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Welcome Trialist B. A rapid winger -at last.
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Ticket office should be busy now selling season tickets ?Johnsons Red Army wrote:https://www.ctfc.com/news/2018/may/signing-alex-addai/
"Ee Aye Addai" we signed a winger !everyman wrote:Ticket office should be busy now selling season tickets ?Johnsons Red Army wrote:https://www.ctfc.com/news/2018/may/signing-alex-addai/
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Not sure why you are asking meeveryman wrote:Ticket office should be busy now selling season tickets ?Johnsons Red Army wrote:https://www.ctfc.com/news/2018/may/signing-alex-addai/
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If he’s only half as good as Mo Eisa, he will get 12 or 13 goals
Joking apart, good luck to the young man and if he turns out to be another ‘find’ then it could turn out to be another shrewd piece of business. Can Lady Luck smile on us again?
It’s looking increasingly likely that Mo will leave us at the end of the season now, and probably for a decent sum of money, which absolutely must be reinvested in some decent experienced heads through the spine of the team. But please, no journeymen at the end of their careers.
This summers recruitment business is going to be very interesting indeed.
Joking apart, good luck to the young man and if he turns out to be another ‘find’ then it could turn out to be another shrewd piece of business. Can Lady Luck smile on us again?
It’s looking increasingly likely that Mo will leave us at the end of the season now, and probably for a decent sum of money, which absolutely must be reinvested in some decent experienced heads through the spine of the team. But please, no journeymen at the end of their careers.
This summers recruitment business is going to be very interesting indeed.
Retained list out early next week I expect, as a supporter I always enjoy that day, not so much for the players though. It might throw up one or two surprises.
Fully expecting at least half a dozen players making their debuts in the first game of next season.
Fully expecting at least half a dozen players making their debuts in the first game of next season.
I am not expecting a huge amount on the released list Wright, Page, Holman probably Thomas and hopefully Grimes. Winchester has been offered a new deal, I expect Cranston will as well and I heard Odelusi was being released. Probably the only borderline is Sellars and he may well have played his way out last week.
The seven loans will go back but I'd imagine we will try to re-sign Ilias and Morrell either permanently or on loan. Of course Downes will clearly retire.
2018/19 Squad as follows:
Lovett (GK)
Flinders (GK)
Boyle (CB)
Forster (CB)
Dawson (RM/RWB)
Pell (CM)
Atangana (CM)
Addai (LW/RW?)
Eisa (SC)
Graham (SC)
Lloyd (SC)
We need an experienced centre half, experienced central midfielders, two full backs (possibly three if Ilias doesn't come back) and probably two strikers.
The seven loans will go back but I'd imagine we will try to re-sign Ilias and Morrell either permanently or on loan. Of course Downes will clearly retire.
2018/19 Squad as follows:
Lovett (GK)
Flinders (GK)
Boyle (CB)
Forster (CB)
Dawson (RM/RWB)
Pell (CM)
Atangana (CM)
Addai (LW/RW?)
Eisa (SC)
Graham (SC)
Lloyd (SC)
We need an experienced centre half, experienced central midfielders, two full backs (possibly three if Ilias doesn't come back) and probably two strikers.
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Expecting Harry to stay then?Robin wrote:I am not expecting a huge amount on the released list Wright, Page, Holman probably Thomas and hopefully Grimes. Winchester has been offered a new deal, I expect Cranston will as well and I heard Odelusi was being released. Probably the only borderline is Sellars and he may well have played his way out last week.
The seven loans will go back but I'd imagine we will try to re-sign Ilias and Morrell either permanently or on loan. Of course Downes will clearly retire.
2018/19 Squad as follows:
Lovett (GK)
Flinders (GK)
Boyle (CB)
Forster (CB)
Pell (CM)
Atangana (CM)
Addai (LW/RW?)
Eisa (SC)
Graham (SC)
Lloyd (SC)
We need an experienced centre half, experienced central midfielders, two full backs (possibly three if Ilias doesn't come back) and probably two strikers.
Why do we need four central midfielders? Only two can play at any one time in a 4-4-2, and we already have Nige. I can only see four coming in if one or two of them are comfortable in other positions (e.g. fullback). They're formerly known as utility players, currently termed square pegs. Expect a few of those.
I have no objection to utility players under normal circumstances, but going into a full season without a specialist right back and only one left back (who got injured) was madness. The moving of our (at the time) best midfielder to play right back heralded the square pegs comments.Artemis wrote:Why do we need four central midfielders? Only two can play at any one time in a 4-4-2, and we already have Nige. I can only see four coming in if one or two of them are comfortable in other positions (e.g. fullback). They're formerly known as utility players, currently termed square pegs. Expect a few of those.
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Excited to see this lad play and try and emulate Mo in rampaging L2.
Our priorities need to be:
Ensure Eisa stays.
Defence. Do we need a new solid back three/four?
