Jerry wrote:
Why do you think you should decide who the manager signs?
I trust Nicho's judgment more than yours.
Let me remind people that this bloke has played well in 1 FRIENDLY. There is a reason he is being touted around National League clubs, possibly his reportedly awful disciplinary record. (34 yellows and 3 reds in 68 games apparently).
We only have a limited amount of money and Nicho has to be very careful how he spends it. New players have to fit into the dressing room, one bad apple could ruin our excellent team spirit.
Let's leave the football decisions up to the manager.
£1000 may not sound like a lot but how do you think the other players who have signed for probably low wages would feel if we suddenly splash out more than 2 weeks worth of their pay on a signing on fee after telling them we are skint?
Plus surely we all realize that players regularly tell supporters what they want to hear, whose to say there is any truth in his tweet? Or indeed that it hasn't simply been misinterpreted as his English isn't spot on.
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I agree with the contributor who argued for the signing of an experienced (30 year old?) centre half. Old hands (tomogull, stefano, gateman and the usual suspects) will remember how successful the signing of a similar player 52 years ago was : yes, I mean the great Reg Wyatt!
wivelgull wrote:I agree with the contributor who argued for the signing of an experienced (30 year old?) centre half. Old hands (tomogull, stefano, gateman and the usual suspects) will remember how successful the signing of a similar player 52 years ago was : yes, I mean the great Reg Wyatt!
So we missed out on Huth. Nicho will find someone else. Someone who he will know more about. Someone who is willing to buy in to Nicho's vision and accept the terms on offer. The end of the world this is not. We will continue moving forwards, moving upwards. IN NICHO WE TRUST.
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A shame but we can't afford to make a mistake with such a key position. McGinty and Gerring would have started tomorrow regardless and they can relieve the urgency to replace Angus.
Maybe it's for the best. I have to say, as much as I was wowed on Monday , Huth's fitness record worried me a tad. It'll be interesting to see where he ends up and how many games he plays over the season.
I don't think that there is any reason to have to rely on Nico's judgement here. He saw the same as most of you did on Monday and offered Huth a deal - and an attractive one at that. The player turned it down. You assume that Nico went as high as he could go - or at least as high as he thought Huth warranted - and it wasn't enough. As has been said previously, you wouldn't want to risk upsetting the applecart by breaking the bank for a player who has crept up on the radar and there is no real evidence of him being able to hack the full season at this level.
I am a little worried about the threadbare nature of our squad though, and I hope that Nico has a couple of people in mind for the next week or so. Just look at the amount of business the likes of Braintree, Dover and Guiseley have done over the last couple of days. Perhaps with the season starting, any player who hasn't fixed himself up yet might get into a bit of panic and accept a cheaper deal than he might have done a month or so ago. Although we have a decent first team, we have minimal cover beyond that. Imagine if Gerring or McGinty get injured tomorrow - then what would be do?!
