Matt Smith on board - Official

[Kevin Mcleod]

I actually think we need this type of player.
We either hit teams on the break or hoof long hopeful balls up to strikers who cant deal with them.
Maybe this shite old donkey can nod them long balls down to washington or whoever else we sign.
If not, then we have got a new Gladwin to boo, and lets be honest we are missing someome to slaughter.

[Brian Wilson]

Probably more likely 300k or so like the Freeman fee with such little time left on his contract. Fulham paid 800k for him. Dunno why people believe these dopey twitter accounts. I might set one up, call it @itkking and see how it goes.

[Kit]

Seem to remember similar outcry when we signed Helguson and also Furlong ! It is an underwhelming signing for sure but remember how these two turned out !

[Bill]

look i dont really care what you believe but one minute you are singing his praises and saying what he has done for the club but now you
are apparently saying you dont believe in him

The club is being set up for a sale end of i have seen this so many times before its bloody obvious

[Norths]

Done with football if we spunk £1m on Matt bleeding Smith

[Bill]

Always the same response.
I disagree that he is syphoning money off. How does that make me a 'believer' in TF exactly?

look i dont really care what you believe but one minute you are singing his praises and saying what he has done for the club but now you
are apparently saying you dont believe in him

[Hitman34]

You are fooking joking ffs, id be peeved if we got him on a free let alone paying for him! love ollie but not impressed with this signing at all, just as we was starting to look ok with some good young players, then we go and sign a pub player!

wish i was mate.............


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[CroydonCaptainJack]

Laughable thats your opinion....he has put so much in that we are now up the creek without a paddle and he will
jump ship as soon as the right offer comes in.....just like others in the past.......but you just go on believing

Always the same response.
I disagree that he is syphoning money off. How does that make me a 'believer' in TF exactly?

[Bill]

Very few people in the history of sports business have spent what is now in excess of 0.25 bn to be left with an asset worth less than it was when they walked through the door, but since TF has managed that - and it is a remarkable achievement - he might as well strip/liquidise what he can pre sale. But I forsee problems with a sale. There is still a level of club indebtedness, and then there is the Mittal stake to consider: will they hold? On the property front, the club itself is currently a very limited estate outside of LR. We have low attendances, always have. There is very little prospect of sitting at the top table in the EPL without big changes and considerable expenditure. So why would anyone buy in? How would that work?

Cut your losses and run

[Bill]

That is a laughable comment when you consider how much he has put into our club.
You might not like him or what he has done to the club but he is certainly well out of pocket.

Laughable thats your opinion....he has put so much in that we are now up the creek without a paddle and he will
jump ship as soon as the right offer comes in.....just like others in the past.......but you just go on believing

[Pinkie]

£1mil fee agreed for big lump who has 6 months left to run on his contract.

You are fooking joking ffs, id be peeved if we got him on a free let alone paying for him! love ollie but not impressed with this signing at all, just as we was starting to look ok with some good young players, then we go and sign a pub player!

[hal9thou]

You may need to define 'slaughtered'
Some people may have disagreed probably.

Tad pedantic ? This isn't exactly a school for correct usage....

[CroydonCaptainJack]

I was slaughtered by many on here for saying that holloway would only be given a fraction of the £7 million he received from players out,this was so predictable yet so many actually believed he would get to spend the £7 million, looks like about £2 million in total for him to spend

You may need to define 'slaughtered'
Some people may have disagreed probably.

[hal9thou]

Been saying it a little while mate. The club has been liquidating assets and cutting costs for a good while now.

Typically this is what you do when you're looking to sell a business. Make the profit and loss look as attractive as possible.

Very few people in the history of sports business have spent what is now in excess of 0.25 bn to be left with an asset worth less than it was when they walked through the door, but since TF has managed that - and it is a remarkable achievement - he might as well strip/liquidise what he can pre sale. But I forsee problems with a sale. There is still a level of club indebtedness, and then there is the Mittal stake to consider: will they hold? On the property front, the club itself is currently a very limited estate outside of LR. We have low attendances, always have. There is very little prospect of sitting at the top table in the EPL without big changes and considerable expenditure. So why would anyone buy in? How would that work?

[Kevin Mcleod]

I was slaughtered by many on here for saying that holloway would only be given a fraction of the £7 million he received from players out,this was so predictable yet so many actually believed he would get to spend the £7 million, looks like about £2 million in total for him to spend

No you were bang on mate.
Transfer window slammed shut this morning and every word you said has been proved absolutley correct.
Take the plaudits, you deserve them.