StarkMallard

If the gossip is true, those two would have set us back 20,000 pounds a week. They were out of reach for most other clubs too. All the same, I expect our budget to be one of the smallest next season, and a chunk of that is being eaten up by Roos and Traore as well.

16 goals in 134 League Two games is... not great. The Dundee fans on social media (I know) are surprised he's landed a move to League 1 as well. Hope the recruitment team has seen something they haven't, but we do tend to produce one really odd signing every year. Hope he proves the doubters wrong though. When we signed Kyle Wootton, his record looked equally poor and Scunny fans were glad to see the back of him. He turned his career around at Notts, hope this new man does too. Also, I really liked Barbie Girl.

Ah, according to Viborg FF it's being shown on their official YouTube channel. Great day of football coming up on Saturday then! I checked the Randers website but couldn't find any mention of a stream. We don't play them until the week after though.

The match on Stuttgart was streamed, but the home club took care of that. So maybe it'll be worth checking the clubs we're visiting to see if they're streaming it?

True @Michael D Pie.. After two seasons warming the bench, the last thing he wanted would have been to drop into League 1 and end up on the bench again. This way he'll be an automatic starter, will be able to get plenty of games and goals under his belt, and he'll probably be in L1 after a year anyway. It's just a shame it had to be at that plastic club.

What a bunch of thugs Paraguay are, I'm glad to see the back of them. Here's the highlights of France v Paraguay for those of you who missed them:

Wasn't he out of contract? I've heard talk that Salford have matched Millwall's wages, no idea if it's true. I'd been expecting him to land at a richer L1 club such as Huddersfield, but this is surprising and a bit disappointing. He's probably very sure they'll be in L1 as year from now and he's earning a packet to boot. I think it's very likely we were in for him too, but money talks.

Thanks for the updates. Sounds like a good run-out, and interesting that Iorpenda was there. Great goal by Gibbons, he must have a foot like a traction engine.

I was expecting this to happen - he'd fallen down the pecking order (from November onwards he was neither use nor ornament), yet due to his scoring record was always going to be easy to shift. Like @menzinho I'd have been happier if he'd stayed in League Two rather than going to a potential rival. I just hope we can find a good replacement who can contribute the goals we need.

In Germany, not all matches are on free TV. However, those that aren't get in-depth coverage. Like this analysis of the pitch invaders last night (subtitles at the bottom):

Never in doubt really was it? 😂 We've done what we needed to do, but it's difficult to really impress against opponents that sit deep. Germany have already shown that that can end very differently. We haven't gelled yet and we look nervous at the back. Pickford looks panicked and I'm not sure we'll stand up to sustained pressure. But then again, maybe playing an opponent that doesn't park the bus will suit us. Bastian Schweinsteiger, who a week or two again said that we could field two teams strong enough to win the World Cup from our squad, now thinks that Mexico will beat us. I saw Germany fail against Paraguay earlier this week (I went to bed after the disallowed goal as I was tired and knew what was going to happen). Too many luxury players (and a stubborn coach playing them all at once) and not enough leaders. Kimmich is not a captain. I haven't seen everyone play yet, but France look a class above. But it can ask be over very quickly in tournament football, that's the beauty of it.

According to the Grauniad, former franchise player Jonathan Leko is on trial at Notts, while Aden Flint is also training with us.

It's an early kick-off so if we get at least a point we'll be in an automatic promotion spot! What a fantastic start. It's a big name, plus it's better to play them before they've picked up momentum. But Leicester, Luton and Burnley in a week is a tough start!

You're brave for coming to Germany in this weather @Piethagoram! What a week it's been. We've had over 40 degrees for two days running, and after about a week and a half of 30 to 35 degrees the flat was already heated up. You know when you cross the road behind a diesel bus exhaust and the air is unbearably hot? Well it's like that everywhere, all the time. I've spent it running from one air conditioning unit to the next. I even went to a shopping centre yesterday! Really sad news about the Major Oak @Michael D Pie., I've been there many a time and an still a bit obsessed by it. We've all got memories of that tree. Apparently the plan is to just leave it - it may no longer produce leaves, but it'll still be there longer than any of us.

Sounds like an interesting player to develop but not necessarily one for the first 11 straight away. Let's see how he does and cross our fingers for him. Also, since he's under 21 I think he doesn't count towards the squad limit. I'll call him Daz!