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Joe thought Wolfendon was a good player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DP stated that we were never interested in him. He's never a RB, so he couldn't replace Eardley.

OK, Southampton is twice the size of Oldham. Yet they've sold 4 times the number of season tickets.

Southamptons population is around 220,000 and they have sold 9,700 season tickets. An increase on the number sold last season.

I really think a 12000 seater stadium is too small. If there was a plan to extend to 20000 if necessary it would be OK. A championship club cannot survive on gates of a maximum of 12000. The teams bringing a large following would not get the tickets they wanted, which brings problems with fans trying to get into home areas, and a loss of much needed income. What happens when we draw Man U or Man C. in the cup. Do we give them the whole stadium?

What does Danny gazal do these days? We never hear his name mentioned, and he never seems to come over to watch the games. I wonder if he is a sleeping director.

No chance. Whether Penny rates hinm or not we should hold out for as much as possible. I wold say £750,000 at least like most people

He's on the short list. I doubt a loan would be on the cards If they want him they will have to pay cash. However I can't see the club letting him go unless the offer was substantial as he is an integral part of the team.

He probably realises that he may be used as backup at Leeds, but would be guaranteed 1st tema football at Grimsby. But, did he turn Leeds down, or was there some other problem and Leeds turned him down?

Why groundshare until a new stadium is built? We can continue to play at BP until the new stadium is ready, unless cash is required as the stadium is being built. I would be in favour of a new stadium, I never liked the plans for BP they seem like a hotel and offices with a football stadium in the middle, rather than the stadium being the focal point with a hotel and offices near by. As has been mentioned before BP is nearly half way between Oldham and Rochdale, but Rochdale fans wouldn't accept it and I can't blame them.

Not many score 20 goals a season though, and that's what we want. Hughes and Abbot would have been a real handful in this league. Obviously the club were not willing to repeat the offer made to him in January, which I bet he's now cursing the fact that he didn't sign.

Just wondering if Billy Clarke was the player who agreed terms, had a medical and didn't sign because he had other offers to think about. The player told the club he would decide overnight. Billy Clarke signed next day for Blackpool.

I don't like to knock the club or the manager, but surely this is a bad signing. From his record he doesn't seem good enough even as cover. Lomax must be in front of him, and if Eardly left, I would expect a far better replacement than this lad, with cash available.

As Jacobson is now 22 he won't be called up for the under 21 side, and he's probably only going to get called up for the national side if they have lots of injuries. Then again if he's playing well I guess he maybe.

The more they have, the more they want.

He's also been linked with a swap for Lescott at Everton, who is supposedly valued at £12m, but City could say Richards + say £4m, but no-one would really know the true value of the deal. A swap like this is City trying to pay us as little as possible to us.

Thast's why I think it was a bit harsh to let Stam go. He was worth another season IMO.

Rubes and Stam had a good partnership when Gregan was injured season before last.

The other differences were no transfer windows or Bosman rulings. It can't be done that way now.

Hope not. None of those is a defensive ball winner.

Hopefully he can step up a league. With his work rate he shouldn't have any problems.

We already know he's not good enough. It's far to easy for defenders to push him off the ball. Ifh hasn't made it at 23 he never will. What Joe has seen him I don't know. I think we should have let him go freeing up 3 months wages, which in the end could make all the difference in getting a new signing.

What happens when 2 Southern teams ot 2 Northern teams get relegated from the Championship. There would be teams in the Midlands constantly switching from North to South or vice versa.

It'll be Joes win, but some of the players may be trying to impress Penney to keep their jobs. If so, they should be told after the game that they will not be offered new contracts and should be sacked on the spot for not trying during the last six months.

Remember that he has been working under administration for a while. The players must be worried about their futures and will not be 100% concentrated on their football. If the club hadn't gone into administration maybe they would have got automatic promotion, or certainly the playoffs.