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Then you only have the squad size cap and the age mix to contend with.

 

The only way out of this mess is to sack McCall and bring a competent manager in, It will have to happen eventually but is just a matter of how much damage the club can stand till forced to do the obvious

 

Saw someone mentioned David Wheater a few posts back as he is lumbering around the Oldham reserves. Kind of dug himself a hole he hasn't been able to get out of. Oldham put out a statement a few weeks backs about him, doesn't sound like he will play for them any time soon.

He had a stop start pre season after testing positive for Covid. When he came back, he skipped training a few times, then called in to say he's injured his back "whilst lifting his dog" and didn't come to training for a few weeks. The next contact he had was to tell the club he's moved house without consulting them at all about leaving Manchester, but his house move goes against the 'Whereabouts and Anti-Doping regulations' which all clubs have. He moved back to the Durham according to their fans, which breaks Oldhams contract for the Whereabouts and Anti-Doping regulations section on his deal which says a round trip of over 200 miles which is not considered suitable by the club for a full-time professional.

 

I know he is a solid no nonsense CB, but TBH he sounds a nightmare to manage reading that

 

Eh?

It’s not about influencing their performances, it’s about influencing others.

 

Re Ismail we will never find out. I think his career may soon be over.

As for DMH. My sofa is better than him.

 

The problem is Mcall wouldn’t know a good player if it hit him in the face - lets face facts here - he gave DMH a contract - I rest my case.

 

When he offered DMH a new contract did anyone else thing it was as a squad player, but not one we’d be calling upon regularly?

it’s worrying that we have loads of players like him - and BRE, Sutton, Donaldson and Guthrie - that shouldnt be anywhere near the starting XI, yet we are now banking on them for survival.

 

We need a new skipper who influences play and leads on the pitch by example, a goalie can’t do that from the sticks 30 yards back.

 

In a team full of leaders.

 

They don't need to be captain to do that, they should be doing it anyway.

 

I'm hoping we can attract quality, but it'll come at a price I hope we're willing to pay. If we do then I think we'll be OK, just. Frustrating to hear him say he didn't want to bring in out of contract players again.

 

When did City last have a good transfer window? Best we can hope for is dross and a near death experience where we just survive.

 

I want to see immediate recruitment of someone to help with identifying targets. I just don't trust him to -
A) Identify the areas that need strengthening.
B) Identify the right players for said areas.
C) Convince said players to join the club.
D) Play said players in their correct positions.

 

On that basis I would say we are very unlikely to prise away any contracted players, which leads us back to free agents. The sooner he signs them the sooner they will be match fit. This has ben obvious to all of us......except Stuart

 

Got to say that was very very poor yesterday. For me we are 4 players in the starting 11 short of a team that won't go down 2 wide men and 2 strikers. Body language is poor its got that feeling of when we were relegated from league 1 I actually think we are really in trouble this season.

 

Thought it was a new COVID thread and was going to say , no it will just get worse, but as it is about City, my comment is the the same.

No it will just get worse

 

We wIll Be rEadY FoR JaNuaRy.


The joke that keeps giving.

No we wont... we never have been.