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I thought our fans were really poor - I have never known them to be so quiet. Thought the Accy fans were brilliant though and it was refreshing to hear a different repertoire for a change. I thought just going there for a shite game like this was a pretty big achievement. To be fair there was very little to get them excited.

Caught offside

Surely transfer lists are public by definition? The press will obviously know who is on them. I agree we need to take all this with a pinch of salt though, with claim and counter-claim in the press. It doesn't matter anyway, if Taylor really hasn't rejected £40k then he'll sign, if he has rejected it he won't sign. We'll know soon enough.

No it didn't. Krul pulled off two or three excellent saves whereas there keeper had little to do aside from the goals and a couple of routine saves. Well, true, but they also scored two freak goals and we dominated possession hugely. If we had been a bit more clinical going forward we could easily have ended up with 5 or 6. Maybe I phrased it wrong, I meant it could have easily turned out much worse for them.

For sure, at the right level.

In his interview i got the impression that the club arent budging on their offer, Hughton wants him to stay but they both dont think Taylor will drop his demands. He kept saying its a club matter so its been taken out of his hands in all fairness. This contract has went on for months now, risking him going into September still far off agreeing is poor business on our part though, the transfer list was the only option to either force his hand or force him out. Aye, I understand why it's been done, just seems a bit premature. Although if the negotiations have been going on for ages, then fair enough I suppose. At the end of the day the club won't be budging, they need to reduce everyone's wages. So it's up to Steve I suppose.

If we want to keep him and are continuing negotiations then putting him on the transfer list was an insane move.

Pleased for Kazenga, if he can step up a little bit more he'll have a chance of the team. Bit of a non-event really, the scoreline flattered Accrington quite a bit. First meeting of the clubs, hopefully will be the last for a while. Some of our selections were weird, didn't we have about 6 forwards on the pitch? Ranger is probably the least equipped to play wide of any player I've seen in recent times. Mad respect for anyone who travelled, was proud to see our fans performing well as always.

What's stupid about this one?

Fine if they are, then we can sign him up for 40k.

Do the French press have close family members of the Marseille management hostage or something? Bizarre how many stupid quotes they're coming out with.

TBH, we should never have let his contract situation get to this point. Now we're obviously going to have to sell him for next to nothing.

Is that true? Fucking hell, interesting stat that. I don't actually place that much blame on Smith. Even if he is shit, he always gives 100%. It's the likes of Duff and Owen I'd like to inflict pain on.

Surely that must be made up? They only transfer listed him about an hour ago.

The ironic thing is that he sort of fits into the kind of player we would be looking to sign ATM. Obviously not at those wages, but still... seems he would fit with the culture of our squad at the moment (if he wasn't hated by A-Train and others).

I think this is what's driving it, pure financial prudence basically. We seem to have worked out what the wage structure needs to be and we're now seeing the effects of it being implemented. Yes, it will mean missing out on some transfer targets. Yes, it will mean some players leaving. On the other hand, it will mean an end to spunking untold millions on overpaid wasters. I don't think Taylor is one of those, but he has to fall into line as well.

Fingers crossed I can drive from central London to Oxford in time for KO, watching it at my bro's house. I really wish it was an 8pm kick off.

I'd almost forgotten he played for us TBH.

Good question.. could be why he is asking for £60k I fucking hope not. I'd be furious if we had broken the wage structure to sign Campbell. If we did we should have just given the money to Taylor and preserved his sell-on value.

If the press is to be believed every footballer is on 100k a week with a steady supply of fresh virgins though. Who can blame the madman for asking for a mere 60?

But surely the club would be right to shift blame onto him, because he would be to blame, no? Yes thats my point, no? The natural reaction of fans is to blame the fat bastard for everthing, by doing this(if its all true) any chance of blame is lifted from them back to Taylor. Ah right, I thought you were criticising Ashley for trying to shift blame.

I don't find Routledge frustrating at all, it's just a lazy stereotype to criticise his decision making and final ball - I think both are decent enough.

Where did all that money Benny spent go? On a legion of average fullbacks I think.

But surely the club would be right to shift blame onto him, because he would be to blame, no?

Kicks of at 7:45pm Its a bit weird that all the other games KO at 8pm.