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So far the only news is that Razor and Parky have signed contract extensions until the end of the season, and that Coley is playing golf somewhere. :)

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He better find a floodlit golf course, window doesn't close until 11pm :D

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Don't forget the bit about the club being "hopeful of completing at least one more deal before the transfer deadline passes". ;)

If it is Mark Hughes, rather than Godwin, how will Fulham feel about losing their manager? :p

Also - to show what a boring day it is for news today - the "Stat of the weekend" in the Times football pages refers to the fact that Bradford City are below us in the League "despite having an average attendance more than six times higher (10,779 to 1756)". I thought goals won games; how many do the crowd score in an average season? :confused:

:D

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Errr...I suspect that this is an oblique reference to the fact that crowds=revenue; revenue=financial resources; financial resources=buying players and paying them well.

No doubt that somewhere out there in cyberspace is an alternative league table which gives a standing based upon a ratio of points won/people through the gates and possibly one of points/average players salary. I'm sure that in both cases Stanley would top the league.

In either case, the motto can only be 'tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito'. That is another oblique reference; interpret it as you wish.

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well those 2 staying on well pleases me.:)

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Or could it mean - since their resources swamp us but we're higher up the League than them - that they're a worse team than us? :p :D

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Kevin Long is also back fer rest of season, about 1 week away from full fitness according to jimmy bell on fishy site, more good news as far as i'm concerned, think the second half of this seasons looking good to me.:)

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Was out for 3-4 weeks, am I right in thinking he has only missed 1 game :D

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Also Joe Jacobson on a permanent deal

Two very good signings:)

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I have still to be fully 100% convinced by Long....personally prefer Hessey and Edwards at centre back although you can never have too many quality players in key positions :)

Jacobson is a quality signing....hopefully he kicks on from here and stays beyond this season.

Without a doubt the signing of the day is Razor. The lad oozes class. Lets hope he can have a decent rest of season to prove he's injury free and then signs long term.

Parky imo is a decent squad player but I'm not too excited about retaining him.

All in all good news. Here's to "backing the bid" ;)

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Well, I am well pleased with all those signings and Tom Smyth back from Workington - things can only get better in the second half of the season and in some respects, the club is more geared up to launching a bid for the play offs.

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Longs quality and showed how good he was against cheltenham! Had a superb game before going of injured.

Glad ray has signed but didnt want parky at all.

Mark Hughes the defender is a good player, we was after him either last season or the season before :/. I remember jimmy bell at the fans forum mentioning him.

Hope Jimmy Ryan stays put please :)

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Ditto fc stanley all very valid points.

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Last one of the day, none gone out.....

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no complaints from me, adds to the squad.

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off topic a bit but Sky Sports have Bury terminating Danny Carltons contract by mutual consent - in the same way that Fleetwood did Craney a favour. I wonder where he's going? Injury prone for the last season and a half but a belting player nonetheless (and one that Coleman has bid for in the past I believe)

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Alan Martin also released by Leeds today ...

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Crag Stanley joins Torquay on loan from Morecambe

Morecambe | News | Latest from the Globe Arena | News | Stanley joins Torquay on loan

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Yes please!! Let's bring Nigel back :)

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seems coleys missed out on "Torres" must be the fact he wasn't a scouser?:D

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£170.000 per week , You would have to pay abit more on the turnstiles Cashy,,:D:D:D

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Rather have Craney, who wants to play for our management duo, rather than for Abramovich's filthy lucre.:D

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Two players signed on contract terms, another on a long-term loan and two more players extend their contracts until the end of the season.

And Jimmy Ryan is still a red.

What a great day to be a Stanley fan!


We're going to need a new thread just for who we think will go out on loan. Remember the days when we couldn't even fill the substitutes bench???

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gotta agree Whalley Red, well pleased wi today.:wave8:

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Good day. Must admit that the size of the squad (twenty-five on my count) makes me a little nervous, but knowing that we've come through the transfer window having kept our best players and added undoubted quality to the squad is great. :)

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The purse strings must have also been loosened:eek:

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Best squad we've had since we returned to the league. Really looking forward to the rest of the season now. :)

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Agreed. Genuine strength in depth. Hopefully coley will utilise it!

