pcassist Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Leon Clarke going to Scunthorpe on one month loan deal according to Sky Sports. Ian G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeleylandoafc Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Great, wonder who he'll score his first goal against in a couple of weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Knill is surely a manager on last chance saloon. Their squad is far superior to ours. Clarke could be the man to get them going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Knill is surely a manager on last chance saloon. Their squad is far superior to ours. Clarke could be the man to get them going. How did you come to that assumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue&proud Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Its a shame as i feel he is capable of doing a job in this league still and would with out a doubt improve us. noticed they are a few decent players on frees still, i think Robbie Fowler as striker/coach would be a good option. have to hope something comes up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 How did you come to that assumption? experience wise I would of thought they have miles more than us which counts for a lot. But it's my opinion anyway clever dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Prutton, Mirfin, Leon Clarke, Karl Hawley, Paul Reid, mike grella, andy barcham, Ribeiro, mozika. Decent names at this level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Prutton, Mirfin, Leon Clarke, Karl Hawley, Paul Reid, mike grella, andy barcham, Ribeiro, mozika. Decent names at this level. And bottom of the league having scored 1 goal and conceded 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Hence why Knill is next to be sacked.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 signed a 3 month loan deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesidg Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 signed a 3 month loan deal FFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 A striker isn't our problem. Creativity is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 The money was there for Clarke, PD chose to piss about with a Portuguese triallist, gave Wes a rise and a two year deal, and paid a fee for montano as well as the Portuguese jolly up and he had an extra £9k off player share.. Which was ear marked as a contribution to the Clarke deal...but he used the budget as he saw fit ....he stands or falls by his decisions - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesidg Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 The money was there for Clarke, PD chose to piss about with a Portuguese triallist, gave Wes a rise and a two year deal, and paid a fee for montano as well as the Portuguese jolly up and he had an extra £9k off player share.. Which was ear marked as a contribution to the Clarke deal...but he used the budget as he saw fit ....he stands or falls by his decisions - Time will tell whether these decisions pay off or not. Agreed that we need creativity, a leader on the field, direction from the manager that is able to be followed... And ..... Someone to score goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyPimp Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 The money was there for Clarke, PD chose to piss about with a Portuguese triallist, gave Wes a rise and a two year deal, and paid a fee for montano as well as the Portuguese jolly up and he had an extra £9k off player share.. Which was ear marked as a contribution to the Clarke deal...but he used the budget as he saw fit ....he stands or falls by his decisions That's some club insider you've got there! I'm as disappointed as anyone about our 15-year malaise but in response to your points: - 1) We looked far more creative with the Portuguese trialist in the team (and didn't his agent move the goal posts at thelast minute?) 2) Everyone was pleased when we re-signed Wes and it can't be completely surprising that it took a 2-year deal and a pay rise to facilitate this. 3) Montano is showing promise and may turn out to be the bargain of the season. 4) The PlayerShare money is a bonus, however it gets spent. 5) Clarke has a reputation for being an arsehole which was the sort of player PD wasn't willing to sign. Having said all that, I'm jealous of Scunny for doing this deal and we'll see how much his signing lifts them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Most if not all of that info is in the public domain mate. For what it's worth Smith can have as much of an impact as long as we play him correctly. Get the crosses in and he will score goals but we need support for him into the box. I agree with the creativity aspect as Simpson has been woeful so far...whilst I haven't been impressed with Slew maybe he should be Smith's preferred partner with Simpson warming the bench... - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 The money was there for Clarke, PD chose to piss about with a Portuguese triallist, gave Wes a rise and a two year deal, and paid a fee for montano as well as the Portuguese jolly up and he had an extra £9k off player share.. Which was ear marked as a contribution to the Clarke deal...but he used the budget as he saw fit ....he stands or falls by his decisions - That's the biggest dropped bollock for me, and a repeat of the Fernandez debacle last season. He wasted a whole pre-season on a player who he couldn't afford to sign!! I know his agent moved the goalposts but even so, he still wouldn't have been any more expensive than Clarke and could havemade all the difference. It is absolutely nailed on that Clarke will score against us when we play Scunthorpe!!! We badly needed experience up front and in midfield and we have ended up with neither....this team is not suddenly going to gel and start banging in the goals, and unless we strengthen in the right areas and change the way we play I'm afraid there will only be one outcome!!!! Proper gutted at this news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 That's the biggest dropped bollock for me, and a repeat of the Fernandez debacle last season. He wasted a whole pre-season on a player who he couldn't afford to sign!! I know his agent moved the goalposts but even so, he still wouldn't have been any more expensive than Clarke and could havemade all the difference. It is absolutely nailed on that Clarke will score against us when we play Scunthorpe!!! We badly needed experience up front and in midfield and we have ended up with neither....this team is not suddenly going to gel and start banging in the goals, and unless we strengthen in the right areas and change the way we play I'm afraid there will only be one outcome!!!! Proper gutted at this news!!! So perhaps he didn't waste this pre-season chasing Clarke as we couldn't afford to sign him? It could almost be a lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 We'll sign him in Jan when the window reopens, to replace Slew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Regarding Slew, for me, Dickov is making the same mistake he did when he signed Feeney. A huge letdown and little desire. He was poor against Walsall and apart from the first half against Wednesday he's been lazy and no threat. The main centre forward is one of the absolute key things he had to get right and I really feel this is what is going to get him the bullet in the end. Not particularly convinced that Clarke would be better either. He's had problems with both Swindon and Charlton and lets be honest, hasn't been hitting the net regularly for over two seasons now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DmightyLatics Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Didn't we pay a fee to take Slew on loan aswell? I'm sure Corney mentioned it in his rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 A striker isn't our problem. Creativity is. It's not our biggest problem. But it is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 It's not our biggest problem. But it is a problem. Our biggest problem is the number of problems we have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Our biggest problem is the number of problems we have Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 The post from Harry Bosch pretty much sums it all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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