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Max Blofeld! Sounds like a bit of a mixed up villain?

A possibility. I must admit that I felt it all seemed rather quick.

Mick Harford was spotted at AP a few times in recent weeks. The original suspicion was that this was a scouting mission for players, but perhaps not!

Can I accept they are a significantly bigger club (although the gap has closed considerably over 30 years) and still retain my hatred? It's a scummy town, shithole stadium, unpleasant fans and they just nicked our manager.

Have we announced our new manager Mads Blumveld yet?

Yes, they could have been even worse, but that's not exactly going to win them a Nobel Peace Prize.

Regarding the second point, I have not seen a single person say the club did not want to be successful, or deliberately chase relegation to get Blooms out the door. They were always still going to try and make good signings no matter what - I genuinely believe the Ricicles want the club to be successful. I just have questions over their character and judgment in how they have handled things so far, but if we get promoted anyway, who's to argue about the latter, I suppose?

Yup. Definitely hit in the feels

My broader point was that we’ve never been so well backed. Gareth must be gutted on some level. He shopped in the bargain basement for years. And the new owners backed Matt to the hilt with his signings and he delivered.

The Morley issue is complex. We may want him more than anything. Bolton have cash and Bolton have the player under contract. They hold the cards, depriving what they perceive to be rival of a superb player. Might be nothing anyone can do. At the moment of course. Still time.