Dr Gloom 23385 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) £15m for targett given how little he has featured is great business. more or less what we paid for him, isn't it? plus he's a couple of years older. £12m, the rumoured free for longstaff to everton, seems undervalued for a english player with solid PL and CL experience coming into his prime yers, albeit one with a low technical ceiling. id be looking for £15-20m for him, though i can understand why they would be tempted to sell given it's pure profit. miggy, longstaff and targett are three squad players we probably ought to shift. however, they are three bodies that could prove useful sub/rotation options in the run in if we get injuries. it could all be paper talk but if all three go, surely there's at least one body coming in? we're well covered at left back with hall, tino and potentially burn and kelly capable of filling in there. but RW is looking very weak. and we would only have two reserve options for the three CM places were longstaff to leave. Edited January 30 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 11461 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 12 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: £15m for targett given how little he has featured is great business. more or less what we paid for him, isn't it? plus he's a couple of years older. £12m, the rumoured free for longstaff to everton, seems undervalued for a player with solid english PL and CL experience coming into his prime yers, albeit one with a low technical ceiling. id be lookign for £15-20m for him, though i can understand why they would be tempted to sell given it's pure profit. miggy, longstaff and targett are three squad players we probably ought to shift. however, they are three bodies that could prove useful sub/rotation options in the run in if we get injuries. it could all be paper talk but if all three go, surely there's at least one body coming in? we're well covered at left back with hall, tino and potentially burn and kelly capable of filling in there. but RW is looking very weak. and we would only have two reserve options for the three CM places were longstaff to leave. Only longstaff provides decent rotation options these days though. Targett and Miggy have barely featured and are the obvious ones to bin off. Longstaff can still do a job despite how frustrating he can be at times. I’d not sell for less than £20m. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7411 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Longstaff has 18 months left on his deal so now (from a financial point of view) would be the optimum time to sell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23385 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 47 minutes ago, Dazzler said: Only longstaff provides decent rotation options these days though. Targett and Miggy have barely featured and are the obvious ones to bin off. Longstaff can still do a job despite how frustrating he can be at times. I’d not sell for less than £20m. Eddie has still used all three players this season though. I agree they could all be shifted given their limited minutes but who does Eddie bring on to give others a rest if they’re all sold in this window without being replaced? Seems a very risky to sell all three this month if no one is coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 11159 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Dazzler said: Only longstaff provides decent rotation options these days though. Targett and Miggy have barely featured and are the obvious ones to bin off. Longstaff can still do a job despite how frustrating he can be at times. I’d not sell for less than £20m. He's now down the pecking order behind young Miley though I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 440 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 If we could get someone like Walker-Peters on a free in the summer we'll do well out of it. Was Southampton's best player by a mile against us I thought and can play both full-back positions. Good cover to have and keeps money in the pot for giving Isak a new deal etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36549 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: Eddie has still used all three players this season though. I agree they could all be shifted given their limited minutes but who does Eddie bring on to give others a rest if they’re all sold in this window without being replaced? Seems a very risky to sell all three this month if no one is coming in. I think, with the PSR predicament/still trying to slowly build a top class squad, the longer term risk of not being able to sell them down the line far outweighs the shorter term risk of them not being available for the rest of the season. I agree with argument for keeping Longstaff as he allows midfield rotation and a decent option off the bench. But with Targett, he can only really play in one position and there’s probably 4 players - Hall, Burn, Livramento and possibly Kelly who Howe would prefer there. Similar with Almiron and Murphy, Barnes, Joelinton and Gordon. I get what you’re saying though, selling 3 players who’ve featured this season might be pushing our luck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23385 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 2 hours ago, Alex said: I think, with the PSR predicament/still trying to slowly build a top class squad, the longer term risk of not being able to sell them down the line far outweighs the shorter term risk of them not being available for the rest of the season. I agree with argument for keeping Longstaff as he allows midfield rotation and a decent option off the bench. But with Targett, he can only really play in one position and there’s probably 4 players - Hall, Burn, Livramento and possibly Kelly who Howe would prefer there. Similar with Almiron and Murphy, Barnes, Joelinton and Gordon. I get what you’re saying though, selling 3 players who’ve featured this season might be pushing our luck. yeah, I’m not against any of them leaving. I just hope they don’t all leave in January with zero players coming the other way as I think it puts Howe in impossible situation. There will be players injured. Players will need a rest. Sometimes fresh legs are needed off the bench to see a game out, even if there’s a drop off in quality. It’s about bodies as much as it is about adding quality Edited January 30 by Dr Gloom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7411 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Plus with Willocks injury record we might end up with only Miley as cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7541 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) I agree we need to keep cover until we get more bodies in, but after Almiron, Longstaff, Targett, Kelly and Trippier, Willock would be the next name on the list of players to be upgraded for me. Id also happily move Barnes on to free up some cash and bring in a younger understudy to Gordon. Edited January 30 by Kid Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32821 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Jamie Miley signed for Hartlepool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11304 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 53 minutes ago, ewerk said: Jamie Miley signed for Hartlepool. Well, I think that's the PSR problems all sorted. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 440 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 You get Chelsea, Villa & Everton passing academy players around each other for £15-20m, here's us releasing ours to Hartlepool. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7541 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Saudi club have offered €65m to Brighton for Mitoma and they've said no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49267 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 They can have Murphy for 64m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49267 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Are PIF disrupting our CL rivals? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23385 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Are PIF disrupting our CL rivals? Insert shady cabal of Tyneside businessmen meme of choice here @Howmanheyman 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49267 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 70m deadline day swoop for Chris Wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 36159 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 34 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: Insert shady cabal of Tyneside businessmen meme of choice here @Howmanheyman "Get onto our PIF contact, let's get a few disruptor bids in for Wood at Forest, Mitoma at Brighton and Kluivert at Bournemouth." "Should I add Garnacho at Man U or Rashford?" "Hahahahaha, let's not give Ratcliffe any false hope!" 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36549 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said: You get Chelsea, Villa & Everton passing academy players around each other for £15-20m, here's us releasing ours to Hartlepool. Fanks, Mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7411 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) If Arsenal manage to pinch Watkins then he will be available to play the second leg of the semi final v us. Edited January 31 by Holden McGroin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49267 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Is it still on the table? I'm completely oblivious and just assuming it won't happen given Duran is off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 11461 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 11 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Is it still on the table? I'm completely oblivious and just assuming it won't happen given Duran is off. Na, can't be. They are being linked with number 10's to spend the Duran money too so I don't think Watkins to Arsenal is happening unless it's for Isak money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49267 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 At his age, they probably should sell him for that sort of money. Especially if Arsenal come in with an improved bid today. But it fucks their season, and there's no guarantees when you're trying to replace one striker, never mind two. Lineker was saying they're after Joao Felix. Not sure about that move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8263 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 16 hours ago, Gemmill said: They can have Murphy for 64m. Not yet they can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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