January 2021 Transfer, Gossip, Rumours, CONTRACT RENEWALS

Brentford and West Brom interested in Pearson alongside celtic

Sell to celtic. Hes not wba type, allardyce like big lads. Brentford, please no, its a rival. However, celtic, we won't see him again and will receive some dough perhaps. Or maybe this has been on the cards for a while. Anyone else think it was bizarre how celtic paid sinclairs wages from Jan to July when he signed.

I wish BP all the best. By far our best player. I don’t blame him for taking another route in his career and I hope he gets weighed in financially. If I had his ability and was in his position I wouldn’t want to sign another contract knowing AN would still be at the club. 👍

Who would you play BP instead of? BW our new signing, AB who’s just committed to a new contract, Ledson who we all hope will become a big player for us, Molumby, DJ, Bayliss?

I’ve loved watching BP and don’t fault him for wanting a new challenge, but surely if his mind is made up we are far better off playing players who want to be here?

Or Appleton? I've had enough in the flaws of ANs character. Behaves irrationally, subs never in a thought out manner, won't play the right players if he's fallen out with them. Has his favourites, Browne? Won't play youngsters. Won't change tactics. Too many issues for me.

I think the entire club needs a clean sweep.

Owner in his mid 80s (admittedly the club needs his money)

Board of middle aged white men,

Not an ethnic minority in sight bar some of the players (although 20% of the local population)

Not a woman in sight (50% of the local population)

Recruitment strategy that has got lost due to compettion and transfer fees.

Failure to develop own players.

Failure to grow support, indeed alienating many over the Ingol fiasco and unneccessarily signing Evans

Failure to provide modern fan facilities. fan zone, decent Finneys, catering choice.

Failure to develop commercial income

Failure to profit from own shop and catering.

Internal debt that has tripled.

Wage bill that is out of control.

Contracts handed out to mediocrity.

L1 standard defenders.

And now it also looks like a failure to capitalise on the best players, in turn limiting the budget for incoming players.

Ridsdale is a one man football disaster zone and one day folks will wake up and realise it.

Any manager under the current regime will be operationg with one hand tied behind his back making it even more impoertant to uise the available resources to their maximum effectiveness...can anybody honestly say that they consider Neil is gettingt the best oit of the players at his current disposal? Can anybody honestly say they consider he produces entertaining football.

Getting rid of him probably wouldn't produce a vast improvement but at least show some intent.

When we played at Oakwell the other week I started the thread with this

'I've chosen the Barnsley game simply because whenever I've seen them on the TV this season I've been impressed with the open attractive football they are playing. They appear to create a lot of opportunities......'

The Barnsley wage bill is half that of PNE, yet they are a couple of points above us in the table. The style of footbal is entirely down to the manager....the same as our negative style is entirely down to Neil.

Pearo - frozen out as he has said he is leaving and replacements already in place. Is this the right move by Alex? Would you consider playing BP considering that to all intents and purposes, he is the best CDM in the club? Is not picking him accepting that this season the aim is mid table?

Think it may be time to change my avatar... 2 reasons. 1) BP is gone! 2) If those two stood together now, it would be Pearo looking up!

No point Ben being in the squad now. He’s been a great player. Probably the best holding midfielder I’ve ever seen at the club and wish him well.

Looks like we’ve got the best player we could to replace him in Whiteman, and he needs to start every game going forward.

I’d sell DJ and give everything we can to pearo if it was up to me. But would probably upset a few having a bigger earner than everyone else.

Good looks like clear out about to start Stockley Harrop Gally Hughes Hunts Fisher Rafferty Storey Nugent 9 would be a decent window. None of these can or will ever improve us. DJ Pearson get money for them trust me they will both play champ football( unless abroad) in the next 12 months. Like Hugill and Robinson. Big miss Davies he will be a top player and I don't blame him.
Don't cry folks no sentiment in football it is what it is.

Bodin would have been at the top of my list .... at least most of the mentioned have made a contribution to this season so far (Nugent apart)

Which we last saw? Pre season friendly over two years ago since he did anything useful.

I’m not a Bodin fan. Nothing to do with injuries, he simply doesn’t work hard enough for the team when he does play. Idle.

The answers to yor question is too easy North End

'And how do you know they have failed on the commercial, finney and catering?

If you are outside looking in without dealing with the club professionally you would have no idea'

I read the annual accounts.

The last lot show commercial revenue at £2m ..it has hardly shifted over the years and amongst the lowest in the Championship.

The catering, like the shop, is leased out for a fixed fee. For a couple of seasons Finneys was good value and crowded every pre-match....from the beginning of last season it has been half empty because the quality of what is on offer has gone down the pan.

You can make your own mind up about the concourse catering...compared to other clubs , from Burton to Fulham I think it is carp....with everything from cardboard pies to overpriced drinks....and limited choice. You can see what the fans think of it...part from half time you can always get served immediately.

The fact that the club sells the rights to deliver these services results in the club not givng a toss what is on offer once the money is in.

Other clubs show far more initiative, even running their own shops and producing their own shirst in some cases. I don't think PNE even has a commercial manager at the present time.

Who knows?

From what I've seen the community set up does a good job but . let's face it. the club's relationship with fans has been at best indifferent for years..the occasional forum in which those who go get told what the club wants to tell them appears no more than a token exercise to me. Thwe way fans were used in order to get the Ingol planning permission says it all really.

Harrop to Ipswich may be in doubt. Stuff coming up on his medical. Talk of a renegotiation, wages.