We've reportedly made a £1million bid for Livingston striker Dykes

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  1. Tyke_67

    Tyke_67 Well-Known Member

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    Because we don't sign **** players!

    #the spreadsheet works

    #We are staying up

    #YOU REDS
     
    Tyke_67, Jul 24, 2020
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    wolvestyke, Jul 24, 2020
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    Agent and club forcing up the transfer fee. The usual circus that surrounds transfer moves. Not sure we can afford it either given that we don't know what division we will be playing in.
     
    RichieD, Jul 24, 2020
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    Surely we wouldn’t be offering this kind of money for a player if we were worried about being relegated.
     
    gaz97, Jul 24, 2020
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    Sunday league level that. Not very convincing.
     
    Andrew Tennant, Jul 24, 2020
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    He needs to toughen up.....and lose the gloves ...bloody softy lol
     
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    London Tykes considering legal action, apparently....
     
    Micky Finn, Jul 25, 2020
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    Comedy gold for this Board, even in these politically correct times: Tykes sign Dykes
     
    Lone Striker, Jul 25, 2020
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    Well done to the lad for finishing all those chances, all of them well taken, but that is Sunday league football. How easy is it to cross the ball in that league? There are fat lads who can barely run walking past the full back. It's no wonder that every time we get a player from Scotland, in the team of the season, the great white hype, that they turn out to be *****.

    You can't tell if anyone is any good as what they're up against is so bad.
     
    Jay, Jul 25, 2020
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    Jay Well-Known Member

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    That's what I thought originally. The supply is amazing. Then I watched the defending again. It's appalling. Not suggesting the wing play isn't good, but it's done at half speed. If any of them tried that against our full backs they'd be in the wall bottom. And our full backs are a long way from being the best in this league. But streets ahead of that rubbish.
     
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    Wilmersdorfer Winky Well-Known Member

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    Bit more about him here:

    I can see why we'd be interested.
     
    Wilmersdorfer Winky, Jul 25, 2020
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    That’s what I’m thinking. Anything to convince myself that our hard earned Championship status isn’t about to be robbed from us!
     
    onemickybutler, Jul 25, 2020
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    Watkins, Lindsay and Jimbo were hardly terrible for us.

    Obviously you can counter that with Mallan and Hemmings and no doubt countless others. But the ones that came with genuine credentials or awards have tended to end up half decent.
     
    Loko the Tyke, Jul 25, 2020
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    I agree, "half decent". Alright. But nothing special. And all three you've mentioned took quite a while to get up to speed.
     
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    I think it was the ‘turn out to be *****’ comment that made me reply.

    We got nearly 100 games out of Jimbo, well liked, and only relegated in his last game.

    Promoted with Watkins who I thought was a far better player for us than he’s proved elsewhere since leaving. Mid-table Championship, at one point on the cusp of the playoffs.

    Relegated and promoted with Lindsay and made in excess of £2 million in the process.
     
    Loko the Tyke, Jul 25, 2020
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    I love Jimbo. Left everything out on the pitch. Sometimes he could barely walk when the game was over he'd given that much. But he wasn't a great player. Watkins and Lindsay did OK but the fact that they were considered to be the best in Scotland when in reality they were average says everything about that league. No one who has watched Barnsley will ever claim they were some of the best players we've had. Many on here wouldn't have selected them at the time. And we're talking about the best we've got from Scotland. Every player up there who shows a modicum of skill is over hyped because the standard is so poor.
     
    Jay, Jul 25, 2020
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    I would be very surprised if we were putting bids in for players without knowing for sure our financial position. Seems more likely a story leaked by an agent looking to maximise his profit.
     
    Nottinghamtyke, Jul 25, 2020
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  18. Loko the Tyke

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    Of course people won’t claim they’re some of the best players we’ve had. But I think a majority rather than a minority would have picked Lindsay and Watkins in the team at the time. Even to call them average feels harsh to me, but it’s all about opinions isn’t it.

    I just struggle when fans make sweeping statements that feel a touch too extreme.
     
    Loko the Tyke, Jul 25, 2020
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    Let’s hope he brings the atmosphere :)
     
    Bossman, Jul 25, 2020
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    Never heard of him, but a positive sign that we're still likely to spend some money.
     
    MexboroughTyke, Jul 25, 2020
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