2022/23 Anthony Gordon

[bluestevon]

To everyone advocating selling for 45m (ignoring the ones who reckon 30 is brilliant)
Say that's all up front (rumour was the 40m was only 25m pus add-ons btw)

And thinking we can rebuild with it and be far better selling.

Some math Gordon's cost currently is around 900k per season on wages no payments we are still paying as he's an academy lad - so 45m + wages let's call it 46m on P&S.

Gomes costs us 9m this season and 9m next, Gbanim costs us around 8m this. Mina costs us around 9m, McNeil is long term a 30-35m hit against P&S. Dele this season will cost us roughly 15m on P&S

So Gomes, Gbanim, Mina and Dele this sesson will be 41m in costs.

We aren't selling to strengthen we are selling to pay for ineptitude.

We won't be spending 50-100m funded by Gordon going, we'll do a couple of loans, one maybe two average signings we won't be bringing in Broja or Gallagher or MGW, or Terrier etc



The underlying financial issue is wages and him going leaves that problem there and probably makes it worse - you want to lose your unproductive high earners not your productive low earners.

Can't believe how many on here think selling is anything other than us admitting we are gonna try to scrape survival whilst selling any asset we can - it's gonna be a very very difficult season again, and after relying on the fans to drag them to safety again, they will try the same trick this sesson only with a weaker side

 

[jazzy]

You dont pay over 40m for a player unless you think he will become elite mate.

They're not a charity.

Oh I agree , they think he will become an elite player , just like they thought Barkley would and Arsenal thought Jeffers would.

It's an opinion , not a fact.

 

[GoldenToffee]

The good thing about him going is it means Demarai Gray will start every game and we'll get the pleasure of watching him tear up opposition defences on the regular! Should make him captain.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

The good thing about him going is it means Demarai Gray will start every game and we'll get the pleasure of watching him tear up opposition defences on the regular! Should make him captain.

You seem to be loving this. ?

 

[Noble Savage]

To everyone advocating selling for 45m (ignoring the ones who reckon 30 is brilliant)
Say that's all up front (rumour was the 40m was only 25m pus add-ons btw)

And thinking we can rebuild with it and be far better selling.

Some math Gordon's cost currently is around 900k per season on wages no payments we are still paying as he's an academy lad - so 45m + wages let's call it 46m on P&S.

Gomes costs us 9m this season and 9m next, Gbanim costs us around 8m this. Mina costs us around 9m, McNeil is long term a 30-35m hit against P&S. Dele this season will cost us roughly 15m on P&S

So Gomes, Gbanim, Mina and Dele this sesson will be 41m in costs.

We aren't selling to strengthen we are selling to pay for ineptitude.

We won't be spending 50-100m funded by Gordon going, we'll do a couple of loans, one maybe two average signings we won't be bringing in Broja or Gallagher or MGW, or Terrier etc



The underlying financial issue is wages and him going leaves that problem there and probably makes it worse - you want to lose your unproductive high earners not your productive low earners.

Can't believe how many on here think selling is anything other than us admitting we are gonna try to scrape survival whilst selling any asset we can - it's gonna be a very very difficult season again, and after relying on the fans to drag them to safety again, they will try the same trick this sesson only with a weaker side

You make some very good points however if every penny isn't put back into the squad fans will throw a fit.
Saint Bill won't be able to smirk his way out of that one and we know Mosh hasn't got much of a backbone when the media picks up a whiff of the natives getting restless.
We probably all know that Gordon would jump at the chance so if his agents continue to play the media game, he will go so if we do get 50 for him, it's got to go in one hand and straight out of the other.

 

[blue in oxford]

The good thing about him going is it means Demarai Gray will start every game and we'll get the pleasure of watching him tear up opposition defences on the regular! Should make him captain.

Haha good joke

 

[jonnyboy316]

This Saturday we are going to end up picking from the same squad less Gordon and Douc

 

[jazzy]

Thats funny.

People with half a brain can see the boy could simply refuse the move.

Looks like there will be some posts pushing random stories.

Zat hits the nail on the head.

If Gordon doesn't want to go you can't force him to sign for Chelsea.

However if it is true that he has refused a contract extension then the club are absolutely right to move him on and get a fee for him.

