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Author Topic: Mbwana Samatta. Sold. Puns still banned.  (Read 121724 times)

Offline mike

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #150 on: January 18, 2020, 10:18:19 PM »
How things have changed, DS now being mocked for mentioning modern coaching methods that he was praised to the rafters for understanding only 12 months ago.

I don’t think he’s being mocked for mentioning modern methods. I think the suggestion is that the traps seem not to be working too well. 

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #151 on: January 18, 2020, 10:25:19 PM »
How things have changed, DS now being mocked for mentioning modern coaching methods that he was praised to the rafters for understanding only 12 months ago.

I don’t think he’s being mocked for mentioning modern methods. I think the suggestion is that the traps seem not to be working too well. 

I think he was being mocked.

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #152 on: January 18, 2020, 10:27:02 PM »
Smith isn’t sure he will be available for Tuesday.

Suso/Purslow don’t come out of this lack of striker episode very well at all.
Does Smith know his arse from his elbow?? Communication within the club seems poor at the minute .....why on earth wasn't a work permit sorted at the start of the window?
Purslow appears to have gone shy all of a sudden leaving Smith as his stool pigeon

Smith sorts the work permits out?! No wonder the team looks so out of joint. Between recruitment, admin and the stitching on the badge I doubt he gets more than half an hour a week with them.
Where have I suggested Smith is responsible for work permits? I am Sure he is more than busy enough setting traps and picking up the cones and bibs ;)
Smith isn’t sure he will be available for Tuesday.

Suso/Purslow don’t come out of this lack of striker episode very well at all.
Does Smith know his arse from his elbow?? Communication within the club seems poor at the minute .....why on earth wasn't a work permit sorted at the start of the window?
Purslow appears to have gone shy all of a sudden leaving Smith as his stool pigeon

Smith sorts the work permits out?! No wonder the team looks so out of joint. Between recruitment, admin and the stitching on the badge I doubt he gets more than half an hour a week with them.

Where have I suggested Smith is responsible for work permits?

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Does Smith know his arse from his elbow?? Communication within the club seems poor at the minute .....why on earth wasn't a work permit sorted at the start of the window?

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #153 on: January 18, 2020, 10:29:16 PM »
Why would you be sorting a work permit for a player two weeks before you're even being linked with him?

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #154 on: January 18, 2020, 10:38:59 PM »
It's an absolute disgrace we didn't sort this work permit years ago. Smith out. Suso out. Owners out. All out.


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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #155 on: January 18, 2020, 10:53:35 PM »
Why would you be sorting a work permit for a player two weeks before you're even being linked with him?
I think it's called forward planning ......unless Suso or Smith have only just pulled Samattas` name out of a hat this last two weeks

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #156 on: January 18, 2020, 10:56:50 PM »
Why would you be sorting a work permit for a player two weeks before you're even being linked with him?
I think it's called forward planning ......unless Suso or Smith have only just pulled Samattas` name out of a hat this last two weeks

Or unless you can't apply for a work permit for a player, or any other employee, until you've made a firm job offer? Which happened, I understand, on Friday.

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #157 on: January 18, 2020, 10:57:42 PM »
Can you get a work permit application in for a player you are thinking of maybe signing?

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #158 on: January 18, 2020, 10:59:22 PM »
Maybe he wasn't our first choice, or second. Maybe his club were messing us around. Maybe he was. There's a number of things that could have led to us only signing him now.

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #159 on: January 18, 2020, 11:19:56 PM »
Maybe he wasn't our first choice, or second. Maybe his club were messing us around. Maybe he was. There's a number of things that could have led to us only signing him now.
Fair comment PWS .... I accept that the January Transfer window Is notoriously a difficult time to bring in the calibre of players wanted but we have known since August/September That we were light in the strikers department and I would of thought that Suso would have been earning his salary in identifying targets ready for the opening of the window ....all very frustrating for the club and fans

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #160 on: January 18, 2020, 11:32:08 PM »
I suspect if "we" get him a work permit, then suddenly he could sign for anyone , precedent having been set?

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #161 on: January 18, 2020, 11:48:11 PM »
January is a miserable time to get players. I don’t have an issue with how this has been handled as I’m sure no club wants to sell their best players. And this lad appears to be one of their best players.

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #162 on: January 18, 2020, 11:52:53 PM »
Maybe he wasn't our first choice, or second. Maybe his club were messing us around. Maybe he was. There's a number of things that could have led to us only signing him now.
Fair comment PWS .... I accept that the January Transfer window Is notoriously a difficult time to bring in the calibre of players wanted but we have known since August/September That we were light in the strikers department and I would of thought that Suso would have been earning his salary in identifying targets ready for the opening of the window ....all very frustrating for the club and fans

Until the 1st of January we had a striker who, whilst not playing as well as we might have hoped, was doing ok which meant a backup/competition for him was important but not desperate.

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #163 on: January 19, 2020, 12:21:08 AM »
Maybe he wasn't our first choice, or second. Maybe his club were messing us around. Maybe he was. There's a number of things that could have led to us only signing him now.
Fair comment PWS .... I accept that the January Transfer window Is notoriously a difficult time to bring in the calibre of players wanted but we have known since August/September That we were light in the strikers department and I would of thought that Suso would have been earning his salary in identifying targets ready for the opening of the window ....all very frustrating for the club and fans

Until the 1st of January we had a striker who, whilst not playing as well as we might have hoped, was doing ok which meant a backup/competition for him was important but not desperate.

Was important but not desperate, really? I think what with Kodjia not been fancied all season and Davis’ innocuous injury keeping him out for the last how many months the lack of an alternative has been to the detriment of Wesley and the team as a whole.

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Re: Mbwana Samatta. Puns banned.
« Reply #164 on: January 19, 2020, 12:23:42 AM »
Maybe he wasn't our first choice, or second. Maybe his club were messing us around. Maybe he was. There's a number of things that could have led to us only signing him now.
Fair comment PWS .... I accept that the January Transfer window Is notoriously a difficult time to bring in the calibre of players wanted but we have known since August/September That we were light in the strikers department and I would of thought that Suso would have been earning his salary in identifying targets ready for the opening of the window ....all very frustrating for the club and fans

Until the 1st of January we had a striker who, whilst not playing as well as we might have hoped, was doing ok which meant a backup/competition for him was important but not desperate.

Was important but not desperate, really? I think what with Kodjia not been fancied all season and Davis’ innocuous injury keeping him out for the last how many months the lack of an alternative has been to the detriment of Wesley and the team as a whole.
It’s been apparent for months that Wes was struggling,, so there was every reason to treat the matter with some urgency.

 


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