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Heard a whisper that Maynard wants a 1 million signing on fee which is why we were put off the deal.

No surprise who's interested... http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11673/7410389/Kebe-set-for-Royals-exit

I thought Chappers has been at his most dynamic for us down the flanks, actually - So I eluded to Cork/Morgan/Deano as being the players not having the goal scoring touch as centre-mid's.

Agree 100%. Never hurts to have a goal scoring/goal creating centre-mid in the squad.

The rumours about him are probably true just because he fits with the the Papa Waigo / Guly criteria of being so random that it's probably happening.

Different players though, aren't they? Kebe's a proper out-and-out winger. Thought Butterfield more of a central play-maker.

Read that too. Pretty sure he's out of contract in the summer. Could be wrong though.

He'll be available for free in the summer then, I assume?

My thoughts exactly. About time we got something from this 'good relationship' between our clubs.

Never burn bridges with the don.

Certainly something was very close to happening with Lukas. You only had to hear the interview with the Coventry manager to know that.

Or Lukas Jutkiewicz.

"At the moment we are doing very well so we want to take this opportunity right now, but we have plans and the Chairman has his ideas on the future of this club, and we all just want to be a part of it."

Mental. Has a championship team ever had a depth of strikers of that quality? No. Not when you could sign Maynard or Sharp for less than that.

Brilliant, Steve. I remember that too.

Huddersfield turn down bid from West Ham for Jordan Rhodes

Plymouth for me. Great reading these others though. What a fantastic year.

Excellent news. Is that everyone signed up now?

We were linked with a dutch keeper 2 or 3 weeks ago - I can't remember if this is the same lad or not. * Aha, MLG has answered the question above

Harsh, Charlie!

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/12/28/saddlers-ponder-move-for-jonathan-forte/?

Leicester have no morals in regards to wages.

Agree with both points re: Jacob Butterfield. Very good player, available in January (But we do have an embarrassment of riches in CM).

Nice article on him.... http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/paul_goodwin_s_verdict_sharp_s_january_dilemma_will_make_or_break_rovers_season_1_4086547

That's pretty accurate actually. He literally would be a very similar move in the sense of snapping up one of the divisions best strikers. (3m doesn't really compare to the 250k we got Barney for, though).