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If he knows the Spanish for: "bring your in-soles" he could be a real asset to the recruitment team.

If he knows the Spanish for: "bring your in-soles" he could be a real asset to the recruitment team.

If he knows the Spanish for: "bring your in-soles" he could be a real asset to the recruitment team.

If he knows the Spanish for: "bring your in-soles" he could be a real asset to the recruitment team.

If he knows the Spanish for: "bring your in-soles" he could be a real asset to the recruitment team.

That's why I can celebrate this, I can laugh. I'd never wish what our club and fans went through on anyone, they did they celebrated it happening to us. Now us being the league above them? That'll do.

We were on our knees, he sued. Thats all I can see when I think back on his time with us, the rest just fades into mist.

I've been thinking about Buchanan, and by "been" I mean once, whilst waiting for the next episode of Ramseys Kitchen Nightmares USA to start, then it passed. But I did wonder if he thought other younger members of that team would do the same as he did, and jump ship at the end of that season? I certainly think he was badly advised, that said he seems to have developed a bit since, but the move abroad and then back is a tactic I expected (surprised we've not seen Ebosele yet), so the thought may have made sense, even if it is a bridge burningly d!ck move. Apparently he cost them 1.5m and is in a 5 year deal, no get our jail free cards there and with Birmimgham under no financial pressure he may have to suck it up and stay.
Strangely I have more sympathy with Beilik even if he is even more frustrating. I'm sure it was a combination of the financial pressure of his wages on the books along with his international manager putting pressure on that lead to him going when he did. I'd like to think he may have thought he owed us some performances. That said I could be nieve, as all the while he was here he was either in the treatment room or his representatives were making noises about needing to move on and up.
They seem confident that next season will be a procession as they are well off, and are a big club. Erm, us, Leeds, Sunderland, Wendies, Pompey, Notts, et al would like a word. Granted most of us either had financial woes, or gross incompetence up top, or a fight on with the EFL, but still...

We were on our knees, he sued. Thats all I can see when I think back on his time with us, the rest just fades into mist.

That's why I can celebrate this, I can laugh. I'd never wish what our club and fans went through on anyone, they did they celebrated it happening to us. Now us being the league above them? That'll do.

That's why I can celebrate this, I can laugh. I'd never wish what our club and fans went through on anyone, they did they celebrated it happening to us. Now us being the league above them? That'll do.

That's why I can celebrate this, I can laugh. I'd never wish what our club and fans went through on anyone, they did they celebrated it happening to us. Now us being the league above them? That'll do.

That's why I can celebrate this, I can laugh. I'd never wish what our club and fans went through on anyone, they did they celebrated it happening to us. Now us being the league above them? That'll do.

They're not in Administration and they've got hugely wealthy owners. They'll survive. When they took the piss out of us, we were on the brink of oblivion and their taunts must have made some of our more vulnerable fans even lousier, so I think we're allowed a bit of schadenfreude at their expense.

All having a Party!!!

All having a Party!!!

Not usually one for the Grauniad but that's a funny article, the vision of some kind of Nick Owen led conspiracy had me giggling. When we went down some Notts fans were adamant we never play them again give our imminent descent into Non league and their mere formality of a third star, still, could happen.
Think Notts could stay up though, they might have enough in their remain matches. That said from what little I've seen they play for 20 mins and then give it up as a bad job; fans rock up in the kind of numbers we reserve for Fleetwood on a Tuesday night, sing "Mull of Kintyre", wave a bit of paper around, and then bog off to Popworld or something so as not to spoil the aesthetic of faded pink seats.

We were on our knees, he sued. Thats all I can see when I think back on his time with us, the rest just fades into mist.

We were on our knees, he sued. Thats all I can see when I think back on his time with us, the rest just fades into mist.

We were on our knees, he sued. Thats all I can see when I think back on his time with us, the rest just fades into mist.

He does have quality, like a finely tuned Alfa-Romeo. He also is as reliable as a finely tuned Alfa-Romeo. 
I liked him, I really wanted him in our team. But, we've spent quite enough money on Krystian Beilik for one lifetime.

Away to Notts. Let's see if they learn to defend set pieces over the summer.
Plus if we are playing them that means...

Away to Notts. Let's see if they learn to defend set pieces over the summer.
Plus if we are playing them that means...

Away to Notts. Let's see if they learn to defend set pieces over the summer.
Plus if we are playing them that means...

Portsmouth are a couple of weeks in front of us, so I'd expect that. 
Agree that if the moneys right I'd keep quite a few from this squad, they may not guaranteed first teamers given a few of their ages, but really good people to have around the place and could do a job if required, which is to keep us up and in a position to build for 25-26.
We wont have the finances to compete (listened to RD on Monday and it was eye opening) which means a plucky attitude and the promotion bounce may be crucial for us to have a successful season.