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10 minutes ago, Ryan said:

? Look at the players we’ve lost: Moimbe, Mantack, Banks, Green, Omrani, Wilson, Doyle, Nazon, Holloway, Davies, Pringle, Tope, Paddy Mac, Ryan Mac and Benyu. If the ITK lads are right and we were paying most of Doyle’s wages then that’s well over £25k per week saved in wages and loan fees without mentioning the compensation received for Ryan Mac and fees for Holloway and Davies. We’ve made two good signings in my opinion in Taylor and Baxter but neither will be on big bucks, it’s disappointing. 

Our budget will be significantly reduced being in League2. What we’ve got is about what to expect with perhaps the addition of this young striker on loan from Fulham and probably O’Grady

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8 minutes ago, singe said:

But we've lost £600,000 in income from the EFL payments alone.
That's roughly a 25% drop in income itself.

 

The Doyle's wage I'll leave as it is unknown bar a handful of people.

He’s allegedly on £9,000 a week at PNE according to a few of the ITK lads. The Keegan article said that we were paying a combined £16,000 per week to Doyle, Byrne and Bryan so it’s very possible that we were paying all of Doyle’s wage.

 

I’m not expecting the wage bill to be the same as it was last season - a reduction was definitely needed. But compare our signings to other clubs you’d expect to be up there and we’ve had a very poor window in my opinion. Obviously JBB gets me excited and Andy Taylor seems solid enough but the current squad is significantly weaker than the one that was relegated. I know I come across as a professional moaner but we really are lacking in quality at the minute and I’m concerned given the calibre of player who have left and who they’ve been replaced by. I would genuinely love to be wrong.

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1 minute ago, leeslover said:

Genuine question, how many from your leavers list do you wish we still had?

Out of the loan players: Doyle obvs, the Duck and Bryan (if he was played in midfield :D).

 

Granted the contracted players I’m about to list all seemed to want out so it’s unfair to beat Abdallah with that stick - my gripe is simply to do with the calibre of their replacements given the wages saved. But anyway, I would’ve kept: Moimbe, Davies, Holloway (as backup) and Paddy Mac (as backup).

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I’m at a loss how folk are complaining about the squad.

 

The lot that turned out last season were shit, that’s why we got relegated, blame anyone and everyone, bottom line is those wearing the blue shirts at Northampton were poor,

only exceptions were Hamer and Edmondson.

 

I know we had 46 games and behind the scenes turmoil but it came down to one game, I was at Sixfields and felt devastated at the end due to the lack of effort, one game we needed to win and 8 outfield players didn’t give a toss.

 

So Id rather see a unified team than a collection of overpaid individuals who don’t give a shit

 

Actually quite positive about the upcoming season and confident a couple more additions to the squad will give us a competitive edge.

 

So all those that keep moaning about the squad, give your a head a wobble, we are in the 4th tier, average 3000 fans and don’t have a billionaire owner, keep the faith and just maybe Frankie gets a tune out of the players more so than Wellens did

 

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To be fair, Ryan is making a valid point with his comments.

Although we had to make adjust financially for life in league 2 and trim down a large squad, we are signing bargain basement and cross your fingers turn out decent players.

People refer to the signing of Taylor and JBB as quality players, indeed but Taylor is in the latter stages of his career and Baxter is probably in the last of the last chance saloons .

We need to set off this season like a train, stay at the top end of the table and attract punters to watch otherwise it will turn , for want of a better word SHITE !!!!

 

Team spirit and all that is fine and dandy but team spirit doesn't put the ball in the back of the net like a pairing of Doyle and Davies ( pre injury like ^_^ )

 

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2 minutes ago, Ryan said:

He’s allegedly on £9,000 a week at PNE according to a few of the ITK lads. The Keegan article said that we were paying a combined £16,000 per week to Doyle, Byrne and Bryan so it’s very possible we were paying all of Doyle’s wage.

 

I’m not expecting the wage bill to be the same as it was last season - a reduction was definitely needed. But compare our signings to other clubs you’d expect to be up there and we’ve had a very poor window in my opinion. Obviously JBB gets me excited and Andy Taylor seems solid enough but the current squad is significantly weaker than the one that was relegated. I know I come across as a professional moaner but we really are lacking in quality at the minute and I’m concerned given the calibre of player who have left and who they’ve been replaced by. I would genuinely love to be wrong.

BTW it is £205,000 shortfall not £600,000 though with gate money going to be down, it might start apporaching that overall.

I really would take the wages with a pinch of salt.

Here is what you can rely on, as it has been published.

And who , of our rivals signings, do you wish we'd signed?

Bury FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Chris Dagnall    32        Centre-Forward      Crewe Alexandra    Free Transfer
Chris Stokes    27        Left-Back      Coventry City    Free Transfer
Tom Miller    28        Right-Back      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Byron Moore    29        Right Winger      Bristol Rovers    Free Transfer
Gold Omotayo    24        Centre-Forward      Whitehawk    Free Transfer
Will Aimson    24        Centre-Back      Blackpool    Free Transfer
Nicky Adams    31        Left Midfield      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Dom Telford    21        Centre-Forward      Stoke U23    Free Transfer
Mathew Hudson    19        Goalkeeper      Preston NE    Loan
Jordan Archer    -        Centre-Forward      Chester FC    ?
Callum Reilly    24        Central Midfield      Gillingham FC    End of loan
                    
Cambridge United                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Louis John    24        Centre-Back      Sutton Utd    Free Transfer
George Taft    24        Centre-Back      Mansfield Town    Free Transfer
Reggie Lambe    27        Right Midfield      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
                    