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Now gone back to Workington

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There was a thread about the club MAYBE signing Mark Hughes from Nth Queensland Fury. Is this ago, or just a rumor? I watched (most of the game) him play against our Wellington Phoenix today and he was outstanding (still lost though ). What a great asset he would be. Defo a standout in a poor side.

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Fury wouldn't let him leave until after the season ends, which aint too long off I believe

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The season ends with a play-off between the top six clubs but, as Fury ended up 11th, and bottom, their season ended yesterday with the match that KJ saw.

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So, is he coming top Accy or has he foolishly decided to go somewhere else?

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I think JC will have to ship a few out before anybody comes in. Can't see it happening

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Accy Observer has again linked Coley with a move for Hughes. Not exactly rocket science but the Observer aren't usually known for making stories up based on educated guesses.

The same article has us more than interested in Macclesfield pair Bencherif and Barnett. The second chappie is 'unlikely' to come here though as he will command a fee and has interested clubs further up the leagues. Never heard of him to be honest but the other fella is welcome, there's a bit of a shortage of Algerian kebabs shops in town!

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Both of those 2 looked quality when we played them at their place, especially Barnett, just the sort of big, mobile and awkward guy we have always lacked up front.

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:)Todays Telegraph :) Accrington Stanley?s weekend wait over player decisions (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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Few bits in the Observer Jacobson linked to Shrews | Accrington Observer - menmedia.co.uk

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Hope we get a few confirmed signings this weekend. Be a little gutted to see Jacobsen go after Coleman put his faith in him an gave him an immediate first team place dropping Bateson for the rest of the season. He Should show some loyalty to Stanley.

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Bateson may well be at Morecambe next season. Particularly now that the assistant manager there, is the guy who took him on loan to Altrincham.

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i agree, but what loyalty is shown by the club,when the lads aint paid on time? so whilst i agree, can also understand any lad moving.:(:eek:

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Nothing on the current players re-signing up just these two storys from the Telegraph... Burnley defender among Accrington Stanley targets (From Lancashire Telegraph) Accrington Stanley tell Putterill to prove fitness (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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i was under impression Craney was carrying n injury back end of season.;) would love to see putterill resigned, find it very odd though after hearing about the 10 day business, have not heard of 1 of em resigning so far,:eek: find that a bit ominous.

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Tought we'd have heard some thing by now cashy even if it was just rumours,deafening silence:confused:

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The whole idea of rumours is that you make them up. Which ones do you want ? :D

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well i like the one that said yeh ordered a "Rovers Season Ticket":D:D

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:)At last a bit of news...Joyce expects to stay at Accrington Stanley (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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Good news in my opinion!!! I like Luke as a person as well as a player and must say that the new formation suits him well!!! :)

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We are more than half way through the month, I would imagine pre-season will be but two weeks away and as it stands we have one person under contract come the end of the month.

It's worrying to say the least as looking back at this time last year a large chunk of the squad was signed up.

I know the season was protracted by a few weeks with the play-offs but we have read bits about answers being from ten days from the original contract offers, by last weekend when some returned from Portugal.

Some may be paper talk and there may be genuine reasons for no official line if that's the case just say so but silence.....

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personally i'm very disappointed none seem to have even taken the trouble to say aye or no. its probably the first time the club have been able to offer longer contracts n many of em were rescued from non league obscurity.:( think its a very poor response.

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Is that the new 1-1-1 formation :D

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does this mean we have 3 players now?

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i think if you look back to last year it was a very similar scenario in mid June. Players will be wanting to keep their options open as long as possible, and if I remember correctly they are paid for June? If that is the case they aren't likely to renew early just in case something else comes up, but now they'll have one eye on not getting paid for July if they are without a club.

Good news on Joycey though, 2 year contract as well eh? That was a bit surprising, not that he doesn't deserve it, but two year contracts at our club are usually reserved for the 'flair' players who we might make money on. Two years for a holding player sends me a message that we are indeed looking to build a team to take us forwards.

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dave as we currently stand going for the more conventional 0-0-1 all out attack, craney's going to have to cover a lot of ground but thank god for the new ruling on rush back goalies.....potential life saver!
obviously if joycey signs gonna have to re think tactics but as it stands looks a winner, certainly confuse a few teams

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What was on offer last year wasn't 2-year contracts, also was no 10 day deadline as far as i'm aware?:confused:Coley is obviously to me, looking to build on the progress stanley made, i think its very poor none seem to have responded, it is good news about joycey, but then aint a done deal either yet is it?

