Maybe the real reason the friendlies are down south is to distract us from @ReturnToSenda's new 'chairlift' being secretly installed. Cue Sol Bamba riding into Adams Park for the big reveal on Wanderers TV.
If we do have Mawson and Bishop.... that would be a player to show of the new keepers kit, and outfield strip..... Double signing announced tied in the with kit launch written all over it.
I assume the players are back in training now. Maybe there's some legal aspect to the kit release. Maybe it has to be after June 30th for example, which is probably the expiry date of the old one?
Took about... 2 minutes of googling 😂 Doesn't seem to be any pattern to it, but I might start panicking if we've still heard nothing by this time next week...
I know we pay their wages but I suspect the management would not risk decent money on a potentially disastrous injury however much they would want to welcome an old boy back. Mawson and Taffs would certainly be a pairing to watch!
The tight squad limit probably puts an extra nail in this one too.
However, if he does end up signing it'll be absolutely superb, as it'll be a sign he's in much better shape than has been reported by the gasroom's medical experts.
I’d hope that any new signings would get a full and rigorous body language assessment too before putting pen to paper, this seems to be a vital measure.
To be honest, though no Josh Knight in the long face stakes, I always thought Mawson looked quite glum. A combination of him and Taffs glaring at them might just depress strikers into giving up.
Sure, I meant twenty games where they both featured, and the rest with one of them alongside Forino. Only getting half a season out of Taff would be a disaster!
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Maybe we can one-up ourselves by having a new signing playing in a mask, and only revealing his identity after scoring his first goal...
Maybe the real reason the friendlies are down south is to distract us from @ReturnToSenda's new 'chairlift' being secretly installed. Cue Sol Bamba riding into Adams Park for the big reveal on Wanderers TV.
Dom Gape reveal was first class.
If we do have Mawson and Bishop.... that would be a player to show of the new keepers kit, and outfield strip..... Double signing announced tied in the with kit launch written all over it.
Terry Evans, Darius Charles....we have a proud history of centre halves with no knees.
In many ways the perfect Gasroom post though. "I don't believe this thing is happening but if it is I am both pleased and worried about it"
That would be some incredible planning.
I assume the players are back in training now. Maybe there's some legal aspect to the kit release. Maybe it has to be after June 30th for example, which is probably the expiry date of the old one?
I went back through all the previous O'Neills kits to see how long before the season they came out...
2016: 27 days
2017: 12
2018: 28
2019: 29
2020: home 24, away during 1st game
2021: 10
Still 32 days until the new season!
Good research.
I know we've never been particularly great with kits. Memories of not having enough kits in the clubshop, orders taking ages etc.
No rush on these of course, but the earlier they're out, the quicker you can make money you'd have though!
Took about... 2 minutes of googling 😂 Doesn't seem to be any pattern to it, but I might start panicking if we've still heard nothing by this time next week...
I just assumed things were moving slower because we were in the playoff final and therefore everything is 2 weeks behind.
I know we pay their wages but I suspect the management would not risk decent money on a potentially disastrous injury however much they would want to welcome an old boy back. Mawson and Taffs would certainly be a pairing to watch!
The tight squad limit probably puts an extra nail in this one too.
However, if he does end up signing it'll be absolutely superb, as it'll be a sign he's in much better shape than has been reported by the gasroom's medical experts.
I’d hope that any new signings would get a full and rigorous body language assessment too before putting pen to paper, this seems to be a vital measure.
What if they don't hold the pen with conviction?
To be honest, though no Josh Knight in the long face stakes, I always thought Mawson looked quite glum. A combination of him and Taffs glaring at them might just depress strikers into giving up.
Even if Mawson and Taff only manage 20 games a season together it would still be well worth it.
Probably not if it were the same 20
Sure, I meant twenty games where they both featured, and the rest with one of them alongside Forino. Only getting half a season out of Taff would be a disaster!
I assumed the players were back already but apparently it's Thursday.
Clearly that's our big reveal day.
Kit, Bishop and Mawson
(And before some 50+ year old pipes up, no, not the car from Knight Rider).
Kit who?
Kit...Kit Wear.
Sunderland youngster?
Kit Chen, Chinese Super League midfielder!
Kit Bagg, prolific striker
Eartha Kitt.
Great research! I too get excited about kits but also trying to think logically as it makes no difference whatsoever on my life.
Oh so do I! Soon 🤞
The last Chinese midfielder we had wasn’t half bad.
Isn’t he back training with Arsenal to regain fitness after an injury, but otherwise without a club?