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[ernie06]

They must be rubbing their hands together with all these impending signings on the horizon

Nearly time for pre season again - and no real eyebrow raising people to join the not so large squad at Bradford City.

Nothing I have seen tells me that we are a promotion chasing squad as yet....

Think it is best to go on holiday and see what / who turns out on the 9th August 2008.

Myself - I think we will have a large influx of loanees again.

[peter beagrie is mint]

Do you like Mark Lawrenson, is it all death, war and disease:rolleyes:

[jimmy]

92 football league clubs, how many have each club signed, on average?

Break it down even further, how many of the 24 league clubs in League 2 have signed 3 or more players?

Some people are really fickle :rolleyes:

Get one months severance pay, or lose one months severance pay? Its not fckuing rocket science ffs.

Why cant fans get it through their thick heads, why clubs are not making multiple signings?
The transfer market during the close season is and has been for the last 5 seasons, very slow until the 30th June severance pay expiry date, do you understand, or do i need to explain it in thicky twin English?:D

[beerbantam]

Break it down even further, how many of the 24 league clubs in League 2 have signed 3 or more players?


Why cant fans get it through their thick heads, why clubs are not making multiple signings?


Thats bollocks Jimmy!!

Chesterfield, Rotherham, Shrewsbury, Brentford, Macclesfield, Grimsby And Morecambe have all made 3 or more signings already.

And the first three listed are the most likely teams that we will (hopefully) challenging at the top of the table.

The teams who will be up there come summer 2009 will be the teams who hit the ground running!!

[lee]

Do you know something the Chestefield fans don't beer... they are all moaning at how much weaker they are than last year at the moment.

[jimmy]

Beer, sometimes you dont know what the fcku you are talking about.

I willl say this only once (Allo,Allo)
Right player ends contract 1st June and is then free to sign for another club, if said player signs for another club, his contract starts from the 1st July.This means said player loses one months pay, however if said player does not sign for another club before the 30th June,then said player gets one months severance pay.

4k in your pocket or nothing? You decide.

The players that do sign for clubs before the 1st July, have either been offered a lucrative contract by another club, or they are on peanuts at their present club, so it wouldnt make much difference losing 1 months pay.

I wonder why this lad hasnt signed for anyone yet? I bet he doesnt accept his present clubs new contract though:rolleyes:
http://burytimes.co.uk/shakers/3175472.Shakers_must_wait_on_Nicky_Adams/


Oh and by the way, your top 3 is bollox roflmao: roflmao: roflmao:

Chesterfield are some peoples choice,why?, They will fail to deliver, just like last season.
Rotherham are starting on -15 points:wet:
Shrewsbury because they had a 500k windfall and who stands out in their signings ?

[beerbantam]

Beer, sometimes you dont know what the fcku you are talking about.

I willl say this only once (Allo,Allo)
Right player ends contract 1st June and is then free to sign for another club, if said player signs for another club, his contract starts from the 1st July.This means said player loses one months pay, however if said player does not sign for another club before the 30th June,then said player gets one months severance pay.

4k in your pocket or nothing? You decide.

The players that do sign for clubs before the 1st July, have either been offered a lucrative contract by another club, or they are on peanuts at their present club, so it wouldnt make much difference losing 1 months pay.


* Asterisk indicates player will officially join his new club on 1 July
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7385883.stm

The fact that contracts expire at the end of June doesnt stop the players agreeing deals with their new clubs, they dont lose money. Chris Brandon is still under contract at the Tb's. Yet he has signed for us. Look down the lists and count the *'s, theres loads.

Your arguement holds no water.

I agree its no time to panick, but the bigger fish are snapped up early.

[Yeadon Bantam]

Beer, sometimes you dont know what the fcku you are talking about.

I willl say this only once (Allo,Allo)
Right player ends contract 1st June and is then free to sign for another club, if said player signs for another club, his contract starts from the 1st July.This means said player loses one months pay, however if said player does not sign for another club before the 30th June,then said player gets one months severance pay.