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We had a few players that were half-way through their two year deals last June which protected our "Crown Jewels" so too speak and we had certainly added a few faces as well as losing some by mid-June 2010.

There is also the over-24 scenario as per Symesy last year where we would get nothing if an out of contract player of that ilk leaves.

So a two year deal for players & club may provide much more stability for both parties as well as being a belt & braces approach to similar things happening as well as helping getting market value for the ones under that age bracket?

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That is the bit I was trying to put into words - cheers Macca ;) - we have a few in the 21- 23 bracket and we must protect ourselves by offering proper contracts!!

I for one am very pleased to see some forward/sensible thinking... :)


:) :) :)

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to be honest i think the majority of the team will resign,together with a few additions,they will be a hard team to beat again next season.
When pre-season starts,thats when the rumours and gossip will kick in !!!! lol

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Sincerely hope yer right.

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Sorry Cashy I sincerely hope he is wrong and very wrong - I want the team to re-sign not resign en masse - we would have no team apart from Craney:eek:

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i read it as you just said it.;)

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My english teacher once told me i had to try harder !!!!

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Whooo a snippet of a rumour in the Australian 442 magazine. At the bottom of the article about Cisak, which I think is the article from the LT recently, there is something about Mark Hughes

Australia FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website

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I sincerely hope Alex signs on again. Club and crowd favourite. Will play constantly at our club, whereas other clubs may just see him as a bit part keeper, which will do his Australia National team credentials no good whatsoever. The potential signing of Mark Hughes seems interesting. Obviously one JC and JB know about.

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Good read.

Can only echo the statements with regards Cisak, he's the club number 1 and hopefully if he stays can have an ever bigger impact next season, doing his olympic chances no harm at all.

Interesting if we get Hughes, Coley has been a long term admirer as we all know, but seeing as he plays Center Half does that mean Hessey is out of the picture?? Hopefully not.

Also strong rumours Kevin Long is returning on loan next season.....




ahh aint it nice to talk about football again :)

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Here goes,these are my predictions who will not be at Acci this season, Cisak,Jacobson,Ryan and Gornell.( and i will go for Proccy as an outsider),
Hope i am wrong,but these lads deserve to be tested at an higher level, but i have no doubt Coleman will unearth a few more diamonds,But its the keeper and centre forward who Acci will miss most,Along with Proccy,who is admired by numerous other teams.

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:(Happy father's day to you too:(

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you changed yer tune, yeh said most would re-sign the other day.:rolleyes:

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Coming from someone with (insider?) knowledge, that is really, really bad news. Why can't someone come in for my little hero instead?

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All rumours still as of yet........

After last summers hastily arranged squad I think anything is possible!!

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Just my opinion,but after remembering last season,(which i forgot about),Acci lost there two best players ( grant and symes) and two first team regulars (Kempo and Miles),Therefore i am not as confident as i was (sorry cashy ! ).
Thought Edwards may have gone last year,so thats why i have gone for Proccy as an outsider !!!.
Unfortunatley,I havent any inside info !!!,just me being a bit pessimistic as the season approaches (all part of being a football fan):):):)

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Proccy is a funny one for me. Historically he has only been courted by lower end, equally unfashionable clubs like ours. Macclesfield and a crap Rochdale team spring to mind. Its not that he isn't worth better but they have always been the type of club looking at him. I hope I'm not temptin fate here but I can't see a local lad, a player who has risen through three tiers of football, become club captain along the way, being tempted by such a move. I have a feeling that Proccy is amongst the better paid players here, and he has always been one of those who is in the favoured few who plays regardless of form. His last couple of years (certainly since being made captain) have been the making of him but it wasn't always like that.

I also think that 10% of his performance is pride and passion borne out of having been here so long and so highly thought of, and another 5% of his performance is as Captain. HE wouldn't be the same player anywhere else. Only my opinion though.

For what its worth I think he's a belter and deserves a chance at a bigger club.

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I agree with the man above :)

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Only watched Proccy for the last couple of seasons and he could easily play at an higher level,good engine,technically sound and a physical presence,he would be missed if he left Acci,but I believe he has a good relationship with Coley,so it would be a suprise if he left

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i thought proccy was less influential this season.
Alot of games passed him by.

