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Can we have someone come on and tell me Southgate is doing a good job?
While you’re at it convince me why I am being unrealistic to expect we could do better than snatch a lucky draw against a team of reasonable Championship standard?
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It’s the right thread Awaywego. Only thing plastic pitches should be used for in professional football is for parking cars on it.
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Southgate does seem to have mastered turning world class attackers into mediocre defenders.
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Poor man’s Jimmy Dean.
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You just hope 1 or 2 of them surprise us and are ready to make that step up from promising young players to consistent performer.
Seem to remember nobody was too excited about a 20 year old Gary Hooper turning up at Glanford Park.
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Given we needed to reduce the wage bill but have only lost Elliott and Butterfield from the “higher” earners gang this was inevitable.
We should prepare for the keeper and right back to be more Lidl and Aldi than M&S or Waitrose.
If we have any spare cash left to speculate with I would prefer it spent in the wide positions. History suggests Roberts and Law won’t manage 40 games between them.
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You might have some technology issues. He was a tad quieter than James but could make out every word listening to it on my phone.
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I would put money on no-one that visits this site has ever signed up to a 65% wage cut.
If he had been offered a 35% wage cut and had declined it most folks would have just said thanks for the memories Jacob and wished him well.
If the estimated figures are broadly true then no offer would gave been more respectful than the one reported.
If Butler wants to go a different way that’s absolutely fine but just saying thanks and bye would have been better than making an offer that was never going to be considered.
I get that Butler is new to this and perhaps deserves to be cut some slack but surely Turnbull and/or the Directors responsible for football should have given him some better advice on this one.
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I remember reading something by the owner/chairman of Bishops Stortford when they were unhappy about being placed in National League North.
He said a big problem was clubs actually in the north could sign decent part time footballers for about £500 a week whereas clubs in the south had to pay about £800 a week for the same quality.
If that is anything close to being correct then offering arguably the best footballer in the league last season less than £500 a week as a full timer would be insulting if true.
I agree with Lesgeo that footballers salaries are best kept confidential but if this is Butlers way of saying he doesn’t want Butterfield in his team then I hope he learns to be more honest in the future.
The only “creative” player we have let go is Sembie-Ferris and it seems he wanted to be nearer family. Also he never made the team when we had a full squad.
Butterfield and Elliott were made offers that were either exceeded by offers from elsewhere or matched by more attractive clubs. Elliott rarely made the team with a full squad available either.
So really it’s down to Butterfield that is the miss. He deserves to play his last season or two somewhere higher than pub league level so good luck to him and thanks for some good memories. Tamworth and Boston demonstrate that high level midfield creativity is probably not what gets you promoted from National League North.
Those surprised we offered Boyce and Evans contracts – surely even with Butler’s desire for a smaller squad we need a backup centre back?
All 3 are decent – would be better if one was a left footer but any 2 do a good job at this level.
If everyone else re-signs I reckon we need a keeper, a right back, two athletic midfielders and 2/3 forwards.
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