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Anyone know if Smallbone is recruiting?

They've just signed Ragnar Ache who scored 18 in 30 for Kaiserslautern as compared to his 10 in 29. Might be looking for opportunities to be a starter and not a bit part player.

At the very least I don't see signing for Galatasaray particularly helping his chances. The league is weaker than the Championship and they will just get dumped out in the group stage anyway.

Think you’ve been hoodswinkled there mate.

Shankland

Fair play, thanks Juric. Probably the best thing he will have done for us and he’s not even the manager anymore!

The clear out begins. He'll kick on there for sure, 15 goals in 21 appearances for his loan is not to be scoffed at.

Not making our money back on him but stump that up to £12-13 million and I'd say that's fair. Personally I don't know if he will amount to much in English football due to his poor end product but his pace may shellshock teams in slower and weaker leagues.

I really do like how passionate Dragan seems to be towards the club, and it's good that he's committed. He has a lot of faith in Spors, let's hope for our sakes' it will be well placed.

It’s bloody hot lately, isn’t it? https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2025/met-office-report-details-rising-likelihood-of-uk-hot-days We hit 40C in 2022 and the Met Office are advising it may become more of a trend. This is pretty worrying. Of course some will be loving the heat, but many won’t be! I remember that summer three years ago and it was uncomfortable even being outdoors at times. In classic mild-mannered English fashion I’ve always preferred temperatures in the mid 20s. But no matter how you feel about it there may some very serious economic ripples headed our way: - The cost of rebuilding critical infastructure to accommodate high temperatures, burdening us as taxpayers and as homeowners doing private renovations - The cost of requiring AC units to run on some of the most expensive electricity in Europe - The impact of increased asylum applications from increasingly sweltering areas of the world - Increased medical emergencies especially among the elder generations due to the heat, putting pressure on medical services - Failures of refrigerators and other temperature critical devices under extreme heat - Potential productivity loss as people struggle to cope under the heat and likely more!

The trouble is that those who pose that Reform are the unknown renegades promising to rip up the establishment and kick start a new golden age often fail to scrutinise the performance of Farage et al at a more local level. It’s reactive and not proactive

Wow, the Championship in sixth place. UEFA should start letting us second-tierers into the Conference League instead of the 7th placed Prem team to make it fairer

I suppose ignoring the obviou$ incentiv€ the idea of the CWC is some ultimate competition that goes above continental cups like the Champions League. However, as everyone knows, and as Infantino is trying to ignore, clubs outside Europe range from mediocre to downright awful. World football is not at the level required for this idea yet, and dare I say it won’t be for decades.

They tend to be alright when not talking about football.

Fraser on 40k. Jesus that is appalling. £2m lost for sentimentality on just one player. Some of these guys really need to go this summer to free up the wage bill and quite a few can go next summer on a free as well

Ah yes, the famous Stewart Armstrong jersey…

Two shades and plain back spoils it. Sorry Saints, you’re not getting my money this year either!

I don’t believe O’Riley would come. Downs looks like a good replacement for Onuachu, I appreciate it’s difficult for a club of our standing to acquire a solid striker so I would be willing to take a chance on him. What’s importance is his reactivity, and conversion, picking up a decent striker who has underperformed due to poor service from midfield/wings is the way to go. Of course, easier said than done

What a ghoulish video. Generative AI is soulless.

What a load of pon- I mean trollop.

As crap as Sport Republic's recruitment has been, this is on another level.

Piroe was a much better shout two years ago and he cost about half that. This guy has hit double figures only one season in his career.

I'm very much fed up of SR recycling crap staff around the group instead of just cutting them loose. If they screw up this season, they need to go.

10 million for a striker who plays in the Swiss League. Right. Underwhelming is an understatement.

Ohhhh Ben Brereton-Diiiiii-az Ohhhh Ben Brereton-Diiiiii-az to the tune of seven nation army