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blue nige wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 3:17 pm

russell_anderson wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 11:19 am Indeed, or to a lesser extent Ian Evatt!

yeah but he had 2 excellent wingbacks , Rooney and Quigley and a back 3 that could play football makes a difference !

Agreed but isn't the number 1 priority of a club to have somebody, be it the manager or a person in charge of signings, who can judge a player?

Jim wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 1:25 pm We may criticise some of Pete Wild's tactics and decisions, but looking at our time back in EFL he is a definite improvement on Dunn, Jolley, Cooper and Brown.

I don't believe any rational person would advocate a change of manager when you compare Wild with any of the other managers who followed him other than Rob Kelly. Even I, who don't like his style of football, think that would be madness!

Maybe a good selling point to young centre halves to come to us. Learn alongside an ex premier league and Welsh international

Louis29 wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:02 pm Maybe a good selling point to young centre halves to come to us. Learn alongside an ex premier league and Welsh international

good point !

blue nige wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 3:18 pm Been told 3 statement signings !

Reliable source or bread isle talk?

blue nige wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:26 pm

Louis29 wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:02 pm Maybe a good selling point to young centre halves to come to us. Learn alongside an ex premier league and Welsh international

good point !

Well we've certainly done it before. Jimmy Dunne comes to mind. Now a regular at QPR in the Championship. Also Bobby Thomas now a regular for Coventry City also in the Championship.

Big_Bluebird wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 7:02 pm

chipmunx wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:52 pm Paddy Madden, Miles Hypolite and Ryan Croadsdale all released by Stockport. Croadsdale is perhaps the most interesting one?

Paddy madden would be a statement and half

Rumoured to be Chesterfield bound
https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport ... en-4620647

Adam29 wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 3:44 pm

Big_Bluebird wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 7:02 pm

Paddy madden would be a statement and half

Rumoured to be Chesterfield bound
https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport ... en-4620647

Why would we want a geriatric striker - legs will have gone!

_bluebird_ wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 7:22 pm

blue nige wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 3:18 pm Been told 3 statement signings !

Reliable source or bread isle talk?

Don't do bread talk ! wait and see !!

Wasn't the 'statement signing' remark made when we signed our 'goal-scoring machine'.

I,m.just hoping one of our statement signings is Stockton.

Methuselah wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 7:20 pm I,m.just hoping one of our statement signings is Stockton.

Yes with a full pre season should be a statement signing

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 6:52 pm Wasn't the 'statement signing' remark made when we signed our 'goal-scoring machine'.

If this refers to Garner his strike rate doubled when he went out on loan.

I think we need a way of playing that gives our forwards more opportunities, it's easy to blame Ged Garner, Dom Telford and so on but not sure it's fair.

StephenD wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 11:24 pm

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 6:52 pm Wasn't the 'statement signing' remark made when we signed our 'goal-scoring machine'.

If this refers to Garner his strike rate doubled when he went out on loan.

I think we need a way of playing that gives our forwards more opportunities, it's easy to blame Ged Garner, Dom Telford and so on but not sure it's fair.

Garner reminds me of Bamford at Leeds he's a decent footballer but his finishing is woeful but could we work on this?

I don’t think it’s his finishing that’s the problem, more his work rate