Cantwell drives a Lambo, I think it’s safe to assume he’s on far more than any of our squad.

If we can’t afford the wages of Nyambe and Lenihan, we definitely won’t be able to afford Cantwell. Unless Norwich are feeling incredibly philanthropic of course!

I’m not judging entirely just yet, as we always appear to be slow in anything we do relating to transfers. It’s just a bit frustrating we haven’t signed anyone yet, while other teams are well under way…

Isn’t he on holiday?

Declan McKenna and Working Men’s Club will be right up your street then!

No, it was because it’s politics on the football thread.

You not reckon the club could roll their sleeves up and graft a bit to win those fans back? Or make tickets more affordable in the midst of a cost of living crisis though? They really haven’t done all they can at all.

Don’t think anyone has said he’s a bad player, more that he’s well paid and rarely available? That’s incredibly frustrating and had meant overall, he’s been a poor signing. Shame really, as he’s got plenty of ability.

Scott Wharton is definitely over 6”. He lives near me and I see him out and about fairly regularly. Guy’s a giant.

On what basis? Their fan base is miles bigger than ours…

Apart from the other year when it was £43 in the JW Upper against Sheffield Wednesday inc. the match day surcharge?

Ayala will be fine as long as he’s under contract, he’s never fit.

I’ve never understood the comments about the number of pages before a signing. If the club had made some signings, we’d have that to talk about. As it happens, they haven’t, so we haven’t. TLDR- we’ve no incomings to discuss, so we have to talk about outgoings. It’s not all that deep….

If we don’t sign better players than Lenihan and Nyambe, then there’s every reason for ‘doom and gloom’. Particularly if we’re paying Ayala a decent wedge to ensure the physios aren’t lonely….

I’m more than happy to ask anything within reason. (The above is within reason).

Meeting is in a couple of weeks on July 11th, can you send me a DM nearer the time and I’ll make sure it’s asked?

Robinson got really bad, really fast. If it was on target from outside the box, it was a goal. One Ashley Young scored for United from what seemed like miles out, I’ll always remember he should have had….

I think it was proven that never actually happened?

My main point re Lenihan is querying if we could have afforded to keep him, were we not paying Ayala a nice wedge to be a part timer employee really.

I think the shambles of the situation in losing three players for nothing can be summed up quite easily. Rothwell- he was always going to go, so I’m a bit easier with that one, but it’s incompetence of the highest order to turn down a £3 Million bid from the club the player ultimately ends up at anyway, then lose them for free! Lenihan- if we didn’t have Ayala on the books, would we have been able to afford to keep him? I think it’s a point worth considering, especially given we signed Ayala to a decent contract, knowing his wretched injury record. Nyambe- a bit of a strange one in all honesty. I thought with a change of manager, he may stay, so I suppose this puts to bed the argument he wanted out because of Mowbray. He was good for us defensively, but attacking wise, offered very little if we’re being completely true with ourselves. In all fairness though, if someone gets the opportunity to earn more money elsewhere to do the same job, in what they perceive to be better conditions, then I’d certainly jump ship and I imagine the rest of us would too. That’s why I always find it a bit strange that fans hold footballers to a different standard.

@longsiders1882 We usually give clubs that can fill it, the entire Darwen End. Not doubting your ability to fill it, more the plod’s willingness to allow that! Think you had 5.5k of around 8k last time.

It’s the most frustrating thing about Lenihan leaving for me. If Ayala was ever available for selection, it wouldn’t be as much of a loss, but he never is and he’s on a good wedge. So we’re paying someone to not play, meaning we can’t re sign our captain on a deal he deserves after many years of service. This isn’t hindsight about Ayala’s injury record too, he’s been like that for years. No matter his obvious talent that he teases us with for about ten games a season, his pretty much total lack of availability since signing means it’s been a terrible signing overall.

Whilst Kalvin Phillips was injured for a lot of last season, Declan Rice is definitely superior to him. Though I imagine, apart from money, he’s probably thinking of how other players have improved under Guardiola and probably ‘I want a bit of that’. Though, he’s obviously a fair way to go to be anywhere approaching Rodri’s level.

Hi All, I know we have strong opinions on our views, but we need to be aiming better than ‘you’re talking rubbish’ (end) and ‘if you don’t agree with my view, you need to give your head a wobble’. There’s a section of the forum you can talk to people like that in, but it isn’t this one 👍.

Barcelona would be paying nearly all of his wages to facilitate that. Cannot see that happening at all with their money troubles….