(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

6 minutes ago, Big E said:

we can pay whatever we want as long as we are within budget. there is no cap 

Where have you go this from? I always thought we had a cap per player other than those on existing contracts where they were excluded 

43 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Just wondering how this all fits in with our embargo.  If our max is £1500 a week (or whatever), that's £1500 that's based on the income we must have projected when proving to the EFL that we have funds to get through the season.  Surely if the EFL want assurances that we arent going to go into admin again, our spending power is now reduced due to no guaranteed gate income for the foresseable (same applies to Macc).  Whatever we could "afford" before, we can afford less now, but we seem to be committing to relatively big wages/contracts.  If it was Ken giving out the contracts and not FV, I'd be getting very concerned, can we assume FV have got more reserves of funds than we know about?

Why would the efl want assurances we won't go into admin again?

We are in the same boat as all the others with regard to covid problems, and probably better placed than most to cope, as we have so few players.

Nixon suggesting it’s a 3 year deal for Doyle 

Bit steep for 32 yr old 

1 minute ago, Biggish Dave said:

Nixon suggesting it’s a 3 year deal for Doyle 

Very surprised at that.

Maybe he would take a lower wage if a 3 year deal rather than 2 years so helps with the restrictions.

I think it shows we’ve a bit of money to throw at this. Great stuff

Players these days do look after themselves a lot better than they used to. He’ll still be 2 years younger than Murphy is now at the end of his deal.

No sell on fee but if he bags the goals to send us up, it’s good business

Just now, tomski said:

I think it shows we’ve a bit of money to throw at this. Great stuff

Which maybe goes to what birch said earlier 

are the club confident of getting season ticket money in to fund this 

3 minutes ago, awandering said:

Maybe he would take a lower wage if a 3 year deal rather than 2 years so helps with the restrictions.

Aye, it could be that.

If he gets us promoted, scores goals then it’s money well spent, and other league 2 clubs would take him off our hands if we needed to upgrade. 

not a chance of a 3 year deal but it is obvious that our owners want us out of this league.

Faal will learn from watching him day in day out in training...Doyle is  clever.

Knows his standard knows his limitations.

Edited July 5, 20205 yr by masi 51

47 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

Nixon suggesting it’s a 3 year deal for Doyle 

It’ll be 2 with a further option 

2 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Looks like he has good movement off the ball, up to Darcy, Politic and Crawford to load the bullets. 

Seems to finish just as confidently with left foot as he does with his right.  And can head a ball with direction.  I was going to say when did we last have a striker like that but to be fair Murphy was a good finisher.  Doyle seems very sharp, not just a poacher, some great powerful shots from edge of box.  (So much for wanting to go back to Dublin asap if he's after a 3 year deal).

1 hour ago, Biggish Dave said:

Players these days do look after themselves a lot better than they used to. He’ll still be 2 years younger than Murphy is now at the end of his deal.

No sell on fee but if he bags the goals to send us up, it’s good business

That's true, 32 is not too old for a forward in L2. Experience will see him through, the hardest part will be keeping fit I think. If he can he'll score some goals. 

Good news for ST sales too.

It's another great signing.

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Why would the efl want assurances we won't go into admin again?

We are in the same boat as all the others with regard to covid problems, and probably better placed than most to cope, as we have so few players.

When we came out of admin we had to be placed under embargo, limiting our spending to make sure we were living within our means, which we clearly werent previously.  I'll all for it, thank god we werent lumbered with expensive contracts by Hill.  The reason we are better placed to cope than others is because we havent signed players yet, in 2 months time we might have made a dozen signings on half decent money.  So who's checking we can afford them?  The owners could walk out in 3 months and with no gate income that's the end of us.  I'm being over dramatic, that's not going to happen, but the question its a valid question - how can any club under embargo afford the same amount under Covid conditions that they said they could afford before?  The goalposts have moved but we've got the green light to carry on as if nothing's changed and I want to know we'll still have a club in a year.

12 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

When we came out of admin we had to be placed under embargo, limiting our spending to make sure we were living within our means, which we clearly werent previously.  I'll all for it, thank god we werent lumbered with expensive contracts by Hill.  The reason we are better placed to cope than others is because we havent signed players yet, in 2 months time we might have made a dozen signings on half decent money.  So who's checking we can afford them?  The owners could walk out in 3 months and with no gate income that's the end of us.  I'm being over dramatic, that's not going to happen, but the question its a valid question - how can any club under embargo afford the same amount under Covid conditions that they said they could afford before?  The goalposts have moved but we've got the green light to carry on as if nothing's changed and I want to know we'll still have a club in a year.

Our only professionals on the book are:

Crawford

Darcy

Politic

Brockbank

Senior

Alexander

Faal

Delaney

Edwards

Thomasson

King-Harmes

Graham

I’d say Jason lowe’s wage wouldn’t be far way from all them combined, There’s plenty of spending to do yet.

2 minutes ago, Tommy9322 said:

Our only professionals on the book are:

Crawford

Darcy

Politic

Brockbank

Senior

Alexander

Faal

Delaney

Edwards

Thomasson

King-Harmes

Graham

I’d say Jason lowe’s wage wouldn’t be far way from all them combined, There’s plenty of spending to do yet.

If we’re paying lowe similar to what we’re paying them collectively then  thank fuck his contracts up. 

Edited July 5, 20205 yr by Mounts Kipper

Rumours of the postman returning 

I'd 

5 minutes ago, Ands1 said:

Rumours of the postman returning 

I'd take that, fits in with Evatts plan

 

Not for me with the postman. Thought he was great for us but his time has been. If Evatt likes the wing back type, I’d have Emmanuel back

32 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

Not for me with the postman. Thought he was great for us but his time has been. If Evatt likes the wing back type, I’d have Emmanuel back

Bit unsure myself, love the bloke & his performances last time but unsure if he could replicate it all again.

Postman surely to old to come back. Perhaps come back in a coaching role? 

Edited July 6, 20205 yr by Mounts Kipper

A high percentage of Evatt goals come via crosses by players on the overlap according to something I was reading. If he's still got the legs you can see why he might be appealing.

Morais is 34 now, possibly past it.