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Post by Ricc on Nov 15, 2017 11:19:16 GMT
Another one of those, "he's not really a winger but he's not really a striker type player". A fair number of one v ones with the keeper and not scored one. Not as good as Hiwula. Agree with that. Clarke and Hiwula were better options than Poleon and McCartan. Clarke was a better option than most players.
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Post by Lofty on Nov 15, 2017 12:04:25 GMT
Agree with that. Clarke and Hiwula were better options than Poleon and McCartan. Clarke was a better option than most players. 😐
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Post by Ricc on Nov 15, 2017 12:05:02 GMT
my expletive laden rant didn't get nearly as much love as I thought it might. I'll be honest.
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Post by Nice boy on Nov 18, 2017 11:39:07 GMT
There's a part of me that wouldn't even mind a midtable finish this season. Not because I'm just glad to have a club to support but if we somehow got promoted or came very close, the more deluded Rahic will become and we'll continue to be unambitious in the transfer market.
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Post by Hobhead on Apr 28, 2018 22:01:26 GMT
This isn’t just about him but also our transfer policy in general. I’ve named the thread after him because I think he above all highlights deficiencies in our recruitment process. His reputation was well-known as a player who will give you two or three good performances for twenty anonymous ones. Either we’ve scouted him for his odd few good games and signed him on the strength of them and/or we haven’t done our research because he’s turning out to be exactly as his reputation said he was - he’s kak. Watching him toil away and throwing Chiksen, Patrick, Field, McCarten and to a lesser extent Reeves and Gillead into the equation makes me question whether our transfer committee/system is fit for purpose. Stuart will be left carrying the van without a doubt but do our problems run deeper than the manager? What culpability should be laid at the feet of Abbott and Rahic? And finally, just how shit is Poleon? Bump.
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Post by Neshead on Apr 28, 2018 22:11:23 GMT
This isn’t just about him but also our transfer policy in general. I’ve named the thread after him because I think he above all highlights deficiencies in our recruitment process. His reputation was well-known as a player who will give you two or three good performances for twenty anonymous ones. Either we’ve scouted him for his odd few good games and signed him on the strength of them and/or we haven’t done our research because he’s turning out to be exactly as his reputation said he was - he’s kak. Watching him toil away and throwing Chiksen, Patrick, Field, McCarten and to a lesser extent Reeves and Gillead into the equation makes me question whether our transfer committee/system is fit for purpose. Stuart will be left carrying the van without a doubt but do our problems run deeper than the manager? What culpability should be laid at the feet of Abbott and Rahic? And finally, just how shit is Poleon? Just reread this thread. How bloody accurate was the opening post in hindsight? Even back then with a better league position and yet to encounter our disastrous run, the warning bells were ringing.
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Post by Lofty on Apr 29, 2018 6:30:58 GMT
This isn’t just about him but also our transfer policy in general. I’ve named the thread after him because I think he above all highlights deficiencies in our recruitment process. His reputation was well-known as a player who will give you two or three good performances for twenty anonymous ones. Either we’ve scouted him for his odd few good games and signed him on the strength of them and/or we haven’t done our research because he’s turning out to be exactly as his reputation said he was - he’s kak. Watching him toil away and throwing Chiksen, Patrick, Field, McCarten and to a lesser extent Reeves and Gillead into the equation makes me question whether our transfer committee/system is fit for purpose. Stuart will be left carrying the van without a doubt but do our problems run deeper than the manager? What culpability should be laid at the feet of Abbott and Rahic? And finally, just how shit is Poleon? Bump. I thought you'd just written that today. Spot on assessment.
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Post by Hobhead on Apr 29, 2018 6:33:37 GMT
I thought you'd just written that today. Spot on assessment. It’s annoying because it’s obvious.
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Post by Neshead on Apr 29, 2018 6:48:35 GMT
I thought you'd just written that today. Spot on assessment. It’s annoying because it’s obvious. I’m surprised we stayed in the playoffs for so long. We genuinely are as we stand a relegation outfit for next season unless a big investment is made in the playing squad.
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Post by Lofty on Apr 29, 2018 8:15:33 GMT
It’s annoying because it’s obvious. I’m surprised we stayed in the playoffs for so long. We genuinely are as we stand a relegation outfit for next season unless a big investment is made in the playing squad. Good thing is we'll all be quids in if we lump on us to go down because the thick lazy fucking bookies will have us as one of the favourites to win the league as per usual.
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Post by citygentile on Apr 29, 2018 10:20:46 GMT
Hardly pulled up any trees at the other clubs he'd played for before City. Fuck only knows why we paid money for him, no other club had spent a penny on acquiring his services prior to City. He's a lower League One striker at his very best, which is infrequent.
If he was just bought as a squad player, then actually spending cash on buying him is baffling. They could have picked someone superior up on a free and put what they paid for Poleon towards their wages. They're worse than clueless if they thought he was going to develop into someone that could be sold for a profit in a few years time. As with most of City's recent acquisitions (apart from Wyke). There wasn't any other clubs who were hoping to get promoted from this league looking at signing them, which always makes me doubtful that they're worth purchasing.
League 2 here we come!
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Post by Dick on Apr 29, 2018 13:49:29 GMT
From the club when we signed him -
‘The pacey forward...’
Just fuck off. That physio for Southend can probably outpace him and half our squad.
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Post by bantam147 on Apr 29, 2018 14:01:23 GMT
Shambles.
