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I don't see how we could have appointed somebody any quicker. It's an unfortunate set of circumstances, but as entertaining as a wee Euro trip is, as long as we get some semblance of a squad in place before the league kicks off, I'll be happy. If nothing else, the Europa is a bonus which may have helped attract the calibre of managerial applicants that we did. If that's all it turns out to be, then it was still worth it. Playing competitive games so early in the season is the reason a majority of clubs had no interest in the Inter Toto.

So what's the deal? We have a new manager on board, so we need to panic about something else now?

Or not wanting to go any place near a tackle in case they get injured before the Europa tie.

Presumably, if there is a clause like that, it remains the board's decision on who to sell rather than leaving it to the manager.

I know what you mean, but as far as I can tell, we haven't sold a single player yet.

Thanks for info. The pitch has had a major overhaul - which is another reason we have less budget to play with for the upcoming season. From what you say, and what I have read, he could be an ideal fit for our club. I liked the idea of the 5 year plan he put in place at Stockport. That's the sort of planning we will be needing. Sorry about the plight your club finds itself in. Everybody on here knows the pain of administration. Hopefully you will be able to turn it around with the same success we did.

How did an undisclosed fee suddenly turn into 600k? And what are the add-ons for first team appearances, international appearances, sell-ons etc.? Or is all this high finance just the usual rumour mill at work?

Excellent news if true. Hope all the contract negotiations go smoothly. When I heard his name being touted on here early in the process I didn't think we had a chance of securing his services. He seems to be a hot property down south.

What he said. It's not quite comparable, but I'm one of the members of the MyFootballClub experiment i.e. Ebbsfleet Utd. We have been through a similar problem during the summer. A number of players contracts expired, the Setanta money has gone and budgets have needed to be slashed. In order to raise the weekly salary budget from 4 grand a week to 7 grand we just had to sell our two best players. Now we are relying on the manager to bring in some fresh talent to try and rebuild. It certainly gives you an insight into the issues that need to be addressed in the current financial climate.

You're joking, mate. If he is married *and* they have a kid, he's getting nane

Commonplace in "Brizzl" I believe. However, I lived further north in Cirencester and Stroud where the village pubs are all 300 years old, have roaring log fires in the winter and serve real ale that gets you severely drunk, but without the hangover.

I'm glad he's taking my advice from another thread Bristol is not the club for a guy like Clarky - they are on the start of a decline. Although, on the plus side, it's a great part of the country to live in. I was a few miles further north of there for six and a half years, and the pubs are the best in the country.

Unfortunately, I can see Faddy having to retire from injury before his career reaches the 'return to Fir Park' stage. He just can't seem to keep himself fit these days.

The 'English" cricket team, in reality, represents England and Wales, so it's quite appropriate that they are playing the first test in Cardiff.

If you can believe reports, West Brom have a few targets on their radar including Irvine at Preston and McInnes at St. Johnstone.

Aye, but with one or two rare exceptions, it easily takes 6 months for a player to settle into a new team. I thought that once he had a few games under his belt he turned in a few sound performances.

I thought Sheridan came onto some form in his last few games. He was man of the match in the game at Douglas Park.

A couple? Clarky is only 23. If he does come back, it won't be for another 10 or 12 years!

With all the selling and alleged buying going on, that would certainly make sense.

Think about it. If there were, say, 8 people interviewed in the first round. After a week or so of organizing the interview schedule that takes 8 days to complete - and not necessarily consecutive. Then, say, you invite 3 back for a second interview. That's another 3 days plus organising. Then you have to agree on the final appointment - which takes a day or two. Then you have to negotiate the contract with the manager's agent - that takes another few days. And that is assuming it all goes smoothly and nobody declines the offer.

Are you not following the news? A decision is going to be made over the weekend and an announcement early next week. A correct appointment is 100 times more important than a fast appointment.

Not really that strange. You often see this in transfers where the buying club has to make an acceptable offer before they are allowed to speak to the player.

There was never any confirmation from JB that he was being invited to interview and even the comments from the man himself were Luc-warm. (That's for the critics that thought my Nemo joke was the worst I could do, btw).

From my understanding, Boothroyd's preferred style is open and attacking football. He even said that, after Watford were relegated, he wanted to try and shape them that way.

And that's where we disagree. I can think of plenty in my lifetime with Joe Wark (Number 3) probably heading the list. And with all due respect to Uncle Phil, Joe was a lifer at Fir Park.