10 Aug 2014 19:57:06
Hockaday may be out of his depth with a poor team selection and tactics that compared to last seasons dross. This showed little understanding of our weaknesses and what it needs to compete in this league, however the buck stops with Cellino. If he as shrewd as people claim then he will bring in 4 quality players within the next couple of weeks, 2 centre defenders, a dominant midfielder and a striker. The problem is I don't think he will because he is not prepared to pay extra for quality as it seems that the current crops issue has been that they have not been coached properly. Cellino have the couridge of your convictions and give Hockaday some quality to work with.

1.) 10 Aug 2014
Don`t know if quality players would want to play under a unproven coach.
Young players want to learn from the coach and older players need respect for the coach. Sorry and I hope I am wrong but quality players will not want to come to us at the moment.

2.) 10 Aug 2014
Nice sentiment Billy but don't you think that not paying the going rate is something to do with us not securing quality?

3.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 00:08:48
NottsWhite, think we are paying the going rate otherwise the clubs would not announce the deal. It's the agent getting greedy and wise once they realize the buying club is getting player on the cheap and they want a bigger cut. Agents own players these days and they often determine the destination of the transfer. Having said that, if the amount in question was quarter mill or less I'd have paid the extra for Sorensen if I were Cellino.

4.) 11 Aug 2014
Why does nobody seem to think we need winger(s) still? At the moment out best striker is smith who needs crosses-we not had a winger of even average quality since snoddy

5.) 11 Aug 2014
We have been lacking width and pace since Gradel departed.

6.) 11 Aug 2014
George, I am not advocating getting ripped off, you sometimes have to pay that little extra to get quality. Also how do you know that the agents changed the terms? We only have Cellino's word for that. It could be feasible that he tried to negotiate a new deal.

7.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 08:50:31
yes wotton is not comanding and he was one we saw on kings x train with booze so a piss head not a football player and that was st8 after game

8.) 11 Aug 2014
"Cellino have the couridge of your convictions and give Hockaday some quality to work with."

I think (hope) you meant to say:

Cellino have the courage of your convictions and give the players a coach that has a clue to work with.

Most of the starting 11 on saturday were the same players that did little last season, why are they going to be any better, especially when you have sold the one player who scored most of the goals?

Much as I think McCormack will be found out at Fulham (already is being) I think the rest of the team have nothing more to offer than last season, despite the so called fitness regimes and player bonding, zzzzzzzzz

9.) 12 Aug 2014
No Leeds, as I said if Cellino thinks that Hockaday is the right man then back him. Your statement makes no sense. I think that the coach is not good enough but Cellino needs to stand by that and bring in quality irrelevant of who the coach is