They are going to struggle with the line “venky’s have never refused to sign a cheque” now 😂😂

Given our recent recruitment, we are much more likely to gamble on a young player that there is a possibility of selling for 5 million in 12 or 18 months.

I still wouldn’t be surprised by a cheap McGuire deal in the coming weeks. He’s turned down another contract at Orlando, they’ll be concerned about losing him for nothing. Would also be an “I told you so” moment for Waggott who would claim to the press and owners that he’s cleared up a mess caused by others in January who have now been removed from the club.

I suspect this is correct, With links to Ruddy and Krul as a result of the club knowing there was money coming in from Wahlstedt.

John Park will bring his own people into his department, so I wouldn’t read too much into the Head of Emerging Talent leaving. What “emerging talents” have we recruited over the past few years to justify his role? The only decent players we have signed in recent years were established pro’s in the championship and one from the Eredivisie. Money is clearly a massive issue despite Waggot’s cock and bull stories. A change of tact is required. Get the likes of Tim Krul, Liam Cooper, John Fleck (if fit) to be the spine of the team then perhaps loanees to play in the wide areas. A centre forward gamble from Europe and another if we get a decent offer for Gallagher. I can’t see any significant cash buys, except maybe those similar to Wahlstedt and Telalovic towards the end of the window.

Just isn’t news is it? The club have never allowed anyone else from the club to attend the senior training centre or mix with first team players, usually a managers decision, based probably around confidentiality of transfers and other first team business, been the case since the place was built! Although the lack of drink and toilet facilities is pretty inexcusable especially with the size of the academy and senior training centre. Can’t imagine any employee from ewood/ academy or the women’s team can just rock up and start using first team facilities unless it’s pre arranged and agreed with management. That has nothing to do with the lack of funding the women’s team receives

Also not great that a disgruntled player or member of staff has clearly gone crying to the daily mail. Why should the club loose hand over fist on another department in the club?

Our money back on Wahlstedt is a decent deal to be fair. I have a funny feeling he will kick on at some point and become a good goalkeeper. He wasn’t for us right now though, you can’t be having a goalkeeper in the championship who can’t catch or deal with crosses. You WILL get found out, and he was.

I think Eustace will look to build a compact team with pace in the wide areas physicality up front. That is how he had success with Birmingham. Unfortunately looks like he will need to do it on a shoe string. I can imagine Travis and Tronstadt both being in. Szmodics, Gallagher and Dolan to be sold and replaced. He cannot be judged on last season. We were wide open as a team when he came in, conceding 2 or 3 goals a game. All my opinions of course!!

I don’t even think it’s a particularly positive take. I am just saying that we will categorically not have offered 29 year Murphy the 3 years with an option of a 4th he’s just signed at Portsmouth and likely promises of regularly starting games in the championship. I’m very glad we haven’t.

Or we offered a contract on the basis he’s a squad player for one or two years and Portsmouth want him playing regularly and agree to sign him for 3 with the possibility of 4 years. Totally agree with the club not doing that. Totally understand why he would choose Portsmouth, nothing to do with us being unable to attract a league 1 player.

Are we really gutted we haven’t sign Murphy (who turns 30 this season). A championship/ league one journeyman who had a decent season in League 1 and will be looking for one big last pay day. Done well to avoid.

If we have a budget I’d be paying Troyes for Ike Ugbo…

It will be Ruddy in to replace Wahlstedt

Anyone know if this guy is legit?

£8 million is a clear ploy by Broughton to protect his value. No doubt Szmodics people will have made representations that he wouldn’t sign without it given his age and his desire to play premier league football. I don’t there’s any surprise and some credit is owed after the disasters of BBD, Lenihan, Nyambe and Rothwell running their contracts down. It was probably agreed at the time of signing the contract that he would be gone this summer. Fair play to him, he’s clearly worked hard and earnt it.

Herbie Kane would probably be the best we could hope for, he’s a capable player who looks on the up after a couple of poor years, suspect Barnsley will be miffed as they paid a million plus for him a couple of years ago and are loosing him for nothing

Kane and Connolly would certainly be decent options if we could bring them here. Kane has always been highly regarded from his Liverpool days. appeared to have gone off the boil but 9 goals from midfield in League 1 last season. Barnsley won’t be happy about loosing him on a free after paying a million plus for him a few years ago. Not sure Connolly has the best goal scoring record in the championship but far better than anything we have and generally works the line really well when he’s played against us.

Money probably and the knowledge that if he does a good job one of the bigger boys will come calling

Anyone else not be surprised by a Damien Johnson promotion to DoF? Popular with fan base, knows the academy and first team inside out, will have a very good knowledge of PL2 players as well. I for one think he is very competent and I don’t think he’d be a bad shout at all.

Preston and clubs in Germany/ Holland have apparently been watching Georgie Gent. He’s delivered more crosses per game (7.49) than anybody else in the SPL (from left back). Motherwell fans are very complimentary of him. Hopefully another academy product who is going to get an opportunity to shine for us.

I reserve any sort of judgment on Eustace at Had 0 options when he came in other than trying to make our wide open team more solid and stop the 1 or 2 goals per game being shipped from set pieces. I expect this summer for him to attempt to build a compact team with pace at the top of the pitch. This is what he did very well with the likes of Khadra, Dembele, Miyoshi at Birmingham. We all know there isn’t going to be mass investment in the squad despite recent and upcoming sales but I do believe Gregg will push for several players on small fees with the aim of selling for profit after 1 or 2 good years. I think we will see Sigurdsson do well this season. Clearly has ability and was affected by injury issues.

JRC plays 20 games a season

In the event we stay up and Huddersfield go down I wouldn’t be surprised if we paid a decent fee for Jack Rudoni. Been impressed every time we’ve played them. Head and shoulders above the rest and still only 22, fits the mould. Also wouldn’t be surprised to see Reda Khadra, with the club and JE links from Birmingham. I expect 3/4 low fees for players aged between 21 and 24 and nothing much else. szmodics to be sold, Travis to return and play regularly under JE.

The longer this drags on the worse it gets for us. No doubt we will be haggling every penny which will be slowing everything down. We will go into a massive game on Saturday with 0 plan in place and utter chaos in every department.