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Proud.

It would be nice if they could announce it soon.

I wonder whether there is any chance we could loan Stansfield at the last minute? Fulham obviously don’t want to sell but I’m guessing they consider him playing regularly in the Championship to be better than sitting on the bench every week. With the links to Eustace I wonder if we would be a convenient destination for him?

Nicko reporting an interest in loaning Harrison Ashby RB from Newcastle.

I think you might be right. If our objective is championship stability, then the logical decision would be to shelve the Cantwell transfer and spend the money on a proven goalkeeper. The importance of a good keeper trumps all the other deals in my view. De Lange was the keeper who the recruitment team identified. He had excellent pedigree and sell on potential and if you believe the journos he was keen to come to us. Of course we scrimped and saved and Marseille swooped in to sign him. This has really cost us and is the latest in a growing line of recruitment F*** ups.

Late goals and substitutes scoring. This hasn’t happened for a long while!

Stansfield would make perfect financial sense if £6mill is the actual asking price. A good season and his value skyrockets as a young English forward player. A very prudent way of reinvesting the Szmodics money. Whether we have the sense to see this is another matter.

When it comes to outgoings our fax machine is one of the most reliable out there!

If we somehow keep Sammie then we know we have a top quality player on our hands. Possibly the best player in the Championship. The small amount we would reinvest from his sale would likely be spent on unproven players. I think I would happily only sign loan players from here on in if it meant we kept Sammie. If this means we can’t spend money on a Keeper then I would hope our previous dealings with Brighton would mean we had a chance of signing Rushworth.

Google suggests Pipe Sierra who broke the Puerta story was the first to link Diaz to Liverpool so he may well have his finger on the pulse when it comes to Colombian players. It seems too random for there to be no truth in it. Actually securing a deal like this is another matter, but that would be an unbelievable signing!!

Surely the value of something that is being sold is controlled by the seller as they either ultimately decide the price. You could offer me £50 for my car and if nobody else bids and I refuse to sell it to you, it doesn’t mean it’s worth £50.

If that’s truly the case then there may be time to change his mind if we stump up the money (we won’t).

There was consensus that this signing would be a game changer when it comes to our ambitions for the coming season. Absolutely criminal from Waggot et al.

Sounds like the lad wanted to come initially but we dragged our feet over a few hundred K and a better offer came in. I really thought the asking price was very reasonable. He’s going to a good club and it shows he is probably very decent if Marseille are interested. You’d think if you are in a position where a player you really rate is willing to sign and they are not far apart on the asking price, then you move heaven and earth to get it over the line. If the player is actually decent then a bigger team will always come in. Complete mismanagement as usual.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we are looking at Karamoko Dembele. It would make a lot more sense than signing his brother Siriki given his potential resale value and likely lower wage demands. He is rapid and we are crying out for some pace!

Quite happy with Pears as a backup keeper. It’s about his level.

In the comments section of Nicko’s Patreon story re De Lange he is suggesting this has progressed quickly and he expects him to sign.

I think having a confident keeper marshalling the defenders would really help eradicate the errors. Knowing there’s a good chance any mistakes will be mopped up by the keeper allows them to play with a little more freedom. The same back 4 were much better with Kaminski!

Would absolutely advocate for spending any available funds on a good keeper. Would make the world of difference to our prospects. Pears is not good enough. No idea if these Dutch keepers are any good but pleased to see that they are looking at keepers.

Jeffrey De Lange

Jeffrey de Lange a keeper according to Nixon.

I’ve always liked Weimann so really chuffed with that signing. Plenty of experience now which we have been crying out for! Should be fit having been at the Euros with Austria.

Given our current financial plight, we invested a fair bit in Connor. I’m assuming the plan is to loan him to L1 having brought in some experienced centre backs. Would be the best thing for his development.

Thanks for that! Interesting choice from the player as Nantes have a good academy I believe. Hope it works out!

Does anyone know what the situation with Mafoumbi was at Nantes? His goal scoring record in youth football is impressive. Did they want to retain him? Do the fans rate him? An interesting signing and hopefully a gem uncovered!