Summer window

Wheatsheaf has a brilliant track record.

 

I would love Batth to stay but if there are family reasons I would not begrudge the lad. I know there are some who say Ballard is injury prone but the first injury was a shocking tackle which broke his foot not any recurring injury.

 

Again, not necessarily, clubs out bids in all the time

Batth won't be going, he's our most solid and reliable defender

 

Nixon again with the most vague of rumours. I'm sure many clubs are keen to take on some of our players, doesn't mean they can have them

 

Said on here last week that I would like to see Bath get a new contract, would be a huge miss if he left. I trust the club to do what’s right though, he comes across as a solid bloke so if he is wanting to move on maybe he gave them the heads up last season giving us the chance to bring replacements in quick which we’ve done. I just don’t see him wanting to leave for Blackburn when we are on the verge of something good. I reckon he will stay

 

That's according to someone on another msg board, doesn't mean it's true.

 

there isn’t much money about but on reflection you might be right that later in the window somebody gets desperate

 

Batth got us promoted. If he wants to leave he can go with his head held high and remembered very fondly.

Would love him to stay but shouldn’t keep him if he needs to go.

 

I think Baath is the best defender at the club personally. Would be a shame if he went and would leave a gap in my opinion. Ballard and ONien might be a good pairing. Alese next in line then we would have to see how Triantis adapts, the standard he has been used to hasnt been strong. Huggins if fit might allow Hume to go inside? Hey ho, I have talked myself into it, we have enough after all.

 

that’s ok - we can disagree. I just don’t believe Burnley would keep bidding without having spoken to Clarkes agent to see if he’d join if they got a bid accepted.

 

Ah 100% just passing on what I’d seen, I hope you are right and he stays blokes been immense for us!

 

Does anybody have any idea on our FFP situation? I ask because it will be a factor in if and how we sell a player. West Ham have played a blinder in getting all the fee for Rice up front. It means they can re-invest it immediately without a bank loan at high interest rates I would imagine. If Burnley are serious about Clarke and we sell at say £14m, I wonder if that will need to be paid in one some up front, to allow us to re-invest it back into the squad this season. It does seem these multi year installments are going to be more difficult with interest rates being whay they are...

 

He will be the best full back at the club if he's fit, I love Hume but I think huggins is different class, would possibly let Hume move into the evans role

 

Fair enough I just must have missed it

All I remember is the Keane stuff and the takeover stuff. Both were full of everyone congratulating each other waiting the news to officially break and then it never did

 

Hard to say that with how few games he's played.

 

In fairness the Keane info he was passing on that he was getting was spot on it just went tits up, they club thought themselves he was signing which was a blessing itself

 

Clarke, Stewart and Roberts all out on loan to Ipswich

I reckon Matete (loan or perm), Anderson and possibly someone like Bennette or Taylor out on loan. Can see a couple of the u23/u21 going out too like Gardiner.

 

Not going to give names away but someone with a good recent track record told me about Baath a week ago. It’d be a shame like. A good leader, exceptional in the air - a weakness of ours- and a cracking bloke.

 

Even Keane was smirking on sky talking about it if I remember right

 

If you’re basing it on that alone then I’m not sure how you can say Magnus has a good track record and Wheatsheaf doesn’t.
As others have said, just believe what you want to and ignore what you don’t.

^ That’s not meant to sound arsey, I know why you asked the question, we’re all keen to know what’s going on behind the scenes.