January Transfers & Rumours

[eyepie]

You can't beat Durham for complements.
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[maddogslater]

Macca is definitely staying here and seeing out his five years contract.

[durhampie]

Quality!

Both him and Bostock were crap...

[durhampie]

You can't beat Durham for complements.
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They have to something special to earn those accolades...

[SwalePie]

Macca is definitely staying here and seeing out his five years contract.

Is that from a trustworthy sauce? I really hope it's true. Or that we get £2.5m for him. Either way would be decent business.

[Old_pie]

They have to something special to earn those accolades...

But it's a mistake. I think he was trying to say you would complement Eeyore, or a sour grape, and I don't think that's much of a compliment but if the cap fits ....

[Old_pie]

Is that from a trustworthy sauce? I really hope it's true. Or that we get £2.5m for him. Either way would be decent business.

Macca's Dad was on the recent Magpie Circle and seemed quite upbeat about him staying, though I took that as being at least for the rest of the season.

[optipez]

If that is the case then the owners' strategy isn't working. Do we need to carry such huge expenses at this level? How do other clubs manage, those with much smaller crowds, some of them are above us?

I guess the only way to be viable is for Football Radar to use the club to showcase its operation. Buying Langstaff for 50K and potentially increasing his value to 1.5 million is exactly the kind of thing that shows it can work. Unfortunately, buying like likes of Morias and Randall proves the opposite. The same with managers, unearthing LW and making a profit on him.

Dipping back into the NL, which we should have left behind forever after 4 painful years, does not show great judgement, particularly dishing out 3.5 year contracts which other managers have not had. We need to start thinking like league club.

Apologies for going against the board's orthodox body of opinion, I know it makes some people angry.

In the club's defence Pete Wild at Barrow and Mike Williamson at MK Dons and Dave Challinor at Stockport have all come from non league. Maynard may or may not be a success but I'll give the Bros and recruitment team the benefit of the doubt.

[pjace]

Macca may well be pleased to stay as he hasn't had an offer to triple or quadruple his wages yet

[SwalePie]

Macca's Dad was on the recent Magpie Circle and seemed quite upbeat about him staying, though I took that as being at least for the rest of the season.

Yes I saw that one. I'm rather liking his YouTube channel too btw.