M42Owl

Have to say that I’m a bit less enthusiastic today than I was yesterday. A coach/manager that has never lasted a year may fit well with Chansiri’s rolling one year contract, but I get the feeling that the bloke isn't particularly unhappy to keep moving around. I suspect that he’s a coach more than traditional manager and is content to have limited say in transfers. But he has a style that differs from our recent approach, so are the players on Chansiri’s/Moore’s list still suitable? Is there any pace amongst them? I think we can adapt what we have to 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, but it’s weak and we’ll get overrun in midfield. Getting suitable players in, that improve on what we have, with time to gel with existing players, needs sorting urgently. I’m not confident that we’ll do that successfully.

@dannnu1. what are your thoughts on Poole, a player we were linked with a few weeks ago? Any rumours on where he might end up?

I think he stated his Wednesday career with a burst down the wing and a low cross for a goal and I was optimistic that we’d got a decent player. He never repeated the feat. Seemed to lack confidence. I think he was always confused with the wingback role as to whether or not he was defending or attacking. There was the tackle back, mentioned by @Owling_Wolf, v Peterborough, but he’s never a defender. He needs a run of games, he’s a confidence player, in a more attacking role where he’s not got too much to think about and he’ll do ok. Not a lot, but better than Shodipo.

Never heard of him until this week, so I’ve got no negative opinion of him, unlike most of the other candidates. So on balance, pleased with this appointment. Now some players…

I’m nay fan of all these manager puns. I’ll by reight smiffed if it isn’t sorted soon.

I’ve read it again, and you may be right. I’m probably giving DM some credit by, wrongly, assuming that he’s not a greedy twat. An increase on promotion (even if it was almost thrown away) and / or a longer deal is understandable, but 300% increase is indefensible. Unbelievable even.

That’s not how I read it. Assuming he was on a one year rolling contract, he wanted a 33% increase and a three year contract, I.e. 4 years current pay over three years. There’s nothing about what DC offered, if anything, or would have settled at. He put the onus on DM to propose something lower, something DC could accept.

I’m in agreement. I know insufficient about Campelos to have serious negative views. BBM could be the up and coming coach / manager we seen y at other clubs. Of course he could be a dud, but I’d be content with his appointment.

I have no inside info on ST sales, but would be amazed if we didn’t currently sell well over 80% of our STs in the early bird phase. If we were regulars in the PL, without any ground capacity increase, and without Chansiri managing demand through Arsenal style prices, I suspect that we’d sell out the complete ground with STs.

I don't wish FDB any ill will but I suspect that in 18 months he'll be back in league 1 or, at best, at a bottom half championship team.

In what way would Sunderland be a surprise package? Last season they made the play offs, didn’t they? So if Jobi thinks they’re not getting promoted, perhaps he thinks they’re a surprise relegation candidate?

Isn’t it George Byers?

Somebody say something? Takes EastCraigsOwl off ignore. 🤔

Correct

All correct so far. Just e and g to get. Extra clue: one of them is a current player.

7 clues, 8 players. a) In the beginning God created a drummer, God save him. b) Without Mary, two out of three ain’t bad, but they still get annoyed. c) Whilst conversing with big plants, was good atop a van? d) Half the deserts’ water to end the fanfare for you or me. e) No sign of Peters, the Happy Birthday girl was his girl. f) I bet you’re wondering how I knew, without question, Elton’s lad. g) Lionel and family?

Mel Sterland

John Sheridan

Forget that^^^^^. Spurs are on as well.

So first weekend and five of the “big six” on TV. Unless you count Newcastle as the new Spurs, then it’s 6/6. Same old. Man City for the title again.

Could it be that he’s just after the ground? Move the rugby club in and force/price the football club out?

I thought he looked quite a decent prospect in the few games he played for us. Depending on his injury recovery, I’d get him a half season loan for a league 1 side until/from January. If he does well, he could be ready to replace Iorfa.

You probably don’t know the answer to this, but I’ll ask anyway seeing as there’s loads of economists on here. How do you fail to make a profit selling, by the thousand, a product for £45 plus vat that costs <£5 (I’m guessing there)? Maybe it’d be more economic to change the shirt alternate years like we did 20(?) years ago.

EPL starts week after EFL so us and pigs can both start with home games. I think we will get a local(ish) game: Hull City at home to start.

I don’t think we’ll be playing anyone on 22nd June!