Norman

It’s called negotiation. You go in low (but not ridiculously low) with the hope and expectation that you’ll meet somewhere in the middle.
If their ask is £500k (again, have they gone in high?) an opening bid of £250k doesn’t sound too unreasonable.

He has four years left in his contract as well.  

Feel for the mercenaries that are Krystian Beilik and Lee Buchanan..... NOT !

It's not getting rid. It's improving the team. We will need to improve for the coming season. Why wouldn't you sign a better keeper if one was available?
 

I'd release Smith, Wildsmith, Waghorn, Hourihane and Gayle.
I'd try to loan or sell Fornah and Washington. Maybe loan Rooney depending on signings.
I'd give Fozzy, Collins and Barks 1 year contracts. 2 years to Sibley and Tommo but loan out the latter.
 
I guess Wildsmith is the most controversial there but I think we need a better 1st choice and there are 3 or 4 decent frees available.

Thanks for the heads up on this @Rev, they sound ideal so I’ve snapped them up. We wanted to move somewhere with better atmosphere but I’m very tall (6’6”), so feel bad standing if there’s someone behind me. Top row is perfect.
I’d emailed the club saying we wanted to move seats and they called me today. Very excited about next season, it’s going to be a long summer. Sorry you weren’t able to keep the seats but they’ve gone to a good home.

Also:
"but Washington didn't play in enough games to activate the clause that would have swelled the coffers at AESSEAL New York Stadium. The Millers will still be in the money as long as the Northern Ireland international reaches a certain number of appearances next term."
Another reason to probably let him go this summer, even if it's out on loan.

I know I'm in the minority here, but personally I'd keep Hoularane, might just turn out that the championship might suit him better, no he isn't the player he was, but still has an eye for a pass, especially if he has adams and another workhorse around him

I just don't understand what you can possibly have watched to think Hourihane would be good enough for another League 1 season, let alone a Championship one. We wouldn't get the ball back to be able to keep it with him in midfield!

FFS - Admins - Can we please ban Chat GPT replies somehow?

possibly in the next transfer window?

As much as Adams transformed us this season, I'm not convinced he's a star player in a top ten Championship team 

OldBen making me miss that Scottish football guy 

No, no, no, no, no.
I don't like Warne's football, but I do like how he goes about his transfers. And I'd like to think all those ageing players on expensive wages, and no motivation to play for Derby, aren't on any list we compile. Obviously there is the exceptions in that list, like Burrows etc.
Sign Ebou, extend Sibley and Thompsons deals and then start targetting hungry players on low wages.

Good job Colin Bell wasn’t one of our iconic players ! 

If i hear Gregory or Smith this summer I swear to god.

I'd be down for "Seth Johnson"'ing the pair of them

Retain: Vickers, Nelson, Nyambe, Rooney, Bradley, Cashin, Fornah*, Ward, Wilson, Elder*, Mendez-Laing, Blackett-Taylor, Washington*, DBrown
*Try to loan or sell
New contracts: Wildsmith, Forsyth, Sibley, Thompson, DRobinson, Collins
Release or loan ending: Loach, Adams, Bird, Smith, Hourihane, Barkhuizen, Gayle, Waghorn, John-Jules
Assuming we'll play a form of 3412 or 3421, that would mean we need the following: GK, LWB, CMx3, AM/Wx2, CFx2

League One is a melting pot of smaller clubs who are relatively well run and then bigger clubs who are down there for a reason. It's an enjoyable league for the match-going fan and with 49 wins in two seasons there has been plenty of happy Saturdays, albeit those wins (a lot of the time) feel more like 'job done' than enjoyable and anything other than a win feels like we're playing well below ourselves. 
In two seasons we've probably been the underdog by the bookies in less than 10 of our 92 games which underpins the level of expectation. Expectation ultimately drains the joy out of football.
in hindsight, it's been an enjoyable experience (of sorts) but I'm in no rush to experience it again. 

I stick to the same 4 digit pin for all bank cards, passwords, house alarm, bike locks, phone unlock etc.
 
Obviously, I ain't gonna give anything away on here.
Regards 
Mucker1884

Right sided CB in the 3. Rooney backing him up.
Bradley backing Nelson up in the middle and Forsyth backing up Cashin on the left. Shouldn’t be an area of priority for recruitment I don’t think, unless there’s a daft bid for Cashin or they decide Rooney is best served going out on loan. 

It was more than a small number. Thinking a manager’s time is up isn’t always expressed with “get this clown out the club now”. Sometimes it’s “it’s just not working and Clowes should make the call”.
Thank god we were wrong.

Doesn’t mean you know about Wrexham though mate🤣

I think youth and agility will be the way forward now we can afford it.