SkylineBlue 25,710 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 minute ago, Broxi said: Not going to criticise Phil for losing one game with a front 3 of McCausland Dessers and Sterling Imagine back in the August rebuild we'd be here with that as a front 3. Absolutely criminal. And it was half addressed and we just got very unlucky with injuries but overall he's still clawed back 6 points on them if they win today. Doing a cracking job and whether we win this season or not I'm excited for next My worry us that without winning the league and knowing we have Champions League money, we won't have much to invest in the squad. On the flip side, if that mob win the league I think they'll back Rodgers heavily. OrangeRab, SeparateEntityMyArse and BlueAvenger 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacBoyd 6,069 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 minute ago, SkylineBlue said: My worry us that without winning the league and knowing we have Champions League money, we won't have much to invest in the squad. On the flip side, if that mob win the league I think they'll back Rodgers heavily. No point worrying about that till it happens. I seen scum fans saying the opposite this time last week Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackAlex93 12,536 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Gaffer has worked wonders with the players at his disposal and the injuries we've got. Things would be so different with a fully fit squad. fourfourtwo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Bear 15,716 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 As he said when he first came in it's a marathon not a sprint. Plenty of time yet to win the league. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfourtwo 2,065 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Keep up the good work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 32,052 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 02/03/2024 at 17:45, STEPPS BOY said: I’d love to know if the striker thing in January was a budget issue or if the manager thought Silva was that player we needed. The right forward position just continues to baffle me. Allegedly Clement said at the Souness night that the transfer budget in January was £0, and we had to be creative with our signings. I wasn’t there so can’t confirm but that’s been said on FF. STEPPS BOY 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,830 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Just now, McEwan's Lager said: Allegedly Clement said at the Souness night that the transfer budget in January was £0, and we had to be creative with our signings. I wasn’t there so can’t confirm but that’s been said on FF. Someone posted the same on here McEwan's Lager 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 87,222 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 13 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: Allegedly Clement said at the Souness night that the transfer budget in January was £0, and we had to be creative with our signings. I wasn’t there so can’t confirm but that’s been said on FF. 12 minutes ago, RFC55 said: Someone posted the same on here Ffs sack the bored stevemac, J-Maestro and Amokachi 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 37,500 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 He’s done a brilliant job, but he’s made two really bad selection choices in the last two games that have seen us 1-0 at halftime both times. Good thing is he corrects things quickly, and seems a guy to learn from his mistakes. If we can get some forward players returning I’ve every confidence in us winning the league. If we’re going with Wright, Sterling and McCausland as wingers then even Pep wouldn’t win it. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineBlue 25,710 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, McEwan's Lager said: Allegedly Clement said at the Souness night that the transfer budget in January was £0, and we had to be creative with our signings. I wasn’t there so can’t confirm but that’s been said on FF. You'd have to assume that the summer budget is going to be close to the same then, since we've already spent £4m on Diomande. Winning this league and getting Champions League money is absolutely vital. McEwan's Lager 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Colin Traive 23,832 Posted March 4 Popular Post Share Posted March 4 Said that he was in the office on Sunday preparing for Benfica and didn’t watch the Tynecastle game but he was watching Alex (Rae) so he knew what was happening dougie76, RM Monitor And Standards Officer, Tiger Shaw and 7 others 1 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 45,167 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 10 minutes ago, SkylineBlue said: You'd have to assume that the summer budget is going to be close to the same then, since we've already spent £4m on Diomande. Winning this league and getting Champions League money is absolutely vital. From the accounts it's pretty clear we wouldn't have anything to spend in January. Hence why we only brought in 3 loan signings, one with obligation to buy, another an option. Even when we had CL money we didn't have much to spend, adding to that much more transfer money coming in. The board are determined to see us be self-sufficient before anything else. SeparateEntityMyArse 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCDBigBear 10,981 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 4 minutes ago, esquire8 said: From the accounts it's pretty clear we wouldn't have anything to spend in January. Hence why we only brought in 3 loan signings, one with obligation to buy, another an option. Even when we had CL money we didn't have much to spend, adding to that much more transfer money coming in. The board are determined to see us be self-sufficient before anything else. We need to be self-sufficient and stop wasting money buying duds on long contracts on very high wages. Our wage bill is shamefully high. We have spent a lot on the stadium maintenance which was needed and spent a stupid fortune on New Ed House. Off-loading Roofe, Davies, Wright, Lammers, Dessers etc would be a start. Even Steve Davis retiring saves a big wage. