Yet they were only a couple of years away from the TV deals going stratospheric, and PL club values with it. Bloody fools, but I suppose there’s some pleasure to be taken in the fact they missed out on the gravy train.

Phil Jones himself was almost worth what they sold an entire debt free PL operation for. The Walkers didn’t care... and obviously had no business sense either.

Then the club deserves an embargo...

Comfortably more than an Indian poultry company paid for a Premier League football club...

Sounds a good deal to me!

I’d be doubting their professional opinion if they reckon an 8 figure fee is incoming for Buckley.

Thought you hadn’t seen Mols?

Once a season for PNE, no?

Yet when we played Wigan they didn’t bother with the surcharge even though numbers were much bigger than usual. The pie’s must’ve all gone before the players had even warmed up.

? Think we need the QPR game for all our sakes.

Oh I see. Representative sample, I’m sure.

Can’t say I’ve heard that once off this site.

I don’t think Portugal is particularly warm in January anyway (quick Google... high of 13degrees in Lagos today) Do easyJet go to Dubai?

You what? Who hates him? Who’s being negative? Just facts, no? It’s a short career and he’s spent his late 20s, the peak years for a footballer just training and playing an odd game for the U23s. Surely a loan out could’ve been something to pursue, to keep himself sharp. It’s his prerogative that he’s chosen not to, but you are a long time retired.

‘The club and Charlie have mutually agreed to cancel the last year of his contact.’

If Smallwood doesn’t move on this month (doesn’t seem likely at the minute), he’ll have pretty much thrown away 18 months of his career. Odd for someone, that though limited, always gave his all. Must be a nice contract.

Presume he’ll be carrying on having his PT sessions in my gym instead then.

Anti-Cook now ay? He was a genius when they pipped us to that tin pot League.

One away win in 40 I read the other day. They have been fairly strong at home in recent seasons, but they are now losing game after game at the DW too, think they’re doomed.

Current bottom 3 will go for me, only other other possibility will be Charlton. Hudds and Stoke will pull away.

Free bar post match as part of his contract?

Rankin-Costello was a similar capture from Man Utd.

A few clubs are now closing in on them. Just imagine the palpitations if we’d had a decent Christmas period...

Just a bit odd you prefer using a less warm term for the club you obviously care a lot about on a forum of Rovers nuts, a term non fans usually use, but that’s up to you. (Though I suppose not being from the area means it’s just second nature)

94/95 themed, I believe. Jack, Kenny, Ray Harford, Tony Parkes, Sherwood.