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PatrickA London 25 Jul 20 7.54am
I think this thread is coming to an end as I’m convinced he’s staying - even if there were to be 8 consecutive defeats. We’re only 6 weeks away from a new season and Hodgson seems fully on board for the planning. He has said the club are looking for younger players in the attacking areas with the defence not being a priority as we’re well covered in this area and have signed Ferguson already. The only concern may be that he said the club are looking at young players to ‘initially understudy ‘ the senior players I.e to improve strength in depth. I think we’re crying out for an immediate injection of pace into the side and would like a couple of players who could go straight into the team.
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London 25 Jul 20 7.54am

I think this thread is coming to an end as I’m convinced he’s staying - even if there were to be 8 consecutive defeats.
We’re only 6 weeks away from a new season and Hodgson seems fully on board for the planning.
He has said the club are looking for younger players in the attacking areas with the defence not being a priority as we’re well covered in this area and have signed Ferguson already.
The only concern may be that he said the club are looking at young players to ‘initially understudy ‘ the senior players I.e to improve strength in depth.
I think we’re crying out for an immediate injection of pace into the side and would like a couple of players who could go straight into the team.

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kev64 Cambs 25 Jul 20 8.19am
We really just need to hope Brentford miss out then just swap squads and grounds .. how did Brentford get a new Stadium built in Kew for 71 million.
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Cambs 25 Jul 20 8.19am

We really just need to hope Brentford miss out then just swap squads and grounds .. how did Brentford get a new Stadium built in Kew for 71 million.

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Eaglehamster Storrington 25 Jul 20 9.41am
Originally posted by kev64 We really just need to hope Brentford miss out then just swap squads and grounds .. how did Brentford get a new Stadium built in Kew for 71 million. I was ignorant of this. Now checking I see it has a capacity of just 17,500. Perhaps that was the limit of their budget but it does indicate a lack of ambition to me. I have now sufficient funds to last me the rest of my life. Provided I don't buy anything.
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Eaglehamster

Storrington 25 Jul 20 9.41am

Originally posted by kev64

We really just need to hope Brentford miss out then just swap squads and grounds .. how did Brentford get a new Stadium built in Kew for 71 million.

I was ignorant of this. Now checking I see it has a capacity of just 17,500. Perhaps that was the limit of their budget but it does indicate a lack of ambition to me.

I have now sufficient funds to last me the rest of my life. Provided I don't buy anything.

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 25 Jul 20 9.52am
Originally posted by Eaglehamster I was ignorant of this. Now checking I see it has a capacity of just 17,500. Perhaps that was the limit of their budget but it does indicate a lack of ambition to me. From my humble perspective, moving from an old stadium with a capacity of around 12,700 to a brand new purpose built stadium with an increased capacity does not indicate any dearth of ambition.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 25 Jul 20 9.52am

Originally posted by Eaglehamster

I was ignorant of this. Now checking I see it has a capacity of just 17,500. Perhaps that was the limit of their budget but it does indicate a lack of ambition to me.

From my humble perspective, moving from an old stadium with a capacity of around 12,700 to a brand new purpose built stadium with an increased capacity does not indicate any dearth of ambition.

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NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 25 Jul 20 9.53am
Originally posted by jeeagles When a manger only has a year left, no responsible chairman would open the cheque book for them, particulary with Roy's history in the transfer market. You could argue that no responsible chairman would have offered the manager a 12 month deal given that the squad overhaul needed is going to take longer than that. Old, Ungifted and White
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NEILLO

Shoreham-by-Sea 25 Jul 20 9.53am

Originally posted by jeeagles

When a manger only has a year left, no responsible chairman would open the cheque book for them, particulary with Roy's history in the transfer market.

You could argue that no responsible chairman would have offered the manager a 12 month deal given that the squad overhaul needed is going to take longer than that.

Old, Ungifted and White

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EverybodyDannsNow SE19 25 Jul 20 10.08am
Originally posted by NEILLO You could argue that no responsible chairman would have offered the manager a 12 month deal given that the squad overhaul needed is going to take longer than that. Completely agree - with such an overhaul of the playing squad needed, it doesn’t make sense to force yourself into a managerial change midway through it.
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Originally posted by NEILLO

You could argue that no responsible chairman would have offered the manager a 12 month deal given that the squad overhaul needed is going to take longer than that.

Completely agree - with such an overhaul of the playing squad needed, it doesn’t make sense to force yourself into a managerial change midway through it.

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Eaglecoops CR3 25 Jul 20 10.13am
A few articles floating around news now at the moment. In short we appear to have a manager on a one year contract who wants to bring more experienced players into the team despite it being the oldest in the league, a chairman who wants to bring youth into the team and a star player who has told his manager he wants to leave on numerous occasions and the manager appears quite happy to chat about it. You just know this recipe ain’t going to end well.
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CR3 25 Jul 20 10.13am

A few articles floating around news now at the moment. In short we appear to have a manager on a one year contract who wants to bring more experienced players into the team despite it being the oldest in the league, a chairman who wants to bring youth into the team and a star player who has told his manager he wants to leave on numerous occasions and the manager appears quite happy to chat about it.

