Today’s tittle-tattle is a real crowd pleaser
When it comes to the transfer window, this isn’t the Mill’s first Rodeo. The last time we checked, it was the 27th. The point is, we know by now that the phrase ‘merry go round’ doesn’t do it justice. That implies a never-ending cycle, glitzy and exciting but ultimately pointless. How does that apply to the transfer market? The Mill will tell you it’s more like a big ol’ game of KerPlunk, pieces held in place interminably by a stubborn blockage.
This month, it’s Dimitri Payet causing the hold-up; his drawn-out return to Marseille is stopping deals for Brentford’s Scott Hogan and the Mill’s Mr January, Robert Snodgrass, who could yet plump for Burnley or Middlesbrough instead. Until Hogan signs, Brentford can’t close a deal for Norwich’s Sergi Canós. Did you think about how Brentford would suffer, Dimitri? I doubt it.
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