4k in your pocket or nothing? You decide.

The players that do sign for clubs before the 1st July, have either been offered a lucrative contract by another club, or they are on peanuts at their present club, so it wouldnt make much difference losing 1 months pay.

I wonder why this lad hasnt signed for anyone yet? I bet he doesnt accept his present clubs new contract though:rolleyes:
http://burytimes.co.uk/shakers/3175472.Shakers_must_wait_on_Nicky_Adams/


Oh and by the way, your top 3 is bollox roflmao: roflmao: roflmao:

Chesterfield are some peoples choice,why?, They will fail to deliver, just like last season.
Rotherham are starting on -15 points:wet:
Shrewsbury because they had a 500k windfall and who stands out in their signings ?
grant Holt stands out!!

[jimmy]

* Asterisk indicates player will officially join his new club on 1 July
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7385883.stm

The fact that contracts expire at the end of June doesnt stop the players agreeing deals with their new clubs, they dont lose money. Chris Brandon is still under contract at the Tb's. Yet he has signed for us. Look down the lists and count the *'s, theres loads.

Your arguement holds no water.

I agree its no time to panick, but the bigger fish are snapped up early.


FFS, who has signed any stand out players in this division?
Chris Brandon is a right coup, he could have been playing in the championship had Uddersscum accepted Blackpools bid for him.

He is a class above this division and will prove it next season. Arnison is a coup as well, he played in the play-offs at the end of the season and if you watch the game against L33dsscum, the commentator says '' He has been out standing for Carlisle.''

Boulding is quality and we need him, hope he signs for us.
Beckett is very similar to Thorney, but i would take him because he is proven, 153 goals in 325 appearences, something like that anyway. 45 of them in his last 90, thats 1 every other game.

[beerbantam]

grant Holt stands out!!

As does Michael Jackson.

[beerbantam]

Beckett is very similar to Thorney, but i would take him because he is proven, 45 of them in his last 90, thats 1 every other game.

41 in his last 111 games, but i'd take him. I'd rather have someone with pace & power though!

[jimmy]

* Asterisk indicates player will officially join his new club on 1 July
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7385883.stm

The fact that contracts expire at the end of June doesnt stop the players agreeing deals with their new clubs, they dont lose money. Chris Brandon is still under contract at the Tb's. Yet he has signed for us. Look down the lists and count the *'s, theres loads.

Your arguement holds no water.

I agree its no time to panick, but the bigger fish are snapped up early.


Beer, as you correctly say, a player can agree a deal with another club and can join them on 1st July, but that doesnt mean they have actually signed for the club.

Macca will have players lined up and will sign them on or around 1st July, but he isnt going to spout it off to the press until they are officially signed, remember the McEvilly debacle when you slated the club for making us look idiots?

[jimmy]

Oh, i can see on the BBC link, that there are massive amounts of transfer activity:rolleyes:

[beerbantam]

Beer, as you correctly say, a player can agree a deal with another club and can join them on 1st July, but that doesnt mean they have actually signed for the club.

Macca will have players lined up and will sign them on or around 1st July, but he isnt going to spout it off to the press until they are officially signed, remember the McEvilly debacle when you slated the club for making us look idiots?

So explain the Brandon deal then?

Or are we just taking a gamble?:rolleyes:

[jimmy]

grant Holt stands out!!

I hope i dont stand on him, he is ****:rolleyes:

[Yeadon Bantam]

Looking at that were morecambe silly to turn down our offer for Thompson? Since he went for free to scunny?

[Yeadon Bantam]

I hope i dont stand on him, he is ****:rolleyes:
In this league? HAHA good one well done muppet.

So is your football knowledge, hope i don't stand on it :poo::rolleyes:

[jimmy]

So explain the Brandon deal then?

