Rothwell will do well, as a Celtic fan I'm actually gutted he didn't sign for us, be an able deputy/midfield partner for Callum McCregor and more reliable/consistent than Engels, Bernardo, McCowan who've partnered him at times last season.

To be honest when a couple of pints and a glass of wine for the wife costs you well over £20 I don't think £60 for a shirt you wear repeatedly is that bad value

I actually bought last years to play in and the badge was one of the worst in living memory for joggers nipple

Chaddy?

I'm really not that hung up on having a different badge, for 34 years of my 40 we've had the current badge and the 6 years prior to that we had a Tudor Rose. Our quartered shirts are our badge in essence, some sort of heraldry or scroll would have been nice. As I've said, nice shirt in its own right I just think it's stuck being neither modern nor retro, design is a nod to the 60's but with no other retro elements

Not surprised at a leak, 90% of shirts are leaked so meh to that. In terms of the shirt, in it's own right it's a nice enough shirt, a 60's vibe to it with the reversed V neck, however as many have said as an 'anniversary shirt' it's underwhelming.

Or it’s just the classic red against blue and white

That’s an almighty bit of fishing there, cast that one right out into the lake

Most deals are done after July 1st so players can claim their 1 month severance and come to a paying up agreement on their owed holiday pay, etc. Delaying signing till this date enables them to get a good signing/relocation fee in lieu of a months wages from their new club

That yellow and black kit was fantastic, ASICS knocked out some fantastic kits, albeit I wasn’t a fan of the orange CIS kit and whilst I liked the luminous yellow and blue one as a kid I think it’d honking now. The kaleidoscope ASICS keeper shirts were brilliant, a piece of football folklore

I'm afraid it would be a no brainer if I were in Travis position. A young ambitious (judging by his wife's social media) newly married couple is a perfect match for a team with successive promotions, widespread positive worldwide media coverage, committed owners who are progressive and seemingly with ever improving infrastructure. If you look at it from a business/career point of view there is only 1 winner IMO, we're a club on very much a downward trajectory on all fronts, Wrexham are the opposite, as much as it pains me to admit that the famous Blackburn Rovers are a worse option than Wrexham.

The women's youth teams are already based at UClan, York City play at the Uni, small stadium in the middle of an athletics track. York City u23 play there also. Surely we'd be better playing at local clubs in step 2, 3 or 4 with 3g facilities, investing in local infrastructure rather than carting to UClan, who fund Macclesfield and PNE academy.......

Jesus Christ, Ryan Cooney got released and couldn't get a kick at Morecambe 2 years ago. He's absolutely terrible and about 2 stone heavy. I know he played a lot for Crewe last year but honestly if that's where we are at with quality of signings just announce voluntary relegation now.

Elliot Jackson banding around the idea of an ultimatum made to Brittain, that's 100% the club paving the way for him to be sold, be very very surprised if he's a Rovers player next season. Championships' best RB will fetch a few million.

There is a funding implication to offering players more minutes, this moves you up the EPPP league table in terms of output, resulting in increased funding. There is also an impact on any players that then leave on a tribunal or don't renew with us, the training comp is based on a mix of 'training cost' and the value they are to the team.