Strategy Trade and List Management thread 4 (Be sure to huddle around your transitor radio at 11 am Edition)

[King Harold]

So the clubs ask one of the few forwards capable of kicking a goal if he minds we move him on ?
Somewhat laughable the way I see it.

 

[The Inbetweener]

Everyone can dismiss it but I heard the exact same thing. Didn't think much of it but to come on here and hear someone else say the same has me worried.

Clearly I hope I'm wrong

 

[Dogs Rule]

Club asked him if he's open to being traded. My mail is he's shattered, left the meeting angry and words were exchanged.

The next six weeks:

 

[House_of_Dahl]

So the clubs ask one of the few forwards capable of kicking a goal if he minds we move him on ?
Somewhat laughable the way I see it.

Not necessarily that ridiculous. He's clearly a super talent, but not realising that with us atm. A good offer could benefit us both. Personally I'd much rather he stayed and realised his potential with us - but i can see it being possible

 

[Wizard17]

Really can't believe that.

Can't kick goals? I know let's trade our best forward!

Makes no sense whatsoever.

 

[BRWB]

Not necessarily that ridiculous. He's clearly a super talent, but not realising that with us atm. A good offer could benefit us both. Personally I'd much rather he stayed and realised his potential with us - but i can see it being possible

Might be the kick up the arse he has needed

 

[Ozil]

Trading a settled Stringer would be unequivocally the dumbest decision in the club's 140 year history.

 

[TommyD13]

Oh god...

 

[BatteredBulldog]

So the clubs ask one of the few forwards capable of kicking a goal if he minds we move him on ?
Somewhat laughable the way I see it.

Not if we got Tom Lynch in return right? Weren't GC into Stringer last year if I recall? They asked the question at least I was told.

 

[Mattdougie]

Lol and people think I talk Sh!t

Exit interviews were last week so IF the club was moronic enough to ask Jake if he was up for a trade it would be front page news by now. His manager would have leaked.

It more likely that Jake would ask for a trade if the saints or Norf had approached him with big money coz everyone else told them to faaaark off.

But in breaking news my cousins sisters dog told me we are trying to package Bont and Stringer to Geelong for Motlop and a late pick

 

[Northernsoul74]

Not if we got Tom Lynch in return right? Weren't GC into Stringer last year if I recall? They asked the question at least I was told.

The story was he won't leave Vic.
Terrible list management if true. Even if you might be open to it as a club you don't suggest you don't really want him him so bluntly.

 

[Northernsoul74]

Might be the kick up the arse he has needed

Surely better ways of giving him a kick up the arse. If true we've essentially told him we don't really want him.

 

[MJ_Dogs]

Yeah Crameri not offered a contract, Cloke in doubt, Dickson on his last legs and Boyd still TBC. So let's trade Stringer and have only Redpath as a forward. I doubt it

Stringer asking us for a trade. That's possible

 

[Scragger77]

Steveo just reported Trengrove to dogs is over the line


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Happy if true but it would be strange during a finals campaign

Not necessarily that ridiculous. He's clearly a super talent, but not realising that with us atm. A good offer could benefit us both. Personally I'd much rather he stayed and realised his potential with us - but i can see it being possible

After his last two years I would say that that was an honest question. If we get something similar in return I wouldn't not consider it.

 

[BRWB]

Surely better ways of giving him a kick up the arse. If true we've essentially told him we don't really want him.

No, if true he was effectively told that no one is indispensable, and that just maybe his shit does stink.

Precious if that turns him off the club.

If true.

 

[Golden_6]

No, if true he was effectively told that no one is indispensable, and that just maybe his shit does stink.

Precious if that turns him off the club.

If true.

Disagree. I think it would be a huge shock to someone who loves the club and it would be extremely tough to process at first if true, especially in the heat of the moment. Do you expect him to just say 'oh yeah great that's okay, shop me around'?

Say what you want about his work ethic, but everything I've seen in the past says that he loves the club. We would be absolutely moronic to entertain the idea, given our most pressing list issues and even moreso when his value would be at the lowest it ever has been.

*Providing its true in any way.

 

[blagodellago]

No doubt if we traded Stringer he would elevate to top 5 players in the game and torment us for a decade. Aint happening.

 

[BRWB]

Disagree. I think it would be a huge shock to someone who loves the club and it would be extremely tough to process at first if true, especially in the heat of the moment. Do you expect him to just say 'oh yeah great that's okay, shop me around'?

Say what you want about his work ethic, but everything I've seen in the past says that he loves the club. We would be absolutely moronic to entertain the idea, given our most pressing list issues and even moreso when his value would be at the lowest it ever has been.

*Providing its true in any way.

If true.

Don't want to trade him either.

But not against the club putting a rocket up him. Being dropped plainly didn't work. If he won't work I don't care if he loves the club though I suspect he loves his comfortable lifestyle and his mates more.

 

[razorwick]

Not if we got Tom Lynch in return right? Weren't GC into Stringer last year if I recall? They asked the question at least I was told.

Won't go interstate,

Disagree. I think it would be a huge shock to someone who loves the club and it would be extremely tough to process at first if true, especially in the heat of the moment. Do you expect him to just say 'oh yeah great that's okay, shop me around'?

Say what you want about his work ethic, but everything I've seen in the past says that he loves the club. We would be absolutely moronic to entertain the idea, given our most pressing list issues and even moreso when his value would be at the lowest it ever has been.

*Providing its true in any way.

Update.
Was informed that he would be put up for trade, and that he would only stay if nothing suitable offered. Told them to get #&£ked, and that he wanted out before he left meeting.
And it was today.

 

[grassman75]

Whatever with the stringer stuff...he looked pretty happy with his mates in the soccer video very recently. Not an image I would expect a player who is unhappy to portray....

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I laugh. Today some bullshit fb trade whisper page pops up in my feed with a poll on whether or not Stringer should be traded. I come to bigfooty and see that people are hearing 'whispers' that Jake Stringer is asking for a trade. A coincidence surely?

 

[Del165892]

Watch Stringer kick 50+ goals next year. It's a contract year, this is the year he can set himself up for life.

 

[hatescaptcha]

If this is correct and he does go, that is the biggest mistake this club has ever made.

But surely not? Why would you trade our leading goal kicker when we can barely kick goals as it is... doesn't make sense.


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[BRWB]

Watch Stringer kick 50+ goals next year. It's a contract year, this is the year he can set himself up for life.

Let's hope it's for us.

 

[Golden_6]

Won't go interstate,

Update.
Was informed that he would be put up for trade, and that he would only stay if nothing suitable offered. Told them to get #&£ked, and that he wanted out before he left meeting.
And it was today.

I have no idea if any of this is true, but if it is I'd have the exact same reaction as Stringer.