Kasey McAteer (gone to Ipswich, official. 12m.)

[Bert]

15 minutes ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

That is cracking stuff, can’t believe they actually did something well here, drop him off the bench for Alves for Saturday and use the money for strikers and cm’s please

You do understand that when a player has agreed a transfer with another club they can no longer be in our squad anyway?

[Fox85]

Need to sign Billing from Bournemouth for £10 million now and that Millwall striker for £3 million 

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, Tuna said:

Interesting that McKenna sees something in him that we, evidently, do not.

 

1. McKenna is a head coach, not a director of football.

 

2. Whilst we make some honking transfer decisions and I'm not defending them, it is a little bit nuts to pretend we're the only club out there that do and the only club that makes mistakes or scouts using poor information and based on perceptions and reputations as much as data.

 

[Noahfence]

15 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

He's not a "problem" per se but equally doesn't fix any of the ones we actually have.

 

If Marti is happy to see him go that's good enough for me.

Yeah agree really

[studentofthegame]

How on earth have we pulled that off

 

Rudkin masterclass (but not ironic this time) 

[Foxin_Mad]

5 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

But no one is in for them. So the options we have are keep playing them, or make funds available from elsewhere and bring replacements in and stop playing them. I know what I'd rather do! 

Thing is the club has an attitude problem and when there are senior players knocking around the club with the attitude these lot do, Its going to be very very hard to get things to improve, the rot will just fester and spread to any new players, it needs rooting out. We need to build a new culture and when there are players who exist at Seagrave who think they are too good for the fans/club things arent going to improve. Hence why you see players like Abdul buying into this woe is me attitude, the fans are treating us so bad blah blah, its obviously a view held in the dressing room. When actually strong players would look inside and say actually we have been a bit shit for the past 3+ years, maybe the fans have a point, especially they players who have been ever present during that period! 

Edited 22 August 2025 by Foxin_Mad

[Bert]

3 minutes ago, ousefox said:

Has anybody got a link to their forum? Would love to see what they're saying about this.

https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/612923/page:2
 

They’re not overly happy  

[JimJams]

Hope McKenna gets more out of him than we've been able to. 

The lad works hard and it'd be nice if he went up a few levels and he needs to do that somewhere else cos he isn't getting in ahead of Fatawu.

4 Yr contract. So he can come back...

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Just now, Foxin_Mad said:

Thing is the club has an attitude problem and when there are senior players knocking around the club with the attitude these lot do, Its going to be very very hard to get things to improve, the rot will just fester and spread to any new players, it needs rooting out. We need to build a new culture and when there are players who exit at Seagrave who think they are too good for the fans/club things arent going to improve. Hence why you see players like Abdul buying into this woe is me attitude, the fans are treating us so bad blah blah, its obviously a view held in the dressing room. When actually strong players would look inside and say actually we have been a bit shit for the past 3+ years, maybe the fans have a point, especially they players who have been ever present during that period! 

How do you suggest we shift players that are attracting no interest from other clubs? 

[Guest Bilo]

Surprised that this has come off. Absolutely a bonus sale with that fee and in the only position where we are actually quite stacked. 

[Jabfox]

4 minutes ago, Fox85 said:

Need to sign Billing from Bournemouth for £10 million now and that Millwall striker for £3 million 

Agreed 

[Number 6]

Hey Ipswich, I reckon a certain Mr Skipp could fill that Morsey-shaped hole in midfield too. Go on....

[Grebfromgrebland]

This is a distraction. What about incomings??

[JimJams]

6 minutes ago, Fox85 said:

Need to sign Billing from Bournemouth for £10 million now and that Millwall striker for £3 million 

29 year old Billing for 10mill?

We've been here before....

[Foxin_Mad]

Just now, Sol thewall Bamba said:

How do you suggest we shift players that are attracting no interest from other clubs? 

Pay them off if needs be (I think many are in their final year). I think having them around the club and in the case of Soumare, who for some reason keeps getting selected is more negative.

 

Im just sick of seeing the same whiny faces the same pathetic excuses and shoulder shrugs. If nothing else they need to not be training with the first team squad until their attitude improves. 

[simon789us]

Sky saying up to 14m

[DerbyshireFox]

Incredible money for a player who had a month long purple patch two years ago. Can’t turn it down. Has Rudkin got a job at Ipswich!! Up to £14m 😂😂😂. 
 

We seriously need to start supporting Marti after this, otherwise the hierarchy have even more to answer to than they already do

[Tielemans63]

£12m over 3 years? Is that a great deal?

[lgfualol]

Great deal, first career hattrick nailed on against us 

[AjcW]

2 minutes ago, Tielemans63 said:

£12m over 3 years? Is that a great deal?

Pretty much a standard deal structure

[Fox85]

4 minutes ago, JimJams said:

29 year old Billing for 10mill?

We've been here before....

Good player thou.

 

Personally they can afford Brownhill now on a free and get a striker as well

[los dedos]

26 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

 

 

If Marti is happy to see him go that's good enough for me.

Does he have a say in the matter ? 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

This is very good deal for us imo.

[Tielemans63]

Just now, AjcW said:

Pretty much a standard deal structure

Yeah, I guess I'm just curious to know how much of that is actually up-front. Obviously I'm pretty cynical when it comes to Rudkin 

[AjcW]

Just now, Tielemans63 said:

Yeah, I guess I'm just curious to know how much of that is actually up-front. Obviously I'm pretty cynical when it comes to Rudkin 

You'd imagine its a straight split of £4m.