We are the fourth equal highest team for goals scored in league this season and we all know we have leaked too many.
Then build up in other areas.
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Ensure Eisa stays.
Defence. Do we need a new solid back three/four?
We are the fourth equal highest team for goals scored in league this season and we all know we have leaked too many.
Then build up in other areas.
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Not asking you,suggesting that they might be,understand ? that is a question !Johnsons Red Army wrote:Not sure why you are asking meeveryman wrote:Ticket office should be busy now selling season tickets ?Johnsons Red Army wrote:https://www.ctfc.com/news/2018/may/signing-alex-addai/
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Don't quote me next time then you sarcastic twat.
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What a lovely feature!
What a lovely feature!
Whilst I agree with the sentiment JP is hinting offers of around £1.2 million are likely for Eisa simply no way we are turning that down, it's probably around our entire wage budget for a season.Andy wrote:Our priorities need to be:
Ensure Eisa stays.
Defence. Do we need a new solid back three/four?
We are the fourth equal highest team for goals scored in league this season and we all know we have leaked too many.
Then build up in other areas.
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Is it enough to replace the goals and excitement (and promotion chances) which Eisa guarantees?Robin wrote:Whilst I agree with the sentiment JP is hinting offers of around £1.2 million are likely for Eisa simply no way we are turning that down, it's probably around our entire wage budget for a season.Andy wrote:Our priorities need to be:
Ensure Eisa stays.
Defence. Do we need a new solid back three/four?
We are the fourth equal highest team for goals scored in league this season and we all know we have leaked too many.
Then build up in other areas.
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And in two years time when the players have moved on, the money is gone and we have no tangible asset to show for it?CTFC03 wrote:Forget the new stand and just sign a team of better players.
Short-term thinking has beeen the ruin of many clubs.y
We do not need a new stand yet, there is no point ripping it up and building a new one to increase capacity when our attendances have been average, we need to spend a decent amount on players next season to make sure we're competing at the right end of the table, results on the pitch should be Cheltenham's first priority.
We absolutely need a new stand its not about capacity, it is about generating non match day revenue, build a stand with offices to rent out or a conference centre, gym etc the club will get a much bigger income generated from these things which we simply cant do at the moment. The current stand is relic of a bygone age and the conference facilities and rooms for hire are a joke not anywhere near s modern standard.CTFC03 wrote:We do not need a new stand yet, there is no point ripping it up and building a new one to increase capacity when our attendances have been average, we need to spend a decent amount on players next season to make sure we're competing at the right end of the table, results on the pitch should be Cheltenham's first priority.
Any money from the sale of mo should be invested in the facilities then his sale will generate money for years and years to come, possibly decades, where as if we splurge on players it will be gone in two seasons with nothing to show for it.
Investing in the infrastructure will secure the club as a league club for years to come!!
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^ ThisCTFC03 wrote:We do not need a new stand yet, there is no point ripping it up and building a new one to increase capacity when our attendances have been average, we need to spend a decent amount on players next season to make sure we're competing at the right end of the table, results on the pitch should be Cheltenham's first priority.
We've just had a game where due to limited capacity the club lost a lot of money and had some away fans in the home areas, I would also argue that and the non-match day revenue is a key reason we need this new stand at the earliest. No club waits until they sell out every week to build and improve it's facilities.CTFC03 wrote:We do not need a new stand yet, there is no point ripping it up and building a new one to increase capacity when our attendances have been average, we need to spend a decent amount on players next season to make sure we're competing at the right end of the table, results on the pitch should be Cheltenham's first priority.
A new 4000 seater main stand with decent revenue generators could safeguard the long term future of the club whilst spending seven figures on players may bring promotion to league one in the short term without the new stand staying there will be difficult.
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Capacity is the least of the concerns. Off the field revenue and financial sustainability is the reason we need a new stand.CTFC03 wrote:We do not need a new stand yet, there is no point ripping it up and building a new one to increase capacity when our attendances have been average, we need to spend a decent amount on players next season to make sure we're competing at the right end of the table, results on the pitch should be Cheltenham's first priority.
Too much longer without a new stand and the table and results you will be prioritising will be in the Conference or lower.
We aren't going to get relegated because of a 50 year old stand lol!RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:Capacity is the least of the concerns. Off the field revenue and financial sustainability is the reason we need a new stand.CTFC03 wrote:We do not need a new stand yet, there is no point ripping it up and building a new one to increase capacity when our attendances have been average, we need to spend a decent amount on players next season to make sure we're competing at the right end of the table, results on the pitch should be Cheltenham's first priority.
Too much longer without a new stand and the table and results you will be prioritising will be in the Conference or lower.
Appreciated but my understanding was that the council would be giving us some money in exchange for using the existing car park area to build new flats/houses. We will clearly need to contribute and a £1million is a good starting point.drgm wrote:A 4000 seater stand with gym and conference facilities will cost a lot more than 1 million pounds