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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Aug 1, 2021 12:49:06 GMT 1
A good steady signing . Can we have a bit more pizzazz further up the pitch now please? Pizzazz costs brass, a commodity we don't seem keen on parting with, although I agree we do need something further up the park.
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Post by Tinpot on Aug 1, 2021 14:14:14 GMT 1
Well at least he's ahead of many recent signings; he has already scored for us once... Twice, at least; I think he scored for us in that 3-2 win over Leeds when Steady scored the winner. His first goal for the club. Plus a nice finish from Danny Ward as well.
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Post by Wings of a Duff on Aug 1, 2021 17:13:37 GMT 1
A good steady signing . Can we have a bit more pizzazz further up the pitch now please? Pizzazz costs brass, a commodity we don't seem keen on parting with, although I agree we do need something further up the park. "pizzazz" sounds like a dodgy takeaway on Bradford Road. Missing at least one apostrophe, mind
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Aug 1, 2021 18:10:03 GMT 1
A good steady signing . Can we have a bit more pizzazz further up the pitch now please? His he Spanish or Italian?
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Aug 1, 2021 18:22:35 GMT 1
A good steady signing . Can we have a bit more pizzazz further up the pitch now please? His he Spanish or Italian? Italian, everyone is Italian to me... 😁
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Post by sapphireblue on Aug 1, 2021 18:48:30 GMT 1
His he Spanish or Italian? Italian, everyone is Italian to me... 😁 Non sono.
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Post by King Curtis on Aug 1, 2021 19:18:17 GMT 1
Twice, at least; I think he scored for us in that 3-2 win over Leeds when Steady scored the winner. His first goal for the club. Plus a nice finish from Danny Ward as well. Very underrated goal that from Daniel.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2021 19:40:04 GMT 1
He was a Town hero even before he signed!
Don't know much about him, seems a solid if unspectacular signing - but nowt wrong with unspectacular signings if they help us shore up at the back.
It might be a two-year deal because that's what was negotiated. For all we know, the club may have wanted to offer him a one-year deal but he (or his agent) wanted three. No point stressing over it.
And if 30 is over-the-hill, I'm off to demand a free bus pass.
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Post by Porrohman on Aug 1, 2021 20:14:31 GMT 1
His he Spanish or Italian? Italian, everyone is Italian to me... 😁 😁😁😁
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Post by westislandterrier on Aug 1, 2021 20:29:51 GMT 1
Wasn't keen when I first heard the rumour but 400 plus games at Championship level and still 'only' 30, then why not. We shipped goals for fun last season and I think we're way better equipped defensively this season now. Still can't see where the goals are going to come from though. After today Champers.... PENALTIES ! ( a big change from last season ) Not sure if this would work , but maybe worth Town taking a chance on, but Leigh Griffiths looks on the road out of Parkhead with Celtic. He might have had personal problems in the past that caused him to miss games at The Hoops and sometimes turns a bit overweight at pre season training, but one thing not in doubt is his goal scoring record. He has a healthy tally at every club he’s played for. Now while no one would even dream of comparing The SPFL to The championship, Griffiths has done it at the highest level in Europe and international level too (even against the might of England). He just has a natural eye for how to put the ball in the pokey. Not sure if it’d be a move that would work but maybe a move to civilised Yorkshire would be good for him and get him away from the crazy world of Scottish football. He is in the final year and I don’t think Celtic would be difficult to deal with on Leigh Griffiths. As for Tom Lees... welcome back Tom and as always to new (and former) players every good wish for success in your time at Huddersfield Town !
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Post by bluesandtwos on Aug 1, 2021 21:28:04 GMT 1
These 'steady' defensive signings have got us a clean sheet and two penalty saves in our first competitive game, he'll do for me.
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Post by tockyterrier on Aug 2, 2021 15:51:21 GMT 1
So you believe that Tom Lees is the "swxy signing " ? OK dad keep taking the tablets Ps the fans of about three quarters of the football league would chop their right arms off to have had the ride we have in the last decade. Fuck knows how you'd cope supporting Bradford Oldham Swindon etc etc etc We let Grant go for 15 million and who did we replace him with? We let Billing go for 16 million and who did we replace him with? We let Mounie go for 5 million and who did we replace him with? We let Mooy go for 8 million and who did we replace him with? We have let about 10 players go this pre season and replaced them with mostly league 1 players. I have zero faith in our transfer policy because it is constantly the same old. The one time it wasn't was when we tried something revolutionary and went continental. The sad thing is I genuinely hope nothing but the best for the new lads but feel they are on a hiding to nothing because ability wise they are not a step up from their predecessors. Sometimes you get your replacements on first. Grant .... Koroma who is better Billing.....arguably O'Brien and most on here didnt rate Billing anyway. The income from the players we have sold at higher prices enables the club to increase its budget over a number of years rather than blowing it all on another Diahkabi etc.
