We were indeed, until Slippery got a bit fresh. That’s why Appleton left - promises about ambition and resources were left in ruins. Harvey Barnes and Mason Mount were joining on loan and Liam Lindsay had already travelled down to sign on a permanent. All three changed their minds and went elsewhere once it became clear that Appleton was on the move and the club situation was suddenly unstable.
What some people need to do is consider that this is a player that has just missed nearly a whole season injured, so Oxford have done the right thing by offering an extended contract. If another club want to take a bigger risk by offering a bigger/longer contract, then that’s up to them. There is a chance that he may not get back to the level that he was before.
Wow, I hadn't heard of the Barnes + Mount moves before, further evidence of Appleton's keen eye for a loan player. Not trying to sound like an Eales fan boy, but surely them two as well as Lindsay wouldn't have been cheap? Obviously our transfers went a tad worse (and cheaper!) when Pep came in, but sounds pretty ambitious up to then.
They wouldn’t have been, which is exactly why none of them happened once he needed to tighten his belt. If he had kept his belt nice and tight in other ways things would have been rather different.
Minimum. It’s already there now and it’s going up again this summer.
Well that would be rather funny. Would score plenty at this level.
19/20 obviously finished early, point per game wise we would have ended up on 78 or 79 so we did worse in the years since. I still don't see this as important as finishing position, ie points in relation to other teams. 74 points and getting in the playoffs is a million miles better than 76 points, finishing 8th and missing out on the playoffs by 7 points.
Well that would depend on what shape he’s in. He’s about 40 in my mind but apparently not.
Well I think the QPR fans still rate him, think he’s only early 30’s similar age to Baldock and Taylor.
Maybe an option if we don’t sign Baldock then.
