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This has been going through my head alot recently and i think there could be something in it.

It's strange how other clubs in the division can bring in players easy enough, walsall signed two decent players on loan last week and one of them scored twice on saturday.

Alot of players have been shipped out this season: Gurney, Onibuje, Stroud, Henry, Comyn-Platt, Monkhouse and the only players to come in have been Noubissie and Timlin.

The board have trimmed the squad down to almost bare minimum, maybe they did this to pay the £100k CVA bill recently?

Sturrock wanted players during the transfer window in January and was also after players last week, why cant we sign players?

Something just doesn't seem right, maybe the board are forcing Sturrock to manage with what players he has, obviously Sturrock isnt going to come out and say the board are blocking me from making any signings.

It just seems so odd and i am not trying to start rumours but surely it is going through other peoples heads as well?

Nothing would surprise me with this board, i'm sure you would all agree.

Sturrock had two players lined up that he was bringing in....it wasn't the Board's fault it didn't happen.

So no

I think that is possibly correct but could be just an excuse from Sturrock? as said above if the board were not letting him sign anyone Sturrock cannot come out and say "the board are not letting me sign any new players".

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Forgot about Zaaboub  :groan1:

Blair Sturrock came in as well!

It depends what you mean. If you mean have the Board said Sturrock could have players then changed their minds I would doubt it. If you mean Sturrock has asked for extra money but they've refused, that could be the case.I'd be surprised if the Board would give extra funds to Sturrock anyway. I know we've shipped players out, but the ones we have couldn't have been on high wages anyway.

My personal feeling is no.

Or maybe its a mixed bag, which is what I would hang my hat on

PS has identified targets, got agreement to talk with agents and club but could not agree "personal terms" with the player.

I think that is more realistic

(disclaimer - it's my personal opinion Ben !)

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its simple....we're cost saving....its been know from day one we've over spent.

Sturrock has been told to cut the wage bill and he has....

no new players this seasons.

i think sturrock doesn't want to bring in any old shit as we've done in the past

I think you're all paranoid and reading far too much into the situation.

i think the board have got something to do with it. isn't it funny how two "certain" deals collapse all of a sudden? hmmm maybe it is just sheer bad luck but something has to have gone wrong somewhere down the line and who is to say that Sturrock isn't just making exuses as the board dont want him to say he can't bring anyone in

No. I applaud Sturrock for not just getting in any old Albert Jarrett or Petr Mikolanda in from elsewhere.

I heard the board blocked a £20m move for Shevchenko. Quite right too, he's a useless cunt.

We should sign Jamie Slabber!

Or a Henderson, a Carrick, a Milner, a Holmes, a Davis(rip), a Given etc etc....who were/are enjoying life at a higher level and showed us all that greater things beckoned..

I suppose the loan market is a bit like a lottery realy.....you never know whether you are going to hit the jackpot or not!!

But if you dont buy a ticket, you dont win the lottery.

I know Luggy has said he has lost out on two, but there is no substance to this from what i have read and seen.

Millom

Some of you have some serious paranoia problems.

Says the man with KEEP TOWN OUT OF NAM as an avatar!!

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I dont mean it, I'm a board plant

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

I hope some of you (38%) pull yourselves together now.  We all hate the board, but thats no reason to start believing things that simply aint true.

We hadnt signed any players til now because Sturrock couldnt get the "right" ones for one of many reasons. FACT

Now lets hope he can pull off the same trick with a striker.

39%

you have to wonder though don't you. i think the only reason this deal with Westwood has gone through is because we are shipping Brownlie out in the opposite direction therefore freeing up a bit of the wage bill. do you think Sturrock would have sold Monkhouse on his own accord? it is debatable but you have to wonder why him and CCP were left to leave without anyone coming in the other way. i think Luggy was told by the board to get rid of a few player in January and they were who he picked. also i think he has been told that no loan signings can be made unless someone goes out the exit door

I see the logic is some of what you are saying Rich.

The Monkhouse thing has been done to death, personally I dont think Sturrock rated him, and he dosnt need the board to tell him that its not economically viable for a club like us to have 3 left wingers on the books - its just common sense.  Personally I rate Monky higher then Brown, but then no-one was offering us £x k for Brown were they?

Sturrock has said all along he is looking to build for the long term, and is looking for players who can do a job in league 1 as well. Therefore it is perfectly understandable that by setting his standards high we have missed out targets because

A. They dont want to play in league 2
B. Their clubs dont want them to play in league 2
C. We cant afford thier wages. What we dont know here is what we can offer wage wise

CCP leaving and not being replaced isnt exactly true either - Noubuisse came in not long before him, and CCP just wasnt very good no matter how commited he was.

I dont buy into all this fatbury-esque "sturrock is in with the board" bullshit - He'd be a right cock to publicly speak out against his current employers. Sturrock dosnt strike me as the type of bloke who is going to stand in front of the media saying we keep missing out on loan players when in fact hes not actually allowed to bring any in.

And stop voting yes you cunts :x

as Rich said, its only because we've got one going out that we can bring one in.

Oooooh, surprise surprise.  Sturrock says we have room for 2 more players in his latest update.

Obviously thats not the case and he's just being told what to say by a certain gent.

he's been saying the same thing for three months. Forgive me if I dont believe it untill I see it....

Like I said, hes clearly nothing more than a mouthpiece for a certain man of mediterainian background.  

In fact my sauces have told me that the reason for our downturn in form is because the same esteemed gent is picking the team. allegedly.

Only jesus can forgive you for your sins VD.