🎯Summer 2025 Transfer Targets and Rumours

[northpie1862]

I have to agree with this from laddo.. all the scare mongering predictions about us getting relegated if Maynard had been retained was utter b-o- ll-ox..

Its the NCM cycle - moan until your prediction comes right (its more likely than not).

Season ends - 'We arent in good shape we'll be looking at bottom half/ relegation, do the bros really care'

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We sign a few players - 'Never heard of them, cheap option, no ambition' (They often turn out to be astute signing like Bedeau, Platt, Bass last summer)

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Lose / draw a preseason game - 'We dont look ready for the season, new signings duds, we miss player X from last season'

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We end up having a decent season, acheive more than a lot vote for on the preseason poll, but still poster doubt the owners ambition and think we are just a big money laundering scheme so the bros can profit off The Nest and The Padel courts

You will be able to play bingo with these scenarios as the summer continues.

[BigFatPie]

That's because he's a winger

Football matches are hard enough to win without needlessly playing people out of position. I saw Will Jarvis give one of the worst performances ive ever seen from a professional player against Tranny. He then scored a worldie against a disinterested MKD and Maynard was dying to use that to justify inverted wingers. 1 goal.

He really will go down as one of our worst coaches/managers in my book. That squad should have smashed promotion.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

And so is Jones. Why is it that these idiot coaches cant see that, and play them where they will be more effective..

Jones can play as a wing back though

[durhampie]

The seasons over, the manager you (correctly) wanted out is gone - and here you are still miserable as sin.

Why do you bother

What are you on about, I was making a suggestion as to why McGoldrick may turned down a new contract. I cant see where i mentioned the manager in that statement...

[legs77]

Jones can play as a wing back though

Correct.

I would put this on the recruitment as it is clear as day Maynard didn?t fancy him also why buy a winger when they know we don?t use them ?

As for Traore why is Maynard getting stick for him the bloke didn?t look like he could control the ball or had any strength again you have to ask which smart ar*e signed him ? We can see where he came from so put 2+2 together.

This might be a blocker from getting an established head coach / manager if he doesn?t really control the ins and outs I would feel that way too as if it goes wrong there is only man who gets the blame.

[Boomerangpie]

Correct.

I would put this on the recruitment as it is clear as day Maynard didn?t fancy him also why buy a winger when they know we don?t use them ?

As for Traore why is Maynard getting stick for him the bloke didn?t look like he could control the ball or had any strength again you have to ask which smart ar*e signed him ? We can see where he came from so put 2+2 together.

This might be a blocker from getting an established head coach / manager if he doesn?t really control the ins and outs I would feel that way too as if it goes wrong there is only man who gets the blame.

I assume we use that same put 2+2 together equation to see where other signings came from to?

Also Will Jarvis 3.5 year deal.

[Med Pie]

Obviously every club in League Two are one bad (if we are being honest it?s more accurately awful or disastrous) season from being in the National League, that?s the nature of the beast.

Under these owners I don?t believe we will be anywhere close to a return to that level. The vast majority of the clubs that are relegated to the National League either have big financial issues or are very badly run off field behind the scenes, or both. We have absolutely no evidence regarding either under these owners.

The final third of the season might suggest otherwise?

[legs77]

I assume we use that same put 2+2 together equation to see where other signings came from to?

Also Will Jarvis 3.5 year deal.

The players in question are Traore and Jarvis with Maynard getting the blame for not playing or using them correctly.

We don?t play wingers so why sign Jarvis unless you change formation which we were not equipped to do.

A poster said Maynard had no idea what to do with Traore what can you do if he doesn?t look like he can do the basics all this settling in stuff is fine if he is a youngster we payed a reported ?300k for him I?d want him to hit the ground running and so far he doesn?t look very good does he ?

[northpie1862]

The final third of the season might suggest otherwise?

Exactly what people said in the season IB came in and we lost to Torquay, and what people said end of last season when SM couldnt get them going.

We finished better in both the seasons after this.

No season long evidence to show anything anywhere near catastrophic enough for a relegation.

[Med Pie]

Exactly what people said in the season IB came in and we lost to Torquay, and what people said end of last season when SM couldnt get them going.

We finished better in both the seasons after this.

No season long evidence to show anything anywhere near catastrophic enough for a relegation.

If you add the end of last season to the end if this, it's not glorious is it!

[Boomerangpie]

The final third of the season might suggest otherwise?

If you only select the last 16 games of the season our points total then we would still have been well clear even on that poor form of finishing bottom two.

I guess based on that theory the previous season?s final third would have suggested evidence of relegation worries this season??. As you know we finished 6th.

[Boomerangpie]

The players in question are Traore and Jarvis with Maynard getting the blame for not playing or using them correctly.

We don?t play wingers so why sign Jarvis unless you change formation which we were not equipped to do.

A poster said Maynard had no idea what to do with Traore what can you do if he doesn?t look like he can do the basics all this settling in stuff is fine if he is a youngster we payed a reported ?300k for him I?d want him to hit the ground running and so far he doesn?t look very good does he ?

Well Traore came from the same source that Jatta and many others came from.

I agree strange or more accurately a waste this season when we don?t play wingers we he clearly is but he is signed for 3 more years. Long term. Harsh to criticise Maynard as you suggest.

Traore doesn?t look good so far, Jarvis does though doesn?t he? Really good prospect from what I?ve seen if played as a winger in the future.

[legs77]

Well Traore came from the same source that Jatta and many others came from.

I agree strange or more accurately a waste this season when we don?t play wingers we he clearly is but he is signed for 3 more years. Long term. Harsh to criticise Maynard as you suggest.

Traore doesn?t look good so far, Jarvis does though doesn?t he? Really good prospect from what I?ve seen if played as a winger in the future.

Jarvis is talented yes but he will frustrate fans at times too as he is a touch lightweight and gives the ball away cheaply but in saying that it’s the price you pay for playing wingers generally they are an inconsistent breed.

I’d prefer us to play a back four moving forward but we need to get the players to do it Bedeau at left back is a no no for me he is a CB who can play there if need be you don’t go up or have success with stop gaps.

[WarsopPie]

The players in question are Traore and Jarvis with Maynard getting the blame for not playing or using them correctly.

We don?t play wingers so why sign Jarvis unless you change formation which we were not equipped to do.

A poster said Maynard had no idea what to do with Traore what can you do if he doesn?t look like he can do the basics all this settling in stuff is fine if he is a youngster we payed a reported ?300k for him I?d want him to hit the ground running and so far he doesn?t look very good does he ?

I feel like I have to correct you with this post.
We paid ?108,000 sterling for Traore and we?ve paid just shy of ?250k for Jarvis plus a add on it was posted as undisclosed but am close to someone within the club.

[matt_magpie]

If you only select the last 16 games of the season our points total then we would still have been well clear even on that poor form of finishing bottom two.

I guess based on that theory the previous season?s final third would have suggested evidence of relegation worries this season??. As you know we finished 6th.

It?s amazing how people criticising SM for no plan B, same tactics every game etc etc, so what?s the common dominator for the downturn, maybe actually the players??

If you can?t get yourselves up for a run in and also can?t handle the pressure then it?s pretty telling. I saw Abbott playing like he was a club legend for a number of years but there wasn?t much evidence of many others with that drive, energy and focus he had bar Didzy.