Tiro
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Post by Tiro on Jul 30, 2024 20:19:36 GMT 1
No problem mate, no apologies necessary, I wasn't having a go. I didn't think you were. I was just embarrassed. Anyhow, I would still like a FIT Ballard to join Town. I believe we were quite close to O’Reily until Celtic made their presence felt - there was only ever going to be one winner then.
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Post by upthetown on Jul 30, 2024 20:37:09 GMT 1
I didn't think you were. I was just embarrassed. Anyhow, I would still like a FIT Ballard to join Town. I believe we were quite close to O’Reily until Celtic made their presence felt - there was only ever going to be one winner then. We were definitely linked before he went there
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Post by ffsterriers on Jul 30, 2024 20:50:13 GMT 1
If it's to be believed that loads of clubs are in for Taylor, I doubt he'll be coming here tbh. We're not exactly aggressive in the window, nor do we seem to have the finances or the DOF to attract an in demand player. Ballard seems more likely imo. how dare you bad mouth, the incredible Mark Cartwright. Did you not know he brought saquri, Bojan and Autanovic to Stoke, in fact they were nicknamed Stokealona when he was there. He was so good at pulling off a deal that Stoke wellll..... But still he is so well thought of in the game and well connected and is just great. Misspelling players names isn’t comical mate
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jul 30, 2024 20:56:59 GMT 1
If it's to be believed that loads of clubs are in for Taylor, I doubt he'll be coming here tbh. We're not exactly aggressive in the window, nor do we seem to have the finances or the DOF to attract an in demand player. Ballard seems more likely imo. how dare you bad mouth, the incredible Mark Cartwright. Did you not know he brought saquri, Bojan and Autanovic to Stoke, in fact they were nicknamed Stokealona when he was there. He was so good at pulling off a deal that Stoke wellll..... But still he is so well thought of in the game and well connected and is just great. 3 windows in, nothing I've seen from Cartwright makes me believe he's anything other than a bullshitting used car salesman.
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Post by htafcdan on Jul 30, 2024 21:08:05 GMT 1
sorry if already mentioned but the game that taylor started in for luton was an academy game(they’re losing 3-1 with townsend the only scorer for them)
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Post by bells ringing :) on Jul 30, 2024 21:08:28 GMT 1
how dare you bad mouth, the incredible Mark Cartwright. Did you not know he brought saquri, Bojan and Autanovic to Stoke, in fact they were nicknamed Stokealona when he was there. He was so good at pulling off a deal that Stoke wellll..... But still he is so well thought of in the game and well connected and is just great. 3 windows in, nothing I've seen from Cartwright makes me believe he's anything other than a bullshitting used car salesman. i was being very sarcastic, i am yet to be impressed by anything Mr Cartwright has said or done. But i hope come this time next year, that i am proven so wrong.
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Post by Gold Coast Terrier on Jul 30, 2024 21:08:41 GMT 1
No problem mate, no apologies necessary, I wasn't having a go. I didn't think you were. I was just embarrassed. Anyhow, I would still like a FIT Ballard to join Town. Nothing embarrassing about holding your hands up to getting something wrong. There’s a few on here who would go an entire forum page insisting he was actually a striker, that’s embarrassing.
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Post by thomo on Jul 30, 2024 21:09:32 GMT 1
Yeah Ballard makes sense as he returns from a nasty injury. We love a gamble Less interest + bad injury = top town target. Signing Ballard after a long lay off does sound risky given our only other proven striker is injury prone.
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88888
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Post by 88888 on Jul 30, 2024 21:13:45 GMT 1
cant be the only who thinks ballard is hugely undesirable and uninspiring.
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Post by bells ringing :) on Jul 30, 2024 21:17:43 GMT 1
cant be the only who thinks ballard is hugely undesirable and uninspiring. His record in youth footie, is outstanding. He was playing for a poor Reading team, yet got 3 in 10 which is average in a poor team. If he gets a good supply line, then there is no reason why he can't score goals? I seem to remember some of our best cf's in the past were not very well known prior.
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Post by Jello Biafra on Jul 30, 2024 21:19:21 GMT 1
199 pages of the same half dozen or so boring cnuts talking utter shite and trying to convince each other that they’re all dead good at football knowledge. Your repetitive opinions are the square root of utter dog shit, so why don’t you all fuck off and circle jerk on your own thread, and leave this one for its intended purpose?
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Post by NoToTrumpDonors on Jul 30, 2024 21:41:40 GMT 1
How fucking difficult is it to sign a striker with a recent record of scoring goals? Do other clubs find this so elusive? How many years is it since town managed to sign a reliable goal scorer?
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arry11
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Post by arry11 on Jul 30, 2024 21:47:26 GMT 1
How fucking difficult is it to sign a striker with a recent record of scoring goals? Do other clubs find this so elusive? How many years is it since town managed to sign a reliable goal scorer? Like who?
