Salford (H) Match Thread

Oh for a Pouton, Cunnington or Cockerill. Almost makes you weep!

Quoted from chipsandgravy

Oh for a Pouton, Cunnington or Cockerill. Almost makes you weep!

Throw a Gilbert, Birtles, Mendonca and Futch into the equation and...oh no... where's my handkerchief.

Quoted from denni266

I think the only way we are going to stay a league club this season is for it to be locked down again or clubs to fold. we have been sold down the river again. We let far too many players go just to save a few bob , and replace them with kids and non league players . Olley thinks he is better than he is by a long way . you cant take kids and non league players and expect them to just step up and be wonder kids over night . the aim is to win games now not keep looking for later on . If this is the best we can do given we are all suposed to have the same budget , is it realy worth it

It wasn't long ago there was a thread on here about Town getting promoted and now the mood has swing the other way. It's almost certainly too early to say. We've signed a shed load of players, and had no pre-season. These early games basically are our pre-season! We're far from a well oiled machine.

Quoted from chipsandgravy

Oh for a Pouton, Cunnington or Cockerill. Almost makes you weep!

Just one MF player like that would make all the difference  

IH:

"It is what it is I’m afraid. If you look back at the game, we had opportunities in the first half when it was goalless and close, probably better opportunities.

We felt there was a penalty, ref didn’t give it, and then before you know it they’ve gone up the other end and got one.

I didn’t like us after we let a goal in. Things stopped, and then our inexperience showed."

2nd Penalty:

"I was as perplexed as anyone in the ground, and there aren’t many of us, but I don’t know what the second penalty was for.

For me, it looked like the bloke belted it at my fella, and if it hits his hand, it can’t possibly be deliberate, and they go and get that one.

After that, we died, and when you’re a new group, and you’re as young as we are at the moment, that’s a bit of a worry, that’s a bit dangerous, and that’s what happened I’m afraid."

Quoted from grimps

Right I’m off , I only come on here when we’re winning so I’ll see you when I see you  

Cheers mate, have a nice Christmas

Quoted from TAGG

I did say the bottom lickers and hero worshipper would be after me 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

I don’t like Fenty not going to hide that fact and today’s performance underlies my reasons why! He is single handily killing the Club off again and praise over how we are being run in light of COVID are very short sighted.

Pitch: terrible as we did nothing to it during lock down, look at other clubs in our league, their pitches are mint. How many clubs in league 2 closed up shop and did nothing during lockdown? Looking at other clubs on TV we most definitely seem to have the worst pitch.

Signings: have we actually signed anyone on a permanent deal where any of us are looking and thinking decent? Then again how can Holloway sign a decent player with Fenty & Co insisting on COVID clauses in players contracts? Good business sense yes however why would any decent player sign up for this, especially as we are in the very minority inserting such clauses? A decent player is going to be in demand and simply is going to wait to get the most that he can as football careers are very short, those coming to town are coming because their options are very limited elsewhere.

Fenty still pulls all the strings at the club as he’s the only person with serious money on the board. Despite this he does not want to put money in and is happy to take money off us, the supporters via things like the crowd funder, reworded terms and conditions for season tickets that sees no refunds and share issues, yet not put in any himself. If this is wrong Fenty then why don’t you and your Merry board friends come out and tell us how much money you have collectively put into the club so far this year? You won’t because the answer is ZERO, yet the supporters whom many have nothing try to give our club everything in order for it to survive.

Quoted from SDUTM

I don’t like Fenty not going to hide that fact and today’s performance underlies my reasons why! He is single handily killing the Club off again and praise over how we are being run in light of COVID are very short sighted.

Pitch: terrible as we did nothing to it during lock down, look at other clubs in our league, their pitches are mint. How many clubs in league 2 closed up shop and did nothing during lockdown? Looking at other clubs on TV we most definitely seem to have the worst pitch.

Signings: have we actually signed anyone on a permanent deal where any of us are looking and thinking decent? Then again how can Holloway sign a decent player with Fenty & Co insisting on COVID clauses in players contracts? Good business sense yes however why would any decent player sign up for this, especially as we are in the very minority inserting such clauses? A decent player is going to be in demand and simply is going to wait to get the most that he can as football careers are very short, those coming to town are coming because their options are very limited elsewhere.

Fenty still pulls all the strings at the club as he’s the only person with serious money on the board. Despite this he does not want to put money in and is happy to take money off us, the supporters via things like the crowd funder, reworded terms and conditions for season tickets that sees no refunds and share issues, yet not put in any himself. If this is wrong Fenty then why don’t you and your Merry board friends come out and tell us how much money you have collectively put into the club so far this year? You won’t because the answer is ZERO, yet the supporters whom many have nothing try to give our club everything in order for it to survive.

Plenty of supporters questioned this and additional funds raised for the club.
Even questioning were the monies would be used brought some interesting responses from certain posters.

Quoted from SDUTM

I don’t like Fenty not going to hide that fact and today’s performance underlies my reasons why! He is single handily killing the Club off again and praise over how we are being run in light of COVID are very short sighted.

Pitch: terrible as we did nothing to it during lock down, look at other clubs in our league, their pitches are mint. How many clubs in league 2 closed up shop and did nothing during lockdown? Looking at other clubs on TV we most definitely seem to have the worst pitch.

Signings: have we actually signed anyone on a permanent deal where any of us are looking and thinking decent? Then again how can Holloway sign a decent player with Fenty & Co insisting on COVID clauses in players contracts? Good business sense yes however why would any decent player sign up for this, especially as we are in the very minority inserting such clauses? A decent player is going to be in demand and simply is going to wait to get the most that he can as football careers are very short, those coming to town are coming because their options are very limited elsewhere.

Fenty still pulls all the strings at the club as he’s the only person with serious money on the board. Despite this he does not want to put money in and is happy to take money off us, the supporters via things like the crowd funder, reworded terms and conditions for season tickets that sees no refunds and share issues, yet not put in any himself. If this is wrong Fenty then why don’t you and your Merry board friends come out and tell us how much money you have collectively put into the club so far this year? You won’t because the answer is ZERO, yet the supporters whom many have nothing try to give our club everything in order for it to survive.

Perhaps you could send this to Holloway for him to use when he runs out of excuses and his comedy value finally expires (send it soon as it won't be long) or if you are really keen for Fenty to put some money in (and therefore increase the benign loan that everyone is always knocking him for) perhaps he could give Holloway his alleged £100,000 investment back so he can go quietly.

Quoted from Ipswin

Perhaps you could send this to Holloway for him to use when he runs out of excuses and his comedy value finally expires (send it soon as it won't be long) or if you are really keen for Fenty to put some money in (and therefore increase the benign loan that everyone is always knocking him for) perhaps he could give Holloway his alleged £100,000 investment back so he can go quietly.

That’s if he’s even put this money in, saying and doing are two very different things. Holloway has to stand by the signings that he’s made however I do feel that he has been shackled to a large extent by the Club.