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Just listened to the podcast. Came across well although he is a proper footballing weirdo. Also seems to be the kind of person who thinks everyone is nice. Said that he never demanded from any owners as its not in his make up and admitted that his "principles" probably are a reason why his limit was being a Championship manager. Wasnt one to stamp his feet. When he spoke to the owners about budgets he agreed that he wouldnt go back and pester them for more. Principled to his own disadvantage clearly at times. The way its escalated to this intentional prevention of getting promoted is still absolutely bonkers and unfair. Also just said that Wharton trained with them when they were light of bodies. Didnt take credit for him as has been suggested. Another thing that is often thrown at him is him mentioning being far away from home which is again unfairly made out to seem like he didnt want to be here. He seems to have guilt around not being at home more with his kids across his career. Yet he is so fixated with football that as soon as the season starts, including now, he becomes desperate to get back in. He doesnt say it like its a chore, he speaks like he cant stay away from football. He would blabber on about football all day if someone listened.

Eh!? There’s no chance this is being leaked by Rovers.

Jesus the bloke has got everything wrong today...Thought he said it had got down to a million? Yet apparently we've bid 2m for Soumano? Nixon back to his usual.

Fee proving difficult for Gudjohnsen according to Nicko

He made one good signing - Stephane Henchoz. All the rest ranged from poor to abysmal.

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I imagine we won't want to rush Baradji, considering it's an international break next week, it at least gives the physios more time.

Is Forshaw back?

We’ve signed 8 players this window, it’s clear we’re being active in the market. It’s the one summer you cant say the club haven’t made efforts to bring players in. Why would they bother to put a fake rumour out there that we’re trying to sign (checks Twitter) ‘Milan Smit’? Far more likely it’s agents putting names in shop windows.

For some reason they've been absolutely desperate to bring Baradji in. A loan to buy for a player they can't give a timeframe for is a head scratcher. We're a CM down with Travis leaving, we're really short there now.

Any strikers we were chasing or rumored to be chasing last summer or in Jan?

When you think about the fees that were paid too. Absolute megabucks by the standards of the time.

I am assuming the hierarchy know they can use their phones to scan transfer documents. Dont want McGuire syndrome to kick in

That’ll buy a lot of tins of “ Hammerite “.

Nathan Blake was another really poor signing.

It’s why he’s a loan with a view. Think it will be a bonus if he comes good in the next few months.

Out of the 3 strikers we've been linked with, I'd be most satisfied with Gudjohnsen...Hopefully we can get it over the line.

This is the quote from Gestede: "We used to be over 2,000 minutes for Under-23 Academy players. Last 12 months, 142 minutes." So I guess any player under 23 (possibly including?) that came through the academy.

He did indeed, forgot that he was a January signing. So Woy just takes credit for Davies, Dailly, Peacock and Perez. Ugly stuff.

Ah okay, that makes more sense. But what is the cutoff? Is there an official age where the minutes dont count towards this self imposed target? If we think its just say sub 24 year olds only Leonard is going to subtract from that.

Yep putting fake rumors out their to pull the “least we tried” stuff, doubt the other striker from gent is true either

I thought Kiddo signed Matt Jansen ?

The Leonard story is odd. Elliott doesn't usually publish a story like that unless he's spoken to someone at the club first and they've confirmed it Baradji could well be this seasons Dennis, signing a player with a known injury just doesn't seem to all that clever but I hope I'm proved wrong and he makes a good impact.

Maybe they didn't want to dent this confidence so early if he missed so let him wait? He put his pen away easily though. Although it was hard to miss against the Grimsby keeper. He also skied one over from 2 yards out. It came at him via a bounce or two but should have scored.

Good.