latics22 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, pcassist said: So what's happened to the proposed striker that was coming in with pictures (although long distance) that have been banded about? He met mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Nicky Adam's being mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fervid Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, latics22 said: Nicky Adam's being mentioned Too old wouldn’t fit into our age recruitment policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 47 minutes ago, latics22 said: Nicky Adam's being mentioned Decent player, although he's a winger rather than a centre mid or forward isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, the_mighty_bosh said: Decent player, although he's a winger rather than a centre mid or forward isn't he? Moved central now apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worcester Owl Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Sheep Foot said: So we did best when he didn’t play at all.....you might need to start crossing a new account name If I knew what this meant, I could consider it. Given your form I'll just move on though. It's clear to most of us that Rowe was one of our better players and therefore an owner with any ambition at all (or ability to plan ahead) might have been expected to try to keep him and tie him down with a longer contract. The idea that by himself he would have dragged us up even this poor division is ridiculous. I'd add that he never had a sustained run of starts in the team - his record this season for league games was 4, and in that run he scored 3 goals, and we won 2 and lost 2 - and he can't be said to have enjoyed a settled team around him, when you consider that we've used 24 (!) different players in L2 this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep Foot Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said: If I knew what this meant, I could consider it. Given your form I'll just move on though. It's clear to most of us that Rowe was one of our better players and therefore an owner with any ambition at all (or ability to plan ahead) might have been expected to try to keep him and tie him down with a longer contract. The idea that by himself he would have dragged us up even this poor division is ridiculous. I'd add that he never had a sustained run of starts in the team - his record this season for league games was 4, and in that run he scored 3 goals, and we won 2 and lost 2 - and he can't be said to have enjoyed a settled team around him, when you consider that we've used 24 (!) different players in L2 this season. ...back to where we started.....endless apologies for him.....wrong position, poor service, not fully fit, wrong team around him, at odds with owners, wrong system, etc etc. He is 31 and has started 19 league games in his life and was surplus to requirements at the team 16th in the bottom division and has signed for a managerless team 19th in the bottom division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 25 minutes ago, Sheep Foot said: ...back to where we started.....endless apologies for him.....wrong position, poor service, not fully fit, wrong team around him, at odds with owners, wrong system, etc etc. He is 31 and has started 19 league games in his life and was surplus to requirements at the team 16th in the bottom division and has signed for a managerless team 19th in the bottom division Used correctly, sufficiently motivated, fully fit and interested, he has all the attributes to be the best player in the division, however he has simply never looked remotely happy from day one and IMO the furlough scenario just compounded the issues. We don’t know for sure whether he himself was the problem, was part of the problem or totally innocent in all of this piss boil. No matter what the reasons were, keeping an unhappy player is totally pointless and getting a fee whilst saving a substantial wage was actually a bonus! It will be interesting to see how he performs now that he’s apparently contented! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep Foot Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 minute ago, oafc1955 said: Used correctly, sufficiently motivated, fully fit and interested, he has all the attributes to be the best player in the division, however he has simply never looked remotely happy from day one and IMO the furlough scenario just compounded the issues. We don’t know for sure whether he himself was the problem, was part of the problem or totally innocent in all of this piss boil. No matter what the reasons were, keeping an unhappy player is totally pointless and getting a fee whilst saving a substantial wage was actually a bonus! It will be interesting to see how he performs now that he’s apparently contented! So basically he was an unfit disinterested slapped arse ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Surprisingly now a free agent..https://fanbanter.co.uk/absolutely-shocked-stockport-county-part-company-with-their-manager/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillside blue Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 7 hours ago, BP1960 said: Surprisingly now a free agent..https://fanbanter.co.uk/absolutely-shocked-stockport-county-part-company-with-their-manager/ I like the bit were he refused to do interviews with sky, because his sky box had broken at home and no one had been out to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 8 hours ago, Sheep Foot said: So basically he was an unfit disinterested slapped arse ? No, but I think you might have meant uninterested. How are you expected to know about prefixes with Latin origin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott2 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Adams would be a great signing. We do need to bring in a striker as well - a friend of mine rightly pointed out last night that Luamba is the only out and out striker we have on the books at the moment (assuming we are all agreeing that Bahambolou, Grant and McAleny are wingers)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep Foot Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Magic Mikey said: No, but I think you might have meant uninterested. How are you expected to know about prefixes with Latin origin? Oh dear.. trying too hard......I suggest you get your OED out and look up both” uninterested “ and “ disinterested” ......I am surprised that somebody with your crossword background wasn’t’ across that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 38 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: Adams would be a great signing. We do need to bring in a striker as well - a friend of mine rightly pointed out last night that Luamba is the only out and out striker we have on the books at the moment (assuming we are all agreeing that Bahambolou, Grant and McAleny are wingers)... Is there much scope to do anything? Got the three you mention plus Dearnley and Blackwood ( I know)in the forward areas plus 6 loanees on the books so can't see any more of those coming in. Adams would improve us for sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott2 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: Adams would be a great signing. We do need to bring in a striker as well - a friend of mine rightly pointed out last night that Luamba is the only out and out striker we have on the books at the moment (assuming we are all agreeing that Bahambolou, Grant and McAleny are wingers)... Adams pictured outside BP this morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott2 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 minute ago, deyres42 said: Is there much scope to do anything? Got the three you mention plus Dearnley and Blackwood ( I know)in the forward areas plus 6 loanees on the books so can't see any more of those coming in. Adams would improve us for sure though. If Dearnley was a dog, he would be put down. Can't be relying on him to get out on the pitch. Personally, I'd like to see us send Garrity and Grant (I know that would leave us even shorter attacking-wise) back and bring in an out and out striker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 34 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: If Dearnley was a dog, he would be put down. Can't be relying on him to get out on the pitch. Personally, I'd like to see us send Garrity and Grant (I know that would leave us even shorter attacking-wise) back and bring in an out and out striker... Not a chance in hell, besides we've just offloaded a decent enough striker at this level for peanuts. We need someone over 6ft and use Dearnley and McAleny off him. Bam will no doubts find the said giant with pinpoint accuracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said: Not a chance in hell, besides we've just offloaded a decent enough striker at this level for peanuts. We need someone over 6ft and use Dearnley and McAleny off him. Bam will no doubts find the said giant with pinpoint accuracy We don't play that way though do we? More of a counter attacking side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 minute ago, deyres42 said: We don't play that way though do we? More of a counter attacking side. We have to play whatever way brings us wins and if a holding lump upfront is the answer, then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Looks like he's signing; https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/19030703.oldham-athletic-close-deal-northampton-midfielder/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, BP1960 said: Looks like he's signing; https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/19030703.oldham-athletic-close-deal-northampton-midfielder/ Largely a winger isn't he? Doesn't sound like what we need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris15Arm Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 21 minutes ago, Dave_Og said: Largely a winger isn't he? Doesn't sound like what we need Pretty sure he's been a centre mid for a couple of years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Littlemoor Lad said: We have to play whatever way brings us wins and if a holding lump upfront is the answer, then so be it. Possibly. But I’m not sure that Kewell/Mo (*) want to play that way. * delete where applicable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: Possibly. But I’m not sure that Kewell/Mo (*) want to play that way. * delete where applicable It's a no brainer but you're on the money, The bottom of the table is beginning to tighten up and from a position of heading in the right direction, we could well be looking over our shoulders if he doesn't change our current system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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