Bullet
Player Valuation: £10m
Sam's position is looking shaky. If he is paid off I wouldn't be surprised to see some of his staff, like Sammy Lee, retained for economical reasons if the new manager is agreeable.If thats true, can we honestly see Moshiri paying in the region of 9 million to pay Sam and his backroom team off.
We are stuck with him for another year.
By the same token I can see Walsh remaining if Brands comes. To save face for him it'll be described as 'working together' but in reality Walsh will be demoted to head scout and Brands will be in charge. Moshiri's logic as a businessman, which I can't fault, will be we'll be paying Walsh in full anyway so why not have him act in a role (scout) where he's actually done a good job in the past. If Walsh refuses the demotion then no payout.