Charlie Wayman

Gunn wasn't used either so who's in for him? Just asking.

Unfair and not particularly true. On last season's evidence he is by no means top of the list of our worst offenders, our quadruple CBs seem to think it's part of their contract.

So what happens to all those players who do not make the final PL first team squad, cannot find a club to take them yet are still on our books... Austin for example? I suppose Ralph will say 'not my problem" but how do you handle umpteen surplus but expensively remunerated footballers who will not even be allowed to figure in training. There are still a few weeks to go in this window so a mass exodus is still possible and one or two show real signs of being rehabilitated.

Thanks igsey for having my back and taking out that sniper! Owe you one.

Plenty of it on display on this forum.

Wow! Just look at those broad smiles from our Bertie in Austria, he is revelling in pre-season training and there is a steely determination in his eyes that augurs well for the season ahead. I have no reservations at all about his ability to claw back his England starting place, he is by far the country's best left back, can run, can cross, reads the game brilliantly and can score goals. He is going to surprise a few of you critics mark my words.

We want him to stay of course. We sold Targett so we have no experienced cover for Valery or Bertie. Judging by the pics being leaked out of Austria he is really putting his heart and soul into pre-season and my bet is he'll regain a starting place in preference to Valery or we might even see him in as an attacking midfielder to replace Lemina. He has pace for sure and can tackle so play him in a position where his height in defence doesn't count against him. Whatever, the rift between him and Ralph seems to have blown over which has to be a good thing. Now that Gallagher is on his way maybe Ralph no longer considers it important that Cedric should know all about Gallagher's private life!

In which case he'll make sure he is first choice and Valery will have to get used to the idea of competition for his position which he didn't have last season.

Yes but sadly still no interest or bids for Ward Prowse

Don't hold your breath sunshine.

I still believe this has Nigel Adkins' finger prints all over it and it is likely to happen. Suppose he's better than Redmond for example? Shouldn't think anybody feels secure under Ralph's eye.

Certainly beats the ten years before he arrived for excitement but the politics and incompetence at board level have remained pretty much the same

Yep, we will need to rely on Villa & The Blades to go straight back down and I think they will.

Delighted to see Dan N'Lundulu on the plane, he is a real prospect and a mighty handful in the box for any CB. Boufal misses out presumably because of AFCON and his delayed holidays. Likely he isn't scheduled to be back until later in July. Also pleased that Cedric Soares is being given another chance.

What are you talking about, the lad has endured a nigh on season long stomach injury that has limited his ability to play. You know nothing about his attitude during training so why make such a tasteless remark.

As I said it's the quality of refereeing you should be questioning.

If we sell Lemina we will need a replacement and anyone better will cost us far more than the figure being bandied around for Mario.

Don't be a pedant, you know exactly what I mean.

It's the quality of refereeing you should be questioning not VAR

Shame, wonder what happened to upset him? Rumours of a separation from his partner will certainly have unsettled him. Hope it all blows over and he can get fit and stay fit and lost importantly stay here. We all love him don't we?

Is that possible? Whereas Ralph has never seen Boufal in action and probably hasn't even met him, Cedric and Ralph have some history and one senses Ralph had more or less told him that he (Cedric) had no part to play in his (Ralph's) plans. That seems to me to rule out any chance of a reconciliation or re-integration in a Hasenhuttl team. For all that and all the vile abuse that Cedric gets on here, he is a very decent player with a recent European Championship winning medal in his pocket. They don't grow on trees. Bearing in mind the very strong Portuguese connection in everything that is the new Wolves, chances are they will be bidders for his services.

£3m pa for a couple more years will set him up nicely for the rest of his life. 5 years of it too which is a cool £15m. Consider how many millions maximum most of us earn in a lifetime... £1.5m? Average income £25k x 45 year (both max'd) = gets the point? I doubt he needs much sympathy for his mental frailties

Ouch! Sorry Mr Blackmore, just a wise crack that went wrong. Mia Culpa

Hear bloody hear!

So Birmingham have become our feeder club now.