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ees complicated no?
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About 20 loans and not paying a penny in wages.
albion534
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who has the biggest slong in the changing rooms
Winker
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In regard to football managers - what constitutes 'Gross Misconduct'?
Quite - and anyway he doesn't know which, if any, you'll ask.
I would seriously like to know why we prioritized midfield signings over another striker when JFC and Ince have also been given a chance. Of course it may be that we didn't and we just weren't able to find the right player at the right price - but would be good to have this on record.
ILOVEBHA
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I have a few questions here, hopefully one of them will be good.
With Oscars connections in Spain and Israel why have you not used these to try and get players in from those nations?? As Oscar stated he was interested in Barcelona B players but said the club could not afford them. How is this the case when they cannot surely be on more than either Bridge, Vicente and even Dobbie were on last season. If wages were the case why waste what little we have on players like Conway who at best will be squad players when we could get some magical players in with some careful planning?
In the first 2 seasons we spent a lot on transfers and even in January 2013 we spent £2 million on Ulloa, why have we not signed a single player this summer for a fee when we have the biggest attendance in the football league by a long way, We sell the most pies and beers etc so according to that we should have the best revenue in the football league so why cant we sign any players
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Another question is we lost Bridge, Vicente, Hammond, Harley, Dicker,Painter and got a fee for Dobbie in the summer this must have cleared up masses of wages, why has this not been reinvested into new players?
Did you speak with Vicente about a return after he said he would be willing to come back this August. I hope you at least spoke to Oscar about his availability and if not why not?
You keep saying you have a list of players the club is looking at etc but this striker situation has been going on for months and you keep promising we will get a new striker, so what is happening with your strategy as it does not seem to be working. We are left with one part time striker and only had 2 at the start of the season. How can you explain the lack of activity in the market or do you just not have the correct contacts and influence for a top championship club?
With Oscars connections in Spain and Israel why have you not used these to try and get players in from those nations?? As Oscar stated he was interested in Barcelona B players but said the club could not afford them. How is this the case when they cannot surely be on more than either Bridge, Vicente and even Dobbie were on last season. If wages were the case why waste what little we have on players like Conway who at best will be squad players when we could get some magical players in with some careful planning?
In the first 2 seasons we spent a lot on transfers and even in January 2013 we spent £2 million on Ulloa, why have we not signed a single player this summer for a fee when we have the biggest attendance in the football league by a long way, We sell the most pies and beers etc so according to that we should have the best revenue in the football league so why cant we sign any players
??Another question is we lost Bridge, Vicente, Hammond, Harley, Dicker,Painter and got a fee for Dobbie in the summer this must have cleared up masses of wages, why has this not been reinvested into new players?
Did you speak with Vicente about a return after he said he would be willing to come back this August. I hope you at least spoke to Oscar about his availability and if not why not?
You keep saying you have a list of players the club is looking at etc but this striker situation has been going on for months and you keep promising we will get a new striker, so what is happening with your strategy as it does not seem to be working. We are left with one part time striker and only had 2 at the start of the season. How can you explain the lack of activity in the market or do you just not have the correct contacts and influence for a top championship club?
KZNSeagull
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This is VERY harsh. I listen and I have 4 dogs.
I have a few questions here, hopefully one of them will be good.
With Oscars connections in Spain and Israel why have you not used these to try and get players in from those nations?? As Oscar stated he was interested in Barcelona B players but said the club could not afford them. How is this the case when they cannot surely be on more than either Bridge, Vicente and even Dobbie were on last season. If wages were the case why waste what little we have on players like Conway who at best will be squad players when we could get some magical players in with some careful planning?
In the first 2 seasons we spent a lot on transfers and even in January 2013 we spent £2 million on Ulloa, why have we not signed a single player this summer for a fee when we have the biggest attendance in the football league by a long way, We sell the most pies and beers etc so according to that we should have the best revenue in the football league so why cant we sign any players
Another question is we lost Bridge, Vicente, Hammond, Harley, Dicker,Painter and got a fee for Dobbie in the summer this must have cleared up masses of wages, why has this not been reinvested into new players?
Did you speak with Vicente about a return after he said he would be willing to come back this August. I hope you at least spoke to Oscar about his availability and if not why not?
You keep saying you have a list of players the club is looking at etc but this striker situation has been going on for months and you keep promising we will get a new striker, so what is happening with your strategy as it does not seem to be working. We are left with one part time striker and only had 2 at the start of the season. How can you explain the lack of activity in the market or do you just not have the correct contacts and influence for a top championship club?
Sadly, no, none of them are 'good'. They are all loaded, and smack of a negative agenda. Why, having agreed to give up his time to appear on a fans' show, be prepared to give decent answers to spiteful questions?
Edit: Actually, I partly take that back. the question on Vicente is a fair one.
The Large One
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This.
There's an awful lot of assumptions there which I don't wish to waste time him having to correct.
Tricky Dicky
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I think it depends how you read them. If you take them as curiosity rather than accusational - and I have no idea how they were meant, then they don't seem unreasonable questions, but I think they not ones he'd be able to answer openly.
