I've never understood this desire to draw a big side with the near 100 percent of probability if defeat. Get the weakest side in the cup and go as far as you can. Simple.
I'd resigned myself to losing him and had expected us to be able to use the funds to improve the squad. If he doesn't go now - and I expect he will - I'll be disappointed. Think we need the cash more than we need Liam these days.
I see Gus is trying to sign Argie midfielder Ever Banega from Valencia. If he lands him then his pursuit of Liam could be over. We'd get to keep a good but potentially dissatisfied player but miss out on a boost to our transfer pot. We'd also have stuck two fingers up at Gus.
Would keeping him...
So it is not illegal. It is in breach of contract. There is no law stopping you, just an agreement you make with the football club when you enter the ground.
Lack of penetration perhaps, but lack of creativity? Orlandi is our most creative player behind perhaps Kemi and Spanish Dave. He'll bring creativity but won't drive at defenders and back them up the way KLL has done recently.
I hope you aren't suggesting that we have a chairman and back office team capable of negotiation tactics? If you read NSC you'll know that they are penny pinching morons who never buy good players and refuse to spend any money to even compete with non-league side wages.
Possibly start with March if Orlandi isn't ready for a full game.
Wouldn't select Bridcutt (and don't believe that crap about any injury) because his form is off, as is his head.
That's not the point. They may not be punished in the short term, but in the medium to long term they will fail badly because they are trying to run their clubs in a model that has been proven to be ruinous (see Portsmouth for example). They flaunt the FFP rules and their clubs will suffer. Not...