[Sammy Spireite]

Q. We've just signed Simons from Ilkeston, who else is on your radar.

A. Kyle Bennett was but is obviously off it now. I can reveal targets and need to keep targeting potentially. We cannot afford the quality we want, we have to keep developing it.

Q. Banks and Gardener are massive pluses but have struggled a little this season

A. Our first team is now better than it was when they signed so players must maKe the step up quickly from non league ton league 2 to league 1 quickly and it's tough on them.

[starsky72]

Q: You seem a little shackled, a little restricted and almost like you've resigned yourself that we won't do well in the play offs or in the Championship

A: We haven't signed anyone, we haven't invested.... if we go through this window and don't properly invest this same team will have gone through two years without proper strengthening.
Our budget was set at the start of the season, the budget dictated that we lost Richards and din't replace him. I don't want to criticise the club, or myself... lets move on.

[Sammy Spireite]

Q. Lee Johnson says we have a generous budget

A. Barnsleys will be 3 or 4 times ours, but Lee has inherited a team and has to do his best with what he has. The club has to set itself a limit and work within it. Our squad got between 10-15% increase for going up, which swallowed up the savings for players leaving.

This post has been edited by Sammy Spireite: 09 April 2015 - 08:55 PM

[starsky72]

Q: Best manager since Arthur Cox, he gave us brilliant football and 5 figure gates and you've done it on next to nothing..

A: Lets me clear, we have a decent budget, I don't want to get into what we pay wages wise etc.

This post has been edited by starsky72: 09 April 2015 - 08:57 PM

[Sammy Spireite]

Q. a fella who comes witht the bridge who has cancer, can you get us up for him?

A. I'll try my best.

Tall Paul: regardless of this season, it's not life or death

[starsky72]

Q: Aaron Chapman, will his time come??

A: He's like Dan Gardener, he just never seems to get a run. He hasn't put Tommy under the pressure he should have, I hope he can step up.




Q:how did you approach telling him your moving him again 'positionally' in the team?

what was his reaction to the left back position?

A: I just told him he's playing left back.

This post has been edited by starsky72: 09 April 2015 - 08:59 PM

[Sammy Spireite]

Q. (Connor Cook) when gabirel is older, can we go to Disney land?

A. Yes, we'll go todisneyland

Paul Cook:

The players genuinely appreciate what it means to be a supporter and thank each and everyone one of you for following us all over the country. Times are hard, the players know that and do appreciate our support.

A few rounds of Paul Cooks Barmy Army the evening

[semi130497]

starsky72, on 09 April 2015 - 07:52 PM, said:

Q: How highly do you rate the contribution of our chief scout Paul Mitchell.

A: I don't want to criticise anyone so I am going to decline the question...... Paul Mitchell can only recommend players who can make us better, we haven't signed any of them....
We were in for Higdon and we baulked at the money, we couldn't afford it (still think he would have been good for us). Mitch does a great job for us.

I asked this question and was a bit taken aback at his answer. I thought it was an in our question and would give him the chance to praise the contribution of Paul Mitchell and list all the bargains he had found us and give him some recognition. I didn't mean it as an implied criticism of anyone. Not to worry though. I actually saw cookie very briefly later and I told him I didn't mean to be awkward and I didn't take offence at the fact that he declined the question. He said it was fine and it's just about money. In a couple of days I will type out a full account of what I remember of the meet. Right now I am typing all this in a Samsung s4 and it's a bit laborious

[Blueprint]

Great stuff Sammy and Starsky, many thanks for taking the time to post.

[starsky72]

The response was purely about cash and the frustration felt, you could tell it was a subject (money) that he was trying to steer away from.. you got the impression that if he started he may say something that he'd regret.

This post has been edited by starsky72: 10 April 2015 - 12:57 PM

[trothy1980]

starsky72, on 10 April 2015 - 12:56 PM, said:

The response was purely about cash and the frustration felt, you could tell it was a subject (money) that he was trying to steer away from.. you got the impression that if he started he may say something that he'd regret.

completely agree! What was the car share with GR and JR about and he won't off GR a contract?

[jack bauer]

is there any point in keeping this now, PC gone, much of what he said in this session is BS anyway, get rid, move on, spireite til I die

[metallilad]

jack bauer, on 26 June 2015 - 11:02 PM, said:

is there any point in keeping this now, PC gone, much of what he said in this session is BS anyway, get rid, move on, spireite til I die

Exactly. Let's condemn him to where he belongs.
The trash bin.

[moondog]

jack bauer, on 26 June 2015 - 11:02 PM, said:

is there any point in keeping this now, PC gone, much of what he said in this session is BS anyway, get rid, move on, spireite til I die

Fair point, unpinned

[DIFH]

starsky72, on 10 April 2015 - 12:56 PM, said:

The response was purely about cash and the frustration felt, you could tell it was a subject (money) that he was trying to steer away from.. you got the impression that if he started he may say something that he'd regret.

Or maybe it had been said earlier in and around Brampton and he'd already had a rollocking.