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Park has backed our garbage players all season and then decides he's not so bothered that a regular championship player has gone to one of our rivals!

Richie Towell is light years ahead of anything we have, or are likely to have in central midfield and whilst your opinion is not surprising to any regular member it's still another one to add to the growing list of ridiculous posts.

 

That's a decent signing for a league 2 outfit, looks like Salford showing their intentions early. I expect they'll announce a few more signings like that over the next few weeks.

 

And unfortunately they have the financial clout to get them .

 

No doubt.

It's a belter, but League Two is certainly going to provide it's own tests that the Championship won't...

 

Accrington have proved what can be done with a small budget in this division but i feel Salfords aim now is a division higher and they aren't planning on being in this division long. Good luck to them, theres certainly no reason why they can't do it in this division, theres very little team wise to be worried about.

 

From playing in the Championship to league 2

 

As I said in another thread this time last year we were wowing the fact that we had got Payne for the season and signed Scannell so ti answer your question I would prefer to find an up and coming player with something to prove

 

I'd say Alexander is putting his reputation on the line somewhat. Fair enough, promoted at Fleetwood but wasn't successful at Scunny. PNE was probably too early to be fair. He'll see it as an opportunity and a chance to prove himself but its a knife edge - be seen as a failure and he's probably destined to a career of lower league managing as his CV will be nothing to look at it.

 

Try explaining why going there shows nil ambition

 

Just looking at the odds for promotion, its a very tight division.

 

Scunthorpe, Plymouth, Forest Green, Salford, us, Leyton Orient.

Anyone fancy anyone else?

 

You've exceptional high standards then.

 

Totally agree. It's about sustainability and the bottom line is that the way things are going is going to spell disaster for a hell of a lot of clubs in the lower leagues.

 

I'm not saying it's anything new, but I'm saying it's getting worse.

 

Define worse?

 

They’d spent that based on players sold so no major loss to posh.

The top teams are in a different league to us and can spend that much money as they are raking in almost 500 million a season in sponsorship, tv money etc.

And PSG are backed with tonnes of money. Doesn’t matter to them. They can afford it

 

China been doing for about 4 of 5 years. They took a crop at first but no one of note has gone since.

Not had much impact. A lot won’t go because it’s a crap league

 

Look at the list that have gone to China recently, hasn't Dembele from Spurs just gone there? Ramos was considering it last/this summer.

 

As I’ve said it’s not new for league one clubs.

Sheffield untied paid 2 million for a defender in this league in 2014.

Peterborough paid more for Assombolonga a few years ago.

Wigan spent 1.3 on grigg and 1.2 for Reece James for when they were in this league.

Most sides get promoted if they spend big but it’s not a guarantee. Wigan continue to yo-yo. Peterborough still in league one.

Peterborough spend it knowing they can sell them for more if they do well. It works for them.

If other clubs try and copy more fool them. That’s poor ownership. No one else to blame