Farewell Alex Neal-Bullen

[Little Goffy 14,250]

I know it's traditional (one of the more miserable and dull traditions) to boo players who change clubs, but is it too much to dream of being seven goals up in the final quarter and Nibbler gets to line up for a set shot in front of the Demon Army all singing "And Iiiiiiiiiii-eeeeIiiiiiiieeeeiiiiìiii will always love youuuuuuuu-oooooooo-ooooo"

And you just know he'd be laughing too hard to kick straight.

@WalkingCivilWar how's your singing voice?

[DubDee 25,163]

1 hour ago, Deez21 said:

If it is, then that same pick for McAdams is an absolute howler from the club 

 

two different trades. One where we thought it would be pick 38. Def a howler still

ANB trade wasn’t done based off McAdam. Fair deal

[Dee Boys 537]

1 hour ago, Deez21 said:

If it is, then that same pick for McAdams is an absolute howler from the club 

 

Well it’s this, clearly. Obviously the club thought it’d be more like pick 35 than 25 but even still, it should’ve been a 3rd or future 3rd for a 28 year old who’d only played 50 games and been in and out of his previous side.

Reckon the ANB value’s about spot on.

Edited October 8 by Dee Boys

[Bobby McKenzie 2,376]

On 07/10/2024 at 13:14, SthSea22 said:

Let's be honest

He was average at best who did have a career best season in 2024

Before 2021 he was struggling 

Absolute rubbish this comment.

[bing181 9,177]

15 minutes ago, Dee Boys said:

ell it’s this, clearly. Obviously the club thought it’d be more like pick 35 than 25 but even still, it should’ve been a 3rd or future 3rd for a 28 year old who’d only played 50 games and been in and out of his previous side.

Personally, I can never see trades in raw terms like this, there are too many variables and it ignores context. We needed a player like McAdam to cover for the absence of Melksham and loss of Bedford. I'm not sure who else was available, but if this is what it cost to fill that hole, so be it.

The issue with McAdam isn't so much his ability but the fact that he seems to be injury-prone. Fingers crossed for a better second year with us.

[Dee Boys 537]

4 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Personally, I can never see trades in raw terms like this, there are too many variables and it ignores context. We needed a player like McAdam to cover for the absence of Melksham and loss of Bedford. I'm not sure who else was available, but if this is what it cost to fill that hole, so be it.

The issue with McAdam isn't so much his ability but the fact that he seems to be injury-prone. Fingers crossed for a better second year with us.

Fill that hole? He played 3 games mate. With the output he gave us me or you could’ve filled that hole. There’s absolutely no way you could justify the trade at the time, and especially so in hindsight.

I’m not as down on Tim Lamb as some, but it’s certainly an enormous blot on his copybook.

[old55 23,239]

McAdam was ready to go and would have played towards the end of the year but they preferred Melksham which is fair enough. It's a pity he couldn't get going earlier when Melksham was unavailable.

He'll likely get an opportunity with Kossie suspended for the first 3 matches next year.

ANB gone opens another spot in the forward 7 or 8 rotation, McAdam won't play that role but it will lead to a role shuffle for Chandler, Kolt and Spargo which will open some role possibilities for him.

Let's hope he can take it. He can play and offers some decent forward pressure.

Edited October 8 by old55

[SthSea22 593]

12 hours ago, old55 said:

McAdam was ready to go and would have played towards the end of the year but they preferred Melksham which is fair enough. It's a pity he couldn't get going earlier when Melksham was unavailable.

He'll likely get an opportunity with Kossie suspended for the first 3 matches next year.

ANB gone opens another spot in the forward 7 or 8 rotation, McAdam won't play that role but it will lead to a role shuffle for Chandler, Kolt and Spargo which will open some role possibilities for him.

Let's hope he can take it. He can play and offers some decent forward pressure.

I agree

 

Melksham came in and won that role

 

McAdam can play, just needs to get his body right. Big 2025

[SthSea22 593]

Going to miss him running into traffic and getting chased down multiple times a game :( 

[D Rev 607]

On 07/10/2024 at 14:30, Demons11 said:

You can’t compare it to free agents and both Perryman and Battle are supposedly on 800- 900k a year.  ANB would not be on anything near this 

OK, this is a stupid question - is salary related to the pick they get in exchange?  Honest question. If so, isn't it odd that a club that is paying too much for a player gets rewarded for it? 

[Demons11 6,847]

15 minutes ago, D Rev said:

OK, this is a stupid question - is salary related to the pick they get in exchange?  Honest question. If so, isn't it odd that a club that is paying too much for a player gets rewarded for it? 

Yeah, salary, age and length of contract is how they come up with the comp pick.  In fairness it’s the club taking the player who is paying not the club they are coming from who is the one compensated 

[Demonland 70,902]

 

[Moonshadow 17,663]

That would be Rivers, McVee and/or Windsor