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I want us to have a squad to compete in this league. Reflective of us being in the top 10 for attendances, reflective of us having drastically reduced the numbers of deadwood. Shame you don't see MR as deserving that.

Well we need a couple of CBs then, plus we're a striker down from a fortnight ago. Squad is bare.

We signed them initially in a lower league. We're not even asking for a signing here, a loan to cover our most important player is like we're asking for prime Maradona or something.

Actually the vast vast vast majority of football club owners are putting money in to the clubs not taking it out. This is very basic stuff. I'm actually shocked at this.

So you're saying all January lines of young players is pointless then? If we had the funds for a promising young AM would you take one between now and June?

Signings made for the youth team in L2 and the squad in L1 are comparable to a small outlay to actually have a shot at the championship playoffs.

Developing Callum O'Hare really fucked our chances in L1.

We do have the money, we're giving it to our owners.

They're obviously cheaper than a permanent option though. We're asking for one like that because asking for a permanent option and we get accused of wanting to be the next Derby.

Because, just like our U23s going out, the parent club wants them to develop in the mens game over the U23s.

Serious question. What are we going to do if COH gets injured?

The reason we have to look at U23s is because they're a cheap option. Apparently even that is beyond the realms of possibility though.

We budgeted for 17k crowds and we recorded record ticket sales. Our squad has shrunk since August and we've had a load of televised games and new sponsorships. In what world have we not earned over what has budgeted?

Having an AM to back up O'Hare could be everything and cost the sum of fuck all when we've been bringing in more than budgeted. Imagine having this little ambition.

Because the council rejected all the other bidders that wanted the arena

Realistically we're a few points out of the playoffs with games in hand. You think that if we called an U23 PL team they'd tell us we can't have a player because we were in L2 recently. Pathetic lack of ambition. If we were to get relegated again people would argue it was no bother because it's...

We're not fucking Forest Green Rovers getting nosebleeds from being in the Championship. Just surviving at this level is the height of your ambition? Sad.

I am content we exist - that should be the bare minimum, have some ambition That we are competing in every game in the championship - because of a once in a generation manager, we'll fall back down without backing That we have progressed every season for 5 years - same reason as above, we've...

I'm being realistic by agreeing nobody is coming in. I'm also being realistic that it holds us back, we will eventually lose our manager and be relegated because of it and that isn't good enough. We deserve a fighting chance.

That people are arguing this is ok is startling. We've cut loads of costs from our august squad, are desperately short in AM and have been bringing in over budget all season. Fucking Stockholm syndrome.