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"At the time of writing we are in negotiations with a few clubs to bring a couple of players in. Hopefully by the time you read these notes we will have added at least one if not two new faces to the squad in time for today's game."

This is obviously meant for Saturdays programme ... or is it? I'll stick my neck out and get it wrong .. but is this released NOW to make us think Sturrock is trying hard to get some players in?

And come Saturday will we hear .. well we couldnt get the players we wanted??

My gut feeling is that we might get one player in of a low quality ... time will tell

Yes, because for an experienced manager, with a threadbare squad, no real goalscorer and lack of defenders, looking for players would be the last thing on his mind wouldnt it??? :-))(

Fatbury goes :blahblahblah:

I go :suicide:

threadbare squad as he got rid of half the players to appease the board you mean?

Technichly (sp), he hasn't got rid of half the squad.  I think your being too cynical. The only real mistake he made was monkhouse, the rest wern't up to the job. He might of been given false hopes by the board, but i doubt the board put a gun to his head, and ordered him to get rid of those player

That's it, I'm boycotting his post match interviews.

Thanks for telling me Fatbury. With your priceless information, I feel wiser about the strange business that is Swindon Town F.C.

I thought that but after last night I kinda see why.

Monkhouse has played 80something games in the last 5 years, and Sturrock feels (whether we agree or not) that Brown and Zaaboub offer us more. Basically, we have 2 left wingers already, and don't need a third, especially not one who is as injury prone as Monkhouse is. A team comes along and wants to pay money for a player who is on quite a large wage packet here as it is and who isn't in Sturrocks plans.

Makes sense really, whether I agree with it or not.

Anythings better then having Roberts upfront, so lets hope someone comes in tomorrow and starts on sat

Brown certainly offered something different on Tues!!! and tell me how many games Monkhouse has missed since he went to Hartlepool?

This PR conspiracy is too much for me, not sure I get my head around it. So if we haven't got a player by Saturday then Sturrock paid Aliens to kidnap JFK to get him to fly planes into the World Trade Centre?

Crazy days.

heh FB - ok maybe Im getting a bit carried away ...thatll be my last post on it today :rain:

What does it matter how many games he's missed for Hartlepool? It doesn't disprove what I or Sturrock said at all.

What's the point of the thread fatbury? Are you trying to suggest Sturrock ISN'T trying to get players in? If so that fucking sums you up mate, full of shit.

not necessarily no players ... but maybe poor quality cheap ones to make up the numbers ... dont get me wrong I hope he proves me wrong and comes up with a couple of quality signings .. but loan players dont usually do that well - and all I do is give my opinions .. and If im wrong ill admit it .. im just sounding off and offering an opinion .. not asking anyone to agree ... thats what forums are all about .. expressing opinions

and I'm offering you advice that your opinions are a load of bollocks.

fair enuf .. youre probably right :wink:

Last night Sturrock admitted he didn't know anything about the Red Army Fund.

I wonder if the Trust will get a phone call asking for some money for these loan players.....

I really couldn't believe that.

You would have thought that somebody on the board would have told him about it. Or perhaps deliberately not to avoid any kudos to the fans :evil:

no new players by saturday.....my prediction....

as for the Monkhouse thing....I still think whatever way you look at it, Sturrock fucked up

Michael Owens got a shit appearence record over the last few years, we would get rid of him??

Monkhouse was a good player and much better than Aaron Brown. I've always been of that opinion. I'm sure Hartlepool fans agree....

Maybe Monkhouse was on a far bigger wage?

maybe....can you put a price on promotion.....seems you can  :cry:

Either way, Sturrock fucked up in my opinion

Trust in Sturrock he knows what he is doing!  Monkhouse was a good player but lightweight and his record on injury not good.  
Money always comes into it and that is why we are struggling to get new players in. We need a fresh face for Saturday and I am sure will get someone with the experience needed to replace the obvious drive of Evans, peacock and williams which we are sadly missing.

There are still a good spread of the squad that took us down last year and when the going gets tough they are lacking and you can tell from our manager this has been spotted.

let us all get stuck in and hopefully the lads will be in there playing for the shirt.

First post....... will return.

I think with the monkhouse situation sturrock probably thought he wont be good enough in the league above.Brown wont be either but im certain he wont be here next year due to not being offered a contract.imo a combination of brown and zaboub over the season SHOULD be enough to help us gain promotion then get a replacement in the summer

At last, another believer!!!!!