UniFox21

Its a side of football that needs more light brought onto it, players are getting brought in at younger and younger ages and safeguarding needs increasing

At least now they have to appear they aren't spending, whilst getting other clubs they fund to buy players for them or off them.

This is the big one, the system keeps teams in their "lane". You don't see sustained success. You aren't able to really break out from where you are. Look at Newcastle the other year, champions league space, then year after struggled hard. Villa this year, Champions league space, struggling in the league.

Would improve our side, isn't the move we should be making first however

That is a pretty wild decision on the day of a game, with 3 games in a week

Where's this news come from?

Fast track is probably a poor phrase to use, more give opportunities and actually be shown the pathway. Rather than sporadic approach we've used for basically every other young player we have.

If we're financially as ****ed as suggested, fast track him. Show him he has consistent, guaranteed game time as long as he continues to show his ability and progress..

The rules are unfair and do prevent ambitious clubs growing. And that did start our issues. We've then decided to continually chuck petrol on the situation and made it 100x worse.

We continue to show ambition to be one of the worse ran clubs in the country

I'm not fully against the cheaper fullback options. Absolutely no reason we can't spend smaller amounts and fine some absolute gems in the football league and abroad.

Philogene is the one I'm real disappointed about

Rudkin out chants need to be louder. Fan pages etc have coordinated for chants/shows before, no reason it can't be done for Rudkin out

Rumours again around Trafford, they wanted him last summer so wouldn't shock me for them to get him

Intrigued how much Newcastle will get for Dubravka for a Saudi club

Difference being the transfer clicks don't cause the club any negative media speculation. Wouldn't shock me if they'd been told not to or been threatened with reduced access

The fan base is large enough that it's always going to be difficult to fully identify what "true fans" opinion is. Also important to note FT is an echo chamber for opinions, we're generally pretty one side or the other, and many other fans probably differ in opinions. But I do agree they aren't doing the role as well as they could currently

He really hasn't kicked on as we all thought.

Would've been wiser to have not brought Skipp and used the cash to buy this lad

Some great deals being done by clubs not too far above us. Yet we're here doing nothing

Think this just about sums up the Prem and English football

Honestly there's even this level of stupidity at that level. Can't be promoted due to facilities, can't upgrade them due to the council etc

The only 'excitement' and drama comes from off field issues. Still will never forget Jim White stood in front of a timer for Bolton and Bury existing.