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Yeah I'd be looking to retain Kerr personally. I'd say out of him, Jones and Humphrys he is the one most likely to renew. His injury issues of the last 18 months or so may well impact what offers he gets. I'm also not expecting Hughes to be here next season especially with interest being strong...

Haven't seen a thread for it so might as well get the ball rolling. One reported bit of movement from us already is reports Charlie Goode has returned back to Brentford. Think it's injury related as to why he has gone back early.

Tickle - Keep (feel he will go though) Amos - Leave Clare - Keep (but not as a right back in a back 4. Position where he has played the most this season but looks least comfortable. I'd like to see him tried as a wing-back when we play 3 ATB or right wing when we play a 4 man defence...

I think of all the out of contract players this summer there is a very obvious batch of four that we will have no interest in retaining Amos - Sky high wages for a back up keeper Pearce - Has been decent when played a fair amount of the time but he is just too injury prone to justify keeping...

Agree with this. Especially the Goode signing. We were already heavy at centre back when it comes to numbers. So signing another in Goode and one who doesnt really play well alongside Hughes in most of games he plays seemed unnecessary. We are deffo light in terms of central midfield. I do...

This is the position on Maloney that i am taking too. I think given the limitations this season not to mention the off the field stuff with the takeover disrupting pre season last summer that Maloney has overall done relatively well. There is the good overall home record to point to under...

I will judge Maloney fully next season when he has had a summer of no restrictions on the transfer front and very likely a budget boosted by fees received for Hughes and Tickle. This season was always going to be one in transition and thankfully we are only 2/3 wins off being able to fully...

Echo a lot of the thoughts above. I felt we shaded the first half but that goal before HT changed the game. Oxford's confidence grew after that and they dominated the second half. Yes people can bemoan the deflections on goals but if closing down was better and deflections closer to the player...

Agreed, hate to use this phrase but rules are rules. Certainly is worth keeping an eye on this over the next few weeks. A lot of our fans errorneously thought this meant they had escaped with a points deduction for the 125% breach. The article as i read it says they have been charged and it...

On the Reading EFL announcement today it does state the following Mr Dai Yongge The owner of the Club, Mr Dai Yongge, has today been charged with misconduct for his repeated failures to deposit an amount equal to 125% of the Club’s forecast monthly wage bill in a designated bank account.  Mr...

Yeah, Lang has been like that now since start of last season i think. Spent too long last season going over too easily and looking for free kicks and referees cottoned onto it very quickly. In addition to these issues carrying over into this season, i have not liked at all his constant dissent...

I think given his loan is until January that Rekik has been signed to cover until Jason Kerr is back fit and boy have we missed him. Kerr's injury last season deffo had an impact on Whatmough's form post World Cup break. I also really fear we are missing Naylor too in midfield. The lack of an...

Ideally yes and like i mentioned earlier im still behind Maloney and hope he can snap us out of this poor run of form. But come the end of the Charlton game if we still havent got a win or a batch of about 4 points on the baord from those games then there is every chance a change could be made...

I feel he will get minimum till end of Oxford at home. As i said in my original post that a weird quirk of our fixture list is playing much more away games than home ones so far. That will even itself out in the next few weeks given how many more home games we have to balance it out. When a...

Perfectly worded KdZ, couldnt have put it better myself. My thoughts on this season where that we would be nowhere near the playoffs but would be away from the drop zone and easing into somewhere between 13th and 16th in the final standings even with the points deduction. I never got carried...

Thoughts on the released/retained players list. All those released i agree with the decision to release them. Suspect the likes of Fletcher and Kelly as loanees would have been on significant wages too. Frustrating it looks like Amos and Tilt had automatic one year renewals written into their...

Journalist Darren Witcoop has us linked with Nick Powell now on a free. So strongly suspect he will be getting released by Stoke. Very firm no to Powell resigning, for so many reasons - Plays same position as Keane, Keane's goal record to Powell in an inferior side is superior. - Keane is...

Seen a poll on twitter now where the question of McManaman coming back for League One next season was discussed and 45 percent polled yes. Couldnt believe how high the polling was for a potential return Guy hasnt made an impression at his last two clubs (Melbourne Victory in the A League and...

The ones at the big six clubs will be on sizeable wages. But i reckon the ones at still good level academies below the elite like Villa, West Ham and Everton will be on not too high salaries at U23 level. Been hearing reports there are quite a few promising youngsters in Liverpool U23s who...

Maybe for a player or two but i dont think its gonna be main place where we look. I presume we will be looking at PL U23 players who are out of contract, some of those are bound to have had EFL loan spells already but arent going to have their deals renewed this summer and thus are free to move on.