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Bidwell is poor isn’t he.

Looks like Rom needs to sell up before his properties get seized. Strange world and stranger things have happened.

Both of those strikers (Ian Wright, Vardy) had a long time in their early 20’s non-league. Often such players play on until their mid 30’s. I guess Godden may too. As too Fadz - both non-league early on. Charlie Austin, Les Ferdinand, Deeney, Ricky Lambert, Grant Holt, Kevin Phillips, even...

JCS is exactly the type of player we should be trying to sign. Tried and tested. Right age Good pedigree. Another good season for us and he’ll have a good price tag.

The frustrating thing about Shipley is the fact that he has a deft, wand of a left foot that can smack a great pass / cross or shot into the net. He doesn’t use it often enough but when he does it can be magic. A loose ball at the edge of the box, there are not many other players I’d like to...

We’ve seen the Brentford model being discussed. Quick look on Soccebase about their transfer history over last few years - can’t see many 31 year old journeymen - even on frees.

I don’t like the way that some of these clubs carry on particularly the way HMRC always seems to get shortchanged. I hate paying tax as much as the next person but when clubs don’t pay their share then the average Joe proportionally has to find the share to pay for public services, else public...

No, but goalkeepers at 31 are a different proposition to strikers at 31. See Oggy for details.

I guess that the tax man does and by extension (If he is set up as a Ltd co) it could be found out. £13k has been touted, may well be less but still not good value atm.

I think Walker still has enough of a reputation to be by attractive to say Lincoln or Mansfield or wherever he’s done well before. My guess is a half-season long loan at half wages rather than a free. Again, he won’t get what he earns here easily on current form so “letting him go on a free”...

He may well find another club but he still has a year on his contract minimum at 13k/week (allegedly). I’m not sure he’ll get that elsewhere at 32 so he’ll either sit it out, we’ll loan him out at part wage, or we pay him off. Either way, he could be costing us up to 750k (fag packet with tax...

Can’t see anyone saying they’d rather have Max back now, just that we would have been better having Max as a backup on say £3k week than the even older Waghorn on a reputed £13k at that point in time. Not now. Then. It might be we would have another £10k/week of budget (it might be 9,8,7,6 -...

For me it’s not Waghorn or effort necessarily, it’s why we signed a 31 year old on a hefty contract. We’ve had Tudgay, Beavon etc recently and surely we can see how these things play out. The money would have been far better spent elsewhere. There might be the aspect of having an experienced...

Not a scapegoat, a strange / risky / out of model plan signing that hasn’t, by any measure, been a success. I do find that should unfortunate truths be pointed out on here then there’s a load of “your latest boo-boy?” type of reaction. I used to point out that Sheaf needed to work on his...

And mostly sent on loan to non league, where he ended permanently until 25

Agree, but then I think him a strange signing too. Less so than Waghorn though. Fadz and Godden also have the late-to-league aspect. Often players who aren’t full time all through their developing years end up playing longer. Perhaps it’s less wear and tear. There are Doyle like exceptions but...

They were already here, proven and had earned the extension. Important to show good management by extending the contracts of those who show ability, commitment and loyalty. Waghorn - no.

We would have still had the same number of strikers but ability to strengthen / punt / invest. The point was then, as now, that signing a 31 y.o. Who will be 34 at contract end is not an investment; we can’t sell him. It’s a big cost. Gyok was a fee but young and a saleable asset. Same...

I thought Waghorn was on £13k plus a big sign on fee. Should have offered Max £3k (doubt Dundee pay more or a L1 club wound) and had a good chunk available for other signings. That’s all.

When I say stuntman I mean as sub / backup not alongside. That Max was that terrible is your opinion. I’m not going to call you an idiot, I don’t need to.