Or are we just taking a gamble?:rolleyes:

Brandon signed for us and is our player, his registration is held by City and not the TB'S, he was paid up by them and released. I think a nice signing on fee might have done the trick, so he had no need for his severance pay.:eek:

[jimmy]

In this league? HAHA good one well done muppet.

So is your football knowledge, hope i don't stand on it :poo::rolleyes:

Dont call me names or question my intelligence on the beautiful game, when you are truely, a non brainer when it comes to football.
Grant Holt, another one season wonder, who when transfered at the end of the season did fcku all.
Next

[Yeadon Bantam]

Dont call me names or question my intelligence on the beautiful game, when you are truely, a non brainer when it comes to football.
Grant Holt, another one season wonder, who when transfered at the end of the season did fcku all.
Next
Aye much of a non Brainer.

So £10 says he scores 15+ goals next season, all competitions.jump:

= put money where mouth is

[sweetcakes]

Aye much of a non Brainer.

So £10 says he scores 15+ goals next season, all competitions.jump:

= put money where mouth is

Your brave :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[beerbantam]

Your brave :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Thats not brave thats spot on, in L2 his average is 1 goal every 2 games. He'll also get the penalties at Shrewsbury and they have ambition. Only an idiot would take that bet!

[Jantje]

Its all horses for courses, some players like Arnison wanted their future sorted out before they went on holidays, some will wait and weigh up all offers till the last minute.
Some will have verbally agreed deals and gone away. These are the ones that will probably be announced on July 1st.

Be patient children, i know its frustrating but i bet its hectic behind the scenes and all will be revealed in the next couple of weeks

[sweetcakes]

Thats not brave thats spot on, in L2 his average is 1 goal every 2 games. He'll also get the penalties at Shrewsbury and they have ambition. Only an idiot would take that bet!


Your brave as in only Holt getting 15 goals :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: hardly a tempting wager is it :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Me i think he will get 20 +

[sweetcakes]

Its all horses for courses, some players like Arnison wanted their future sorted out before they went on holidays, some will wait and weigh up all offers till the last minute.
Some will have verbally agreed deals and gone away. These are the ones that will probably be announced on July 1st.

Be patient children, i know its frustrating but i bet its hectic behind the scenes and all will be revealed in the next couple of weeks


Nahhhhhhhhhhh if there isn't 10 players signed by pre season training the doom mongers will be out

DOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[jimmy]

Aye much of a non Brainer.

So £10 says he scores 15+ goals next season, all competitions.jump:

= put money where mouth is

Did you pay me when you lost the Eddie Johnson bet?
I cant remember you handing it over to me and me looking at you with a big :D on my face.

[Jantje]

Whats the big panic , its not as if these players we haven't signed yet are missing any games for us.
If we reach the Notts County game with no more signings then we have a reason to be disgruntled and annoyed.

[Yeadon Bantam]

Did you pay me when you lost the Eddie Johnson bet?
I cant remember you handing it over to me and me looking at you with a big :D on my face.
Probably not but when have i seen you? And even if i did see you you might hurt me.... :D

or not....

anyway is that you admitting im right then?jump:

[king billy]

Jimmy is right, times have changed, as have wages/contracts and players expectations - football at this level aint a high earner for players! An extra months pay will make a difference to most players.....not many signings at this level involve a signing on fee either - there's no need to, unless your desperate to sign em!

That said, i think there is concern, because we did release quite a big chunk of our squad, they've not all been replaced and 4/5 of the players we have retained are injury prone!!

Grant Holt is a cracking signing at this level too, a proper, strong, old fashioned centre forward made for the lower divisions - if that fee hadn't have been involved i don't doubt for one minute we wouldn't have been sniffing round him too!!

[jimmy]

Probably not but when have i seen you? And even if i did see you you might hurt me.... :D

or not....

anyway is that you admitting im right then?jump:


Double or quits on the £20 you owe me, but its 15 league goals not all competitions.

[Yeadon Bantam]

Double or quits on the £20 you owe me, but its 15 league goals not all competitions.
Accepted!

