The down at Pompey thread.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by andyd

Are you saying what I have heard a lot of fans saying that we have a close circle in the dressing room where newcomers can't breach and some players are automatic choices hopefully not but it does make you think after years of watching similar patterns with different squads.

what i said i think is obvious to anyone i reckon.!

[Twenty Eight]

Originally Posted by andyd

Think Coley said in the last 3 away games we have had 68 shots that's virtually 23 a game so creating the opportunity to shoot isn't the problem it's converting to goals hence the arguments return to the striker department hasn't been good enough all season even at home goals have generally come from other departments.

Hang on a minute. Make your mind up. So now it's not the holding midfielder and the winger who's the problem it's the forward(s) ?
You talk about "broken record" so let me repeat my old 45rpm.
Investment in the product on the pitch just isn't good enough.
Either the budget is crap, or the scouting is crap, or a combination of both.
We've got an excellent playing surface, a nice shiny corporate facility ready to be opened and nice changing rooms being built.
Time for some money to be deflected into sorting the squad out.

[cashman]

the budget is what we can manage simple as,if some CAN be deflected to the squad its doubful to me if we can afford the wages of a class striker, so we will have to carry on like we are i think.

[andyd]

The nice shiny changing rooms hopefully open in August replace out of date falling to bits old facilities that had EFL threatened dates to replace a few times are now being replaced and any money raised by new facilities diverted maybe to playing budget will hopefully replace older getting past their sell by date players.

[Inspector Morse]

Who is this Nolan people are talking off?

[VALAIRIAN]

This chap

https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/...er/jack-nolan/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_N...ish_footballer)

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Inspector Morse

Who is this Nolan people are talking off?

A decent player who is mainly ignored.

[Twenty Eight]

Originally Posted by andyd

The nice shiny changing rooms hopefully open in August replace out of date falling to bits old facilities that had EFL threatened dates to replace a few times are now being replaced and any money raised by new facilities diverted maybe to playing budget will hopefully replace older getting past their sell by date players.

Let's assume every contract expires at the end of the season.
Who's on your retained list ?

[andyd]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

Let's assume every contract expires at the end of the season.
Who's on your retained list ?

Well could any off our players hack it in the championship probably not any worth money in the transfer market maybe Savin, Sykes so those two I would offer a deal and any young players showing potential Coyle, Nolan Clark those 3 yes.

[andyd]

Originally Posted by andyd

Well could any off our players hack it in the championship probably not any worth money in the transfer market maybe Savin, Sykes so those two I would offer a deal and any young players showing potential Coyle, Nolan Clark those 3 yes.

All a bit hypothetical really and a view every one will think differently on but a bit of fun moving on now surely this thread as run its course.

[Watchdog]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

Let's assume every contract expires at the end of the season.
Who's on your retained list ?

Purely just out of interest, may i please ask who your choice would be in who you would retain...thanks

[Twenty Eight]

Yes no problem.
Of the first team squad.
Savin Rodgers Clark Nottingham Sykes
Hamilton Pritchard McConville Pell Conneely Coyle Leigh Adedoyin

Buy goalkeeper and two / three forwards.

[Twenty Eight]

Come on then Watchdog who makes your retained list ?

[Twenty Eight]

Originally Posted by andyd

Well could any off our players hack it in the championship probably not any worth money in the transfer market maybe Savin, Sykes so those two I would offer a deal and any young players showing potential Coyle, Nolan Clark those 3 yes.

What's the bloody hell has Championship got to do with it ?
I said assume everyone out of contract so no fees coming in.
So your list is 5 strong ??

[choirboy]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

Yes no problem.
Of the first team squad.
Savin Rodgers Clark Nottingham Sykes
Hamilton Pritchard McConville Pell Conneely Coyle Leigh Adedoyin

Buy goalkeeper and two / three forwards.

Buy them with what?