Northam Girls Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Wayne Thomas is out of the QPR game with a back injury - AP only has 2 remaining 1st team centre halfs in Lancashire and Perry but looking to strengthen Very worrying as back problems are difficult to solve :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 About time he did the decent thing and retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draino76 Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Wayne Thomas is out of the QPR game with a back injury - AP only has 2 remaining 1st team centre halfs in Lancashire and Perry but looking to strengthen Very worrying as back problems are difficult to solve :-( Back problems or problems at the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Back problems or problems at the back? Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Well it's not at all surprising is it? I am really concerned that just a week away from the start of the 2009/10 campaign we have, realistically,just Perry and Lancashire at CB, neither should be in the first team on a permanent basis.Obviously we can't rely on Thomas playing even half of this season's 50 or so matches so the problem needs sorting out, today if possible. I expect us o get tonked by QPR with that central pairing,our preseason has been disasterous ,apart from the Hearts win and Aberdeen showed us jut how bad Scottish football is mid week.We are at the start of a brand new era but teamwise it's same old same old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowsaintsfan Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Back problems or problems at the back? That was my 1st thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 I hreard Thomas was a bit of a hypochondriac - especially when the pressure is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 I hreard Thomas was a bit of a hypochondriac - especially when the pressure is on. Yup .... they can be a bit of a (back) pain .........:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesbury Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 I expect us o get tonked by QPR with that central pairing,. Maybe a blesssing - highlighting need for new players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Not good news that Thomas is injured so close to the start of the new season, especially when we've only got Perry and Lancashire as our other defensive options. I know Pardew is looking to sign a defender or two, and hopefully we'll have someone in before Millwall. Have just posted on another thread that Zak Whitbread is worth looking at. He's been on the transfer list at his own request and could be tempted to leave our League One rivals to join Saints. Was set to move to Peterborough a week or so ago but the move fell through due to his wage demands, but I can't see this being a problem for us. We'd be able to match the terms he's on at Millwall at the very least, and we're pretty desperate for defensive reinforcements so he'd be a worthwhile signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Wayne Thomas is out of the QPR game with a back injury Give him a job with the Council - they will pay him six months full and six months half sick pay for people with bad backs. Someone who is meant to be an athlete shouldnt have a bad back, perhaps the real cause is that he has spent most of the time he has spent with us slouched on a sofa playing with his xbow or nintendo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Lancashire has a good record at Loftus Road, no ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesbury Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Lancashire has a good record at Loftus Road, no ?? depends how you define good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren W Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Wayne Thomas is out of the QPR game with a back injury - AP only has 2 remaining 1st team centre halfs in Lancashire and Perry but looking to strengthen Very worrying as back problems are difficult to solve :-( Or more importantly, very difficult to prove... Another Pahars methinks, a good player who's spent too much time in the injury room and is almost afraid of first team football... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Anyone who was under the impression that Thomas would last more than a month is deluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Yup .... they can be a bit of a (back) pain .........:grin: Oi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whizzpop Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 we have already missed out on Dailly and Alan Bennett - who already knowing the club would have been an assett. Jan Paul Saejs would be a sensible choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesbury Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Jan Paul Saejs would be a sensible choice. what is he doing at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidthesquid Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 This thread should be linked to the ones panicking about not signing players. Wayne Thomas should be in every manager training course. Burley signed him in a panic because we needed a CB in a hurry - he paid way over the odds (I remember Burnley fans couldn't believe their luck at the time that someone had taken him away and paid a million quid plus) & offered him an unsustainable contract to get him to sign. He has never been better than middling okay (& never will be), he must be the highest paid CB in League One and he spends more time sick than fit. So let Mr Pardew remember this lesson & get the right man at the right price in his own time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotleySaint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Whitbread would be an awesome signing. But I imagine clubs higher up are after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 we have already missed out on Dailly and Alan Bennett - who already knowing the club would have been an assett. Jan Paul Saejs would be a sensible choice. i had a strange dream last night where he had suddenly started playing for Everton but changed his shirt name to "Size" I was gutted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fen Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Don't tell me Wayne Thomas is going to be our new Darren Powell!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumstead_Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 No surprises here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Wayne Thomas is out of the QPR game with a back injury - AP only has 2 remaining 1st team centre halfs in Lancashire and Perry but looking to strengthen Very worrying as back problems are difficult to solve :-( Reckon the club should negotiate the end of his contract with him. He is Darren Powell Mk. II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Maybe a blesssing - highlighting need for new players But it all seems so unnecessary, our team looks OK apart from the habitual weakness at CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Pardew has said we are weak at CB and it's a concern so something he is concentrating on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Pardew has said we are weak at CB and it's a concern so something he is concentrating on. We're not just weak, without glass man Thomas we are inexistant at CB. It was our downfall last season, it will be again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 don't you think Pardew is capable of sorting now he has publically said its his priority? