(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

Alan Nixon: "Top Liverpool starlet Cameron Branagan will Ben allowed out on loan in Jan.

Bolton lead the race for the 20 year old midfielder"

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by Ratwhite

1 hour ago, Hoppy said:

They would be good in the channels floating over a few into the box

Not impressed by any diving though. 

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

I don't care If we loan 11 men straight from an Asylum centre as long as it gets us up.

Agreed, making permanent signings for "building for the future" is great when it works but also lands us with below par players on longish contracts that we can't move on.  

i'm getting sick of hearing about dion fucking charles

the thickest fan base in the pyramid without question 

Dalby has played 20 minutes or so coming back from injury and it’s clear that Schumacher has some sorting out to do with our forward play anyway, so why not give him the chance to do it and give Dalby a few games and see where we’re at before claiming former players should be brought back? There’s as much chance of David Jack lining up for us as Dion this season.

23 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Agreed, making permanent signings for "building for the future" is great when it works but also lands us with below par players on longish contracts that we can't move on.  

True, which underlines the importance of getting it right in a very competitive market. All signings are a risk but when you are some distance from the top of the financial pyramid as we are, the less wiggle room for mistakes there is - and the wider the net needs to be cast.

Mcatee off?? 

 

Seems weird he's fully dropped... 

13 minutes ago, only1swanny said:

Mcatee off?? 

 

Seems weird he's fully dropped... 

not from a performance perspective 

2 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

not from a performance perspective 

He scored an equaliser 7 days ago

4 hours ago, London Wanderer said:

So people are having a meltdown because we sold a striker who’s now sitting on the bench at Huddersfield?

Whilst we have a loanee who’s already scored two, a highly promising youngster & a lad who scored 15 in the SPL last season.

Feels more like we need a number 10 to me. Unless Dempsey finds his feet or Randall improves with game time.

I’d still take another striker like. But not Dion

Carlos can play 10 

isnt McAtee a  “10” positionally speaking 

22 minutes ago, only1swanny said:

Mcatee off?? 

 

Seems weird he's fully dropped... 

It's the right call, regardless of his goal last week

We sold the only number 10 that new were the net was Collins but he was the only one anyone would want 

12 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

We sold the only number 10 that new were the net was Collins but he was the only one anyone would want 

Agreed. Yet he dropped a league to exit. That remains odd.

No way we're getting our money back on McAtee.

There's still some hope that Randall could settle.

3 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Agreed. Yet he dropped a league to exit. That remains odd.

A money move to a club with ambition

32 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

We sold the only number 10 that new were the net was Collins but he was the only one anyone would want 

Think if we wanted him, he would have stayed. 

Just now, tomski said:

Think if we wanted him, he would have stayed. 

I think he means he was the only one we could sell for a reasonable price

5 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I think he means he was the only one we could sell for a reasonable price

And GT

If someone but £750k for both McAtee and Randall tomorrow we'd sell both I reckon 

5 minutes ago, Zico said:

And GT

If someone but £750k for both McAtee and Randall tomorrow we'd sell both I reckon 

Yeah, GT as well

But it was about No. 10s rather than the squad

Evatt was criminally indulged in chucking big money and long contracts at a host of players who were supposed to have us 'Championship ready' but whose ceiling has clearly proved to be L1. 

Fair play if I'm wrong but none of Collins, McAtee, Nlundulu, Vic or Randall will ever play in the Championship. Neither will Charles but a bit of a pass given as he did contribute a lot over an extended period, even if he's hit the ceiling now

1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Yeah, GT as well

But it was about No. 10s rather than the squad

Aye, was just saying everyone is available at a price 

Just harder to shift the ones brought in over the last 12 months with out losing money

There's a lot of posters that have been drinking on here tonight.

33 minutes ago, gonzo said:

There's a lot of posters that have been drinking on here tonight.

There always is after our games.

Win or lose, we'll have some booze. 🍻

2 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

A money move to a club with ambition

Mk have got a lot of ambition new owners with a lot of cash 

2 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

Mk have got a lot of ambition new owners with a lot of cash 

From his perspective, I can see why it looks a better move than a move to an also-ran in our league

7 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

From his perspective, I can see why it looks a better move than a move to an also-ran in our league

Don’t think anyone in our league was prepared to pay the fee they matched the fee Bolton were asking .
At the end of the day we have sold our leading goal scorer who played as the 10 and the other two  Randall and mcatee aren’t doing it . 
I would may be look at going away from it and just playing both strikers once both up to speed or if we sign another striker and rotate them 

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Edited August 23, 2025Aug 23 by Farnywhite

1 minute ago, Farnywhite said:

Don’t think anyone in our league was prepared to pay the fee they matched the fee Bolton were asking .
At the end of the day we have sold our leading goal scorer who played as the 10 and the other two  Randall and mcatee aren’t doing it . 
I would may be look at going away from it and just playing both strikers once both up to speed or if we sign another striker and rotate them 

Collins was never a 10. He spent most of his time starting centrally and drifting wide. Not the profile of a 10.  He's not a 10. He's best on the left of a front three.