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Super important to utilise the Premier League loans and he’s a great start. Would also be happy to get a winger on loan.

Feels like some slightly harsh criticism of Fellows as an option whatsoever in here. 9 assists last year and a player at 23 who has every chance to improve. Needs to score some goals this year without a doubt, but certainly would not be giving up. Brilliant ball carrier who needs to and hopefully can step up.

Absolutely nothing of note in there. I get the frustrations about Spygate but I'm surprised anyone going tonight thought there was any more information to gain. Wasted 30 minutes on that and then there were a few absolute howlers in the second half as well.

Ah good closing it out with a horrendous question

He does! Always starts seeming quite awkward but suddenly gives a really clever answer

Tonda is great

What an absolute waste of time

Spors is usually pretty good at giving information, would be nice if we could start asking him some questions about the squad Parsons is never going to provide anything interesting

Why the fuck would you ask if we'd done it more than the three times? Our fans are bonkers what are you expecting them to say

Won’t miss the frustration of his injuries, but can’t deny when he was on the pitch he was a very good player. Looks like it came down largely to them offering a three-year deal when we wouldn’t. Understandable but unfortunate.

Shea going to Fulham for €30m. A good player who I think might be very good but he’s definitely the sellable asset I’m happiest to see leave.

Assumed he was going to go to Scotland which would've been fair enough. Going to a much worse Championship team is really strange though. He must have really taken issue with us delaying the contract talks, which was a fully understandable move from our side.

Jacob Tanswell and Alfie House hinting that they don't believe a ban will take place. Ultimately not getting excited as nobody expected the severity of the play-off final but it would be fucking madness for him to get banned on top of everything else.

Just says charged.. no indication yet on a ban?

Really liked the sound of him so that’d be a big shame. Interested to see the finances on it because I do think if we had matched it he’d be here.

Not much in terms of good reading on the guy, but Johannes has earned some trust from me even in spite of the Damion mistake. If he’s no good, Larin remains the starter.

Definitely a shame. He’s a good player when fit and I’d have liked to have seen him commit to us given the patience we showed, but that’s football.

THB and Charles are an inevitability based on contract durations and the comments above. It's Jander and Scienza who are the interesting ones, I believe Jander goes and we hold on to Leo.

Coventry, Ipswich and Hull could probably all do with a keeper. Our best bet is one of them offering up £15m. Only other non-promoted team who are uncertain at the position are probably Leeds. Maybe Chelsea/Spurs at a push.

Good statement to be fair, and interesting context behind each case even if some of it is bullshit or not. Ultimately it’s all happened, is what it is and this is the best chance we have of getting promotion. Hope we’re laughing next May.

Small wins but I’m fucking delighted that Boro haven’t scammed their way up.

Absolutely dross game of football this.

Sudden winners in this by the way are Bree and Stewart who are probably now looking at twice as favourable contract terms, if they even would still stay.

We've still got the base of a decent Championship side, but we'll immediately lose the players who looked like they could play above the level in Peretz, THB, Jander and Scienza who were the real difference makers. Assuming we'll only now be able to replace those with reasonable Championship players given the situation, we do now suddenly seem quite ordinary and reliant on players who were bit-part this year taking a huge step-up (Wood, Bragg, Fellows). Will need to use the loan market extremely well for quite a few gaps this time around I think.