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Conway to Crewe on a season long loan. Good move for him.

But £250k of that was on receipt of his 1st England cap.

But as many as Dan?

8 First team players started the B Team friendly at Stoke today. Dion scoring again. Still no sign of Dempsey or Jones. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/b-team-friendly-report-stoke-city-u21s-1-wanderers-b-1

Luton came down with a £40m parachute. McAtee despite never starting would have been on a decent Prem wage, I guess Luton paid most of his wages at Barnsley. As @Rival Son has said McAtee will want a good whack. Didn’t IE mention last week he only wanted players who were motivated to play for us and not just money, suspect this was aimed at McAtee.

Matheson, Khumbeni and Conway will go out on loan, the first two may even be sold for small fees. If we add to midfield, Morley will go, can also see Jones going to somewhere like Wrexham if we bring in another RWB. Coleman will presumably go as well. After that Williams and Iredale most vulnerable if we add another LWB. Still plenty of opportunity to improve the squad in terms of quality, before you get to our core assets.

Article in The Sunday Times Business section about the new Sky deal for the EFL. Neil interviewed and featured at the beginning and end. Here’s the link for those interested, hopefully not behind a paywall. https://www.thetimes.com/article/9550262b-3091-4a4a-8d4a-3aff32a85c78?shareToken=da031dfec943da2737760e8d97d998d2

We need a separate thread where we can discuss separate threads.

Surprised the Pies didn’t beat them to it.

Just checked this. It says each season, which is a surprise to me. Glad you asked. Investor Privileges As well as annual interest payments and the possibility of an additional Championship Bonus, a unique set of exclusive investor privileges are being offered with the Wanderers Bonds at different investment levels.

Conway has a lovely left foot (free kicks and corners) and also takes people on, unlike some. Still weak defensively, but aren’t they all.

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Just back. Really sluggish first half although Stoke didn't have that many chances. Much better tempo 2nd. Nervy start from Southwood, not that good at playing it out particularly when those in front of him are fannying about, but he made a good save and grew into it. Baxter clearly 1st choice for now. Better when Tommo came on in midfield. Morley poor as others have said. Arfield solid. Reserving judgement on Lolos. Dion looked lively just needs some game time as does Johno, but we are much better with a natural left footed CB.

There was a row of 10 in front of me in ESL. They spoke in Italian throughout but young lad was in full Wanderers strip.

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Collins crocked.

ESL looking as if it will be 80% full. WSL looking more like 40%. Currently about 40 Viola fans in their seats. Seen loads of the new pink shirts. Looks better in real life.

4 x £1million players introduced to the (small) crowd at HT tonight.

Probably right - Squad players rather than B team as such, but neither team will want to give the majority of players 90 minutes at this stage of pre-season.

They've brought a squad of 28 over incl 4 keepers. Expect a mix of players tonight and tomorrow.

Got my ticket this morning. Looking forward to it. Noticed that one block in the away end lower tier is on sale. Expecting there to be a few "away" fans.

Bored so watched a bit of the Kilmarnock game tonight. They play long ball. Armstrong won a penalty after 40 secs with some tricky footwork, but the decision was changed as the ball had gone out of play just before. Busy bustling player. Played right wing, but is left footed. Won a free kick centrally 30 yds out. Took the free kick himself but straight into the wall. Took a long throw to the penalty spot and Killie scored with the header. Ended 1-1. Looked decent but not £1m worth, so hope we don't overpay.

Leopard and spots springs to mind.