Wu - here here

Three players have been offered new contracts - The immediate suspicin by many is that this is because NA doesn't know what he's doing, but it could well be the case that COO has advised on a new structure... Its all speculation until July 4th MtM - Neal, What can you tell us about DC, JM & DP contract offers? Was there a change in terms offered, is this your decision alone?

If we really do have 20% more budget, and we are losing our biggest earners, I would expect some impressive signings to plug the gaps.

And what makes you think I have too much time on my hands ;-)

Kyle I’d love to claim it but someone else came up with it and in more details, eg we may have offered a better deal but weighted more to appearance fees and less to wage.

Trebor... That was in March but he is looking for new club now and think he is worth a pop!

Dazzer it would make sense and I’m still calling BS on the idea that contracts are viewed as purely a football matter and the COO, Erik etc don’t have anything to say on them. I’d also say from what I do know that NA may have final say on who he wants but the rest of the staff are consulted.

He may well been offered reduced terms , the whole idea its down to a new formula of minutes played to cost is quite frankly something you made up Lurker as you've got too much time on your hands :)

Kyle like the idea of there having been reduced terms, which has still only been “verified” on the basis of an unnamed player said it but gets repeated as fact. But more to the point, the fact someone screwed up before doesn’t mean they’re not allowed to learn from that, (or be told to learn from it) and do things properly in future. This may well be a new policy, everything new has to start some time and before it starts you get the period of not doing it that way. One doesn’t contradict the existence of the other.

I suspect the change in contract terms etc is a direct result of now having a COO that has worked in the industry before.

I think its bollocks personally. Hes never been shy of signing a crock before , on lengthy deals too. Just another WUP example of saying something enough and it becomes fact

The more I think about it, the more I support NA's policy (if true) of offering "reduced" terms to injury-prone players. We can't afford to carry half a dozen players whose injury problems suggest they are almost guaranteed to play less than half a season each.

Except he's taking time out of the game to get over his gambling problems.

If we are going down the line of signing rough diamonds Harry Smith who Millwall released could be a good Striker at 6ft 6in and only 23 years old.

Didn't McAnthony say they weren't in for him?

I have also heard that Posh are throwing the kitchen sink at him - LTB & Steve Evans is an "interesting" dynamic

Dazzer -- I saw something like that on Twitter. It suggested that LTB might have chosen Posh instead. Personally, I think he'd find more career satisfaction by convincing Neal to make him captain. He wouldn't be the first hot-head to get such a role.

Kyle... That's ok mate just don't like you getting all upset about political things when they are all lying bastards anyway and doesn't matter who is in power. Rather you conserve your energy on things you can change. lol

Rumour has it that LTB has turned down a massive offer from Sunderland - wants to stay down south apparently

Will need more than a bit more cash to fix the NHS.

thanks diddy

Diddy absolutely spot on, politicians (more so now that most have never done a job in their life, and being a third rate solicitor doesn’t count) are professional bullshitters.

By the way in case anyone reading too much into it Tzanev has been away in a tournament so that might be why he hasn’t signed contract yet.

Kyle... Every government is full of empty promises and I have never know ANY parties who have been in power to deliver anything they say so in reality they all speak shit whether they are this or that party. They do what they want.

Thats as maybe, but im talking specifically about this NHS bullshit