Mackenzie
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Our level two academy is a huge thing for the club, will the new training ground be level one ready should the academies be reassessed in the future? Also will we be looking to headhunt coaches from other successful academies (Gary Issott perhaps!) or rely on training up our existing coaches. Is coaching recruitment a priority?
Lord Bamber
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Marmite.
Does he hate it or love it?
Does he hate it or love it?
Tricky Dicky
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Ok,I missed that sentence first time round. Apart from that, maybe it's just the way I read it, but the rest didn't look too bad to me.
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With Oscars connections in Spain and Israel why have you not used these to try and get players in from those nations??
We don't know he hasn't - he has assumed this. So I'm not going to ask him on that basis.
As Oscar stated he was interested in Barcelona B players but said the club could not afford them. How is this the case when they cannot surely be on more than either Bridge, Vicente and even Dobbie were on last season.
"They cannot surely be on more than....' Again, assumption.
If wages were the case why waste what little we have on players like Conway who at best will be squad players when we could get some magical players in with some careful planning?
A matter of opinion. Even if people have made their minds up about him already, that still misses the point.
In the first 2 seasons we spent a lot on transfers and even in January 2013 we spent £2 million on Ulloa, why have we not signed a single player this summer for a fee when we have the biggest attendance in the football league by a long way, We sell the most pies and beers etc so according to that we should have the best revenue in the football league so why cant we sign any players? Another question is we lost Bridge, Vicente, Hammond, Harley, Dicker,Painter and got a fee for Dobbie in the summer this must have cleared up masses of wages, why has this not been reinvested into new players?
I guess the FFP statements, and the Club Accounts passed him by.
Did you speak with Vicente about a return after he said he would be willing to come back this August. I hope you at least spoke to Oscar about his availability and if not why not?
A reasonable point, but I'm not going to ask it in such an accusatory way.
You keep saying you have a list of players the club is looking at etc but this striker situation has been going on for months and you keep promising we will get a new striker, so what is happening with your strategy as it does not seem to be working. We are left with one part time striker and only had 2 at the start of the season. How can you explain the lack of activity in the market or do you just not have the correct contacts and influence for a top championship club?
Again - highly accusatory, and presuming a level of incompetence without knowing all the facts.
We don't know he hasn't - he has assumed this. So I'm not going to ask him on that basis.
As Oscar stated he was interested in Barcelona B players but said the club could not afford them. How is this the case when they cannot surely be on more than either Bridge, Vicente and even Dobbie were on last season.
"They cannot surely be on more than....' Again, assumption.
If wages were the case why waste what little we have on players like Conway who at best will be squad players when we could get some magical players in with some careful planning?
A matter of opinion. Even if people have made their minds up about him already, that still misses the point.
In the first 2 seasons we spent a lot on transfers and even in January 2013 we spent £2 million on Ulloa, why have we not signed a single player this summer for a fee when we have the biggest attendance in the football league by a long way, We sell the most pies and beers etc so according to that we should have the best revenue in the football league so why cant we sign any players? Another question is we lost Bridge, Vicente, Hammond, Harley, Dicker,Painter and got a fee for Dobbie in the summer this must have cleared up masses of wages, why has this not been reinvested into new players?
I guess the FFP statements, and the Club Accounts passed him by.
Did you speak with Vicente about a return after he said he would be willing to come back this August. I hope you at least spoke to Oscar about his availability and if not why not?
A reasonable point, but I'm not going to ask it in such an accusatory way.
You keep saying you have a list of players the club is looking at etc but this striker situation has been going on for months and you keep promising we will get a new striker, so what is happening with your strategy as it does not seem to be working. We are left with one part time striker and only had 2 at the start of the season. How can you explain the lack of activity in the market or do you just not have the correct contacts and influence for a top championship club?
Again - highly accusatory, and presuming a level of incompetence without knowing all the facts.
pishhead
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I'd be interested in his career in general. Not a lot seems to be known about him. A brief overview would be interesting to many I'm sure.
Tricky Dicky
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@TLO/Hans - fair enough, just wasn't how I read it initially.
ILOVEBHA
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Sorry its not meant to be overly aggressive or loaded but just some hard hitting questions which I think he should answer as the club is left with 1 fit striker and his job is player recruitment.
I really would like to know if he got in touch with Vicente and what his thoughts were on player recruitment from Barcelona B as Oscar did mention that he would like some of them over here
I really would like to know if he got in touch with Vicente and what his thoughts were on player recruitment from Barcelona B as Oscar did mention that he would like some of them over here
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Sorry its not meant to be overly aggressive or loaded but just some hard hitting questions which I think he should answer as the club is left with 1 fit striker and his job is player recruitment.
I really would like to know if he got in touch with Vicente and what his thoughts were on player recruitment from Barcelona B as Oscar did mention that he would like some of them over here
They're not hard-hitting - they're presumptive and loaded.
ILOVEBHA
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Fair enough we all have our own opinions.
My point is that he is in charge of player recruitment and we have been left with 1 striker so he needs to at least let us know why. That is his job right
I am defo not being presumptive about that.Don't let him off too lightly with his normal excuse about Hoskins and CMS as they were both expected to be out for ages so we started the season with 2 fit strikers which I am sure most of us believe is not enough.