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Post by goodbet on Aug 2, 2021 16:30:09 GMT 1
We let Grant go for 15 million and who did we replace him with? We let Billing go for 16 million and who did we replace him with? We let Mounie go for 5 million and who did we replace him with? We let Mooy go for 8 million and who did we replace him with? We have let about 10 players go this pre season and replaced them with mostly league 1 players. I have zero faith in our transfer policy because it is constantly the same old. The one time it wasn't was when we tried something revolutionary and went continental. The sad thing is I genuinely hope nothing but the best for the new lads but feel they are on a hiding to nothing because ability wise they are not a step up from their predecessors. Sometimes you get your replacements on first. Grant .... Koroma who is better Billing.....arguably O'Brien and most on here didnt rate Billing anyway. The income from the players we have sold at higher prices enables the club to increase its budget over a number of years rather than blowing it all on another Diahkabi etc. You made some good points and then went and came out all gullible on us with the "enables the club to increase its budget". That may happen some time in the future when we have paid Dean off, but for now it is the slow grind of reducing wages and turnover with the hope of a spring appearing in three years time.
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Post by tockyterrier on Aug 2, 2021 22:52:09 GMT 1
Sometimes you get your replacements on first. Grant .... Koroma who is better Billing.....arguably O'Brien and most on here didnt rate Billing anyway. The income from the players we have sold at higher prices enables the club to increase its budget over a number of years rather than blowing it all on another Diahkabi etc. You made some good points and then went and came out all gullible on us with the "enables the club to increase its budget". That may happen some time in the future when we have paid Dean off, but for now it is the slow grind of reducing wages and turnover with the hope of a spring appearing in three years time. Not really, if we are paying debt off, regardless of the points I made, so budget would be even less.
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Post by omegasupreme on Aug 3, 2021 23:15:54 GMT 1
We let Grant go for 15 million and who did we replace him with? We let Billing go for 16 million and who did we replace him with? We let Mounie go for 5 million and who did we replace him with? We let Mooy go for 8 million and who did we replace him with? We have let about 10 players go this pre season and replaced them with mostly league 1 players. I have zero faith in our transfer policy because it is constantly the same old. The one time it wasn't was when we tried something revolutionary and went continental. The sad thing is I genuinely hope nothing but the best for the new lads but feel they are on a hiding to nothing because ability wise they are not a step up from their predecessors. But we don't get the full transfer fee in one go. So we can't go spend how ever much they are sold for, because we don't have that full amount I can't believe you've fallen fro this classic Hodgkinson chestnut.... It's all relative, because the same would apply to money spent by town as well.
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Post by leroy212 on Aug 4, 2021 7:37:38 GMT 1
But we don't get the full transfer fee in one go. So we can't go spend how ever much they are sold for, because we don't have that full amount I can't believe you've fallen fro this classic Hodgkinson chestnut.... It's all relative, because the same would apply to money spent by town as well. It's not a classic hodgkinson classic though is it. Every club must do it at some point. Find proof that the transfer fees aren't paid this way, and post it on here to prove Phil is wrong then
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Post by k1man999 on Aug 4, 2021 7:50:31 GMT 1
Think what he is trying to say is if town are getting for grant 2.5m a year then could we with another club agree to sign a player and structure payment accordingly ie we pay 500k a year for a player over the term we are getting the grant money so in essence we are signing a 3m player but on tick. Sure that's how most clubs do it.
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Post by bluesandtwos on Aug 4, 2021 8:05:26 GMT 1
Think what he is trying to say is if town are getting for grant 2.5m a year then could we with another club agree to sign a player and structure payment accordingly ie we pay 500k a year for a player over the term we are getting the grant money so in essence we are signing a 3m player but on tick. Sure that's how most clubs do it. I think PH or DH said something like that a while ago. Nobody pays it all in one go.
