Maine road Man
Player Valuation: £1m
Branthwaite. Is that a company that makes Piccalilli?
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We've got to rely on Thelwell making the correct decisions, but for a fairly inexperienced individual at this role I do worry that it's a gargantuan task.
In terms of the players, I have more of a glass half-full perspective: while we were terrible for large swathes, Lampard had seven out of nine wins at home.
I don't think the squad is as terrible as some may suggest (at least the XI) although there's lots of weaknesses and our depth is slim to nothing.
With a fair few high earning players and their wages off the books, we've got to sign players in the key positions of CB, CM (x a few) and an option or two up front.
The sale of one of the two, for the right price, will help fund at least two of those positions, but then we're a player down.
Mr Happy
Player Valuation: £25m
Heinz I think.
…Ake is nowhere near good enough even as cover. City need the best, a Rolls Royce LB with quality to match.
Maine road Man
Player Valuation: £1m
I agree. And Cucurella looks like he could be the one to finally solve a position that we have been weak in for years. I hope we sign him.
I can relate to that. Im most excited to see Tosun go
I've gone right off City in the last year or so. Don't really like them at all.
They got more decisions than the reds this season and bottled the big game again
Although I'm maybe just still bitter about the Rodri handball and Pep's interview after it lol
Wat Tyler
Player Valuation: £70m
When you look at our strikers:
DCL
Richarlison (likely to leave)
Tosun (gone)
Kean (going)
Simms (unproven maybe loaned)
Dobbins (unproven maybe loaned)
We likely need to bring in two strikers.
AmericasToffee
Player Valuation: £40m
I now vote to swerve Zin based on injury history
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Thing is mate, if as reported City are offering him to clubs, then it completely changes his market value in comparison to if the player is wanted to be retained by the club.
Both Lescott and Stones are examples of this.
balggy
Player Valuation: £5m
Think it’s going to be a tough summer.
Given that a few high earners are leaving the wage book, I’d hoped this summer would be better than last. The Esk is pretty on the money when it comes to our finances and if you read his latest blog, that doesn’t sound the case. If anything, this summer could be worse.
Obviously there are glaring holes in the team, but if we are funding them by selling Richarlison and DCL, there’s more holes.
Whilst I get why we feel we need to go for younger players (having a re-sale value), we are looking at a club that finished 16th last season and if you look at the teams around us, I can’t see any operating with them same financial constraints as us. So sadly, I think another relegation fight is a probability not a possibility. Is that really going to be an environment where young players can thrive? I don’t think so. Talk of a 19 year old centre back from Chelsea really worries me.
I’ve thought this for a while, but for me the club needs to do a deal with the premier league on profitability and sustainability. Yes we need to live within our means, stop handing out stupid contacts, buying players the wrong side of 28, but I don’t see an end to this. With profitability and sustainability running off three year losses, it’s just perpetual austerity. And everyone on this forum knows it’s something that wouldn’t impact the Sky 6. It’s a rigged system.
Given that a few high earners are leaving the wage book, I’d hoped this summer would be better than last. The Esk is pretty on the money when it comes to our finances and if you read his latest blog, that doesn’t sound the case. If anything, this summer could be worse.
Obviously there are glaring holes in the team, but if we are funding them by selling Richarlison and DCL, there’s more holes.
Whilst I get why we feel we need to go for younger players (having a re-sale value), we are looking at a club that finished 16th last season and if you look at the teams around us, I can’t see any operating with them same financial constraints as us. So sadly, I think another relegation fight is a probability not a possibility. Is that really going to be an environment where young players can thrive? I don’t think so. Talk of a 19 year old centre back from Chelsea really worries me.
I’ve thought this for a while, but for me the club needs to do a deal with the premier league on profitability and sustainability. Yes we need to live within our means, stop handing out stupid contacts, buying players the wrong side of 28, but I don’t see an end to this. With profitability and sustainability running off three year losses, it’s just perpetual austerity. And everyone on this forum knows it’s something that wouldn’t impact the Sky 6. It’s a rigged system.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
I'd see him as playing left centre mid in a three man midfield mate as his 'best' position, also would provide depth as he could when needed play left back if Mykolenko is unavailable, from that perspective I could see us being very interested, also Thewell wanted him a few years ago at wolves so can see why we would be a club city approached to gauge interest.
From a pure what does he bring perspective, a hard working player whose decent defensively, got pace and key for me is he's very comfortable in possession and seems to have a very good mentality too.
Ticks a lot of the boxes for exactly what we need in cm
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