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Post by Fred Andrews on May 29, 2024 18:14:41 GMT
Certainly interesting if it is Ben making the transfer decisions at present, as far as the retained list and contract offers go. You'd think there would be involvement from the coaching team (Mills/Dreyer, maybe Gilroy etc)... but it's a weird spot to be in really, a manager should be making those decisions, unless we have one lined up and he is pulling a few pre-contracted strings.
I'm going along with Paterson not being involved anymore as we've not heard a squeak from him, not a quote, or a soundbite, nothing, not that I'm complaining mind.
As for Joe, he will be a loss, he was in what has been a weak squad this season, one of our better players despite being played out of position, and probably the most talented we have with a ball at his feet/set pieces etc.
A positive is that, it will be a big wage off the books, and hopefully a few more like Stockton (for a fee), Gordon etc will move on as well. The squad is being thinned out, and will give us more flexibility on who we can bring in over the summer. There's nothing worse than having players stuck on long contracts who you know aren't good enough which restricts who and what you can afford going forwards without having to try and ship them out.
We've got two more more names of importance now we're waiting on, Hughes and Helm. Will Hughes get interest? Likely you'd think although he didn't have the best year last season, and if Helm does decide to move on, it will be a similar situation to Terry Taylor where we'll probably get a hundred grand as he's under 24.
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Post by bancroft on May 30, 2024 5:59:34 GMT
Our Media team are back from their holidays then
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Post by benegoat on May 30, 2024 15:56:07 GMT
Our Media team are back from their holidays then They may want to look at the website. The banner features players from the men's team who have either left or yet to agree a contracts.
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Post by cbh1 on May 30, 2024 16:00:09 GMT
Our Media team are back from their holidays then They may want to look at the website. The banner features players from the men's team who have either left or yet to agree a contracts. The website is being changed in the next 2-3 weeks due to EFL stopping ifollow and the website structure to which they are attached. I believe next week will see them parallel running with new website live later in June.
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Post by strettonbrewer on May 30, 2024 16:23:09 GMT
Our Media team are back from their holidays then They may want to look at the website. The banner features players from the men's team who have either left or yet to agree a contracts. Speaking of players on the site... who on earth is Dan Matthews? Never heard of him in the academy nor first team
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Post by cbh1 on May 30, 2024 17:02:26 GMT
They may want to look at the website. The banner features players from the men's team who have either left or yet to agree a contracts. Speaking of players on the site... who on earth is Dan Matthews? Never heard of him in the academy nor first team Dan was named on the bench for a game not last season but, I think 22/23. Might be wrong but think it might have been Port Vale away. Edit: Checked the records and Dan was an unused sub against Leicester in the Carabao Cup last August.
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Post by Fred Andrews on May 30, 2024 17:28:29 GMT
I would like to see a more professional and up to date website, although it's not just us that have a site which is generally poor, as most of the clubs appear to be run by the same engine/provider in how they are set out.
I've still no idea how John Brayford is listed at 5 foot 8 on there after all these years, he might well be if you cut his feet off. Lubala is still on the squad list too.
It'll be interesting to see how the newer upcoming websites look.
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Post by luke on May 30, 2024 18:13:05 GMT
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Post by cbh1 on May 30, 2024 18:14:24 GMT
I would like to see a more professional and up to date website, although it's not just us that have a site which is generally poor, as most of the clubs appear to be run by the same engine/provider in how they are set out. I've still no idea how John Brayford is listed at 5 foot 8 on there after all these years, he might well be if you cut his feet off. Lubala is still on the squad list too. It'll be interesting to see how the newer upcoming websites look. All the websites I can see have Bray listed at the same height. This is all information provided by Opta who generate all of the player details from their database. Do you know for a fact that Bray isnt 5ft 8'? I have stood next to him for interviews and I would say that he is a tad shorter than me. Up to now the clubs have received the websites free with the added bonus of getting the ifollow income from the matches and any premium content they may wish to put on there. For this season there is no ifollow income and a cost attached to having the website. Ultimately the extra income from the new EFL/Sky deal means that everyone gains overall. I have not seen a test version of the new website yet so have no idea how different it is going to be to the current one.
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Post by superbrewer on Jun 2, 2024 7:08:21 GMT
According to Alan Nixon (the boss of goss) we are trying to sign Lee Bonis a striker from Larne,but does say Wycombe are also after him.He also mentions Tommy Leigh from Accrington which we know about ,it could be that his transfer goes to a tribunal if a few can't be reached.
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Post by bennyboy on Jun 2, 2024 8:12:27 GMT
Who's signing them up, any incoming manager would want to do that? Got me thinking yesterday, we still have time to sort stuff. The great Brian Clough was appointed manager on June 1st 1967 to you know who I was reading yesterday, he didn't do so bad.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 2, 2024 8:54:23 GMT
Rumours are always fun.
But until we have a manager I can't believe any of them. Plus under the current ownership we wouldn't randomly start throwing six figure fees around after cost cutting in January surely?
Probably more to it than meets the eye and we will find out, sooner rather than later preferably.
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Post by luke on Jun 2, 2024 8:57:31 GMT
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Post by mikeyboy on Jun 2, 2024 9:02:39 GMT
Rumours are always fun. But until we have a manager I can't believe any of them. Plus under the current ownership we wouldn't randomly start throwing six figure fees around after cost cutting in January surely? Probably more to it than meets the eye and we will find out, sooner rather than later preferably. Leopards don’t change their spots I guess. I hope you’re right that it might be sooner rather than later.
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Post by superbrewer on Jun 2, 2024 11:18:04 GMT
I can't imagine Ben has been our chief scout these last few month's . If the rumours are true then we have someone but can't be revealed at this moment in time.Or it's a load of garbage being put out.
Anyway it gives us something to talk about.😁
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Post by britty on Jun 2, 2024 13:13:33 GMT
There is no smoke without fire. With a handful of links being made then it is clear we are very active in the transfer window and I can't believe the person leading this isn't anyone other than our new manager, whoever that may be.
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Post by luke on Jun 5, 2024 10:39:50 GMT
pbs.twimg.com/media/GPTF27yW8AAfsid?format=jpg&name=largeCredit to the detectives on twitter for this one but very random that Jeff Reine-Adelaide has replied that under the post about the new coaching staff. Seems like we are the only football club he follows too, which is really bizarre
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Post by luke on Jun 6, 2024 11:58:24 GMT
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news-live-rangers-celtic-32970524Bannon swaps Queen's for Burton
"Queen's Park are set to sell Alex Bannon to Burton Albion in a six figure deal. The English League One outfit have agreed a fee with the Spiders, which includes significant add-ons. It is now subject to their home-grown midfielder agreeing terms and passing a medical. New Burton boss Mark Robinson has been impressed with Bannon and has pushed for the deal. Bannon signed a new deal with Queens earlier this year but is now going to get the chance to move cross-border. The graduate has been at Queen’s Park since he was nine, progressing right up through the ranks."
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Post by everard on Jun 6, 2024 12:44:33 GMT
I hope he's as good as Barry Bannon
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Post by superbrewer on Jun 6, 2024 12:57:46 GMT
I hope he's as good as Barry Bannon We wish!😂
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