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Reply | Town Sign Veteran Keeper Button
at 18:45 4 Jul 2025
Now all we need is Baron Hardup, the Two Ugly Sisters and Prince Charming. Lets hope KM doesn't turn into a pumpkin. |
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Reply | Why are people panicking about signings?
at 09:49 4 Jul 2025
I think the reason is because in the past couple of seasons we have been out of the traps like a greyhound whereas this season it's been very slow.
One reason is of course the 30th of June being the cut off for the financial fair play rules spending.
Also with Town there's the Omari situation. Having spent time away with the U21's he's now on a couple of weeks off so any offers for him will be on hold and consequently what we spend may be influenced by whether he stays or goes. |
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Reply | Flynn Downes
at 09:40 4 Jul 2025
Perhaps this is the new way they are going about signings. MA alluded to the fact that they want stronger running more robust players. With a midfield currently consisting of Morsy who won't play three games a week, Taylor who will be a fringe player unless he completely turns his Town career around and Humphries who may be given a chance, but is he good enough ? That's a question and not an observation.
So at least two midfielders, a forward to replace Delap, possibly another Centreback and a fullback.
With four keepers we probably need to shift one of them as well. |
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Reply | What’s wrong with Rachel Reeves
at 14:48 2 Jul 2025
It appears that any job you take within the government is open to the back stabbers.
But then if you take any well paid job and you aren't up to it these things happen.
It doesn't help when a party has been in power a year, its leaders rating has vanished down the drain and the lunatics are running the asylum. |
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Reply | Starmer's bill and two party system
at 16:22 1 Jul 2025
As a pensioner I would be happy to accept inflation as a point at which State pension increases are made and drop the 2.5% or wage inflation.
I also believe that the Government should stop giving free prescriptions when age 60 is achieved except those that require certain medication all the time and that those who continue to work beyond their pensionable age should carry on paying N.I.
I also think that once a person reaches pensionable age the personal allowance should be raised to say £15,000 as many pensioners who get a small income on top of the State Pension are/will be paying tax.
The current State Pension isn't even equal to a person on a minimum wage doing a 38 hour week, in fact it's around £7,000 per annum even after the worker takes out his 30% ish for tax and N.I. |
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Reply | Starmer's bill and two party system
at 13:11 1 Jul 2025
Everything with Labour is a fudge. Starmer has been sitting on the fence so often he's had to get some cream for a sore backside.
It is obvious that the bill for things like PIP's need to be cut. But instead of going after ungenuine claimants they backtrack and then make the cuts for new claimants, many of whom will be genuine whilst some who are getting the higher amount won't be. |
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Reply | Delap
at 19:12 30 Jun 2025
You may be much younger than myself and yes Omari had a great end to the Championship season and perhaps to those who follow Town now he is a hero.
But to myself the real heroes are the Kevin Beattie's, Paul Mariner, Ray Crawford,Jonty David Johnson, Matt Holland and a few more I could mention.
Players that are heroes spent more than a couple of seasons at Town and whilst if Omari stays he has every opportunity to become a hero to me he isn't there yet. |
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Reply | Delap
at 15:40 30 Jun 2025
There has obviously beena few through the halls of PR who shall we say have been less than great for the club. Being on the treatment table and topping up their pension pot at the expense of the club whilst giving very little in return.
But alternatively there are many who we owe a debt of gratitude to. Have made themselves heroes and go down as greats in the history of our club.
Liam doesn't quite hit the hero status as Omari wouldn't either should he go.
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't wish them well and who wouldn't go to another job with better prospects and an immediate large increase in their take home pay,
I didn't have any qualms leaving the old lawn mowers in Stowmarket to get a job down at I.C.I. as it was then.
You have to look after yourself and your family and anyone who thinks differently should give their head a wobble. |
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Reply | Narrrwichhh
at 18:59 29 Jun 2025
It's because they all live on a road close to Carrot Road so they don't have far to walk, it's called Letsbe Avenue. |
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Reply | First signing this week?
at 14:05 29 Jun 2025
Sadly I think it will be one out, Omari and the start of several in. Seeing as Omari apparently will be on his hols it may be a couple of weeks before he departs. But as MA alluded to and seeing as O'Shea has signed a new contract the one out will be Omari.
Not that I want him to go, but his displays for the Under 21's I believe make it inevitable.
I do know the deal for Delap was good in the respect that he went before the 30th as that in effect means the deal falls into last year's accounts and fair play rules and all that.
