Saint_clark

Maybe 5 years ago but wouldn't want him now.

So you're saying that in the most important developmental stage of his career, in the biggest step up in quality he's faced, literally nothing around him has been consistent and/or stable? 😉

Release clause for what we paid for him if we don't get promoted would be my guess.

That's the kind of signing we need to be making. If we take the money from selling those two and get him in exchange, then I'll be happy with that.

They're not fake ones, they're sent direct from the manufacturer (well via falling off the back of a lorry in China I'm sure). They'll have been in production for a while now.

So £15million then. If we're going to get rid of him and Onuachu for a combined £21million then honestly i'd hope we'd take that money and throw it at whichever player was top scorer outside the promoted sides last season (Josh Sargent?) I don't want to see it used to bring in 3 or 4 players to "strengthen the squad".

Absolutely. My point is that if you can't afford players that are great athletes and great footballers, you need a mix of players who are both. Wanyama was awful technically but unstoppable as a DM because of his physicality. Lallana had no strength or pace about him but his positioning, anticipation and first touch meant it didn't matter.

If it was a choice between Sulemana and one of Bernando Silva, Iniesta or Xavi I assure you I wouldn't take Sulemana and nor would anyone else. When it comes to the technically gifted but physically limited players we aren't shopping in that range - ours is more players like Boufal, Ramirez and Alcaraz. Trouble is they get slated as well just for different reasons, fans want the full package and we can't afford that, so we end up with players who are average at everything and exceptional at nothing. In fact the one thing all these players have in common is that they were all signed relatively young, written off pretty quick and sold while they were still relatively young. Sulemana despite feeling like he's been around for ages will be leaving at only 23 years old - if he never signed for us and we bought him tomorrow at that age, we'd be saying give him a couple of years before he'll be at his best.

I'm just sick and tired of money being wasted because players are written off so easily. People get so wrapped up in this new age obsession with players that can do every aspect of the game to at least an average level, that players who are dangerous for specialist situations/styles of play are dying out.

Or maybe, just maybe, in a side that allows wingers to actually be wingers professional football managers recognise that at 23 years old he shows great promise.

25 league appearances at 1045 minutes total, average of 43 minutes per appearance (so essentially less than 12 full games in terms of minutes on the pitch). 4 goals and an assist. Take that record across the whole season he's into double figures for goals.

More than anyone else on our team despite playing less than half the season. Playing every game he'd have got double figures.

He needs to stop jumping ship from clubs when he gets halfway to some success. Leicester has the potential to be a cluster fuck for him - if he doesn't get them in the top two, the fans will want him out.

Tall, wins a lot of headers, scores goals from crosses high or on the ground into the box... Sounds just like Onuachu to me.

What a day when the concept of "potential" is no longer considered a real world thing.

I hate to say this but it will almost certainly never be worthwhile in terms of making a profit or even making our money back. You either need to accept that and put money in for the opportunities it creates or not do it at all. And before anyone gets on at me I've long been a supporter and watcher of women's football. Still need to be realistic in terms of how much it costs Vs how much it generates.

To be honest with two teams going down from WSL 2 now we're more likely to be worse off because of these changes.

Well then that's even more ridiculous. No way Fabrice is going for that much. He's barely kicked a ball in almost 20 years.

I prefer the contemplative nature of this one...

How did that random lad we signed on loan from Goztepe turn out in the end?

Lavia had signed a 5 year deal the summer before, Dibling only has one season left on his contract. Lavia was also consistently playing at a high standard, Dibling has fallen off a cliff.

Buffon Lahm Ferdinand Maldini Cole Pirlo Keane Messi Ronaldinho Henry Rooney I know a lot of people will scoff at my up front pick but under Fergie Rooney was an unreal talent. Definitely faded off in a big way at the end.

We don't need to reinvent the wheel here. He's performed well at centreback in the league we're about to play in. Plenty of centrebacks have done well without being the tallest.

Can't watch it as i'm currently at work but if he's promoting non-league football, I can't echo that enough. Last 5 years or so i've gone to watch my partners team Dorchester and it's been much more enjoyable than it ever is going to watch Saints now. Reasonable prices, everyone knows each other, pints on the terraces, players in the bar after the game, it's great.