Mr Sno

FWIW I wouldnt be against trying to sign Michael Morrison on a 1 ir 2 year deal. I was disappointed we weren't in for him when he left Birmingham and we have seen with the likes of Davies and Jagielka that CBs in their mid 30s and even older can do a job. Either way Reading are going to he raided in the summer and certainly certainly number of their players will make us stronger.

But why would ODowda accept a deal? Sit for 12 months and wait until he is a free agent where he will cost £0 which will benefit the available wage for him + a signing on fee, also not forgetting he will be able to pick and choose which club to go to. If you take up the option you are banking on 1) a club willing to pay when he is a free agent in a year 2) him accepting when he could just wait.....these kind of 1 year extensions are only really viable with players that have value and track record e.g Brereton, Carvalho.....for someone like ODowda it would be a silly decision.

Lawrence and Wallace are well out of our league, both will go to top championship clubs probably those with parachute payments, Wallace turned down Besiktas over Christmas. No issue with this, the swindon winger Mckirdy I would be in for, relatively local and offers us width. Rimonata and Laurent are both no thrill signings but both young yet experienced and offer that level of physicality in the middle of the park that we lack, would be happy with eithrr or both.

Vessell has fallen off a cliff and destined for League 1, Swift is well out of our price range and will go to a top tier champ or lower prem side.

Well he may have been but Ian was saying trigger the 1 year deal - that would mean he would be on pre covid wages, which he just isn't worth

An interesting listen until Ian Gay mentioned extending the year on ODowdas deal. Absolute lunacy, another potential year on pre-covid wages on one of our biggest disappointments would be a terrible decision in my opinion.

Laurent = no thrills but would be a good acquisition. Again there will be suitors.

He will have suitors - proven solid right back at this level.

Yiadom is very physical and direct, proper athlete.....can't think of a full back we've had in his mould tbh. A pearson type for sure.

Yea both of these are no chance, lenihan linked to the prem and Rothwell apparently already going to Bournemouth.

I think at 24 there will be bigger suitors... I would happily take Yiadom, Rimomhata and Honeyman.

I think Marlon is heading to L1. His legs have gone.

Maybe, I'm not going to have a debate about it though.

Because they are not being transferred from one club to another, they are a free agent. I thought it was pretty obvious.

Yep.

Would've had Weimann ahead of Wilson.

I have put this here as I don't believe that signing someone on a free equates to a transfer - some very interesting potential signings on this list. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/endendevertraege/wettbewerb/GB2/jahr/2022/land_id/0/ausrichtung/alle/spielerposition_id/alle/altersklasse/alle/plus/1#/ Anyone here who we think are realistic options?

If there are takers he will definitely be sold - 1 year left on deal and big wages - mad to keep him.

If he was going to be paid £500/£600 quid a week I would agree, but realisticly he would be on a few grand a week that 1) we could save 2) put towards a better player - perhaps an unfair comparison but after Brunt last season and Simpson this season I just don't see how it can be justified. Also worth noting that the less he plays the worse his legs are going to get, danger of being a liability ala brunt if thrown in when desperate.

Not on the ridiculous astronomical wages he is on. I would accept an offer of £0 for him, same with Palmer, just get them off the books.

Would be excellent.

HNM I think we need to sell.

Genuine question. Is alex scott better than jakc grealish was when he was 18 at Notts County?

True - I suppose the question is how much will he be worth in a years time- maybe that value will be 15 20 mil. Unless we have to sell due to FFP maybe keep him. I suppose a lot depends if we can shift Palmer, Wells and Kalas.

I'm not convinced that Towler will habe a long term future here under Pearson - doesn't seem his type of centre back.