Although I need to give my own head a similar shake. I've seen what shite we've served up all season and still thought 'yeah, that's worth buying again'.
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Post by rahicscissorbudget on May 2, 2018 15:22:47 GMT
The thing which concerns me is that this squad was built after we'd recieved roughly 1 million in additional income (player sales, Wembley appearance, Wells money etc). The budget would have probably been significantly less without and the squad at the moment is hardly anything special. Last seasons squad was better and even that was down to the players scouted under PP Capital v revenue innit. Different budget streams. That's probably why we've pissed so much money on transfer fees, but spent naff all on wages. As cack as Poleon is, he's nowhere near as bad as Gilliead. I fucking hate Gilliead.
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Post by Lofty on May 2, 2018 16:13:27 GMT
The thing which concerns me is that this squad was built after we'd recieved roughly 1 million in additional income (player sales, Wembley appearance, Wells money etc). The budget would have probably been significantly less without and the squad at the moment is hardly anything special. Last seasons squad was better and even that was down to the players scouted under PP Capital v revenue innit. Different budget streams. That's probably why we've pissed so much money on transfer fees, but spent naff all on wages. As cack as Poleon is, he's nowhere near as bad as Gilliead. I fucking hate Gilliead. I was about to say don't be fucking stupid but at least Poleon has contributed a few goals. Gilliead doesn't do anything. Useless. And to think he replaced Marshall as our go to guy on the right wing.
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Post by Neshead on May 2, 2018 16:45:58 GMT
Capital v revenue innit. Different budget streams. That's probably why we've pissed so much money on transfer fees, but spent naff all on wages. As cack as Poleon is, he's nowhere near as bad as Gilliead. I fucking hate Gilliead. I was about to say don't be fucking stupid but at least Poleon has contributed a few goals. Gilliead doesn't do anything. Useless. And to think he replaced Marshall as our go to guy on the right wing. I saw someone mention that although he hasn't been great we should keep him if he's cheap enough. I've seen other players mentioned like this too. Whats this obsession with keeping players just because they are cheap? We already have enough cheap shitkickers as it is. If the fuckers aren't good enough lets get them binned off.
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Post by Lofty on May 2, 2018 17:14:27 GMT
I was about to say don't be fucking stupid but at least Poleon has contributed a few goals. Gilliead doesn't do anything. Useless. And to think he replaced Marshall as our go to guy on the right wing. I saw someone mention that although he hasn't been great we should keep him if he's cheap enough. I've seen other players mentioned like this too. Whats this obsession with keeping players just because they are cheap? We already have enough cheap shitkickers as it is. If the fuckers aren't good enough lets get them binned off. Totally agree. Seen it loads... Devine - won't be on much, keep. If he can't get in this dogshit team then he's never going to make it. Jacob Hanson - won't be on much, keep. He looked like a fucking amateur when he played, get fucking rid. Grodowski - scores goals for the reserves, keep. etc etc Be ruthless and get rid of every useless fucker we can. Only McGowan should be safe in my eyes.
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Post by Neshead on May 2, 2018 18:13:52 GMT
I saw someone mention that although he hasn't been great we should keep him if he's cheap enough. I've seen other players mentioned like this too. Whats this obsession with keeping players just because they are cheap? We already have enough cheap shitkickers as it is. If the fuckers aren't good enough lets get them binned off. Totally agree. Seen it loads... Devine - won't be on much, keep. If he can't get in this dogshit team then he's never going to make it. Jacob Hanson - won't be on much, keep. He looked like a fucking amateur when he played, get fucking rid. Grodowski - scores goals for the reserves, keep. etc etc Be ruthless and get rid of every useless fucker we can. Only McGowan should be safe in my eyes. It frustrates the fuck out of me. I fucking despise people who turn up not bothered about success or being entertained, what the fucking point of going if you don't want to see your team better itself? I have better things to do than watch a team of shitkickers in league 1.
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Post by Hobhead on May 2, 2018 18:58:53 GMT
The thing which concerns me is that this squad was built after we'd recieved roughly 1 million in additional income (player sales, Wembley appearance, Wells money etc). The budget would have probably been significantly less without and the squad at the moment is hardly anything special. Last seasons squad was better and even that was down to the players scouted under PP Capital v revenue innit. Different budget streams. That's probably why we've pissed so much money on transfer fees, but spent naff all on wages. As cack as Poleon is, he's nowhere near as bad as Gilliead. I fucking hate Gilliead. When it came to Gillead I determined to give the lad a chance ffs. I waited and waited. And waited. It never came. I got bored of waiting. He's shite.
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Post by Hobhead on May 2, 2018 19:00:31 GMT
I was about to say don't be fucking stupid but at least Poleon has contributed a few goals. Gilliead doesn't do anything. Useless. And to think he replaced Marshall as our go to guy on the right wing. I saw someone mention that although he hasn't been great we should keep him if he's cheap enough. I've seen other players mentioned like this too. Whats this obsession with keeping players just because they are cheap? We already have enough cheap shitkickers as it is. If the fuckers aren't good enough lets get them binned off. That depends on who they're talking about for me. If it's for a squad player who wouldn't disgrace himself or could potentially do well if injuries meant he was called upon then fair enough, keep him if he's also cheap. If it's a deciding factor in whther or not we sign a player as a first teamer than that way lies disaster. This explains why we're sinking like a stone at present.
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