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 don't you think Pardew is capable of sorting now he has publically said its his priority? He is certainly capable of doing so but it may not be soon enough to prevent this ever recurring problem being our downfall against Millwall next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren W Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 This thread should be linked to the ones panicking about not signing players. Wayne Thomas should be in every manager training course. Burley signed him in a panic because we needed a CB in a hurry - he paid way over the odds (I remember Burnley fans couldn't believe their luck at the time that someone had taken him away and paid a million quid plus) & offered him an unsustainable contract to get him to sign. He has never been better than middling okay (& never will be), he must be the highest paid CB in League One and he spends more time sick than fit. So let Mr Pardew remember this lesson & get the right man at the right price in his own time Now that is a bloody good point.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Now that is a bloody good point.... Err no it's not. All that tells me is that Burley made a poor managerial decision. Or to put it another way, why does a manager HAVE to wait until the end of transfer deadline day to sign a player? Fact is if the resources are there and the manager is good at his job, it actually does not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefuriousb Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Well it's not at all surprising is it? I am really concerned that just a week away from the start of the 2009/10 campaign we have, realistically,just Perry and Lancashire at CB, neither should be in the first team on a permanent basis.Obviously we can't rely on Thomas playing even half of this season's 50 or so matches so the problem needs sorting out, today if possible. I expect us o get tonked by QPR with that central pairing,our preseason has been disasterous ,apart from the Hearts win and Aberdeen showed us jut how bad Scottish football is mid week.We are at the start of a brand new era but teamwise it's same old same old. Time for administration. Time to put us all out of our misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Dont panic! Relax. We have our club back In AP we trust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Dont panic! Relax. We have our club back In AP we trust Is that sarcasm, or have you just pureed your brain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Time for administration. Time to put us all out of our misery. No need for drastic measures like that, sacking the board will do the trick. Who's on it anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Dont panic! Relax. We have our club back In AP we trust If I agree with you, can I have my happy clapper badge and be friends with you forever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1Minus10 Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 If we go into any league match with Lancashire in the team, we will lose. A positive way to look at this is that if not playing today means that Thomas is fit for Millwall then I'm ok with that. Can't blame him for not being fit last season, his cruciate went FFS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidthesquid Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Err no it's not. All that tells me is that Burley made a poor managerial decision. Or to put it another way, why does a manager HAVE to wait until the end of transfer deadline day to sign a player? Fact is if the resources are there and the manager is good at his job, it actually does not matter. The point I was trying to make is that to get the right player on the right deal takes time. Everyone is screaming for instant signings, but if you rush it you pay too much and get someone like Glassman II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whizzpop Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 what is he doing at the moment? Back with Roda from what I can work out, shame I would sign him just on the Watford game alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 If I agree with you, can I have my happy clapper badge and be friends with you forever? Yes you can, just dont start anymore 'we need players now' threads or you will be relegated again. Thomas may be injured now (and all last season) but no need to panic. We have our club back In AP we Trust Thank You ML I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Charteris Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Jan-Paul Saeijs is still at Roda JC in Holland at the moment, so presumably only a phone call away from another loan spell. How about it, Mr Pardew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 The point I was trying to make is that to get the right player on the right deal takes time. Everyone is screaming for instant signings, but if you rush it you pay too much and get someone like Glassman II Is Harding therefore guaranteed to be s*it as we signed him after a few days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Sam Sodje done a very good job for Leeds last season. He would do a very good job for us imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Thomas was part of last seasons squad. Injury prone as well. Pardew needs to show him the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWY Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 I hreard Thomas was a bit of a hypochondriac - especially when the pressure is on. £8000 a week and weekends off. Nice work if you can get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustonmyfeet Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 We should've brought in Dailly. Charton signed him just a couple of days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egreog Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Time he called it a day............wonder how much he has cost per minute of time actually on the pitch since he was signed.........just retire and give us all a break!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFKA South Woodford Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 This thread should be linked to the ones panicking about not signing players. Wayne Thomas should be in every manager training course. Burley signed him in a panic because we needed a CB in a hurry - he paid way over the odds (I remember Burnley fans couldn't believe their luck at the time that someone had taken him away and paid a million quid plus) & offered him an unsustainable contract to get him to sign. He has never been better than middling okay (& never will be), he must be the highest paid CB in League One and he spends more time sick than fit. So let Mr Pardew remember this lesson & get the right man at the right price in his own time And in the mean time, Saints fall further points behind everyone else and their goal difference starts to take on epic proportions with Lancashire doing his impersonation of the keystone cops trying to defend. The squad needs reinforcing now, not in a months time or in January when the transfer window opens. As for this cr*p about needing time to assess players, we got relegated last season 'unless that has escaped peoples minds', which proves those that we have weren't good enough, so it doesn't take a genius to work out that new ones are needed. Pardew is not an amateur, which means that two weeks is enough time for him to work out where it is deficent. After all he managed to work out that the squad needed a left back 24 hours after his first training session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 We're not just weak, without glass man Thomas we are inexistant at CB. It was our downfall last season, it will be again. CB has been our downfall since Killer got injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Wayne Thomas is out of the QPR game with a back injury Give him a job with the Council - they will pay him six months full and six months half sick pay for people with bad backs. Someone who is meant to be an athlete shouldnt have a bad back, perhaps the real cause is that he has spent most of the time he has spent with us slouched on a sofa playing with his xbow or nintendo!! playing with his X bow never heard it called that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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