I think anyone would have gotten banned under the Allams, they even banned Burnsy ffs who makes Baz look like the secret police interrogating a suspect.
Think that was more burnsys frosty relationship with McCann as opposed to any significant journalistic revalation.
Gonna be interesting to see who gets the tigers+ gig now Fletch is off to Scarbados. They do toe a careful line but it's hardly Stalins Russia when it comes to stifling scrutiny like some are trying to make out.
Oh, it's definitely a podcast that doesn't criticise the ownership. I understand the fears of being 'being barred' from the club as it makes reporting a nightmare. But owners should be able to take criticism, and local journalists should be able to write pieces without the fear of retribution. As long as the articles are factually correct, I don't see a problem. It's football, speak to 10 different people and you'll probably get 10 different beliefs/ideas and as long as it's not malicious/personal attacks, it's fine. At least it's authentic, instead of being a club mouthpiece that looks pathetic when there's a refusal to disagree or criticise the ownership.
My understanding is that a lot of the local comms are being ditched with this new sky deal. Will be universal ones covering certain games
Personally I preferred it when they just piped through the Humberside build up, commentary and reaction.
Be interesting to see if they add a veteran keeper or rely on the young guys. I don’t hate the latter but it’s a very young unproven group
Good move for Matt, hope he does well. He's a capable keeper but if you want him to use his feet he's not going to be able to do it.
Cartwright and TLT need to keep building on what they achieved last season. A season as number 2 would stagnate them, they’re arguably 2 potentially sellable assets with the right progression
Philo was a fantastic bit of transfer business. He could have just come on loan, do a great job and return and we would have had no profit on him. £8m profit in one season + his output for that year is a fantastic return. You can, however, add Jack Clarke to that list of wingers who are better players / had better seasons
When goalie coach Barry Richardson left, you could the writing was on the wall for Ingram, also Cartwright getting the nod for the 2nd half of the friendly game showed Ingram's time was coming to an end.
Writing was on the wall when Allsop came in and then Pandur. He's not going to want to be a bit part player at this stage in his career.
I don't understand the Giles situation. First it was we don't really want him but were obliged to purchase given loan agreement and now its we want him but Giles prefers a move away?
