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Julio said:
I honestly find it f***ing staggering that there is a certain percentage of our fans who seem not excited by this takeover and are struggling to see how this will change our entire football club.

Honestly if you cannot get excited about now having the 2nd wealthiest owners in world football you need to jack it in and find another hobby.

There is a very good reason the Mags are f***ing spewing. They know this changes everything long term
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Its because we're not used to good news.
 

Pottsy said:
Friday is the day and new owners bringing own man in
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Who told you that ?
hodge1973 said:
I'm just relaying what the players are constantly reiterating about his training sessions being superb, I totally agree I think he's a clown but it is possible to be excellent on the training ground but being inept on a Saturday afternoon.
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They totally lack fitness, what the fuck do they do all week?
 
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Shack said:
On the scouting network - in this day and age why do you need scouts to identify if league players are any good. You have tons of stats feeding into databases. Fair enough maybe watching identified players to get a personal feeling if they suit a style etc. I think of scouts as someone watching lower league football to pick out missed gems etc. The lads we've taken on are generally proven at this level so I don't think scouting is the issue - it's the picking up the better players (which comes down to paying a bit more) and training/systems (which comes from the manager).
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I agree that you could do things with an App of sorts that gives you stats on the players. I know people quote Football manager ( nope never been into games) but I do think you need to get a feel of the player and how he works with the team! As for what we have brought in you would think they would be scoring goals for fun! ( I'm off to develop the Scouting App)
 
chriswallace85 said:
And we'll still be in League 1 for at least the next 8 months. And we'll still have the same squad. And all that glitters is not gold.
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Let's hope that the new owners see the light and sack Ross, then replace him with a manager that will be supported in the January transfer window. We need more quality in defence and the fitness of the players must be improved.
 
Upthere said:
We had scouts but they are more pro-rota and adhoc.
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I know we have to cut our cloth accordingly but I think that's a terrible approach. We are in a competitive industry and any edge you can get is important. If our scouts are basically freelance why would they have any reason to make sure we sign the right players over, say, Ipswich who may also be paying them? Why would they care about SAFC?

They should be employees of the club exclusively scouting on our behalf. In rare circumstances I can see using them to give a first look over someone on the other side of the world but having that as your general approach smacks of mediocrity.
 
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