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Post by The Flying Shirt on Feb 2, 2014 12:52:08 GMT
Jasper these players that arent local lads and thats pretty much all the top brits apart from Lacho have as much allegiance to the club they are currently playing for as any import, yes some marry local lasses and some buy houses but that is no different to imports who settle in a location (see Tendler in Hull). Given enough incentives to the remainder import and brit and they will sign for you, look at what has happened regards Dowd in sheffield, if enough is thrown at a player he will play for you... imho we just didnt do enough to entice those that were available. Yes alot of the players who you quote are now settled where they are currently playing but they certainly werent at the end of last season... Bigger problem at the moment is enough new Brits coming along in anywhere near the numbers to support the clubs already in the league. |
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Post by texpef on Feb 2, 2014 13:10:10 GMT
very true FS which makes it even more important for the league (but obviously not for the club you support) to spread the talent out rather than have it all concentrated in any one club..
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Post by pantherdman on Feb 2, 2014 14:31:29 GMT
Enough pieces of paper with the queens head on will unsettle any Brit. Don't know whether there is some "gentlemans" agreement or we simply didn't compete for the Brits?
If a player like dowd or peacock become available we should just be asking them to name their price and paying it.
Not resigning Meyers now looks a horrible decision, no reason we couldn't have him and weaver.
Quality Brits simply aren't coming through, we got lucky with lacho if things don't change Clarke will still be icing for us when he's 50.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Feb 2, 2014 15:45:44 GMT
Losing Josh Ward in the off season was a big blow I think and I know it wasn't something that was expected when plans were being made after MM left.
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