Boss makes it clear

[blade too long]

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/shef...-boss-reveals-transfer-window-plans-1-7655791

exactly what was asked for , unloading some crap
to bring in something better

 

[brownie4583]

This should have been done in July

 

[mosbolad]

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/shef...-boss-reveals-transfer-window-plans-1-7655791

exactly what was asked for , unloading some crap
to bring in something better

Would the "crap" we are unloading be Sheffield United players? Players that previous managers hoped would do well and enhance the team.

I am sure you didn't mean it (or maybe you did!) but referring to players as 'some crap' does grate a bit with me.

On the whole released players may not be good enough or have injury issues or we may have better players in their position but do give them a bit of respect....Just sayin'

 

[blade too long]

Would the "crap" we are unloading be Sheffield United players? Players that previous managers hoped would do well and enhance the team.

I am sure you didn't mean it (or maybe you did!) but referring to players as 'some crap' does grate a bit with me.

On the whole released players may not be good enough or have injury issues or we may have better players in their position but do give them a bit of respect....Just sayin'

was only using references the negative posters would relate to said players
players that have no future here is a better description

 

[Pollingtonblade]

To be fair we have got a load of shit on our books! 42 players most of who have played a part in our continual decline.

If I had a choice I'd keep maybe 5 or 6 the rest can fuckoff as far as I and NA seemingly are concerned.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

Meanwhile "little" Peterborough - who I think someone mentioned had more players listed on Saturday's programme than we did - have just extended the loan of that classy West Ham midfielder who scored their third. This coming a few days after bringing Lawrie Wilson in on loan. They're also giving trials to two non-league players.

Some clubs are progressive & proactive in transfer windows, others are constrained & negative...

 

[Old Skool]

We have too many players full-stop. We have too many players not adding anything to our match-day squad full-stop. Players need to go before anyone else can be brought in full-stop. We cannot afford to carry players who are not good enough and will never make a positive contribution to the achievement of our ambitions full-stop.

Criticising or nit-picking how an individual chooses to describe the contribution or non-contribution of some of our squad is frankly irrelevant and an unnecessary distraction from the hard work that NA needs to do in the JTW and in the Summer.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Yet we've probably paid the record fee for a player in this division.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Having just read that all the star have done is listened to NA interview from Saturday and copied it.

What wank lazy journalism.

 

[EdinburghBlade]

Spot on - our downfall last season was changing the starting 11 too often. You could never predict the start 11 and we NEED consistency. I'd be happy with 12/14 players leaving the club then bringing in 2 match fit players. For me, Higdon, Sammon, Alcock, Baxter, Dimaio, McFadzean, Harris, J.Wallace can all leave permanently. Scougs, McGahey and Kennedy out on loan. Then bring in a CB and a striker. Possibly also another central midfielder on loan while Flo Cuvelier gets back up to match fitness.

 

[FTPE]

“I’m going to be asked all the way through January about comings and goings.

That's because you kept mentioning "staying in touch until January" Nigel.

Ball=your court.

 

[S1blade]

Goalposts and jam tomorrow put back yet again.
Just a few weeks ago it was "actively working towards the January window"; now we're in the window it's "We can't get any in before we get some out"; and I suspect on Feb 1st we'll get the standard, "We were looking at some, but we just couldn't quite get the deal done in time"; with the promise that the good times will definitely return in the summer and that everyone should still renew.

 

[Deaneandagana]

There's a thread elsewhere on this forum detailing precisely which players are in/out of contract at the end of the season.....

Of last Saturday's starting 11 only 5 are contracted after June (Brayford, Coutts, Bash, Billy & Woolford)

There are then only 6 more contracted after June (Freeman, Adams, Reed, McNulty, Diego and Scougall - who has been told he can go) - so 10 in total

All the rest are history after June - will be interesting

 

[Esablade]

"Sepblatt McCabe"!

LOL.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

We have too many players full-stop. We have too many players not adding anything to our match-day squad full-stop. Players need to go before anyone else can be brought in full-stop. We cannot afford to carry players who are not good enough and will never make a positive contribution to the achievement of our ambitions full-stop.

Criticising or nit-picking how an individual chooses to describe the contribution or non-contribution of some of our squad is frankly irrelevant and an unnecessary distraction from the hard work that NA needs to do in the JTW and in the Summer.

You know you can just use a full stop instead of saying full stop at the end of each sentence right?

 

[Bladesince59]

Getting us promoted would be "ENTERTAINING" Nigel.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

I suspect that a reason for the can't-be-arsed nature we've seen too frequently this season is influenced by the numbers on the books. There was a part of David Weir's autobiography I remember in which he talked of the development of cliques in the Everton squad, largely fed by the fact there were plenty of players in an oversized club with no chance of being involved in the first team (Mitch Ward highlighted as a bad apple). It undermined the overall atmosphere, and prevented players from being a close-knit cohesive unit all fighting for each other.

