Would Norwich play him tonight if a move was imminent?

Cantwell is playing for an admittedly second string Norwich side tonight. I can't see that move happening at all and certainly it doesn't seem imminent.

Specifically in response to "Waggott trying to make it appear like he actually does something worthwhile and is indispensable." Your opinion on Waggott isn't unclear, my point was that he seemingly is indispensable to the owners whom you place so much hope on, despite his performance which you clearly think is terrible. It was specific to Waggott being judged by our dickhead owners.

Absolutely no relevance to my point whatsoever.

If only those who give hope that positive change is afoot actually judged employees on performance.

Whether Venkys or their nominated conduit have to sign everything off or indeed as we saw in January, refuse to and overrule people far more capable of making such decisions is ultimately splitting hairs to appear ITK. There is a constant delay that is needless but sadly the owners refuse to change, and there is clearly potential for conflict in decision making with people appointed to do a job undermined by people with no comparative knowledge of what they are doing. It clearly isn't about a lack of trust from the owners/Suhail either as they are left in situ until their contracts expire. Waggott should be let go as Mowbray correctly was but they become easy scapegoats for things that ultimately revert back to the common denominator, our terrible owners. Tomasson and Broughton hopefully will be 2 canny operators but lets not pretend that barring unexpected massive changes above them, that they like everyone before them will have a hand tied behind their back. Also, Wallace, Dembele and 2 others? Do me a favour.

Obafemi would have been part of the Armstrong deal and Maja was a loan deal. We had been trying to renew their contracts for 2 years, the contracts that were renewed in a similar time frame were either existing senior players, younger players or in Dack's case a player recovering from serious injury. Those 3 would have required considerable rises from their last deals when their stock wasn't half as high as it became. The budget seemingly doesn't have much flexibility at all due to heavy cuts that come from the top, not Waggott. He is incompetent but his main failings are not in this area. One of those key assets could have been sold at considerable profit but the owners prevented that. Out of interest, do you agree or disagree that owners shouldn't be interfering like they did in January?

Ah yes, the I know something you don't know routine.

There was nothing to suggest that anyone bid for the first two, and the intention would have been to reinvest the Rothwell money, something not allowed when Armstrong sold, so financially it would have made no difference, they didn't write off any money. It should be left to the manager and relevant associated staff to make such decisions.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/football/burnley-looking-to-seal-double-deal-for-standard-liege-pair-jackson-muleka-and-samuel-bastien-3751550 Seemingly have agreed a deal for a potential 6th new signing too.

If a key target goes to another side in the same league who themselves haven't paid a fee for a while then it would probably suggest that the phrase "healthy budget" is perhaps more for show and it is more of the same.

A lot of them considerably improved our side though as you touched on. For a club with a minimal budget the loan market is critical to improve the team on a budget. This assertion that it blocks our own academy graduates is a false one. Even the ones that ended up as squad players, they ultimately were likely in positions whereby there wasn't a graduate ready to play a part, take someone like Giles, there wasn't someone else in the academy waiting to play with equal ability. If graduates are good enough they will break through regardless, and many did under Mowbray. Buckley is a great example of that, and we did bring in a loanee in Clarkson who simply didn't play because Buckley was playing well. It also can allow our own graduates to actually get more experience, Wharton went and played every week for a couple of seasons rather than staying here and being 3rd or 4th choice at a time when he wasn't ready to start every week, so someone like Adarabioyo massively upgraded us short term and actually also long term aswell, indirectly. The same seemingly could be happening with Carter, who has been out on loan impressing whilst Van Hecke and before that Harwood Bellis played. Had we not signed the above loans expecting kids to break through and they weren't up to it, we would have potentially really struggled.

Burnley are unfortunately appearing to be very decisive in the transfer market, seemingly going for younger players to compliment the experienced core that they already have. Twine and McNally have already signed, Harwood Bellis and Egan-Riley seemingly imminent and now Muleka to come. An interesting name that I have never heard of but young, fast and coming off a good season.

I know you do, you have said. But my point is that the OWNERS should never be interfering with transfer decisions. You recommended a signing who seemingly you have never seen play, its the same situation. I agree that he is inconsistent but you can't judge a player who played as a central midfielder by his goal tally. I can't see us replacing with equal quality on a very small budget.

What else would we talk about? There have been no transfers and seemingly none are close.

Like I said, the point about how he was used or moreso not used is a different one. I think Mowbray should have used him much more so I agree. Against Swansea Gallagher was out, Khadra wasnt fully fit and Brereton had returned the day before so there were mitigating circumstances there but in general he waa certainly underused. But spending a nominal fee to have an attacking player 6 months earlier following an injury to another in a promotion push was sensible.

Putting England goggles to one side and taking a step back at a direct comparison for us at the level we are at. He would have to play excellently over a prolonged period to break into an area where Wales are well stocked. They obviously have Bale plus they also have Harry Wilson who is as good as winger as you can get at Championship level for years and is now a Premier League player, Brennan Johnson who has been a stand out Championship player, Dan James who I dont rate but who plays regularly in the Premier League, Sorba Thomas who has been excellent for Huddersfield and Matondo who is highly rated at Schalke. He has not played much football but he certainly didnt look out of place. His left foot has some power in it and he chipped in with a decent goal tally at Aberdeen. He is quite strong and well built for a winger too and can cover plenty of ground. "Woeful signing" is certainly not a rational comment.

And revert back to echoing the clubs attitude of questioning peoples commitment. The prices are crap and the whole attitude doesn't lend itself to attracting floating fans or seemingly as the club sees them, traitors.

Woeful? Talk about hyperbole. Was it? He signed for a nominal fee on the back of Markanday injury to give us another attacking option in a promotion push. Ultimately he should have played more which is a different argument but it made sense bringing the deal forward.

It has become a running theme across numerous windows that we have had leftover budget that never seemingly gets spent in following windows. Funny that.

In only 4 starts I don't think he looked average enough to suggest that we should immediately sell him on. I do wonder if he is somewhat tarnished in the original posters mind in regards to potential links between Mowbray's family and Aberdeen?

But surely the point is that you play a style that best suits the players at your disposal.

I don't get why Hedges would be one that we have already decided that we want rid of. He hasn't played much and when he did break into the team he looked pretty good.

The manager predominantly, in tandem with other staff members. Either way, the owners should not be vetoing transfers and interfering. I presume you have watched plenty of Plymouth to be able to comment based on your assertion the other day that I cannot comment on Jack Vale's loan spell at Halifax having never watched him there?

Incredible how much people still willingly defend the owners to a fault no matter what. There is always a good budget that happens to never be spent. Apparently them overruling the manager is perfectly justifiable. When they dont reinvest any money its purely down to FFP. Everything can be pinned on Mowbray and Waggott even though its been a 12 year shit show.