Andre Gray close to signing for Hull

[maidstone_hoop]

Still think we will be competitive this year. Players to come in yet and reckon will keep Phillips, bring in a new striker at least and 2 or 3 defenders. Midfield we are fine atm.

Love the club is being run properly and although a lot tighter tighter in monetary term I still think we will spend a few mill yet due to the massive recouperation of finances we have achieved.

What ever is being said the club will be gearing up for a return to the prem, hopefully this year or if not next year. That requires some investment and I think we will see it.

[winalotto]

See that's the way I see it......Winalotto is this unreasonable do you think?...
Thats a great post hits

Nope if that's what you believe, i think we are in for players who we can improve and turn into top end players, Take Cherry looks very good, the two boys from Swindon, well Luongo anyway he was wanted by two prem league clubs , so you see i dont see all our signings as being league one standard

[maidstone_hoop]

People writing off the two Swindon lads because they are from league 1 are just stupid. The last few years has shown so many teams players making the step up to championship form league 1 very comfortably.

These two were both in the team of the year and have to say luongo in paticular could be a real gem.

[QPRDave]

Nope if that's what you believe, i think we are in for players who we can improve and turn into top end players, Take Cherry looks very good, the two boys from Swindon, well Luongo anyway he was wanted by two prem league clubs , so you see i dont see all our signings as being league one standard

Luongo has in the brief games I've seen him in, looked a complete player....well tackling & passing,.... although I spose
he did score with his head. I think Gladwin is a good buy too

[mrbourne21]

[QUOTE=Hitman34;1442585]fantastic post mate. spot farking on. we only seem to be in the market for league 1 players plus jamie brickwall mackie.

last time we were in the champ we were making 4 mil signings in austin and philips. that got us promoted.

now we are farking signing league 1 players, the latest being perch and giving a trial to some keeper called henly who has just been released by a league 2 team.

It will all end in tears i tell ya.

one question i have, with the parachte payments say 20 mil, sterling 10 mil caulker 1.3 mil, mccarthy 3.5mil iminient 15 mil for austin. thats just short of 50 mil. is it unreasonable to have half of that for funds to go out and make a couple of 4 mil championship player signings. the likes of............

dunk,gray, wvwn byrne of league 1 who clearly is championship quality. is it really farking unresonable.[/QUOTE

So when we was last in the championship we bought two players for combined fee of 8 million quid and brought in 5 or 6 on free transfers , yet this pre season we payed for 5 players which I bet about 6 million ( transfer window not shut) and signed one on a free so we two million down so far

Also you moan about a back up keeper well Murphy hardly championship standard and hasn't got a club yet so I'm not really sure what so different from last time really

Team against Sheffield we'd

Green

Simpson
Onoura
Hill
Trainee

Barton
Faurlin
Henry
Hoilet

Zamora
Johnson

Everyone said we walk the league

Potential team v Charlton

Green
Perch
Hill
Onoura
Yun

Henry
Luango
Fer

Austin
Phillips
Chery

Not sure why people are getting the knickers in a twist really

[Kevin Mcleod]

Miserable people are miserable people, they get off on moaning about everything in life. Especially before its happened, cos thats the biggest thrill they get, that anticipation of misery.

[Greg1882]

People writing off the two Swindon lads because they are from league 1 are just stupid. The last few years has shown so many teams players making the step up to championship form league 1 very comfortably.

These two were both in the team of the year and have to say luongo in paticular could be a real gem.

Ridiculous isn't it mate . How many top players have come from lower leagues over the years ? You could write a list as long as your arm . Our very own Mr Austin is a prime example , people moan like children if we buy big names and some are still moaning that were living within our means and actually scouting up and coming players . You'll never please everyone but to write someone off because of the league they played in before they've even kicked a competitive ball in anger is mental

[maidstone_hoop]

Ridiculous isn't it mate . How many top players have come from lower leagues over the years ? You could write a list as long as your arm . Our very own Mr Austin is a prime example , people moan like children if we buy big names and some are still moaning that were living within our means and actually scouting up and coming players . You'll never please everyone but to write someone off because of the league they played in before they've even kicked a competitive ball in anger is mental

I know mate. As Kevin said some people just like to moan. Some of the tantrums on here are so childish.

[Hitman34]

[QUOTE=mrbourne21;1442609]

fantastic post mate. spot farking on. we only seem to be in the market for league 1 players plus jamie brickwall mackie.

last time we were in the champ we were making 4 mil signings in austin and philips. that got us promoted.

now we are farking signing league 1 players, the latest being perch and giving a trial to some keeper called henly who has just been released by a league 2 team.

