Management meeting with the prince

[BladeTillIDie]

Interesting. No BS upfront if you zoom in on the board.

 

[Tongeincheek]

From the placement of the numbers opposed to player initials it looks like the chief targets for Jan are GK, and replacements/very strong competition for Bash and Norwood.

... on the other hand it might mean fuck all

 

[Blade for Sale]

 

[McGrath]

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Interesting. No BS upfront if you zoom in on the board.

Can you read that?

I've tried, I can't make out much though

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

All very very dodgy. Looks like prince and CW are going to kick off.
We're doomed I tell ye, doomed.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

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Interesting. No BS upfront if you zoom in on the board.

I've zoomed into that guy's iPad and he's composing an email to Billy Sharp releasing him.

 

[McGrath]

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Who's the guy in front of Prince Jr and the other guy who looks like some sort of Wall Street stockbroker to his right

 

[Antonb]

all looks a bit glum!

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

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Interesting. No BS upfront if you zoom in on the board.

Meanwhile at Hillsborough....

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

 

[Snake]

Notice Tufty doesn't have a laptop in front of him. It's all in his coconut, and probably a tatty old notepad - just like Shred used to have when sorting out away days

And what the fuck is the chef doing in there? Looks like he's taking the minutes - kin ell, that's some cash flow problem we must be having.

 

[Patrick Fletcher]

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Interesting. No BS upfront if you zoom in on the board.

ENHANCE!

 

[Eza Blade]

It makes me wander if they do a round of appreciation or an ice breaker.

Chris “thank fuck am not in charge at sty”
Prince “thank fuck am not McCabe”

 

[dc_blade]

From the placement of the numbers opposed to player initials it looks like the chief targets for Jan are GK, and replacements/very strong competition for Bash and Norwood.

... on the other hand it might mean fuck all

That's my reading of it, too. Are Henderson's initials even on there?

It looks like a first-choice GK, a first-choice RCB (with Bash as cover), a first-choice defensive mid (Norwood as cover), cover for JOC, cover for Lunny, cover for Baldock.

 

[Brian Deane]

Who's the chubby little fecker sat on the right in the middle of the 3 ?

 

[ben1987]

Who the fuck eats little chocolates with a fork?

That’s where I’ve been going wrong all my life is it

 

[mattbianco1]

That's my reading of it, too. Are Henderson's initials even on there?

It looks like a first-choice GK, a first-choice RCB (with Bash as cover), a first-choice defensive mid (Norwood as cover), cover for JOC, cover for Lunny, cover for Baldock.

That's exactly how i read it. The circles are ABOVE Basham and Norwood but below Balcock and JOC.

Also the circles are numbered with the GK numbered 1 - HIGHEST PRIORITY. This suggests they know Hendo can't be signed.

Worrying part for me is no circles upfront.

 

[Bristol Blade]

I’m assuming this is targets for next summer. From the board it looks like these would be:
1) first choice keeper
2) competition for Baldock
3) competition for JOC
4) first choice CM
5) competition for Lundstram

From the board it’s not clear what the situation is with Basham but looks like we might also be in for a new first choice RCB.

 

[dc_blade]

That's exactly how i read it. The circles are ABOVE Basham and Norwood but below Balcock and JOC.

Also the circles are numbered with the GK numbered 1 - HIGHEST PRIORITY. This suggests they know Hendo can't be signed.

Worrying part for me is no circles upfront.

It would help to know whether this chart is about the January transfer window or about the summer. Or both?

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

That's exactly how i read it. The circles are ABOVE Basham and Norwood but below Balcock and JOC.

Also the circles are numbered with the GK numbered 1 - HIGHEST PRIORITY. This suggests they know Hendo can't be signed.

Worrying part for me is no circles upfront.

No but there is a line from Lunstram's understudy to David McGolrdick which may suggest they want a play capable of playing the dual role.

 

[dc_blade]

From the board it’s not clear what the situation is with Basham but looks like we might also be in for a new first choice RCB.

They're there in the RCB spot, but below a dot that seems to indicate a new first-choice player. Suggesting "CB" is seen as cover.

 

[Balham]

From the placement of the numbers opposed to player initials it looks like the chief targets for Jan are GK, and replacements/very strong competition for Bash and Norwood.

... on the other hand it might mean fuck all

I don't think it's January targets; it's the beginning of planning for next summer hence the target sheet at the bottom of the image having "20/21" on it.

The target areas make complete sense though:
GK - Henderson will go back, Moore isn't good enough and Verrips is unproven (doubt Eastwood will make it; Dewhurst will go out on loan)
RWB - Freeman isn't good enough
RCB - Basham is a great servant but he's the weak link in the back three. He'll also be 32 at the start of next season: I know he's one of the fittest at the club in terms of running but at some point his stats will decline
LCB - we don't have cover for JOC. Bryan hasn't progressed as would have been hoped
CM - we don't really have cover for Norwood and the next step would be someone with better physical attributes in that role
RCM - Morrison gamble hasn't paid off

First team squad members whose names aren't on the list:
K Freeman, Morrison, Sharp, Clarke, Stearman, Jagielka, Bryan

 

[Snowman]

Took place at The Marriott Jumeirah Beach. Who was missing on the left who smokes?

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Took place at The Marriott Jumeirah Beach. Who was missing on the left who smokes?

It’s Dean Hammond.
Can’t you see him? He’s right there.

 

[blademark]

Jim Phipps said on LinkedIn the other day that he was away in Dubai for a few days.

 

[BladeInIreland]

Took place at The Marriott Jumeirah Beach. Who was missing on the left who smokes?

Jack Wilshere, next signing.

 

[Jolly Buffer]

So who took the photo and how did it get on here?

 

[west_yorks_blade]

So who took the photo and how did it get on here?

Kevin McCabe took it and posted it before his Arab disguise fell off.

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

If you join all the dots up on the flip chart you get a giant penis with "Gotcha" written underneath.