30 Jul 2017 21:15:32
Ed can Roberts be added to squad for Wednesday because he's under a certain age?
Just been arguing with a guy but I say he can't.
Am I wrong?

{Ed007's Note - Sounds like he's talking about the B List of players, Kev but Paddy doesn't qualify for it:

43.10 - Each club is entitled to register an unlimited number of players on List B during the season. The list must be submitted by no later than 24.00CET on the day
before the match in question.

43.11 - A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 1996 and has been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of
two years since his 15th birthday by the time he is registered with UEFA. Players
aged 16 may be registered on List B if they have been registered with the participating club for the previous two years without interruption.

1.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 22:03:48
Cheers ed I will quote that word for word 😁.

{Ed007's Note - It's just a cut n paste from the UEFA Regs mate lol.}

2.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 23:29:27
Hi, Ed, can he just be added to the squad PLEASE?

{Ed007's Note - No, I explained the other day the signing deadline for this round.}

3.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 03:32:39
IMO the Transfer Money is there BUT will Roberts come for 30-35k a week when Huddersfield and teams alike can offer 60-70k if they really want him!
Do we want and should we make a guy his age one of, or the highest earner and what amount should we go to? (REALLY)
Does it hinge on CL? Will Roberts want to come if its the Europa?
This is basically a 20m game SO will the Board still be good to part with 8m up to 12m if we lose out on 20m (minimum)
Roberts IS a class Player BUT for that fee and wages the options are vast!
Thing is if we had the money early on then WHY! didn't we push this deal through!
IMO and I hate to say it but the board gambled on getting through the qualifiers with no hitches! Then talk of the strength of the Team would not have been raised!
What puzzles me is why Rodgers didn't bring in 1-2 CL Players early on, Experienced Pros that would have seriously strengthened Squad on top of Hayes etc (MONEY IS THERE! )

4.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 06:14:49
I wouldn't say it was necessarily the money the EPL would offer Paddy, but perhaps just the chance to play regularly there. I suspect that is what he wants most. If the Eds are to be believed (which they are) then he doesn't have a future at City, this season certainly. Which is understandable given their resources and reluctance to give youth a chance. If I were City I'd be looking to loan him to an EPL side that would play him to see how he does. The longer this window goes on, without a Southampton making a bid, the more chance he'll join us. If City don't want him, and nobody else does but us, I can only see one outcome, even if it is on loan again.

5.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 06:35:01
Why would he go out on loan and miss out on near enough trebling his wages unless City are adamant that they want him to stay under their Contract and like u say Jim Tim see how he drvelops out on loan. They don't exactly need the Transfer Money!
Best outcome for us I think. He still has a few yrs left on his Contract (I think? )
BUT he may want to see a bigger wage instead of waiting another year which means a Transfer.

6.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 06:54:15
If reports from when he signed for City are to be believed Anton, PR is on about 25k a week. We could match that. And in a few years offer him a bit more should he warrant it and we're getting through to the CL year on year. The fee is believed to be £8m. I think we could match that, with last years CL money to play with and the safety net (in my eyes anyway) that we'd surely at least get our money back should he later get the chance to move.

7.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 10:48:15
Guys Brendan's said he is waiting for the 25 man squads to b released to see who is available ( better quality of player ) I get that don't know why most of us can't also I'm reading about how we need experience players for Europe we have a great already in our captain most games played in Europe for a Scottish player mickel lustig and Craig gorden ano Armstrong might not b here but he has played in Europe a few times since he join so not getting the we need experience for Europe thing also the results on wed at paradise kinda make people more nervy but I have faith I what Brendan's trying to do so chin up lads could b worse am thinking hearts pumped out the league cup by 3 part time teams 😂😂😂 so Bhoys and ghirls in Brendan we trust hh.

8.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 11:32:39
Anton88 why do you think his age is relevant to him being the highest paid playeer? If he signed he'd probably be the best player at the club so would be entitled to look for wages to reflect that.

9.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 11:47:30
Why is age even an issue when it comes to how much they get? It's about ability and how impetus to you are to the team and how much ithers will pay you.

I think that mentality is bollocks.

It's not Paddy's fault the players older than him aren't as good.

This may stem from our academy where we make excuses for basically Dundee players, that they're only 21 and young.

Naw, they're just not good enough. End of and feck all to do with their age.

If paddy is the highest paid and you're a player who is older and decked off about it watch a video of him.

All you need to solve the disparity right there.

10.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 12:59:22
There was a red top alleging to break down the squad wages. Bizarrely having gamboa is one of our top earner's. couldn't see it.

11.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 22:47:16
Why all the talk of Roberts . He was with us 18 months and I don't think he started half the games . I still think we all rate B R but he was as likely to start Forrest ahead of Robe.