Carlisle United                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Macauley Gillesphey    22        Centre-Back      Newcastle U23    Free Transfer
Jerry Yates    21        Centre-Forward      Rotherham Utd.    Loan
Adam Collin    33        Goalkeeper      Notts County    Free Transfer
Regan Slater    18        Defensive Midfield      Sheff Utd U21    Loan
Gary Miller    31        Right-Back      Plymouth    Free Transfer
Joe Fryer    22        Goalkeeper      Boro U23    Loan
George Glendon    23        Defensive Midfield      Fleetwood Town    Free Transfer
                    
Cheltenham Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Chris Hussey    29        Left-Back      Sheffield Utd.    Free Transfer
Tom Smith    20        Central Midfield      Swindon Town    Free Transfer
Conor Thomas    24        Defensive Midfield      ATK    Free Transfer
Sean Long    23        Right-Back      Lincoln City    Free Transfer
Johnny Mullins    32        Centre-Back      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Ben Tozer    28        Defensive Midfield      Newport County    Free Transfer
Josh Debayo    21        Left-Back      Leicester U23    Free Transfer
Alex Addai    24        Centre-Forward      Merstham    Free Transfer
Ryan Broom    21        Right Midfield      Bristol Rovers    Free Transfer
Jacob Maddox    19        Central Midfield      Chelsea U23    Loan
                    
                    
                    
Colchester United                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Harry Pell    27        Central Midfield      Cheltenham Town    £90k
Noah Chesmain    20        Left-Back      Millwall    Free Transfer
Frank Nouble    26        Centre-Forward      Newport County    Free Transfer
Ethan Ross    21        Goalkeeper      West Brom U23    Free Transfer
Luke Norris    25        Centre-Forward      Swindon Town    ?
Bailey Vose    20        Goalkeeper      Brighton U23    ?
Aaron Collins    21        Centre-Forward      Wolves    Loan
                    
                    
Crawley Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Reece Grego-Cox    21        Right Midfield      Woking FC    Free Transfer
Filipe Morais    32        Right Winger      Bolton    Free Transfer
Ashley Nathaniel-George    23        Attacking Midfield      Hendon Town    Free Transfer
George Francomb    26        Right Midfield      AFC Wimbledon    Free Transfer
Dominic Poleon    24        Centre-Forward      Bradford City    ?
Brian Galach    17        Centre-Forward      Aldershot U19    ?
Romain Vincelot    32        Defensive Midfield      Bradford City    ?
Ollie Palmer    26        Centre-Forward      Lincoln City    ?
                    
                    
                    
Crewe Alexandra                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Alex Nicholls    30        Right Winger      Barnet    Free Transfer
Paul Green    35        Central Midfield      Oldham Athletic    Free Transfer
Shaun Miller    30        Centre-Forward      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
                    
Exeter City                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Jonathan Forte    31        Centre-Forward      Notts County    Free Transfer
James Oates    27        Right-Back      FC Hereford    Free Transfer
Nicky Law    30        Central Midfield      Bradford City    Free Transfer
Tristan Abrahams    19        Centre-Forward      Norwich    Loan
Aaron Martin    28        Centre-Back      Oxford United    Free Transfer
Lee Martin    31        Attacking Midfield      Gillingham FC    Free Transfer
                    
                    
Forest Green Rovers                     
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Joseph Mills    28        Left-Back      Perth Glory    Free Transfer
Tahvon Campbell    21        Centre-Forward      West Brom U23    Free Transfer
Theo Archibald    20        Left Midfield      Brentford B    Loan
Lewis Thomas    20        Goalkeeper      Swansea U23    Free Transfer
George Williams    22        Attacking Midfield      Fulham    Free Transfer
James Montgomery    24        Goalkeeper      Gateshead FC    Free Transfer
Carl Winchester    25        Right Midfield      Cheltenham Town    Free Transfer
Isaac Pearce    19        Right Winger      Fulham U23    Free Transfer
Robert Sánchez    20        Goalkeeper      Brighton U23    Loan
Liam Shephard    23        Right-Back      Peterborough    ?
Lloyd James    30        Defensive Midfield      Exeter City    ?
Charlie Cooper    22        Central Midfield      Newport County    End of loan
Callum Evans    22        Defensive Midfield      Macclesfield    End of loan
                    Jun 30, 2018
                    
                    
Grimsby Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
John Welsh    34        Central Midfield      Preston NE    Free Transfer
Harry Davis    26        Centre-Back      St. Mirren    Free Transfer
Louis Robles    21        Centre-Forward      San Roque    Free Transfer
Jordan Cook    28        Second Striker      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Sam Russell    35        Goalkeeper      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Jake Hessenthaler    24        Central Midfield      Gillingham FC    Free Transfer
Elliott Whitehouse    24        Central Midfield      Lincoln City    Free Transfer
Charles Vernam    21        Attacking Midfield      Derby U23    ?
Alex Whitmore    22        Centre-Back      Chesterfield FC    ?
Akin Famewo    19        Centre-Back      Luton Town    Loan
                    
                    
                    
Lincoln City                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
John Akinde    28        Centre-Forward      Barnet    £99k
Bruno Andrade    24        Second Striker      Boreham Wood    Free Transfer
Grant Smith    24        Goalkeeper      Boreham Wood    Free Transfer
Harry Toffolo    22        Left-Back      Millwall    Free Transfer
Michael O'Connor    30        Central Midfield      Notts County    Free Transfer
Shay McCartan    24        Second Striker      Bradford City    Loan
Scott Wharton    20        Centre-Back      Blackburn    Loan
                    
                    
Macclesfield Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Miles Welch-Hayes    21        Centre-Back      Bath City    Free Transfer
Ben Stephens    -        Centre-Forward      Stratford Town    Free Transfer
Callum Evans    22        Defensive Midfield      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Jamie Grimes    27        Centre-Back      Cheltenham Town    Free Transfer
Nathan Blissett    28        Centre-Forward      Plymouth    Free Transfer
James Pearson    25        Right-Back      Kidderminster    Free Transfer
Michael Rose    35        Defensive Midfield      Morecambe FC    Free Transfer
Harry Smith    23        Centre-Forward      Millwall    Free Transfer
Rhys Taylor    28        Goalkeeper      Fylde    Free Transfer
Fiacre Kelleher    22        Centre-Back      Oxford United    Loan
                    
