Deutsch Par Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 31 minutes ago, da_no_1 said: Ashcroft confirmed at Raith - with another wee dig at us on their SM. Going to make it all the sweeter when they bottle the playoffs again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmcno1 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 In preparation for catching the next series of Sunderland til I die, I decided to restart watching from series 1. Quite alarming how after first 3/4 episodes I find myself finding so many parallels to us right now. Indulge me in these a little as I’m being semi serious… - for Martin Bain read David Cook (Christ they even look similar) - for Simon Greyson see McPake (again shaving his head there’s more a resemblance! 😂) - their squad and ours comparable in terms of underperformance this season, - injuries and bad luck - owner that isn’t entirely visible/present - horrendous home form and atmosphere with angry fans - underwhelming transfer windows i mean, it all turned out ok for Sunderland didn’t it? 🥹 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelty_par Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Interesting reading the courier and Ashcroft saying potter was a huge reason he went there, always on the phone making him feeling wanted and that’s what got it over the line. Yet our sporting director is barely in the country and does zoom calls once a week 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA-go Par Adonis Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Do you think that there was no-one at our club regularly in touch with Ashcroft, trying to get the deal across the line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al k Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Hughes did an interview saying Meggle held everything up once it got to him. Not sure how much I can trust him to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelty_par Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 4 minutes ago, DA-go Par Adonis said: Do you think that there was no-one at our club regularly in touch with Ashcroft, trying to get the deal across the line? Probably, but after the 3rd player that’s picked raith over us, can’t just be a coincidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA-go Par Adonis Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Potter is a good guy, so that is probably a factor. He left us for a bigger opportunity at Sunderland though, so it is not as if the club dropped the ball on that one. Raith being one point off top spot and us being in freefall in 9th is likely the biggest issue, however. It isn't really a big decision for Rudden and Ashcroft if both clubs are in for them. If Byrne is the other one you're referring to, I believe that was slightly different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelty_par Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Point I was trying to make is that they have a sporting director who’s hands on and is here. We rely on ours via zoom calls and is barely here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA-go Par Adonis Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 We've got a CEO who is hands on and is here. Your point seemed to be that Rovers had someone in regular touch with Ashcroft, making him feel wanted at the club, whereas we didn't. That wasn't the case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosythpar Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 4 minutes ago, DA-go Par Adonis said: We've got a CEO who is hands on and is here. Your point seemed to be that Rovers had someone in regular touch with Ashcroft, making him feel wanted at the club, whereas we didn't. That wasn't the case. Is Cook hands on? What has he done exactly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 17 minutes ago, rosythpar said: Is Cook hands on? What has he done exactly? What are your expectations of a CEO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosythpar Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 30 minutes ago, da_no_1 said: What are your expectations of a CEO? I know he is involved in transfers and they have been a bit of a disaster. I look at players who went to Raith and Patrick in the summer and think how did we not get them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA-go Par Adonis Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 I would argue that injuries have been more of a disaster than the signings. Since Cook has been in charge, we've secured a lot of decent players - some on loan, some permanent, some on loan and then signed permanently. We've also successfully re-signed a lot of our own players who were out of contract. We've clearly missed out on some guys, most notably in this window, but that would seem to be a product of us being in freefall results-wise, which is largely due to a crippling injury list. There will also be budgets/wage structure that he's got to work within, but the owners are going to have the ultimate say on those numbers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 In other news we've just signed a defender on loan from Livingston. Miles Welch-Hayes 27 years old. Welcome to the club lad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al k Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 https://dafc.co.uk/miles-welch-hayes-joins-on-loan/ 27yo Defender that's managed 3 appearances for an awful Livingston team. Wouldn't someone like Darren Brownlie be better who's on a free. Anyway Miles welcome and prove me wrong please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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