and Dolan

ZERO chance we spend anything more than 1m on a player. Likely ever again. A marquee signing would also require marquee wages. That is also not happening.

He said the same about Brittain

Carter when he is fit is very mobile imo, can recover well. Agree Wharton and Hyam really struggle once a player gets in behind though. Not seen McCloughlin, hope he has a bit of pace and strength.

Need lads like him in the dressing room shows they're up for it ready to win

Hmmm…in fairness, the Cantwell signing was a similar ilk. Let’s see.

This is exactly right. At the last WATR MoU meeting with the club in November 2024, the club committed to reinstating the fan consultation meetings and set target dates for February/March 2025. WATR were to help facilitate the meetings. Dates and venues were to be confirmed by the club in due course. From that point onwards, the club turned their back on WATR and their own Fan Engagement Plan entirely. Steve Waggott would answer emails but with delaying tactics and prevarication. Pasha and Lynsey Talbot stopped acknowledging emails altogether. The club have ignored all requests for further meetings . The latest FEP seems to confirm the intention to reduce fan engagement and control it via the FF - which as Matty correctly explains - is not the right vehicle. This is all down to Pasha doing things his way for his benefit. Luckily, he gets rattled easily - this is a battle we can win.

I have them now and then. I try not to make a habit of it though 😁

it is a good idea. Sounds like Glen and Duncan Miller are ready to do that anyway.

He wouldn’t have been in their half.

Whatever the team its the 1st day of the season and optimism will be there come this sunny Saturday Against better judgement bought to tickets in safe standing with the lad, 50th season of supporting since the diddy heights of 3rd division champions 1975 The Vine pub beforehand for a few beers and a decent chicken tikka off the barbecue Going down the Bolton road...

Has the forum considered giving the club a deadline after which they’ll publish the minutes (elsewhere) themselves?

I strongly suspect we'll be linked with a marquee type signing before the close of the window just to appease the fans and to appear like there's some kind of ambition at the club. Of course, we won't sign them and never will have intended to. If it does get anywhere near a done deal then the paperwork will be left in drafts again 'accidentally'.

Despite having one of the richest owners in the Championship.

Bravery comes in different forms out on the pitch. You wouldn’t see Berkovic flying in to a tackle but he’d always show for the ball no matter how closely he was being marked.

This just isn't going to happen, those days are long gone.

We won't be signing him for now. In other words, we've spent the Brittain money on Miller and Henriksson so we now need another sale before we can bring in Baradji or any further additions. I.e we're skint.

RamsNews, who is self described as "reliable", is doubling down on Trav to Derby, claims personal terms are agreed.

….for now. I think we’re keeping the Baradji deal warm to do if / when Trav goes. Mafoumbi is probably being hawked out to possible suitors to clear up that ESC spot. One thing that was interesting in the podcast was that Elliott suggested they might be building towards a marquee type signing in that forward / RW spot. He claimed it was his ideal scenario but I got the impression it may have been spoken about.

I'm hoping he does really well and nobody can get him out of the team.

I know that and I know that communications are poor. As someone who was in that meeting, I’m keen that the blame is aimed at the door of those communicating poorly, not those trying to hold the club to account.

Maybe. The good news is they don’t need a court case to be able to send money across. The bad news is they don’t want to meet the conditions which allow them to do so.

So no doubt the next one is after the window shuts in Feb !

If communications are poor, people will speculate and most times come to a negative conclusion. The problem is solved by good communication, even if it is not what people want to hear.