                    
Mansfield Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Matt Preston    23        Centre-Back      Swindon Town    Free Transfer
Neal Bishop    36        Central Midfield      Scunthorpe Utd.    Free Transfer
Craig Davies    32        Centre-Forward      Oldham Athletic    ?
Tyler Walker    21        Centre-Forward      Nottm Forest    Loan
Otis Khan    22        Left Winger      Yeovil Town    ?
George Taft    24        Centre-Back      Cambridge Utd.    End of loan
                    
Milton Keynes Dons                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Robbie Simpson    33        Centre-Forward      Exeter City    Free Transfer
Mitch Hancox    24        Left-Back      Macclesfield    Free Transfer
Lawson D'Ath    25        Central Midfield      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Jordan Moore-Taylor    24        Centre-Back      Exeter City    Free Transfer
Ryan Watson    24        Defensive Midfield      Barnet    Free Transfer
Jordan Houghton    22        Defensive Midfield      Chelsea U23    Free Transfer
Ryan Harley    33        Central Midfield      Exeter City    Free Transfer
                    
                    
Morecambe FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Jordan Cranston    24        Left-Back      Cheltenham Town    Free Transfer
Lamin Jagne    20        Central Midfield      Unknown    Free Transfer
Andrew Tutte    27        Central Midfield      Bury    Free Transfer
Rhys Oates    23        Centre-Forward      Hartlepool Utd.    Free Transfer
Mark Halstead    28        Goalkeeper      Southport    Free Transfer
Zak Mills    26        Right-Back      Grimsby Town    Free Transfer
Carlos Mendes Gomes    -        Centre-Forward      West Didsbury    Free Transfer
Dawid Szczepaniak    18        Goalkeeper      Airbus UK BFC    Free Transfer
Jason Oswell    25        Centre-Forward      Stockport    ?
Liam Mandeville    21        Centre-Forward      Doncaster Rov.    Loan
James Sinclair    30        Right-Back      Without Club    -
                    
                    
                    
Newport County                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Jamille Matt    28        Centre-Forward      Blackpool    Free Transfer
Andrew Crofts    34        Central Midfield      Scunthorpe Utd.    Free Transfer
Antoine Semenyo    18        Centre-Forward      Bristol C U23    Loan
Fraser Franks    27        Centre-Back      Stevenage FC    Free Transfer
Charlie Cooper    21        Central Midfield      Forest Green    Loan
Keanu Marsh-Brown    25        Right Winger      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Tyler Hornby-Forbes    22        Right-Back      Brighton    Free Transfer
                    
                    
Northampton Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Hakeem Odofin    20        Right-Back      Wolves U23    Free Transfer
Andy Williams    31        Centre-Forward      Doncaster Rov.    Free Transfer
Junior Morias    23        Centre-Forward      Peterborough    ?
Joe Bunney    25        Left-Back      Blackpool    End of loan
                    
                    
Notts County                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Enzio Boldewijn    25        Right Winger      Crawley Town    £252k
Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain    20        Right-Back      Portsmouth    Free Transfer
Ben Hall    21        Centre-Back      Brighton U23    Loan
Andy Kellett    24        Left-Back      Wigan    Free Transfer
Will Patching    19        Central Midfield      Man City U23    Free Transfer
David Vaughan    35        Defensive Midfield      Nottm Forest    Free Transfer
Kane Hemmings    27        Centre-Forward      Oxford United    ?
Tom Crawford    19        Central Midfield      Chester FC    ?
Nathan Thomas    23        Left Winger      Sheffield Utd.    Loan
Kristian Dennis    28        Centre-Forward      Chesterfield FC    ?
                    
                    
Oldham Athletic                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Andy Taylor    32        Left-Back      Blackpool    Free Transfer
Johan Branger    24        Central Midfield      FC Dieppe    Free Transfer
Jose Baxter    26        Attacking Midfield      Everton U23    Free Transfer
Christopher Missilou    25        Defensive Midfield      Le Puy Foot    Free Transfer
Giles Coke    32        Central Midfield      Chesterfield FC    Free Transfer
Sam Graham    17        Centre-Back      Sheff Utd U21    Loan
Daniel Iversen    21        Goalkeeper      Leicester U23    Loan
                    
                    
Port Vale FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Scott Brown    33        Goalkeeper      Wycombe    Free Transfer
Emmanuel Oyeleke    25        Central Midfield      Aldershot Town    Free Transfer
Tom Conlon    22        Central Midfield      Stevenage FC    Free Transfer
Brendon Daniels    24        Left Winger      Alfreton    Free Transfer
Louis Dodds    31        Second Striker      Chesterfield FC    Loan
Leon Legge    33        Centre-Back      Cambridge Utd.    Free Transfer
Luke Joyce    30        Defensive Midfield      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Connell Rawlinson    26        Centre-Back      The New Saints    Free Transfer
Theo Vassell    21        Right-Back      Gateshead FC    Free Transfer
Ricky Miller    29        Centre-Forward      Peterborough    ?
Scott Quigley    25        Centre-Forward      Blackpool    Loan
Idris Kanu    18        Left Winger      Peterborough    Loan
Dior Angus    25        Centre-Forward      Nuneaton    End of loan
                    May 31, 2019
Rob Lainton    29        Goalkeeper      Wrexham    End of loan
                    May 31, 2019
Mike Calveley    19        Central Midfield      Nuneaton    End of loan
                    May 31, 2019
                    
