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I feel like we talk about that squad with a fair bit of rose tinted hindsight. Yes there was Rudy, Rhodes and Cairney, but there was some serious dross too wasn't there?

Absolutely spot on. Apart from the Hill part, which seems fanciful. The rest of it is entirely plausible and the club should work towards happening.

Baker has been in Stoke's first team and scored the winner in opening day. What's the reasoning behind it from their perspective? Need him off the eage books?

Although the signings rumoured look good , it looks like another window going by with no significant investment. Our outgoings would be covered by Gally, Teleovic, Ennis, wahlstedt, Gent xfers -all of which are largely finge players. Without even touching the money from Raya or SS, let alone Adam Wharton. F**king cheapskates

We need some pace ffs. Where are the links to some quick wingers and striker?!

100% agree. And this is exactly what I have tried to explain to the apologists on Facebook. You need to invest money to make money. Otherwise you're just selling the crown jewels until there is noone left. Yes you will do the odd miracle and invest 500k on someone and they'll turn into a 15m man. However it is far more likely if you're spending 1.5 to 3m ala SS, Armstrong etc.

Another game where away fans can't pay on the day? For a midweek league cup game where there will be 20k empty seats? Is this just another version of pathetic cost cuttings? People want to be able to make a last min decision a pay a few quid on the gate. Just nuts

Closing down sale. Everything must go, 50% off their retail price!!

An excellent victory for us yesterday. Really happy with the start to the season and JE must take alot of credit. Especially with the substitutions so far season, an unprecedented number of goals and assists already this year. As far as I'm concerned, we're aiming for 52 points. 7 up with 45 to go required from 43 games. If only these disgraceful clowns would bloody back him ffs.

To be fair, I was a regular poster on claretsmad (same username) from about 2003 for a number of years. So much so that when newbies on their forum questioned me posting, they were immediately shouted down by the seasonsed posters. Run by a rather authoritarian figure called Tony from what I recall, who often annoyed a fair number of his fellow dingles. I remember him celebrating us getting Hughes as manager and thinking it was the beginning of the end for us..

There are some real pathetic Stockholm syndrome type Rovers fans on the facebook pages aren't there? Telling me to get real and go read a book. Quite embarrassing. I've been abusing a fair number of them after that pathetic 'club statement' bollocks.

All ticket for oxford fans. Bizarre with 15k empty seats in the ground.

£15m rising to potentially £20m with add ons. I think we can put an end to the SS debate now about the fee. Clarke is 23 and has a far higher ceiling imo but has only gone for £5m more (garanteed).

Why would you want to do something crazy like that? Far better to cut inside into traffic and play more tippy tappy shite with our keeper and centre backs to see if we can get robbed in our own third. Probably my least favorite ( on the pitch part) about modern football.

This is absolutely spot on. I don't understand how people are arguing against that. People don't want 29 year olds. They want 19-22 year olds that they can mold, wait for the market to inflate even more and then go against their ffp in the future.

Jake Garret played 90mins and was the only guy to miss! Surprised they didn't give Markanday 45mins, he seems like a player who needs a run of games and match fitness.

Almost 10am in Dehli!

Stand up Stoke City 🙂

Couldn't see another thread specific on this. I can see comments scattered around a few different pages so thought I'd centralise here. Markandy was outstanding for Chesterfield according to their local rag in their 5 nil win. 2 assists, ran Crewe ragged and was subbed after only 55mins. This is the kind of loan he should have had instead of that Aberdeen farce. He needs lots of games against players who will kick him. Connor O'Riordab played 90 mins for Cambridge in their 1 nil defeat in league 1.be interesting to see his progress there, considering that was the level of football he came from. Who else do we have on loan?

I continue to find it bizarre about people don't get the basic concept of how the xfer market works these days. It is a rapidly inflating market due to the amount of money (which is always increasing). However running counter to that is FFP which clubs need to be aware of. The result? A heavy premium on young players for both their re-sale value for ffp purposes, but also the natural inflation of selling players in 5 years time. SS is almost 29. A 4 year contract takes him to basically no re sale value time. So 10m with add ons is about right imo. People comparing him with 20 year olds (albeit inferior players currently), or 23 years with a season experience in the epl is just not realistic.

That Poku guy seems exactly the kind of player we should be signing. Which is exactly why we won't be signing him.

Another good draw!

You mean like against Newcastle in the cup last season? The guy needs a loan to get a number of games under his belt. Jury is out as to what level he'll make, but there is no need to be so vindictive about it.

I always look forward to these early season league cup games. Another fun local away day for our fans and an opportunity to see some of the younger/fringe players.

That's crazy! One game in? That must be the fastest casualty since Norwich lost 7-1 on opening day to Lambert's Colchester about 15 years ago, sacked off their manager and hired Lambert instead!