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What's really going on?

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Dubois, Feb 1, 2020.

  1. Dubois

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    Well, after the most uninspiring transfer window where are we as a club? It seems to me we have bent over backwards to spend as little money as possible and offload whoever we could. I don't believe for a minute that we were serious about signing Grigg or Agard. That was just a smokescreen. But what is behind the cost-cutting? Is Rupp getting ready to sell? Has he lost faith in Bowyer and was not prepared to back him? Whatever the motivation surely the hierarchy can see that recent events can only have had a severe demoralising effect on the fanbase and will depress season ticket sales even further. To me we clearly seem to have given up on this season, but what is really going on?
     
  2. king karl

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    Is Rupp trying to get as much money together as possible before he sells up
     
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  3. Hulmebantam

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    It is obvious.

    Mr Rupp wants to reduce the amount of money he has to spend. We are clearly looking at a big reduction in season ticket income next season. Hence the desire to get big wage earners out the club.
     
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  4. Super bantams

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    What really is going on is we have an owner who doesn't care about the club or investing in it.

    You would think at least he would try and fund us back into league 1 where they (obviously including other German who I refuse to type his name) got us relegated

    But no he isn't interested in funding anything

    Says it all when we've an owner who thinks it's okay to not bother with a 5 figure maintenance figure for the pitch......after he took the 2m mcburnie money back could he not have left money for the pitch...clearly not
     
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  5. Fordy117

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    A team that's in 7th and supposedly going for promotion doesn't do what they have done this window.

    Something is certainly going on.
     
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  6. Biker

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    Conspiracy Theory 752. No sure anything is going on tbh, there isnt a bottomless pitt. The club is still saddled with expensive players from Rahic era dont forget.

    january is a tricky time to get strikers in, many will chose to wait 4 months for a move, personally i feel we have done ok with these signings and i am pleased we have added some bite and physicality.

    Expensive doesnt always mean good.
     
  7. Bantamsteve

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    As our resident mogul or even Fordy would tell us
    In every business the first signs of "getting out" are disinterest at director level
    No future planning, cost cutting staff wise balancing the books by getting as much cash in as possible and getting rid of any "unneccesary expenses"
    Ring any bells
     
  8. Park bantam

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    I do think Vaughan is a big loss. But I am pleased we have signed a big physical forward what we have missed all season.
    On top of that we have the return of Devitt and Donaldson who will be like new signings and another one to come. So all these prophets of doom may have to eat their words
     
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    I can't see how anyone can be happy with that window to be honest. It was a disgrace.
    Like someone else said above. For a team sat in 7th and looking for promotion then it is an absolutely bizarre window. The quality of players we have bought in compared to the money saved on wages tells me all I need to know.
    We are having to make big cut backs.. Teams around us have strengthened in January and we are far weaker. It makes no sense at all.
     
  10. Dennis

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    That's my view.

    We're not skint and we certainly aren't about to be placed in administration as one wum posted. But we are going through some belt tightening. It suggests to me that Rupp has realised that nobody will buy the club from him at his rumoured price and he has to look at other ways of recovering some of his original investment. Some big earners leaving the club will help that cause as will not spending money on the pitch and not filling backroom vacancies. Not backing GB in the transfer window as he said he wouldi adds to that as would trying to get more cash in through earlier ST sales.

    Any one of these might be insignificant in isolation. But taken together they paint a dufferent picture. Unfortunately he has a long way to go imo if he even expects to get his original investment back. And that doesn't augur well for our future.
     
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  11. Biker

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    i dont agree its a disgrace, disgrace is a very over the top word. Novak is an experienced pro. He will score more goals that Doyle would have for us.

    its not an easy scenario when your skipper wants away late in the transfer window. I cant say i was a huge fan

    New fsces, new returning players from injury.

    Best thing we can do is get behind the team now and judge based on actual football results, if this negativity continues it will drag us down.
     
  12. Rogered Tart

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    Thats the worrying thing here Den, its a lack of a clear thinking vision for the go forward of this club. Conflicting stories in the media, Rupp says there was money available, the transfer window suggests very much otherwise.
    The club can collect its thoughts somewhat in the summer when the likes of Reeves, Akpan, Robinson and Riley will be off the wage bill. Loans will go back and the club will almost be back to square one in terms of having to build again. The wage budget will undoubtedly be down but that will be offset by big earners leaving.
    The big problem though is above Bowyer or whoever is unfortunate enough to be in charge of this rudderless ship.
     
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  13. Dubois

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    But by running the club down doesn't he make it even less attractive to a potential buyer?
     
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  14. Dennis

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    In one sense yes. But he probably now knows that nobody will buu it under any circumstance at the price he'd like. I've seen this kind of behaviour so many times and I struggle to think of many examples where it has worked in the long run. Short term thinking often prevails over what's right for the long term.
     
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  15. Aaron Baker

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    Isn't it just the standard Rhodes strategy?

    Overspend in August. Reel it all back in in January if you don't have a cup run.

    Seems pretty standard to me. We just don't have Lawn shouting it from the rooftops anymore.
     
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    Dont forget O'Donnell. That'll be like a new signing. And Riley maybe later in the season. That'll be like a new signing. Ismail and Gibson haven't really featured for weeks. Both like new signings.
     
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  19. Biker

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    Probably some sense in that, Rhodes likes to balance the books in Jan. let’s face it the German probably wants out, although we still have a very good squad and it’s in his best interests to sell us as a league one club.
     
  20. Fordy117

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    That strategy makes no sense when you are meant to be going for promotion
     
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