                    
Stevenage FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Michael Timlin    33        Central Midfield      Southend United    Free Transfer
Johnny Hunt    27        Left-Back      Mansfield Town    Free Transfer
Scott Cuthbert    31        Centre-Back      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Jamal Campbell-Ryce    35        Right Winger      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Ben Nugent    24        Centre-Back      Gillingham FC    Free Transfer
Joel Byrom    31        Central Midfield      Mansfield Town    Free Transfer
James Ball    22        Centre-Forward      Stockport    ?
Emmanuel Sonupe    22        Right Winger      Kidderminster    ?
Alex Reid    22        Centre-Forward      Fleetwood Town    ?
Luther Wildin    20        Defensive Midfield      Nuneaton    ?
Paul Farman    28        Goalkeeper      Lincoln City    ?
Donovan Makoma    19        Right-Back      Barrow    ?
Kurtis Guthrie    25        Centre-Forward      Without Club    -
Joe White    19        Centre-Forward      Wealdstone FC    End of loan
                    Aug 22, 2018
                    
                    
Swindon Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Michael Doughty    25        Central Midfield      Peterborough    Free Transfer
Martin Smith    22        Central Midfield      Coleraine    Free Transfer
Toumani Diagouraga    31        Defensive Midfield      Fleetwood Town    Free Transfer
Jermaine McGlashan    29        Right Midfield      Southend United    Free Transfer
Luke McCormick    34        Goalkeeper      Plymouth    Free Transfer
Jak McCourt    23        Central Midfield      Chesterfield FC    Free Transfer
Steven Alzate    19        Second Striker      Brighton U23    Loan
Elijah Adebayo    20        Centre-Forward      Fulham U23    Loan
Lawrence Vigouroux    24        Goalkeeper      Waterford FC    End of loan
                    Jun 2, 2018
                    
                    
Tranmere Rovers                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Harvey Gilmour    19        Midfielder      Sheffield Utd.    Loan
Jonny Smith    20        Left Midfield      Bristol C U23    Loan
Mark Ellis    29        Centre-Back      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Ollie Banks    25        Central Midfield      Oldham Athletic    Free Transfer
Manny Monthe    23        Centre-Back      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Paul Mullin    23        Centre-Forward      Swindon Town    ?
Jake Caprice    25        Right-Back      Leyton Orient    ?
Shamal George    20        Goalkeeper      Liverpool U23    Loan
                    
                    
Yeovil Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Carl Dickinson    31        Left-Back      Notts County    Free Transfer
Gary Warren    33        Centre-Back      Inverness Cal.    Free Transfer
Korrey Henry    18        Midfielder      West Ham U18    Free Transfer
Nathan Baxter    19        Goalkeeper      Chelsea U23    Loan
Diallang Jaiyesimi    19        Right Winger      Norwich U23    Loan

 

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2 minutes ago, singe said:

BTW it is £205,000 shortfall not £600,000 though with gate money going to be down, it might start apporaching that overall.

I really would take the wages with a pinch of salt.

Here is what you can rely on, as it has been published.

And who , of our rivals signings, do you wish we'd signed?

Bury FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Chris Dagnall    32        Centre-Forward      Crewe Alexandra    Free Transfer
Chris Stokes    27        Left-Back      Coventry City    Free Transfer
Tom Miller    28        Right-Back      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Byron Moore    29        Right Winger      Bristol Rovers    Free Transfer
Gold Omotayo    24        Centre-Forward      Whitehawk    Free Transfer
Will Aimson    24        Centre-Back      Blackpool    Free Transfer
Nicky Adams    31        Left Midfield      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Dom Telford    21        Centre-Forward      Stoke U23    Free Transfer
Mathew Hudson    19        Goalkeeper      Preston NE    Loan
Jordan Archer    -        Centre-Forward      Chester FC    ?
Callum Reilly    24        Central Midfield      Gillingham FC    End of loan
                    
Cambridge United                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Louis John    24        Centre-Back      Sutton Utd    Free Transfer
George Taft    24        Centre-Back      Mansfield Town    Free Transfer
Reggie Lambe    27        Right Midfield      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
                    
Carlisle United                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Macauley Gillesphey    22        Centre-Back      Newcastle U23    Free Transfer
Jerry Yates    21        Centre-Forward      Rotherham Utd.    Loan
Adam Collin    33        Goalkeeper      Notts County    Free Transfer
Regan Slater    18        Defensive Midfield      Sheff Utd U21    Loan
Gary Miller    31        Right-Back      Plymouth    Free Transfer
Joe Fryer    22        Goalkeeper      Boro U23    Loan
George Glendon    23        Defensive Midfield      Fleetwood Town    Free Transfer
                    
Cheltenham Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Chris Hussey    29        Left-Back      Sheffield Utd.    Free Transfer
Tom Smith    20        Central Midfield      Swindon Town    Free Transfer
Conor Thomas    24        Defensive Midfield      ATK    Free Transfer
Sean Long    23        Right-Back      Lincoln City    Free Transfer
Johnny Mullins    32        Centre-Back      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Ben Tozer    28        Defensive Midfield      Newport County    Free Transfer
Josh Debayo    21        Left-Back      Leicester U23    Free Transfer
Alex Addai    24        Centre-Forward      Merstham    Free Transfer
Ryan Broom    21        Right Midfield      Bristol Rovers    Free Transfer
Jacob Maddox    19        Central Midfield      Chelsea U23    Loan
                    
                    
                    
Colchester United                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Harry Pell    27        Central Midfield      Cheltenham Town    £90k
Noah Chesmain    20        Left-Back      Millwall    Free Transfer
Frank Nouble    26        Centre-Forward      Newport County    Free Transfer
Ethan Ross    21        Goalkeeper      West Brom U23    Free Transfer
Luke Norris    25        Centre-Forward      Swindon Town    ?
Bailey Vose    20        Goalkeeper      Brighton U23    ?
Aaron Collins    21        Centre-Forward      Wolves    Loan
                    
                    
Crawley Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Reece Grego-Cox    21        Right Midfield      Woking FC    Free Transfer
Filipe Morais    32        Right Winger      Bolton    Free Transfer
Ashley Nathaniel-George    23        Attacking Midfield      Hendon Town    Free Transfer
George Francomb    26        Right Midfield      AFC Wimbledon    Free Transfer
Dominic Poleon    24        Centre-Forward      Bradford City    ?
Brian Galach    17        Centre-Forward      Aldershot U19    ?
Romain Vincelot    32        Defensive Midfield      Bradford City    ?
Ollie Palmer    26        Centre-Forward      Lincoln City    ?
                    
