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could all those Gasroom members who sit in the directors box (you know who you are), notable by their absence here in recent days, now come out from under the duvet and make a contribution. (I won’t be holding my breath)

Alan Smith wasn’t even an upgrade on Bodger.

If it was him they would be lorries not vans!

Lee leaving is a bit before my time. Alan Gane would be the first I recall leaving, because he seemed to feel that the club was still stuck in the amateur days (from distant memory). Having just won promotion and a couple of cups fans were a bit miffed about it. Things have generally gone OK since.

As for the Couhigs, while some of the stuff Rob came out with was silly, their enthusiasm and treatment of Ainsworth, Bloomfield and the team we had gave the club an air of being a family that I feel is definitely not what the current owners are bothered with. I think it is OK for people to be sorry about that, no matter how much cash they start splashing around.

We all will if they give it to someone who's 17

I was gifted a second hand copy of the wonderful WWFC official history 1887-1996. What it made me realise is that even a little old club like Wycombe is in a constant state of flux and profound change.

The obvious examples are leaving Loakes Park and joining the football league. But some people probably felt the club had strayed too far from its core values when we changed our name from North Town Wanderers. Other perhaps felt the same when the club switched the pub used as a HQ, or when we stopped playing on the cricket pitch, or began charging spectators with a newly installed turnstyle, or when electing the starting XI via committee came to a close, or because the gasroom changed hands.

Maybe we will end up in the premier league and be a totally different club in 5 to 10 years. Maybe we'll end up in non-league. As long as we still exist, and retain a direct and unbroken continuation to what came before, I'll still support WWFC. Thousands of people, many now largely forgotten, have given so much for this club to be here and would marvel at the idea of us being in League One, let alone the Premier League.

On that note, its rather sad but predictable to see the digs and jibes being directed at Bloomfield on Facebook. Even though this decision doesn't seem entirely his own choice, with external factors pushing him out, people have a right to be disappointed. But nobody should be questioning MB's overall loyalty and commitment to WWFC.

He was here during the good times - winning promotion from L2 and L1, and that league cup run. But he also stayed during some really grim times - rock bottom of L2, the miracle of Torquay, when we didn't have a pot to piss in, trust run with the wider football community poaching our player instead of coming to our aid.

Matt Bloomfield is likely to suffer from dementia as he grows older due to the consequences of multiple concussions suffered whilst wearing a Wycombe Wanderers badge on his shirt. I don’t think anyone can question his commitment to our club.

Let's hope any new manager is happy with never meeting a player until days after he signs, and is fine with having players ruled out of selection by people higher up because the spreadsheet says so.

Good luck to Matt. Good long contract at Luton so financial security. He has been very loyal to WWFC over a long period. As someone said the statement from Luton about how they wanted him suggests all was not well at Adams Park.