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I like the lad but I find this strange. He's 23 and not going to break into the side.
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £35m
You have to laugh. The definition of insanity. The only club to continuously hand out these pity contracts time after time
stretford blue
Player Valuation: £35m
Broadhead had a good season for the u23s but very unlikely to get any minutes at first team level next season .
I would have thought it was better all round if he found another club and get on with his career
Maybe they’re just offering him a 1-year deal for the purpose of selling him this Summer instead of losing him for free.
Surely that effects the player's options for new clubs though? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
messymascot
Player Valuation: £35m
Hopefully Broadhead will reject the deal. He must know he's never going to be good enough here and the older he gets the harder it will be to get a club. His stock will probably be high in League 1 if he's on a free and that is surely the route he needs to look at. He might get more money staying in the short term but he may end up not getting a club in a couple of years. If we are giving him a contract with the intention of selling on that strategy has never worked.
....from what I’ve seen, Broadhead is a more talented footballer than Simms but I‘m not sure if he’s more effective than Simms. Perhaps the club have decided to move Simms on and still think Broadhead has a chance.
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
he would be mad to accept any new deal, he should have been getting game time off the back off his good u23 form instead of some of the 1st team frauds but barely got a sniff.
tell the club to shove it and go find himself a good club that will give the opportunity to play and keep improving.
Time will tell Eggs but just looking at the player the one I am reminded of is Michael Keane.
However, I know nothing of his potential athletic ability, his personality, is he a leader in the team or in the dressing room?
All that said, if young Welch does go on to have the career that Keane is having then I doubt he would be too upset.
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £35m
I highly doubt its this. Its just the club thinking why let an asset go for free when we can try and make some money out of it. Forgetting the years and years of precedent of us never making money out of players nobody else wants. Simms has a far better youth record and L1 record whilst being 3 years his junior. A 23 year old with only 2 minutes of pro football last season does not suggest he has a chance. He never even made the bench for the final 5 games.
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
broadhead played wide most of his youth career and only moved up front very recently though, he did well in league 1 too.
....regardless of position, I’m sure any young professional would want the career Keane has had. Multi-millionaire wealth beyond their wildest dreams, England caps. It’s what they all want.
I think it is good to compare youngsters to established professionals, just to gauge the ‘type’ of player they are. Watching Welsh, I just couldn’t say he’s a similar ‘type’ of CB to Keane but that’s just my opinion.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
At youth team level he reminded me of VVD. I remember speaking to a Southampton fan on Van Dijk and he said to me he plays like a good 14 year old in a match with 12 year olds. I remember watching him marshall Lukaku a few weeks after and saw exactly what he meant. I got a similar feeling watching Welch at under 18 level, he just looked a couple of years older than the rest.
Some things have been made about that final game of the the season, and it may be that the young lads have been dismissed for the summer, but it would have been nice to see Welch on the bench for the match. It's a shame that didn't happen.
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £35m
Even this year Simms scored 8 in 12 which is pretty similar record to Broadhead since his move to striker. Simms has probably played his way into a Championship loan next season, Broadhead started off well, tailed off and didn't manage to get a loan this season. Again whilst being 3 years older.