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If Woolfenden is trying to get away because he will be on the bench at Ipswich, will we be that attractive when he is likely, at the start at least, sitting on our bench...The Venn diagram of 'good players' and 'prepared to be squad' doesn't have much overlap

But we are not going for it are we? We are giving it our best shot within strict commercial constraints. Wrexham are going for it. We are bidding to win at a lottery where only four tickets have been sold

MAB for JDS, otherwise as you were, I'd even keep BTA. Enough initials...

Yet more confirmation of it were needed what a good bloke ben Wilson is. And why he is good to have around.

This is like a house purchase chain. We can look at houses but can't progress until we sold our own, and then no matter how hard you try thereafter it usually takes 3 months to complete (I've done a few). Ever since it was obvious he had potential to go higher, Rudoni was a 'flight risk' . But...

Rudoni was one of my favourite players of all time....until that haircut. Late stage Kevin Keegan perm with additional mullet. Is there anything worse? Give him a free.....

This is hair splitting, you are looking to spend money on players a fraction better than our current squad players but not good enough to get past the current first choices. A waste of time, effort and money assuming you can find the players you want. BTA was bought as a squad player - so there...

I know nothing about the detail, but I assume somewhere in the mix the landlord (Ashley) has assessed the ability of his anchor tenant (City) to pay, bearing in mind City are guaranteed income - whereas most other events at the stadium are one-offs. Ashley's assessment was probably on the basis...

New manager bounce peters out?

Not that far wrong....I know except for the Simms but, but we all have fantasies

For those saying 'strong bench', as Lampard does not substitute until the 70th minute these 10 outfield players account for over 95% of total playing time (10 players x 90 minutes)

In all estimates of sale or buy prices I am usually at the lower end. But even I think rudoni is 20 m. The risk is that Southampton are odds on an automatic promotion spot whereas we are a play off at best. However I would have thought rudoni would want middle table Prem

Awful lot of assumptions in there that are by no means certain. Which was my point.

A pithier way of expressing what I said in a more long-winded way above

I must admit to feeling that this deal, if it happens, has the potential to push the model too far. To make a good return Hughes has to become very good indeed in order to get the price we eventually want to sell him for. He might, but obviously the better you need to be to get the sale price...

Well he's my first choice centre back, a real leader on the pitch. It was noticeable once he became a regular. But surely Collins wins that accolade.

Hughes for £20m v Doyle for £10m. Both are beyond our means but clearly Doyle the much better bet

Platitude but true

Out of interest which clubs definitely have off field problems with cash or similar - Leicester, WBA, Sheffield Wednesday, who else?

It would have been insane to keep MVE. Or at least if there was a prospect of him staying, spend so much on KHH.i suspect the player himself was determined to move and had told them early on. As to the value, those estimates of over 10 were way too optimistic for a full back of his age from a...