Mixed_Bag

He is too important.  He is a local lad and the best prospect in a generation.  He is someone the fans will love and get behind - a potential world class player rising through the ranks adds a sense of pride to the fans.  This guy should be nurtured and be the heart of our team for a decade.  Instead he will be binned off for a few quid before we get to see the best of him.

Christ, how tight is it at the bottom of the Conference South!?

I always wonder what's involved in 'preparing' a bid.  I have visions of Lee Charnley, Mike and Dekka gathered around a computer screen in Mike's office, typing the offer up in Word whilst deciding what clip art and fancy borders to use.

If the club insisted on some kind of pay-as-you-play deal for Demba when he signed it would make sense for him to negotiate a release clause in his contract.

For us it's zero risk if his knee explodes whilst for him it absolutely guarentees that we try and negotiate a new contract if he performs, removing pay-as-you-play and also the release clause, whilst giving him a nice new pay rise.