January 23, 20251 yr Author 1 minute ago, Stig said: In fairness, it sounds like we had Collins lined up as a replacement and different type of striker. He just didn't want to come to us the position we were in last week. The key now is getting someone in promptly and get the feel good back around the place, so we become and attractive club for players to come to. Good point. Yeh getting 2 signings under our belt under the circumstances was pretty impressive 😁. We weren’t looking like a good option a few days ago. That Newcastle lad must have something about him, signing up and talking all positive, after he’d sat there in the stands listening to the boos and abuse 😁. You get to see why a ready made replacement for Charles wasn’t an easy thing to have in place. Surely we’re a more attractive option now?
January 23, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, desperado said: Surely we’re a more attractive option now? I'm sure we'll have plenty of applications for the manager job and plenty of players wanting to come to us, a week or two of turmoil and fan unrest nothing new at any club these days, goes with the territory for managers, players see managers come and go at regular intervals. What is worth bearing in mind is we might have a fair few unsettled and confused players, as ours have known nothing other than relative stability in their time with us and were brought in by Evatt, for Evatt's way of playing. Can certainly understand Randall's head being in a spin, courted for months, brought in for big fee, manager gone within a fortnight. It's not a case, in my eyes at least, of us having a load who'd downed tools for their previous boss and a new guy suddenly getting them running through brick walls and flying into tackles. They were still trying for Evatt, just that sort of stuff isn't in their DNA and they'd lost confidence, courage and form. It may just be that a new set of eyes, voice and ideas might free one or two up to show attributes that were being hidden or at least supressed by what they were being asked to do. Edited January 23, 20251 yr by ianofcleveleys
January 23, 20251 yr So on Dion the version I was told Saturday. Huddersfield made their interest known. Dion approached the club and said I am not desperate to move so if you pay me X% more and extend contract I will stay. Club said you are not getting a rise. Dion asked if Huddersfield had matched our expectations in terms of a fee, club said yes. Dion said I will go then, so he gets more money and a longer contract. We get the fee we thought was right.
January 23, 20251 yr Source: mate on WhatsApp edit: removed source Some stuff is common and well known and other stuff is obvious… The has been an air of toxicity for a while round the place for some time It’s got to a point whereby players are told “you play this way and that’s it” Some players haven’t been going to training Simply not even showing up My guess one of them is Williams Maybe that’s why the exit door beckons (maybe not so much now) Evatt was at the hotel because he was kicked out Apparently, he had a string of girlfriends and it’ll all come out soon They wanted to do a community day but they can’t afford to do one The club is scraping by The staff all knew that there was an emergency board meeting BEFORE the game and he was apparently told, lose this and you’re gone Emergency meeting after the game solidified that and the staff woke to an email early hours of the morning confirming it Yesterday, albeit there was a sad atmosphere, there was relief Apparently, it’s been very eerie recently and not a good place to work
January 23, 20251 yr Source: another mate on WhatsApp in response to that last post Heard there was a rented flat. He was also nailing sonny sharples mum apparently
January 23, 20251 yr 20 minutes ago, bwfc2003 said: Sureley Lincoln on 28/12 was a Community day ??? well thats one 'fact' fucked off how many more are also bullshit
January 23, 20251 yr 33 minutes ago, bwfc2003 said: Sureley Lincoln on 28/12 was a Community day ??? what even goes on at a community day that costs money? I thought it was just an excuse for cheap tickets maybe they had to cancel a face painter or bouncy castle or something
January 23, 20251 yr 38 minutes ago, Casino said: well thats one 'fact' fucked off how many more are also bullshit who said anything about facts? this is pure rumour mongering take your pick the source (who I removed just in case) works at the club, so seems reliable enough all seems perfectly plausible to me and fits with what we do know and what we've heard on the grapevine re: training and shagging
January 23, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, desperado said: Surely we’re a more attractive option now? Presume you mean once we have a manager? No decent striker is going to sign for a club with no manager unless its all about money and they have no other options. Same would apply to loan players, clubs won't want to send them to us currently. This should have happened at least a couple of weeks ago to give us a fighting chance in the transfer window.
January 23, 20251 yr Author 1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said: Presume you mean once we have a manager? No decent striker is going to sign for a club with no manager unless its all about money and they have no other options. Same would apply to loan players, clubs won't want to send them to us currently. This should have happened at least a couple of weeks ago to give us a fighting chance in the transfer window. Yes, when a manager is in place. There won’t be any movement until that happens. I agree, not the best timing. But at least we’re in a position now where we can move forwards with a bit of hope and positivity.
January 23, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said: This should have happened at least a couple of weeks ago Alternatively, in the coming summer which is what (i believe) was what they wanted to do
January 23, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, Zico said: Source: mate on WhatsApp edit: removed source Some stuff is common and well known and other stuff is obvious… The has been an air of toxicity for a while round the place for some time It’s got to a point whereby players are told “you play this way and that’s it” Some players haven’t been going to training Simply not even showing up My guess one of them is Williams Maybe that’s why the exit door beckons (maybe not so much now) Evatt was at the hotel because he was kicked out Apparently, he had a string of girlfriends and it’ll all come out soon They wanted to do a community day but they can’t afford to do one The club is scraping by The staff all knew that there was an emergency board meeting BEFORE the game and he was apparently told, lose this and you’re gone Emergency meeting after the game solidified that and the staff woke to an email early hours of the morning confirming it Yesterday, albeit there was a sad atmosphere, there was relief Apparently, it’s been very eerie recently and not a good place to work "The club is scraping by"? We spent >£1M on a player last week. Admittedly offset by the sale of Charles, but hardly sign of a club "scraping by".
