[OneDecentLester]

Rodders, on 30 May 2025 - 07:16 AM, said:

I see David McGoldrick might be off to franchise FC

Worked with Warne before at Derby hasn’t he, & two ex teammates there in Crowley & Mendez Laing that he’s apparently close to. Notts have offered him reduced terms and he’s turned it down on principle rather than the actual figures according to those at Notts end.

Can see that MK move happening, especially because they’ll not hesitate to increase his current wage never mind match it.

[stainlessstephen]

whittman, on 29 May 2025 - 08:31 PM, said:

And Duncs certainly knew how to pick up gems on a shoe string budget and mould them into a championship winning squad

Was it JD that signed Dave Waller from Shrewsbury? IIRC he paid something like £3k and DW was injured at the time.

[Westbars Spireite]

Tha Knows..., on 30 May 2025 - 07:25 AM, said:

Mkd have a good manager and will surely be favourites to win the league

They are. 8/1. We are 9/1.

stainlessstephen, on 30 May 2025 - 07:40 AM, said:

Was it JD that signed Dave Waller from Shrewsbury? IIRC he paid something like £3k and DW was injured at the time.

The last played he signed before leaving for Ipswich if Wikipedia is to be believed.

[stainlessstephen]

I remember seeing DW on the back of the DT aiming to score 5 goals before the end of the season (86/87?) but don't recall him featuring.

Didn't he reject a new contract and Paul Hart wanted circa £400k for him after we were beaten by Cambridge in the play off final? Just before he got the injury that effectively finished his pro career.

[Wooden Spoon]

stainlessstephen, on 30 May 2025 - 07:40 AM, said:

Was it JD that signed Dave Waller from Shrewsbury? IIRC he paid something like £3k and DW was injured at the time.

Correct


Was in shrews reserves at the time

stainlessstephen, on 30 May 2025 - 07:56 AM, said:

I remember seeing DW on the back of the DT aiming to score 5 goals before the end of the season (86/87?) but don't recall him featuring.

Didn't he reject a new contract and Paul Hart wanted circa £400k for him after we were beaten by Cambridge in the play off final? Just before he got the injury that effectively finished his pro career.

The 400k figure was banded about and yet we signed nozzer for ten percent of that.

[RichThomps1]

stainlessstephen, on 30 May 2025 - 07:56 AM, said:

I remember seeing DW on the back of the DT aiming to score 5 goals before the end of the season (86/87?) but don't recall him featuring.

Didn't he reject a new contract and Paul Hart wanted circa £400k for him after we were beaten by Cambridge in the play off final? Just before he got the injury that effectively finished his pro career.

He got the injury before the play off final

[PapiSauron]

Could obviously be many teams in league 2 however would suit us really well.

https://x.com/Sports...118645135192128

[prolurker]

PapiSauron, on 30 May 2025 - 09:04 AM, said:

Could obviously be many teams in league 2 however would suit us really well.

https://x.com/Sports...118645135192128

150k on a non league striker who’s turning 30 in August seems like a rogue bit of business

[Wooden Spoon]

PapiSauron, on 30 May 2025 - 09:04 AM, said:

Could obviously be many teams in league 2 however would suit us really well.

https://x.com/Sports...118645135192128

With so many players in L- and L2 - even championship players (for us) out of contract I’d be very disappointed if we paid £150k in transfer fees


If Mr Kirk wants to leave a legacy it’s one of a Cfc being self sustaining at as high a level as possible because the set up, infrrand culture is right.


Exeter.

[LondonBlue]

Banks to York

[CFC91]

Trigger, on 29 May 2025 - 04:08 PM, said:

A league 2 club has had a £150k bid rejected for ollie Pearce of York according to Pete O'Rourke (the real 1 this time).

Thought I'd mention it as there's nowt else to talk about atm

Good maths

[LondonBlue]

CFC91, on 30 May 2025 - 11:42 AM, said:

Good maths

£250k would surely be our top offer? Great player but no need to break the bank.

[Hibbo98]

LondonBlue, on 30 May 2025 - 12:25 PM, said:

£250k would surely be our top offer? Great player but no need to break the bank.

Screams to me that he’s after a nice big new contract from York so getting agent to leak/build up interest. Not a chance Uggla would let him go I’d have thought, especially with a couple of years left on his deal.

[Dapets]

PapiSauron, on 30 May 2025 - 09:04 AM, said:

Could obviously be many teams in league 2 however would suit us really well.

https://x.com/Sports...118645135192128

Probably never seen him play yet stating “he will suit us”

[JonB]

Once highly rated by many on here and one many would have liked us to sign, Anthony Mancini of Hartlepool, has been released by them.

Seems to have dropped off the cliff a bit in terms of where his career was heading.

This post has been edited by JonB: 30 May 2025 - 01:10 PM

[Phil V 72]

JonB, on 30 May 2025 - 01:10 PM, said:

Once highly rated by many on here and one many would have liked us to sign, Anthony Mancini of Hartlepool, has been released by them.

Seems to have dropped off the cliff a bit in terms of where his career was heading.

Injury prone I hear

[Bluekent]

JonB, on 30 May 2025 - 01:10 PM, said:

Once highly rated by many on here and one many would have liked us to sign, Anthony Mancini of Hartlepool, has been released by them.

Seems to have dropped off the cliff a bit in terms of where his career was heading.

Looked class against us for about 20 mins(?)until he got injured and never seemed to get back to that level since his recovery. Cracking game of football that was that day by the way.

[JonB]

Phil V 72, on 30 May 2025 - 01:23 PM, said:

Injury prone I hear

Certainly struggled to get on the pitch since that injury against us. 33 appearances since he was injured against us at the end of August 2023. He came back and played a few between end of Dec 23 until end of Jan 24 before just one more appearance in March that season. Last season he was fairly regular first half of the season then only appeared twice in March after playing on New Years Day.

[JonB]

Bluekent, on 30 May 2025 - 01:30 PM, said:

Looked class against us for about 20 mins(?)until he got injured and never seemed to get back to that level since his recovery. Cracking game of football that was that day by the way.

Certainly was, great fightback.

[lindo-spireite]

JonB, on 30 May 2025 - 01:33 PM, said:

Certainly was, great fightback.

That first 15 minutes we were horrific, absolute domination after that we were brilliant