If Monk wants him away from the squad they might give him a golden handshake to aid his departure. I know circumstances are different than last summer but Bradley Johnson must have been on a fair wedge at Derby ,he wouldn't have been on the same money here surely

Apparently we had a 1 million transfer budget in January but Mowbray decided not to spend it(according to Rich Sharpe anyway )

It was yesterday he said it,it's on his Twitter, he said we had bids in

No bid for Phillips that doesn't mean we haven't made any bids. Sharpe said yesterday, after his meeting with the club that we did have bids in . Fair enough it's most likely cheap deals but at least we must have a little money

What you on about? You said the club had said no bids had been made. They haven't said that, publicly anyway so your making stuff up

Where has the club denied having any bids in?Do you have a link or source for that?

Yes but at least he is very experienced and dependable at this level, I'd much rather have him for 12 months than some kid from a prem team being sent down to learn his trade

If Wigan could afford to sign him last year then why couldn't we?

The sun now saying that Marshall joining Derby picking up his 12k a week wages. We sit here with no goalkeeper and are waiting around to see if Downing will sign a new contract. I am a fan of Downing and think he was worth another year but only if we sorted out other priorities in the squad first. The offer to him should have been withdrawn if we can't afford the 12k a week it would have taken to sign an experienced goalkeeper in Marshall

Because he is a good goalkeeper, free and we are yet to sign a goalkeeper. Much prefer him than say Muric on loan or any of the other goalkeepers we been linked with

Nixon tweeting David Marshall a target for Derby, would love to see him here

Liverpool have had a positive covid test at their training camp

Rudy is only any good with crosses flying into the box, we don't play with any natural width, his hold up and link up play are very very poor. Martin has way more intelligence,of the 2 Martin for me all day long altho preferably neither

I asked Sharpe on twitter earlier today, no response

And iv disagreed with you. A 3 or 4 day training camp somewhere in Lancashire will not make or break or season. Recruitment will define what we do this season, not a couple of days away having a few beers together in the evening. We have top class facilities at Brockhall players can work on their fitness at our training ground. We have a long list of priorities to be sorted out before the new season so again I will say I think it's nonsense to get worked up over us not having a get away together. That is the last I'm saying on this topic

The training camps are beneficial if going abroad and if trying to integrate a few signings into the squad, giving time to get to know each other etc. But in my opinion we have top class facilities at Brockhall, Barnsley don't have the facilities we have, the players have had only 3 weeks off, we have no new signings to integrate into the squad. We need new players and the manager's full concentration should be on that now,not going away for a few days

How on earth am I saying everything is hunky dory? In my first post on this topic I listed a raft of things that need sorting out. And as for your previous posts what under 23 players will be stepping up that haven't been in and around the first team already?As the ones who been in the manager's thoughts will have been training with the first team anyway. And pre season has changed wether you like it or not...having 7 week off compared to 3 is a big difference If you are going to quote my posts that's absolutely fine but don't start making shit up, like saying I said everything was hunky dory

And we are going to build a great team spirit by spending a few days away together?The players won't need the same level of fitness work as like I said they have been off 3 weeks not 7 weeks.Plenty of other clubs ain't going on training camps this season. Look mate if you want to believe not going on a training camp is going to have a detrimental effect on our season then fair enough it your opinion and your entitled to it. Just think that opinion is nonsense personally.

Yes when the players are on holiday for 7 weeks not 3 weeks? They will be training everyday. It might not be the same squad but we have no new faces added to it , I thought that point would have been obvious. My point is we have a whole list of things that need sorting before the season starts, just find it a bit pathetic people are moaning the players haven't been taken away for a few days when they have only had 3 week off,we ain't going to be doing the same intensive fitness work that we usually would in a pre season

And plenty of other teams haven't gone to a training camp. Not going on a 3 day jolly up isn't going to determine how we do this season. The players have had 3 week off not 7 week like usual and our first pre season match is on Saturday.

There is absolutely no need for them to go on a training camp.They have been off for 3 weeks. Yeah money is tight so why waste any of the little we have going on a jolly up for a few days down in Scotland? I mean maybe it would have been beneficial if we had made a few signings and getting them integrated into the squad, team spirit etc but we have the same squad as last season and they have had 3 weeks off. We play our first game on Saturday,they would have been at brockhall today doing tests etc, so ye wanted them to travel all the way to Scotland tomorrow,spend a couple of days there then return for a match on Saturday?Explain how in anyway that would be beneficial?

Christ they have only been off a few weeks what's the need for a training camp. Personally I want Mowbray here getting deals done not going away to Scotland so they can have a few beers together in the evening. Our first pre season game is on Saturday no need for them to be going away. Plenty of reasons to be concerned over next season this is not one of them

Munich, Juventus, Real Madrid, Barca have all romped league titles in recent years

A training holiday is the least of our worries to be fair

Back today so should at the very least hear what is happening with Downing