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When TM left he said he didn't want any kind of pay off so the club could use the money saved on his salary to improve the team. As he has worked with MV for many years I suspected they had talked about the aftermath and that Mark would take over the team at least in the short to medium term. TM...

Businesses don't go bust because they are making losses They go bust (or into Administration) because they run out of money From posts in this and other threads it seems the club is being expected to survive on just the income the it can itself generate. This possibly means we are living on a...

There is speculation that money is so short that TM couldn't pick the starting 11 he wanted. Some players have contracts where their pay is based on starting games or coming on before a particular time. Andy Turner reported that Tony seemed very downbeat after the Gillingham defeat which may...

Actually we have got a number of players who could become top calibre but as TM says they are boys in a men's league. There were dozens of scouts at the game last night

That's about it. Fans won't know how hard TM and MV tried to get some very good players in but time and again the budget meant other clubs gazumped us. They gave presentations at top Premier League clubs to show Cov would be a good place to send their prospects and tried to get Tammy Abraham to...

Up till about 20 years ago tables weren't featured until around half a dozen games had been played

I think this was more about young inexperienced players chasing a cup game and paying the price There's only one way to get experience. Hopefully they will learn from that painful lesson

Actually although the smallest player in the side Kelly-Evans is a tough bugger with a crunching tackle I suspect he'll be a major asset as he fills out and learns more about positioning and when to jockey and when to dive in

Diego Poyet has been released by West Ham after they paid his contract up. He would be exactly what we need but I guess he'll be in demand and may have personal terms outside what we can go to

True. But higher level clubs tried to hijack the deal in close season Happily the lad had seen how well he was treated at Coventry by management, players and fans so he declined to speak to the other clubs. Of course youngsters don't have family commitments that many older players have so it was...

Jodi Jones came in on loan last year. Led to a 4 year deal

That made me laugh out loud!

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Has just signed a 4 year contract with West Ham I believe that the club will now be willing to let him go out on loan Would be a great addition to the back four alongside Lewis Page

Have no clue whether there is any truth in this But when players have a year or so left on their contract at higher level clubs the club may be happy to let the player move to a club at a lower level who will pay at least part of his wages You see it all the time especially if the player has...

It was actually a tight hamstring that kept him out pre season. The club sensibly rested him from the last few friendlies to get over it That's cleared up but unfortunately he has now picked up a groin strain. It's probably right to say had we been ahead at HT he wouldn't have been risked last...

Quite a few deals are done with a base fee then additions - for example if the buying club get promoted further payments are due. Plus of course a percentage of any sell on fee. Clubs will especially want to keep that element quiet for obvious reasons

Not this year. The rules have changed and loans can only be made in the windows

My guess is that forward(s) coming in will be loans from Premier League clubs. There are quite a few clubs with brilliant young strikers who are 5th or 6th choice and need to be playing men's football