Exiled_Rover

Because they're skint.

My, you've written Szmodics off quickly. Did you do the same with Brereton or Rothwell I wonder?

Anel: Priced out of it. Davies: Priced out of it (and glad to be) Van Hecke: Lord knows what he's doing with his career if he's willing to go out on loan again

He's also possibly much better than Lenihan - some appear to have watched his performances with rose coloured glasses on. He was ok at this level, nothing more. Very clumsy and prone to switch off at the worst times.

Out of interest, where is 'NC'? (your location)

Perhaps they still want Sepp van den Berg on loan and Hyam as a permanent? We've been told they want 2 CBs (which would surely mean Phillips goes out on loan and perhaps Carter is sold).

Surely exactly what we needed. They'll be in disarray.

To clarify, he has the UEFA Pro License (the highest coaching qualification) and FA Technical Director qualifications.

We have an exciting, young, ambitious manager and an ambitious, highly qualified DoF. The squad has been bled dry - if we sold Brereton and didn't re-invest the money then you might as well just give up now.

And that lad at AZ perhaps?

He might be a decent squad player in the PL, but yeah I don't think he's a difference maker.

Won't we? Like for like, probably not, but it's a squad game. If we could bring in better players than Vale, Gallagher, Dolan and Markanday with the proceeds it's a net win. We need to get this piece of business done now.

Yeah he's not good enough for the Championship. Clearly a decent L2 player.

And money - think it costs £20k to rush through a work permit / appeals application.

All this talk of following the Brentford model (yuck) - it's not possible now post Brexit.

Mowbray took me on a miserable 5 year journey that went nowhere. I will not be fair.

Oh, Batty played against Hartlepool. 5. Mowbray defenders harped on about how he utilised the Academy to it's fullest extent.

What's that, 4 Academy debuts this season? JDT is going to blow Mowbray's record out of the water.

We improved because we switched from 3 at the back...

I hope not, Buckley is a CM and needs to be allowed to play there.

L2 might be too much for Vale to be honest. The rest, yes.

Bloody hell.

I think there's only two games being broadcast this round - Bolton and Villa tonight, Tranmere and Newcastle tomorrow.

Why is everyone obsessed with going to a back 3 when we look so much better with a back 4?

I actually don't want Van Hecke if he eats up the majority of our budget. He's a good player, but we have 4 guys capable of playing CB at this level (admittedly 2 are injured and 1 is on the verge of being injured), but I'd rather invest the money in a LB and a forward and loan in that Liverpool CB.