Given the state and stage of the list I'd reckon his input would be limited to player types not individuals.
In coming seasons he might have more input into actual target names.
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In coming seasons he might have more input into actual target names.
Agree it's a little disappointing not to get the mature midfield help we were after, but at the same time I think it's clear the club did it's best and SOS left no stone unturned...ultimately gun 25-26 year olds don't want to join a team who finished with 2 wins.
We didn't get the out and out gun but picked up some best 22 mature players.
Up to Bolton and co now to ensure we show enough improvement in 2019 to entice a big fish next trade period.
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Bud be happy with what we got.
We picked up some young contracted players that wanted to play with us, kept our first and will pick up some mature bodies as DFA's or as rookies.
Nearly as good is that not one of our young players or any player for that matter requested a trade out.
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I thought we were going to address the lack of players in our 23-28 age range, not specifically mids.
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How many 25 year olds want to come to a bottom team? We are building something good. This trade/draft period is a massive success if it all finished now. Add newman and we have done extremely well
To be fair, I don’t remember the club specifically saying “mids”, just “players 24-27. Anyone recall the club specifying mids?
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Lets hope none if that was what you think bolton wanted
Dang, beat me to it.
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The only 3 mids that would've made a difference would've been Gaff, Neale or Shiel.
Neale wanted to go to the Lions. Gaff elected to stay and there's no way we were going to offer more than Nor*f. Shiel can get stuffed as far as I care.
Neale wanted to go to the Lions. Gaff elected to stay and there's no way we were going to offer more than Nor*f. Shiel can get stuffed as far as I care.
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Get the feeling, this is going to turn into a game day thread after a loss
No 'big fish' quality, perhaps, but we've added three 'best 22' players (and with Newman, possibly four), to which we'll most likely add Walsh - so there's an injection of five players into the 22, which on quantity alone, is substantial. Add Docherty, hopefully Williamson, and that's a vastly changed line-up to anything we fielded this year.
The real challenge now is getting (and keeping) this lot on the park together. Oh, and signing a midfield line coach (what's going on there?)...
The real challenge now is getting (and keeping) this lot on the park together. Oh, and signing a midfield line coach (what's going on there?)...
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Sorry mate, I appreciate all you do, but it’s that crazy stuff that makes me doubt we’re done. We may not get Shiel, but with SOS listening to offers, I reckon something may happen, especially as this is the last chance to trade players and there’s plenty of mention of Martin still. I doubt that Shiel goes back to GWS also. If it comes down to the line, I reckon SOS has given GWS a verbal offer to mull. I also reckon he may be playing poker with GCS and the 2 SA clubs. My tip is ADE come hard late, they are behind the other suitors and could miss out on 3 SA prospects if they stay put.
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