All these recent departures.

[Sliced]

Another one.



https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48950688

These kids with their Barcelona shirts these days... CIM is livid!

I'd rather be a football hipster. Give me a LASK Linz away shirt from '78

[Hopalong]

Another one.



https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48950688

Foster to Watford, I’ve also heard.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Dawson follows him

Wouldn't surprise me if Gibbs follows Dawson!

[Tom Joad]

Harrison was a shock, and a concern as he’s been at the centre of everything we’ve done well at the academy, and I was also surprised to see Shan leave, although it’s understandable.

 

Why is it a shock? We have one of rhe best academies churning out multi-million pound kids . A bigger club have head-hunted him and paid him a fortune.

Shan out of nowhere got an unbelievable opportunity which he nearly pulled off. He wants more  That's it. 

The other guy who has gone to Derby has had a massive promotion on the back of WBA's success. 

Maybe Dave Bowler wanted to retire and the club have made him redundant and given him a package. Sometimes these things don't appear as they seem. Who knows? 

Doesn't change the fact that Dowling appears to be out of his depth, puttung it politely. Just look back at the Bilic press conference...

I reckon you are playing devil's advocate there, Hop lad.
For me, Shan is a big loss. He probably enquired about his future on the appointment of a new manager and decided to jump while his stock is high. For him and Scott to move on when we have a vacancy for Academy Manager is perplexing. Apparently Bowler didn't choose to go.
No surprises in the departing playing staff. Also, no surprises in the arrivals either