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It sounds like the gardening leave will be 9 months and due to the fact it sounds like a considerably different role at Chelsea I think that'll probably be when he starts there. The big worry is that last time Sam Jewell found himself with some spare time, he became a fluent Spanish speaker...

Torn on this one. A real shame it's Chelsea but he's done exceptionally well at the Albion over 8 years and turned down a big move up to Rangers (where he would have been Director of Football) in the summer. I'm sure the club have ramped up the succession planning since then.

I’ve heard he’s accepted the offer and the club expect him to leave. FWIW good for him, he has done some really good work for us, giving us almost 8 years of his career and this would be a big step for him. On our side, I’ve got no worries we’ll find a more than adequate replacement.

This is incredible short-termism on Baleba. Bissouma cost a similar amount and was very rough around the edges to begin with. By the time he had been smoothed out he looked a top 4 player and we made a tidy profit on him. Give Carlos time, he's clearly got masses of potential and is still...