Greenridge

When Blackmore asked Ralph what the reaction of JRod and Morgan was to being told they weren't leaving it was pretty clear they weren't happy 'I won't discuss their emotions' or words to that effect.

The most interesting of all of today's interviews. My take on the Morgan and JRod situation is that they were going to be sold but the fans backlash has prompted them to pull the plug on these deals. When Adam asked if they had been told they weren't going and what was their reaction Ralph said he didn't want to discuss their emotions. Of course I could be wide of the mark but I believe they are not happy chappies right now.

That he is being 100% truthful. How very dare you insinuate otherwise!

Based on some PR words. Surely you're not that naive. Let's hope there's a good chunk of truth in what he says. Only time will tell. COYR.

Nice sentiment. Good luck with your season.

That's plagiarism...

No just loaded the page. Anyway, let me know what pearls of wisdom our Ralph has to give.

My maleware and anti-virus went into meltdown with that link!

Little and Large

Looks like he's had a night on the lash

Yes I would tend to agree. I don't think she meant exclusively. Mind you judging by the premium that English players are transferring for today then maybe this is our strategy going forwards. Buy young and (relatively) inexpensive English players and sell them after a couple of good seasons. An Academy+

Why do you think I would know? I was quoting a tweet from SSN. You could ask Amy?

That flies a little in the face of this...

Skybet reduced odds from 28/1 to 22/1 today for SFC to finish bottom

SSN saying £35M

Those two? Probably not who knows but it's not beyond the realms of possibility we approached LFC. It would be quite likely with Rickie as we seemingly had already agreed for him to leave in January. It's just a view. It might be totally wrong. You don't have to agree, it's not a problem.

I have no idea on specifics and am certainly not ITK. It's just my perception of what has happened over a very short period of time. I might be wide of the mark but I don't believe so. I've just mentioned it on the Guided Missile thread but there's a good chance that Reed is doing a fantastic job of achieving top-end (and beyond) transfer fees on behalf of KL. The JRod situation is particularly bizarre and maybe that is one of the examples as apparently Ralph met with Spurs representatives in Canada last week. To sell a player not yet in full training after an ACL operation has got to be a first.

Yes that doesn't stack-up. It can't be wages alone. We've still got Gaston, was he not believed to be our highest earner? There's more to it but cost-cutting is clearly a strategic decision and despite the stick that Reed is given maybe he's actually doing a very good job (for his employers) in maximising the transfer fees. If it was just wages alone we got have managed the departure of a few of the highest earners over a period of transfer windows and not stripped the team bare in one swipe.

I would beg to differ. I believe we've been very proactive in many of the departures.

To get him off the wage bill. They're clearly not interested in building a team just reducing costs and maximising transfer revenue.

Reed has clearly been given a remit by KL to get the best deals for the squad. Wouldn't surprise me if he's made the scapegoat when the board meet this week though.

Seems and Jenkinson is destined for West Ham anyway.

As we stand this morning and with further departures seemingly imminent I would be amazed if we don't finish rock bottom this season. Incredibly you can still get 28/1 on that happening.

Interesting. Reflects my earlier thoughts this evening. Didn't realise Purslow was involved.

I don't see anything new there.