                    
                    
Crewe Alexandra                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Alex Nicholls    30        Right Winger      Barnet    Free Transfer
Paul Green    35        Central Midfield      Oldham Athletic    Free Transfer
Shaun Miller    30        Centre-Forward      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
                    
Exeter City                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Jonathan Forte    31        Centre-Forward      Notts County    Free Transfer
James Oates    27        Right-Back      FC Hereford    Free Transfer
Nicky Law    30        Central Midfield      Bradford City    Free Transfer
Tristan Abrahams    19        Centre-Forward      Norwich    Loan
Aaron Martin    28        Centre-Back      Oxford United    Free Transfer
Lee Martin    31        Attacking Midfield      Gillingham FC    Free Transfer
                    
                    
Forest Green Rovers                     
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Joseph Mills    28        Left-Back      Perth Glory    Free Transfer
Tahvon Campbell    21        Centre-Forward      West Brom U23    Free Transfer
Theo Archibald    20        Left Midfield      Brentford B    Loan
Lewis Thomas    20        Goalkeeper      Swansea U23    Free Transfer
George Williams    22        Attacking Midfield      Fulham    Free Transfer
James Montgomery    24        Goalkeeper      Gateshead FC    Free Transfer
Carl Winchester    25        Right Midfield      Cheltenham Town    Free Transfer
Isaac Pearce    19        Right Winger      Fulham U23    Free Transfer
Robert Sánchez    20        Goalkeeper      Brighton U23    Loan
Liam Shephard    23        Right-Back      Peterborough    ?
Lloyd James    30        Defensive Midfield      Exeter City    ?
Charlie Cooper    22        Central Midfield      Newport County    End of loan
Callum Evans    22        Defensive Midfield      Macclesfield    End of loan
                    Jun 30, 2018
                    
                    
Grimsby Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
John Welsh    34        Central Midfield      Preston NE    Free Transfer
Harry Davis    26        Centre-Back      St. Mirren    Free Transfer
Louis Robles    21        Centre-Forward      San Roque    Free Transfer
Jordan Cook    28        Second Striker      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Sam Russell    35        Goalkeeper      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Jake Hessenthaler    24        Central Midfield      Gillingham FC    Free Transfer
Elliott Whitehouse    24        Central Midfield      Lincoln City    Free Transfer
Charles Vernam    21        Attacking Midfield      Derby U23    ?
Alex Whitmore    22        Centre-Back      Chesterfield FC    ?
Akin Famewo    19        Centre-Back      Luton Town    Loan
                    
                    
                    
Lincoln City                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
John Akinde    28        Centre-Forward      Barnet    £99k
Bruno Andrade    24        Second Striker      Boreham Wood    Free Transfer
Grant Smith    24        Goalkeeper      Boreham Wood    Free Transfer
Harry Toffolo    22        Left-Back      Millwall    Free Transfer
Michael O'Connor    30        Central Midfield      Notts County    Free Transfer
Shay McCartan    24        Second Striker      Bradford City    Loan
Scott Wharton    20        Centre-Back      Blackburn    Loan
                    
                    
Macclesfield Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Miles Welch-Hayes    21        Centre-Back      Bath City    Free Transfer
Ben Stephens    -        Centre-Forward      Stratford Town    Free Transfer
Callum Evans    22        Defensive Midfield      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Jamie Grimes    27        Centre-Back      Cheltenham Town    Free Transfer
Nathan Blissett    28        Centre-Forward      Plymouth    Free Transfer
James Pearson    25        Right-Back      Kidderminster    Free Transfer
Michael Rose    35        Defensive Midfield      Morecambe FC    Free Transfer
Harry Smith    23        Centre-Forward      Millwall    Free Transfer
Rhys Taylor    28        Goalkeeper      Fylde    Free Transfer
Fiacre Kelleher    22        Centre-Back      Oxford United    Loan
                    
                    
Mansfield Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Matt Preston    23        Centre-Back      Swindon Town    Free Transfer
Neal Bishop    36        Central Midfield      Scunthorpe Utd.    Free Transfer
Craig Davies    32        Centre-Forward      Oldham Athletic    ?
Tyler Walker    21        Centre-Forward      Nottm Forest    Loan
Otis Khan    22        Left Winger      Yeovil Town    ?
George Taft    24        Centre-Back      Cambridge Utd.    End of loan
                    
Milton Keynes Dons                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Robbie Simpson    33        Centre-Forward      Exeter City    Free Transfer
Mitch Hancox    24        Left-Back      Macclesfield    Free Transfer
Lawson D'Ath    25        Central Midfield      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Jordan Moore-Taylor    24        Centre-Back      Exeter City    Free Transfer
Ryan Watson    24        Defensive Midfield      Barnet    Free Transfer
Jordan Houghton    22        Defensive Midfield      Chelsea U23    Free Transfer
Ryan Harley    33        Central Midfield      Exeter City    Free Transfer
                    
