SwimWithTheTide":3q3amtcu said:Keepitgreen":3q3amtcu said:Money was given to DA last season. I believe after the new year we saw Forster, Matt, Houghton, Boateng and Nardiello ( :facepalm: ) arrive. You can't blame the Board for how DA spends the cash.Knibbsworth":3q3amtcu said:Starnes said the same last season.
Good PR for the board but I will believe it when I see it.
Only Forster & Nardiello signed in the window. The other three were loanees later on after we collapsed from the top 3. The impression I got was that we'd try and make do on the bare minimum and then when it wasn't working funds miraculously became available again.
But yeah, Adams doesn't appear to be the strongest in signing defensive players. He only signed one of our back four last season. And when Forster came in as cover centre back he was useless.
Keepitgreen":1gi5m764 said:Money was given to DA last season. I believe after the new year we saw Forster, Matt, Houghton, Boateng and Nardiello ( :facepalm: ) arrive. You can't blame the Board for how DA spends the cash.Knibbsworth":1gi5m764 said:Starnes said the same last season.
Good PR for the board but I will believe it when I see it.
Adam_R":2aad21zj said:Apart from Marquis(?) last year did many January signings impact the season that much?
January is no longer the time to be buying players, they're expensive and need time to adjust to the new club. Also, being in the basement division where would be look and who could we buy from? People in our league (unlikely)? Form players in the league below (pricey)? Out of form players in the league above (risky/pricey)? Loaning is probably the most sensible way of utilising any funds but then it depends on who is available and which managers see us as a good place for their young 'uns to develop.
They were trying to replicate the Kenny Cooper situation, only on a budget :lol:cheshiregreen":2m57uqfg said:Nardiello- was there ever any explanation of that situation?
Promising kids won't get us out of Division 4.MarkMatthews":3vntkh9o said:Adam_R":3vntkh9o said:Apart from Marquis(?) last year did many January signings impact the season that much?
January is no longer the time to be buying players, they're expensive and need time to adjust to the new club. Also, being in the basement division where would be look and who could we buy from? People in our league (unlikely)? Form players in the league below (pricey)? Out of form players in the league above (risky/pricey)? Loaning is probably the most sensible way of utilising any funds but then it depends on who is available and which managers see us as a good place for their young 'uns to develop.
Novel idea I know, but we could look to our "young 'uns " to develop! All already settled locally, know the club, familiar with set ups and regimes, management styles etc. there's half the battle won straight away. Ben Purrington (not for the first time either) has shown that we shouldn't fear giving them a chance of a proper run.
Surely now is also a great time to explore it. Things need shaking up but we cant sign anyone until January. So if people want a change at RB ,why not give Bill Palfrey a go, striker? Surely time for Rooney to get given a run of games?!I hope Fletcher can build on the back of his debut as well and it was nice to see him get given that opportunity. Wingers Battle, aint half bad there and scores 5oals a plenty. Personally I think releasing Callum Hall was short sighted in the extreme. I doubt his wages would have been much to cover, we knew we had a change of rules to the loan system coming in and he could have been playing in the SWPL whilst waiting to see if a break would come his way which might well have been at this very moment in time.
If Palfrey/Rooney/Battle/Fletcher et al, don't do the biz between now and January then fair enough look to bring someone in but why not give them a chance in the meantime?
demportdave":3fqa0cp0 said:Promising kids won't get us out of Division 4.MarkMatthews":3fqa0cp0 said:Adam_R":3fqa0cp0 said:Apart from Marquis(?) last year did many January signings impact the season that much?
January is no longer the time to be buying players, they're expensive and need time to adjust to the new club. Also, being in the basement division where would be look and who could we buy from? People in our league (unlikely)? Form players in the league below (pricey)? Out of form players in the league above (risky/pricey)? Loaning is probably the most sensible way of utilising any funds but then it depends on who is available and which managers see us as a good place for their young 'uns to develop.
Novel idea I know, but we could look to our "young 'uns " to develop! All already settled locally, know the club, familiar with set ups and regimes, management styles etc. there's half the battle won straight away. Ben Purrington (not for the first time either) has shown that we shouldn't fear giving them a chance of a proper run.
Surely now is also a great time to explore it. Things need shaking up but we cant sign anyone until January. So if people want a change at RB ,why not give Bill Palfrey a go, striker? Surely time for Rooney to get given a run of games?!I hope Fletcher can build on the back of his debut as well and it was nice to see him get given that opportunity. Wingers Battle, aint half bad there and scores 5oals a plenty. Personally I think releasing Callum Hall was short sighted in the extreme. I doubt his wages would have been much to cover, we knew we had a change of rules to the loan system coming in and he could have been playing in the SWPL whilst waiting to see if a break would come his way which might well have been at this very moment in time.
If Palfrey/Rooney/Battle/Fletcher et al, don't do the biz between now and January then fair enough look to bring someone in but why not give them a chance in the meantime?
We signed 16 players in the summer but the failure to replace Reid and Matt has come back to bite us big time.
MarkMatthews":208q2b6u said:demportdave":208q2b6u said:Promising kids won't get us out of Division 4.MarkMatthews":208q2b6u said:Adam_R":208q2b6u said:Apart from Marquis(?) last year did many January signings impact the season that much?
January is no longer the time to be buying players, they're expensive and need time to adjust to the new club. Also, being in the basement division where would be look and who could we buy from? People in our league (unlikely)? Form players in the league below (pricey)? Out of form players in the league above (risky/pricey)? Loaning is probably the most sensible way of utilising any funds but then it depends on who is available and which managers see us as a good place for their young 'uns to develop.
Novel idea I know, but we could look to our "young 'uns " to develop! All already settled locally, know the club, familiar with set ups and regimes, management styles etc. there's half the battle won straight away. Ben Purrington (not for the first time either) has shown that we shouldn't fear giving them a chance of a proper run.
Surely now is also a great time to explore it. Things need shaking up but we cant sign anyone until January. So if people want a change at RB ,why not give Bill Palfrey a go, striker? Surely time for Rooney to get given a run of games?!I hope Fletcher can build on the back of his debut as well and it was nice to see him get given that opportunity. Wingers Battle, aint half bad there and scores 5oals a plenty. Personally I think releasing Callum Hall was short sighted in the extreme. I doubt his wages would have been much to cover, we knew we had a change of rules to the loan system coming in and he could have been playing in the SWPL whilst waiting to see if a break would come his way which might well have been at this very moment in time.
If Palfrey/Rooney/Battle/Fletcher et al, don't do the biz between now and January then fair enough look to bring someone in but why not give them a chance in the meantime?
We signed 16 players in the summer but the failure to replace Reid and Matt has come back to bite us big time.
Because the approach we have been taking has been so successful at getting us out of the fourth division. :think: roblem: