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« Reply #75 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 19:04:58 » |
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What were you expecting from them?
After the Benyon transfer was completed at 10pm they said there was no more business. There should have been more irons in the fire. We needed a complete new striker force, 2 permanent, 1 loan. Deadline day is when you can get bargains, its not something to be affraid of. Fair play to Sturrock, he would have been on the phones until 5 minutes before the end. The club had the money to do it, it looked lazy to me. |
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« Reply #76 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 19:24:39 » |
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 ?? 10PM... That deadline was what 12 PM??? How many players live within distance of Swindon to thrash out a deal, get the player there, do a medical and sign the player all within 2 hours. Yeah. I'm sure they are really lazy Spence |
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« Reply #77 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 19:39:22 » |
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Harry Redknapp did a deal for Rafael Van Der Vaart in under an hour and he was in Madrid. Billy Paynter signed for us so late I had given up and gone to bed. If you get the paperwork done then I think most deals can still effectively go through after the deadline.
Yes, it was lazy, there should have been more targets. It wasnt the reaction of a club that were seriously concerened at the prospect of relegation. January deadline day is a good day to buy for League 1 clubs.
I think the deadline was actually 11pm. But the point is, there should have been more irons in the fire and 1 striker clearly was not enough. 1 striker who unsuprisingly got injured almost immediately.
Raise your eyebrows all you want, but I said it at the time that I was really dissapointed. The squad needed replenishing after we lost our most important player and DW and the board didnt even come close and thats why the arse has dropped out of the season.
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« Reply #78 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 19:48:29 » |
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I think you are expecting the board to bend the space-time continuum.
And how do you know how many irons they had in the fire? I don't think you are being all that reasonable Spence.
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« Reply #79 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 20:00:53 » |
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It all leaks out who was interested in who, if a real bid goes in. Usually within 24 hours. Deadline days are the time for suprise bids, its take it or leave it.
Mason was our only other target, and Benyon was a second choice, they were never planning to get both. Thats an extremely poor effort. Very complacent.
Remember, weve only been relegated to the basement league twice in our history. Weve managed to avoid it when the club had not a penny to its name. When we were competing with much better supported clubs than ourselves, Norwich, Leeds and Millwall last season I gave the board all the credit they deserved, and reminded other fans of it as often as I could. Now we are THE worst team in League 1 by a fair distance and they are accountable to their decisions.
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« Reply #80 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 20:08:06 » |
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fuck it
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« Reply #81 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 20:36:51 » |
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fuck it
Isn't that somewhere in Thailand? |
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« Reply #82 on: Friday, March 4, 2011, 20:49:09 » |
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Isn't that somewhere in Thailand?
Phuket. My Mrs. was born and grew up there. It's actually pronounced "poo-ket". Or in Thai: "Go(*t) poo-get", which means Phuket Island. * (silent t) But many people call it fuckit, it's much more fun that way. |
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« Reply #83 on: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 08:34:17 » |
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It all leaks out who was interested in who, if a real bid goes in. Usually within 24 hours. Deadline days are the time for suprise bids, its take it or leave it.
Mason was our only other target, and Benyon was a second choice, they were never planning to get both. Thats an extremely poor effort. Very complacent.
I thought that the torquay manager said that we bid for benyon and billy kee!! |
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« Reply #84 on: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 17:42:57 » |
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Well this season has just been one monumental cock up.
I just hope the lessons have been learned mainly:
Selling key players(Greer,Morrison, Paynter, Austin) and not adequately replacing them
Persevering with Wilson when it was obvious by Christmas it was not working
It is such a shame as we have the crowds most league one clubs can only dream off. Will be renewing my season ticket but i think we will be down to 2000 next season- with gates of 4000.
Bitterly disappointed.
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« Reply #85 on: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 18:20:58 » |
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Well this season has just been one monumental cock up.
I just hope the lessons have been learned mainly:
Selling key players(Greer,Morrison, Paynter, Austin) and not adequately replacing them
Persevering with Wilson when it was obvious by Christmas it was not working
It is such a shame as we have the crowds most league one clubs can only dream off. Will be renewing my season ticket but i think we will be down to 2000 next season- with gates of 4000.
Bitterly disappointed.
I completely agree with this. Nick Watkin's rallying cry about renewing season tickets isn't going to make much difference I'm afraid. Unforunately unless I see a dramatic improvement in the next 3 weeks, I won't be renewing. I'm not enjoying watching a compete shambles on the pitch anymore and for me there's no point going when I feel like that. |
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« Reply #86 on: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 18:25:18 » |
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I thought that the torquay manager said that we bid for benyon and billy kee!!
According to quotes in the Torquay local rag, yes we did bid for Billy Kee. |
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« Reply #87 on: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 18:26:33 » |
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The club will lose floating fans to the pubs and armchairs again. Most people didn't start supporting Swindon for the division or the glory, they'll support Town through thick and thin and those people will renew regardless of division.
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« Reply #88 on: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 18:27:46 » |
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They wont.
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« Reply #89 on: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 18:29:32 » |
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I completely agree with this.
This could be a first for the TEF....someone agrees with Bart |
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