Dane Murphy on USA Radio talking about The Reds

Some good players in MLS so be interested to see who they are targeting, but also some trash.

 

Thanks for that summary, Gally.

Had no idea Beane was so involved. That's interesting. I had assumed he was a silent partner.

 

Interesting that both MLS players he mentions are full-backs. It's certainly where we need strengthening.

Was the "have targetted 4 or 5 for this window" comment how many players we're looking to bring in, or how many players from the MLS we're keeping an eye on?

 

I don't care where they come from as long as they're half decent. John Rooney and Brek Shea were babba.

 

Oh dear .... saleable assets to leave in January.

 

As long as players are replaced I'm not particularly bothered who leaves to be honest. Of course I'd like to hang onto Mowatt and Woodrow. However, as long as a experienced midfielder is brought in and a centre forward I'd be happy to go along with that.

 

I like what he's saying about us maybe having access to some players that we wouldn't have previously, due to the pandemic. Interesting times, who knows how it'll work out!

 

Quite why the board's PR has been such a disaster for much of the time when Dane is clearly articulate goodness knows. Barnsley fans can cope with honesty when it's allied to passion and commitment so let's have more openness. Good interview.

 

It always seems to be after a trauma though. Going back to Ben Mansford there was a clamour after relegation in 2013 to be more open with fans etc. It carries on for 6 months and then silence. Same with GG. It's just telling people what they want to hear to be honest. Unless things were starting to fall off a cliff there'd be silence again.

 

Knowing how we've signed players over the last year we'll try and sign Reggie Cannon and come back with Tommy Spudgun

 

Since January we've been more open than ever. Dane has spoken to the press at regular intervals, via the website at various points, had two Supporters Trust meetings (one just before lockdown and then one in lockdown via Zoom), with fans given the opportunity to ask anything they like. He did five separate interviews yesterday with media, all of which are available online, as well as a club piece after staying up.

He's admitted it was a mistake to stay quiet before then, and as a club we've done our upmost to be as forward and open as we can be, throughout what has been a horrendously difficult and challenging time. We are in the process of writing up some of the key parts from all of his press calls yesterday, because some of them have not published topics that we believe are massively relevant. They've used the obvious stuff, which is natural. But there are a few bits and pieces that might explain why Dane wasn't as comfortable speaking previously, and some back-story etc.

We'll look to put that out on Friday/Saturday so as not to kill the Chronicle's piece.

I'll hold my hands up too as someone involved in the comms that comes out of Oakwell, for the October thru November silence. But there were a lot of issues, some legal and we are all humans at the end of the day and things were bloody tough. It's not always as easy as it seems.

But there's been a concerted effort to adjust things from a comms perspective and I don't believe there's been any weird silence in 2020. Obviously, there are still issues that remain unresolved and therefore we're like you and waiting for information here and there, but in general, as a club we knuckled the fùck down over the last seven months, stuck together and we've come out the other side clean.

It's about building from here now. I hope we can do so.

And it can't be said enough, that circa 7,500 season tickets sold through unprecedented circumstances is astonishing backing. Let's stick together.

 

My point which I should have made clearer is that when everything is honky dory people scrutinise less. When we made the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final and Play-Off final I wasn't too bothered how the club is run.

 

I get that. Understand your point. But things were about as bleak as it gets when Dane did his Trust meeting pre-COVID. And haven't been rosey throughout the year.

 

I've just read my original post back and it's gobbledegook. I was rushing.

 

I don't think it was buddy. I understood what you were saying. It just seemed a good excuse to point out we've been trying to improve the comms.

 

Just listened so thanks for sharing the link, interesting to hear the comments about some targets that may not have been achievable post covid that we may have a chance with now as teams need money and that they have put some bids out. Would love to know who those are and if we land any.

 

The thing that stands out for me there is the comment about struggling to pay wages.

Wasn't it stated in an interview/fans forum previously that all wages were accounted for, for the duration of players' contracts?

 

Could have been non playing wages he was referring to?