This is one of the best catch up mornings for a long time! Actually laughed twice
Not clever enough to quote multiple lines but West Stand OAP "No, they tend to sag with age" and SadOldGit "If it was up to me I would buy someone good" are forum gold. The old boys are on form!
Going back to Shoemakers thought on council saying they want to see the club show intent before they will (or words to that effect, hope I haven't misrepresented), its certainly interesting and I can see some logic to it, but I don't think the council should be getting involved like that. NTFC is a private business and they should be able to run it as they want, with the correct scrutiny from the likes of the Trust, fans etc. I don't believe that the council would dictate how any other company should be ran in order to get planning approvals for example. I know 'its different' but at its simplest its the same as lots of other land sales which the council will (should) have a process / guidelines for.
To bring it back to topic from the slight detour, its encouraging if we are close to some signings but with a huge game on Saturday, I think today is the latest to sign someone this week if we hope them to have a real influence come the weekend.
