I remember Rich having a pop at me like that, when I said Danny Green had signed, he said it was nonsense, despite Danny being at the training ground having the photos done
Personally I think our bid has been accepted. But the club aren't telling Dubai, Reams, Cawley, yet because it may encourage other clubs to come in and match the bid.
Apparently Nombe was at Exeter training today, so furthest we could be is at accepted bud stage. An Exeter fan reckons he's clearing out his stuff from the training ground, but probably on the wind up as how would he know, and would he do that before signing with us - unlikely.
Interesting that Nombe played for, and scored, Exeter against Western super mare on Tuesday. It was mainly an academy team while most of the first team played Bristol City.
If we do get Nombe in and possibly another striker on loan, I wonder if we'll actually start to see a bit more of Chuks with the pressure on him to play reduced. It's not for anyone to diagnose strangers but Chuks has been injured so many times and has probably had so much physical pain that mentally he must be far more attuned to any tweaks he feels in his body. If we have a very competitive front two where May, Leaburn, Nombe and another are competing to get into the line-up I wonder if the mental burden will ease on Chuks a bit and he can get onto the bench a bit more, feel less like he's got to get out there and be an option to be thrown on at the end of games. The Chuks we know is probably the best player to bring on in the league and counter-intuitively we might actually see him more when we need him less and reap the benefits.
I do wonder if we will try something completely different with Chuks now. No point trying to get him 90 minutes fit, because it's not going to happen.
Can you get someone 20 minutes fit?
If the most that a professional athlete can manage is a 20 minute spell one or twice a week, then his contract should be terminated with immediate effect.
Clearly he is not able to perform his duties as a professional footballer, and he should be medically retired, or his contract terminated.
haha I am standing by the fact we have had a bid accepted. Huge pressure on here but I am sticking with it.
Can you tell us broadly speaking why you think this?
The same person who told me Tayo's agent was at SP (which he was) I know Cawley is usually bang on, but I like I say I am standing by it as it comes from someone around the first team.
Honestly this big rush and desperation to be the "first" to know about everything and first one to "announce" stuff is just a bit sad. It'll happen if it happens, otherwise it won't.
What exactly does anyone gain from knowing 48 hours before hand if someone has signed anyway?
Honestly this big rush and desperation to be the "first" to know about everything and first one to "announce" stuff is just a bit sad. It'll happen if it happens, otherwise it won't.
What exactly does anyone gain from knowing 48 hours before hand if someone has signed anyway?
Honestly this big rush and desperation to be the "first" to know about everything and first one to "announce" stuff is just a bit sad. It'll happen if it happens, otherwise it won't.
What exactly does anyone gain from knowing 48 hours before hand if someone has signed anyway?
So why open and read a "Summer transfer rumours" thread? You might as well just follow the club's official website instead of moaning.
I think I'd be a bit pissed off if (as a respected journo) people were believing keyboard warriors with no history to the club than me.
Yeah but it was hardly a rude tweet, journos should be questioned otherwise where's the integrity? Rich does seem to get a bit precious about things if he is ever questioned, I should know he blocked me after asking him a question on Twitter before.
haha I am standing by the fact we have had a bid accepted. Huge pressure on here but I am sticking with it.
Can you tell us broadly speaking why you think this?
The same person who told me Tayo's agent was at SP (which he was) I know Cawley is usually bang on, but I like I say I am standing by it as it comes from someone around the first team.
Just to add, I was tempted to send in a screenshot of the WhatsApp chat I had/having. This included Cawley's tweet but I know it will end up back on Twitter so held it back. Like I said in the Chuks thread. This isn't to be ITK I am passing on the small snippets I get every once in a while. Just seems some of you get so angry when people pass on what they have been told - bizarre lol.
Personally I think our bid has been accepted. But the club aren't telling Dubai, Reams, Cawley, yet because it may encourage other clubs to come in and match the bid.
Apparently Nombe was at Exeter training today, so furthest we could be is at accepted bud stage. An Exeter fan reckons he's clearing out his stuff from the training ground, but probably on the wind up as how would he know, and would he do that before signing with us - unlikely.
I'm guessing it's something of this sort - we've sounded them out, we now know the figure they're asking and agreed in principle but not actually made a formal bid as we're looking at clearing a few wages out first - basically saying "yes we'll pay.... but not yet."
So we've got contact, the interest is very much real but we are some distance off actually closing the deal - hence Cawley insisting that nothings done yet.
Honestly this big rush and desperation to be the "first" to know about everything and first one to "announce" stuff is just a bit sad. It'll happen if it happens, otherwise it won't.
What exactly does anyone gain from knowing 48 hours before hand if someone has signed anyway?
So why open and read a "Summer transfer rumours" thread? You might as well just follow the club's official website instead of moaning.
Not moaning though was I? I'm saying grown men arguing about who is more "itk" is a bit sad.
DH said deals would be announced through the proper channels .. if they don’t tell their own TV station ( Terry transfer) there not going to tell the local press first
Apart from the fact that Cawley has broke every single transfer of our window so far ~48 hour before they happen, you mean?
He didn’t with Taylor in fairness, was pretty late on that. I suspect the deal ended up happening pretty quickly, but he only really confirmed in when it was widely reported elsewhere.
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Apparently Nombe was at Exeter training today, so furthest we could be is at accepted bud stage. An Exeter fan reckons he's clearing out his stuff from the training ground, but probably on the wind up as how would he know, and would he do that before signing with us - unlikely.
Huge pressure on here but I am sticking with it.
I know Cawley is usually bang on, but I like I say I am standing by it as it comes from someone around the first team.
What exactly does anyone gain from knowing 48 hours before hand if someone has signed anyway?
with a backdrop of The Cranberries signing Zombie? or will it be something along the lines of a "Nom nom nom" meme
Crank up the takeover thread.
Like I said in the Chuks thread. This isn't to be ITK I am passing on the small snippets I get every once in a while. Just seems some of you get so angry when people pass on what they have been told - bizarre lol.
So we've got contact, the interest is very much real but we are some distance off actually closing the deal - hence Cawley insisting that nothings done yet.