Crusoe

"Which striker's name is not quite an anagram of 'Failed Poacher'?"

But we don't have that many players under contract on big wages that weren't signed under Lemsagam's watch. To court relegation just to activate relegation clauses for three or four players would be cutting off his nose to spite his face. And it makes for a less visible and less attractive shop window for any players he might want to bring in.

How? If they're out of contract, it doesn't make any difference. If they're under contract, how will it make them easier to move on? Other clubs are less likely to pay fees or match wages for unsuccessful players.

Moimbé is listed on the official site. https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/wilfried-moimbe/

Oh I see. https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/fc-nantes/fc-nantes-moimbe-et-kwateng-en-pret-oldham-5525621

Interesting. Where'd you see this?

That's what I took from it. Someone asked about new players and he looked a tiny bit miffed and said something about already having 5-6 in, then mentioned another one in the next day or two. Wellens mentioned more players (plural) a bit later.

Assuming Doyle is back on loan, that limits us realistically to foreign signings. Think you can't have more than 5 loans in the same matchday squad (Bryan, Benyu, Pringle, Doyle and Nazon). Maybe one more until Doyle is fit, but someone would have to drop out once he is.

Sigh. I was already thinking of that.

We had a defender/midfielder called Iain Swan. Late 1990s? Early 2000s?

Whatever happened to Jean Ambrose, that Haitian defender we were linked with?

Loan, presumably?

Brilliant news, hopefully they'll use it to give us the date and time when they'll be announcing the takeover. Fingers crossed.

Right now I'll settle for not taking the club backwards. After that, we'll see.

Would you like to buy some magic beans? Let’s wait for some confirmation.

Possibly a silly question, but has Menig definitely left the club? I know all signs point to it - Wellens saying outright he wants him to go, the MEN reporting he'd left, not in the last matchday squad, etc. But the club hasn't announced it, Nantes haven't announced his return, and the French press are reporting that Ranieri isn't in a hurry to take him back and expects us to honour the loan agreement for the full season. Is he just sitting in an airport terminal somewhere?

(or boy. whatever you'd prefer)

Good grief, have any of you ever kissed a girl?

Think they’d see it as gaming the rules.

Yes, you’d think the club would only be comfortable with loans out if they were reasonably confident they could replace them with newly registered players.

Would the FA/EFL not consider sending players out on loan as somewhat against the spirit of that exception? i.e. tell you to recall your loans instead of allowing more signings.

Queensy is almost certain to go, or has gone already. McEleney is described in reports as an attacking midfielder, so we're even thinner up top than it looks.

Confirmed as signed for Sheffield United on loan.

But what's his xGp rating? (Did I just hear BP1960 combust?)