Has Sammi offered his resignation?

[Bozza]

I won't ask names, but would it be fair to suggest the players he wants are a bit of our reach...?

I don't know any names other than the obvious ones which are floating around currently.

Is that not very similiar to what you said about Oscar? Are his targets achievable?

I think it's the complete opposite to Oscar. I'm not sure anyone, including Oscar, knew what he wanted.

 

[Icy Gull]

Differs to what I've heard in that Sami is so exacting in what he wants, that is why we appear to be struggling on acquisitions. He knows what he wants and nothing else will do. He doesn't want to waste money just to bolster the squad with numbers.

I struggle to believe we are selling off all our most valuable players without Sami's agreement. If he and the board are singing from the same hymn sheet, what is going on at the moment although drastic, is no big deal to me. If we have a season struggling whilst Sami puts together the team he wants with the players he wants, that would be totally acceptable to most fans I think? Only question then is whether he is actually a good manager, which nobody really knows at the moment.

If we are just selling players off and telling Sami he'll have to make do with what he is given, which is also a possibility, then he will be gone soon and the Amex will be an angry and unhappy place.

Tellingly there was an article in the Argus the other day that alluded to players who were here that didn't want to be. I imagine Buckley was almost certainly one of them.

 

[blockhseagull]

I don't know any names other than the obvious ones which are floating around currently.



I think it's the complete opposite to Oscar. I'm not sure anyone, including Oscar, knew what he wanted.

Wasn't Oscars request for 'quick skillful players' to Burke and sadly couldn't be any more specific than that ?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

So far we've signed a very good CB, a squad player that fills a 3rd striker role, on the fringe of signing our 2nd best player last year.

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And a very good keeper.

 

[Albumen]

And a very good keeper.

Oh yes, our biggest signing! oops!

 

[Hyperion]

So far we've signed a very good CB, a squad player that fills a 3rd striker role, on the fringe of signing our 2nd best player last year. If Buckley goes we've lost the CB of last year (but I believe AH covers that), Ulloa (we've yet to see that marquee signing), Buckley (who doesnt fit the new tactics and I'm guessing will be replaced by McCourt).

There's two weeks left of the window, we're lacking players, there's a loan window to follow. Do you think SH thinks they don't know what they're doing? I think he would have known about Ulloa and Buckley going before agreeing to join.

There is no way Hyypia would have known that Ulloa & Buckley were going. Those deals were not even close to being a reality at that stage.

 

[spanish flair]

Wasn't Oscars request for 'quick skillful players' to Burke and sadly couldn't be any more specific than that ?

Not according to Tony Bloom who stated Oscar's list was full of Players that were not available or too expensive.

 

[Albumen]

There is no way Hyypia would have known that Ulloa & Buckley were going. Those deals were not even close to being a reality at that stage.

Ulloa's dealings started in May, Hyypia joined in June.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...cted-Brighton-say-Argentinean-7m-striker.html

Who knows how long Buckley's head has been turned. Gus would have had a word to his agent a while back.

 

[blockhseagull]

Not according to Tony Bloom who stated Oscar's list was full of Players that were not available or too expensive.

This was after that list was exhausted I believe.

 

[blue'n'white]

I struggle to believe we are selling off all our most valuable players without Sami's agreement. If he and the board are singing from the same hymn sheet, what is going on at the moment although drastic, is no big deal to me. If we have a season struggling whilst Sami puts together the team he wants with the players he wants, that would be totally acceptable to most fans I think? Only question then is whether he is actually a good manager, which nobody really knows at the moment.

If we are just selling players off and telling Sami he'll have to make do with what he is given, which is also a possibility, then he will be gone soon and the Amex will be an angry and unhappy place.


Tellingly there was an article in the Argus the other day that alluded to players who were here that didn't want to be. I imagine Buckley was almost certainly one of them.

If Sami and the board are in total agreement over what he wants to do and he's intent on acquiring his "own" players who will eventually make us a far better team then I'm not too bothered either.
Plenty of other teams have gone through a major overhaul and have come out better the other side - perhaps it's our turn to do that
Hopefully it's that rather than your second thought . . .

 

[Grombleton]

There is no way Hyypia would have known that Ulloa & Buckley were going. Those deals were not even close to being a reality at that stage.

That we know about. Lord knows how long initial negotiations had been going on for, especially as they'd had bids for Ulloa turned down before Sami joined.

 

[Bozza]

I won't ask names, but would it be fair to suggest the players he wants are a bit of our reach...?

Is that not very similiar to what you said about Oscar? Are his targets achievable?

I struggle to believe we are selling off all our most valuable players without Sami's agreement. If he and the board are singing from the same hymn sheet, what is going on at the moment although drastic, is no big deal to me. If we have a season struggling whilst Sami puts together the team he wants with the players he wants, that would be totally acceptable to most fans I think? Only question then is whether he is actually a good manager, which nobody really knows at the moment.

If we are just selling players off and telling Sami he'll have to make do with what he is given, which is also a possibility, then he will be gone soon and the Amex will be an angry and unhappy place.

Good summary, I think.

It clearly didn't work out with Oscar for whatever reason(s). I can't believe the same thing would happen again in such quick succession.

 

[Grombleton]

Not according to Tony Bloom who stated Oscar's list was full of Players that were not available or too expensive.

Did he say that? Not read that before. I'd heard that Oscar had turned down everyone on a list presented to him...

 

[spanish flair]

If Sami and the board are in total agreement over what he wants to do and he's intent on acquiring his "own" players who will eventually make us a far better team then I'm not too bothered either.
Plenty of other teams have gone through a major overhaul and have come out better the other side - perhaps it's our turn to do that
Hopefully it's that rather than your second thought . . .

Just as long as this does not involve relegation this season.

 

[SI 4 BHA]

Differs to what I've heard in that Sami is so exacting in what he wants, that is why we appear to be struggling on acquisitions. He knows what he wants and nothing else will do. He doesn't want to waste money just to bolster the squad with numbers.

So how does that fit in with the speculation that Ward will sign shortly. He's never seen him play live and he can only guess whether he will fit into the new system, although I do expect he can as he has played in a variety of positions at Wolves. Much as I will be happy if Ward signs, I can't see that Sami will have had much input into this particular signing.

 

[London Irish]

We live in strange times

 

[Grombleton]

So how does that fit in with the speculation that Ward will sign shortly. He's never seen him play live and he can only guess whether he will fit into the new system, although I do expect he can as he has played in a variety of positions at Wolves. Much as I will be happy if Ward signs, I can't see that Sami will have had much input into this particular signing.

It is entirely possible that he's watched hours of DVDs of our players, and still liked Ward...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

So how does that fit in with the speculation that Ward will sign shortly. He's never seen him play live and he can only guess whether he will fit into the new system, although I do expect he can as he has played in a variety of positions at Wolves. Much as I will be happy if Ward signs, I can't see that Sami will have had much input into this particular signing.

Sami said when he joined, that he had watched (on tape, obv) a lot of last season's matches - and had come to his conclusions about what needed to change.

 

[Bladders]

I heard Sami expected a War-chest but instead was handed a small ladies purse.

 

[Springal]

Did he say that? Not read that before. I'd heard that Oscar had turned down everyone on a list presented to him...

He is paraphrasing but Tony did say 1 particular player was over budget and out of our reach