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@redcarred I think I’m right in saying that Spanish clubs don’t have to go through work permit regulations for players from South America. Could be ju...
The Junior Hoilett link seems to have gone quiet. Have I missed something?
@redcarred Agree with that, RR. The XI I would select are different to GHW’s but either way there’s a half decent Championship side there. As you say ...
@exmil That FA Cup Final on 15th May could be tricky.
@plato Fair point. There’s rarely many points between the middle 10 or so clubs in the Championship and it doesn’t take much to be 4 or 5 places up or...
@k-p-in-spain I agree that the defence is particularly weak with only two experienced centre-halves, one of which isn't that experienced and the other...
@k-p-in-spain I think that's right on the problem we have, but only if we're trying to put together a squad capable of challenging at the top end. A...
I imagine that the recruitment team (i.e. Gary Gill, his team of scouts etc) are responsible for drawing up shortlists based on what the manager wants...
It is indeed the end of an era - unless I’ve forgotten someone, George was the last of Mowbray’s bargain signings still at the club. I know, I know,...
Maybe look at it this way: Stojanovic Djiksteel Fry Hall Coulson Spence Wing Howson Browne Tavernier Fletcher Sub in Saville, McNair, Asso...
@jarkko Youth team manager at Villa apparently:
Bamford vs Leeds?
Robert Huth couldn’t get through a weekend without a jellied eel apparently 😀
@selwynoz I wouldn’t mind Merson, Ince, Townsend, Dean Gordon, Luke Young, Ehiogu or Southgate in their prime right now! I’d even take Justin Ho...
@billy Yes agreed and they will raise plenty of funds from player sales such as Wilson and King and no doubt several others, then they have the full p...
@billy According to Soccerbase, Bournemouth spent approximately £90m last summer: Perhaps another one to add to the list around over-recruitment....
@ jarkko @ Original Fat Bob Sounds like we've been trying to follow the Brentford model but haven't worked out quite how to apply it yet.
@jarkko I completely agree, Jarkko. There are other examples over-recruiting too, such as Tottenham after the sale of Bale - they brought in seven new...
Agree with that. The other obstacle other than experience for both is height - I think both are 6ft only. I wonder if Wood, as a left footer, will fol...
Interested to hear your thoughts on the three lads signed last summer, Bob. Who do you think wanted them if not the usual group? PS thanks for these...
@k-p-in-spain Not sure that’s a like-for-like comparison, KP. Two charges were brought against Sheff Wed and I would imagine that the investigation ...
@k-p-in-spain I’ve no idea really, just passing on what the EFL said. The charges were brought against Sheff Wed in Nov 2019, so it’s taken eight to...
The EFL’s reasoning for the timing of Sheff Wed’s points deduction is that the appeal process would always have finished no earlier than yesterday but...
Financial Fair Play or Profitability And Sustainability (or whatever it’s called) certainly needs a review. I can imagine that owners voted for it (...
@selwynoz All kept pretty quiet:/p> Just sounds like frustration at not playing and the situation coming to a head.
@k-p-in-spain That’s a good point KP. Presumably if Burnley are paying us £15m over four seasons then still owe us £7.5m, which surely is the most he’...
@billy I would think the whole thing is indeed a non-starter unless Ben agrees to taking a wage that fits our circumstances (i.e. probably no more tha...
@grovehillwallah I would imagine that the only clubs who can afford an above market value offer for one of our players would be PL clubs or those rece...
Thanks Werder. I think most people agree that Warnock was the sensible short-term choice - maybe the only choice in truth - in these very challengin...
@allan-in-bahrain I think that is AV using local parlance. He also does it with worse/worst from time to time. I think it’s part of giving his article...