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W..T....F?

Err, yeah, that makes perfect sense ...

Yet we kept hold of Ranger....

Can only assume it's a wage cap issue. Seems an odd decision none the less. His return is decent and we are shipping him out in favour of two players we've yet to see and one who, charitably, has an issue or two.

Exactly how I see it too. :(

Might be something as simple, as he hasn't settled, bit out of the blue though, whatever the reason.

Yes I suppose he isn't a guaranteed starter like he hoped and this may be player lead.

It's odd in terms of squad numbers, not in terms of ability. He's been shit

Disagree. He's not a world beater but has done a decent job for us. He's the one player who has probably been mucked around most by Ranger's hokey cokey.

Add to that my favourite harp.....one player who hasn't scored a single senior goal.... Perhaps Danny don't like it here? Being honest watching the last two games, all players both looked as if they didn't want to be here...

If they wanted off the wages why not list for permanent transfer? He's been out of form and below par for a couple of months now, i reckon they are just trying to get him back firing. Could also mean Reis is close to first team?

Maybe they want the option of recalling him if Ranger goes AWOL again/ or is otherwise detained.

I seem to recall that he said something along the lines of 'he was happiest/playing best football of his career' with us. Admittedly it doesn't translate to him being settled, but you usually perform your best when you are happiest.

Strange one to say the least though...

Disappointed by this, I think his attitude seems to be right, he hasn't whinged publically when hes not played and has shown some good moments of pace and power and finishing, I don't think hes been shit.

If I remember rightly he had a reputation for having a bad attitude at Millwall, which we hadn't really seen in his first couple of months at the club. Perhaps that's coming out again now he's got over the novelty of being somewhere new.

He's hardly the only culprit though. Mason has been worse in terms of effort and desire, and the overall decline in performance from where he started, in my opinion, and Luongo's not far behind.

I reckon, coming down from the championship, he's on slightly higher wages than the average player here, and with Smith and Barker now here, we've effectively gone for two hungry players for the price of one slightly less hungry player. A shame though, since when he wants to play, he's got plenty to offer. Pace, height, strength, and finishing are not easy-to-find combinations in a League 1 striker.

Where is the indication he's had a bad attitude? Missed games over Christmas with an illness, and has been used as a starter and a sub all season.

While his performances have dropped a bit since he ran the show against Port Vale, don't think he's ever shown a lack of commitment, always seemed a willing runner and worked hard to me.

Only what Millwall fans were saying after we signed him, not anything he's done here to my knowledge:

Maybe he feels he can get away with it what with Ranger getting cut a lot of slack... Maybe it's just as innocent as getting him out for some fitness? He's been ill and injured this past month or so and now with Smith and Barker as well as other wide options it's just simply a case of getting him some match sharpness.

It could be anything, but I know for a fact that the N'Guessan signing was 100% Jed's work and I'm guessing he offered him quite a bit to come here as he was about to sign for Blackpool.

He hasn't been the same recently (probably due to injury) but it seems like an odd move still, as he has been pretty decent for us.

Hasn't he been unwell and injured? He's hardly played the last month, maybe he's going out to get a bit of fitness.

If it's to free up some wages to bring in a cb on loan then I'm ok with it.. If not then it's a poor decision.

Still reckon Ranger and  N'Guessan when fit and playing as a front 2 are as good as anything in this league.

Too old...

I'm N'Guessan there's not a simple answer behind this. Still, with Reis re-approaching fitness and Smith, Storey and Ranger avaliable (for the time being anyway) it doesn't worry me too much.

Who is?

I think DV is attempting to make a humourous remark regarding the young members of our squad

I'm really surprised at this. Furthermore, I'm really surprised that noone else seems surprised.

I'm surprised that you're surprised!

I'm very very surprised as well!  Seems extremely odd to be honest, after all he is our top goal scorer!

On a separatenote, but related, when does Ranger go to court?  Has it been put back, I thought it was January?

Pushed back to sometime in Feb now, can't remember the exact date.

Feb 24th or 25th I think

24th IIRC
Dany is only our top scorer as the previous one went back to his own club  :(

On a serious note he is lacking match fitness after a couple of injury/illness bouts, so may be something simple asvgaining match fitness.
May also be we are real close to the FL budget limits after the Barker and Smith signings

Or both  :doh:

N'Guessan.

Perhaps he wasn't in favour of giving Ranger another chance and now feels his position in untenable....

He's French, who cares?

Without inside knowledge this looks a ridiculous decision on what Ive seen of him.Always seems to give 100% and not without ability.Thought he did more in 20 mins on Saturday than Ranger did in the previous 70

Hopefully it'll do him some good, like Ajose's loan with us, works hard gets a few goals comes back and bangs them in for fun.

To be honest he always looks like he could be a real good player but just seems to go through the motions....needs a bit of anger and passion because he could be a beast of a player.
Done ok for us but like  say i reckon he could be a Championship striker easy.

He is like a fit Vincent Pericard.  It takes special talent for such big blokes to jump and make themselves 4 foot tall.

Good finisher mind if its put on a penalty spot or laid on a plate.

Big meh….....

As my mate said at the Preston game.... He is our version of Heskey - brute of a player who gets pushed over all the time.

From the report today it seems like we don't fancy offering him a new contract (presumably on a bit more than the ones we have now brought in so a waste of cash on a sub) and have offered him the chance to effectively leave now by going on loan as we can't sell him (2 club rule).  Probably the result of keeping Ranger.

I read somewhere Preston were keen on him. If he goes there, ill be a bit pissed, considering the reason given was the travelling from London

Depends, he might have a young family, and is travelling at the moment, but If preston gave him 2.5 years then he'd move, doubt he wants to for what he has left here.

It was said a few clubs are interested in him, also interest in Lee Cox from scotland

I reckon Butcher will take Cox to Hibs.