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Post by philatrickstarbuck on Jul 30, 2024 21:51:24 GMT 1
199 pages of the same half dozen or so boring cnuts talking utter shite and trying to convince each other that they’re all dead good at football knowledge. Your repetitive opinions are the square root of utter dog shit, so why don’t you all fuck off and circle jerk on your own thread, and leave this one for its intended purpose? Hash but sort of fair 🤔 😂 🤭
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jul 30, 2024 21:51:46 GMT 1
199 pages of the same half dozen or so boring cnuts talking utter shite and trying to convince each other that they’re all dead good at football knowledge. Your repetitive opinions are the square root of utter dog shit, so why don’t you all fuck off and circle jerk on your own thread, and leave this one for its intended purpose? If you have read all 199 pages it may be the reason for your tarte reposte🤯
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jul 30, 2024 21:55:48 GMT 1
199 pages of the same half dozen or so boring cnuts talking utter shite and trying to convince each other that they’re all dead good at football knowledge. Your repetitive opinions are the square root of utter dog shit, so why don’t you all fuck off and circle jerk on your own thread, and leave this one for its intended purpose? The intended purpose being discussing potential signings or the lack of so far? It's a football forum, not some precious utopia of knowledge and enlightenment. I'm sure your posts on this thread have been to the betterment of the forum, eh? 🤔
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arry11
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Post by arry11 on Jul 30, 2024 22:01:05 GMT 1
199 pages of the same half dozen or so boring cnuts talking utter shite and trying to convince each other that they’re all dead good at football knowledge. Your repetitive opinions are the square root of utter dog shit, so why don’t you all fuck off and circle jerk on your own thread, and leave this one for its intended purpose? The intended purpose being discussing potential signings or the lack of so far? It's a football forum, not some precious utopia of knowledge and enlightenment. I'm sure your posts on this thread have been to the betterment of the forum, eh? 🤔 We have already signed 4 and still looking for more.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jul 30, 2024 22:32:50 GMT 1
The intended purpose being discussing potential signings or the lack of so far? It's a football forum, not some precious utopia of knowledge and enlightenment. I'm sure your posts on this thread have been to the betterment of the forum, eh? 🤔 We have already signed 4 and still looking for more. I'm fully aware who we've signed, thanks. Have we improved our attacking options yet? Our top scorer was a CB last season with the next guy being on loan. Have we improved our fragile defence or defensive midfield that's conceded 140 or so goals in the last couple of seasons? Rudoni - Evans Sorba - Sorensen Yuta - Miller Matos - Kane Like last season, we're plugging gaps and not improving massive weaknesses. I actually think the signings look quite good so far, but we're 11 days from the start of the season and the big questions of the squad still remain. Defensively poor with a limp attack. People aren't allowed to question these things though...
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Post by arry11 on Jul 30, 2024 22:50:07 GMT 1
We have already signed 4 and still looking for more. I'm fully aware who we've signed, thanks. Have we improved our attacking options yet? Our top scorer was a CB last season with the next guy being on loan. Have we improved our fragile defence or defensive midfield that's conceded 140 or so goals in the last couple of seasons? Rudoni - Evans Sorba - Sorensen Yuta - Miller Matos - Kane Like last season, we're plugging gaps and not improving massive weaknesses. I actually think the signings look quite good so far, but we're 11 days from the start of the season and the big questions of the squad still remain. Defensively poor with a limp attack. People aren't allowed to question these things though... You quoted lack of signings and that was not true we are hard at it trying to do more but the job is not so easy we have made some stupid signing before.
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Post by htfcfcfc on Jul 30, 2024 22:50:07 GMT 1
We have already signed 4 and still looking for more. I'm fully aware who we've signed, thanks. Have we improved our attacking options yet? Our top scorer was a CB last season with the next guy being on loan. Have we improved our fragile defence or defensive midfield that's conceded 140 or so goals in the last couple of seasons? Rudoni - Evans Sorba - Sorensen Yuta - Miller Matos - Kane Like last season, we're plugging gaps and not improving massive weaknesses. I actually think the signings look quite good so far, but we're 11 days from the start of the season and the big questions of the squad still remain. Defensively poor with a limp attack. People aren't allowed to question these things though... 2 things that give me hope 1. 2 new full backs 2. You’d like to think that with some midfielders who can actually play football would allow us to A) keep the ball better B) spend more time at the other end of the pitch and C) be more confident at taking the ball off defence Combined with the fact we’re a division lower will “hopefully” take the heat off and improve our defence That’s what I’m hoping for anyway!
