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Meh, I'll take it. 😂 Let's try and keep it off the January transfer thread though and leave them talking about sex pests and cabbages. 😉

Err... guys... this is just a misunderstanding right based on Doug's marriage analogy? Or have I missed something major?

On lunch and don't have time to look but I'm sure I heard an owner (maybe even Doug) complain about this and it was an issue in the Man City cases. Rather than being pervese some regulation is probably necessary - what is the difference between providing large interest free loans that never have...

Could be wrong here - would have to look into it but I thought you couldn't lend to a football club without charging interest under sustainability rules? Maybe it is okay under a certain threshold?

During Doug's tenure and focusing on transfers alone you are probably right, but in terms of wage bill and continued investment we are (probably) still nowhere near Boro - they pick up a lot of free transfers and big money loans alongside spending a decent whack on players. Can't really expect...

Remember when Robins said he frequently warned Doug about FFP and sustainability? But more importantly - this isn't actually a problem. Whilst I am slightly worried that the owner might be falling out of love with the club, not letting debts spiral should be welcomed given where we have been...

Slightly unfair. That 39 points was after 15 points in 21 under lamps - they were on a huge losing streak and bottom of the table. 24 points in the remaining fixtures spread over a season would be 55 points. You've also missed their point deductions for FFP. Importantly he has kept them up...

But... they brought Dyche in because Lampard was taking them down no? I'm not dicking on lamps here but if memory serves they were cut adrift at the bottom in that second season when Dyche came in and he did a pretty outstanding job getting them out of it. Personally think it is a big risk. I...

And yet arguably our best centre forward this season. 😭

My neighbour is too and had similar comments. I thought he would make a decent replacement for Golden given we weren't paying much for him but hadn't figured on him playing quite so many games for us.

I think it is clear (despite what DK might have said) that we must have been looking for a midfielder in addition to what we had. Robins certainly gave that impression and we were linked with (at least) two. Sometimes things just don't work out.

Maybe, but idk. I would have thought we would have replaced Simms or Wright with a bigger signing. My guess is that BTA came in as Godden's replacement and then Bassette came along and was considered too good an opportunity to turn down.

Yeah TBF I might have looked into loaning him out the instant Bassette came in. They might have done for all I know though. I actually think he is better than most make out and might have had his moments in the run in were we playing for anything but respect your view and agree the squad has no...

This assumes it was a case of either/or. Was there no money for a midfielder or did we just fail to bring one in? At the time we brought BTA a lot on here thought we were desperate for a striker to replace Golden so if anything Bassette was the mistake. Personally I think the club...

Was it really though... He didn't exactly fit the profile.

Go right back to the first game against Stoke when we started with Allen and Torp (who had barely played preseason), then threw Eccles on second half even though he was clearly not fit... in fact go back to the beginning of last season when we sold Hamer, Sheaf was injured and Eccles ran himself...

End of last season. He also made comments after the summer transfer window closed about agents agitating for moves and players having to suck it up and get on with their jobs. SB linked the stepping stones comment to Kitching but there were probs others. Robin did also note Simms was unsettled...

Broadly agree. Worth noting though that Obikwu is more of an international than Bassette albeit (most would argue) for a much poorer side. 4 in 9 for Grimsby this season. It's a real shame he has had such bad luck with injuries as there is clearly something there.

Hmm... 🤔 Interesting. You appear to be suggesting we should get behind the team and stop whining when things aren't going quite right... 🤔 Side stepping that though - stand to be corrected - but I think you are probably overestimating how good the support was last year and how poor it has been...

Imagine when this turns out to be wrong...