Smirking_Saint

Bazunu Tino Bednarek Stephens Manning Jwp Smallbone Alcaraz Tella Arma Edozie I just don’t for the life of me see Lavia starting tbh

I can see us beating SW tomorrow to be honest, by all accounts they are an absolute mess at the moment, and I think that early win gets us off the mark I think it’ll be a bit scrappy but I think in the end Arma will get 1 or 2

I do.. and it can be complicated, but in theory no, the club will not have to pay off the remainder of the contract, unless it is specified to do so… for instance if we told Diallo to leave, and he could only find a club that offered him 50% part of the negotiation could be that he requests we pay his remaining term etc Generally though, the club is only liable for signing on fees or loyalty fees negotiated at the beginning of the contracts as they tend to be spread over the contracted period and the players tend to get these UNLESS they hand in a transfer request.. lotalty fees tend to be paid after a certain amount of years, so, in Mbappes case if he got to the 2nd year of his 3 year term etc But in answer to your question no, the selling club generally isn’t liable for the rest of a contract if the player is transferred early into the term of said contract

Id of been on time if the CoT hadn’t been discussing the terms of the performance bonuses first… ffs 🤦‍♂️

Its a loan.. have we managed to get a €3m loan fee ?!

It was 8€m I think, so after amortisation it probably appeases our balance sheets, although I do prefer the more normal style of accounting We lost €3m overall, but considering we’ve saved wages etc and he seemed pretty incompatible with RMs tactics im not too worried

Im not sure he is tbf….

I would imagine we’re have a replacement lined up but none will have the impact JWP will have if he remains

I very much doubt that we will be able to sue unfortunately

Yeah I can agree with that, Bazunu is ok enough, his confidence worries me… McCarthy is terrible AND doesn’t fit the RM system unfortunately Charles Id agree, he’s a CM not CB in my book

The goalkeeper is fine CB… maybe we need another but ABK + JB or JB + JS is probably good enough, agree Id like to see another We almost certainly need a striker though agreed

Poor bloke looks absolutely devastated to be there He’s also been given the No.11 shirt, and ABK is back training apparently

What makes you think we don’t have the players to play Martins way ? Its felt like we’re pretty much there in preseason We need a striker, thats whats stuck for me.. but as for the midfielders, its felt like they’ve adapted well

I agree too, and the problem is for WHU is tgat, realistically ? Im not convinced JWP is worth 40m, especially not when you consider what 40m can get you elsewhere on the market and certainly from Europe… however, he is worth that to us I do think keeping JWP for this year will almost definitely galvanise this squad, and it looks like thats been taken into consideration We’ve probably, after Orsic, Diallo, DCC and Salisu already brought in 30m + wages… if we sell Lavia thats bordering 70/80m + wages… so it means our necessity to sell (that wasn’t hugely high before due to SRs finances) is even less I love the stance we’re taking currently, it’s refreshing… you want our best players ? You best be prepared to pay for them

Ive said what Ive said, regardless of commitment he is our 3rd best CB on our books. As per playing regularly he was replaced by a Bournemouth side that struggled defensively before January and we’ve been trying to offload him for about 18-24 months I applaud his commitment and his vocality, but I want to see ability first

Without going into huge details, I get to hear plenty from the training ground for one reason or another, I have been privileged to have been invited to a couple of games in the board room both home and away in the past The general whispers around Tella, and most of the squad are that they’re relaxed. Comfortable with the clubs vision and under RM.. there were a few challenging characters at the end of last season, but most are gone or have relaxed. Tella himself is happy here, but I think potentially happy if he moves, there is no perceived ‘push’ to move to Burnley at all As for Burnley, I don’t really understand why you think he’d get a ‘larger wage’ with you, comparatively speaking we are a bigger club with deeper pockets, and likely looking to tie up new signings into relegation clauses… Id suggest realistically you are at risk of relegation, but in terms of the three promoted clubs you probably are that level above but still Now of course my next statement will have a level of bias, but I don’t think its too far away from reality. If we look at the potential placement of both Burnley and Southampton in 5 years its hard to argue the latter club is likely more upwardly mobile, in terms of size and budgets All of this is before we even talk about having to live in fucking burnley

You’re also skint.. so theres that too

I think this is it, Im hoping they are resisting performance related bonuses as, in all likelihood, considering is WHU and a 28 yr old JWP its highly unlikely ro happen

Most of the time I feel like you want this situation so you can have another dig at the club

Not really sure why someone would laugh at this, its a pretty reasonable and objective view. Im sure Stephens would be a reasonably decent CB at this level, but out of those still at the club he is 3rd out of four with Lyanco being the worst He is a purely reactive defender whose main positive, if sifting through fans opinions, is that he i occasionally gets in the face of opposition players… a nice enough attribute to have, but I prefer ability (See Lyanco) Im not entirely sure what’s happening with ABK, he’s spent time in Germany during pre season.. potentially getting rehab ? Either way I see Bednarek and one other for our defence this year, if that one other is Stephens then so be it, but of the two Id pick Bednarek, because by every metric except ball progression he is the better player We hace enough experience in the squad anyway, what we need are born leaders, both Bednarek and Stephens have shown this in the past, so thats a good start… if we lose JWP we’ll need an adequate captain to replace him and arguably a further voice in the middle of the park but the closer it is to Sept 1st the less likely I think it is that JWP leaves

Wages and I don’t think he wants to play in the champ TBH a loan could work out, shame for us but we keep a good young player registered for next year 🤷‍♀️

Coady wanted to stay north, and to be honest Im still to be convinced by that signing, Im not sure Id of been that happy with it personally Winks.. he could be a good player at this level but again its a bit of a risk for me and Im not sure he offers anything more than Smallbone Mavididi is decent enough, I think thats a solid signing at this level but we have an abundance of wingers I doubt we were in for any of them really, theres no links to them this year, in fairness our deals have clearly been kept close to our chests.. ive only really seen Edwards, Manning and Charles and of those three with signed two A striker worries me, thats all really, because I think the rest are a ‘see who leaves’ sort of deal.. but Im not sure we can cope with Arma/Che… as good as they were when we bought them, im not convinced they can regain that confidence

Who have we lost out on so far ? The only players we had competition for were Charles and Manning