Gee SCREAMER !!

Without checking these accounts, was I correct that helping Krystian achieve his World Cup dream that lasted a full season got us zero transfer fee and a further 1.5 million to cover this January as way of thanks.

3 hours ago, therealhantsram said:

True. Didn't look at the date on the line item. 

So the interesting bit then becomes, all those free agents cost £1m in agent fees.

Seem to recall there was a large amount of historical agent debt to clear from Mels glory year.

6 hours ago, Gerry Daly said:

Yep. Maybe this time we have learned our lessons. Lets hope so 

To be fair I can recall us bringing loads of youngsters McDonald Koblenz, Calero etc for minimal fees. None did a deal. a 200k or 100k here and thre isn't money well spent on potential when it's took weeks bartering over 100 k for their number 1 target.  When they have more cash to spend OK.  At the minute a 200 k gamble in this league equates to a 2 million gamble in the funds we seem to have at our disposal in real terms.

6 hours ago, Gerry Daly said:

Buy both Mark Lillis(Smith) and Phil Gee(Young) if you are old enough to get what I'm going on about Comrade

Cox was offered Gee and Steve Bull by a scout who'd been looking for potential but couldn't afford both as he had brought in another striker.  I assume that would be Lillis then.

16 hours ago, simmoram1995 said:

He can’t be any worse than Mile Sterjovski and Zadkovich 😂

Pele and Maradona put up against Con Blatsis. 😂

On 17/01/2024 at 14:38, Shipley Ram said:

At least some of their fans are thinking about this

https://royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=5457392&sid=1dbb8b77263168d95ab2e54d61719f0b#p5457392

They seem to banging on about whoosh whatever that is.

19 minutes ago, Crewton said:

"This weekend the Football Supporters’ Association is encouraging clubs to show solidarity with Reading supporters by having a minute’s applause"

I must have slept through the one they organised for us?

 

BeCAuse we bROKE De rules and muSTT Die.  Booo...

13 minutes ago, abertawe_ram said:

In the dangerous position of suggesting a player having never seen him play or really know anything about him but...

Keanu Baccus from St Mirren, Aussie international in his mid20s described as a defensive midfielder. Almost moved to Bolton in August but it feel through for some reason. Contract up at the end of the season. On paper sounds quite handy...

Any SPL experts on the forum that might know more about him?

Our record on Australians isn't the best.  We've even broken the one that was supposed to be a championship regular.  A pass from me.

6 minutes ago, sage said:

Saw him outside McTurks tonight. He was sat on the kerb with a large donner 

Must have signed but isn't fit for Saturday

Amazing how quick you lose fitness when your out injured for a week and have a signing on fee for unlimited kebabs.  Might need some breaking in for Warnes gas out model.

37 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

No, it keeps teams and fans interested throughout the season. Not perfect, but works ok for me.

No play offs we'd have gone back to the first division under Cox and again under Mcclaren.  No loss to Leicester and no back to back promotion under Cox. That lot keeps me interested enough to be honest .  Each to their own though. Wembleys good if you win not so much if you lose in them to a team who've won 4 less.

13 minutes ago, rammieib said:

I still don’t know why they agreed to waive any amount of the fee. 

If Stephen Pearce had anything to do with that he should be applauded for saving us £1.3m

If we hadn't paid them anything we'd have been banned from buying on the continent. Knowing that wasn't our likely market and we wouldn't give a crap, they settled.

I'd get rid off playoffs. 3 up 3 down.  The loss of money isn't anywhere near the additional funds it used to generate when it started.  Thought it for years.

Clarke- Harris has rejected two pay deals from Charlton after a 500k bid was accepted.  I think they're trying for more cash from us to add more cash to that deal.  Understandable, but at some point you need too tell them to b******* that's your lot and see if they sell, otherwise the Clarke- Harris deal probably won't happen anyway.  We must have other irons in the fire or people aren't doing their jobs. 

Commentator :Been a tough couple of days for the club.

Yates: As players we just think about ourselves. 😂

Did I just here the commentator say Forest are stretched for players ?

12 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said:

Quiet night in again Boycie? 

Nothing quiet about it.  Takes hours to make that bugger, especially with no visual and reliance on a mirror.

Signing 43 players in a year really is special.  250 million not including promotion bonus, wage increase, new wage, loan fees and agents. Throw in 10 million for the Tik Tok kid and a few private jets.  Can't understand how this has happened at all.  By not paying agents their millions god knows how much self employment tax is missing from the exchequer .  We all know how upset they get about that.  

On 16/01/2024 at 18:10, Mucker1884 said:

No.  I'm ok with it.
It's Barkhuizen I struggle with... There must be 5 different pronunciations spread around Radio Derby alone! 🙄
I ain't got a clue how to pronounce it!

... I also used to struggle a lot with Stefan Schnoor, but that was more to do with my lisp, to be fair.

 

 

 

Have Radio Derby stopped Steele telling everyone that (add name) has plenty of nonce. 

23 hours ago, eddielewis said:

Captaincy means nothing as long as the team has multiple leaders. It's just an armband. For near on 8 years we had what we all thought was as great example of a captain on and off the pitch in Keogh until he did what he did.

30 minutes ago, Boycie said:

Puff pastry my arse. Get in spoons lad.

24 minutes ago, Dean (hick) Saunders said:

Glory Hole on the High Street. Does a cracking Strawberry Daiquiri.

What have I stumbled into.

3 minutes ago, richinspain said:

I'm not going to argue that any of the albums shouldn't be on the list, but some of the placings seem way out to me:

Ziggy Stardust 81

Dark Side of the Moon 70

Rumours 41

And finally Led Zep IV at number 7!!!! The reviewer couldn't understand it not being number one, yet it is at 7!
 

I am however more surprised at some of the albums that are missing. No "Night at the Opera" or "Day at the Races". However the biggest missing album for me is "Bat Out of Hell". One of the biggest selling albums ever and it doesn't even make the top 100 of the 70s.

Low at 1.  Dear me no. He was half addled on cocaine at that point.

Still two private plane journeys and two luxury coaches for this evenings game, or has the current situation pushed them into an all day bus ticket and a tram.

7 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

Agree with all of this except I didn't feel the Burton goals were down to Vickers, which makes it a little hard to switch him out even though his punching and command of the box was poor.

Wildsmith is a huge asset in terms of game management and normally giving the defence confidence. I wish he hadn't had the two consecutive poor games he had, as I would prefer him between the sticks, but I think Warne will feel that now he's made the call, he can't go back on it immediately as there isn't a compelling reason to. And it may be that Vickers grows into the role.

He's not overly confident with balls into the box.  I think the first one is saved if it doesn't hit Nelsons heel.

15 minutes ago, trappatoni said:

Try getting a 10 stone athlete to push you in the back and kick your legs from under you and see if you can keep control of a football.   It was a blatant foul and the weight of Seddon is irrelevant. 

With the weight I'm carrying nowadays he'd probably break his foot, then some ribs when I fell on him.

Personally, I think we have a few who aren't ever going to be regulars and a bloated squad with pissed off players is a recipe for disaster.  Could we tempt Charlton into a player swap.  Perhaps Bradley would like a year or two in Carlisle.