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlm 417 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 So I think we all knew as the January window dragged on we clearly as above posts say we're unable to buy anyone except on a loan basis..how much did beale spend in the summer on dessers, Danilo alone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 77,528 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, McEwan's Lager said: Allegedly Clement said at the Souness night that the transfer budget in January was £0, and we had to be creative with our signings. I wasn’t there so can’t confirm but that’s been said on FF. I think the manager deserved better and obvious that Beale emptied the bank. McEwan's Lager 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,614 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Think Clement deserved to be better backed tbh, there’s a time to be pragmatic but January with huge CL money as the prize wasn’t it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 26,479 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Manager deserved better than that tbh if he wins us this league he's a miracle worker. Hopefully he gets serious backing this summer regardless of outcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post graeme_4 37,500 Posted March 4 Popular Post Share Posted March 4 He’s actually a good laugh as well as a serious winner. Amokachi, AljayBoy, McEwan's Lager and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Traive 23,832 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 4 hours ago, McEwan's Lager said: Allegedly Clement said at the Souness night that the transfer budget in January was £0, and we had to be creative with our signings. I wasn’t there so can’t confirm but that’s been said on FF. He was quite open about it. Was told at the outset he would have ‘zero to spend’ (his exact words). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,794 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 if thats true. Then hats off to the gaffer for the work he's put in. But it's painfully clear we're a few players short from being where really need to be in terms of coverage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossS1873 2,638 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Guys worked absolute miracles. The board must have hit a riddy telling him he's got no money because they blew it all for a PE teacher. Regardless of how this season pans out, he deserves backing in the summer. Beale got it on no merit at all. Clement has more than earned it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanTeddy 771 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Assume with around ten players leaving in the summer (end of contract/loan deals and players clearly not in his plans) that he'll then have a bit of a budget simply based on saved wages and hopefully a few transfer fees - especially if they can get something decent back for Dessers and Lammers? So much dead wood kicking about that ten out and maybe three or four quality players in and I think we would have a pretty strong squad Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakes Pal 5,916 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 43 minutes ago, TartanTeddy said: Assume with around ten players leaving in the summer (end of contract/loan deals and players clearly not in his plans) that he'll then have a bit of a budget simply based on saved wages and hopefully a few transfer fees - especially if they can get something decent back for Dessers and Lammers? So much dead wood kicking about that ten out and maybe three or four quality players in and I think we would have a pretty strong squad This is why it is important that despite the priority obviously being on the Title, we should still be giving it everything in the European games. This round alone will be worth several million to the Club, same again if we get through, we need to get as much cash from the Euro run this season as the Title and the CL jackpot is obviously by no means guaranteed. TartanTeddy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nk89 1,440 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Surely a change in formation until wingers are back is the best option? Tav Yilmaz push on to give the width n have Silva Dessers central. With 3 CBs Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Traive 23,832 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Jakes Pal said: This is why it is important that despite the priority obviously being on the Title, we should still be giving it everything in the European games. This round alone will be worth several million to the Club, same again if we get through, we need to get as much cash from the Euro run this season as the Title and the CL jackpot is obviously by no means guaranteed. He mentioned last night the importance of developing more young players. Said that some of the kids he brought through in Belgium and Monaco went on to play for Real Madrid and clubs in the Bundesliga. Thats part of his thinking for our future. Didn't sound like we were a stepping stone, more like a substantial long term project. Went down very well with the assembled bears. Bears r us 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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