                    
Morecambe FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Jordan Cranston    24        Left-Back      Cheltenham Town    Free Transfer
Lamin Jagne    20        Central Midfield      Unknown    Free Transfer
Andrew Tutte    27        Central Midfield      Bury    Free Transfer
Rhys Oates    23        Centre-Forward      Hartlepool Utd.    Free Transfer
Mark Halstead    28        Goalkeeper      Southport    Free Transfer
Zak Mills    26        Right-Back      Grimsby Town    Free Transfer
Carlos Mendes Gomes    -        Centre-Forward      West Didsbury    Free Transfer
Dawid Szczepaniak    18        Goalkeeper      Airbus UK BFC    Free Transfer
Jason Oswell    25        Centre-Forward      Stockport    ?
Liam Mandeville    21        Centre-Forward      Doncaster Rov.    Loan
James Sinclair    30        Right-Back      Without Club    -
                    
                    
                    
Newport County                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Jamille Matt    28        Centre-Forward      Blackpool    Free Transfer
Andrew Crofts    34        Central Midfield      Scunthorpe Utd.    Free Transfer
Antoine Semenyo    18        Centre-Forward      Bristol C U23    Loan
Fraser Franks    27        Centre-Back      Stevenage FC    Free Transfer
Charlie Cooper    21        Central Midfield      Forest Green    Loan
Keanu Marsh-Brown    25        Right Winger      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Tyler Hornby-Forbes    22        Right-Back      Brighton    Free Transfer
                    
                    
Northampton Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Hakeem Odofin    20        Right-Back      Wolves U23    Free Transfer
Andy Williams    31        Centre-Forward      Doncaster Rov.    Free Transfer
Junior Morias    23        Centre-Forward      Peterborough    ?
Joe Bunney    25        Left-Back      Blackpool    End of loan
                    
                    
Notts County                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Enzio Boldewijn    25        Right Winger      Crawley Town    £252k
Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain    20        Right-Back      Portsmouth    Free Transfer
Ben Hall    21        Centre-Back      Brighton U23    Loan
Andy Kellett    24        Left-Back      Wigan    Free Transfer
Will Patching    19        Central Midfield      Man City U23    Free Transfer
David Vaughan    35        Defensive Midfield      Nottm Forest    Free Transfer
Kane Hemmings    27        Centre-Forward      Oxford United    ?
Tom Crawford    19        Central Midfield      Chester FC    ?
Nathan Thomas    23        Left Winger      Sheffield Utd.    Loan
Kristian Dennis    28        Centre-Forward      Chesterfield FC    ?
                    
                    
Oldham Athletic                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Andy Taylor    32        Left-Back      Blackpool    Free Transfer
Johan Branger    24        Central Midfield      FC Dieppe    Free Transfer
Jose Baxter    26        Attacking Midfield      Everton U23    Free Transfer
Christopher Missilou    25        Defensive Midfield      Le Puy Foot    Free Transfer
Giles Coke    32        Central Midfield      Chesterfield FC    Free Transfer
Sam Graham    17        Centre-Back      Sheff Utd U21    Loan
Daniel Iversen    21        Goalkeeper      Leicester U23    Loan
                    
                    
Port Vale FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Scott Brown    33        Goalkeeper      Wycombe    Free Transfer
Emmanuel Oyeleke    25        Central Midfield      Aldershot Town    Free Transfer
Tom Conlon    22        Central Midfield      Stevenage FC    Free Transfer
Brendon Daniels    24        Left Winger      Alfreton    Free Transfer
Louis Dodds    31        Second Striker      Chesterfield FC    Loan
Leon Legge    33        Centre-Back      Cambridge Utd.    Free Transfer
Luke Joyce    30        Defensive Midfield      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Connell Rawlinson    26        Centre-Back      The New Saints    Free Transfer
Theo Vassell    21        Right-Back      Gateshead FC    Free Transfer
Ricky Miller    29        Centre-Forward      Peterborough    ?
Scott Quigley    25        Centre-Forward      Blackpool    Loan
Idris Kanu    18        Left Winger      Peterborough    Loan
Dior Angus    25        Centre-Forward      Nuneaton    End of loan
                    May 31, 2019
Rob Lainton    29        Goalkeeper      Wrexham    End of loan
                    May 31, 2019
Mike Calveley    19        Central Midfield      Nuneaton    End of loan
                    May 31, 2019
                    
                    
Stevenage FC                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Michael Timlin    33        Central Midfield      Southend United    Free Transfer
Johnny Hunt    27        Left-Back      Mansfield Town    Free Transfer
Scott Cuthbert    31        Centre-Back      Luton Town    Free Transfer
Jamal Campbell-Ryce    35        Right Winger      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Ben Nugent    24        Centre-Back      Gillingham FC    Free Transfer
Joel Byrom    31        Central Midfield      Mansfield Town    Free Transfer
James Ball    22        Centre-Forward      Stockport    ?
Emmanuel Sonupe    22        Right Winger      Kidderminster    ?
Alex Reid    22        Centre-Forward      Fleetwood Town    ?
Luther Wildin    20        Defensive Midfield      Nuneaton    ?
Paul Farman    28        Goalkeeper      Lincoln City    ?
Donovan Makoma    19        Right-Back      Barrow    ?
Kurtis Guthrie    25        Centre-Forward      Without Club    -
Joe White    19        Centre-Forward      Wealdstone FC    End of loan
                    Aug 22, 2018
                    
                    
Swindon Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Michael Doughty    25        Central Midfield      Peterborough    Free Transfer
Martin Smith    22        Central Midfield      Coleraine    Free Transfer
Toumani Diagouraga    31        Defensive Midfield      Fleetwood Town    Free Transfer
Jermaine McGlashan    29        Right Midfield      Southend United    Free Transfer
Luke McCormick    34        Goalkeeper      Plymouth    Free Transfer
Jak McCourt    23        Central Midfield      Chesterfield FC    Free Transfer
Steven Alzate    19        Second Striker      Brighton U23    Loan
Elijah Adebayo    20        Centre-Forward      Fulham U23    Loan
Lawrence Vigouroux    24        Goalkeeper      Waterford FC    End of loan
                    Jun 2, 2018
                    
