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That's like listening to something from 1987. Got potential dance remix written all over it though

Splendour, in Nottingham, is back over two days and has some decent acts on. Richard Ashcroft, Happy Mondays, Supergrass, Razorlight, Sleeper, Ocean Colour Scene, The Magic Numbers, The Selecter https://www.splendourfestival.com/line-up/

The people who run it are the ones who own the rites to the Leadmill name. As already said, it'll become a soulless pop world palace. It'll die on its arse within three years and give the landlords the opportunity to turn it into student accommodation.

For the first 18 months I don't think any of our signings were made by him. He was told to coach whoever walked through the door. That's why quite a few hardly put on a shirt. At Rio Ave and Braga the set up is more his but also the money is tighter so those outside influences seem to have disappeared. At Braga he's having to work through their youth system but they've always had a decent set up so the quality is there.

His recent bid to buy Preston makes interesting reading. It's that deal falling through that has brought him back to Derby. He wants to pay £15m for the stadium

Karl Darlow signed a new five year deal in 2020 on £30k a week. Even in the Championship I wouldn't want to go back to paying stupid wages.

It's starting to happen more and more that when club's are telling younger players thanks but no thanks they're then allowing them to trial and play at other clubs when they're still contracted. This was triggered by the EFL relaxing player movement 2 months prior to contracts ending. We seem to be on the ball more than other clubs, though, and players do seem to want to come. Last Easter I think we ran almost an American style tryout camp which resulted in our current crop of U18s. Whatever we did it seemed to work

Waldock won't have any problems getting another club but it may depend on how low he wants to drop. As I said on the other site, I think Bullen, if he's still in a job, will try and sign some of the released 23s but would you go there to try and kickstart your first team career or try your luck at a National or National North club

Next Alfie May? He's got a long way to go. If he's going to regularly play Isthmian league football next season then I'd try and do something that left him there. Either on a first dibs retainer or sign him and send him back. Playing that level might see him progress quicker. Ramsgate, arguably, have a better developed midfielder. Eze Ebuzoeme is a big unit for his age but is nippy and agile to go with the solidity and covers the ground well. He's been in the Millwall youth system and also at Gatafe. Will Couch, the other trialist mentioned in that report, is interesting. He's been with Burnley since 13 years old and has been with their 18s this season. He finds himself looking for another club purely because He's too old for the 18s next season and there's literally no room for him in their 23s. A lot of Burnley's 18s are in a similar position. He's another central midfielder and plays a bit like Byers. A lot of Burnley supporters who follow their youth system can't understand why they've let him go and not sent him out on loan somewhere but that might have been his choice to try elsewhere.

Local papers reporting that the local council is looking to buy the stadium for £20m and lease back to the new owners. Bit of a come down from the £80m he supposedly valued and bought it for? Would this difference factor into further accounting sanctions?

I think Owling's alluding to the shambles of the ostracism of Westwood by certain managers, for whatever reason, and the coaching of both Dawson and Wildsmith which didn't address their fallibilities

Both Wildsmith and Dawson wouldn't have problems finding new clubs at L1 standard or below so they need to go while that window of opportunity is there. But neither of them are regular championship standard and that's what we need to find, regardless of which division we're in next season. We need to find a 22/23 version of the 14/15 Westwood.

Hirst and Cadamarteri are two different scenarios. Hirst was coming through when we had a manager who wouldn't promote from the youth set up in a month of Sundays. Young George also took Doyen's coin so had to listen to their advice. At the time of his departure he would have been fifth choice at best. Both Peterborough and Rotherham wanted him on loan but both fell through for various reasons. Cadamarteri is showing all the right signs at a time when the club has a set up that looks geared to promoting the right youth players. Players have gone out on significant loans to see if they're worthy of being kept on. The u23s have been thinned out in order to accommodate the potentially better U18s and enhance their education. I just wish we'd be more farsighted and sort out long term professional contracts for the U18s we think have a chance. It won't stop clubs sniffing but it would sho the player we're serious and he has more chance of making a career here instead of being shown the door by Man City three years later.

The UEFA referees committee is up for re-election in early 2023. Neale Barry is the current FA representative. He's also being quietly tapped up to go to the MLS.

A replica of the 1996 Auto Windscreens final shirt???

Now you've plugged the book feel free to stick around and contribute to the premier Wednesday forum. Your next book could be the fans perspective of the same era. There's definitely enough posters on here who's memories of that time would fill volumes.

They weren't Puma Kings though, were they?

Mizuno boots. Did he pick them up from Sheaf market???

29 years ago and I'm still scratching my head as to how that challenge by Pemberton wasn't a penalty.

Possibly because there's no one else can fill the left wing back spot if Johnson gets injured, unless he changes shape or asks NML to drop back. It's Kamberi that misses out so maybe no big deal on Shodipo's inclusion in that sense

He'd need a good forward partnership and he may find it a bit tough at first but it depends which club he went to and if that club was totally relying on him being the main threat

Sounds like a Trust soundbite. You still in??? 🤣🤣

A fully fit Gibson with no injury problems would have been on loan in the Championship this season. His prior history put a couple of clubs off. BPF is interested in staying as he's feeling a bit of pressure from Luke Southwood for his Northern Ireland shirt. Southwood will most likely leave Reading next season, for a better club, and Peacock-Farrell feels he also needs regular first team football

While at Dundee United he scored 24 goals in 26 games in the Scottish Championship and 7 in 28 in the Prem. I was one of those that thought he could do a job for us but he went to Belgium to chase the money. He's by far and away Beerschot's highest wage earner and he's got 2 years left on a contract that, reportedly, has no release clause and no relegation wage reduction clause. Beerschot tried to get rid in January and offered him to several clubs back in Scotland but his wages are now a major stumbling block to his return. Shankland gave an interview a couple of weeks ago where he said he was surprised they'd gone down two months before the end of the season but he was looking forward to next season in Belgium.

Refs have been training with clubs for ages, especially pre season. Ross Joyce, who did our game against Accrington, did pre-season at Middlesbrough while Warnock was there and reffed their friendlies