Badger

Good going if we've got that as a loan fee. Perhaps OM need to steady their media team, although still not as premature or embarrassing as the effort from Miss Pace in Burnley though.

No surprise really.

Thought City could buy him next summer for £40m. In which case, providing there isn't a VVD sulk around the corner, might as well keep him to help us get promotion, which outweighs the £now. (Especially if it stops him going to Liverpool).

All in all he's been a let down, and glad he's fucked off, delighted we've got some £ for him as well. Didn't settle, and early days surrounded in mystery, bookended by a dubious and suspect absence when we needed players to stand up. Attitude, or fragile mentality we don't know. Final point on Salisu though is reserved for those who brought him to the club. Rumoured alternatives for CB, Axel Disasi went to Monaco (and now joining Chelsea c£35-40m). Botman went to Lille for less than we paid for Salisu. Great scouting and recruitment by whoever.

Yeh, Dixon and Speedie will score way more.

Sounds like the stage name of a porn star.

I think there was widespread agreement about Carillo. In fact only two people at the club wanted it, the Clown manager and Ross Wilson.

Don’t forget Tall Paul will be like a caged tiger, raring to go after the frustration of last season, when he’s unleashed on the Championship. What’s his price ?

Thanks Turkish. It’s good to have someone with your inside knowledge and connections being able to confirm this link for us. Might not have believed it otherwise.

Christ you're right...

Suggestion I saw yesterday, albeit on an 'unreliable' West Ham source (vlog) was that Downes had rejected the prospect of the move.

After that video that’s exactly the response we should give. Or tell them it’s now £20m ..,

Think the Van Hooijdonk rumour has gone away.

West Ham also linked. As someone else said, You'd have though Burnley would have been in the driving seat. £15m mentioned in articles. No doubt we'll do it with the usual buy back options. Wonder how much Edwards would be from Peterborough, and which one we'd go for.

For one Lavia , there’s an Edozie, Bazunu, Larios… Gunn… We’ve already taken Charles from the City tombola this year. I think the Bobb signing is intended a loan rather than purchase. Agree with you regarding the Manning standard.

At what level ?

Fair point

in a perfect world a better recruitment team might filter out those who might not be ‘manageable’ or motivated.

On the face of it good work by our negotiating team on that one. Just hoping it’s not mostly add ons.

After the signings of Carrillo and Tall Paul, I don't think it's just temperament we need to worry about.

Any clues as to who, and from where ? Hope the GK isn’t the Swansea bloke they’d taken there from MK. Not rated by Swansea supporters by all accounts

With the review of Smallbone from a couple of friendlies I’ve read on here it could be heading for another 9/10 window …

Joining up with the striker we nearly signed last summer, name sounding like Fuck Awe ..

Does this include Zach Awe or are these players with first team experience ready to go straight into battle ?

He gave the team some leadership.