[warfey is a spireite]

weve a nucleas of a great squad ,if u want ure 7000 plus Dave Allen , invest in two decent strikers , youll get ure money back off the two strikers with interest , with increased attendences guaranteed

[brianclose]

Maybe, maybe not.

They thought we'd average 7,000 if we were top three all year. That didnt work out did it???!

[newbold ken]

brianclose, on 24 July 2014 - 10:59 AM, said:

Maybe, maybe not.

They thought we'd average 7,000 if we were top three all year. That didnt work out did it???!

Pleased we won the league but there were many disappointing home performances , ending in draws when a quality striker would have turned them into wins. I'm sure this impacted on home attendances.

[Sabreman]

This has been done to death now, money is not available we all need to deal with that. We either sell someone to bring a striker in, or go into the lone market. If we go to Orient with Doyle as the lone striker so be it, I will be going come what may. We may still find we sign someone who knows but this kind of post is getting boring.
Our current starting eleven in vastly superior to that which started the last campaign in League 1, yes we are short of a proven striker however we had one of those last season on a high wage. That didn't work out to well did it, Rico who you yourself stated a few years ago we should break the bank for.
Every signing is a gamble, we do not have the budget as it stands to take such a gamble. We would all love to see DA and the board splashing the cash but it's time for a reality check, lets just get behind the lads and see what happens.

[hilly81]

warfey is a spireite, on 24 July 2014 - 09:21 AM, said:

weve a nucleas of a great squad ,if u want ure 7000 plus Dave Allen , invest in two decent strikers , youll get ure money back off the two strikers with interest , with increased attendences guaranteed

How are you guaranteeing increased attendances? What happens if he invests in 2 strikers, they flop and our average attendance doesnt hit 7k+?

[Exharboroughspireite]

Sabreman, on 24 July 2014 - 11:25 AM, said:

This has been done to death now, money is not available we all need to deal with that. We either sell someone to bring a striker in, or go into the lone market. If we go to Orient with Doyle as the lone striker so be it, I will be going come what may. We may still find we sign someone who knows but this kind of post is getting boring.
Our current starting eleven in vastly superior to that which started the last campaign in League 1, yes we are short of a proven striker however we had one of those last season on a high wage. That didn't work out to well did it, Rico who you yourself stated a few years ago we should break the bank for.
Every signing is a gamble, we do not have the budget as it stands to take such a gamble. We would all love to see DA and the board splashing the cash but it's time for a reality check, lets just get behind the lads and see what happens.

Yes getting bored of all this now, we have no more money so no point complaining about it even more. Roll on Aug 9th at Orient, can't wait for the season to start - going shopping with the mrs is sending me insane

Ps - on a separate note £25 to watch town and orient!!! WTF?

This post has been edited by harboroughspireite: 24 July 2014 - 11:44 AM

[Allansalt1]

harboroughspireite, on 24 July 2014 - 11:43 AM, said:

Yes getting bored of all this now, we have no more money so no point complaining about it even more. Roll on Aug 9th at Orient, can't wait for the season to start - going shopping with the mrs is sending me insane

Ps - on a separate note £25 to watch town and orient!!! WTF?

so then, time for the important bits. Train down to St Pancras and across to Liverpool Street to change for Tube to Leyton. So are we using the Wetherspoons at Liverpool Street as a meeting point.

[EIEIEIO]

Anyone know how much it is with the bridge and what time they leave?
Thanks

[warfey is a spireite]

Allansalt1, on 24 July 2014 - 11:46 AM, said:

so then, time for the important bits. Train down to St Pancras and across to Liverpool Street to change for Tube to Leyton. So are we using the Wetherspoons at Liverpool Street as a meeting point.

im game for that

[Exharboroughspireite]

Allansalt1, on 24 July 2014 - 11:46 AM, said:

so then, time for the important bits. Train down to St Pancras and across to Liverpool Street to change for Tube to Leyton. So are we using the Wetherspoons at Liverpool Street as a meeting point.

Sounds like a good plan

[Stockholm Spireite]

warfey is a spireite, on 24 July 2014 - 09:21 AM, said:

weve a nucleas of a great squad ,if u want ure 7000 plus Dave Allen , invest in two decent strikers , youll get ure money back off the two strikers with interest , with increased attendences guaranteed

I love when some tell others how to spend their money...tell you what Warfey - put the money up yourself, claim all the credit should it work, but we wiling to abosrb the loss if it doesn't appeal.

