Speculation : Shane Long to return

[Ian Royal]

Fairly well known that we don't operate with a set transfer budget, but have a wage structure and money that can be made available to sign the right person at the right price. McDermott will have been given an idea of what resources he has available, but it'll be up to him and Hammond to prize open the purse strings to each signing.

It's a good system that works. Give a football manager a commitment of £10m to spend on transfers, and they'll spend £12m. Given them £20m and they'll spend £25m.

[Royalwaster]

Unlike Stevie Coppell - MrMad gave him £10million and he spent a fiver ...

[gazzer, loyal royal]

Unlike Stevie Coppell - MrMad gave him £10million and he spent a fiver ...

yawn

[Hampshire Royal]

See the Lukaku thread, which should be subsumed into this one. They both incorrectly think that Long may return to us! We can do much better if we are still prepared to spend money.

Seems odd to use 'subsumed' when talking about threads speculating on Long and Lukaku. Surely you mean the threads should be merged, unless you think that the signing of Long would be bigger thsn the signing of Lukaku. To my mind, I would simply have said 'merged' but if I found it necessary to use 'subsumed' I might have suggested that the Long thread should be subsumed into the Lukaku thread. But I'm not a prententious little prick who seems to want to show his 'superior knowledge' by using words that are a little bit different to the words used by us 'normal' people.

[Extended-Phenotype]

See the Lukaku thread, which should be subsumed into this one. They both incorrectly think that Long may return to us! We can do much better if we are still prepared to spend money.

Seems odd to use 'subsumed' when talking about threads speculating on Long and Lukaku. Surely you mean the threads should be merged, unless you think that the signing of Long would be bigger thsn the signing of Lukaku. To my mind, I would simply have said 'merged' but if I found it necessary to use 'subsumed' I might have suggested that the Long thread should be subsumed into the Lukaku thread. But I'm not a prententious little prick who seems to want to show his 'superior knowledge' by using words that are a little bit different to the words used by us 'normal' people.

'Prententious' is a little bit different, to be fair.

[RockheadRumple]

See the Lukaku thread, which should be subsumed into this one. They both incorrectly think that Long may return to us! We can do much better if we are still prepared to spend money.

Seems odd to use 'subsumed' when talking about threads speculating on Long and Lukaku. Surely you mean the threads should be merged, unless you think that the signing of Long would be bigger thsn the signing of Lukaku. To my mind, I would simply have said 'merged' but if I found it necessary to use 'subsumed' I might have suggested that the Long thread should be subsumed into the Lukaku thread. But I'm not a prententious little prick who seems to want to show his 'superior knowledge' by using words that are a little bit different to the words used by us 'normal' people.

'Prententious' is a little bit different, to be fair.

I think 'Ghey' would do just fine.

[Ian Royal]

It must be getting very tiring going around with those massive chips on your shoulders. Take them off and have a holiday from egomania for a while.

[Royal Bahamas]

It must be getting very tiring going around with those massive chips on your shoulders. Take them off and have a holiday from egomania for a while.

Totally agree.

Siege, as I have stated on here before.....you have a lot of insightful comments made on HobNob. If you left your ego at home, you might just be gaining some of that respect that you apparently crave.

[Royal Lady]

With Cox going to Forest, I can't see WBA now also wanting to let Shane go.

End of rumour?

[Platypuss]

Siege, as I have stated on here before.....you have a lot of insightful comments made on HobNob.

Where?

[Ian Royal]

With Cox going to Forest, I can't see WBA now also wanting to let Shane go.

End of rumour?

Don't think it was ever a serious prospect, but I also don't expect it to go away any time soon. Expect it to rear up again in January and next summer.

[Royal Ginger]

If being educated, opinionated and knowledgable (with a side salad of 'giving as good as I get') means to you that I have chips on my shoulder - so be it! You may be right but none of them are to do with RFC or this site. Perhaps you should look at yourself in the mirror and confront your feelings of inadequency!

You're dominating every thread with being a monumental arse. You're pissing everyone off. Will you please just give it a rest or get lost.

[Extended-Phenotype]

Seems odd to use 'subsumed' when talking about threads speculating on Long and Lukaku. Surely you mean the threads should be merged, unless you think that the signing of Long would be bigger thsn the signing of Lukaku. To my mind, I would simply have said 'merged' but if I found it necessary to use 'subsumed' I might have suggested that the Long thread should be subsumed into the Lukaku thread. But I'm not a prententious little prick who seems to want to show his 'superior knowledge' by using words that are a little bit different to the words used by us 'normal' people.

'Prententious' is a little bit different, to be fair.

Being Au Fait with the English language is not a Capital Offence. However, being unable to spell Pretentious says it all really! Don't come out with cr*p about things that you don't understand!

I'm quoting him you retarded f/cking titsock. That was the whole point. The only thing you are 'au fait' with is emergency service level masturbation.

[Silver Fox]

Not reading what has been said on this thread so far, obviously, but my sources tell me this move is quite the possibility

[Big Foot]

Not reading what has been said on this thread so far, obviously, but my sources tell me this move is quite the possibility

[LightwaterRoyal]

Not reading what has been said on this thread so far, obviously, but my sources tell me this move is quite the possibility

If he was a free-transfer on low wages you might well be right. He is'nt and it ain't going to occur!

Neither is Jordan Rhodes but seem to think Anton is going to sign him, and build a statue of him in the car park in 10 years time

[Big Foot]

Not reading what has been said on this thread so far, obviously, but my sources tell me this move is quite the possibility

If he was a free-transfer on low wages you might well be right. He is'nt and it ain't going to occur!

More likely to happen that Rhodes / Zaha / Sinclair / any other player you're pinning your hopes on us signing. Now go and play with traffic you utter Bellend

[Big Foot]

There's a difference between being linked to a player and signing a player. It is far more likely we will sign Shane Long.

Look at the last 9/10 years of our club's history - our managers tend to sign players they've worked with before as the risk of them not fulfilling expectations is lesser - this further evidences that we are more likely to sign Shane Long.

[Big Foot]

If we had spent the last ten years ONLY signing players that the Managers had worked with previously, we would not now be in the Prem. Players brought into RFC in the last ten years, who had not previously worked with the Manager at the time, probably outweigh the ones who did and were certainly the ones who produced two promotions!

Please show me where I said we signed ONLY players our managers had previously worked with.

Look back at the 05/06 squad - Ingimarsson, Sidwell, Hunt had all worked with Coppell before RFC. Even before that season (though doubt you were around in your defence) you had the likes of Owusu and Brooker brought in by Coppell. He even preferred to re-sign Little and Kitson when we desperately needed fresh personnel towards end of 08/09 season!

Even in the most recent squads McDermott has put together there's evidence of this - he's known Jason Roberts for years and years so is familiar with him (dating back to non-league days for sides in the Slough/Uxbridge area). He's re-signed Nicky Shorey. He re-signed Zurab for a 2nd loan season. Re-signed Griffin after a successful loan spell.

[Millsy]

No please God no I don't want Mr Zero back.