Jimmy612

Came on after 46mins, was taken back off 13mins later. Whether that means he was awful or not who knows.

He's such a horse trader. Said a week ago when he blurted out that we'd made 3 bids, best thing we can do is walk away and ignore him. He's trying to generate a bidding war at our expense. He did the same with Marcus Maddison a few years ago, very publically hawking him out to all and sundry... in the end they didn't sell him for anything and he's now plying his trade at non-league Darlington.

More worryingly, he was our best full back that day.

Best way to do it is like Brentford - organic growth within their means. Mind you.... what did they pay Eriksen last season? That was an absolutely inspired signing!

Only a one-year deal - so if they go down they aren't saddled with that wage. It's a low-risk gamble - if they can keep him suitably motivated they have a player who's capable of having the quality most bottom half sides lack. If he scored 10 goals and keeps them up he's paid for himself 10 times over. If it doesn't work out.... so what? No lasting damage. Cooper is a smart operator... EDIT - What it does from my viewpoint is just re-emphasise a thousand times over the ridiculous chasm between the PL and the football league. Until the PL implodes and the present structure is obliterated, at least 85% of English clubs will be scrabbling around in the dirt, whilst the minority feast at the top table. Football fascism.

Haha, in defence of the author, he's printing Klopp's quotes... so maybe he doesn't know either!

We've had two very different experiences of Liverpool loanees in the last couple of years. Whilst clearly very different players, let's hope Morton is a success like Elliott was. EDIT - this is interesting..... playing as an 8 rather than a 6 in training, and Jurgen is very impressed. https://www.rousingthekop.com/2022/07/11/incredible-klopp-says-hes-given-liverpool-19-year-old-new-role-in-training-and-hes-been-brilliant-at-it/ He also started in some quite big senior games last season. Champs league at San Siro a PL game vs Spurs and League cup game vs Leicester. https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/449955-tyler-morton-has-been-brilliant-he-has-learned-so-much But, he was hooked at HT vs Leciester after he broke Periera's leg and avoided a straight red: https://www.thisisanfield.com/2021/12/leicester-defender-claims-he-was-lucky-tyler-morton-tackle-didnt-end-his-season/ Hit and miss let's say.

This feels very familiar.

Barry Fry - fucking big mouth. I wouldn't bother doing business with him when he's naming us to the media. He's only trying to stir up a bidding war so cut him off at the knees and walk away.

There's at least 4 empty slots in that sticker book..... 👀

What is his natural position?

Actually always liked the flashes of Marriott that I saw before his Derby move, but he's an out and out striker so slightly different to Szmodics. Didn't he score a very good goal against us last season? If we're in the market for a striker I wouldn't actually be against him.

On Szmodics - he had a record similar to Dack in his league one season with P'Boro (15 goals in 42 games), and still managed 6 goals in 36 for an incredibly goal shy side last season. scoring 14% of their 43.

Just very quickly on this topic. During lockdown etc I found iFollow really easy to use - one or two initial teething problems when every fan in the country tried to access summer of 2020 if I remember, but otherwise piece of cake. The Rovers one I found to be absolutely bloody abysmal. I can never find where to access the match centre and start watching. Has anyone else had trouble with it?

Scientists always state there is no such thing as fact, just a theory that is yet to be disproven. I'm sure JH is looking forward to his theory being blown completely out of the water.... it certainly hasn't been yet! Speaking of theories.... Chaddy goes to see Waggott on Monday afternoon. Rumours surface yesterday that our impending Head of Recruitment appointment has fallen through.... this morning we're linked to a player Chaddy has been touting as a good signing for months and months.... Safe to say I'm expecting a Twitter announcement very soon. Welcome our new Head of Recruitment!

This is true, I agree with you and tbf, it's something we should all bear in mind. I did wish Chaddy luck yesterday, appreciating that he had taken the time to email Waggott. But the fact that he's now come back the conquering hero and won't share any details is OBVIOUSLY going to get the backs up of a lot of people on here. He did also say he would report back after the meeting, which barring a very shallow overview, he hasn't done. As others have said, why even mention it in the first place? The fanbase is extremely frustrated, quite rightly in my opinion after 12 years of absolute shite from the ownership. Others have come on here regaling their meetings with the wonderful Mr Waggott. before clamming up with mysterious, snipey answers should anyone dare to question their unwavering support of the current regime.

Haha, what a load of rubbish. If a poster says he's going to meet the CEO of the club it's quite natural people are going to want to know what was discussed, especially considering the general lack of trust and confidence towards the boardroom. You do know this is a message board for people that support BRFC don't you? We're likely to be interested. Chaddy has come back as many would have predicted, with a glowing reference for Waggott, no information of any substance other than confirming bits of the pitch have been stitched and season ticket sales are a secret, and a closed door approach of 'I won't be answering any questions on the matter'.

And sorry, just in the interest of absolute clarity, Ayala has so far played in 30 league games out of a possible 92 - that's 32%. So not sure the Ayala comparison is even remotely fair or relevant,

Does anyone know his demands? I haven't seen anything on here regards what he asked for and what the club offered... Since promotion he's played in 67% of our league games. Noting some of those were on the bench, not through injury, you'd could probably estimate he's been available for 75% of our games in that time. Okay, not an 'ever-present', but I don't think a massive concern.

Totally agree. No intention to belittle Chaddy, but Waggot will be in his element convincing people to like him. An office based schmooze is his perfect environment. He's not got to his salary level without being able to win people over. Most posters on here would probably struggle to really nail him in a one-2-one meeting - it would certainly take a huge amount of prior research and fact checking to ensure you went in well armed. Glen will probably give as good as he's got nowadays, but interested to know with the benefit of hindsight whether he felt out of his depth when he first met with whoever the fuck was in charge all those years ago.

Great metaphor. Even better when you consider his arrival may turn out to be a mirage unless he's supported by the club.

Could you divulge the questions that you asked, even if you aren't prepared to publish the answers? Be interesting to know what subjects/areas you prioritised.

Good luck. I'm sure you've got your key points and questions lined up - don't let the bugger soft soap you.

Not sure about this. He's widely considered a prodigious talent - a potentially generational talent and future England centre half. He could end up being worth the rest of the squad put together. They'll also be aware how good this guy is and the type of clubs mooted to be interested. I think they'd understand, if any of them actually need to know how much he's getting paid. Still stands to reason, we could go for broke and offer 18k, United would just go to 25k if they valued him so highly.

Was your meeting with Waggott this morning or this afternoon? Looking forward to reading your thoughts and feedback.