steelboy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Ultimately, does it matter where they've come from? Some of our more successful signings in recent years haven't exactly sounded inspiring (Humphrey? Skippy?) if we're purely basing it on their previous club. Fucking laughable attitude. McDonald had done well at the u20 world cup and Humphrey's team were raging he left. This is a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Ultimately, does it matter where they've come from? Some of our more successful signings in recent years haven't exactly sounded inspiring (Humphrey? Skippy?) if we're purely basing it on their previous club. Fucking laughable attitude. This I agree with. But another centre half?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 That ethos will end in disaster. You need quality if you want the club to grow. and we can do that in the summer. Survival first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madscot Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Despite the fact they have lower crowds and less TV money? Have you ever seen a League Two game? There's not that much difference in the crowds to be honest , but our wage bill will be a lot higher than York city .In 2012 our wage bill was 3.5 million .York city's turnover in 2010 was 1.6 million . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dossertillidie Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I don't actually have a problem with the level these two Plymouth players are coming from (Keith Lasley couldn't get a game for Plymouth, Scott McDonald knocked back and released by more clubs than you can list, many others), it's more the fact that it's another centre half... I concur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 McDonald had done well at the u20 world cup This is a bit different. McDonald couldn't get a contract anywhere...!!! We were the only ones who gave him a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Yes http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/10145598.York_City_reveal___467_000_losses_from_promotion_winning_season/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullane Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I see Paul Slane has had his contract terminated by Ayr united. What an absolute waste of a player Slane is. Just goes to show how promising young talent doesn't guarantee it will be fulfilled. It doesn't seem that long ago when Paul Slane played a stormer against Steau Bucharest. Now junior footie beckons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 http://www.yorkpress...winning_season/ You can moan all you can about quality of players and copy and paste from Google but the hard facts are the players you want would ratherl go to York City before us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in motherwell Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I hadn't seen that we were after Marvin Morgan. Although at least it does show that we're actively looking for a striker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 You can moan all you can about quality of players and copy and paste from Google but the hard facts are the players you want would ratherl go to York City before us. We've got two Championship players on loan FFS! They both play the same position which is a bit pointless but you can't expect the club to think about things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I know I'm repeating myself, but I really can't believe we're signing another centre back. McManus, Ramsden, O'Brien, Laing, Kerr, Reid. All capable of playing there. Baffled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 We've got two Championship players on loan FFS! They both play the same position which is a bit pointless but you can't expect the club to think about things like that. I think the new board have a decent plan and probably better than anything you or I can think up. They want to survive in the Premiership this term hence the battling type players being brought in as ours are pretty shit and they have allowed IB to get them in. In the summer the board and IB can then look at the type of players that will allow us to build medium to long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamst Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I know I'm repeating myself, but I really can't believe we're signing another centre back. McManus, Ramsden, O'Brien, Laing, Kerr, Reid. All capable of playing there. Baffled... Are they all capable? I've yet to see any defensive capabilities in the CB position from close to any of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in motherwell Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Well, there is that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wispy Flossy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 The people moaning about signing players from league two. It's where we are at financially. Around half of teams in league two will be paying higher wages than we can afford. Also Inverness have a team made up of conference players and are sitting pretty high in our league. Let's not pretend the spfl is a significantly better quality from league two cause celtic apart the quality of our league ranges from mid league one to bottom of league two / conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebsbarmyarmy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Marvin Morgan signs for Hartlepool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Are they all capable? I've yet to see any defensive capabilities in the CB position from close to any of them True. Two of them have either just been brought in or had their loan extended so Baraclough must think at least two of them capable... I notice St Mirren have signed a player on loan from Tottenham. Cue implosion on here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faddythedaddy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Not really. Did zfa not come from Spurs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML1 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Not really. Did zfa not come from Spurs? John Hendry ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacol Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I know I'm repeating myself, but I really can't believe we're signing another centre back. McManus, Ramsden, O'Brien, Laing, Kerr, Reid. All capable of playing there. Baffled... I can only assume that the manager has looked at the defence and the amount of goals that have been conceding and decided that we need to change personnel there. Fair enough judgement. Also could be going to alter formation and play 3 central defenders with 2 wing backs. At the end of this season if we are still in Premiership then it's worked if it doesn't then at least they are just loan signings so we don't have them on wage bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chummy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Any outgoings rumours/shite talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I admit they're the most exciting signings but have ICT not brought a lot of players in from this level? It's all about getting players that fit in and can work the intended system. I'm happy to give them the chance but I can't help thinking I would have preferred the budget was used on less players of better quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in motherwell Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Perhaps in the absence of any substantial attacking threat, we're planning on drawing every game between now and May. Would that keep us up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Haha. I love how about a week ago a lot of people on here were for dropping the full squad "Fuck them. There must be someone better" and comments of that ilk. Sign a few players...McManus, Kerr et al are all first team picks again. Superb stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts