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.......in today's Adver King  says that for sure he'll need 6 new players, with a possibility it will be 10.....to be recruited for next season.

Hardly suprising, what with these stupid transfer windows being implemented.

Suggests that we're going to see plenty of first team players leaving in the summer as well if you ask me.

oh dear that must mean that all the out of contract players are off in the summer as he was going to bring in 4 new players anyway

Its 6 for sure and then maybe needing to replace Smith Igoe Evans Heywood.....I'd imagine all of these will look for a beter deal.....with Smith Evans and Heywood likely tofind one.

howard will be on his way too i reckon

His broken foot may not help transfer negotiations though.  Unless some conference side fancies taking a gamble on ol' BH.   :wink:

Dont be so ridiculous Jan. Everyone knows that Brian is a future premiership star. After a great season, his dreams could turn to reality when Chelsea sign him as the replacement for Duffman :wink:

(OH YEEEEAH, DUFFMAN IS GYRATING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PROBLEM)

As Mr Burns would say Excellent.....

Hopefully we'll see a few faces re-signing the biggest doubt, aside from Sam has to be Matty H.

Smith and Evans look set to sign, I dare say there will be some negotiation but bar a wage drop neither are likely to go.

Oh yeah I forgot he's England's answer to the left side, central, right side, midfield and attacking problem.  I think he may go to Madrid in the summer, hopefully we'll be able to get Owen in some sort of swap deal (even though BH is out of contract)

wasnt rhys offered a wage drop though? because i thought he was and he rejected it

Was Duke not offered a new contract - 'shame'....

No there was a rumour that he had rejected a new contract but according to Rhys himself this came about before he had ever been offered anything.

He's made noises that his family are settled and unless a big drop does become a reality he's going to stay.

I know it's all rumours, but a friend of mine who's good friend sof Rhys' told me that he is likely to leave.  Like I say I know this is a friend of a friend hear say story, but it does seem like there are mixed messages coming from the Evans camp.

Well i originally put the message up saying that Rhys was going, because someone from the club told me he wanted 2k and we couldnt afford him so he's on his way. Also i was talking to some posh people the other day who sit in the executives suit and are involved in the club, and they said exactly the same thing, that he wanted 2k a week and he wouldnt take anything less

To be honest I don't think this season's displays from Rhys warrant that kind of money, especially as the club is broke.  Maybe he'll go to Oxford.

i dont think he desreves 2k either Jan. i think hes been terrible this year.

 Could be as their keeper is off to QPR, because their Argies have connections with QPR.....the plan seems to be for the scum to bring in shed loads of foreign players to act as a sort of feeder club for Loftus Road.

Bet there aren't too many QPR fans happy to hear that.

I still think Evans will probably leave and Smith might if he gets a much better offer. Players are always saying how they'd "like to stay" but it doesn't mean they'll except any contract that's been offered if they get a better offer elsewhere, just that they wouldn't mind staying if they get a decent offer.

I hate the idea of feeder clubs, it's fucking shite.  Just means that your club is going nowhere.   Why would you want to be a feeder club.  Especially teams like Royal Antwerp, surely they shouldn't be doing things like that.

totally agree.

I suppose you could say ManUre put the twerp in Antwerp.....

If Swindon ever became a feeder club, I would doubt very much if I would turn up to watch us nurture other clubs youth team.