Plymouth bid 750k for Jatta

[IluvNotts]

It's not Jatta Plymouth need it's an entire new squad based on their efforts so far tonight.

Maybe Plymouth should be looking at bringing in defenders too.
Seriously though it's not out the question that Notts and Plymouth could both be in L1 next season.

[jackal2]

Jatta should sue Plymouth for trying to associate themselves with him!

[matt_magpie]

Plymouth currently down 0-3 at home to Burnley, and according to the stats haven't had a shot on or off target yet compared to Burnley's twelve! That might make them desperate to up the bid, but a less attractive move because they look very likely to be in League 1 next season.

Not that I think he will go there but are they going to fork out very decent wages that they will have to honour in L1.
They may have some players that have wage reductions in their contracts if relegated but who in their right mind would sign up to that now with them cast adrift.

[kill_the_drum]

I pose the same question as per the Crowley thread - do we actually want to get promoted, or not?

If Jatta is sold this month, we will have sold two key players in January without an adequate replacement for either. If that is the eventual outcome, then the answer to the above would appear to be a resounding no and the fan base would have every right to be disappointed.

I hope it is just conjecture - over to you, Notts.

I swear you were saying that we had no cover for Langstaff when he was going to Millwall. Of course we?ll be disappointed but this is how we progress.
The owners business model isn?t making promotion the priority. It?s making promotion a byproduct of buying quality players for cheap, getting the best out of them and selling them for a fee that they?re happy with or keeping them if that fee isn?t met. The money then gets reinvested.

[Putney Pie]

I swear you were saying that we had no cover for Langstaff when he was going to Millwall. Of course we?ll be disappointed but this is how we progress.
The owners business model isn?t making promotion the priority. It?s making promotion a byproduct of buying quality players for cheap, getting the best out of them and selling them for a fee that they?re happy with or keeping them if that fee isn?t met. The money then gets reinvested.

Couldn?t agree more. Anyone who thinks the owners will turn down ?750k or more for a single player are naive.

[WarsopPie]

Couldn?t agree more. Anyone who thinks the owners will turn down ?750k or more for a single player are naive.

We've made a lot of money in the last 18 months starting from the LW and his backroom staff fee and apart from the AJ fee where has this money been reinvested then apart from the beloved Nest and paddle courts and pitch??
Fancy pitches and paddle courts and packed out fan zones don't win you promotion.
Certainly hasn't been reinvested in the playing squad YET as we know for a fact we aren't getting a seasoned pro to replace Crowley like we need instead we are expecting basically kids with barely a professional game in men's football to replace him and we have been crying out for god knows how long sine Macca left for another striker which so far hasn't materalised.

[Old_pie]

We've made a lot of money in the last 18 months starting from the LW and his backroom staff fee and apart from the AJ fee where has this money been reinvested then apart from the beloved Nest and paddle courts and pitch??
Fancy pitches and paddle courts and packed out fan zones don't win you promotion.
Certainly hasn't been reinvested in the playing squad YET as we know for a fact we aren't getting a seasoned pro to replace Crowley like we need instead we are expecting basically kids with barely a professional game in men's football to replace him and we have been crying out for god knows how long sine Macca left for another striker which so far hasn't materalised.

It's a shame you don't have a knowledgeable footballing friend who can explain these things to you in simple terms.

It certainly is a waste of time us trying to help you.

[SmiffyPie]

The owners business model isn?t making promotion the priority. It?s making promotion a byproduct of buying quality players for cheap, getting the best out of them and selling them for a fee

I find that so depressing (I don't doubt it, just the ramifications of it).

[Old_pie]

[Quote Originally Posted by kill_the_drum]
The owners business model isn?t making promotion the priority. It?s making promotion a byproduct of buying quality players for cheap, getting the best out of them and selling them for a fee [/quote]

I find that so depressing (I don't doubt it, just the ramifications of it).

I'd rephrase what KTD says. Unless you're prepared to risk megabucks you cannot guarantee buying promotion. But you can put in place a process where the club's footballing ability steadily improves and one day the cream will rise to the top. We have paid for players and not bought them on the cheap eg Bass. When we sell, and we haven't always (eg Rodrigues) it has been where the value for money has meant we have some freedom in replacing.

However, I'm starting a thread on Team v Squad, because there are other risks in this approach.

[Putney Pie]

Even on a personal level I can't imagine Plymouth is the best place for a Gambian born Muslim to feel integrated. Visited a couple of times for work and the actual city is bleak. Obviously nearly everywhere else around that neck of the woods is beautiful but not the most progressive areas.

Nottingham and it's proximity to Leicester and Birmingham make it almost the perfect place to settle into a new country with that background.

Doesn't make sense on a football level or a personal level to want to move in January to a team we could potentially be playing next year.

That background?