2 Feb 2015
The Transfer Window slams shut...
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“So did we hear back?” I ask over the phone. “Yes. ****** Home Office wont grant him a permit.” Coppell grumbled back. “Ok, no sense crying over spilt milk. We still managed to get Vigurs’ John Hancock and the work you did identifying Loic Nestor as an Isla replacement and getting him to sign was inspired Steve.” I said. “Thanks mate – I guess I just really wanted Stillic” said Coppell. “Yeah, he would have let us probably play the same way next season. Hey on that subject, I’ve been thinking a bit more about next year especially after the Newcastle game where we dropped into the 4-3-3” I continued “I think we make that our main formation this offseason, we’re almost certain to lose Zarate so lets use a system that gives us a bit more defensive cover and utilizes Sandro, Diakite and Faurlin in their best spots”.
“So you got Faurlin to re-sign then?” Steve asked “And at the lower wage?” I left the question hang there for a while. “You cheeky *******, you did, didn’t you? You could sell ice to eskimos, I can hear you smiling on the other end of this line!” he exclaimed “I wondered how you managed to wrangle Griffiths for 350k with the rest only due after 50 games. Sure why not, let’s look to move to a 4-3-3 next season, scrap the search for another AM and we’ll re-examine the other spots at the end of season strategy day.
“Hey have you had much of a look at Ulvestad yet?” I prompted. “Yeah I got a decent look before we signed him and if you hadn’t offered a contract by the time he left I was going to come see you. He’s never going to be a worldbeater but to get him on a free is good going” Steve said “how did you find him?” So I start “Mate crazy story. You know how I get that pack of DVD’s each week from agents all over and I usually throw them straight in the bin? Well my boy Aaron came to meet me in the office before we went out to have dinner a few weeks back. I was getting up to go to the toilet before we left and put the Newcastle match DVD in the player as I was going to watch it first thing the next morning. Anyways we go out to dinner and have a great time and when I come into work the next morning I hit play and this random scouting DVD starts up. I smile to myself knowing Aaron’s pranked me by switching DVD’s but then this guy on the video just body feints the absolute **** out of Gashi from Odd who I’ve seen play in the Norwegian national team. So I end up watching the whole thing. As soon as its finished I’m on the phone to his agent getting him over for a trial. The rest is history”.
“He’ll be a good pickup” Steve said. “Yeah, I think he will be too. I just hope the scouting boys are paying more attention to those DVD’s than I usually do!!” I said as Steve and I burst into laughter. “Well later then” I finished and hung up the phone and thought to myself ‘I’d best get back to work’.
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Fredrik Ulvestad has signed for QPR on a free transfer
The Transfer Window slams shut...
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“So did we hear back?” I ask over the phone. “Yes. ****** Home Office wont grant him a permit.” Coppell grumbled back. “Ok, no sense crying over spilt milk. We still managed to get Vigurs’ John Hancock and the work you did identifying Loic Nestor as an Isla replacement and getting him to sign was inspired Steve.” I said. “Thanks mate – I guess I just really wanted Stillic” said Coppell. “Yeah, he would have let us probably play the same way next season. Hey on that subject, I’ve been thinking a bit more about next year especially after the Newcastle game where we dropped into the 4-3-3” I continued “I think we make that our main formation this offseason, we’re almost certain to lose Zarate so lets use a system that gives us a bit more defensive cover and utilizes Sandro, Diakite and Faurlin in their best spots”.
“So you got Faurlin to re-sign then?” Steve asked “And at the lower wage?” I left the question hang there for a while. “You cheeky *******, you did, didn’t you? You could sell ice to eskimos, I can hear you smiling on the other end of this line!” he exclaimed “I wondered how you managed to wrangle Griffiths for 350k with the rest only due after 50 games. Sure why not, let’s look to move to a 4-3-3 next season, scrap the search for another AM and we’ll re-examine the other spots at the end of season strategy day.
“Hey have you had much of a look at Ulvestad yet?” I prompted. “Yeah I got a decent look before we signed him and if you hadn’t offered a contract by the time he left I was going to come see you. He’s never going to be a worldbeater but to get him on a free is good going” Steve said “how did you find him?” So I start “Mate crazy story. You know how I get that pack of DVD’s each week from agents all over and I usually throw them straight in the bin? Well my boy Aaron came to meet me in the office before we went out to have dinner a few weeks back. I was getting up to go to the toilet before we left and put the Newcastle match DVD in the player as I was going to watch it first thing the next morning. Anyways we go out to dinner and have a great time and when I come into work the next morning I hit play and this random scouting DVD starts up. I smile to myself knowing Aaron’s pranked me by switching DVD’s but then this guy on the video just body feints the absolute **** out of Gashi from Odd who I’ve seen play in the Norwegian national team. So I end up watching the whole thing. As soon as its finished I’m on the phone to his agent getting him over for a trial. The rest is history”.
“He’ll be a good pickup” Steve said. “Yeah, I think he will be too. I just hope the scouting boys are paying more attention to those DVD’s than I usually do!!” I said as Steve and I burst into laughter. “Well later then” I finished and hung up the phone and thought to myself ‘I’d best get back to work’.
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Fredrik Ulvestad has signed for QPR on a free transfer
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close anyway.