Terribly cynical, I now, but I firmly believe that Paul Barber will be off as soon as the club's accounts are published.
Thanks to the massive exodus of quality players, I anticipate that we will have significantly reduced our losses and very probably be FFP compliant. He will be able to claim...
Agree with this. However, my issue is that I have little faith in the club's ability to replace him, and without an adequate replacement we will struggle.
The Pinatar Arena's amazing sloping football pitch was a popular tourist attraction and visiting Albion fans quickly realised why it had been so cheap for the club to tour there.
The removal of Michael Jackson's "great" statue from Craven Cottage doomed them to relegation, apparently.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27302594
If only they'd have played him in central midfield, they would have stayed up.
This article from 2012 is quite interesting and compares him favourably to Liam Bridcutt. However, it also says Abdul Razak could be a "world-class" midfielder, so I'll take it with a pinch of salt...
I used to live and work near Chippenham, and that was quite pleasant, although I’m talking 20 years ago now. It’s about 20-25 miles away from Bristol, 2 stops on the main London to Bristol train line. I’ve visited a couple of times since then and it doesn’t seem to have changed a great deal...
A bit of a rarity these days - a rumour about a player! Nathan Ake aged 18 years from Chelsea, central defender/left back/holding midfielder apparently.
http://www.chelsea.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=535731