Jaffka's gossip thread on the ins and outs at the 'Bok

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:47 pm

jaffka wrote:

Another signing then! Screw you detractors lol

GREAT!

I'm just looking him up in "Every Boys Book of Footballing Superstars"

bobo the clown · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:04 pm

You're only getting a half for this one, sunshine.

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:09 pm

bobo the clown wrote:

You're only getting a half for this one, sunshine.

If we add 'em all up, have we got to 1, yet?

Lord Kangana · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:19 pm

Jeezus, we're in the championship, we're going to need bodies. Can't imagine he's costing us owt. Big Sam got all his old boys together for a promotion push. I'd be happy to sign every-bastard-and-the-tea-lady from Burnley if it gets us up.

He is one of his old boys, isn't he?

SmokinFrazier · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:22 am

We still need players for the bench, reverse games, the reverse bench etc.. Not everyone we sign goes straight into the first team, so there's no need to be disappointed by this signing. I think it's stretching it a bit to have a go at Coyle because of a signing like this.

bobo the clown · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:51 am

SmokinFrazier wrote:

We still need players for the bench, reverse games, the reverse bench etc.. Not everyone we sign goes straight into the first team, so there's no need to be disappointed by this signing. I think it's stretching it a bit to have a go at Coyle because of a signing like this.

just wait till he's injured & the medics fail to sort him out.

Armchair Wanderer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:27 am

If/when Mavies goes what's our centre-mid looking like? Andrews+1? Who's the 1? Pratley, Vela, McKee? Any news on Holden?

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:33 am

SmokinFrazier wrote:

We still need players for the bench, reverse games, the reverse bench etc.. Not everyone we sign goes straight into the first team, so there's no need to be disappointed by this signing. I think it's stretching it a bit to have a go at Coyle because of a signing like this.

Bench? We have enough to fill both benches, most of the Directors box, and a fair amount of the stand.

ohjimmyjimmy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:43 am

Hmm i dunno...Burnley reserve reject.
I want to believe.
After all, 'he's young and fits in with the Coyle blueprint'
Still,we already know Coyle isnt some magician of a coach who can coax the absolute best out of players, so what does he think he can do that the Burnley lot or St.Mirren lot can't?
Arrogance maybe? Surely not...
Is there nobody of similar ilk in our own reserves or academy who would be better to make the step up?

Anyway - judgement will be reserved.

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:55 am

The problem I have with this, is that it'll be our 4th player (and god knows how many moderate Championship back-room staff) signing from Burnley. A team that finished 6th? - And lets be honest, the wheels looked fairly wobbly when he joined us - When Coyle got them up via the play-offs. Hardly a blueprint for repeatable success.

If you'd told me when Coyle joined us, that a couple of seasons later, we'd have signed 4 Burnley players, I'd have suggested you needed your head testing.

ohjimmyjimmy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:04 am

Worthy4England wrote:

The problem I have with this, is that it'll be our 4th player (and god knows how many moderate Championship back-room staff) signing from Burnley. A team that finished 6th? - And lets be honest, the wheels looked fairly wobbly when he joined us - When Coyle got them up via the play-offs. Hardly a blueprint for repeatable success.

If you'd told me when Coyle joined us, that a couple of seasons later, we'd have signed 4 Burnley players, I'd have suggested you needed your head testing.

Which i would be fine with if he was half as good as a coach as he thinks he is, after all untapped talent is all around us, and no doubt the Holden example will be rolled out. Sometimes there's a fit...between potential, club, timing, positional shift...but it's asking a lot for this to happen for me on this occasion.

Barr Hill · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:06 am

ohjimmyjimmy wrote:

Hmm i dunno...Burnley reserve reject.
I want to believe.
After all, 'he's young and fits in with the Coyle blueprint'
Still,we already know Coyle isnt some magician of a coach who can coax the absolute best out of players, so what does he think he can do that the Burnley lot or St.Mirren lot can't?
Arrogance maybe? Surely not...
Is there nobody of similar ilk in our own reserves or academy who would be better to make the step up?

Anyway - judgement will be reserved.

He may be a secret "lovechild" !!!!!

Lord Kangana · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:32 am

Worthy4England wrote:

A team that finished 6th? When Coyle got them up via the play-offs. .

Exactly. Job done. Whichever pin you want to dance round the head of, Allardyce got both ourselves and West Ham up through the Play Offs. Thats the goal, the only goal, and I'd settle for the same.

Dave Sutton's barnet · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:37 am

This signing was never going to change people's minds.

He's a teenager. I doubt we're paying him the earth, so it's low-risk. Coyle knows him and must think he has potential. It's a touch hysterical to start parping on about nepotism. Bruce Rioch signed half a dozen players he'd worked with before, including Keith Branagan, who was on a free (pre-Bosman) because he couldn't displace Aidan frigging Davison. Then we signed Aidan frigging Davison...

True, Rioch proved himself right (in the main), and Coyle hasn't. I have several reservations about our manager - in rough descending order: his tactical intransigence; his coaching (staff?); his ability to spend transfer money wisely. But I won't be daubing the linen just because he's taken a tiny punt on a teenager he rates.

But like I say: This signing was never going to change people's minds. Bigger issues await resolution.

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:56 am

Lord Kangana wrote:

Worthy4England wrote:

A team that finished 6th? When Coyle got them up via the play-offs. .

Exactly. Job done. Whichever pin you want to dance round the head of, Allardyce got both ourselves and West Ham up through the Play Offs. Thats the goal, the only goal, and I'd settle for the same.

Not true, the goal is to win the Championship, although promotion by the Play-offs would be fine too.

That is of course "in my opinion"

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:02 am

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:

This signing was never going to change people's minds.

He's a teenager. I doubt we're paying him the earth, so it's low-risk. Coyle knows him and must think he has potential. It's a touch hysterical to start parping on about nepotism. Bruce Rioch signed half a dozen players he'd worked with before, including Keith Branagan, who was on a free (pre-Bosman) because he couldn't displace Aidan frigging Davison. Then we signed Aidan frigging Davison...

True, Rioch proved himself right (in the main), and Coyle hasn't. I have several reservations about our manager - in rough descending order: his tactical intransigence; his coaching (staff?); his ability to spend transfer money wisely. But I won't be daubing the linen just because he's taken a tiny punt on a teenager he rates.

But like I say: This signing was never going to change people's minds. Bigger issues await resolution.

I can generally do better than "a touch hysterical"

Like you say, not to fussed about this signing. Just surprised that he's managed to find 4 signings all from Burnley.

ohjimmyjimmy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:08 am

Yeah just stay at Burnley! *

* that would be what they call 'hindsight'

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:12 am

ohjimmyjimmy wrote:

Yeah just stay at Burnley! *

* that would be what they call 'hindsight'

I'd be more impressed if you told me it was foresight.

CAPSLOCK · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:18 am

Worthy4England wrote:

Just surprised that he's managed to find 4 signings all from Burnley.

And none of them Brian bastard Jensen

Yet...

BWFC_Insane · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:54 am

This guy has been signed to play in the reserves according to Nixon and won't see the first team. A 'prospect'.

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