Cole Stockton

[Masbroughstreet]

Masborough, sorry got to come in on this and say….’‘ too big a risk for a 28 year old’’ yet we give a 3 year contract to a 30 year old who only scored 14 goals in two seasons before coming to us!

So far he’s not delivered but had a darling sub performance at the Lane and still no goals.

Not saying Cole was the answer but I’d wager a bet he would have scored more than 14 for us in two seasons but, we’ll never know now will we ?

I didn’t agree with the 3 year contract, 2 maybe but 3 seemed a lot. Eaves has been a poor signing I agree, but he had more championship experience than Stockton and more importantly he was a free transfer, not upwards of 500k as Stockton was valued at with his wages on top of that, so given our budget I can see the logic behind it but it hasn’t worked out.

I dare say if we’d had to pay 500k for Eaves he wouldn’t be here either.

[Brin]

I didn’t agree with the 3 year contract, 2 maybe but 3 seemed a lot. Eaves has been a poor signing I agree, but he had more championship experience than Stockton and more importantly he was a free transfer, not upwards of 500k as Stockton was valued at with his wages on top of that, so given our budget I can see the logic behind it but it hasn’t worked out.

I dare say if we’d had to pay 500k for Eaves he wouldn’t be here either.

Totally agree with that one pal.

[Redshank]

Coleman saids ok sunderland till I die reason he did so well with wales is because off the good characters off the players

It's only because we are so limited with Finance that people are against it.

[Redshank]

Not sure why wanting to work with good people is seen as a negative thing.
There was no love lost on here when Notts County signed Lee Hughes, joey Barton, Nile Ranger and Adam Johnson have had their fair share of stick as well.

There are cretins everywhere so it is refreshing to see some positivity.

Spot on

[gru]

I said I didn't want Stockton last January window. Seen him here last season did nothing to make me want us to sign him. We need a striker in January not him someone on the way up.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Not sure why wanting to work with good people is seen as a negative thing.
There was no love lost on here when Notts County signed Lee Hughes, joey Barton, Nile Ranger and Adam Johnson have had their fair share of stick as well.

There are cretins everywhere so it is refreshing to see some positivity.

Well it's simple really

Our possible transfer targets are restricted as it is, ie transfer fee, wages, don't want to live in Rotherham etc etc

So why restrict the possible targets even more because the manager hasn't got the skills to handle the more volatile players?

[Scum-Triumphant]

Well it's simple really

Our possible transfer targets are restricted as it is, ie transfer fee, wages, don't want to live in Rotherham etc etc

So why restrict the possible targets even more because the manager hasn't got the skills to handle the more volatile players?

Not got the skills or doesn’t suffer them?

I have never heard him or anyone else say he doesn’t have the skills to handle them.

Not like you to make up your own narrative.

[Brin]

Well it's simple really

Our possible transfer targets are restricted as it is, ie transfer fee, wages, don't want to live in Rotherham etc etc

So why restrict the possible targets even more because the manager hasn't got the skills to handle the more volatile players?

Grist, fair point but I think you’ll find in Taylor we now have the manager to handle difficult players so let’s get a rough diamond or two in, come January.

[MillersTime]

Oh yay, back on the Stockton, purely fan led speculation, thread. Fun.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Grist, fair point but I think you’ll find in Taylor we now have the manager to handle difficult players so let’s get a rough diamond or two in, come January.

I would just be happy for us to cast a wider net.