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They tried for Kabongo at Chesterfield as well who I think is set to sign for Wigan.

Due to Heracles' relegation to the Dutch second division as that means he doesn't accumulate enough points to be awarded with a GBE.

Boddy would never admit to that though and frankly knows it would never be physically proven.

In the past three windows we've brought in Gyokeres, Sheaf, O'Hare for relatively little comparative to their sell-on value. There's a pool of talent available that the club could proactively capitalise upon, but I appreciate investment is needed in order to facilitate this. I'd imagine we...

I think you've missed the point. The model utilised in L2/L1 worked in those leagues, it doesn't in the Championship - I've explained this in detail regarding why in another thread. Robins/Badlan semi-adapted this model but for some bizarre reason last season shifted their focus slightly to...

If at all possible I'm hoping the club might leave a big sale to January. It's a window where traditionally clubs pay over the odds and that's what they're clearly relying on.

It's not even that though. Every transfer has its risks and that's exacerbated further with a lesser budget available but the risks taken in recent years seem erratic and aren't really all that calculated.

I find that very hard to believe.

When you move up a level the model has to be adapted accordingly. In the first window following promotion you could argue the club was actually building the foundations to a sustainable model. Sheaf and O'Hare were brought in (PL castoffs), solid loans in Ostigard, McCallum and I'd even include...

Robins and Badlan have utilised our budget poorly since achieving promotion to the Championship really. Again something I pointed out last season but the feel-good factor of last season clearly glossed it over. Contracts have been awarded to new and existing players that seemingly aren't...

I've said for ages from a recruitment standpoint the two main targets the club should focus on are PL castoffs and PL loans as we seem to have relative success with minimal failure in both markets over the past couple of seasons. It's difficult trying to recruit from the EFL due to the...

It's worrying that fundamental questions weren't tabled though. Granted I appreciate you can't be too forthright with the questioning but it seems nothing or little is flagged up if Boddy and his team come out with something untoward. Having designated speakers would mitigate this exponentially...

Wouldn't it not be better just to have designated speakers that actually have a coherent understanding of club operations or at the very least have some semblance of knowledge on finances/business, or at the very least a shred of common sense. Otherwise surely you're just going to get fans like...

What's the structure of the forum? As it's something that I don't really have any knowledge on. Are questions/responses open to all or are certain people designated as speakers and the rest who join simply listen in and perhaps send in questions through Teams chat for example?

I'd imagine Walker will probably go. At this stage any saving is a bonus, even if it means the club are forced to shoulder the majority of his contract - which previously they've apparently been unwilling to do. Equally, regardless of his calamitous stint at Portsmouth he still has a reasonable...

Given the lack of investment gone into the first team this season I'd suggest investment into our academy set-up is probably equally as scarce if not more so.

Ironically, given how the club operates it's actually detrimental rather than a positive.

You'd rather a winger, who hasn't really played consistently since the back end of 2017, over Bidwell who has well over 300 apps at this level?

The model in L2/L1 was built upon two key components: bring in players on a minimal outlay, develop and sell for profit, and to fast track talent from the academy/U23s into the first team to develop and sell. The model in the Championship now doesn't really work firstly as due to the increase...

It's in the best interests of SISU and their investors - which has always been their priority regardless of how much a certain section of the fanbase want to believe that Joy is now herself a fan.