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Can't imagine any expectation cooling going on in the run up to season ticket renewal time.

Maybe, just maybe, Bournemouth offered him a decent wage increase, made him feel wanted (which, as we have found out with Ashley Barnes and Adam El Abd, is something footballers appreciate/need) and he was concerned he would not be first choice at the Albion? It doesn't always have to be...

No, if he is here and being paid he should be available for selection. However, I can understand why his mind may be elsewhere and therefore perhaps not WORTH picking when you factor in A) it might upset other players staying, B) He wouldn't be a the top of his game, C) We did OK without him...

Of course. But might it not be that Oscar has decided not to pick him and get on with working on players who will be here? Not necessarily Bridcutt refusing to play. There might also be an issue with how you would deal with players staying at the Albion who would probably be proper pissed off...

Agree completely. I don't think anyone can blame him for wanting to leave. He has a young family to think about as well and has spent a large chunk of his career in the lower leagues and probably not on massive money. The chance to play Premier League football and earn substantially more must be...

Am not sure that is necessarily true. Tony Bloom funded the stadium, its expansion and the new training complex and has not started taking a penny back. It isn't like the Albion took out high interest loans to fund it because it didn't have any funds set aside. As far as building the club's...

I would love the Albion to be self-sufficient. I would take pride in that. But we certainly aren't at the moment. Just losing less than others. Annual losses upwards of £8million while getting the best crowds in the division, record sponsorship deals, huge match day pie and drink sales...

We'll sink a drink, a drink, a drink To big Rohan Ince, Ince, Ince He's the saviour, of the Albion...

He might not have been selected. Not necessarily Bridcutt's choice not to travel.

Now I completely agree with the club not budging on our wage structure etc. Certainly don't want to see us breaking the bank to sign players. That is a route best avoided. BUT I fail to see how Tony Bloom has played a blinder. He hasn't budged, he hasn't paid over the odds. That is good. I...

The agent is probably trying to exploit the rumoured interest from Reading et al. Lacks a bit of class if that is the case. If we were the club potentially coming in and stealing a player at the last minute, not sure anyone would be saying we didn't want to sign them as they were a...

I just don't think you can necessarily blame the guy for exploring his options if other clubs with potentially more finances and a better chance of promotion show an interest. It is a big decision for him. He might want to think it over, talk to his family etc. Who is to say the deal we are...

If there is now other interest, it might just be he wants to see what other clubs have to say etc. I can imagine both QPR and Reading for example could put forward equally persuasive arguments about their plans for the future as us. And also, without knowing what he is currently paid or what we...

What is actually wrong with an agent taking time to get the best possible deal for his client though? It might be that we can't afford it, but that doesn't suddenly make the agent or player an evil money grabber.

I don't think there is much difference between Gordon Greer and Adam El Abd. Both would need replacing were the Albion to get promoted. Would actually like to see Lewis Dunk get the odd outing alongside Matthew Upson as he has drastically improved the games of both Greer and El Abd. Imagine...

Some big films that year... Terminator This Is Spinal Tap Ghostbuster A Nightmare on Elm Street The Killing Fields Beverly Hills Cop And that Bank Holiday on ITV regular, Romancing The Stone.

Ulloa, Grabban and Mackail-Smith would give Oscar a good range of attacking options. Wouldn't be massively surprised to see two start together considering the more central position Will Buckley has been played in a few times this season.

Ulloa's form was something lots of fans I know were discussing after the last match. Quite nice to hear from Oscar on the subject. Can't see anything at all wrong with this story in terms of journalism. There isn't a signing or big news to report every single day, but there is always space to fill.

Why would the result change though? Surely there are no new animals to add to the mix. Or are we counting on that snake killing bird to have put some gym time in over the last 12 months?

3v2 to the opposition.