and plenty do

I didn't see it, but the lads at work were discussing it today. Sounded crazy and no, definitely not good for the flow of a game They will need to bring a rule that VAR only goes back 30 seconds before a goal

No, why would it be? Plenty of moves just don't work out for players

I have absolutely no doubt that the biggest moaners now complaining that we didn't sign him, are the very same ones who would be on here moaning that he wasn't good enough or that we over paid if we did sign him. 100% and I don't think ye can even deny that yourselves You know who you are

Well I am sniffing a lot of shit to be fair

You have lost me and I don't feel like continuing on the detour. Some of us have better things to be doing

You can use the "weeks behind" argument in many contexts, I have complained myself about the trip to Pune, but you can't use it in relation to a player we have 100% being interested in since at least last January. He chose Preston over us for either football or monetary reasons. Simple as. Just take it on the chin.

Not me personally, but they have undoubtedly closed the gap to us in terms of attractiveness. Passed it even. I know, hard to imagine that would have happened when we were in the premier league, but unfortunately it's the reality.

It raised his profile and I am sure it gave him more options and a few extra pounds in his contract.

I said I can see why a player would see Preston as a better option. I then said he possibly made the wrong choice. Time will tell. Sit this one out bud

When and why would we make such an announcement? Seriously. That's a crazy suggestion

There was budget left over from January and last summer. I am sure that would have covered the wages. As I said, there doesn't always need to be a scapegoat. The guy just picked another club.

Well according to reports around 8 more clubs showed an interest in him after this. So whether they went off this game , or it led them to look into him more, scoring the goal raised his profile.

I said I can understand why a player might think that I then said he "possibly" made the wrong choice. Time will tell. I don't see the contradiction Man, you don't do the "smart ass" posts very well

Mowbray was talking to his agent months ago, so not a case of being behind the curve here contrary to the narrative some are maintaining. In the last few weeks, Waggott perhaps? Mowbray via Skype or any other video conferencing application.

So you think that we never made an offer to Bauer?

It is what it is, he drew more attention on himself after scoring the goal in the play off final, so had more options. He chose Preston. Very possibly the incorrect choice.

Well my guess for why he chose them is as good as anyones, about as much evidence as well.

Me too

It's like starting a football manager game with 2 clubs and having 1 make a huge bid for a player you would never have played anyway. I wonder was it a big fee in this instance?

Should he be guaranteed a place though? I don't see why managers should be guaranteeing them starting places just to sign. What if he plays badly in training? Should it be in his contract?

Or Bauer played with someone who Neil managed before who he gave him a glowing reference, thus swaying his decision. Who knows? The default reason doesn't always have to be that Mowbray and the club "did something wrong"

Well if we couldn't guarantee him a starting place, we fecking better have someone lined up!

Diverse mix of clubs

So many of those dodgy ITK accounts on twitter