What is going on at our football club?.........

[Premiership Dream]

Wait for the lickers to start telling you there is another 2 weeks left in the window

totally agree

 

[Munchkin]

It's not good, but a bit difficult to sit in the Amex & "get vocal" towards TB.

I'm with you, but I'm afraid there are now a growing number of people that are seriously pissed off and TB shouldn't be exempt from any blame purely based on the investment he has made into the club.

'One Ambition' Please if the club don't want to make serious investment into the playing staff then stop coming out with these quotes and statements building up unrealistic expectations within fanbase.

 

[Seasidesage]

This one is probably the easiest to take in a way. Burnley have obviously had a deal for another LB fall through and offered him a last payday. Frustrating for sure but if your him and you suddenly get a chance for one last big payday and PL football...

 

[Albion Dan]

Our squad has been raped and Bloom is solely responsible for the policy. No way would we be in this state without his governance. We are heading for a relegation battle no doubt!

 

[penny's harmonica]

Players out:

Ulloa 7.5m
Buckley 2.5m
Upson Free
Kucsczak Free
Bridcutt 3.5m

Players we have tried and failed to sign:

Clayton
Baldock
Ward
Grabban

Players we have signed:
Stockdale
O'Grady
Hughes
Toko

Yes we have until 31st August but it appears that any players of note just are not interested in signing for us. We still need a left back, at least 1 ideally 2 strikers, another CB, quality attacking centre midfielder yet the window closes in less than 3 weeks. I for one am dreading the rest of this season.

You left out Barnes £750k

 

[BensGrandad]

No doubt the club will say that Ward was one under considerstion but our main targets are stll about. Everything apparently down to FFP but I am sure I read on here that the fc pay £1m a year to the stadium company. This equates to about £19230 per week or £40 000 per game it is little wonder we are cash strapped, however I do not see an answer to this problem but it makes a big hole in our income from attendances.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Shut the f up everyone, bloom is not gonna spend 100mill on a stadium n brand new training ground just for three years in the championship n then let us get relegated - he's a poker player which means his mind is five steps in front of the rest of us morons

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

so of those left...
good money
sick note
shame but already covered (Huges, Dunk)
replaced (Stokedale)
went in January, didnt really miss/covered.

so accepting that its very disappointing those players we've missed out, things arent too bad and we certainly shouldnt be talking about relegation.

Try and pick a good first Xl from our current squad, I think your optimism, whilst commendable, is very misplaced.

 

[portlock seagull]

Our squad has been raped and Bloom is solely responsible for the policy. No way would we be in this state without his governance. We are heading for a relegation battle no doubt!

Please choose your language a bit more thoughtfully. That's totally unnecessary and insulting toboot.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Shut the f up everyone, bloom is not gonna spend 100mill on a stadium n brand new training ground just for three years in the championship n then let us get relegated - he's a poker player which means his mind is five steps in front of the rest of us morons

he played cards for a living, he's not Charles f'ing Xavier.

 

[saafend_seagull]

You left out Barnes £750k

You left out el abd £75k.

Also some bloke chose milwall over us (Williams I think).

Conway probably chose Blackburn over us too (not sure if true though).

 

[Wrong-Direction]

he played cards for a living, he's not Charles f'ing Xavier.

He's made more money then you gambling

 

[Notters]

I think everyone on here feels the same way

No. No they don't.

 

[Steve Foster]

And everyone that Blackpool were a joke club this summer. Believe they have more players than us now!

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?306675-**-BHA-v-Birmingham-**-Score-Predictor

 

[RexCathedra]

I don't necessarily think the transfer fees are the issue. I suspect it's wages.
And on wages, everyone's going to go EPL-wards if there's any possibility.
The fees aren't that different -- Fulham is supposed to have paid £11 milion for Ross McCormack, for God's sake.

Recent activity strongly resembles what happens routinely in the NBA and NFL, where there are hard salary caps.
The management clearly has a number in their mind for what the total wage bill should be, and they will not budge an inch on it.

 

[Foolg]

There is another 2 weeks left in the window

Absolutely.

But the likes of 'Boro, Wigan, Norwich, Cardiff, Fulham etc have the vast majority of their business done. By the end of the window, we'll be 5 games into the season. That's a pretty big head start for all those sides, who already seem to have far more strength in depth anyway.

 

[Lawson]

even without additions, which i am sure we ill receive, our team is still stronger than half the teams in this league and we have some great young players coming through who will be geared up to play a significant part this season. With Greer as captain i do not believe we will witness a dramatic crash or topple out of this league, we have a lot of passion and there are still players who got promoted with us who won't want to surrender all we have fought for. Worst comes to worst they would invest in January but i do not feel we will be in a position to need it. The fees we have received have all been fair and mutually beneficial for all parties involved, Ulloa was overpriced, Buckley long out of form and injury prone, Bridcutt out of form and passion when he left, but the money is only as good as our replacements. Hopefully we will get one or two stellar additions by September 1st, a creative midfielder/winger, 20 goal striker, and a young left back or cb. This season can be one of consolidation before pushing on next year, and i for one won't stop attending because we are going through a bump.

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

I'm not sure if I'm more ****ed off with the transfers or the managements arrogance.

If they don't start signing some very decent players they are incompetent but even if they do they have shown complete contempt for the fans with Three years of closed season balls up 3 managers, selling players our best players and keep ******* on about FFp.

They have really built up enthusiasm for the new season, well done tb and co

 

[Triggaaar]

Absolutely.

But the likes of 'Boro, Wigan, Norwich, Cardiff, Fulham etc have the vast majority of their business done. By the end of the window, we'll be 5 games into the season. That's a pretty big head start for all those sides, who already seem to have far more strength in depth anyway.

Read 4 posts above mine.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

No. No they don't.

Seconded.

Ward choosing a PL team over us is hardly surprising really.

When you also consider the other players we've supposedly missed, what actually makes playing for us any more appealing than the clubs they actually went for? If it comes solely down to wages, there's not much more that could be done other than possibly pay well over the odds...is that the way we'd really want to go?