(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

Alan Nixon: "Top Liverpool starlet Cameron Branagan will Ben allowed out on loan in Jan.

Bolton lead the race for the 20 year old midfielder"

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by Ratwhite

7 minutes ago, 1969 said:

So nothing changes 

I think the proper dick he is comparing me to is you although he didn't actually specify which proper dick it was I allegedly sound like. 

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Aye that delay set us back 2 seasons imo.

Hence the massive transition we are in right now.

I was an Evatt apologist till the nearly the end but christ if anyone thinks SS didn't inherit a car crash they are living on the moon.

The culture of the club was fucked, the system was fucked, the balance of the sqaud fucked and the whole mentality of certain players totally fucked too.

I don't think people realise just what a task SS and Fergal have had on their hands.

Can only hope he set us back 2 years mate.

After Oxford, I was resigned to another 5 years or so at this level.

Never have an easier chance, a complete fuck up.

CMG to Exeter confirmed finally

Good for Carlos, deserves a run somewhere to get his career back on track. I suspect there's a decent enough player in there.

9 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

Given the huge fee for Thomo and the others and the fact that we have several loanees I suspect Schumacher has change in his pocket - which he could choose to spend.

And/Or …if Evatt “wasn’t getting the best out of his players” as some have suggested, he could turn them round himself and save a few more bob.

And if Evatt was getting the best out of them then he wants shooting for wasting millions on them.

Sky Sports News is unwatchable with these bunch of twats 

Edited September 1, 2025Sep 1 by wanderer1984

You look at the summer window of 2024 now and it really was a massive backward step on top of blowing promotion v Oxford at Wembley.

Lolos, Southwood, Schon and Arfield gone already. Tutu injured (again), McAtee has not had the impact we hoped and Forino is decent on his day but not commanding a place in the first XI week in and out. 

 

5 hours ago, DazBob said:

He tried that once with Diddles, but got absolutely pwned.

He can only get a semi due to being a vile druggy thug

Overall Evatt did a great job for us. Until he didn’t. 
 

Folk are fickle now. A bad run undoes all the positivity or past achievements.

 

We played some absolutely scintillating football for 2.5-3 years but it went tits up and then he was viewed as a shit manager, rather than a good manager having a shit spell. 

9 minutes ago, wanderer1984 said:

Sky Sports News is unwatchable with this bunch of twats 

Talksport on YouTube miles better 

I've been dialled in all day and all ive heard is 'initial loan deal with obligation to buy' literally every single deal 

More shite 

Edited September 1, 2025Sep 1 by L/H White

5 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

Overall Evatt did a great job for us. Until he didn’t. 
 

Folk are fickle now. A bad run undoes all the positivity or past achievements.

 

We played some absolutely scintillating football for 2.5-3 years but it went tits up and then he was viewed as a shit manager, rather than a good manager having a shit spell. 

 

It had all very much gone stale by the end, but people are going way overboard about what IE left.

Considering the manager had gone mental and every player was absolute dogshit they made winning games look a lot easier than we have done since.

10 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

Overall Evatt did a great job for us. Until he didn’t. 
 

Folk are fickle now. A bad run undoes all the positivity or past achievements.

 

We played some absolutely scintillating football for 2.5-3 years but it went tits up and then he was viewed as a shit manager, rather than a good manager having a shit spell. 

He was a good manager with a decent  sized budget but unfortunately totally inflexible when teams started to negate our style of play........and the thought that he may actually be wrong once in a while never appeared to have entered his mind.

      Like Parky before him he had some success but fans were bored beyond belief by the end of his tenure.

22 minutes ago, L/H White said:

I've been dialled in all day and all ive heard is 'initial loan deal with obligation to buy' literally every single deal 

More shite 

Reckon Alex Crook hates Ben Jacobs.

3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Reckon Alex Crook hates Ben Jacobs.

Haha, I like Crook. 

Danny Murphy grown on me loads to. Just zero personality. 

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Aye that delay set us back 2 seasons imo.

Hence the massive transition we are in right now.

I was an Evatt apologist till the nearly the end but christ if anyone thinks SS didn't inherit a car crash they are living on the moon.

The culture of the club was fucked, the system was fucked, the balance of the sqaud fucked and the whole mentality of certain players totally fucked too.

I don't think people realise just what a task SS and Fergal have had on their hands.

In terms of playing squad, yes.

In terms of the overall state and status of the club, SS had it easier.

Sharon and FV had to do a lot of work to rebuild the club's reputation after the kunterson era, and they have done that in spades since.

45 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

Overall Evatt did a great job for us. Until he didn’t. 
 

Folk are fickle now. A bad run undoes all the positivity or past achievements.

 

We played some absolutely scintillating football for 2.5-3 years but it went tits up and then he was viewed as a shit manager, rather than a good manager having a shit spell. 

It was more than a one bad run he would have been sacked during the Covid season when we were near the bottom if crowds were allowed in then turned it around . A bad run when we had games in hand on derby a 3rd bad run from Jan so we limped into the playoffs to Oxford then half a season of shit when he left 

Edited September 1, 2025Sep 1 by Farnywhite

1 minute ago, Farnywhite said:

It was more than a bad run he would have been sacked during the Covid season if crowds were allowed in then turned it around . A bad run when we had games in hand on derby a 3rd bad run from Jan so we limped into the playoffs to Oxford then half a season of shit when he left 

We don't know that for sure.

Sharon and FV showed their loyalty in subsequent years, and I reckon they would have then.

43 minutes ago, L/H White said:

I've been dialled in all day and all ive heard is 'initial loan deal with obligation to buy' literally every single deal 

More shite 

There was a good hour this afternoon when they had on Christian Purslow, former CE of Liverpool and Villa, gave some interesting insight into the inner workings of the window from a club's perspective

1 hour ago, Winchester White said:

I actually have an aunty Sharon and not once since I left primary school have I ever called or referred to her as that.

It's like grown folk calling their parents mummy and daddy when they themselves are mummy and daddy to their little children. Makes me cringe like fuck.

You do know other people do, & are very entitled to do, different things than you ?

Otherwise life must be a constant stream of angry confusion.

I still refer to mine as aunty and uncle.

Not doing wouldn't seem right!

6 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

There was a good hour this afternoon when they had on Christian Purslow, former CE of Liverpool and Villa, gave some interesting insight into the inner workings of the window from a club's perspective

I'll try get it on catch up. 

One of the best deadline days in a long while

13 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

In terms of playing squad, yes.

In terms of the overall state and status of the club, SS had it easier.

Sharon and FV had to do a lot of work to rebuild the club's reputation after the kunterson era, and they have done that in spades since.

Aye meant more that we were bookies favourites for promotion couple seasons ago and again up there in the odds last season.

This is a bigger challenge than any of the past 3 seasons imo.

Alex Crook's "sources" aka the shite he reads on Twitter 🙂

Edited September 1, 2025Sep 1 by deeane Koontz

1 hour ago, Tombwfc said:

Good for Carlos, deserves a run somewhere to get his career back on track. I suspect there's a decent enough player in there.

There isn’t. He is rubbish. Glad we don’t have to put up with him  and the people pretending he’s not rubbish anymore