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I think Mike Ashley’s hope was that no one would pay the 25% to football creditors, so that he could buy the club for £1 debt free, the stadium for £23m,  and watch us slowly and painfully climb the football pyramid. Good old David Clowes 

Gone are the days of running  a great loss every season to chase a faster rabbit
Get used to the idea of having to earn money to spend money

What time is it?…………………5 past Darlow 👍

Never too early for doom and gloom on this site Jimbo! You should know that by now 😂😂 Plenty of drama queens on here! 

Looking at players who have been released or who are yet to sign new deals I hope Warne will go after a few of these players:
Goalkeeper: Daniel Iversen 
A player Warne knows well, had a good loan at Preston a few years back and at the age of 26 will want to be a starter
Centre Back: Josh Knight
Similar situation to when we signed Ward last season, offered a new deal at Peterborough but hopefully he comes to us instead
Centre midfielder: Herbie Kane
Good track record in league 1 contributing 15 goals/assists. Decent age as well 
Centre midfielder: Shandon Baptiste
He’d be my top target but I can see a club like Burnley or Sheffield United going in for him. Would be a very good signing
Attacker: Tyrese Campbell
Had some bad injuries over the past couple of seasons but is still a very talented player.
A list of players who would command a fee:
Ebou Adams
Joe Taylor 
Adam Phillips
Sorba Thomas
 
If we’re going to spend a million or 2 I hope it’s on a striker.
 
 

For those who can't view this link, it's Waggy's farewell message:

After realising that Tyrese Campbell is the son of Kevin Campbell, and with us being linked to Devante Cole, Josh Windass, and Charlie Savage, it occurred to me that our new transfer policy is obvious: the children of 90's and 2000's UK footballers who Paul Warne & Richie Barker remember. So here's a list of suggestions.
 
GK - True Grant - Man City, 18, son of Lee Grant. Derby County link there already - terrible name, but we'll sign him when Man City get relegated to the National League North.
RB/CB - Finn Delap - Burton, 18, son of Rory. Sign Finn up first and Liam will follow.

CB - Charlie Cresswell - Leeds, 21, son of mediocre journeyman striker, Richard Cresswell. Was on loan at Millwall last season and they rated him. Recently crashed his car into police car outside Elland Road, so possibly a b*llend.

CB - Caleb Taylor - WBA, 21, son of Martin Taylor (not that one, the brute from Birmingham). Did well on loan at Cheltenham last season, played nearly 50 games. Loaned to Bolton this Feb but barely played. Contract expires next summer.

DM/CM - Jensen Weir - Brighton, 22, son of David Weir. Rated when on loan at Blackpool but game time was limited so cut it short. Played a lot on loan at Port Vale, who were bloody awful. He is soon-to-be free though.

CM - Charlie Savage - Reading, 20, son of Robbie Savage. More technical than his Dad, plus he doesn't have that stupid bloody hair. Reading have no money, so a god shout.

CM - Bobby Clark - 20, Liverpool, son of Lee Clark. We're also being linked to him! He'd be a great loan by all accounts.

CM - Donovan Lescott - 20, just released by Blackpool, son of Joleon. Probably rubbish.

CM - Jack & Tyler Fletcher - Man Utd, 17, twin sons of Darren Fletcher. Both handy centre mids, possibly we'd get a 2-4-1 deal on a loan.

AM/RW - Stan Mills - Everton, 20, son of Danny Mills. Did well on loan at Oxford than knacked his knee. Could be a good loan when he's fit. Probably hears lots of great stories from when his Dad played 2 games for Derby.

AM - Elliot Lee - Wrexham, 29, son of Rob Lee. Another Derby link, smashed it in L2 with 16 goals from midfield. We probably can't afford him though, and he's nearly 30.

AM - Josh Windass - Sheff Weds, 30, son of Bradford and Hull legend, Dean Windass. Scored 6 in the Championship for a crap Wednesday side. A bit old but possibly available on a free, let's see.

RW - D'Margio Wright-Phillips - Stoke, 20, son of Shaun. Soon to be a free agent, but did well on loan in Belgium at Beerschot, a name which makes me thirsty.
CF - George Hirst - Ipswich, 25, son of David Hirst. Did well in the Championship this season but could easily get replaced, let's see. Seem to remember he was a big-time prat when leaving Sheff Weds.
CF - Tyrese Campbell - free, 23, son of Kevin Campbell. Didn't really score for Stoke, but they are an awful, cursed club and couldn't get a tune out of Dwight Gayle either.

CF - Devante Cole - free, 29, son of Andy Cole. Two good seasons at Barnsley so worth a punt on a free.

I think we all know it will be Rosenior.

I think we all know it will be Rosenior.

I think we all know it will be Rosenior.

Stoke will happily chuck £20-30k wages at players and can subsidise it through B365 sponsorship. 
As a rule, any time they’re at the table for a player just walk away. 

