2023/24 Kevin Thelwell

[Blue Willy]

If Sheffield United overtake us, then we really are in the sh1t and deserve to go down. They wont.

 

[Tigger]

Why do we seem reluctant to dip into the lower leagues to find a gem anymore? Lots of our best business under Moyes was finding players down there but other than raiding relegated teams for players we never take a gamble anymore.

 

[blueblue]

Why do we seem reluctant to dip into the lower leagues to find a gem anymore? Lots of our best business under Moyes was finding players down there but other than raiding relegated teams for players we never take a gamble anymore.

Look at the fees being paid now for players from the lower leagues , the days of snapping up good young players for small money is long gone.

Our best strategy has been signing 18 or 19 year old lads before they get established and their price rockets.
It has worked with Stones, DCL, Holgate and Branthwaite in recent times.... there may be more that I can't remember.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Seems to be targeting the right type of players, but we keep missing and they end up somewhere else.

Luis Diaz, MGW, Kudus, Joao Pedro to name a few.

Hopefully he sticks to this method when we have £150m from selling Branthwaite and Onana in the summer.

 

[Goat]

Hopefully he sticks to this method when we have £150m from selling Branthwaite and Onana in the summer.

Minus the 40m for Chermo and Beto.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Minus the 40m for Chermo and Beto.

Probably as they let us pay on klarna. Ive never seen a team be willing to deffer payment for a year, which is what Udinese apparently did with Beto.

Chermiti was favourable to us too.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Eggs's theory does say that because any player you loan to any team could also make a mistake benefitting one of your direct rivals.

As things stand, we’re in a scrap to stay in the league. If Holgate contributes to us getting relegated, the consequences would be awful.

If we were in a scrap to beat Wolves to 10th place rather than 11th, I don’t think anyone would be massively bothered (which of course may turn out to be the case depending on how super silk gets on)

 

[Ferguson1878]

Probably as they let us pay on klarna. Ive never seen a team be willing to deffer payment for a year, which is what Udinese apparently did with Beto.

Chermiti was favourable to us too.

“just give us it when you’ve got it mate no rush “

 

[MikeH72]

As things stand, we’re in a scrap to stay in the league. If Holgate contributes to us getting relegated, the consequences would be awful.

If we were in a scrap to beat Wolves to 10th place rather than 11th, I don’t think anyone would be massively bothered (which of course may turn out to be the case depending on how super silk gets on)

Sheffield United aren’t staying up. Therefore loaning Holgate to them could help us if they manage to improve a little bit and take points off Nottingham Forest and Luton. He can’t play against us either so no worries about him turning into Alessandro Nesta in that game.

 

[RD2910]

As things stand, we’re in a scrap to stay in the league. If Holgate contributes to us getting relegated, the consequences would be awful.

If we were in a scrap to beat Wolves to 10th place rather than 11th, I don’t think anyone would be massively bothered (which of course may turn out to be the case depending on how super silk gets on)

So don't loan any player to any team in the same league if you're in a relegation battle?

 

[greener]

As things stand, we’re in a scrap to stay in the league. If Holgate contributes to us getting relegated, the consequences would be awful.

If we were in a scrap to beat Wolves to 10th place rather than 11th, I don’t think anyone would be massively bothered (which of course may turn out to be the case depending on how super silk gets on)

I think that Holgate being more likely to get game time at Sheff rather than Saints says it all. Even if he played to his maximum ability I doubt it would put them back in the mix to stay up.

He had one `good` spell of around 20mins at Saints, against a L2 side. Nice enough chap, poor footy player.

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Over half a season we've made up 18 points on Sheffield United. I don't think Holgate is going to drastically effect that in a positive direction for them. Their manager was crying about people eating sandwiches last week. They're toast.

 

[Moomin]

Over half a season we've made up 18 points on Sheffield United. I don't think Holgate is going to drastically effect that in a positive direction for them. Their manager was crying about people eating sandwiches last week. They're toast.

He mistook sandwiches for Toast!!!!

 

[Titus Bramble]

So don't loan any player to any team in the same league if you're in a relegation battle?

You’re not reading my posts are you?

 

[Titus Bramble]

Sheffield United aren’t staying up. Therefore loaning Holgate to them could help us if they manage to improve a little bit and take points off Nottingham Forest and Luton. He can’t play against us either so no worries about him turning into Alessandro Nesta in that game.

Yeah I don’t think Sheffield Utd are going to come close to overtaking us to be honest.