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« Reply #15 on: Sunday, January 1, 2006, 22:18:26 » |
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I heard it was £100k. Apparently many other clubs were offered a similar oppurtunity with Sky, but decided against it. Thats due to potential management frictions.
As for new players. Well i think we are now pretty firm in defence. I always new we had a good defence, and we have good cover.
I think the midfield needs improving. We need a creative midfielder who can create that piece of magic in a game. I think Shakes and Brown are good enough on the wings, we need to rotate Migs, Gurney and maybe a new midfielder.
Upfront we have Fallon, Cureton, Roberts and Holgate. I guess we will have to wait and see how Cureton and Fallon combine. When Fallon scored v Forest he was played in by Cureton.....so they have played together. Thorpes only goal for us was an assist from Cureton aswell. |
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« Reply #16 on: Sunday, January 1, 2006, 22:19:35 » |
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we must have some money for free agents just to pay their wages? surely? we got roughly 9000 for swansea game which must be way above our break even gate surely some of this could be allocated to new players wages? or will swindon never spend money on a player ever again ? Thorpe's wages would surely go to the signin of a free agent or loan player(s)....He was no doubt on a lot of money as he was a 'big' player, so wages would be high. we would have had to pay up most of his contract anyway, the wages arent freed up as we've had to pay him off. I dont think we paid him the full amount, the money saved will go towards Gurney That will be it signings wise bar loan players, saying that it depends how much of the loan players wages we contributed this last 5 months I thought we didnt have to pay off Thorpe's wages? as he left by mutual consent.... |
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« Reply #17 on: Sunday, January 1, 2006, 22:27:25 » |
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we must have some money for free agents just to pay their wages? surely? we got roughly 9000 for swansea game which must be way above our break even gate surely some of this could be allocated to new players wages? or will swindon never spend money on a player ever again ? Thorpe's wages would surely go to the signin of a free agent or loan player(s)....He was no doubt on a lot of money as he was a 'big' player, so wages would be high. we would have had to pay up most of his contract anyway, the wages arent freed up as we've had to pay him off. I dont think we paid him the full amount, the money saved will go towards Gurney That will be it signings wise bar loan players, saying that it depends how much of the loan players wages we contributed this last 5 months I thought we didnt have to pay off Thorpe's wages? as he left by mutual consent.... In a word, no. Mutual consent means both parties have agreed on a compensation package. We would have had to pay up a percentage of his contracted I'm sure. |
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« Reply #18 on: Sunday, January 1, 2006, 22:35:44 » |
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I've got a sneeky feeling that we'll end up signing Paul Smith (3rd time lucky???)....
He's been on loan back at Gilliscum and apparently cancelled the remaining 18 months of his contract with Walsall as he was allegedly promised a new contract with the Pikeys.
It turns out that Paul Scally then denied they had ever agreed to sign him so he's now without a club and I reckon he could end up with us..... The same thought occured to me, but apparently no wants him because he's seriously crap. |
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« Reply #19 on: Sunday, January 1, 2006, 22:38:35 » |
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I've got a sneeky feeling that we'll end up signing Paul Smith (3rd time lucky???)....
He's been on loan back at Gilliscum and apparently cancelled the remaining 18 months of his contract with Walsall as he was allegedly promised a new contract with the Pikeys.
It turns out that Paul Scally then denied they had ever agreed to sign him so he's now without a club and I reckon he could end up with us..... The same thought occured to me, but apparently no wants him because he's seriously crap. Yes,Reg,he is-think Gurney with less passing ability! |
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« Reply #20 on: Sunday, January 1, 2006, 23:50:42 » |
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scally is such an apt name for that bloke.
anyway, i posted about this in another thread and i think we'll sign gurney and brown. if we do, then all we need is a goalscorer (cureton?) and a right-winger who can cross and we'll have a half-decent team.
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« Reply #21 on: Monday, January 2, 2006, 12:02:17 » |
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Shakes WILL BE the man-worry not Sonic
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« Reply #22 on: Monday, January 2, 2006, 12:08:32 » |
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scally is such an apt name for that bloke.
anyway, i posted about this in another thread and i think we'll sign gurney and brown. if we do, then all we need is a goalscorer (cureton?) and a right-winger who can cross and we'll have a half-decent team. Shakes is getting better and better, seems that he has been practising his crossing. |
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« Reply #23 on: Monday, January 2, 2006, 12:27:23 » |
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Yeah, Shakes is only young aswell so can only improve.
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« Reply #24 on: Monday, January 2, 2006, 12:42:21 » |
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« Reply #25 on: Monday, January 2, 2006, 13:36:05 » |
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i can see us either sigining a good quality old central midfielder and a crap loanee OR nobody at all. i'd like to think the former would happen but thinking about potential people is a bit hard.
aslong as any potential CM has tackling, shouting ability and controling the play on his CV i will not give a fuck if he was ex city
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« Reply #26 on: Monday, January 2, 2006, 13:50:20 » |
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Someone like Rob Lee who's done a good job for Gorman
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« Reply #27 on: Monday, January 2, 2006, 14:00:47 » |
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exactly. that taylor fella who played for derby would be superb
actually he probably still does cos i can't be arsed to research.
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