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Jul 30, 2024 22:54:32 GMT 1
199 pages of the same half dozen or so boring cnuts talking utter shite and trying to convince each other that they’re all dead good at football knowledge. Your repetitive opinions are the square root of utter dog shit, so why don’t you all fuck off and circle jerk on your own thread, and leave this one for its intended purpose? Stop sitting on that fecking fence… 😂😂
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Post by keefer on Jul 31, 2024 0:06:46 GMT 1
How fucking difficult is it to sign a striker with a recent record of scoring goals? Do other clubs find this so elusive? How many years is it since town managed to sign a reliable goal scorer? JB has just name checked you, please take his advise
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Post by mosher on Jul 31, 2024 8:32:45 GMT 1
If it's to be believed that loads of clubs are in for Taylor, I doubt he'll be coming here tbh. We're not exactly aggressive in the window, nor do we seem to have the finances or the DOF to attract an in demand player. Ballard seems more likely imo. how dare you bad mouth, the incredible Mark Cartwright. Did you not know he brought saquri, Bojan and Autanovic to Stoke, in fact they were nicknamed Stokealona when he was there. He was so good at pulling off a deal that Stoke wellll..... But still he is so well thought of in the game and well connected and is just great. Did he buy them the same time as Shaqiri and Arnautović?
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Post by teesdaleterrier on Jul 31, 2024 8:47:16 GMT 1
The next two or three signings and how well we do up to Xmas could define Cartwright. Seems mad that the success of parts of our progress doesn't rest on the shoulders of the coach/manager but on some fella who pulls the strings on transfers. I know it's the way things are done these days but I still find it odd. I get that there is a succession reason for it if the coach gets fired but in the same thread, if the guy who heads up recruitment gets sacked, clubs are potentially in the same situation if players aren't fancied.
For me, so far, it's been underwhelming in terms of who he has overseen come in both from a player and manager perspective, if he has a hand in both of those types of decisions. Stoke fans were quick to warn us if I remember when he came here.
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Yuta be a terrier
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Post by Yuta be a terrier on Jul 31, 2024 8:59:36 GMT 1
Are we close to any signings? The ITKs have been very quiet this last week or so.
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Post by isitjustme on Jul 31, 2024 9:04:21 GMT 1
Are we close to any signings? The ITKs have been very quiet this last week or so. Think even the ITK's don't know much these days. Which I suppose is a good thing for the club....Not so for us though. But hey !!!
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Post by bluesandtwos on Jul 31, 2024 9:19:49 GMT 1
The next two or three signings and how well we do up to Xmas could define Cartwright. Seems mad that the success of parts of our progress doesn't rest on the shoulders of the coach/manager but on some fella who pulls the strings on transfers. I know it's the way things are done these days but I still find it odd. I get that there is a succession reason for it if the coach gets fired but in the same thread, if the guy who heads up recruitment gets sacked, clubs are potentially in the same situation if players aren't fancied. For me, so far, it's been underwhelming in terms of who he has overseen come in both from a player and manager perspective, if he has a hand in both of those types of decisions. Stoke fans were quick to warn us if I remember when he came here. So what has underwhelmed you about this window?
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Post by ben1987 on Jul 31, 2024 9:26:25 GMT 1
Are we close to any signings? The ITKs have been very quiet this last week or so. Think even the ITK's don't know much these days. Which I suppose is a good thing for the club....Not so for us though. But hey !!! After the Alfie May saga, I suspect the club have tightened up on leaks to better their chances.
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Post by teesdaleterrier on Jul 31, 2024 9:28:35 GMT 1
The next two or three signings and how well we do up to Xmas could define Cartwright. Seems mad that the success of parts of our progress doesn't rest on the shoulders of the coach/manager but on some fella who pulls the strings on transfers. I know it's the way things are done these days but I still find it odd. I get that there is a succession reason for it if the coach gets fired but in the same thread, if the guy who heads up recruitment gets sacked, clubs are potentially in the same situation if players aren't fancied. For me, so far, it's been underwhelming in terms of who he has overseen come in both from a player and manager perspective, if he has a hand in both of those types of decisions. Stoke fans were quick to warn us if I remember when he came here. So what has underwhelmed you about this window? Our lack of a striker or possibly two, getting business done early, some of the deadwood still here. Appreciate that some of this won't be entirely his fault, but the accountability still lies with him unfortunately but then he knew that when he took the job. Everyones job has accountability. I like the look of the 4 new lads so far, albeit limited to highlights clips. And when I say underwhelming I refer to his entire term with us so far
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Post by dbterrier32 on Jul 31, 2024 9:36:14 GMT 1
Think even the ITK's don't know much these days. Which I suppose is a good thing for the club....Not so for us though. But hey !!! After the Alfie May saga, I suspect the club have tightened up on leaks to better their chances. I suppose the club can be as tight as they want, but the players agents will prob leak the information to drive more interest and more money for themselves/their client.
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