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Everything you say makes sense Even so it appears Reading have already offered £600k for McNulty Anyway I hope he signs a new contract and stays with us

You might be right James but in football clubs clutch at straws especially when buying goal scorers There are loads of examples Ross McCormack being a recent one Anyway let's see what happens

Sorry James what I should have said is that a deal like I set out would only happen if the player or his agent is agitating for a move and the club feels it's counter-productive to hold out for the full asking price If the player privately wants to stay this is the time to negotiate a new...

The asking figure is rarely what's paid up front unless there are several clubs chasing What normally happens is that a figure is agreed with a large initial payment (often paid in instalments) with additional payments payable when itemised targets are met If all the targets are hit the initial...

That's the amount I guessed we'd ask for Robins has control of the playing budget We're under no pressure to sell our best players we can hold out for top money if the player is likely to be a starter in L1 I expect a few fringe players to follow Ryan Haynes out either for small fees or by...

Think he may have a slight knock

Are you going to volunteer to tell Doyler that?

He was carrying the injury for weeks Nick Robins tried resting him for the odd game or two but his heel problem needed total rest It was only when Kelly came back after the extended period that we saw the player he really is Ironically it was the injuries to Andreu, Jones and Kelly that gave...

I think they might be

It's an indication of how hard it is for even the best young British players at foreign owned and managed clubs at the top level now Here's a lad who's a genuine prospect and valued at £750k by the scout in this article but is released within 18 months Hopefully Watford's short termist approach...

If he continues to improve it will happen

This is an interesting thread Where are all the keepers who are miles better than Burge? Any outstanding keeper in L1 or 2 is soon taken by a higher division side even though they may only be bought as backup Even at the top level goalkeepers make cock ups I'd say Burge made less errors than Joe...

JJ has learnt a lot under Robins and his team Managers and coaches at other teams have a much higher opinion of JJ than some of our fans although he was winning most fans over prior to his injury

I think it's more like £400k now

He was only 18 then and learning the game

Young players shouldn't be required to play 90 minutes twice a week as we were forced to last season My feeling is that Robins is strengthening the squad so that the load can be more evenly spread Same applies to guys like Doyler although he is stronger than most at his stage of his career There...

Camwell has lost his way Got to keep his head down and wait for a chance to redeem himself

Maybe another young prospect on loan? I have no inside info but could make sense

I like both Stokes and Grimmer but I don't think we can argue with Robins when he said that we didn't create enough on the overlap from either side of the pitch last season

I see what you mean Nick but after about 15 games last year some people were making up stupid names for McNulty because he wasn't scoring Robins stuck with him and it paid off