No, I don't know, it may have been both or either.. The Club can't sell him if he doesn't want to go. I'm not arguing anymore about it.

No Philips, not even on the bench! He won't sign on that basis. Problem eh?

Its also been reported that he's happy and doesn't want to leave, not least by one on here who got it off his parents.

I'm not ITK, are you? Plenty of rumours that he's happy here and doesn't want to leave (yet!)

Yes-- I would.

It may not have been the club's decision.

Yes but nobody is disappointed now he's staying are they?

I've made a promise to myself never again to attempt to work out what the owners are thinking or intending. Clearly they will not spend 2 bob on the stadium but will not blink an eye at losing millions when a player goes for nothing. They fund us to the extent they choose to and nothing we can do or say will change anything. The recruitment side of the club seems OK now and the Manager (coach) looks like the best we've had in the Venky era The stuff Waggot is responsible for is poor and I'll never trust him after the Brockhall debacle. The idea that we could sell off half of Brockhall for housing and that would somehow improve outcomes for the squad was an insult to our intelligence. So, in my eyes, the cup is three-quarters full! And that's a big improvement.

Name one person who is genuinely disappointed that Brereton is still here! And, as to his early form, if you could see a good player in there you were/are a bloody genius. And I've said that before to someone else.

I agree with that, I was assuming Brereton's approval. He does seem to have an affection for us.

Now where I have heard that before?! How does he keep getting away with it? Owners have a plan that suits Mowbray down to the ground!

What about Burnley's numbers! Must be 20 players going there!!

Diaz could still sign a new contract with a release clause though---say 15M or 20M? Suit us both?

News like this and I'll hug anyone! I daren't log off in case we sign another player!

but but but----what about FFP?!!!!!!

Well that's true!

You're just an old softie aren't you? !!

You'd have to think Brereton is off if that's the case. As good a replacement as we could get I think.

and last 10 minutes? Nearly threw it away there. Got to take more of our chances. Mind you we should have had a penalty. It was clearer than their claim and would have killed the game at 2-0. A good away win and gives us back some confidence.

A sort of Dutch auction!

Its like eat out to help out!

Were we? Never noticed that. Some people might have been critical of recent results or slow progress with transfers---I do remember some of that going on.

Mowbray been showing him videos of Smallwood?

For old-timers like me the goal took me back to the days of Douglas and McEvoy----the perfect slide-rule pass from Douglas, the cool never-in-doubt finish from McEvoy (or Pickering for that matter, though he would probably have broken the net). No higher praise!!

"Wharton----you are my Wiltshire delight....!!"