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Unfortunately I do, it was a shithole the last time I was there and I don't suppose it has seen much improvement since
As far as players having to be desperate to come to BP, it is a fact that players are not falling over themselves to join our club, they are not demanding transfers so that they can come to BP.
It really is time twits like Mighty Mariner and his ilk woke up and smelled the coffee. The number of so called 'targets' who have declined to come to Grimsby Town continues to grow every season.
Our latest acquisition was, like many before him, without a club and the season is already two weeks old. Perhaps you could draw up a list for Jolley of all the L2 (or above) level players other than those currently out of a club who, given the choice would wish to come to Grimsby Town (write it on the back of a stamp)
Its painful but its a fact and anyone who thinks different is kidding himself
This new bloke looks and sounds useful and could be a very useful addition indeed but I bet he didn't turn down many other offers to come to Town
Maybe I need to wake up and smell the coffee too but I would be more worried if no players rejected us. Maybe players are rejecting us because we are being ambitious in who we are looking at. |
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Maybe players are rejecting us because we are being ambitious in who we are looking at.
I would love it if that were the case but sadly ambition with signings does not win matches (ask Lennie Lawrence) and they are still rejecting us because we are so unattractive to them , for whatever reason. We are like it or not, bargain basement and therefore attract players to match. Not to say this seasons signings will not be outstanding, Vernam, Hesenthaler and Welsh already look excellent to me |
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We are obviously looking at players who can improve us and are ambitious of our targets. If the press is true about us going for bowman in the scottish premier, Angol who signed for league one and Long who also went to Fleetwood in league one, I'd rather us go for players like this than sign anyone in the hope they come good.
The amount of players that have turned us down says we are aiming high and believe in Thomas we have made a pretty decent signing for this level due to our patience.
Well done Jolley.
Looking forward to tomorrow and hope thomas starts in place of Hooper
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Why would you say that about a team you 'supposedly suppprt'?
Really? Are we supposed to blindly agree with everything the club does without any word of criticism? I happen to think Wes Thomas is a good signing, however you might as well give Robles' shirt to one of the youth team kids like Burrell or Paul-Jones. For me, support means that I want us to win every game and sign the best players possible within our means. However, current circumstances (lowly League 2 club with apparently moderate budget, crap ground & training facilities) mean that some turn us down. These are facts - doesn't mean I'm not a supporter - just a fuckingfrustrated one. |
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Really? Are we supposed to blindly agree with everything the club does without any word of criticism?
I happen to think Wes Thomas is a good signing, however you might as well give Robles' shirt to one of the youth team kids like Burrell or Paul-Jones.
For me, support means that I want us to win every game and sign the best players possible within our means. However, current circumstances (lowly League 2 club with apparently moderate budget, crap ground & training facilities) mean that some turn us down. These are facts - doesn't mean I'm not a supporter - just a fuckingfrustrated one.
I agree with many of your points... However as a Grimsby Town fan/supporter, I cannot understand a train of thought that would allow me to say players must be desperate to sign for us. |
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Unfortunately I do, it was a shithole the last time I was there and I don't suppose it has seen much improvement since
As far as players having to be desperate to come to BP, it is a fact that players are not falling over themselves to join our club, they are not demanding transfers so that they can come to BP.
It really is time twits like Mighty Mariner and his ilk woke up and smelled the coffee. The number of so called 'targets' who have declined to come to Grimsby Town continues to grow every season.
Our latest acquisition was, like many before him, without a club and the season is already two weeks old. Perhaps you could draw up a list for Jolley of all the L2 (or above) level players other than those currently out of a club who, given the choice would wish to come to Grimsby Town (write it on the back of a stamp)
Its painful but its a fact and anyone who thinks different is kidding himself
This new bloke looks and sounds useful and could be a very useful addition indeed but I bet he didn't turn down many other offers to come to Town
I'm a twit because I don't agree with your monotonous, pessimist, negative views? The most positive thing I've ever read from one of your posts was the last section baize in saying he looks 'useful'... But you just had to finish with yet more pessimism! How can you possibly know who and how many teams were interested in Wes Thomas? You say players are not falling over themselves to sign for us... What about John Welsh who took a massive pay cut to join Town and said himself he'd had considerable interest from other teams but he'd CHOSEN town? What about Elliot Whitehouse who turned down a new deal at Lincoln to sign for Grimsby? Yes that's just two examples but I bet there are just as many 'reports' in of players turning down interest from elsewhere as there are of players turning US down. |
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Unfortunately I do, it was a shithole the last time I was there and I don't suppose it has seen much improvement since
As far as players having to be desperate to come to BP, it is a fact that players are not falling over themselves to join our club, they are not demanding transfers so that they can come to BP.
It really is time twits like Mighty Mariner and his ilk woke up and smelled the coffee. The number of so called 'targets' who have declined to come to Grimsby Town continues to grow every season.
Our latest acquisition was, like many before him, without a club and the season is already two weeks old. Perhaps you could draw up a list for Jolley of all the L2 (or above) level players other than those currently out of a club who, given the choice would wish to come to Grimsby Town (write it on the back of a stamp)
Its painful but its a fact and anyone who thinks different is kidding himself
This new bloke looks and sounds useful and could be a very useful addition indeed but I bet he didn't turn down many other offers to come to Town
Bet you're good at parties. Seriously, why bother? |
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How can you possibly know who and how many teams were interested in Wes Thomas?
Neither of us can of course but given that we are two weeks into the new season and he was still out of a job it seems likelty to me that there was not a queue of Football League clubs fighting to take him on As for Welsh and the other bloke , granted they (allegedly) chose Town (above how many others we don't know - unless you do of course) but weren't they out of contract at their clubs? |
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Really? Are we supposed to blindly agree with everything the club does without any word of criticism?
I happen to think Wes Thomas is a good signing, however you might as well give Robles' shirt to one of the youth team kids like Burrell or Paul-Jones.
For me, support means that I want us to win every game and sign the best players possible within our means. However, current circumstances (lowly League 2 club with apparently moderate budget, crap ground & training facilities) mean that some turn us down. These are facts - doesn't mean I'm not a supporter - just a fuckingfrustrated one.
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