Go on, I dare you

[BodieUK]

warfey is a spireite, on 24 July 2014 - 09:21 AM, said:

weve a nucleas of a great squad ,if u want ure 7000 plus Dave Allen , invest in two decent strikers , youll get ure money back off the two strikers with interest , with increased attendences guaranteed

Send the club an email exactly with those words Dave. They won't laugh and discard it instantly at all

[hilly81]

BodieUK, on 24 July 2014 - 12:40 PM, said:

Send the club an email exactly with those words Dave. They won't laugh and discard it instantly at all

Just like his none sense scouting reports.

[smiffy]

newbold ken, on 24 July 2014 - 11:20 AM, said:

Pleased we won the league but there were many disappointing home performances , ending in draws when a quality striker would have turned them into wins. I'm sure this impacted on home attendances.

I'm pleased we won the league but some of the performances ,or should I say part of some of the performances were dyer and if I was a part time supporter coming to watch such as the Rochdale home game then I wouldn't be to keen on watching us again in a hurry. I know we beat them for 90 minutes but what a mess in injury time!! The Morcambe away game was another but it was the home games that were sometimes a real let down and this is really what counts if you want the armchair fans back next week. Dave Allan has been fantastic for this club but to criticise fans is not the answer. Ultimately he makes all the big decisions at cfc and not having your finger on the button ( looking now and then at the bank balance and weighing up close season and how many heavy bills are coming our way ) is his responsibility. I know if it were my money in the club I'd be keeping a close eye on things.

[Rodney's Moustache]

Some of the home games were tedious and downright boring with square pass after square pass ending in nothing.Not a patch on the brand of football we saw under Sheridan

This post has been edited by Rodney's Moustache: 24 July 2014 - 01:09 PM

[Phil V 72]

Rodney, on 24 July 2014 - 01:08 PM, said:

Some of the home games were tedious and downright boring with square pass after square pass ending in nothing.Not a patch on the brand of football we saw under Sheridan

What about 2011/12?

[starsky72]

How many extra bums on seats each home game would pay for a new striker??

I'd guess around 5-600 through the turnstiles would more than pay the type of striker we have been linked with recently, bit of a chicken and egg scenario

[Skywalker]

Sabreman, on 24 July 2014 - 11:25 AM, said:

This has been done to death now, money is not available we all need to deal with that. We either sell someone to bring a striker in, or go into the lone market. If we go to Orient with Doyle as the lone striker so be it, I will be going come what may. We may still find we sign someone who knows but this kind of post is getting boring.
Our current starting eleven in vastly superior to that which started the last campaign in League 1, yes we are short of a proven striker however we had one of those last season on a high wage. That didn't work out to well did it, Rico who you yourself stated a few years ago we should break the bank for.
Every signing is a gamble, we do not have the budget as it stands to take such a gamble. We would all love to see DA and the board splashing the cash but it's time for a reality check, lets just get behind the lads and see what happens.

Agreed Sabreman.

Cook won’t be the first Manager to have a squad that lacks depth in one or more departments. There are assets within the squad that could generate revenue so it’s not as if he is totally powerless in terms of making alterations to the squad. I too wouldn’t be surprised to see the club utilise the loan market for a Striker on a season long loan whereby the cost would be shared with the parent club.

[Beelzebub]

Rodney, on 24 July 2014 - 01:08 PM, said:

Some of the home games were tedious and downright boring with square pass after square pass ending in nothing.Not a patch on the brand of football we saw under Sheridan

Poor or selective memory you have there. The most common complaint under JS was that the football was ponderous, too much dwelling on the ball in the middle third. The counter attacking was excellent but if a team sat back JSs side could be clueless

[azul]

Beelzebub, on 24 July 2014 - 03:14 PM, said:

Poor or selective memory you have there. The most common complaint under JS was that the football was ponderous, too much dwelling on the ball in the middle third. The counter attacking was excellent but if a team sat back JSs side could be clueless

Yep we just had the strikers to blast one in out the blue, when things weren't going that well