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Post by omegasupreme on Aug 4, 2021 23:01:55 GMT 1
I can't believe you've fallen fro this classic Hodgkinson chestnut.... It's all relative, because the same would apply to money spent by town as well. It's not a classic hodgkinson classic though is it. Every club must do it at some point. Find proof that the transfer fees aren't paid this way, and post it on here to prove Phil is wrong then You completely miss my point.
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Post by omegasupreme on Aug 4, 2021 23:02:57 GMT 1
Think what he is trying to say is if town are getting for grant 2.5m a year then could we with another club agree to sign a player and structure payment accordingly ie we pay 500k a year for a player over the term we are getting the grant money so in essence we are signing a 3m player but on tick. Sure that's how most clubs do it. It’s exactly what I am saying. It’s all relative.
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Post by Five Lamps on Oct 18, 2021 12:11:49 GMT 1
I've been impressed with what I've seen of Lees so far. He's a definite upgrade on Stearman/Keogh, and I like the balance of a Pearson/Lees/Colwill back three. Keep it up, you dirty Leeds bastard
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Post by Tinpot on Oct 18, 2021 15:34:07 GMT 1
Looking back over this thread, I'm reassured that I'm not the only one who had underestimated this lad.
Sometimes being proven wrong is a very nice feeling.
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Post by ilsonterrier on Oct 18, 2021 16:51:45 GMT 1
Looking back over this thread, I'm reassured that I'm not the only one who had underestimated this lad. Sometimes being proven wrong is a very nice feeling. You're definitely not the only one. I'll readily admit I was underwhelmed when we signed him and I'll readily admit now how wrong I was.
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Post by Terrier Ramone on Oct 18, 2021 17:23:56 GMT 1
The lad has certainly impressed, keep it going Tom, you've made a massive difference
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Post by impact on Oct 18, 2021 19:52:39 GMT 1
2nd only to Sorba for player of the year so far for me. He's made a huge difference.
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Post by ben1987 on Oct 18, 2021 20:24:40 GMT 1
First few pages make for an interesting read.
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Post by mrbluesky on Oct 18, 2021 21:43:14 GMT 1
Great signingb
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Post by Tinpot on Oct 19, 2021 7:56:57 GMT 1
2nd only to Sorba for player of the year so far for me. He's made a huge difference. I'd also put Nicholls ahead of him, but that's it so far. An absolute model of consistency.
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Post by goodbet on Oct 19, 2021 8:00:19 GMT 1
First few pages make for an interesting read. You are right. I have to admit that I did not think our prospects were looking too good back then. On speaking to a Wednesday fan on hearing that we were linked to Tom, he thought that after watching him play last season he was over the hill and Wednesday would be well rid of him. I think that while he was playing for a team that had lost its way, most of the Wednesday side probably looked over the hill last season. From the reports in the examiner we can see how a change of club have revitalised Schindler this year back in his homeland, so a change can be as good as a rest, maybe. I am still to be convinced on Ward and Holmes in spite of their recent upturn in form but things appear to be heading in the right direction and as a fan that is all we can hope for. I would like to think that all this was planned for but on reflection I believe that in conjunction with looking carefully at what we could afford we have had a huge slice of luck with the response of the team and their togetherness. On top of that we have found ourselves with a gem and all of a sudden we have made ourselves dangerous from set pieces. After that last few years we need to hang on and remember times like these.
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Post by orinoco on Oct 19, 2021 15:05:52 GMT 1
First few pages make for an interesting read. You are right. I have to admit that I did not think our prospects were looking too good back then. On speaking to a Wednesday fan on hearing that we were linked to Tom, he thought that after watching him play last season he was over the hill and Wednesday would be well rid of him. I think that while he was playing for a team that had lost its way, most of the Wednesday side probably looked over the hill last season. From the reports in the examiner we can see how a change of club have revitalised Schindler this year back in his homeland, so a change can be as good as a rest, maybe. I am still to be convinced on Ward and Holmes in spite of their recent upturn in form but things appear to be heading in the right direction and as a fan that is all we can hope for. I would like to think that all this was planned for but on reflection I believe that in conjunction with looking carefully at what we could afford we have had a huge slice of luck with the response of the team and their togetherness. On top of that we have found ourselves with a gem and all of a sudden we have made ourselves dangerous from set pieces. After that last few years we need to hang on and remember times like these. Another signing who has exceded expectations.
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