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Totally agree with this
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Sorry meant to say I totally agree with painter
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
When Zaha goes that will be our two best players gone. I'm not criticising it as such as only the future will inform us as to the wisedom. Also, keeping a player at a club against their wishes can bring its own problems and we don't know what's going on behind the scenes. Anyway when Zaha goes that will be truly the start of a new era at the club......probably bring in a new style of football and everything will look different. Things are going to be changing.....and as life rules, change will be s***e for some and beneficial for others. Edited by Stirlingsays (28 Jun 2019 1.09pm) I was counting on them never ever retiring or leaving and staying to play with Schlupp and Benteke or any non scoring forward line or any unwanted surplus players left to loan in August.
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Originally posted by pompeyeagle
My only concern would be what Roy does with the money. What we don’t need is any more Jachs, Rakips or Sorloths. Sadly, its not Roy, its concern over what Freedman and PArish do with the money
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
I was counting on them never ever retiring or leaving and staying to play with Schlupp and Benteke or any non scoring forward line or any unwanted surplus players left to loan in August. Bring back Calvin Andrew that's what I say.
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Originally posted by CrazyBadger
fed up with this idea that he's only not been a part of the Senior squad just Because he's with us, simply not justified, (in this Case) There's Walker and TAA both before him in the pecking order, and yes, Awb is a Better defender than either of them, but he no where near their level from an attacking perspective (yet). Add to that he's had a few opportunites in the England youth setup where he hasn't exactly shined, and you begin to see that perhaps he's not ready for a full international call up (Again yet). He may get a call up while at ManU - and we'll never know if he would have after another season with us, but I think that it's unlikely without an injury to TAA or KW. What we do know, is that if he succeeds at ManU he will do so under a greater microscope, and under greater pressure. This will only help in when playing for england. He's had one full year playing for F*cks sake, let him develop(shame it's not with us). The obsession in this country with rushing through youngsters does me in! Never understood this mentality. No logic in it whatsoever. If you're good enough you're old enough. You admit that he's better than Kyle, so he should be picked for the squad simple as that.
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Originally posted by gambler
You spend your whole life supporting a club hoping they'll win something. But some supporters would rather premier league survival over a cup win. What's the difference hrolf? There's a huge difference and it's fans like you with this tin pot mentality that enable Parish to get away with being chronically unambitious. The difference is simple: A trophy is forever. If you offered me the fa cup now and guaranteed relegation I'd take it. With this "one more year of survival" mentality it's a self fulfilling prophecy, might as well take some silverware and get it over with.
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
Does anyone else not find it strange that one of AWBs advisors was Wilfs brother I think called Herve. I know Herve very well... Let’s just say he used to love and have a little stay at Croydon Nick..... He’s a real lovely bloke.....
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
There's a huge difference and it's fans like you with this tin pot mentality that enable Parish to get away with being chronically unambitious. The difference is simple: A trophy is forever. If you offered me the fa cup now and guaranteed relegation I'd take it. With this "one more year of survival" mentality it's a self fulfilling prophecy, might as well take some silverware and get it over with. The sad truth is an fa cup victory doesn’t build the fanbase and club like it used to when that was the only club match on tv or one of about a dozen every season. A lot of people don’t even watch some of the fa cup finals. Being in the premier league is where it’s at and the place to be now. Charlton were growing alarmingly when they were here. The longer you stay, the more fans you attract and keep. More than you ever will lifting the fa cup which is pretty much ignored by most until the semis or quarters.
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Originally posted by kennybrowns leftfoot
I know Herve very well... Let’s just say he used to love and have a little stay at Croydon Nick..... He’s a real lovely bloke..... Nick from Croydon? Is he a stand up guy or a little rascal?
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
The sad truth is an fa cup victory doesn’t build the fanbase and club like it used to when that was the only club match on tv or one of about a dozen every season. A lot of people don’t even watch some of the fa cup finals. Being in the premier league is where it’s at and the place to be now. Charlton were growing alarmingly when they were here. The longer you stay, the more fans you attract and keep. More than you ever will lifting the fa cup which is pretty much ignored by most until the semis or quarters.
And selling you star players does? Any potential young fan now has another reason to Support Man U over Palace.
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
And selling you star players does? Any potential young fan now has another reason to Support Man U over Palace. We have awful strikers and no money. You’ll get there.
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
We have awful strikers and no money. You’ll get there. And you can tell me all about it when we actually sign someone that is not bang average.
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
And you can tell me all about it when we actually sign someone that is not bang average. If you had to downsize or starve to death, what would you do? We have serious financial issues.
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
If you had to downsize or starve to death, what would you do? We have serious financial issues. We will be downsizing real quick in the Championship. What message does this send out to the players?
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
We will be downsizing real quick in the Championship. What message does this send out to the players? We can get relegated with Benteke, Wickham and/or some chance loan you keep saying we should do until the club is sold. That isn’t a concrete plan. It’s being a bit spoilt when we can’t afford to have what you want. We don’t have any funds, we have financial troubles, and we struggle to score at home and plenty of games. We’ve sold a right back, not a playmaker or key pivotal position in the team. AWB is actually ineffective in attack and the area we could do with a full back supporting effectively. I’d rather we didn’t have to sell him but I’m seeing this in reality and Zaha is more of a concern anyway. We survived 5 seasons without AWB but we’re getting weaker and weaker at creating and scoring. That is a fact. Why don’t you wait and see what happens with replacement left and squad setup?
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