Romared Match Thoughts Exeter City v Barnsley

[Young_Nudger]

Much better second dig and clearly benefiting from Clarke reading them the riot act at half time I suspect .

More intensity , we worked harder and were more positive .

First half we made Exeter look much better than they actually were .

Saying that I'd take their central defender Tristan Crama all day long who is on loan to them from Brentford , absolute class act and has one thing we haven't got , pace .

Who the feck is running the recruitment strategy these days ?

Who the feck is running the recruitment strategy these days?

Are you new on here ???

Didn?t I go purposely to the Supporters Trust Meeting to ask that same question ???
And didn?t we all have a lengthy discussion on here after that ???

Just as a reminder - James Cryne has left recruitment.

You know, that fella that I said is a genius in finding rough diamonds that have gone on to sell for millions.
The same fella who Neerav described as the person that prevented the club from folding.
That?s right - not just Patrick - but also James.

Since James left the building the recruitment has shown IMO a definite dip in its success.

We have had two HCs since then - one that was unbelievably totally inappropriate who played a completely different style to the Game Model - and another that?s far from getting the best out of the players he?s got.
Then we have gapping holes in the squad - notably strikers.

Now it maybe a huge coincidence that these things have occurred since James left the building.
But I don?t think it is.

I?m suspecting that Sormaz?s time at the club is under pressure.
If he doesn?t pull a couple of rabbits out of the hat this January - he will be gone in the summer.

[pass_and_move]

I missed the game yesterday. Taking from what I read on here, we responded very well to a early setback and a poor first half and got a much needed win with two good goals. Chuffed wi that. Exeter is never an easy place to go.

[pass_and_move]

What the hell are these people doing all week ?

Working 24hrs round the clock looking at statistics or trying to get deals and over the line!! It's not possible to do any more than that is it

[NerfHerder]

Killip would be my man o match kept us in the game first half and the save in the last minutes.

No denying that Killip was decent yesterday but I feel like ?kept us in the game? is a bit extreme. He came rushing out to 1 attempt in the first half, which was smart but apart from that, I don?t remember them testing him too much. The save late on was good, mainly down to his positioning.

Nwakali was clear man of the match, in my opinion. Wasted very little, kept us moving on the ball and it was a fantastic strike for the equaliser.

[Young_Nudger]

I think Phillips will be sold and nwakali replace him. Think Russell will stay. Quick feet (not runner) keeps moves alive

Fingers crossed.
We can only hope.
But as recent history has shown - the directors are likely to hang on to the prime-madonna.
As a club we can not afford players that just show glimpses during a game.
We need players that are fully engaged.

IMO there are 3 red lines when selling players.
1) We don?t sell to our business competitors ie Leeds and the Sheffield clubs.
2) We don?t give players away cheaply.
3) We don?t sell in January when we are either in a promotion or relegation battle. Which we arn?t, so we may as well sell Phillips to provide space for others to be brought in.

[pass_and_move]

Fingers crossed.
We can only hope.
But as recent history has shown - the directors are likely to hang on to the prime-madonna.
As a club we can not afford players that just show glimpses during a game.
We need players that are fully engaged.

IMO there are 3 red lines when selling players.
1) We don?t sell to our business competitors ie Leeds and the Sheffield clubs.
2) We don?t give players away cheaply.
3) We don?t sell in January when we are either in a promotion or relegation battle. Which we arn?t, so we may as well sell Phillips to provide space for others to be brought in.

Assuming Phillips is in his final year? (Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong) then selling him in January would make him available pretty cheap and with the team in a potential play off push, it kind of destroys a couple of your red line rules.

As for not selling to the leeds or sheffield clubs. It is business ffs. The owners aren't emotionally involved as we fans are. If leeds offered 10m for Nwakali this January, the club would take it, no danger and rightly so too.

[Jules88]

Assuming Phillips is in his final year? (Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong) then selling him in January would make him available pretty cheap and with the team in a potential play off push, it kind of destroys a couple of your red line rules.

As for not selling to the leeds or sheffield clubs. It is business ffs. The owners aren't emotionally involved as we fans are. If leeds offered 10m for Nwakali this January, the club would take it, no danger and rightly so too.

If ANYONE offers ?10m for anyone, ( and possibly even for the whole club), then I would think that they wouldn’t have a hand left in January.
Leeds, Sheff or anyone…….

As Pass says, it’s business…… not a charity. Most realistic fans know what’s coming.

[SBRed48]

Assuming Phillips is in his final year? (Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong) then selling him in January would make him available pretty cheap and with the team in a potential play off push, it kind of destroys a couple of your red line rules.

As for not selling to the leeds or sheffield clubs. It is business ffs. The owners aren't emotionally involved as we fans are. If leeds offered 10m for Nwakali this January, the club would take it, no danger and rightly so too.

According to the BBS "Comings and Goings" Section, an accurate a summary as there is, then

Adam Phillips contract, due to end Summer 2025, was extended to Summer 2026 with a further year until Summer 2027 decided by club

Luca Connell contract, was extended to Summer 2027 with a further year until Summer 2028 decided by club

Both these extensions were made in Summer 2023.

[Young_Nudger]

Assuming Phillips is in his final year? (Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong) then selling him in January would make him available pretty cheap and with the team in a potential play off push, it kind of destroys a couple of your red line rules.

As for not selling to the leeds or sheffield clubs. It is business ffs. The owners aren't emotionally involved as we fans are. If leeds offered 10m for Nwakali this January, the club would take it, no danger and rightly so too.

Yes it definitely is business FFS.
That?s why Barnsley can not sell to our business competitors.
That?s competitors for paying support.

We would put thousands on the attendance gates at Oakwell if all football fans from Barnsley that support those teams actually supported Barnsley.

Generations of football supporters from Barnsley have lost faith in the club and jumped ship to neighbouring clubs that have a more positive mindset.

[animallittle3]

Yes it definitely is business FFS.
That?s why Barnsley can not sell to our business competitors.
That?s competitors for paying support.

We would put thousands on the attendance gates at Oakwell if all football fans from Barnsley that support those teams actually supported Barnsley.

Generations of football supporters from Barnsley have lost faith in the club and jumped ship to neighbouring clubs that have a more positive mindset.

It doesn't work how you think it works with regard to people who live in the borough but don't support Barnsley .

I'll tell you for why , if the truth be known the Sheffield clubs and Leeds United are as underperforming entities as we are currently , I don't see any Premier League longevity and Wednesday haven't competed in the Premier League for over 20 years .

Anybody from the borough supporting those three doesn't do it for the winning of trophies or even for the Premier League badge of honour .

What happens is , is that because of the close proximity of both city's youngsters get taken along by parents or relatives and once they go through those turnstiles it instantly becomes the club they support , I'd wager a month's wage that's how Jules came to support Barnsley even though I don't think he's lived in the borough in his entire life .

Here's another aspect to this even though it's a different sport but the same rules apply none the less .

I've supported Wakefield Trinity for 42 years but if someone formed a Rugby League club in Barnsley and they started to rise through the league's and become a force in the game overtaking or even became at least level with Trinity I wouldn't ditch my allegiance to Trinity because I'm a Barnsley lad .

Wakefield Trinity is my club and that is that .