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In relation to player performance/value. I agree you can use them if you are, for instance, measuring the daily temperature but that’s as pointless as saying the league table is made up of them. They will tell you nothing about a players ability.

Stats mean nothing, illustrate nothing, are flawed, open to manipulation and interpretation. Just go with what you see on the pitch.

The problem is whether us keeping Sheaf if we get bids will unsettle him. A contractual situation is one thing but how the player feels is another. With Sheaf I don’t think it would be an issue hopefully.

Feel good factor indeed. I’ve followed the club for over 40 years. Taken for granted top flight football with 11,000 others. Sampled L2 when paying a transfer fee seemed a ridiculous ambition. Been outbid by tiny clubs. But…….. we’re back. Good level of football. Wembley trips aplenty and a real...

Crikey, a fee for Godden?? We ought to be turning cartwheels at £100k. He’ll definitely go for free.

Stamenic, Rudoni + a keeper.

But if you break that down it just doesn’t make sense. Case for Browne. Proven, no risk, no fee, just wages. Case for Stamenic. Not proven, therefore a risk, 4m fee and wages.

Agreed.

Quality player. Will do well next season.

At roughly double the price?

Strange psyche football fans have. We’ll be over the moon spending 4m on this chap and then his wages if we get him. But we’ve just lost out on Browne, proven at this level and there for the taking. If Stamenic gets to 80% of Browne he’ll be doing well. 4m is a good lot of wages. A rather...

Canny club Preston. That’s a big miss. He may not be too glamorous but in our side he’s the type of player that would get us promoted. Big miss but can’t go wild with wages.

John Gayle?

Everyone is Stoke bound.

Can’t see us spending nothing no matter what Turner says.

He’s played a few times in 2 years. He’s already signed for someone most likely. Not sure why it’s still a topic.

What’s all this got to do with Stamenic?

Sounds promising.

This is precisely the sort of signing that we have made and should continue to pursue. Young, virtually unknown with lots of potential. Better than casting the net in the overpriced Championship. The only thing I’d get from the Championship are out of contract merchants where you only have wages...

That may be true. I’d be amazed. There’s just no way he’s premier class. Good luck to him if he can get a move there.