Agents will always make enquiries, ultimately their job is to get the best deal for their client, which in most cases means the highest salary. Once they found out Team X and Y would offer £20k or whatever, we'll have not been in the running if we weren't able to get anywhere near the same figure. 

1 minute ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Fuck sake the one player who I wouldn't offer a contract gets a contract offer.

As has been noted already - Hyam played all league games last season. You'd be happy for him to go, leaving Carter and Wharton as our only senior CBs? I'd rather keep Hyam and get a transfer fee at some point. 

Just now, Tomphil2 said:

12-14k

I'd be surprised if Cantwell is on 'only' 14k. One of the ladies team mentioned, when discussing the budget and pay the girls were getting, that a men's team player was supposedly on 20k a week

2 minutes ago, imy9 said:

Sell all three if they don’t sign contracts.

We lost three players on a free before and I’d rather get some money than lose them on a free- especially Brittain- everything that is wrong with modern football in a nutshell.

I'm theory yes, but we've quickly learnt transfer income isn't reinvested so we'll be up the creek

16 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

So far from being a back-up, it seems Alebiosu is the new starter. They must have known Brittain wanted to leave because they didn't offer his a fair contract. 

I bet we lose Trav and Tron too now, replace them with more cheap relegated European players. We're a basket case of a club.

Fair contract is all context. He might be on 8k, we might have offered 12k - it's been rumoured Cantwell is on 20k. He might want that but we can't afford it - not with trying to get down the income to wages ratio. And even if they could match at 20k - Boro might be offering 25k. 

Essentially once other established Championship teams become interested, we cannot compete financially. 

Jackson has tweeted that VI sounds resigned to Brittain going 

31 minutes ago, Hasta said:

We actively wanted to sell Szmodics. We were just trying to get the fee to what we thought was acceptable, but the player and the club knew that ultimately he would be leaving.

Difference with Brittain is we are told we are actively trying to keep him.

Not sure that's the case, he confirmed we offered a new contract to try and convince him to stay 

1 hour ago, Fraserkirky said:

Can’t think of any slower professional FB I’ve ever seen. Good on the ball though. 

Salgado was a huge worry for his first couple of months. Thankfully he and the team adapted and he didn't put a blotch on his career. 

#HeCameFromRealMadrid #HeDidntCostAQuid

Absolutely people have the right to make judgement on signings. Similarly, people would do well to remember some signings have completely flipped the initial judgement, or even judgement after 1 season. Szmods, Brittain, Bezza....far from great first seasons. 

Obligatory YouTube highlights with the caveat of being a few years old. Looks to have good pace and able to get his head up to pick out crosses. 

3 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

you have to ask yourself

was the failure or unwillingness to extend key players contracts a reason eustace walked away

why wer`nt the deals for travis,tronstadt and brittain extended last season

why has dolan been in negotiations for the last 18 months

 

For this alone, I'm thankful of what Broughton did. Yes there were some almighty fuck ups under his watch, but I doubt directly by him, but for that tenure we actually saw some future stability through long term planning. 

5 minutes ago, Biddy said:

Good job they tell you as there is no way to figure that out from the shirt itself.

I'd say the relation is easy to see, but each to their own view. 

5 minutes ago, Riverside under the drip said:

That's just a Plymouth shirt. If there's a link to the town, I fail to see it. 2 down, no purchases for me yet...

It literally tells you it's based on the coat of arms for the town

10 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

venkys will sell anyone for a quick rupee

Unless they've changed approach, history shows this isn't true - not unless their valuation is reached. There's countless posts about players who left for free under their tenure when offers were widely reported to have been received. 

27 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

there was a story in the telewag that players who hadn't signed new contracts weren't expected to return to training on Monday. That would include Trav, Dolan etc wouldn't it. We shall see - I wonder if the club marketing department will release a video of the boys getting back in harness??

Matters not. All that matters is that we are on the approach to another campaign, and yet again the omens are less than favourable. Getting a bit sick of starting every season with low expectations. Whatever happened to giving it a right good go? BASTARDS!

PASHA THE STOOGE OUT!

VENKYS OUT!

No it meant those out of contract on the 30th - Dolan, batth, weimann - not those with a year to go. 

Noticed the teaser for our story was next to a Sunderland one. Perhaps they can have our last CEO, he'll buy-lease them a brand-as-new coach then realise that's not what the issue is. 

On the other hand, Bain was in charge when Sunderland were sold so....🤞

18 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Martin Bain the fella who was Ceo  at Sunderland during their relegations is the favourite

Hardly a ringing endorsement to be compared to David Brent...

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/whats-happened-former-sunderland-chief-21780987

28 minutes ago, 47er said:

Yet we'll still have fans blaming the exits on greedy players and their agents!

It'd be nice to find a squad full of Santi Carola's - playing for minimum contract at his first club, just got them promoted back to La Liga. 

2 hours ago, TheRevAshton said:

Couldn't help but notice that Pears is conspicuously missing from all the new GK kit marketing. Their latest X post even features one of the younger goalies (Michalski I think) alongside Toth.

Couple that with Toth being touted as next season's #1... pretty much confirms that Pears will be sold this window!

Should be a cool little £1m-2m in the transfer kitty Venky's pockets.

By the same logic, Travis and Brittain won't be sold in this window as they're in the marketing. Yet most would not be surprised if at least one of them is gone by September. 

Ugh...if it's going to be boring, it needs to be without a sponsor. Disappointing.

3 hours ago, Tugayisgod said:

But I thought everyone on here said he talks shit anyway?

Until it suits their narrative. And this isn't me saying he is or isn't reliable or that I do or do not support the regime, just very much agreeing with your point that people slate new sources until the article aligns to their view. 

Possibly, like the old McEwan or more recent crown/probiz(!!!) ones. Generally I don't like the panel as to me it unbalances the half shirt, but the contrast on that image works well 

Unless the solicitors have agreed to a very small logo and it will be an asymmetric design, don't think it will be - you wouldnt see half of their name. 

Along with the photoshoot for the new signing, this surely confirms the shade of blue on the home shirt. I quite like it.