STFC Transfer Rumours

[Jimmy Quinn]

It would have been helpful if Cowley had named the potential signings which would have given us the calibre of player we're trying to bring in.

[UTR]

Have we been linked to any DM’s apart from Labadie?

Trying to keep the rumours thread on track.

Extremely loosely linked to Kinsella ages ago. I think Morris was still here actually at the time

[tans]

Demetriou confirmed to have left Newport

[DMC]

Will probably end up at Gillingham

[Audrey]

Newport fans think it’s FGR

[Frigby Daser]

As things stand, this pre-season is an absolute shit show. The noises don’t suggest we’re about to spring surprises like we had with Reed and Williams 2 years ago. And *if* that is the case then we are racing backwards rapidly. I’m concerned.

[tans]

As things stand, this pre-season is an absolute shit show. The noises don’t suggest we’re about to spring surprises like we had with Reed and Williams 2 years ago. And *if* that is the case then we are racing backwards rapidly. I’m concerned.

Inclined to agree. All that guff that was spouted such as we have learned our lessons, be competitive etc when season tickets were announced. Other clubs seem to managing fine, so why arent we?

[Tamworth Red Army]

Worrying times if things continue so quietly 

[dogs]

I think a few of you would do well to calm down a bit, absolute fanny behaviour.

[DV]

We need a spine, a spine of ideally good experienced pro’s.
As has been said a thousand times - they’re the type of players who can afford to sit back and play the waiting game. The type of players who have to consider money, length of contract & their family.

Other than that we have a good squad with good players that Flynn should be able to get an extra gear out of (hopefully)

Even if we didn’t sign another single player I’d back us to do better than last season.

[McGurk's Missus]

Even if we didn’t sign another single player I’d back us to do better than last season.

Genuine question: Do you think Town have a weaker, stronger, or stagnated squad from this point now, compared to this time last off-season?

[DV]

Genuine question: Do you think Town have a weaker, stronger, or stagnated squad from this point now, compared to this time last off-season?

Think it’s marginally better.

1. Charlie Austin, still a class player and will still get goals. Obviously he was here January onward but also obviously wasn’t pre January. One of the main gripes about the Lindsey days were having a finisher.

2. Year under their belts, ok so some assumptions on my part but think some of our younger lads will kick on with a full year under their belts. I expect Darcy, Clayton, Cain, Wakeling to be better.

3. Fitness, similar to point 2 and assumptions again but I expect RHM, Brewitt, McEachern to be better for being fit and having a pre-season. Hopefully Devine too.

4. Flynn. Decent manager, decent record, knows the lower leagues, knows how to get his team playing effective football. Hoping he might be able to get a tune out of the likes of written off players like Shade & Adeloye.

Some big assumptions on my part but i think based on the above we will do better than last season - however the large majority of the last seasons issues (well actually all the issues that weren’t named Lindsey or Morris) are still there & need addressing because being a bit better than 10th isn’t likely to be enough of an improvement to trouble the promotion race - if that makes sense.

[DV]

…or to be less waffling

I’d expect this seasons squad under Flynn to beat last seasons squad under Morris - if they had a game against each other. But that difference is mostly Flynn > Morris

[Nomoreheroes]

But still not a rumour.

More of a discussion point on the current squad and its capabilities.

C'mon chaps, it really isn't that hard.

But if we are going to persist: Can anyone give me any tips on how to remove the centrelock rings on a bicycle disc brake rotor that seem to be stuck solid?

[Nemo]

Genuine question: Do you think Town have a weaker, stronger, or stagnated squad from this point now, compared to this time last off-season?

This time last year (8th July) our signings were Shade, Brynn, Harries, Devine, Brennan, Massey and Wakeling.

We had yet to sign Clayton, Darcy, Adeloye, Hutton, Khan, MacDonald, FBT, Roberts, Jephcott, Brann, RHM and Lavinier.

The season started a week earlier last year as well. This coming week, the second week of July, was the busiest we had last summer until deadline day with five players in. Let's hope for similar!