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You will never se an headless chicken and Proctor in the same room.
Good engine yes but he would improve that if he stopped constantly chasing the ref arms outstretched appealing for every decision. Play off v
Stevenage was an example. Referees have now stopped being influenced by players and eventually being human they get fed up. Leave him to do his job as sadly even the "bad ones" usually stick around till full time, lets start trying to get them on our side for a change.

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To be fair to Proccy he spent a lot of the season having to anchor midfield until Luke Joyce came back into the side to play that role which then freed Proccy up to go more to his orthadox box to box play.

My worry here is not so much losing individuals but more the spine of the team but maybe no news is good news?

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:eek: Not looking good this :confused: Jacobson set to decide Accrington Stanley future (From Lancashire Telegraph) Come know Joe you no your loved here;):)

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Just been told that apparently he's going to Bury and the Shakers have signed him a two year deal,subject to a medical and international clearance:(

And if you want confirmation its one of their leading stories on their website :(

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I disagree about Proccy,Acci finished 5th in the league,he never went hiding in any game i watched (unlike a few i could mention),screened the back four for a good part of the season(resulting in the clean sheet record being broken),he ended up scooping most of the individual awards,
How he can be accused of games passing him by is beyond me,how many games did we lose ???,
Far enough,if the tactics are to go long,centre mids get isolated,thats not his fault,although when we did,he was sometimes the target man.
Very very good player,cant convince me otherwise.

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:(:(:( just been on Blue & Amber shrewsburys message board!!This is a 5 man hit list that are strongly rumoured to sign for the shrews :(:(:( LINK http://blueandamber.proboards.com/in...=73510&page=10 I hope there wrong :(

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Think our two on that list were linked a few weeks ago in the Observer Mab

Ashley Grimes signed for Rochdale today

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Well said, that man! Scored some belting goals, too.

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Don't know where we are going anymore; down no doubt. I notice ccj's again in May & June. No players signed with one exception; no realistic budget, only poor prospect contracts on offer, yet people talk about shiny new stadiums in the distance. Still we hear these rumours all the time at this level.

I once heard a rumour from a guy in a pub; who got it direct from the horses mouth that JC would be given a substantial transfer budget to bring in players in the Jan window. Never said which January though; worrying that.

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Proper little ray of sunshine aren't you Doug? Can't help but have a dig at the new regime can you! As others have said, we never have signed players before we need to as the earlier we sign 'em the earlier we have to start paying them & I have every confidence that we will have a team signed up in plenty of time for the new season

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Years of root within the club will not disappear over a few wks.....we will suffer the effects for a few more seasons if anyone thinks a magic wand has be waved and everything will be rosie now EW has cut all ties with the club need to take the rose tinted glasses off!

But we as a club have great staff and fans who will carry the club through the next few seasons.....most wanted EW gone they have but yet sum still pick holes at the ppl who are trying to turn this club around!

This is meant to be a new era lets enbrace it :)

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C'mon guys, the summer's supposed to be for cricket, golf and tennis. Leave the football gossip to the tabloids.
This time a year ago we lost our best goalscorer, best young prospect, best goalkeeper, and best centre half. I anticipated doom for last season. How wrong I was.
The important signings are in place - Messrs Coleman and Bell.

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Scunthorpe closing in on Ryan it's been reported on skysports website :(

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Would that be the same club that closed in on Grant? Jimmy may do well to remember that fact.:rolleyes:

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Always good to have someone to talk to whilst warming up the bench:D

Scunthorpe's website also confirms two players have agreed deals but the manager won't mention names until everything is signed

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Let's hope that we don't do what we did with Bobby Grant and agree a fee of peanuts with silly add on clauses

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did we get the option of 'agreeing' a fee?


what odds on a player plus fee deal?

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Now thw norm with tribunal cases.

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:(This is the link NewsNow: Loading story...

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What....like the one rumoured / bounded about at the time of Grant's move to Scunthorpe, that Stanley would get a few extra £££££ IF Scunthorpe ever got promoted to the Premier League ????:mad:

Hope the genius who agreed to that one is a very,very,very long way away from negotiations if they ever take place over any move they make for Ryan.:rolleyes:

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:(According to skysports news :( Gornell turns down Accy offer :(

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what a fantastic day mab and it's raining!

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:(Here the link :( Gornell turns down Accy offer | Sky Sports | Football | League Two | News