Money talks. Many have done the same. Richard Wright, Stuart Taylor, Scott Carson...

So you want him to sign some players then go on holiday while he should be taking pre season training?

Depends how you spin it... if we wanted that guy then yeah we've given up a head start and lost out. But if we didn't then we're not playing catch up at all as we didnt want him anyways. Not saying we're the most proactive, from the outside looking in, but just because someone else has signed a free left back doesn't mean we're playing catch up so to speak.

Not trying to downplay anyone, but why is this £10 million bid being treated as a definite when most other talk gets thrown out as rumour? Happy to be proved wrong. Especially if said bid is for Bell...

Throw in being unpleasant to others and you've got a Jimwilkz day on Twitter

Look at the guys account, not a chance he has any real info of his own

Click on the link about the young player.. Jack Evans. Already gone hasn't he?

And we're actually believing these naff twitter accounts now?

So whoscored.com is being taken as gospel on all players now then? Maybe let's just wait and see if we are even in for this guy before we start DM'ing him on Twitter for the below par performances he hasn't made yet

I know the guy is frustrating as anything we've known, but I hardly think he's sat there twiddling his thumbs, looking at the phone wondering when it's going to ring. It'll be issues on their end rather than him not trying to find out I'm sure. Won't be as simple as you put it

I dont think there has ever really been a "one more season" scenario. League One season we went up, last season was about consolidation, this one was about progress. I would say next season should be his first "one more season" as very little progress has been made this year

Totally agree. Sadly I wouldn't trust those in charge of the club to be able to find these managers. I can't imagine they'd have a nuanced, careful approach to it. More like give it to the cheapest guy that they've heard of and know has managed a bit at this level...

Something fundamentally wrong when whenever we get within a point of the playoffs we turn out awful performances. Time and again. Leave Tony

The "he puts in a good shift" defence thrown around for certain players is a bit tired. All for commitment but commitment allied with a lack of ability (Brereton, Gallagher, Bennett) is never going to amount to much. Squad needs a massive lift over the summer but the sad fact is we'll still be stuck with 2 dead weight strikers who will be shoehorned in somehow or another at the expense of us signing and playing any attackers of genuine ability.

Gallagher comes back, Armstrong goes off form. No coincidence. Gallagher is a criminal waste of money

How incredibly infuriating yet completely unsurprising

He was in the team of the year as a left back...

Is it me or have we heard less from TM this week? Maybe it's just because the spotlight is on him more that makes it seem like we're hearing less but I'm sure in between games he usually comes out with some of his top 10 sound bites at least a couple of times...

I've been of the opinion that TM should go since that run of form last year February onwards and it was a clear indication that he has zero ability to turn around poor form. Last season we picked up a few consecutive wins in meaningless games towards the end of the season (apparently that was enough to convince Mowbray our defence is just fine), but still conceded in most of those, apart from Bolton at home who were playing their under 12s on the day. What I can never get my head around is his obsession with saying it isn't about tactics and more about passion and desire. That's like approaching every game like a cup game and the results reflect that - goals at both ends and panicked football throughout. I've also never seen a manager negatively change a game from his substitutions as much as him. He literally can't do anything to create an upturn, be that in terms of form or in matches themselves. Anyone suggesting we won't get relegated, name 3 teams worse than us at the moment......

I'd agree with those saying Buckley doesn't look ready. Felt nervous every time he got the ball near our area as he didn't seem aware of the opposition pressing him. Hope it's just an experiment and not a regular thing we'll be seeing. Don't think it's a coincidence that we were much better in the second half, the first 5 minutes aside

I'll never be Bennett's biggest fan as a right back but I agree people look to fault the guy. If Travis was playing there and did the same things he'd get nowhere near the same abuse because he's come through the system. Defensively all 5 did really well today. At no point after we scored did I feel threatened and I think that's more credit to the defence than the opposition being poor. Work to be done further forward for sure but a solid foundation is something we've lacked for a while and it's nice to see the potential of that and hopefully something to be improved further and used as a foundation for progress. But hey let's all use a 1 0 away win as a reason to moan yeah???

Didn't see your specific post to be honest. Just read from a few people on here

Again for that level. Agreed that Mowbray is tactically inept, I'd just rather we went for someone more experienced than Johnson. I don't think we're stable enough in the league to be taking risks

Not quite sure on this clamour for Johnson to take over. Did well with the under 23s yes but it's a completely different animal compared to the championship or league football in general. I personally don't want Mowbray as manager anymore but Johnson replacing him is very risky in such a competitive league.

Sounds like it. Bet he was a condescending arsehole about it though