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Never saw enough of this Lad to see how good he is but listening and reading to reports the club are fuming he did not sign a deal offered to him and claims he has been tapped up by at least one premier league club.

Not sure how true that is but if he was/is as talented as being touted why wait and no doubt low ball a contract for him to sign and fully expecting him to do so.....This young man has an agent agents at any level play the game and whilst i agree the club should not let itself be held to ransom by any player of any age like it or not you have to pay the going rate for a talent at the level he is right now.

Good luck to him i say if he could not see himself making it into a Moyes squad but other clubs letting you know they value you more at his age his head will be turned.This is all part of football...Clubs let players go all the time thinking they wont make the grade so why moan when a youngster wants to move on...The club will get money for him but expecting a player to hang around on the off chance of being given a go is nonsense.

Has he made a mistake? who knows a fleeting flirt with the first team not enough to convince him he would get a chance from the bench...young Freddie Sears scoring on his debut for us against Blackburn Rovers was really the last time i rmbr a kid coming through the ranks to the first team but it was clear his talent always suited to championship and lower leagues and so that is what happened to him and there is no shame in that at all.

Tony Cottee saw his debut and really he is the only striker i can think of who came through the youth and made the grade at West Ham so Sonny Perkins in a very different world to the one Cottee was in has made a decision but the reaction from the club is an overreaction because they clearly thought ohh he will just sign what we put in front of him....Ignorant and amateurish.....who decides the contracts at youth level i am not sure and again i have not seen enough of the player to make a judgement but Cullen let go Coventry? jury still out Holland was let go so why all the bitching about this Lad because he decided he would not sign a contract.

Goodness me i am a busy girl this morning waiting for my train yeah i know you have to laugh!.
So is he a winner? he says he is but personally although he is a good manager and knows what he wants i do not think he is a winner because he is to cautious and winners are never that winners have a bit of JE NE SAIS QUOI(sorry Burkie use google to translate for you xx) something sadly he can never possess.
So a winner as in silverware etc i'm sorry but this girl just does not see it.

So this is it he is out of contract and Moyes needs an answer because in this girls opinion the reason we are acting so slow in the transfer market is because Moyes wants lingard so so bad its getting rather silly.

So simply put do you want him or not? for me i say know because of his age and wage demands,we are meant to be trying to lower the age of the squad and get shot of players who were clearly earning to much compared to there ability and time spent on the pitch.

So if the board sanction this deal and then Moyes will feel justified in selling Soucek i truly think we will have a disaster of a season and then next summer Rice goes we will be left with an ageing Lingard in the middle of the park no Rice no Soucek and back to struggling as ever.

Ok so i am in the know thank you camp on lingard how about you boys?

Lingard response is deafening!!!!!! He's obviously waiting for a better offer elsewhere.......

29 years old that means in less than a year he'll be 30..(You have to get up early in the morning to beat me on maths).

So if wages are sensible, maybe it's good business after all. Still a big time Charlie though.

He has just joined as asst coach and i could not be happier if not a bit surprised he has decided to take a step back from the main mans role at a football club.....His wealth of experience and knowledge of the lower leagues is going to be a massive boost to the coaching staff and for Moyes in particular...i also liked the style of football he had his clubs play...Look what he did on a nothing budget at QPhaa and they have seen fit to let him go they are mad who do they think they can get to help them next season? i know a few QPhaa fans(yeah i no they are rare)and they are well pissed off at this.

One other thing about Mark is i am pretty sure he worked with Benny before he left for Rangers if so that may help him get better and be more productive for the team if Moyes keeps him.
All in all this is one addition to the backroom staff i am very happy with.

We're going to regret that. Brilliant signing for them. And only £10 million allegedly.

Soucek pissed off Moyes not willing to budge on what the player wants or IMO deserves so if Moyes can get the money he will sell him......meanwhile the misfiring Benni and the disaster that is Vlasic both on more money than Soucek and yet Soucek is the one being ushered to the door Quickly WTF is going on in Moyes head and i believe it is this kind of decision making that could be the end of him......Rice/Bowen could well be on there way this summer if neither are impressed with whoever comes in....but as i mentioned before IMO i see a lot of ex Everton players coming our way....rumours of Keane already started and hearing that Delph and FFs i hope not but Cenk Tosun both available on a free i am anticipating a disaster of monumental proportions coming and it just need not be.

I hope and pray Moyes and co have a few big surprises up there sleeves but this is one long suffering hammer who does not believe it will happen.

Champons league pfff who honestly cares...i had the day of yesterday:-) and after a bit of gardening and catching up on jobs i did not know needed doing(all us married guys no what i mean!)i sat down for a feast of football....the Wrexham Grimsby national league playoff semi final was one of the best games of football i have seen in a long time it had everything and without the use of VAR it was a total joy to watch officials mistakes and all what a cracking game of football in front of loyal passionate supporters of both clubs it finished 4-5 to Grimsby and may i ad that Grimsby played away at Notts county monday night went to extra time and won so they could play Wrexham and they had to do the same yesterday but no mention of the players being tired etc funny that.The league two play off final may of had a one sided result with Port Vale winning 3-0 but again a cracking game of football in front of a passionate crowd.....then last nights offering in the champions league it did not compare i'm afraid IMO and todays championship playoff final in a packed Wembley should be a great match who will win its to close to call but give me a playoff game anyday over a champions league game.

Just how long does it take to sign a player? yes i understand it is not like going to buy a new car but come on how long? look at villa they have identified who they want and got them already same as the bindippers so if they can do it why can't we?.

Nayef Aguerd allegedly been in talks and close to signing and yet nothing appears to of happened why?you hear the excuses like the transfer windows not open yet the players still under contract until end of June etc etc......well those are just technicallities you cannot tell me that footballers there agents and managers at clubs not already ironed out those creases ready to make the deal so all sides happy from the selling club to the buying club and the player.

We always seem to be treading water and yes whilst the seasons only been over a week if you stand still for a moment is this game your opponents will steal things right from under your nose so come on lets be a bit more lively.