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No it was kinda what I set out to do but I’m pretty sure pocket size police officers were available at that time.

Joe Jacobson meets Ollie Kay to discuss Matt Bloomfield joining Luton Town

JJ's take, interesting from 3:20 about why Blooms left. Cagey about it for sure. His reaction to the statement as being "a strange one" is interesting. He does say "people get sentimental" but then is also clear that "maybe things will come out down the line about why it happened."

Agreed! The accompanying laugh spoke volumes too.

It also bears saying that if this was a straightforward "leaving for a better job", it is very odd for JJ to reference reasons that may come out down the line.

On your last line - probably or maybe is all anyone can say without more evidence. We just don't know how things have been handled , what has been said and done, the respective messages do suggest all was not well though.

Millions of people probably do jobs they aren't 100% enjoying or have poor relationships with their employers or management but have no real ability to leave or do something else and need the cash so they front up each day and smile through it. Others will have minor quibbles about small things they might not even raise.

If Blooms was pissed off already and sought or received what he thought was a great opportunity he clears off immediately. Either way he's been here a long time and there is a downside so he'd consider it carefully, and might have gone regardless. We really have no idea. Ok, some of you do, apparently...

There’s lots of people mention those “ITK” and lots of “I have heard from sources” etc posts. It might be my cynicism kicking in, but the very fact there are anonymous sources from within the club willing to and apparently actively talking about what’s going on behind what should be - at least at a corporate level - closed doors is more concerning than anything to me.

For everyone that is in the know, remember your mates are probably telling you stuff they shouldn’t. Either they want there jobs and you telling the secrets here puts their job at risk, or worse, they don’t give a shit about their jobs because they have checked out mentally because things have got that bad.

sure, forums thrive off tidbits of ITK scuttlebutt but there’s a small and finite number of people your info can come from.

I don’t know anyone within the club but I know people who work in football. People who work in football talk to each other, and are rarely discreet. I don’t consider myself ITK but I do hear things from very credible sources.

I was told when the new owners first arrived that Blooms wasn’t their man. I was also told more recently that Blooms “wasn’t having them”. It wasn’t exactly a shock when he left for pastures new.

Permanent departure after 20 years, which included a brief hiatus at Col U that we now know was always intended as an opportunity for him to learn before replacing Gaz. I think most reasonable people would see that as significant enough to at least merit some meaningful acknowledgement on the club social feeds and website.

Don't blame you for ditching social Twitter/X. Jack Grimmer posted a fairly bland comment (copied below) a full day after the news was confirmed. I don't know Jack but I consider it highly unlikely he'd want to wait so long to make some sort of comment. It seems reasonable to conclude he was in some way 'guided' by the club as to what he could or couldn't say.

Likewise, staff in the clubs media team are friends of Matt, long time supporters of the club and understand what an important figurehead he was for many people. I'd bet every penny I have that they would have wanted to issue some more meaningful communication to supporters.

Even if the ownership felt, for whatever reason, that Matt has mishandled the exit process somehow, it would have done no harm for them to allow him to make a parting statement on the club website.

All the very best Gaffer! 🙌🏼

Has given everything for the Club over 20+ years and will always be a legend 🪑 @wwfcofficial

From his interviews it sounds like making him feel wanted at Wycombe would have been a start

Your facts about Bloomfield are absolutely spot on but you conventionally forgot a number of other facts why he’s gone to Luton. Larger salary, longer contract , higher division , better quality players, most playing in the Premiership last year, bigger crowds, a new 20,000 stadium being built and closer to home. Pretty compelling factors. It was clear from the CEO of Luton interview , they have done extensive research using data ( seems to be a dirty word for some posters) to target Bloomfield. Not certain what we could have done as a club to stop Bloomfield going. The same as we couldn’t stop Ainsworth going. Bloomfield may be Mr. Wycombe but he is a young ambitious manager who wants to secure his family’s future and manage at the highest level. Unfortunately being realistic but we can all dream, he’s not going to achieve that at Wycombe.

Yep. Didn't we introduce the data collection in the undershirt tops under Gaz? Ahead of many other clubs, leading to one rival manager moaning they were dangerous or suchlike?