For those wanting a signing ASAP

[SharpshootingBilly]

3 years ago tomorrow Nigel Adkins signed Martyn Woolford. Trust in Wilder. Good players will take time to sort and deal with.

Things could be much, much worse:

 

[RedandWhite]

But dad I want it now!

 

[Harry's Game]

Don’t get the relevance.

Two years ago at this point we had signed John Fleck, Mark Duffy and Jake Wright.

 

[dazzlingblade]

Don’t get the relevance.

Two years ago at this point we had signed John Fleck, Mark Duffy and Jake Wright.

Weren't they all free agents at the time??? Were chasing contracted players now, bound to take its time

 

[Harry's Game]

Weren't they all free agents at the time??? Were chasing contracted players now, bound to take its time

I just don’t get the relevance of what Sadkins signing Woolford has got to do with it.

 

[Bladesman]

Expect something good but end up getting a load of dross?

 

[SwissBlade]

Weren't they all free agents at the time??? Were chasing contracted players now, bound to take its time

This is the important part, we’re going to pay a fee and that needs negotiating. However, unless we’re shopping in league one we’re unlikely to be buying the best player at a club.

This means that we’ll probably have to wait until the selling club has bought a replacement to push our target down the pecking order or they’re waiting to see if they can afford to be without the target of ours

How do we tempt them? Bigger deals and I’d rather we bought at the price we thought was right rather than push the price up (Jordan Rhodes) in the desperation that we can get them a week earlier

 

[raul]

If we are reaching to Adkins levels to try and paint pretty pictures then we're fucked. FACT

 

[SteveBlade]

I use this technique when someone complains about something small. Or says 'there's nothing worse than' followed by something like queuing in a supermarket.

I usually remind them of the holocaust, the plague or something.

 

[Worksop II]

But dad I want it now!

I remember going through the Turnstyle in September 1965 .......

the operator said, "thas gonna 'ave to be patient young un"

it appears he was right

 

[Harrisblade]

If we are reaching to Adkins levels to try and paint pretty pictures then we're fucked. FACT

What would the geese do?

 

[zablade]

It’s swing and roundabouts.

We did our business early in January but ended up with four players who three of them had very little Impact on the season, so yes let’s make sure we get the right targets.

Of course the later it goes the less chance of them being used to playing with the squad lessens the chances of them hitting the ground running from day one.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Did we get a replacement for Brooks before selling?

 

[Muttley]

Did we get a replacement for Brooks before selling?

Yes.....the replacement is already here.

 

[super_pig]

3 years ago tomorrow Nigel Adkins signed Martyn Woolford. Trust in Wilder. Good players will take time to sort and deal with.

Things could be much, much worse:

funny.. i actually thought woolford was a good signing at the time..
then i saw him play

 

[Pinchy]

We’re just getting reports of mass panic in S2...

 

[The Crab]

What would the geese do?

 

[Bladesman]

Did we get a replacement for Brooks before selling?

Ricky Holmes.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Ricky Holmes.

no................................we have real problems if that's the case.

UTB

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

We’re just getting reports of mass panic in S2...

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Mmmmmmm. Natalie [heart emoji].

 

[Pinchy]

no................................we have real problems if that's the case.

UTB

Real problems replacing a substitute who was an occasional (largely ineffective) starter? My word, problems indeed.

 

[The Crab]

Mmmmmmm. Natalie [heart emoji].

Hayley McQueen. More curves than the Nurburgring.

 

[Old Programme seller]

There’s always a later start to transfer activity when the World Cup is on I think it’s because of the pyramid effect where one player holds the key to others moving (only my opinion) because of financial matters or making squad numbers free there’ll be a flurry of signing soon I’m pretty sure we didn’t start signing players until mid July there’s not as much transfer activity around atm but when it comes...

 

[Blade56]

It’s swing and roundabouts.

Nothing worse than feckin "swings and roundabouts", just ask SteveBlade

 

[Carlton Blade]

Real problems replacing a substitute who was an occasional (largely ineffective) starter? My word, problems indeed.

Get the point on this but I'd rather have had Brooks next year than Holmes. Small sample size from both last year but Brooks definitely looked the better player.

Completely independent of whether we needed the Brooks fee to run the club. Just player for player