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So why do players join us over clubs offering European football and/or competition for a decent league placing if its not money?

I've been on holiday for a fortnight and seemingly missed nothing transfer wise. I've read back a couple of pages and must agree with Turks. I think people don't understand who or what we are or aren't. We can't offer players anything but money. Nothing. Cash is our only drawer. Because of that we'll only attract players who are chasing the dollar, or want exposure they won't get elsewhere. We are therefore exposed to agents and mercenaries. Players who join us over the big boys will be coming for the money. NC job will be to sift the greedy from the committed. Our lack of signings could be because the mentality of players is a concern

This. The bloke was useless, the worst winger we have signed in years.

Menorca. Short flight, nice weather, relatively chav free and is a nice place to holiday with small kids.

What happened to white dog ****? It disappeared quicker than marathons, top deck and red rock cider.

Soda stream, chopper bike, why don't you, stray press trousers, y cardigans, big track, et, piramint, fraggle rock, Kylie before she was fit. The list is endless.

Blimey Art, bit strong suggesting that people who don't rate Billy display "hatred" towards him. I appreciate what Billy did for us and sympathise for his personal tragedy. That all said, its obvious to me that he isn't a PL player and I fully understand why he didn't get a chance with us and why he no other PL team, or top end championship team, has seemingly come in for him. That's not hatred, its honesty.

LLM usually needs an LLB. Someone with a non LLB degree (ie BA) but involving a legal element (or conversion) can do a Masters in a legal discipline but usually is awarded MA.

Cheers for that. Cropper could be a decent keeper imo. My only worry for Seager is the likes of Lee, Barnard, Forte etc getting u21 time ahead of him and hampering his development.

How is it exploitation for an employer to feel unable to guarantee an employer certain hours in circumstances where said employer has no guarantee of the income to pay the employee, or indeed a guaranteed flow of work to keep the employee busy? Telling the employee that he/she can't be assured certain hours is sensible, isn't it?

This presumes that the employer has guaranteed income from which to pay a guaranteed wage. We are living in a world where there can't be guarantees for anyone. Employees have to be realistic. A business has to be profitable to be sustainable. If its not there is no business and its worse for everyone. I'd rather see businesses run in a sensible and sustainable manner than businesses held to ransom by unions and employers protected by unrealistic contracts.

I agree. On topic, on paper it looks like Norwich have bought well in areas that needed strengthening. But, on paper Mayuka and Forren looked like inspired signings. The bottom line is that a discussion about players who in all honesty none of us know feck all about is a waste of time.

Quality! Any of the kids stand out?

Thanks for this. Who played well for us?

What a sad indictment of de ridder, lee and forte. They're on the pitch for 73 mins against welling and we go 3-1 down. They're all hauled off and we pull it back to 3-3.

He may have done, but only by feeding off scraps. His pace, movement and touch would have shown him up at this level and any competent prem cb would have him in his pocket imo. The problem is we're stuck with the likes of him, Barnard and Lee so he may get a squad place if there's capacity at the end of the window and we haven't got rid by then.

Fair enough. IMO he wasn't/isn't up to the prem so it was pointless giving him a punt. Mayuka has been poor but to say that Sharp was more deserving of a chance than him of based on hindsight isn't a credible argument. Were you saying this time last year that Sharp was good enough and deserved a chance?

Hindsight. You now have the benefit of foresight. Squad place for next season, yes or no? More or less deserving (next season) of a squad place than Mayuka? Simple questions.

So are you saying Sharp deserves a chance this coming season? Yes or no? If yes, are you saying he deserves that chance ahead of Mayuka?

I agree he deserves to be playing football, but not with us. He's a decent championship player but anyone who's seen him play must realise he's not a top flight player. I just don't get the calls to give this bloke a chance. Hammond was instrumental in getting us to the top flight but people have acknowledged that he's not good enough. He had a solid season in the Championship last year and most agree that's his level. Sharp struggled in the Championship last year and people now say he's up to the Prem. What am I missing?

Targetts's ok but not a PL player imo, he reminds me of Jake Thomson. Colmer looks ok, interesting to see how he goes.

Swanny is talking ********. The quality in both is decent. I have a client who supplies chocs direct from a top Swiss supplier to saino, m&s, aldi, lidl, waitrose, tesco. The Choc is shopped in 3 grades. Only one gets the top. Guess which one

They withdrew as they couldn't wait for him to fully recover. The medical advice was positive: "Sunderland requested permission to subject Gino Peruzzi to a final evaluation at the Villa Stuart Sporting Clinic in Rome, which is directed by the renowned Professor Pier Paolo Mariani. "The evaluation had a positive result with Prof Mariani recommending specific work on the affected muscle area." No real concern IMO.

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