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In which case that's sound. I think Walker is a great signing but can't imagine it's the kind of deal that would lead to an upsurge in ST sales as per the OP. You could even argue the Bright signing has created a bigger buzz with a lot of the more casual fans.

Yep, Wasps' problem is they do it so frequently they totally devalued them, people think "Why should I pay to go again when I can just wait til the next freebie?". I can tell you from a friend working in local schools that they used to have a Wasps rep visit & just drop a box of hundreds of...

The Athletic is usually legit. Liam Twomey is their resident Chelsea reporter & has contacts within the club. I'd say it's pretty nailed on. And yes, agree on Reid but that's fine. Young players develop at different rates. He's still not had a regular run in his natural position for the U23s...

He's just played almost a full season in League One. I know some people only watch their own club but safe to say plenty have heard of him & have seen him play.

Agreed, think they've thrown away one of their biggest USPs there. I just can't see this being a success at all & it appears that they've now admitted it won't even be next gen (think it was fairly obvious from the graphics/trailer anyway). I imagine they'll get loads of downloads initially as...

For sure. Of course he's a well respected coach of young players from his time there & that will definitely be a consideration but to suggest we only sign the likes of Maatsen & Dabo because of him is bonkers.

The Adi Viveash thing always makes me chuckle. A lot of 2+2 = 5 stuff. Maatsen only joined Chelsea in 2018... AV has been with us since 2017.

Exactly the kind of signing I was hoping/expecting. Much more gifted going forward than McCallum although does need to improve end product still, probably not as consistent defensively & obviously less physical strength but quick & with a great delivery. Definately looks like we're going to...

You didn't, I never said you did. The point was marquee signings come with marquee sized demands.

That's a fair argument & I must admit I was a little surprised to see it priced at £30, particularly on Sky, on a Sunday etc. I guess the concern is you devalue your product. If you only paid £15 for the first game back in Coventry, indeed the first competitive game in a long time for most...

A marquee signing like who? Marquee signings come with marquee sized demands & the risk is high & goes against everything Robins has built in his time here. Completely hpothetically, say we took a punt on someone like Scott Dann who some have been clamouring for. He was on £60k p/w at Palace &...

Think people need to reset their ambitions a little this summer. The Championship is probably hardest hit of any league & we've done more business than most clubs. There's a good article on The Athletic about it...

And good for us. As/when confirmed - don't believe it's a done deal yet.

Correct. Been some shady dealings previously though with clearly misleading valuations attached to some decent players to try & circumvent it. Michel Vorm's transfer from Swansea to Spurs is a good example but Swansea got away with it.

Carlo Nash should have a statue at the new ground. That said, it only delayed the inevitable!

Surely our "Boris" wasn't misleading again here?

Yeah, alluded to that earlier. Both absolutely phenomenal on loan (Mills' debut he was absolutely unplayable, one of the best individual performances I've ever seen) but rather underwhelming when signed permanently. In fairness to Gudjonsson though, he was exceptional under Eric Black but...

It was vile too, literally my least favourite shirt ever 🤢

Yep, just them 2. Cody McDonald then signed a few weeks into the season (not like that improved it much!). Doubly infuriating as it was the same off-season that we lost Westwood, King, Gunnarsson & Turner for next to nothing. Relegation seemed inevitable before we even kicked off & Thorn's...

I'd heard the Middle East rumours before he was officially released. Not sure why nothing has been announced, hopefully will be soon so we can finally move forward without constantly banging on about him.