Putting my neck on the line to contend for ITK table relegation fodder…
But seriously I’m happy to share stuff but also happy to just not bother. Doesn’t make much difference
I’ve had a contact at the club for a while but only over this summer has it led to that person sharing stuff with me. I’ve really needed a break from football so I’ve paid little heed, but the person says they are comfortable that I share bits and pieces now and again
I’m definitely not ITK, it’s someone I loosely know that seems to be. And that person admits their info is likely 24-48 hours old. Looking back over the texts this summer, seems I tend to get told whether a rumour is solid, and a bit of detail behind it. I’ve never been told a rumour that wasn’t already recently out there. They’ve been really accurate though. But anyway, today’s txt…
Cooper really wants to come to us. Owning club making it difficult. We believe they want us to play a game or two and realise we need to agree to their clauses to get it done asap. Sticking point is sell on %, not the fee. A very abnormal %
Some growing frustration on our side re JRS from palace. We really like him but concern is whether he actually wants to come. We don’t want to convince him with money and he reluctantly comes and then when it gets tough, he wants out. We also want a clause to send back in Jan if we want to. Palace don’t want that. Just their standard clause to recall
Main shirt sponsorship is completely agreed but awaiting takeover. Betting company and a good deal for us. Will impact Jan window significantly. Major uplift if we get promoted. Would be our highest ever £ sponsor
Souza is absolutely for sale. But wilder likes him so we won’t let him go unless we can get a perm in of equivalent “technical ability”. Nobody has submitted a genuine bid anywhere near what we would need
Hamer is probably going nowhere this summer. He wants to play in the premier league and won’t go overseas, but has learnt from last season that he can’t shine for a bottom PL club. We don’t see a mid level PL team coming in for him. Best all parties can hope for is he has an outstanding season with us and moves on next summer
Relationships between club and wilder is really good.
That’s it
No real detail on the other rumours. Everything same as what’s already out there, so no point typing it out.
Expecting loads of shit for this, and if so, this is the last you’ll hear of me on these things