                    
Tranmere Rovers                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Harvey Gilmour    19        Midfielder      Sheffield Utd.    Loan
Jonny Smith    20        Left Midfield      Bristol C U23    Loan
Mark Ellis    29        Centre-Back      Carlisle United    Free Transfer
Ollie Banks    25        Central Midfield      Oldham Athletic    Free Transfer
Manny Monthe    23        Centre-Back      Forest Green    Free Transfer
Paul Mullin    23        Centre-Forward      Swindon Town    ?
Jake Caprice    25        Right-Back      Leyton Orient    ?
Shamal George    20        Goalkeeper      Liverpool U23    Loan
                    
                    
Yeovil Town                    
In    Age    Nat.    Position        Fee
Carl Dickinson    31        Left-Back      Notts County    Free Transfer
Gary Warren    33        Centre-Back      Inverness Cal.    Free Transfer
Korrey Henry    18        Midfielder      West Ham U18    Free Transfer
Nathan Baxter    19        Goalkeeper      Chelsea U23    Loan
Diallang Jaiyesimi    19        Right Winger      Norwich U23    Loan

 

Just scanning that Mansfield, Notts County, Swindon, MK, Lincoln, Forest Green, Exeter, Crawley and Bury have all brought in better players than us in my opinion. Surely we can compete with these clubs for signings especially given the money saved on wages since the end of last season? Taylor and Baxter are good signings but the rest are below average in my opinion. I was never expecting us to have the best squad but one marquee striker would’ve been nice rather than being linked with crocks and kids.

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1 hour ago, Ryan said:

? Look at the players we’ve lost: Moimbe (Decent player but a nut case. Not what we need), Mantack (Completely untried and where is he now?), Banks (Lightweight and a liability), Green (see Banks), Omrani (Never showed much and, like Mantack, where is he now?), Wilson (Good as a back up, Steady Eddie, but maybe past it. Now at Barrow), Doyle (Wouldn't we all love to see him back?), Nazon (Had a purple patch late on, so a decent back up), Holloway (Offered very little. 4 goals in 57 games and fell over a lot), Davies (Chucked his teddies out of the pram and sulked for 4 months. No thanks), Pringle (Never lived up to expectations. Injuries probably meant his better days were long gone), Tope (Flattered to deceive. Now at Sochaux in French 2nd Division), Paddy Mac (Huge disappointment after all the hype. Never looked as if he was going be a League 1 footballer. Much happier back at Dundalk and their level is ...?), Ryan Mac (Sicknote but miraculously fit for Norn Iron) and Benyu (What a waste of a loan). If the ITK lads are right and we were paying most of Doyle’s wages then that’s well over £25k per week saved in wages and loan fees without mentioning the compensation received for Ryan Mac and fees for Holloway and Davies. We’ve made two good signings in my opinion in Taylor and Baxter but neither will be on big bucks (how do we know?), it’s disappointing. 

I'm not trying to pick holes in your opinions just for the sake of it, but that is my take on those that have gone. To be honest, the only one I'm upset about losing is Doyle. As for the rest, pfft. Those that have been to the pre-season games reckon we've done ok signing Missilou and Branger-Engone. Baxter and Taylor are very good signings and Iversen on loan appears to be a good bit of business. Now Benteke has signed, he may not be a world beater, but he does appear to know where the onion bag is.

 

If we sign O'Grady, he may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he will work his socks off. And at least everyone looks as though they want to play and have a go. If Gerrard goes, so what? With Sam Graham here (who has had some good reports from fans) and as Edmundson improves and learns from Clarkey, we'll forget Gerrard was ever here. Byrne? Whether or not you agree with his treatment at the club, he's obviously disruptive which goes against FB and AR's mantra, so we'll do without him. It's a shame because he could rip this division apart when he's "on it", but we know from last season that he won't be if things don't go his way and down tools and sulk.

 

So all in all, I don't think we're as badly off as some may think. Give it 5 to 10 games in and that view could change. Alternatively, we could just be pleasantly surprised.

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Our best signings usually come right at the end of the window as players reduce their expectations in fear of being stuck in the reserves for 5 months.

 

I think we are about 3 players light of a top 7 team (2 strikers 1 wide man) I think we might see more than 3 come in. Im expecting Gerrard, Byrne and 1 of the goalkeepers to move on so we could see 4, 5 or even 6 new faces before both the permanent amd loan windows SLAM SHUT!

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1 minute ago, Bristolatic said:

I'm not trying to pick holes in your opinions just for the sake of it, but that is my take on those that have gone. To be honest, the only one I'm upset about losing is Doyle. As for the rest, pfft. Those that have been to the pre-season games reckon we've done ok signing Missilou and Branger-Engone. Baxter and Taylor are very good signings and Iversen on loan appears to be a good bit of business. Now Benteke has signed, he may not be a world beater, but he does appear to know where the onion bag is.

 

If we sign O'Grady, he may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he will work his socks off. And at least everyone looks as though they want to play and have a go. If Gerrard goes, so what? As Edmundson improves and learns from Clarkey, we'll forget Gerrard was ever here. Byrne? Whether or not you agree with his treatment at the club, he's obviously disruptive which goes against FB and AR's mantra, so we'll do without him. It's a shame because he could rip this division apart when he's "on it", but we know from last season that he won't be if things don't go his way and down tools and sulk.

 

So all in all, I don't think we're as badly off as some may think. Give it 5 to 10 games in and that view could change. Alternatively, we could just be pleasantly surprised.

