Only when it comes to venkys rovers because I have lived through 14 years of this utter bullshit.

Haha give over. We both know the answer to that.

Wasn't the Rak-Sakyi story last week but it was Luton who were in pole position? Making it up as he goes along Nixon.

Remember the fuss/hold up over O'Riordan's move too. Trying to pay the 500k release clause over 20 years or something.

What? I asked why the article states "Ali-Al Hamadi signs".

Why does the article say "Ali Al-Hamadi signs"? None of those 4 will join, by the way.

Initial £18m then. A rotten deal.

Still some out there claiming that an initial £16m for Wharton was a good deal.

Wasn't that just nonsense or was it true? Just seen above that is the case if they permission, which they currently do not.

They have sent no funds since November. That's all I need to know as to whether they are allowed to or not.

Only wore that 3rd strip once too, at Spurs in the league cup.

Why? Nothing has happened in recent games to suggest that.

Won't be able to afford the wages of any of those is my guess.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/june/28/nurnberg-friendly-confirmed-/ Austria friendly confirmed, always says Stockport is now TBC.

Will just get delayed again I reckon.

He's very much a "venkys are amazing, the fans are the problem for not buying our ridiculously cheap season tickets" type person going off his social media, all while he probably sits on his yacht in LA.

Elliot Jackson has no clue, he has took the clubs vague "should" stance and ran with it.

Happened again with Mansfield back in 2016. Logic dictates cancelling the friendly, but then we would have two weeks between our last pre season game and the start of the season. If it gets cancelled it will be because Stockport want it to, there's no chance our lot will want to go to the trouble of finding someone else to play at this late notice.

Exactly what I think will happen. Szmodics will be a slow burner, I think he starts the season with us, then if he hits a few goals before deadline day and say a Leicester, Ipswich etc are struggling they will hit us with a last minute offer which like you say we'll take.

There's no way our lot will be able to reschedule something else in it's place so I imagine that will still go ahead, unless they cancel it i suppose

Stockport away in the first round.

Not going to do this regularly, but was just curious now they have been back on sale for nearly 24 hours. Available to buy now - Blackburn End - 1168 Riverside - 3719 JWU - 2623 JWL - 1147 That shows that 353 people have bought with a price hike in the first 24 hours.

That they won't (or won't be able to) send any additional money over and we'll be ran for the next 6 months on the next Wharton installment, Raya money and Szmodics sale before panic sets in again in Jan. Any incomings will be very cheap loans or frees like McFadzean and Fleck to bolster what we have.

Let's be honest, I think it's pretty obvious what will transpire.

The use of the word "should" is why I don't really believe it. Still, it has seemed to satisfy a lot of folk that we'll be spending and adding to the squad as "normal", whatever that is in venkys land.