BottledDog

Glenn Roeder has 'significant' funds available to him and will be cautious in how he spends it. That is how Glenn Roeder has described the position and policy of Glenn Roeder. Are you calling Glenn Roeder a godamned liar?!?! >

...and beers. :-[

"There's a pint or equivalent in it for anyone who agrees to be interviewed!" When yo say equivalent do you mean to say you would give me £2.50. Sweeeeet, I can get two cans of Kestrel Super for that.

All I care for is the end product (and I think we may yet get it). But all this jabbering just leads to expectations and frustration. It would be better off phoning Clubcall if you want to find out the inner workings of our transfer dealings. The man is a pure cock tease.

Nobody is forcing Roeder to do the "within 48 hours", "pole position" speeches. I'd be happier hearing nothing from him if the alternative is desperate half-truths designed to appease. What would you do if a microphone and camera were shoved in your face, mate? I'd tell them to fuck off. For Roeder, a simple no comment or 'we are doing our best and you will be the first to hear if we make any progress' might suffice. Maybe even, a repeat of the 'I hate it when people talk about other managers players' speech. *cough* ;-)

If it isn't up to him he should speak out or resign. Besides, he say's himself that there are 'significant' funds available and he is simply being cautious.

The fact is if a player is good enough he'll be playing at the minute and his club won't want to sell that where I get this idea that there is nobody who will improve the squad. It's a whole different story in the summer but at the minute if you want an unproven talent who might come good you have to pay £10m+ for them, in the summer you will get a great experienced player for the same price and the unproven talent for probably half the price. I absolutely agree. If Roeder and Shepherd had followed that sage advice last summer we wouldn't be in this bind now would we. However, they didn't, and your faith that they will suddenly wheel and deal in exemplary fashion the next time around, and the idea that because of that we can and should wait untill the next opening, seems utter madness to me.

Yeah I guy who has failed in Europe once already. Christ people seem to want us to just sign for the sake of signing, not sure why. No, people want signings because we are desperately in need of bodies, and it is up to Glenn and his master to find the right players and bring them in. That is their job. You can keep harping on about nobody being out there, but seriously, the idea that there is absolutely nobody out there that can improve the squad is just mind blowingly ridiculous. Championship players who have no experience are being touted for £10m and I'm yet to hear of a really big defender who is available, unless you have ? Not having access to the NUFC fax machine or any agents numbers readily at hand, I wouldn't a clue. Nevertheless, I'll repeat it, your idea that there is absolutely nobody out there that can improve the squad is just mind numbingly ridiculous. After a desperate summer they have had plenty of time to draw their plans together and look a little less shambolic this time around. But sadly (and I really hope it is all an act) Glenn still seems to be fumbling around phoning around for opinions on players at this late stage, and aparently having trouble getting anywhere.

Me too. Just a tad.

Yeah I guy who has failed in Europe once already. Christ people seem to want us to just sign for the sake of signing, not sure why. No, people want signings because we are desperately in need of bodies, and it is up to Glenn and his master to find the right players and bring them in. That is their job. You can keep harping on about nobody being out there, but seriously, the idea that there is absolutely nobody out there that can improve the squad is just mind blowingly ridiculous.

What utter bollocks imho.

"I am aware of this player but he is not a player I am trying to sign." That's nice dear. Fucks sake, even Boro have managed to sign somebody.

Everyone on the last page or so, yes.

Ledge. One stop down the line from Keegan. As a man, one stop ahead.

http://www.poster.net/monty-python/monty-python-my-brain-hurts-4001113.jpg x6

Fellow countryman, it seems you got the names wrong. I guess you meant "NE5, man, you DO have a sense of humour, right?" Fixed it for you both.

GREAT examples there (especially Sibi considering he had only an hour to phone around and gage opinion on what the fella was like). Keeps his cards close to his chest ffs.

Football related, and no different to the Savage thread in relevance to us.

Me to be honest. Let the rumour loose not 2 hours ago.

Hmmm, also, why do we need to look at him first before deciding on a loan??? Jebus! How long did it take to offer Sibierski a premanent deal, or to ask Fergie for Rossi?? Had we been scouting them all summer??? MJ We're putting off paying for anyone because we're skint. We have 'significant' transfer funds.

Ah, question answered - "So what we will do on Saturday morning is to play a full 11-against-11 game with our Academy side and give Titus 60 or 70 minutes."

Nah, criteria specifies that he must have Premiership experience. Silvestre anyone?

More to the point, I thought everyone was banging on about tightarse demanding to play in this game?

FFS: No need for any new left backs now then, eh Glenn. GSG: No boss.

"The chairman is trusting me with a significant amount of money and I don't want to bring in players who will lose value like a driver driving a car off the forecourt." Mr G Roeder Jan 21 2007 Although why he felt the need to anounce this and potentially reduce our bargaining position, gawd only knows.