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Yep just back from mine which I had to run today. 2-1 defeat in Satan’s sauna weather . Still at least one of the team has been schooled at Ashton Gate

From the Athletic:

This summer, relegated clubs Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United have cashed in and sold a combined 15 players for almost £300million — compared to around £144million of sales made by the other 21 teams in the division. In 2022, Burnley, Watford and Norwich Citymade around £119million combined from sales

Article is Basically saying that there is a premium selling price on players who have played in the Prem. So Lavia, say, goes for £58m while Scott goes for £25m. Now perhaps that’s not the best comparison but the point is that in addition to parachute payments the clubs coming down also make a tonne of cash selling on players, even allowing for buying replacements. Stating the obvious? Maybe. But just another factor showing how difficult the financial competition is to get out of this league (in general before anybody says Luton )

8 minutes ago, TomF said:

Imagine what Nige could do with even 20% of what LJ had..  urgh 

Oooo I know - turn us into a team better suited to away then home, just like that LJ team!

oh wait, he has already!

It’s a nice theory and if it helps great, but the team seemed and seem fairly tight already? Not sure a Pearson team would be anything else really.

Just now, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Nice shark though…

And a ray - prefer the game though; it’s a shame about (the) ray

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

For those of us not in the RB area and who have Sky, Radio Wales commentary is available via there.

Channel 0117

As an aside (and just checked this), commentary is on BBC Radio Wales on channel 0117 if you have Sky (but note it also says you won’t be able to get it via BBC Sounds)

Presumably might be able to pick this upon some other formats like Freeview?

Job for Cotts.

Actually that fits this time

Alternatively Curbs has been spotted on the roof of the O2

23 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Burnley wanted him!!!

As @petehinton says his Da’gent (French for Father and Agent! ) priced him out of it.

Pure speculation, but I suspect the other clubs mentioned over the last 12 months ago found a similar problem.

Theres a lot made of his “headless positioning”, but Korey Smith was deployed similarly, to “rat” out the ball ahead of a safely positioned Marlon Pack protecting the CBs.  Korey wasn’t the CB screen, nor was Han-Noah.  Just like Matty James can stay in position because he has others doing a lot of legwork in front of him.  It’s probably why we saw the best of Han in those early days when 1) Brownhill played the disciplined role and 2) he formed a relationship with Palmer, but then with Nagy he didn’t.  Nagy never played the midfield role for us in the same way he did for Hungary.

Overall it’s a shame.

I think he’d really suit us with Scott gone.  I don’t expect to have many agreeing with me though.

Think you’ll find it’s actually Monsieur Papa Dix-Pourcent

16 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

It's his distribution that is his weakness. He hasn't got the strongest kick and over distance they are often wayward. I know this is an area he's been working on, but more to be done there.

He's a good shot stopper though and his anticipation is pretty good. Rooted to his line he is not.

Agree he normally isn’t rooted to his line but thought he was for the header which hit the post on Friday (which admittedly he saved with his legs). But overall I think he’s a competent keeper at this level and has improved.

2 hours ago, Major Isewater said:

Paddy fields ( not a transfer proposition) 

 

Yes!

The one they wore on Monday reminded me of a great line from Half Man Half Biscuit:

‘ooooo he’s here again. The man with the gaffer tape’s arrived’.

As Half Man Half Biscuit once sang:

 Oooo here’s again, the man with the gaffer tape’s arrived….

And Big Dave. 

Thank God somebody’s put this request on OTIB so it will now happen.

1 minute ago, Loderingo said:

Just realised that all 12 games kicked off at 3pm. You don’t see that often nowadays.

Nope cov v boro earlier

3 hours ago, Piccolo said:

I did not say you had to respect them or that they deserve respect. I said that whether people like it or not, they do command respect from many in their communities… and this was linked to my challenge to the stereotype of all hooligans being right-wing White blokes. Ie Tiny commanded respect, despite him the opposite to the stereotype.

Furthermore, I said those that I had personally met… many seemed like decent blokes overall. They were firefighters, ex military, bank managers, one was a medic!! I cannot be sure, but they seemed only interested in like minded individuals. To be fair, this was in the late 90s and early 2000s, when I went away to most games. Perhaps things have changed, society feels a lot more obnoxious overall nowadays. I find most modern football crowds obnoxious now, sadly, not just the hooligans. 

‘They seemed only interested in like minded individuals.’

That really is the biggest load of BS. Violent, hugely anti-social individuals who make decent minded fans reluctant to go to games. 

All we can do (given where we are in the financial non-prem food chain) is:

1. Hope said player behaves with a bit of dignity, tries their best when here, doesn’t openly agitate for a move and says the right things when they do go.

2. We get at least the price we want for the player.

So in terms of Kelly, Semenyo and Scott it’s tick, tick, tick.

These 3 add to our growing reputation for developing players (both our own and other team’s) and selling them on. So I’d say we should be happy with both the model we have and how successful we are becoming in putting it into practise.

Just now, Major Isewater said:

As for a loan, I don’t want you back ,

we’d only cry again. 

Westlife?

Didn’t see the game today but apart from free kicks Brennan was miles superior. IMHO.

Bell on the right. Ivan Sproule-sequel - both The good and the bad?

28 minutes ago, JoeAman08 said:

Didn’t think Preston looked bad moving it around tbh. Think we were just well off the pace. 

This is the only response needed.

6 minutes ago, downendcity said:

Injured, don't you know? 

Having ‘treatment’ at a south coast spa

Defo no Alex Scott - didn’t get off the coach……

14 hours ago, Porto Red said:

Interesting, so you think the squad is worth £25 million up front guaranteed and gets us a seat at the negotiating table?

Absolutely