According to MA we will be looking at a different type of player. One's that presumably have more physical attributes. Which is why I question why we bought Philogene when we needed more physicality in midfield. But then it could have been the fact that they thought Omari would be on his way and that Philogene would be a replacement. Not directly maybe, but of similar attributes. |
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Reply | Imran Louza
at 14:29 28 Jun 2025
Once we get past the 30th of this month things will be on the move as the end of last year as far as the fair play rules comes to an end. That's why it was good for us to sell Delap and hold off until after the 30th to buy. |
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Reply | Leeds and Sunderland straight into the European markets
at 14:23 28 Jun 2025
Unfortunately the Marcus Evans era put all parts of the football club well behind the curve of teams with any ambition. Football for all clubs has changed significantly, players wages and agents have in many respects ruined the game due to wanting much more than the real value of their so called stars. Clubs are not only beholden to sports channels but are restricted by the rules. In some ways rightly so, although these only seem to apply to small clubs.
Getting in the likes of Murhen and Thijssen for £350,000 and selling Talbot to Arsenal for £450,000 have sadly gone. The days of trading players very rarely happen either. Whereas Sir Bobby often pulled off great deals by trading his lesser lights for better players.
Town need to improve both on scouting and players coming through the ranks.
The problem for young players now is that clubs tend to buy ready made because of the need to be ready rather than playing their way in. |
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Reply | Delap, Omari and player trading.
at 11:24 26 Jun 2025
I supposed the art of trading with a club the size of Town is to ultimately get a player or players who become worth nearing 100 million. Sadly as stated by MA we are someway behind the curve, even taking clubs like Saints and Leicester and then the likes of Brentford, Wolves and Brighton.
When even clubs like Newcastle with an average home gate around 50,000 have to consider bids from clubs even higher in the league or considered bigger than themselves it puts into perspective the problems clubs have coming from the Championship.
Town have now made two forays into the Premier League in 20 odd years. One for two seasons and one, the most recent, for one season.
They have for all to see been a lot more cautious in season 24/25 than the previous excursion, even though the club is much more stable now with backing and parachute payments.
Will things be different if for instance they are promoted again in two seasons time.
I think they have learnt a great deal, but as we know learning and being able to do anything differently due to the constraints both in the league we are now in and then the Premier League doesn't make things easy. |
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Reply | Muric to Bournemouth?
at 09:34 23 Jun 2025
I believe there has been a lot of knocking of heads with regards to last season. Where we went right and more importantly where we went wrong.
Although it could be said that if we had gained points in certain matches where we were in a position to win ultimately it was down to individual errors and not being strong enough in certain areas, particularly I would say midfield.
But we had too many errors especially in goal in the early days and Muric was possibly allowed to keep goal for too many games.
The situation though regarding our GK's is a complex one whereby one was demoted, one obviously not deemed good enough so ended up second choice and one brought in who remained No.1 and a young keeper with no experience.
Whether this Facebook post is true or false at least one has to go. |
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Reply | And now, the glass half empty
at 11:39 20 Jun 2025
The time to make any assumptions on where we are isn't right now. Lots of players have left, maybe a couple more might, but until we see who is brought in and when we are half a dozen games into the season we will all be able to make a more viable assumption of where we may end up.
But the Championship is a long gruelling season with many three games a week that is why it is essential we get in robust strong running players interspersed with tricky talented players and the cover we have for those is of a similar standard. |
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Reply | More house buying woes - Any advice would be appreicaited!
at 16:56 18 Jun 2025
What sort of survey did you have, was it just a home buyers survey because it may be that it is advisable to have a full survey. Will obviously cost more to you.
I wouldn't worry about the situation regarding who has been living in the house and for how long. It may be that she was claiming some sort of benefit that meant she was supposed to be on her own. But that's not your problem. Do you know if they are joint mortgage holders or is she just on the mortgage. Doesn't really matter who is on the mortgage or owns it outright as long as one or both sign off the sale. |
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Thread | Milliband and Net Zero
at 10:04 16 Jun 2025
What really shows the fact that the thought that has gone in to Millibands Net Zero is badly thought out are events in the world today such as Israel and Iran where oil prices are now $10 a barrel higher meaning according to those in the know could mean another 7p per litre, not much you may think but that also adds to transport costs of goods.
Whilst I am not saying the world shouldn't be aiming to lower emissions globally ( many countries aren't) the pace at which Milliband is trying to get us there is crazy.
At a time when we are paying higher prices than is necessary because big companies are shutting down or reducing production in the North sea and new fields prevented by government policy it completely goes against the likes of the US where fracking and Trumps policy of "Drill Baby drill" is the total opposite of Little Ole Britain. |
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