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Yes. Agreed! Looks like the prize money is heading to TheSkipper at the moment. Wonder how he knew about Gillingham? 🤔

9 of the first 12 games completed. 3 quarters of the way through the first quarter of the season. Apart from MK and Gillingham looks like the pundits weren't too far off the mark. Looking forward to reviewing where we are after Crewe, Oldham and Swindon.

True. But he was s bit special wasn't he?

OK. So let's assume we need a new DoF. Do you go for Montague? My two penneth? No. He left for a reason which we will certainly never know, but as a principle, don't look back. Look forward.

BBC SportRichard Montague: Swansea City director of football set t...Richard Montague left a similar role at League Two club Notts County to take up what is a key position at Swansea in February.

I think, for what it's worth, that Hinchy and Edwards were always bottom of the list. Edwards had his first game for Gateshead today: they got stuffed by Neil Ardley's Woking. Funny old game isn't it?

Thanks @theAnticlough . Maybe I'll put forward for the Technical Board 🙃

3-5-2 today?

@Piethagoram and @Fan of Big Tone are right. 110% correct as the football vernacular goes. It is an indisputable fact that a business (professional football is a business not a sport or a hobby) must be sustainable, maybe not year on year, but certainly over a given time span. So you can over spend one year if you feel the time is right to invest, but you must then work to balance out any debt over subsequent years. Otherwise there is only one outcome - ask our Chancellor of the Exchequer! Of course there is another approach, believe in fairy tales and Hollywood benefactors 🙃

I've always looked at 12 games as the benchmark. A quarter of the season should see a fair sample of the league's opposition.

Sadly, I feel you have summed it up rather too well @piedestrian . However, let's keep the faith until those first 12 games are up 😐

Let him go and quickly. He obviously wants out. And there will be no statement from the owners until the deal is done. They wouldn't give away any bargaining position prior to finalising the move. They are a little more shrewd then Mr. Trump 🤑

Sadly I feel we need to cash in now, much as it leaves us under strength up front 😟. Too much noise and rumour.

There is an old adage in business, and football is a business when all said and done, 'if two directors agree, then you have one director too many''. So the Technical Board, or whatever you call it is an essential part of a clubs structure. Robust discussion is essential for success.

Can't see why we have any interest in Mr. John-Jules. 91 games 10 goals in 5 years either on loan or at Crawley, the majority in League 1. Perhaps just in re-hab? Can't see why we have any interest in Mr. John-Jules. 91 games 10 goals in 5 years either on loan or at Crawley, the majority in League 1. Perhaps just in re-hab?