January Transfer Window Looking Crucial

[gariboldi]

It seems the more games we lose and the more we get drawn in to the ensuing relegation battle the more critical activity in the January transfer window becomes. The season so far is no different to the preceding ones. No real quality, no consistency deriving from not having enough quality, players 'working their socks off to no avail'. It really is now time to push the boat out financially in order to arrest this slide. This may mean James Brent having to free up some money from Akkerron in the form of a loan to the club if need be, but it is indeed looking perilous going in to 2013. I am unsure of rumours regarding Fletcher but whoever takes over, if he has left or is leaving, has in essence the same job, the same player deficiencies, the same backs against the wall battle. The Club needs an injection of money to survive on the field. Full stop.

 

[Westbury Green]

You could bring any player in the world to Home Park, but without competent mangement they will never be any benefit.

 

[Cerbera]

You could bring any player in the world to Home Park, but without competent mangement they will never be any benefit.

This.

I believe we have a good squad generally. Certainly capable with the right manager of the play offs come May. Definitely top ten. I don't think any more money needs to be thrown at the squad. The budget is big enough.

 

[Greenblooded1]

Who can we sell then?

 

[Cerbera]

Saleable assets?

Bhasera
Lowry
Nelson

BOGOF?

Chadwick
Williams

 

[StevePAFC]

Who can we sell then?

Chadwick and Feeney.

 

[gariboldi]

You could bring any player in the world to Home Park, but without competent mangement they will never be any benefit.

This.

I believe we have a good squad generally. Certainly capable with the right manager of the play offs come May. Definitely top ten. I don't think any more money needs to be thrown at the squad. The budget is big enough.

Absolutely no way I can see this argument. If this is the case then CF must be an awful manager. You only have to look at the way we played when Ross Jenkins (Watford loanee) played against Morecambe to see what a bit of quality can do for us, it gelled the whole team, Hourihane had his best ever game alongside him, their defence cracked under the pressure etc, etc. All because we had some quality on the field of play. Yes, he would cost a lot of bucks but that is what is needed, we need to flash the cash a bit to get up the league. Hope alone may spring eternal but hope won't spring us up the league. We do lack real quality. How anyone can think this squad is adequate without an injection of talent baffles me. And it's no use saying this is what we've got, or we have no money. I think the Chairman has a pot there he could raid. He would ultimately reap the dividends of a push up the league in terms of bums in seats so it isn't wreckless to invest a little in the team, it is imperative in fact! Don't forget it wasn't overspending that got us in a mess but rather lack of ambition at the critical time when we could have made it big. People get that issue completely twisted around.

 

[Cerbera]

CF is an awful manager.

Where do you think the Chairman's secret stash of money is? The club is only allowed to spend 55% of it's gate receipts on the playing budget. Or are you suggesting the Chairman uses his personal money? Why should he? PAFC is a business, as such it must make a profit or at least break even. Making sustained losses means administration. What are you talking about, it wasn't overspending that got us in a mess? Who spent £17m we didn't have then? You clearly have absolutely no fiscal understanding at all.

 

[Green Neil]

CF is an awful manager.

Where do you think the Chairman's secret stash of money is? The club is only allowed to spend 55% of it's gate receipts on the playing budget. Or are you suggesting the Chairman uses his personal money? Why should he? PAFC is a business, as such it must make a profit or at least break even. Making sustained losses means administration. What are you talking about, it wasn't overspending that got us in a mess? Who spent £17m we didn't have then? You clearly have absolutely no fiscal understanding at all.

But we defintely do have the money to sack 3 coaching staff and replace them with a team of experienced, previously successful and therefore almost certainly much more expensive people in their place?

 

[Green Matt]

Who can we sell then?

Chadwick and Feeney.

You need to find a buyer before you can sell anything. Feeney possibly but Chadwick unlikely. Something still tells me that there has to be a system of playing in which Feeney can be effective, maybe another manager out there knows what it is?

 

[justanotherfan]

You could bring any player in the world to Home Park, but without competent mangement they will never be any benefit.

This.

I believe we have a good squad generally. Certainly capable with the right manager of the play offs come May. Definitely top ten. I don't think any more money needs to be thrown at the squad. The budget is big enough.

:iagree: A succinct and accurate assessment, fancy the post. :scarf:

 

[Rattler]

Who can we sell then?

Chadwick and Feeney.

You need to find a buyer before you can sell anything. Feeney possibly but Chadwick unlikely. Something still tells me that there has to be a system of playing in which Feeney can be effective, maybe another manager out there knows what it is?

A few of our players including Feeney could be effective but are not currently. Why?

Because they need a certain quality of player around them and they are surrounded by poo.

Hourihane next to Ross Jenkins v next to Lowry for example

 

[Graham Evans]

How on earth could any of you believe that Feeney and Chadwick have any value? Surley the correct course of action would be to pay somebody to take them off our hands. Shame for Warren Feeney as he is a hard worker alas with no end product.

 

[PL2 3DQ]

The "emergency" loan window is still open until this Sunday.

 

[Keyham Pilgrim]

I think we need a new manager to assess the squad so he know what a rebuilding job he has in the summer. I think a new manager would avoid relegation this season without the need for panick buying in January. That dont mean he would not be able to bring one or two in probably on loan.