You just know this recipe ain’t going to end well.

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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 25 Jul 20 10.18am
The 12 month business is probably about Roy's age and whether he will feel up to it 12 months hence. I suspect SP will be happy to keep extending for 12 months whilst ever Roy feels he can continue to do the job. In other words, if it looks like we will survive next season and Roy still feels he can do the job, expect another 12 month extension agreed next Spring.
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Too far from Selhurst Park 25 Jul 20 10.18am

The 12 month business is probably about Roy's age and whether he will feel up to it 12 months hence. I suspect SP will be happy to keep extending for 12 months whilst ever Roy feels he can continue to do the job. In other words, if it looks like we will survive next season and Roy still feels he can do the job, expect another 12 month extension agreed next Spring.

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Eaglecoops CR3 25 Jul 20 10.22am
Originally posted by doombear The 12 month business is probably about Roy's age and whether he will feel up to it 12 months hence. I suspect SP will be happy to keep extending for 12 months whilst ever Roy feels he can continue to do the job. In other words, if it looks like we will survive next season and Roy still feels he can do the job, expect another 12 month extension agreed next Spring. Thanks, that possibility really cheered up my rainy Saturday morning!
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Eaglecoops

CR3 25 Jul 20 10.22am

Originally posted by doombear

Thanks, that possibility really cheered up my rainy Saturday morning!

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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 25 Jul 20 10.32am
Originally posted by Eaglecoops Thanks, that possibility really cheered up my rainy Saturday morning! Sorry, Eaglecoops. I'm neither pro nor anti Hodgson. I just love the Palace and whilst ever we are in the megadosh league, I'll take what it takes to stay there. By the way, it's nice and sunny here in Brum! Let me correct that last statement. It WAS nice and sunny here; it's now pi$$ing it down. Hope that cheers you up Eaglecoops. Edited by doombear (25 Jul 2020 11.07am)
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doombear

Too far from Selhurst Park 25 Jul 20 10.32am

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

Thanks, that possibility really cheered up my rainy Saturday morning!

Sorry, Eaglecoops. I'm neither pro nor anti Hodgson. I just love the Palace and whilst ever we are in the megadosh league, I'll take what it takes to stay there. By the way, it's nice and sunny here in Brum!

Let me correct that last statement. It WAS nice and sunny here; it's now pi$$ing it down. Hope that cheers you up Eaglecoops.

Edited by doombear (25 Jul 2020 11.07am)

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kev64 Cambs 25 Jul 20 12.24pm
Originally posted by Eaglehamster I was ignorant of this. Now checking I see it has a capacity of just 17,500. Perhaps that was the limit of their budget but it does indicate a lack of ambition to me. Well let’s face it 17,500 is about what we will achieve in the Championship. Serious ? Brentford a lack of ambition, a brand new stadium, excellent scouting set up, have made progression despite selling the best players every year for handsome profits. After 9 years of PL money we had to sell AWB to cover our losses, we have a picture of a stand that won’t get built a bang average ageing squad with one sellable player and two Sakho and Tekkers that have leached us the best part of 80 million (or the cost of a new Stadium in Kew).
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kev64

Cambs 25 Jul 20 12.24pm

Originally posted by Eaglehamster

I was ignorant of this. Now checking I see it has a capacity of just 17,500. Perhaps that was the limit of their budget but it does indicate a lack of ambition to me.

Well let’s face it 17,500 is about what we will achieve in the Championship.

Serious ? Brentford a lack of ambition, a brand new stadium, excellent scouting set up, have made progression despite selling the best players every year for handsome profits.

After 9 years of PL money we had to sell AWB to cover our losses, we have a picture of a stand that won’t get built a bang average ageing squad with one sellable player and two Sakho and Tekkers that have leached us the best part of 80 million (or the cost of a new Stadium in Kew).

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rob1969 Banstead Surrey 25 Jul 20 1.58pm
[quote=kev64;354499aa1] Well let’s face it 17,500 is about what we will achieve in the Championship. Serious ? Brentford a lack of ambition, a brand new stadium, excellent scouting set up, have made progression despite selling the best players every year for handsome profits. After 9 years of PL money we had to sell AWB to cover our losses, we have a picture of a stand that won’t get built a bang average ageing squad with one sellable player and two Sakho and Tekkers that have leached us the best part of 80 million (or the cost of a new Stadium in Kew). Does make you wonder whether things have gone as well as we might have hoped after 9 years ! Edited by rob1969 (25 Jul 2020 1.59pm)
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rob1969

Banstead Surrey 25 Jul 20 1.58pm

[quote=kev64;354499aa1]

Well let’s face it 17,500 is about what we will achieve in the Championship.

Serious ? Brentford a lack of ambition, a brand new stadium, excellent scouting set up, have made progression despite selling the best players every year for handsome profits.

Does make you wonder whether things have gone as well as we might have hoped after 9 years !

Edited by rob1969 (25 Jul 2020 1.59pm)

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