Rumour-Marek on his way

[winchester_royal]

It was no suprise that our midfield looked much more competitive yesterday without Marek in it. He's a luxury we cannot afford, and can go if the price is right.

[Victor Meldrew]

One other bit of info-the new Icelandic is supposedly yet another littl'un.

A quick glance at wiki says he's 5 ft 11+1⁄2. Is the rest of your info just as reliable?

IIRC N Hunt and Mooney were supposed to be bigger than they really are when they were signed by us.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Before the game last night I was told that Marek was about to leave as well as Shane Long plus one other.
I was also told that Long has been working really hard on his fitness (shouldn't he have done this back in the summer?)as well as the reported one-to-ones with Mr Lampard before he left but (surprise,surprise) the club has lost patience with him.

Marek would be no surprise to anybody because of the wages and he really hasn't been consistent enough for us.
One other bit of info-the new Icelandic is supposedly yet another littl'un.

Good, anyone want Kebe as well?

[Victor Meldrew]

Before the game last night I was told that Marek was about to leave as well as Shane Long plus one other.
I was also told that Long has been working really hard on his fitness (shouldn't he have done this back in the summer?)as well as the reported one-to-ones with Mr Lampard before he left but (surprise,surprise) the club has lost patience with him.

Marek would be no surprise to anybody because of the wages and he really hasn't been consistent enough for us.
One other bit of info-the new Icelandic is supposedly yet another littl'un.

Bye. Who is the one other or are you making that up for a laugh?

No, my source is knocking on a bit and his memory isn't great and it was a conversation lasting no more than 3 minutes as we shivered outside the ground.
He is however involved with the club and no his initials are not JM.

[Victor Meldrew]

Yeah Bath have thought that myself, Smith doesnt seem to be much involved at Portsmouth so maybe a cheeky £500k might encourage them to get him off the Pompey wage bill ??

I think we'd probably have to pay about £1.25m to get him even Portsmouth wont take such a big hit. Question would be whether we'd pay that much when we haven't got a new manager unless McDermott has already been given the nod. Smith may not be up for the move either, but it could be worth it if the money was available.

That could have been worth a shout with Rodgers still at the club. Maybe we'd put feelers out already and it wasn't going to happen...

Wolves are supposedly interested.

[Ian Royal]

RG?

[surrounded by saints]

I'm sorry Dan, but it is like keeping the pretty but stupid girlfriend who cheats on you, only because she is good in bed.
You have to think that his contributions have been few and far between, and the disappointments frequent.
He is probably on good wages as well. If we sold him we could possibly fund a striker.
We have plenty of midfielders and no decent strikers.

i agree. could never see why others enthuse about marek. to me, he gives more passes to the opposition than their own midfield!!

[Terminal Boardom]

Think Madejski had flash backs to Burns spending heavily on mediocrity again and again. I don't think Rodgers did too badly in the transfer market, but he spent a lot and didn't get a great deal out of his money once the season started. I get the feeling Madj just wasn't prepared to risk Rodgers spending another million or two on more players that aren't good enough or sit on the bench.

Make up your mind IR. But I agree with your final point. That hits the spot from where I am sat.

[Ian Royal]

It's quite simple. I don't think the players he signed were that bad. But he didn't really get great value for money out of them.

Bertrand has been good, but far from excellent.

McAnuff took a while to get fit and has been mostly excellent

Rasiak is doing his job fairly well.

Howard started to come good once he stopped being used as the attacking midfielder but got injured. Early on he was keeping Sig out the side which was not clever.

Cummings showed small flashes of quality whilst being not really good enough. This has left us desperate at right back. Would have been better in a more confident team with a better centreback combination next to him.

Mills has been a flop for the amount paid, mainly because Rodgers hasn't played him IMO

O'Dea was a bit of a waste of time given the amount he played.

[FiNeRaIn]

Don't want marek or long gone, simply because none of it will be invested in the team....as usual.

[Terminal Boardom]

It's quite simple. I don't think the players he signed were that bad. But he didn't really get great value for money out of them.

Bertrand has been good, but far from excellent.

McAnuff took a while to get fit and has been mostly excellent

Rasiak is doing his job fairly well.

Howard started to come good once he stopped being used as the attacking midfielder but got injured. Early on he was keeping Sig out the side which was not clever.

Cummings showed small flashes of quality whilst being not really good enough. This has left us desperate at right back. Would have been better in a more confident team with a better centreback combination next to him.

Mills has been a flop for the amount paid, mainly because Rodgers hasn't played him IMO

O'Dea was a bit of a waste of time given the amount he played.

So he spent pots of money and only one of the signings has really come off. Glad that's cleared up.

[Ian Royal]

I'd say three have worked reasonably well. One okish, one failed miserably and two more have quite a lot of work to do to be successes.

Unfortunately the Ok one we didn't really need, we didn't get enough upfront and the other three are all defenders leaving us weak there.

[Victor Meldrew]

RG?

No,I don't know Ron.

[Boyband]

Wouldn't surprise me if Marek's played his last game for the club. Although I would personally like to see him stay I don't think it would be a great loss if he did go. He's very inconsistent and in Howard and Sigurdsson we have two ready made replacements.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

One thing worth considering though is that I think that our lack of ability upfront has meant that Marek's abilities haven't been fully recognised - if we had a decent striker with pace and finishing ability, it might be a different story.

I don't think it's pace or finishing ability. It's off the ball movement. How can anyone thread a through ball to a player who doesn't know how to evade a marker? A good striker knows how to make space for himself to receive a pass, rather than just waiting for a perfect pass.

[Southbank Old Boy]

It's quite simple. I don't think the players he signed were that bad. But he didn't really get great value for money out of them.

Bertrand has been good, but far from excellent.

McAnuff took a while to get fit and has been mostly excellent

Rasiak is doing his job fairly well.

Howard started to come good once he stopped being used as the attacking midfielder but got injured. Early on he was keeping Sig out the side which was not clever.

Cummings showed small flashes of quality whilst being not really good enough. This has left us desperate at right back. Would have been better in a more confident team with a better centreback combination next to him.

Mills has been a flop for the amount paid, mainly because Rodgers hasn't played him IMO

O'Dea was a bit of a waste of time given the amount he played.

The fact you belittle Bertrand at the same time as holding out hope for Cummings says a thing or two!

As for Howard keeping Sig out of the side, I think that was more the wingers doing that as thats where Rodgers played him most of the time, and Howard didnt really play on the wing

[Southbank Old Boy]

RG?

No,I don't know Ron.

My money would be on RI

[Victor Meldrew]

RG?

No,I don't know Ron.

My money would be on RI

Is RI Religious Instruction?

[Southbank Old Boy]

Probably not in this day and age BR, I was thinking more of the old codger that is Ray

[Samrfc01]

i wouldnt mind long and marek leaving aslong as the money goes to new signings

otherwise i wouldnt like it