New signing about to be announced
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I wonder if coyle might play further forward rather than wide.
Pace from midfield means they can quickly join the attacks that yhe big men hold up. That said Hanlan, if he signs, could be that pacy striker if he can be coached to read the knock downs.
I am really excited about this season, just fearful that corona will screw it up for us fans.
Imagine being brilliant in restricted capacity and no away games. Bloody awful prospect.
Pace from midfield means they can quickly join the attacks that yhe big men hold up. That said Hanlan, if he signs, could be that pacy striker if he can be coached to read the knock downs.
I am really excited about this season, just fearful that corona will screw it up for us fans.
Imagine being brilliant in restricted capacity and no away games. Bloody awful prospect.
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I dont know.....What about the arsenal kid? Not sure how relevant that is in talking about last season's performances.
My response was to your comment stating that last season we had games where we struggled to create chances. I don't think that's entirely correct, or definitely not the norm for us last year anyway. One of the key reasons we were so keen to get a good striker in (Akinde) was that we had plenty of chances and our players didn't seem to be able to finish them, so quite the opposite of what you stated.
We didnt see much of Akinde last year before lockdown (well i didn't, anyway). Hopefully the Arsenal lad will be a better finisher also.
My response was to your comment stating that last season we had games where we struggled to create chances. I don't think that's entirely correct, or definitely not the norm for us last year anyway. One of the key reasons we were so keen to get a good striker in (Akinde) was that we had plenty of chances and our players didn't seem to be able to finish them, so quite the opposite of what you stated.
We didnt see much of Akinde last year before lockdown (well i didn't, anyway). Hopefully the Arsenal lad will be a better finisher also.
Could a investment maybe be pending?
IE A investor wants proof that we can have championship potential before investing. Therefore it might be worth Scally's while biting the bullet in the short term himself to achieve that.After all he is probably our highest earner.If he has cut back his own income why not tell us though. But if he hasn't I am not sure where he has the funds for everything we have in place already let alone another few players.
IE A investor wants proof that we can have championship potential before investing. Therefore it might be worth Scally's while biting the bullet in the short term himself to achieve that.After all he is probably our highest earner.If he has cut back his own income why not tell us though. But if he hasn't I am not sure where he has the funds for everything we have in place already let alone another few players.
Think you're probably best to avoid trying to fill in the blanks of what we don't know. People said this years ago when we had JED, apparently the investment put into JET, Konchesky etc. was all because he had an investor who would only purchase us if we were in the championship or something. It's just people making up rumours trying to read between the lines. 2+2 does not equal 5.
On your other point, sadly I actually doubt he's cut back his income, or he'd have been very quick to tell us that too. I have to admit to being a bit annoyed that he's not dealt with the matter of STs or his salary. He's now had plenty of time.
On your other point, sadly I actually doubt he's cut back his income, or he'd have been very quick to tell us that too. I have to admit to being a bit annoyed that he's not dealt with the matter of STs or his salary. He's now had plenty of time.
My own theory on us managing to get Kyle is that previous big clubs who were interested in him, now can’t fit him in their cap.
I think both Hull and Sunderland are possibly already at or over the limit due to the numbers in their squads. They have to pare back imho.
We have the luxury that with only 12 or 13 contracted, we still have space to offer a player like Dempsey what he is worth. Not overs, just a decent wedge. Hull and Sunderland probably had to drop out of the race for him.
Couple that with maybe giving him the captaincy and SE selling the club and Kyles part in our future, bingo 👍
Either way and however we got him here, he’s a lot better signing than I imagined we’d be making.
I think both Hull and Sunderland are possibly already at or over the limit due to the numbers in their squads. They have to pare back imho.
We have the luxury that with only 12 or 13 contracted, we still have space to offer a player like Dempsey what he is worth. Not overs, just a decent wedge. Hull and Sunderland probably had to drop out of the race for him.
Couple that with maybe giving him the captaincy and SE selling the club and Kyles part in our future, bingo 👍
Either way and however we got him here, he’s a lot better signing than I imagined we’d be making.
I think selling the club is one of Scally's and SE's biggest strengths. Kyle's mum has posted some very complimentary words on The Gills facebook page about how their family was treated by them and the club as a whole during the talks process.
I imagine it can go a long way if you know you and your family are being treated well.
I imagine it can go a long way if you know you and your family are being treated well.
Yeah, from afar I get the impression Steve and Paul suffer from “white line fever” when involved in a match.
But when you hear him talking, being interviewed and the things people say he does in the community and how he treats players etc he sounds a different person. He always comes across to me as very articulate and educated. Nothing like his image among opposition fans (us in the past).
But when you hear him talking, being interviewed and the things people say he does in the community and how he treats players etc he sounds a different person. He always comes across to me as very articulate and educated. Nothing like his image among opposition fans (us in the past).