[Macca Ha Ha Ha]

I'm just backing Stu to get in who he can - no point chomping on about what might have been and being Albert fkin Hindsight like some on this thread - it's down to the manager and directors to get players in - not us on a message board - for all we know there could be 3 or 4 lined up - plus some loans as well - August 9th on will tell us everything.
To date we have got 2 quality players in and a back up keeper who's highly rated by an ex international - aye time to don the robes of doom ffs!

[J4CKO]

I'd just like to know whats happnin with Moore and Boulding tbh. Not bothered either way about Boulding, but would like DM to come back. Makes you wonder if no news is good news?

[park bantam]

FFS, who has signed any stand out players in this division?
Chris Brandon is a right coup, he could have been playing in the championship had Uddersscum accepted Blackpools bid for him.

He is a class above this division and will prove it next season. Arnison is a coup as well, he played in the play-offs at the end of the season and if you watch the game against L33dsscum, the commentator says '' He has been out standing for Carlisle.''

Boulding is crap, he has had one good season, we dont need him.
Beckett is very similar to Thorney, but i would take him because he is proven, 153 goals in 325 appearences, something like that anyway. 45 of them in his last 90, thats 1 every other game.Boulding is crap crap

[ChuckleBantam]

Don't know what the panic is, there's still all the loan players we usually cram the first team with to come yet.

[Macca Ha Ha Ha]

correct Chuck - can always make up the numbers with some starlets lol

[jimmy]

* Asterisk indicates player will officially join his new club on 1 July
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7385883.stm

The fact that contracts expire at the end of June doesnt stop the players agreeing deals with their new clubs, they dont lose money. Chris Brandon is still under contract at the Tb's. Yet he has signed for us. Look down the lists and count the *'s, theres loads.

Your arguement holds no water.

I agree its no time to panick, but the bigger fish are snapped up early.

Some of us do know what we are talking about, others just think they do:wet:

[jimmy]

Thats bollocks Jimmy!!

Chesterfield, Rotherham, Shrewsbury, Brentford, Macclesfield, Grimsby And Morecambe have all made 3 or more signings already.

And the first three listed are the most likely teams that we will (hopefully) challenging at the top of the table.

The teams who will be up there come summer 2009 will be the teams who hit the ground running!!

Just remind me who the teams above have signed roflmao:

[beerbantam]

Some of us do know what we are talking about, others just think they do:wet:
Whats your point Jimmy?

[Garlic Breath]

His fooking hooter of course:rolleyes:

[Parrot]

Whats your point Jimmy?

That as soon as June ends and July begins players will start signing contracts? :rolleyes:

[beerbantam]

That as soon as June ends and July begins players will start signing contracts? :rolleyes:

We signed Brandon, the keeper, Graeme Lee & Arnison before July. We signed McClaren today.

Hardly conclusive:rolleyes:

[Parrot]

We signed Brandon, the keeper, Graeme Lee & Arnison before July. We signed McClaren today.

Hardly conclusive:rolleyes:

Some players are released by their clubs or contracts run out in June while others run out in July ;)

[beerbantam]

Some players are released by their clubs or contracts run out in June while others run out in July ;)

Its away from the original argument anyhow, it was all about how many teams had signed 3 or more players - it was loads!

If players are gonna move they move. If they are lucky they have new clubs for when the contracts expire, if not they get touted.....

[Parrot]

Its away from the original argument anyhow, it was all about how many teams had signed 3 or more players - it was loads!

If players are gonna move they move. If they are lucky they have new clubs for when the contracts expire, if not they get touted.....

Well maybe to get the best you have to wait?

Best things come to those who wait and all that ;)

[jimmy]

Thats not brave thats spot on, in L2 his average is 1 goal every 2 games. He'll also get the penalties at Shrewsbury and they have ambition. Only an idiot would take that bet!


I took it and doubled it:D

Shrewsbury 7 Gillingham 0

Grant Holt must have bagged a hat trick yesterday :rolleyes: