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The problem is that the lower the price goes the more clubs will be interested. If the asking price does go down to six-figures then I would imagine there will be strong interest from a number of teams, some of which are likely to be able to provide better offers than us in terms of his contract. Obviously in an ideal world you'd get the lad for as cheap as possible, but I don't think leaving it to the wire is going to benefit us.

If Mulgrew is moving to L1, on loan or otherwise, then I have to assume we will be subsidising a massive amount of his wage.

If DG was going to sign for a L1 club then he probably didn't have that many options in terms of getting a decent wage. It was likely between Sunderland and Ipswich, and the latter are going to struggle as it is to balance their books going forward with the salary cap. If he has signed for Sunderland then I think it's a great signing for them. Even as a rotational option he will likely be well worth his weight in goals and assists over the course of a season. Like most I know absolutely nothing about Kaminski but I'm just relieved that it looks like we aren't even considering bringing Walton back. With the way this season ended there was no way our team could trust him between the sticks. Better for him and us that he moves on elsewhere.

I don't know either, but I don't think they deserve praise for simply paying the bills. That is the responsiblity they took on when they bought the club - and a lot of the money they have been forced to pay out has been due to their own rank bad management of the club.

Paying the bills is literally the most basic responsiblity Venky's have as owners (and in 2015 we were suddenly taking out emergency loans, so as for always paying the bills...) - owners that don't pay the bills are very soon not club owners anymore.

Been playing a lot of Fall Guys recently. Dangerously addictive little game. Managed to win my first episode just now so life is good ?

Yeah that's right, although these clubs have to make signings with one eye to the future as when many contracts come up next year they may not be able to renew them based on the new salary cap - and if they've spunked a massive portion of their wage budget on Graham, even for just a year or two, it could have consequences for who they can sign across the rest of the pitch. Clubs like Ipswich and Sunderland are basically going to want to get out of L1 ASAP as their competitive advantage through being 'big' clubs in the league is going to rapidly diminish as the seasons go on assuming the salary cap is implemented as is and sticks around. I am still sceptical as to how the EFL can apply the salary cap if it is legally unenforcable, though.

Have to admit I would be surprised as well, but a lot has changed there since he's left so who knows. You have to imagine after last time their fans would lose patience with him very quickly if he didn't get off to a good start.

I was on 'Maybe' before lockdown, but only based on Walton coming in as a no2 to a better goalie (which was an unlikely scenario in the first place). Changed to 'No' as post-lockdown he's been so bad I wouldn't even trust him as backup.

I'd agree, although if the salary cap is being taken seriously by L1/L2 teams then smaller clubs than Ipswich might be able to offer DG higher wages due to having more room to manuever within the salary cap limits. If clubs just ignore the rule entirely then it'll probably be between Ipswich and Sunderland.

If this rule is not legally viable how can it be brought in? The only clubs it would punish would be those who couldn't afford to go the legal route to get any punishment voided.

We were 1-0 up at half time and I think doing fairly well, so maybe just watch the first 45 and skip the rest ?

Assume it's the 4-1 to them, in which case I'll give it a miss.

Ipswich linked with DG: https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/ipswich-town-transfer-target-danny-graham-1-6784119 Not a surprise considering Lambert is still there and obviously he was the one who initially brought Graham here. He'd be a great signing for them but not sure how the recent salary cap introduction may affect what they can offer him in terms of wages.

Going to be tough for Brentford's players to come back from this mentally, you'd think. Threw away automatic promotion when they had it in their grasp, and have now thrown away a playoff final against what is truthfully a painfully average Fulham side (albeit with some top players in it). Wouldn't be surprised to see them back with us in mid-table purgatory next season.

I tend to agree. It's a great time to get a PS4 as it has an immeasurable back catalogue which blows any other console in history out of the water - and a VR headset which is affordable and mind-blowing. The console is cheap now and it'll obviously continue to get cheaper, especially when the PS5 comes out. PS4 will continue to be the ultimate console to own for the foreseeable future imo, at least 2-3 years after the PS5 is released. I very much doubt I'll be getting a PS5 until either Persona 6 is released on it or they release a new VR headset specifically for it.

This is generally my experience as well. I really want to like FFIX as it gets a lot of love in the FF community, but it bores me more than any other FF game I've played. 6 starts with a brainwashed Terra and two soldiers finding a strange crystal in an underground mine, 7 starts with you terrorist f'n bombing an energy reactor, 8 has that awesome opening with Squall & Seifer fighting and you're quickly onto the SeeD field exam which is action-packed and loads of fun. 9 has a lot of text and then you're controlling some sad sack running around with a little kid trying to buy a ticket to some show.

The PL needs the football pyramid for their annual relegation battle extravaganza. No pyramid means no relegation. Don't forget those lucrative cup matches that get screened on Sky as well as the playoff games at the end of the season. English football would be irrevocably changed if the football leagues were to disappear or begin collapsing and mutate beyond what we know them as today. Under normal circumstances of course Sky could not care less about how clubs are struggling in the lower divisions - but it could become catastrophic enough to effect their cash cow at which point they should start caring. If they and the PL leave the EFL to its own devices they could soon find themselves in an extremely barren wasteland when it comes to this country's footballing structure and the amount of people willing to engage with it.

Neither Sky nor the PL wil benefit from lower league clubs and divisions going bust and the footballing pyramid being ruined. It would be a catastrophe both short and long-term for the game as it is established at present, so it is in the best interests of those with money to help out until such a time as things can return to some level of normality. I don't expect this to happen but it would be foolhardy for the clubs in the PL and Sky as a broadcaster to think that they will be completely shielded from the implosion of the lower leagues.

Smallwood knows he'll never get a contract close to this one again so is making sure he gets every penny from it. Blame is 100% on TM and we can add the last year and a half of Smallwood's wages to the £12m & Mulgrew's wages that have likely eaten up massive portions of our budget. Tbf we took Rodwell after he drained Sunderland of more wages in a week than Smallwood costs us in six months, so not sure the club or any supporters can cry ethics unless they were vocally against Rodwell's signing because he'd robbed a living at Sunderland for two years.

That's some bottle job by Forest. Ouch.

Even if they are it's extremely unlilkely at this point the investigation will conclude in time to give them a points deduction this season. I imagine Big Club would likely appeal as well which would stretch things out even further.

Seems a bit of a bizarre decision considering they just secured Championship safety by beating WBA... but who knows what is going on behind the scenes there.

To be honest at 26 I don't think we can call Lenihan a youngster anymore. He should be entering the prime of his career at this point. By and large he's a solid Championship defender but at this point that is probably his limit. His best chance of playing in the PL is probably being promoted with a Championship club.

Am I right in thinking that any team above 49 points is now effectively safe? Even if Wigan win on Wednesday their theoretical points deduction would take them down to 49 points, which means even if Boro or Birmingham end up in the bottom 3 on 50 points they will ultimately be replaced by Wigan. Meanwhile the only way Hull can stay up is if they beat Cardiff and Luton & Wigan both lose.