It's unclear if he did extend his contract with Celtic before he joined us.I'd really like to see us tie Doohan down for longer but I may be asking too much!
Could not do it without the investment from overseas!Hats off to the club to get 3 players in for fees and on 2 & half year deals is fantastic.
Mark & Nicola get some stick some deserved other not but we'll done to them for this
I was going to ask about where the funding had come for these excellent signings, is it confirmed as more Indonesian investment?Could not do it without the investment from overseas!
I am surprised at the length of contracts!
Just another back up centre mid in case of injuries!
Let's hope we can continue with the form, even a draw v the vegans would not be that bad!
We will bring in another centre half, possibly a centre midfielder as wellCould not do it without the investment from overseas!
I am surprised at the length of contracts!
Just another back up centre mid in case of injuries!
Let's hope we can continue with the form, even a draw v the vegans would not be that bad!
I am still not convinced there has been any substantial new investment, if you consider the players that have left and those that are likely to leave.I was going to ask about where the funding had come for these excellent signings, is it confirmed as more Indonesian investment?
Duffy gone, one of our higher wage earners if you believe the leaked tables and Watson for a fee of some sort. Hemmings did attract a fee you'd guess that wouldn't be too great given his age and contract position. while guess we've also paid something for O'Connor and Hawkes. Of the players who might leave [being optimistic and assuming no first team regulars go] only Merrie looks likely to bring a fee in. Would be interested in what draws you to that conclusion. I've no inside knowledge but it feels like we've got more funds now than in the summer.I am still not convinced there has been any substantial new investment, if you consider the players that have left and those that are likely to leave.
Watson's wage and transfer fee effectively covers the Hemmings signing.Duffy gone, one of our higher wage earners if you believe the leaked tables and Watson for a fee of some sort. Hemmings did attract a fee you'd guess that wouldn't be too great given his age and contract position. while guess we've also paid something for O'Connor and Hawkes. Of the players who might leave [being optimistic and assuming no first team regulars go] only Merrie looks likely to bring a fee in. Would be interested in what draws you to that conclusion. I've no inside knowledge but it feels like we've got more funds now than in the summer.
I think his current four-year deal ends in the summer, so he may be available, unless he is snapped up by a wealthier club. I think he may be surplus to requirements at Celtic. They have another young keeper, Conor Hazard, who has already played for the first team and for Northern Ireland. Conor is out on loan till June to a Finnish top level club.I'd really like to see us tie Doohan down for longer but I may be asking too much!
Absolutely, RLC. In recent years, one-year deals have been the norm. They have lower financial risk and we don’t get stuck with a poor player for too long, but it means a virtual team rebuild every season. If we are involved in the playoffs, as has happened in four of the last five seasons, it delays recruitment as you don’t know which league you’ll be in.I think what is crucial with these deals is that we now have a nucleus of players coming into their prime who are capable of playing in League One. IF we were to be promoted, that puts us in a far stronger position than we were in the summer of 2019. In August 2019 I think we only had two players - Kane Wilson and Kieron Morris - who were indisputably of League One standard, and that became apparent when Rochdale took us apart on the opening day of the season.