We have had a bad run. We are still second. Week of rest to regroup, hopefully get a striker in. No need to panic. If we are dropped to 4th I would be worried
Sent from my iPhone > On 23 Jan 2020, at 10:22, Joe Skinner <jacksonpollocks...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I find it all a bit bizarre but above my pay grade > > There are things we’ll never know > > After last season’s optimism I’ve gone for total negativity this season in > the flawed hope I’ll be proved wrong and we get an automatic spot > > Our collapse could have been much worse, West Brom has their own and are only > a point ahead, other teams haven’t quite made the gap up > > As usual, some team will go on a run and put some distance between 3rd and > some random team will get into the play offs > > Someone may even catch 2nd > > We could regroup and pull away, we only have the league to focus on > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 23 Jan 2020, at 09:37, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <kevin.le...@uksbs.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >> Not seen many messages recently. Was expecting lots about the QPR >> debacle, and the lack of progress in the transfer market. >> >> I've got this theory that the current management team don't have enough >> experience of the English transfer system/market. >> Over the last couple of years the current management team have only managed >> to sign 4 established players. >> Douglas, Bamford, Casilla and Costa (loan to buy?). >> >> I know Financial sustainability is an issue, but they have offloaded >> something like 30 players over this period and made a transfer profit of >> over 15 million. >> >> I'm not sure if it is the culture they don't understand, or they are going >> for unrealistic targets. They seem to be able to get youngsters from all >> around Europe by the bucket-load, but nobody seemingly is suitable for the >> 1st team. >> >> The idea of being able to sign one of the better Championship players is >> flawed for so many reasons, especially in January. >> >> 1. Clubs do not want to sell to their rivals. >> >> 2. The club and the player know they can get much more money from a >> Premiership Club, even if they end up not playing much, so a Championship >> club will always be outbid! >> >> 3. Premiership players will not take a wage drop to sign permanently >> in the Championship, and their clubs will not send them out on loan if they >> need the 'readies' for a replacement. >> >> The summer window is a bit different, because players will take stock more >> of where they are in their careers, and you are more likely to get a player >> out of contract, or dropping down a division because he wants to play. >> >> The alternative is to find a player from a lower league, whose club can't >> resist the money, or from Europe somewhere, but of course you are taking a >> big chance. >> >> If they are going to sign one of the players they have been after seriously >> such as Andre Gray or Che Adams, then they are going to have to pay the >> extortionate sums that are being asked. 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