It will all end in tears i tell ya.

one question i have, with the parachte payments say 20 mil, sterling 10 mil caulker 1.3 mil, mccarthy 3.5mil iminient 15 mil for austin. thats just short of 50 mil. is it unreasonable to have half of that for funds to go out and make a couple of 4 mil championship player signings. the likes of............

dunk,gray, wvwn byrne of league 1 who clearly is championship quality. is it really farking unresonable.[/QUOTE

So when we was last in the championship we bought two players for combined fee of 8 million quid and brought in 5 or 6 on free transfers , yet this pre season we payed for 5 players which I bet about 6 million ( transfer window not shut) and signed one on a free so we two million down so far

Also you moan about a back up keeper well Murphy hardly championship standard and hasn't got a club yet so I'm not really sure what so different from last time really

Team against Sheffield we'd

Green

Simpson
Onoura
Hill
Trainee

Barton
Faurlin
Henry
Hoilet

Zamora
Johnson

Everyone said we walk the league

Potential team v Charlton

Green
Perch
Hill
Onoura
Yun

Henry
Luango
Fer

Austin
Phillips
Chery

Not sure why people are getting the knickers in a twist really

wtf was that post all about?

ok, i will try.

we have signed 7 or 8 players so far. 4 from divson 1, 1 german who by all accounts is pony, jamie flipping mackie talentless, chery, yes he is ment to be decent but plaed in a shte league, oh and a 26 yo american who has never kicked a professional football.

last time we were in the championship we signed austin, philips, 4 mil each plus had the likes of ravel, gary oniel, dick dunne. good quality and experienced championship players who got us promoted in spite of having redcrapp as manager.

now we have a bunch of unknown league 1 players and jamie mackie. i know which way i would prefer.

give me austin and philips type signings over jet and jamie mackie type signings an da of the week.

[Hitman34]

btw austin, fer are as good as gone. yun is injured, who are you going to replace them with.

[maidstone_hoop]

"[QUOTE=Hitman34;1442619]

wtf was that post all about?

ok, i will try.

we have signed 7 or 8 players so far. 4 from divson 1, 1 german who by all accounts is pony, jamie flipping mackie talentless, chery, yes he is ment to be decent but plaed in a shte league, oh and a 26 yo american who has never kicked a professional football.

last time we were in the championship we signed austin, philips, 4 mil each plus had the likes of ravel, gary oniel, dick dunne. good quality and experienced championship players who got us promoted in spite of having redcrapp as manager.

now we have a bunch of unknown league 1 players and jamie mackie. i know which way i would prefer.

give me austin and philips type signings over jet and jamie mackie type signings an da of the week.

That's one way of looking at it.

I see that we still have a England goalkeeper, Phillips, Austin and fer. Two class league 1 players which again hitman look at the players and teams that have come up from league 1 last few years and more than comfortably adapted.

Mackie will die for the cause and cold nights away at Rotherham, Preston ect he will prove to be invaluable. Yun and ned are more than decent at this level and Perch will be a shrewd signing.

We still haven't finished recruiting and more players are imminent. Cherry was also a big statement by the club. Calm down and see what happens.

Even Polter, don't write him off just yet. Let the lad settle. Never easy moving countries for any job and as seen with most imports they take a while to adapt. No point writing g him off after 3 pre season games FFs.

He might be a different animal come a competitive game.

[Hitman34]

[QUOTE=maidstone_hoop;1442625]"

That's one way of looking at it.

I see that we still have a England goalkeeper, Phillips, Austin and fer. Two class league 1 players which again hitman look at the players and teams that have come up from league 1 last few years and more than comfortably adapted.

Mackie will die for the cause and cold nights away at Rotherham, Preston ect he will prove to be invaluable. Yun and ned are more than decent at this level and Perch will be a shrewd signing.

We still haven't finished recruiting and more players are imminent. Cherry was also a big statement by the club. Calm down and see what happens.

Even Polter, don't write him off just yet. Let the lad settle. Never easy moving countries for any job and as seen with most imports they take a while to adapt. No point writing g him off after 3 pre season games FFs.

He might be a different animal come a competitive game.

A good thought out post mate. Well countered.

[mrbourne21]

Austin and Phillips signings so what are these types of signings then

And Gary oneil quality really come on mate good player done ok but I'm sure the Swindon lad or chery better, dunne was a good signing and maybe we might sign another one , you say about ravel wasn't a pre season signing came in around feb March time

If yun injured might sound crazy but I play traore he a left back and he ours and last time I looked Austin and fer only had one bid between them

[QPR1976]

bear in mind ##### loontown scum get 25% sell on - £1m from £4m

[QprQpr]

Would be absolutely fuming with this. How we could miss out on him for like £4m is beyond me...

We have clowns running the club now, I expect no less.