded a full squad to be built whilst paying players like Williams, Jackson, Morais and the conspiracy theory idiot to stay at home.

Realistically we are 2 or 3 short of a full squad with 14 days to go.

Look at League 2 where Swindon have about 10 senior players & Hartlepool not much more and both have to kick-off their season today. We’re in good shape.
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August 7, 2021, 7:00am

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Quoted from 1mickylyons
Don`t Panic


Where have I heard that before, seems like nothing has changed .much regarding  preseason signings.
Just saying it as it is
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August 7, 2021, 7:25am

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Quoted from MuddyWaters
We seem to have had a lot of words during the summer yet there seems to be a void in our squad for next season…AGAIN!

No doubt the new owners have the best intentions but with a few exceptions, I’m left wondering how we intend to win games without goals. Happy to be proved wrong.


A lot of words from who?

First thing I’ve heard from Stockwood all summer was a brief interview before the Alfreton match where he said there were a few gaps in the squad.

Hurst’s said basically nothing on the transfer front other than he recognises he needs a few more in but they’ll have to be the right ones.

Chatting shíte.
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August 7, 2021, 7:26am

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Quoted from MuddyWaters
We seem to have had a lot of words during the summer yet there seems to be a void in our squad for next season…AGAIN!

No doubt the new owners have the best intentions but with a few exceptions, I’m left wondering how we intend to win games without goals. Happy to be proved wrong.


You been at the Whisky love??
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August 7, 2021, 7:30am

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I wondered when these threads would start…there’ll not be a fan in the land that won’t be worried about their squad.

Everyone’s looking for a striker…

May be getting new owners went to everyone’s head but getting out at the first attempt was always gonna be a tall order, regardless….


'the poor and the needy are selfish and greedy'...well done Mozza
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August 7, 2021, 8:22am
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Lumpaldinho wasn't signed until pretty late on in the summer so let's hope an equivalent can be found soon. It is a gamble to sign players later on but, as long as we don't end up with panic signings, hopefully, it will work out. The much later start of the National League season certainly changes the dynamic somewhat, as will the lack of a transfer window.

The one plus point is that any players who are signed from league clubs a bit later on should at least have a proper pre-season behind them so fitness shouldn't be much of a problem. It would just then depend on how quickly they gelled within the squad.
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August 7, 2021, 8:27am
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Why do we have so many injured players in the last few pre-seasons
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August 7, 2021, 8:28am

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Would you accept Williams, Morais or Jackson starting if we did not have others in the building?


Batch, Crombie, Moore K, Wiggington, Cumming, Waters, Bonnyman, Ford, Emson, Drinkell, Whymark. Love you all, You are the reason I'm on here. You've had help from Todd, Handyside, Futcher P, Groves, Mendonca, Macca etc etc etc. Up The Mariners!!!!!!!!!
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Quoted from Theimperialcoroner
Would you accept Williams, Morais or Jackson starting if we did not have others in the building?


Yes because we are still paying them a wage
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August 7, 2021, 9:01am
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The people wanting us to go out and fill the squad with more Gibsons and Sisays for the sake of it are the same people that will be moaning that we didn’t wait to sign quality.

It’s August 7th. We have done the bulk of our work. We will sign a centre forward when the right one becomes available at the right price.
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