08 May 2024 13:51:27
As BlueNose has shown there are players out there that we can go for and not at extortionate prices, we have to start anew with some of those players and then progress, good post BlueNose.
08 May 2024 15:10:23
Agree GB and, there are also managers who will nurture them and get the best out of them making them better. We need to look at the younger type players who are affordable. We are way way off buying expensive ones.
08 May 2024 15:25:45
What do you 2 actually regard as young and upcoming players? Bit confused TBH.
The list is made up of players that will be looking at 1 final payday, in their prime or unobtainable in terms of our spend IE contracts, I mean Modric, the guys 38, 1 of the world's highest paid players and stated he wants to finish his career in MLS not to mention playing in a CL semi final tonight.
08 May 2024 15:27:20
I think - barring the disasters off the pitch - this is the transfer window when we can finally sort our wage issue out. We have circa £20m in contracts expiring, and should be able to raise a significant profit on Branthwaite even if it pains me to let him go.
If Onana and possibly DCL can be offloaded as well that should then also give us a little room to bring in fresh talent. The big question then is can we be smart for once when bringing that talent in.
Presumably we are still facing a PTS deductions for the 2023/ 24 season, but hopefully that will be our last.
08 May 2024 15:49:41
For sure Nick, but you know what we can use this to our advantage, as BlueNose stated there are several players who would be available for small sums, we need to revamp our Team of that there is no doubt, so sell two or three and with some of our under 21 Team start anew one, there will be some cash available, let’s start from scratch and face it we can’t be in much worse a position than we are now, let’s go for it,
08 May 2024 16:33:37
Mocker, just to be clear, including Modric was 100% in jest. Hence the Young comment that followed. I am under no illusions that he is out of our reach, even at 38.
That being said, he would still absolutely boss the PL, which is absolute madness and as you say he is playing in a CL semi tonight. The way he gets overlooked in the mention for best midfielders of all time is criminal.
08 May 2024 17:34:56
No argument from me on that BlueNose. Absolute class and seems very humble.