Day 111

Bore returned from his week off. He's looking much better for his time away. I may rest him for the cup game next weekend, to give him a bit of extra rest before things start to get crazy. (The fixtures get pretty congested towards the end of the year.)

Returning to the issue of our finances and the worrisome amount we're spending on wages for players who aren't good enough to play at this level, I transfer listed Danny Lloyd-McGoldrick and tried to talk Jamie Taylor into a mutual contract termination.

He wasn't having any of it. But I've had enough, so I ponied up the £12,000 to release him from the club. I consider him a disruptive influence, and at this point I see no possibility of a sale—even at the low-low price of zero pounds. Another "new" signing from before I arrived given the boot without ever breaking into the team.

I also offered Karlton Watson and Tony Sinclair to other clubs, at their market value. I don't currently plan on selling either of them, but I want to feel out the market. I do consider them dispensable, however, if I can get a decent return (Sinclair especially, since he's getting £500 a week to play in the Reserves). I must consider selling Nicolau, too, as he's earning £500 a week and struggling to even make the bench.

Unsurprisingly, I didn't get any response.