[Osborne again]

I can't get tonight so I'll probably try listening to the radio commentary. I hope they build on the first 60 minutes we saw against United and also create a bit more in the opposition box.

[Blue5]

gordon_brittas, on 24 July 2024 - 09:36 AM, said:

Really disappointed with the transfer dealings so far. Squad seems unbalanced. Expected departures but with the injuries now it seems like we will struggle to move these players on now.

I?m not saying we will go down but this summer takes me back to summer of 2011, when we were desperately short in several areas.

Hope a few more incomings materialise before the 9th.

So you're really disappointed are you? Putting to one side the injuries to Madden / Shecks and that we're in the market for another goalie, which other positions do you believe require strengthening and at whose expense?

Search & Destroy, on 24 July 2024 - 10:28 AM, said:

My thoughts entirely, really disappointed with the transfer business

Extensions handed to the likes of Quigley just didn?t make sense

Going into the new season with no improvement in the strike force is demoralising

Putting to one side your obvious dislike of Quigley, where do we need to strengthen and at whose expense?

This post has been edited by Blue5: 24 July 2024 - 12:26 PM

[CFC91]

I think people need to temper their expectations a little, and when you do the context of our summer business probably feels a bit more comfortable

I also don't think we have assembled a squad yet that is capable of challenging at the top, but I do think we have one capable of finishing midtable, which I think is realistic.

We are a RB short, a CB short and still no keeper. I also worry that we are all in on Grigg, and if he doesn't fire, isn't fit we may struggle at that end of the pitch too.

I fully expect us to move on some players next week, which will free up some budget to try and cover some gaps, but I think we are a bit bit less organised than we were last summer

This post has been edited by CFC91: 24 July 2024 - 12:24 PM

[Blue5]

Dougspireite78, on 24 July 2024 - 09:52 AM, said:

I think the problem is is that we gave too many contacts last season to players how aren't good enough for this league that we can't move on because they won't be in demand elsewhere. I don't think we will struggle though as we have the momentum from last season and we will have a lot of support at home game to help the team.

I've not seen our current squad play a game in division 2 yet. For the record, which players are not good enough?

[Bluekent]

sophocles, on 24 July 2024 - 10:01 AM, said:

Well I'll bet you're in constant demand for delivering inspirational speeches! Might I venture to suggest a change of user name to SWB (Soggy Wet Blanket)?

Never fear , it?ll only take a good win and decent performance and he?ll be predicting automatic promotion. The guys opinion changes with every minute of a game. Crazy.

[Bald magician]

Easy to press the panic button with a few injuries. I do think we are two, possibly three signings off being a very good transfer window.

Looking at the bigger picture of where the club is in general must alleviate any short term possible disappoint.

Knee jerk not........

[plannerj]

Blue5, on 24 July 2024 - 12:25 PM, said:

I've not seen our current squad play a game in division 2 yet. For the record, which players are not good enough?

There are a number of posters on here who have not seen us play so far this season and who saw relatively few games last season, yet they profess a profound knowledge of what lies ahead. I despair!

[Search & Destroy]

Blue5, on 24 July 2024 - 12:20 PM, said:

So you're really disappointed are you? Putting to one side the injuries to Madden / Shecks and that we're in the market for another goalie, which other positions do you believe require strengthening and at whose expense?


Putting to one side your obvious dislike of Quigley, where do we need to strengthen and at whose expense?

Up front is desperately short, unless the plan is Quigley or playing folk OOP

[Blue5]

Search & Destroy, on 24 July 2024 - 01:05 PM, said:

Up front is desperately short, unless the plan is Quigley or playing folk OOP

I'm assuming that you were not impressed by the signing of Madden and Drummond or that you don't consider them as forwards?

[Search & Destroy]

They are not forwards

Madden was bought to play in the 10

Drummond was predominantly a winger bought as a a development prospect from 3 leagues below

So no I don?t

[Blue5]

Search & Destroy, on 24 July 2024 - 01:27 PM, said:

They are not forwards

Madden was bought to play in the 10

Drummond was predominantly a winger bought as a a development prospect from 3 leagues below

So no I don?t

https://www.thecfss....dpost&p=1821583

[JonB]

Drummond was predominantly a striker at Macclesfield wasnt he....if not his return of 19 goals last season is pretty impressive for a winger!

[tomjoad]

CFC91, on 24 July 2024 - 12:22 PM, said:

I think people need to temper their expectations a little, and when you do the context of our summer business probably feels a bit more comfortable

I also don't think we have assembled a squad yet that is capable of challenging at the top, but I do think we have one capable of finishing midtable, which I think is realistic.

We are a RB short, a CB short and still no keeper. I also worry that we are all in on Grigg, and if he doesn't fire, isn't fit we may struggle at that end of the pitch too.

I fully expect us to move on some players next week, which will free up some budget to try and cover some gaps, but I think we are a bit bit less organised than we were last summer

Well if the talk of a left sided centre back coming in and the obvious need of a keeper either back up or first choice,the possible addition of the trialist we are about where the doomsters would like us to be.
Maddens not out for ever and Joe isn't as bad qs some folk want him to be.
We need more optimists on here!

[born in 1866]

Blue5, on 24 July 2024 - 01:33 PM, said:

https://www.thecfss....dpost&p=1821583

😄😄😄😄😄😄

[Osborne again]

tomjoad, on 24 July 2024 - 01:33 PM, said:

Well if the talk of a left sided centre back coming in and the obvious need of a keeper either back up or first choice,the possible addition of the trialist we are about where the doomsters would like us to be.
Maddens not out for ever and Joe isn't as bad qs some folk want him to be.
We need more optimists on here!

I don't think we'll do too badly this season, but we certainly won't dominate like we did the last. The players we have already are good enough to go up, but it depends on form and injuries.

[Search & Destroy]

JonB, on 24 July 2024 - 01:33 PM, said:

Drummond was predominantly a striker at Macclesfield wasnt he....if not his return of 19 goals last season is pretty impressive for a winger!

He was playing against Worksop Town and various Colliery sides, do you think he?s a suitable back up for Grigg then?

[Sammy Spireite]

Blue5, on 24 July 2024 - 01:33 PM, said:

https://www.thecfss....dpost&p=1821583

Come on S&D, don't ignore the evidence......

[JonB]

Search & Destroy, on 24 July 2024 - 01:59 PM, said:

He was playing against Worksop Town and various Colliery sides, do you think he?s a suitable back up for Grigg then?

No idea although Cook and co obviously think he adds something to have signed him. No matter what level he was at the scoring record was decent and the bits i saw of him he seemed to play down the middle up front not wide.

[Alice Cooper]

Osborne again, on 24 July 2024 - 12:03 PM, said:

I can't get tonight so I'll probably try listening to the radio commentary. I hope they build on the first 60 minutes we saw against United and also create a bit more in the opposition box.

That's a shame you can't make it tonight mate cos I was going to ask if you wanted to meet up for a pre match Vimto and a Wagon Wheel lol .
I hope we see a bit more creativity in and around the box tonight than we did last Saturday too.
Hope that old hamstring problem of yours isn't the reason for your absence tonight lol.

[Search & Destroy]

Sammy Spireite, on 24 July 2024 - 02:06 PM, said:

Come on S&D, don't ignore the evidence......

I went to see Macc play In the play offs, Drummond was wide right cutting in, same as Berry is on the left.

You may get a chance to see him for yourself tonight