The more players Warne lets go the more space he creates to turn the team into his own and to suit the way he wants to play.
How he wants to play is another story though, he has always preferred a back 3 but that doesnt really suit CBT who he signed in Jan so does this mean he isnt going to play a back 3 or he has brought in a player who is unlikely to play in his favoured position. Maybe it will be a a 343

Aisle let you know. 

You have to have some balls to do that 😁

Now I do think we need to improve on Korey for this season, but an attitude problem?! What a load of s****. 

You could call it xG - Expected GoAhead

You’re saying a German centre back is possible ? Although sounds Turkish ?

GK
Replacement for Wildsmith IF he doesn't sign a new deal
Possible options: Chris Walton (Ipswich), Matt Ryan (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands)
CB
Cashin and Nelson to remain as starters. I think we'll stick with 3 at the back next season so would prefer a new starter in the middle of our defence - an upgrade on Bradley. Nyambe, Bradley, and Forsyth (assuming his contract is extended) acting as cover. Rooney loaned out.
Possible options: Cameron Burgess (Ipswich), Filip Helander (Odense, Denmark), Syb van Ottele (Heerenveen, Netherlands), Shawn Adewoye (Waalwijk, Netherlands), Hasan Kuruçay (Braunschweig, Germany)
RWB
Ward and Wilson to have 6 months to prove they can step up and remain injury free. Review in January
LWB
One of the tough decisions to make. We have Elder who had a horrid season with injuries, Sibley (if he extends his deal) who is still learning the role, and Forsyth (if he stays). Depending on budget, I would be looking at a new signing, but could leave it until January
Possible options: Sam McCallum (Norwich), Marc Nielsen (Hvidovre , Denmark)
CM
With Adams, Smith and Bird leaving this summer, our end of season midfield 3 needs completely replacing. If Hourihane has triggered an extension and we keep Thompson, it means those two plus Fornah our our backup mids. I could see us loaning out one of those younger players and siging a 4th CM this summer
Possible options: Will Vaulks (Sheff Weds), Freddie Potts (West Ham), Joe Williams (Bristol City), Alan Browne (Preston), Ebou Adams (Cardiff), Connor Barron (Aberdeen), Herbie Kane (Barnsley), Deroy Duarte (Fortuna, Netherlands), Robin Fellhauer (Elversberg, Germany)
W
If formations this season are anything to go by, we'll need players who can fit into a 3412 and a 3421. Logically, that means players who can play out wide. We already have Mendez-Laing and Blackett-Taylor under contract, with rumours of Barkhuizen triggering an extension. 1 new signing who can also play central will be needed.
Possible options: Chris Willock (QPR), Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior, Netherlands)

CF
John-Jules, Gayle and Waghorn out, with Collins hopefully signing a new deal and Brown being drafted into the first team. Two new CFs needed. I'm undecided if it would be best to offload Washington to free up some budget for other positions, or keep him as a fringe player.
Possible options: Harry Leonard (Blackburn), John McAtee (Luton), Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), Sinan Karweina (Klagenfurt, Austria)

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

So folks I’ve heard from my contact the following:
gone 
Wildsmith 
Waghorn
JJ
gayle 
hourihane 
smith 
forsyth - to be offered some type of coaching 
 
 
new contract offered 
Thompson 
collins 
sibley 
barks 
 
Contract offered to 3-4  out of contract players including these I’ve had confirmed 

Burrows 
Herbie Kane 
Tyrese Campbell 
 

Taken from an article in the local Peterbourgh Evening Telegraph.
It’s not cheap following your side away.
By the time petrol, match tickets, food et all are totted up it can cost a pretty penny.
And while some of these away followings may seem small, great credit must go out to all the fans who have dipped into their pockets this season to back their side.
But which clubs had the best away followings in the 2023/24 season. Here the footballgroundguide.com website bring us all the answers.
………………….well done to one and all. 👍🏁
https://footballgroundguide.com/news/which-league-one-team-has-the-biggest-away-following.html

Potentially Barkhuizen & Sibley staying...
 

I would imagine that the kind of person Paul Warne is - that he would want to tell each player “face to face “ if they were being released .

All this Hourihane and set pieces stuff that's talked. Ours were always better when we had Sibley taking them! It was another reason not to have Hourihane in the team. 

Tyrese Francois, a 23 year old Australian out of contract at Fulham this summer on loan at Vejle Boldklub in Denmark where we know we’re looking. Fulham have kept him around for the last few years giving him the odd game here and there. His defensive stats are incredible and is the 98th percentile for defensive actions. 

His defensive stats in comparison to Ebou Adams per 90 to show how good his stats actually are. He’s left footed so the two of them could actually play together pretty should we get them. 
 
Lots of positives about him as he knows the English game, works hard, is on a free and is at a good age with up side.