Even more so when Chelsea are apparently offering crazy money for him.

If the reported fee is mostly up front ( and I don't mean 60% of it ) then we would be mad not to do the deal and Anthony would be mad not to go to Chelsea. He won't get a better opportunity to join a CL club.

Personally I can't see where he plays or that he will get regular game time , but that's just my view.

 

[GoldenToffee]

You seem to be loving this. ?

Spadgey la, if the club's results don't bring any pleasure (it's been a long time) then at least enjoy the excitement of the transfer window!

 

[MrGrumpy]

See the media are claiming he wants to go… can’t see it personally. If he left his career is over as he won’t get in the Chelsea team and he be loaned out

 

[bluestevon]

You make some very good points however if every penny isn't put back into the squad fans will throw a fit.
Saint Bill won't be able to smirk his way out of that one and we know Mosh hasn't got much of a backbone when the media picks up a whiff of the natives getting restless.
We probably all know that Gordon would jump at the chance so if his agents continue to play the media game, he will go so if we do get 50 for him, it's got to go in one hand and straight out of the other.

I'd hope you where right mate. But history shows we won't.

We ran out of time (used often)
The player pushed for a move not giving us time to replace - we'll strengthen in January (used often)
The bringing back of an ageing fan favourite (Gueye)
There wasn't value in the market.
The league 'made us' do it for regulations (Richy)

We'll bring in Gueye, sign some exciting lid on loan (who we won't own), do a stadium announcement, announce a few groundbreaking ? sponsorship deals, and do some big fan fare EiTC initiative

The blame will be shifted to Gordon for stabbing Bill in the back, the media will jump on Lampard hard all season to deflect from the board, Lampard will get sacked - rendering any promises made to him about getting the funds in January or next summer utterly defunct. And we'll hope cone April we are in touch enough that 40k fans will give their all to drag this mess over the line

 

[Exeter_Gently]

To everyone advocating selling for 45m (ignoring the ones who reckon 30 is brilliant)
Say that's all up front (rumour was the 40m was only 25m pus add-ons btw)

And thinking we can rebuild with it and be far better selling.

Some math Gordon's cost currently is around 900k per season on wages no payments we are still paying as he's an academy lad - so 45m + wages let's call it 46m on P&S.

Gomes costs us 9m this season and 9m next, Gbanim costs us around 8m this. Mina costs us around 9m, McNeil is long term a 30-35m hit against P&S. Dele this season will cost us roughly 15m on P&S

So Gomes, Gbanim, Mina and Dele this sesson will be 41m in costs.

We aren't selling to strengthen we are selling to pay for ineptitude.

We won't be spending 50-100m funded by Gordon going, we'll do a couple of loans, one maybe two average signings we won't be bringing in Broja or Gallagher or MGW, or Terrier etc



The underlying financial issue is wages and him going leaves that problem there and probably makes it worse - you want to lose your unproductive high earners not your productive low earners.

Can't believe how many on here think selling is anything other than us admitting we are gonna try to scrape survival whilst selling any asset we can - it's gonna be a very very difficult season again, and after relying on the fans to drag them to safety again, they will try the same trick this sesson only with a weaker side

Good post this...pointless selling players like Gordon if you aren't moving on the Gomes and Gbamin's of the world.

 

[Bluestar]

Zat hits the nail on the head.

If Gordon doesn't want to go you can't force him to sign for Chelsea.

However if it is true that he has refused a contract extension then the club are absolutely right to move him on and get a fee for him.

Even more so when Chelsea are apparently offering crazy money for him.

If the reported fee is mostly up front ( and I don't mean 60% of it ) then we would be mad not to do the deal and Anthony would be mad not to go to Chelsea. He won't get a better opportunity to join a CL club.

Personally I can't see where he plays or that he will get regular game time , but that's just my view.

With five substitutes, he will get games.

 

[Bluestar]

Good post this...pointless selling players like Gordon if you aren't moving on the Gomes and Gbamin's of the world.

They won’t go. They are here for the duration of their contracts.

 

[AmericasToffee]

Good post this...pointless selling players like Gordon if you aren't moving on the Gomes and Gbamin's of the world.

One player is wanted, the others aren't.