Yeah we have to be giving O'Riordan some sort of chance as a 4th choice this season, but we still need another centre half as we can't be having Gamble sat on the bench at any point this season because of injuries etc as he is nowhere near ready. Another one who needs assessing out on loan.

You will need a list of the youth team I feel.

Another under 19 player I'm guessing.

No chance.

Usually a week or two. Really not sure why folk are expecting detailed answers to anything either. It will be painted that everything is hunky dory in venkys land, they have no intention of selling, are 100% committed to the club, court case isn't a problem, and there will be money spent on new signings before the window shuts, etc, etc, etc. Nothing to see here.

Agree with the rest of the post, but to be fair to him he has been doing pre season at Wolves to keep in shape ready for a move.

Unlikely I would say. Probably say a load of stuff "off the record" which they won't be allowed to repeat.

Don't worry, Jack Vale has a 1 year "option".

We won't even get them.

Who is paying for his signing on fee and his wages? Because it won't be venkys.

Which in turn doesn't make it a good deal.

I'm just waiting for the first one to say that selling Szmodics for around 10m will be incredible business for a 28 year old and that we can use that money to strengthen and be a stronger side all round.

That's because we are very good at getting players out of the door, but can't get any coming the othe rway!

Would love that but it isn't going to happen. More chance of Pasha showing up there.

Well yeah, because those details are absolutely crucial in our recruitment. It's like not having a toilet in your house, and your mrs asking every single day what are we going to to about it and you replying with "do we have to talk about that every day, what about all the other rooms in the house".

Oh Chaddy. This lot haven't got it in them to get that many deals over the line. Also if anyone does go to fund someone like Dykes it will be Szmodics. But out of those players you have mentioned, I'd wager none of them will happen.

How long before Danny Batth becomes an option again as the experienced center half?

Which is all well and good at a normal club, and something we can all understand. However here, it doesn't matter a jot as whatever fee comes in for Szmodics will be used for running costs for how ever long. To answer your question about what's the point in having a recruitment team if we won't be signing anyone, we will be signing someone I have no doubt, but it will be the dregs of the loan market in the last week of August where clubs are desperate to get players off there books in exchange for gametime. Also to help find cheap "gems" for the under 21 side. There's no chance anyone of any decent championship experience comes here this summer, because we can't or won't be prepared to pay what it takes to get them here.

I'd say it's definitely correct. We're running on the funds generated from Wharton and presumably Raya/new tv deal at the minute. How are we going to offer a competitive wage for Cooper, and a transfer fee and wages for Baker? We can't even get a 37 year old over the line who was already in the building. It's just not happening, all these links to these kind of players are just insulting our intelligence. The likes of the nantes under 19 player we were linked to yesterday is our pool this summer.

Cooper or Baker aren't going to happen. Why do we keep getting linked with players like this?

No. Think it will be £35 for this.

I think we have 14 players who should be able to play at this level fairly comfortably, and have done in the past to be fair. After that you have Markandey, Vale, Garrett, O'Riordan, Duru, Batty and Gent. We know the first couple on that list aren't good enough, jury is out on Garrett and who knows about the rest, I'm sure we'll see before long. Also Leonard and Gilsenan who look like they are both out for a while, and obviously Wharton who is out for most of the season. We need a keeper, central defender, left back, winger and striker just to hopefully stay clear of that bottom 3 for me.

Yeah every ST regardless of age gets 120 points.

Think it's pretty obvious he isn't signing.

Surely if it's not good enough for automatic promotion, you settle for the play offs?