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Scored some vital goals as well. He has ability but the lack of off the ball presence and professional sense eg take a yellow yesterday and stop Odegaard is something you can’t contemplate in a central two. If Still isn’t going to mainly use a central three, Smallbone’s options will be very limited.

Some release fees like Bednarek’s though. Aribo and Onachu we know there’s interest from Turkey and only a year left. Martin may want AA, Downes, maybe Manning. Interest in Archer as well. It’s the likes of BBD that will be more difficult to shift.

I remember when Wimbledon were first promoted to the First Division and visited the Dell, the Milton were expressing surprise that they were signing autographs ‘look, they can write!’. Bit like that with Reform today.

Leeds written all over it, might not even have to move house either.

His love glue seems to plenty of swimmers.

Putin’s like he always was https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgpj038elyt

Their owner definitely would if his recent outburst at Nuno was anything to go by.

Meanwhile, Reform on Worcs CC not keen on scrutiny. Clearly been learning from the MAGA HQ over the pond.

It might be more difficult to play the PL and EFL off against each other this time, but I share @S-Clarke’s pessimism at their track-record.

Essential to be well organised for the first window, which the club hasn’t been in recent years, and if Ramsdale and Fernandes are sold early that should give more muscle to pay what’s needed for core incomings. THB will be a protracted move, can’t see that happening until the second.

Aribo will go to the one of the big Turkish clubs, one of our highest earners even with the relegation cut. Jones might be tempted to try for Bree now they’re up, maybe same wages but over a year more. Onachu joining Aribo. ABK hopefully finally gets his Bundesliga return. Can’t see AA going anywhere if the salary figure @Farmer Saint cited is accurate even with the cut as the market is very limited to teams with parachutes or maybe Brum. And do we want to sell someone who scored getting on for 30 goals last time to a rival? Bednarek on his way with a release fee of only £6m. Good deal for all parties, we get the fee and he gets his move. Manning edges ahead of Taylor with the extra year. Baz and Larios loaned out. Charles try to extend, Sulemana sold this summer but a big loss on the £22m paid.

D1 survival is a good outcome this season and as long as Abbott and Dawson stay fit we should achieve that. One Day Cup run would be a bonus. Agree on Blast, we haven’t got the ability to clear the ropes nor the death bowling.

Watched his early games for Cheltenham, got forward really well, good engine, crosses and assists. Defensively a bit more naive, gave away a couple of needless penalties but not the worst I’ve seen for League Two. Got injured but not sure that’s why he was recalled. Could get a League One move but I’d like to see him back at Cheltenham and Michael I suspect would be keen to have him back.

That can be changed though along with some targeted physical beefing up if the player wants to do it - see JWP under Ralph.

This we agree on, we’d have to part-subsidise Jack’s wages somewhere else when as an actual centre back and not shoehorned in out of position at full back or midfield, he still does a decent job at Champ level. There will be so much turnover that we can’t realistically move everyone on who had a stinker of a 24/25.

Maybe it’s a mix of the two - a summer of fillet steak, whey powder and weights, combined with 1-1 psychological insights into why he’s not keen on the competitive side of playing in central areas. Perhaps if he believed he could compete better physically the competitive instincts come out? He can’t have always been like this to have made it this far but perhaps a new environment and voice will push him further.

Do you think they’d impose the former? The EFL are pretty peeved with them.

Trouble is, this is only getting reported in newspapers and online sources with readers who can do joined up writing. Or judging by Barry Martin, any kind of legible writing over the age of 8. The tabloids reckon the Tories are holed below the waterline.

He probably will, but depends on their finances and any points deduction. If they get a significant deduction then they will have ground to make up like Pardew did in League 1.

He’s a decent Championship midfielder in a three as the most advanced. That’s been proven at two clubs. However it’s also proven that he cannot play in a central two for toffee at any level, Stoke realised it and adapted, Martin never clocked it and we leaked like a colander. So comes down to what Still’s preferred formation is.

Was on loan at Stoke. Not a Jones player either.

So Jack minus say 40%, assuming that’s the reduction = £27/28k pw. We’d still need to subsidise some wages at that level but not quite as much. I’d keep him around for a final year probably. Aribo I’d read somewhere was on around £60k but I think he’s off to Turkey along with Onachu. Nathan Wood was linked with Beskitas the other day. Bednarek will be off. Can’t see AA moving on with those wages in the Champ though even with a relegation cut.

PGMOL getting hammered again, and with some justification again as well. It looked a shocker at the time https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp85wj92yg8o Big ramifications for Villa and there were plenty of games today with nothing riding on them to give a young referee some PL experience in a big stadium.

The wages some of the players are on will be an obstacle to moving some on. Take Jack Stephens, someone vaguely ITK reckoned he was on approx £60k pw. Even with say a 40% relegation reduction clause, that’s still out of reach to most non-parachute clubs bar Wrexham and Brum. Plus he’s never played away from the South/South West bar a very brief loan at Boro. So if Bristol City say were keen, and it suited Jack, we’d still be shelling out a significant contribution. ABK - will he pass a medical in Germany? Hope so for his sake as well as ours. Bednarek most likely of all to move on, a rumoured £6m release fee is loose change for a 29 year old international CB.