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Re: Rumour Mill
Agree to disagree. If someone has given 20+ years of very good service and moved on to further their career - and let's take that step completely separate from the views on Dan Rice to be as fair as possible and take it in isolation - him doing what is best for his new employer should not raise any hackles if we are being fair. We have every right to say "no", and we have! I doubt Rice is weeping on his spreadsheet about the sheer disgrace of being offered millions of pounds for a player Blooms signed and developed into what he is now! If anything the fact we can turn the bid down is us flexing our financial muscles.
The squad is likely to already have four or five players who arrived post-Blooms by the time even this current window has settled! By the time the summer is out we might have most of a first team who never met the chap!
Re: New Manager Rumour Mill
In the summer of 2022 i woke up every morning expecting to have signed Nathan Bishop. This feels more and more like that.
Re: Rumour Mill
What do I know for a fact?
Matt Bloomfield had total control of all playing aspects prior to the summer of 2024. Throughout the latter part of last year his close ally was sacked and he was removed of all responsibility for transfers. He didn’t even know what players Wycombe were looking at let alone buying!
Despite this Bloomfield led Wycombe to the top two against the odds. Understandably these exploits led to interest from other clubs. Bloomfield had less than 18 months were left on his contract. When anyone performs so well you’d expect a club to make damn sure they keep hold of such an asset. But no talks were even opened on a new contract.
I’ve heard plenty of other things from credible sources (some absolutely baffling stuff that I’m not going to share) that absolutely support the idea Bloomfield was forced out if those two big things are not enough.
Re: Rumour Mill
We do know - aside from any ITK statements so that people who think they don't exist won't pout - that Rice sacked people around Blooms, refused to even say his name, and did not offer an extension, though.
I don't think you are ever dealing with 100% right and wrong when it comes to two fallible humans, but even if you want to stick your head in the stand and say ITKs don't exist, there are some pretty obvious indicators that Rice was making Blooms as uncomfortable and unwanted as possible, ranging from the passive aggressive to the outright aggressive.
Re: Rumour Mill
Just a reminder that our owner is a billionaire and has been splashing more money on recent transfers than we have ever seen.
We don't "need" to sell Kone even if 10 million is offered.... (I would for that 🤣)
We don't "need" to sell anyone for the money.....
I think the powers above have clicked on that this season, very early into their tenure.... has the potential to get us to The Championship at the earliest of opportunities. That has got to be favourable to the long term plan I would assume?