I reckon this is as important a factor as finance on the need to cut down the squad. This potentially has knock-on effects for the youth players too if there are so many established pros to get past to even get a place on the bench.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

I suspect that a reason for the can't-be-arsed nature we've seen too frequently this season is influenced by the numbers on the books. There was a part of David Weir's autobiography I remember in which he talked of the development of cliques in the Everton squad, largely fed by the fact there were plenty of players in an oversized club with no chance of being involved in the first team (Mitch Ward highlighted as a bad apple). It undermined the overall atmosphere, and prevented players from being a close-knit cohesive unit all fighting for each other.

I reckon this is as important a factor as finance on the need to cut down the squad. This potentially has knock-on effects for the youth players too if there are so many established pros to get past to even get a place on the bench.

Yep, and I wonder what Louis Reed thinks when he sees Baxter getting chance after chance ahead of him.

 

[Old Skool]

You know you can just use a full stop instead of saying full stop at the end of each sentence right?[/QUOTE

Ha ha. I take your point. But grammar aside.... Do you dispute anything else in my post?

 

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

Yep, and I wonder what Louis Reed thinks when he sees Baxter getting chance after chance ahead of him.

He probably thinks I wish I could add goals to my game.

 

[Tezza1889]

Would the "crap" we are unloading be Sheffield United players? Players that previous managers hoped would do well and enhance the team.

I am sure you didn't mean it (or maybe you did!) but referring to players as 'some crap' does grate a bit with me.

On the whole released players may not be good enough or have injury issues or we may have better players in their position but do give them a bit of respect....Just sayin'

Really sorry but the time for sentiment is well and truly over, some of them are fucking crap. And some of us need to wake up to that fact, sorry for any hurt feelings...

Enough is enough when we're putting roots down in the third division, and getting the odd pasting at home from village teams, call that disrespectful but they are some of them, were browned off cause we can't get more that 7,800 for old Trafford ( a game we should lose handsomely ) but there we are paying a shitload of cash in case we have a miracle result on Saturday, were not the same as Peterborough, sorry but were not.... 24,500 on the Monday against Bradford, was the third highest attendance outside the premier league.... Jim Phipps was amazed at our passion and dedication, the way our board sells us down the river I'm amazed as well....

 

[BushBlade]

You know you can just use a full stop instead of saying full stop at the end of each sentence right?

I thought he'd dictated it.

 

[Old Skool]

Really sorry but the time for sentiment is well and truly over, some of them are fucking crap. And some of us need to wake up to that fact, sorry for any hurt feelings...

Enough is enough when we're putting roots down in the third division, and getting the odd pasting at home from village teams, call that disrespectful but they are some of them, were browned off cause we can't get more that 7,800 for old Trafford ( a game we should lose handsomely ) but there we are paying a shitload of cash in case we have a miracle result on Saturday, were not the same as Peterborough, sorry but were not.... 24,500 on the Monday against Bradford, was the third highest attendance outside the premier league.... Jim Phipps was amazed at our passion and dedication, the way our board sells us down the river I'm amazed as well....

Careful Tezza.......the grammer Police might get you !!!

No complaints from me on the sentiments you express. Our fans deserve better. Swift and decisive action is required NOW to save our season. If that cannot be taken in the JTW then this should only be postponed until the Summer when a number of players are out of contract. Its about time we got out of this division because I fear the patience of our unbelievably loyal fans is being tested almost to the limit.

 

[Old Skool]

I thought he'd dictated it.

OK. OK. I get the message..

 

[Tezza1889]

Totally agree Old Skool I will be happy if we spend our money releasing players who are permanently injured, not good enough, we should identify them easily because we never see them in a shirt, just pay em up, see what we can do with the rest of the season and look to next summer, not giving up on this one just yet, but we'd be scraping up and that would probably mean a relegation battle if successful .....

 

[wizadry]

“I’m going to be asked all the way through January about comings and goings.

That's because you kept mentioning "staying in touch until January" Nigel.

Ball=your court.

Exactly! I wonder what's changed?

 

[Old Skool]

Exactly! I wonder what's changed?

Quite possibly the relationship between the co-owners. meaning there is a lack of additional funding to be made available.

 

[sothall blade]

Meanwhile "little" Peterborough - who I think someone mentioned had more players listed on Saturday's programme than we did - have just extended the loan of that classy West Ham midfielder who scored their third. This coming a few days after bringing Lawrie Wilson in on loan. They're also giving trials to two non-league players.

Some clubs are progressive & proactive in transfer windows, others are constrained & negative...

And some clubs are just ........Sheffield United

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Quite possibly the relationship between the co-owners. meaning there is a lack of additional funding to be made available.

At breaking point!

Freeman to Barnsley is a move being discussed at present too, so another outgoing too.

 

[wizadry]

Quite possibly the relationship between the co-owners. meaning there is a lack of additional funding to be made available.

If so then that is very worrying, mate.