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brucie wrote:happytorq - why shouldn't I say what I feel is right?
Presumably the board employed Ling for some good reason, perhaps one being that he knew what he was doing or perhpas that he convinced them he could bring some decent players in.
i happen to think that Zebroski and Stanley are excellent players - however one has gone and the other appears to be on his way out.
As far as Mcphee is concerned I am quite happy to believe the evidence of my own eyes and that he is a terribly limited footballer. Granted he has scored goals at non league level but he is 28 now and presumably hasn't made it at League level for a reason ie he isn't good enough.
Even more worrying are the managers comments that he doesn't know where to play him.
As for the Newcastle lad - well i havn't seen him but my worry would be that he has not even been on loan at a league club, which might well tell a story ie no league club actually wanted him. Too inexperienced to be anything other than squad fodder at the moment.
Oastler and Stevens - not impressed by either, neither up to regular league 2 standard.
So I am not impressed with anything Ling has done so far.
If has been muted our next signing is Saah - my question is the same if he is so good why is he at a non league club and as he is available he doesn't seem to have loads of league clubs after him. Given that he is a "managers favourite" I guess he will be a first choice - that means that Robbo or Ellis is going to have to make way and they are two of his better players.
I would say that we have the following players who are capable of holding down a regular first team place.

Ellis
Robertson
Mansell
Nicholson
O'Kane
Zebroski (in the unlikely event that he stays)

So realistically thats only five playes on the books that are good enough to play regular league 2 football. Kee has ability but is far too fat so I have not included him.
Ling just has to add some quality and hasn't done that so far.
Everyone should take a reality check and realise that we could be in alot of trouble this year.

Gulliball wrote:Even if we get a decent fee, what use is the money if we can't spend it properly?

Currently our wingers are Stevens, Halpin, Macklin and Parkinson. Our strikers are Kee and McPhee. With 2 players for each position that means we're going to bring in a maximum of two more attacking players. Looking at those players, you have to be realistic and say it's going to be a long, hard season. Kee's partner is going to have to be superman, and who are we going to attract here during pre-season that isn't already fixed up?

I don't like being negative, but lose Zebroski and I thing we're going to struggle.

tufcbrett wrote:The Stats of the club over the last few years are quite intresting. Worth a look at to see how this seasons crowds have compared to others.

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Intresting to see in our first season in the BSP we averaged 3125 fans but this season we averaged 2631.
I know due to the credit crunch and all that has played a big part but will be intresting to see if the amout of people this season drops or does make an increase.

happytorq wrote: Actually, I can see Crawley being a real aggro match.

Because they're a bunch of wankers.