January 23, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Cheese said: "The club is scraping by"? We spent >£1M on a player last week. Admittedly offset by the sale of Charles, but hardly sign of a club "scraping by". this is from somewhere who works on the non playing side of things so maybe they mean in terms of budgets for non playing things, the type of things the everyday non playing staff have to work and deal with I'd ask more questions myself, but it's a mate who sent it to me, who's step sister (who sent him that) is good mates with someone at the club, so not sure we'll get more "insight" than that
January 23, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, Zico said: what even goes on at a community day that costs money? I thought it was just an excuse for cheap tickets maybe they had to cancel a face painter or bouncy castle or something Kids, bouncy castles & Peter Kay's home town. What could go wrong ???
January 23, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said: This should have happened at least a couple of weeks ago to give us a fighting chance in the transfer window. This, all other matters aside, should have happened mid December giving time for a new guy to arrive & January to be about bring new players in & some go. That was at exactly the time Sharon sent out her Merry Christmas message & a gentle telling off to those hoping to see him gone. Her 'vote of confidence' if you will. She then let the club's only real striker go & spent £½m more than that fee on a player who maybe turn out to be a star but is little different in style than 3 or 4 already here. The club was full square behind him until Tuesday even if some were beginning to wonder. He gave the post match interviews but was then sacked ... in some form or another. Edited January 23, 20251 yr by Dr. Feelgood
January 23, 20251 yr 10 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: Kids, bouncy castles & Peter Kay's home town. What could go wrong ??? They've slipped up not having Sammy the Snake at previous ones
January 23, 20251 yr Do people think Evatt commuted from Chesterfield on a daily basis? Of course he stayed at the hotel
January 23, 20251 yr Remember about a year ago when i mentioned the money doesn't last forever, regarding Evatts inability to get us promoted. Investors get bored and Sharon isn't really wealthy vs the average league one owner. Battering 15-20 Cambridge's each weak but getting rinced by the top 6 simply would never get us enough points. Sure the stats looked good 50% win rate and stuff but it's not good enough for a top 2 finish and even if you make the play offs you face those very sides you got rinced by all season. Certain people have been able to see the above for a long time within the club, and there has been alot of lets call it disagreement in the camp. Edited January 23, 20251 yr by Zog1
January 23, 20251 yr 26 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: Kids, bouncy castles & Peter Kay's home town. What could go wrong ??? It's a 20ft cock and balls man!
January 23, 20251 yr 4 hours ago, Zico said: what even goes on at a community day that costs money? I thought it was just an excuse for cheap tickets maybe they had to cancel a face painter or bouncy castle or something The cheap tickets means it doesn’t generate as much revenue compared to a full price game with a lower attendance. Worth noting that these are generally decided pre-season and built in to the budget.
January 23, 20251 yr 19 minutes ago, Zog1 said: Remember about a year ago when i mentioned the money doesn't last forever, regarding Evatts inability to get us promoted. Investors get bored and Sharon isn't really wealthy vs the average league one owner. Battering 15-20 Cambridge's each weak but getting rinced by the top 6 simply would never get us enough points. Sure the stats looked good 50% win rate and stuff but it's not good enough for a top 2 finish and even if you make the play offs you face those very sides you got rinced by all season. Certain people have been able to see the above for a long time within the club, and there has been alot of lets call it disagreement in the camp. To win this league you need over 60% win rate (65% gets you 90 points) but you are correct - analyse the make up of the 50% in the last few years and it is against the poorer teams. to get autos and let’s be honest even win the play offs we have to be regularly competing and beating top 6 teams and also changing our ineptness in other key games eg Wigan, Blackpool away, Stockport, Rotherham etc
January 23, 20251 yr 42 minutes ago, marple whites said: To win this league you need over 60% win rate (65% gets you 90 points) but you are correct - analyse the make up of the 50% in the last few years and it is against the poorer teams. to get autos and let’s be honest even win the play offs we have to be regularly competing and beating top 6 teams and also changing our ineptness in other key games eg Wigan, Blackpool away, Stockport, Rotherham etc But that assumes we dont get any drawn games
January 23, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said: This, all other matters aside, should have happened mid December giving time for a new guy to arrive & January to be about bring new players in & some go. That was at exactly the time Sharon sent out her Merry Christmas message & a gentle telling off to those hoping to see him gone. Her 'vote of confidence' if you will. She then let the club's only real striker go & spent £½m more than that fee on a player who maybe turn out to be a star but is little different in style than 3 or 4 already here. The club was full square behind him until Tuesday even if some were beginning to wonder. He gave the post match interviews but was then sacked ... in some form or another. It was very odd at the end. The timing is awful, even if we gave a new manager a "war chest" he won't be able to spend it after this month and which player who may be in our sights would come to a club not knowing who the manager is going to be? Something must have happened or been said on Tuesday to finally tip the balance against IE.
January 23, 20251 yr 54 minutes ago, Dimron said: It was very odd at the end. The timing is awful, even if we gave a new manager a "war chest" he won't be able to spend it after this month and which player who may be in our sights would come to a club not knowing who the manager is going to be? Something must have happened or been said on Tuesday to finally tip the balance against IE. Reckon it was tipping for some time, just a rusty fulcrum meant he didn't slide off.
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