Why are you discounting the sale of JRC and the impending sale of Travis? Once those are taken into account it's likely to be roughly a nil net spend despite all chaddy's talk of "spending £7.5m." Not ideal, we still desperately need a couple of strikers imo, and I wouldn't rule out further outgoings. However I suppose it's better than having a budget of say £2m and then selling £7m worth of players and not reinvesting that money which we all feared was going to happen.

So the ref gave a yellow because he didn't think Gordon was that type of player?

I think out of all the leavers he's probably the most likely to be happy to sit it out till summer i doubt he's stamping his feet to go to Watford because they are unlikely to be offering 3 years at double bubble. Of course that doesn't mean he won't be pushed out and branded a snake and a refusenik if Watford offer a fee.

I think McLoughlin was the back up option when we couldnt strike a deal for Kapuadi. I dont think it was a decoy at all. We just couldnt afford our main target. As it has worked out, with us shedding so much crucial domestic experience, McLoughlin may well be a much better fit. I also dont think that Suhail has any interest in beating any system. Gestede/Owen seem to have deemed that going abroad is the best bet but Suhail will only be bothered about cutting the wage bill.

Whilst I do think this is all a way of reducing costs, I can see the logic in the ESC approach. To get out this league you need 4 or 5 really good players. We (because our owners are terrible) will not pay the fees or the wages for really good, established players. It's the total opposite of Wrexham, for example, who have come up and paid the fees and wages for players that come with gaurantees. So I can see how the latest 'transitional period' plan is to bring in cheap players from Europe, hope they're good enough (or back your recruitment team, however you want to phrase it), convert them from ESC as soon as possible and loop the cycle. So far we're looking at: Pears to Toth - I'd argue (so far) thats an upgrade, although mostly because Pears is a terrible goalkeeper Dolan to Kargbo - I think that's quite clearly a downgrade, but Kargo does have the attributes to be a success Travis to Baradji - we'll wait and see, whilst Travis isn't technically brilliant and doesn't have great returns, he was club captain, an academy graduate, is experienced and has been promoted from this league before. Weimann to Hennrikson - so far, a downgrade. The only thing you could argue is Henrikson has age and fitness on his side. Weimann contrubuted last season in key moments and have a good return. Too early to write Henrikson off, but as a like for like so far you'd take Weimann. One success story, two 'immediate net negatives, but potential long term' and one 'unknown'. Ultimately, like all of our 'transitional periods', we'll see over time. They haven't got one right so far, so history says this will be a monumental fuck up and another change in direction, but as I say you only need 4 or 5 players to be very good at this level and you're into the playoffs which is a lottery.

All dayer more like...

Better than some of the slapped arse entitled faces of some of the loans shunted here that's for sure.

Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour? 😉

You can't tell a guy who clearly has chronic confirmation bias, that he has confirmation bias, and expect him to understand

It is only natural, after his father has been so charitable, working for Rovers at times, free of charge and getting the place rocking, that his son Myles, is now offering a very kind and welcome addition, to what appears to be a gap in the market. Offering what seems to be counselling services to those players that have found themselves on the football scrapheap. I have to say, how much I admire him for doing this and his very special first guest on his series of podcasts, is a must listen for all genuine football fans. Hopefully he will be recognised for his great work, when the next set of honours are handed out, in the new year. The link is below, for those who want to pay homage. Football's Realest Podcast

Chaddy, don’t try to dress it up anymore than what it is. You’ll always support the current manager, whoever that happens to be. The moment Ismael leaves you’ll prefer the next manager, it’s an absolute given.

This would be a big move. A good striker would be a game changer and could put us in with an outside chance of the top 6. Ryoya, a good striker, and an-in form Cantwell would be a very good forward line at this level.

That's old chestnut, lets not believe it, cos I don't agree yet the ref in real time give a yellow, replays always make it look much worse than it is.

He's gone in at force and he's out of control, proven by the fact he has actually 'tried' to pull out of it but is so out of control that he can't and has still ended up raking him down the calf.

Euro to pounds is almost the same, 1 euro to 86p. You are just ignoring the facts here by trying again to minimal them. You read the minutes and the question was asked about funds received from players sales being reinvested in the budget and buying people. I am annoyed by how Eustace handled but has I said also Rovers did. No way should he been allowed to take charge of Wolves game given he was going Derby. Like I said, you ignored facts that come out after they leave like Eustace knew about the Derby approach on Friday but told the fans he just found out post match on Sunday, yet you have no problem with that for some reason. Which I think is weird to say. I prefer Ismael cos of the way he handled the Brittain and Travis situation and told us the supporters the truth. Yet you think Travis was thrown under the bus. Also he is more suited to our overseas transfer approach where as Eustace isn't. Which all that you ignore for Eustace who you adore for some reason

It's great to watch the welcome videos and see players that are genuinely excited and buzzing to be joining us. It's a big opportunity for many of them to enhance their careers and I'm sure that was the intention to buy hungry players with a point to prove. McLaughlin is the only one you would say has made a sideways move and perhaps has the least to prove. It makes a big difference in the dressing room if you have players that genuinely want to be here compared to players in the last year of their deal and probably looking for an exit.

Yup, almost feels like ‘we’ leak a name to create some noise and then go hard at the actual target. Afolayan - Mori // Drameh - Miller // kapaudi - McLoughlin // Soumano -…..

No clue with that Maybe Fulham's good U18s from last season are now O18? Youth football can be very cyclical That being said, Fulham are top of the U18 Southern table & a passing glance at their lineups over the past 3 games, I'm seeing a lot of the same names who played today, so it doesn't look a weakened side

Looking pretty much nailed on that Travis (£3M) & Buckley (£1M) will be added to Brittain (£3.5M) & JRC (£1M) in the very near future

IF we sell Hyam, I reckon we’ll go with Carter and Miller until January before we reasses. Just a hunch.

7 nil now I see. Vare with a hat trick, Joseph with 2. I wonder if Fulham fielded a weaker side with it being the cup.

As it stands, we do seem to have spent more than got from outgoings this window. Bear with me. I'm discounting the shedloads from Adam etc, sell on fees for Raya etc. Also, the plenty saved on wages. Thus expenditure just this window circa euros 7.732m. Incoming this window circa euros 3.87 euros (assuming for a round number 3m for Brittain). Now they may just be happy to fund this 3.86m gap but with a week to go in the transfer market, and given previous, then to plug the gap it would seem clear that some ‘assets’ will leave: Travis? Buckley? Pears? Leaonard? Hyam? Tronstad? But surely too soon. And in case it is not abundantly clear, I think that not reinvesting some of the incoming over the last few years tells you all you need to know about this club.

Is he willing to be paid in buttons and accept being put up in the Training Ground?

Venkys don’t care and Pasha (bless him) thinks him and his mate RG can beat the system by scouring the market for cheap foreign imports. It 10000% is a strategy, and VI is ok with it, where JE wasn’t. The mission of that leadership team is to retain Championship status while reducing the burden on their masters. The theory here is to make the club sustainable by utilising esc slots, buying cheap and selling high. They’ve washed their hands of the British golden handshake brigade and as far as they’re concerned, Eustace, Travis, Batth, Weimann et al can toddle off, on their big money contracts because they think they’ve got this thing nailed. I’m not even entertaining the sabotage narrative, because honestly, I don’t think Venkys care enough to bother.

5 first year scholars, 5 2nd year scholars, all U18, and Theo Pitt who is 15 I think 7-0 now, 15 minutes left