It’s more about those who’ve come in rather than the outgoings - I have already said that I concede that most of these players wanted out so it’s unfair to criticise Abdallah for not keeping them. The budget undoubtedly needed to be reduced and I approve of some cost cutting but when you’ve saved as much as we have in wages since the end of last season you shouldn’t be shopping in the bargain basement for crocks and kids - there’s a middle ground. 

 

My opinion would change drastically if we signed a marquee striker - somebody with a scoring record better than 1 in 3 in League Two or the Conference. Personally I’d love Danny Rowe.

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Quite a few of the usual lower league suspects floating around on that list of who clubs have signed.

 

I'm probably just a bit bored these days, but I get more excitement out of the French Lads than I would some of those names. Until they walk out against MK Dons I will have never seen Benteke, Missilou or Branger play at any level. They could turn out to be decent or complete dross once the proper games start, the complete unknown is exciting.

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6 minutes ago, Ryan said:

It’s more about those who’ve come in rather than the outgoings - I have already said that I concede that most of these players wanted out so it’s unfair to criticise Abdallah for not keeping them. The budget undoubtedly needed to be reduced and I approve of some cost cutting but when you’ve saved as much as we have in wages since the end of last season you shouldn’t be shopping in the bargain basement for crocks and kids - there’s a middle ground. 

 

My opinion would change drastically if we signed a marquee striker - somebody with a scoring record better than 1 in 3 in League Two or the Conference. Personally I’d love Danny Rowe.

I think we have to remember one thing. The club had more debts than were appreciated at the point of takeover. Those debts must, somehow, be paid and, if that means we can't splurge incoming transfer fees as we would have normally liked, then we have to go for what we can within what's left of the budget. Like you, I'm not blaming Abdallah and I, too, would love to see a class striker lined up, but we are where we are. Let's see what happens.

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26 minutes ago, Bristolatic said:

I think we have to remember one thing. The club had more debts than were appreciated at the point of takeover. Those debts must, somehow, be paid and, if that means we can't splurge incoming transfer fees as we would have normally liked, then we have to go for what we can within what's left of the budget. Like you, I'm not blaming Abdallah and I, too, would love to see a class striker lined up, but we are where we are. Let's see what happens.

 

Got a name from my sources of a very hightly rated young striker, he's not been on loan anywhere yet.

An average of 1 goal in 2 for his under 23 team suggests he may be worth checking out.

Done well in pre season friendlies, scoring twice in one match against a senior team.

I'll pass this on to the club accordingly.

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1 hour ago, Ryan said:

? Look at the players we’ve lost: Moimbe, Mantack, Banks, Green, Omrani, Wilson, Doyle, Nazon, Holloway, Davies, Pringle, Tope, Paddy Mac, Ryan Mac and Benyu. If the ITK lads are right and we were paying most of Doyle’s wages then that’s well over £25k per week saved in wages and loan fees without mentioning the compensation received for Ryan Mac and fees for Holloway and Davies. We’ve made two good signings in my opinion in Taylor and Baxter but neither will be on big bucks, it’s disappointing. 

 

I've seen them, you probably haven't, I'd sooner have these than the dysfunctional flops of last season.

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8 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

Got a name from my sources of a very hightly rated young striker, he's not been on loan anywhere yet.

An average of 1 goal in 2 for his under 23 team suggests he may be worth checking out.

Done well in pre season friendlies, scoring twice in one match against a senior team.

I'll pass this on to the club accordingly.

Good man

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24 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

Got a name from my sources of a very hightly rated young striker, he's not been on loan anywhere yet.

An average of 1 goal in 2 for his under 23 team suggests he may be worth checking out.

Done well in pre season friendlies, scoring twice in one match against a senior team.

I'll pass this on to the club accordingly.

Good man BP, I'm sure the club appreciate the time and effort you put in as a labour of love.

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1 hour ago, BP1960 said:

 

Got a name from my sources of a very hightly rated young striker, he's not been on loan anywhere yet.

An average of 1 goal in 2 for his under 23 team suggests he may be worth checking out.

Done well in pre season friendlies, scoring twice in one match against a senior team.

I'll pass this on to the club accordingly.

AL receiving BP's recommendations 

 

P.S. just a bit of light hearted banter before anyone gets upset 

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4 hours ago, singe said:

But we've lost £600,000 in income from the EFL payments alone.
That's roughly a 25% drop in income itself.

It probably is at least £600k that we’ve lost. We receive a payment from the EFL plus a solidarity payment from the premier league. I can’t remember the exact figures (I quoted them some time ago in the financial implications of relegation thread or whatever) but it was a fair whack.

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12 minutes ago, johnafoafc said:

It probably is at least £600k that we’ve lost. We receive a payment from the EFL plus a solidarity payment from the premier league. I can’t remember the exact figures (I quoted them some time ago in the financial implications of relegation thread or whatever) but it was a fair whack.

We still get a prem payment ?

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4 hours ago, Brisbaneblue said:

I’m at a loss how folk are complaining about the squad.

 

The lot that turned out last season were shit, that’s why we got relegated, blame anyone and everyone, bottom line is those wearing the blue shirts at Northampton were poor,

only exceptions were Hamer and Edmondson.

 

I know we had 46 games and behind the scenes turmoil but it came down to one game, I was at Sixfields and felt devastated at the end due to the lack of effort, one game we needed to win and 8 outfield players didn’t give a toss.

 

So Id rather see a unified team than a collection of overpaid individuals who don’t give a shit

 

Actually quite positive about the upcoming season and confident a couple more additions to the squad will give us a competitive edge.

 

So all those that keep moaning about the squad, give your a head a wobble, we are in the 4th tier, average 3000 fans and don’t have a billionaire owner, keep the faith and just maybe Frankie gets a tune out of the players more so than Wellens did

 

Are you really at a loss? Can you not comprehend that some fans might be concerned that we’re heading into a new season with our only striker being fifth choice in a relegated team? 

 

‘Keep the faith’ - eurgh. 

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