Dougle 3677 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 13 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: We were already light in CM. You ideally want 5/6 players to cover those three positions. When Shelvey goes we’re left with: Bruno Longstaff Willock Joelinton Anderson (who Howe doesn’t seem to fancy) Surely we’re getting another body in, even if it’s a stopgap loan I think there is a fairly blurry line between our midfield and front line players, Joelinton being the most obvious, but just looking at the players list on .com a fair few front liners are on there as midfielders (aye I know it’s opinion based.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 It would interesting to know if Howe is after Berge and Gallagher, or if it's one or the other. A 65m obligation for the summer is a big outlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23642 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Toonpack said: Ideally yes, but desperately no, Shelvey's basically been gone all season. re: Anderson, I have seen absolutely nothing from him yet, not even a spark, to suggest that he's what the hype suggested he was when we kept him around. Our first team is mint but the depth isn’t there in reserve in midfield. We might get lucky and make it to the end of the season without one of the four main lads getting injured but it’s a gamble. I’d be surprised if we don’t get one more in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23642 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dougle said: I think there is a fairly blurry line between our midfield and front line players, Joelinton being the most obvious, but just looking at the players list on .com a fair few front liners are on there as midfielders (aye I know it’s opinion based.) who else covers cm other than those I’ve listed? Almiron has played there but that was under the cabbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3677 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: who else covers cm other than those I’ve listed? Almiron has played there but that was under the cabbage When it comes to CM you are bang on, no fucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 33 minutes ago, The Fish said: Agreed, a loan move might make some sense, but a permanent move to a relegation threatened, Sean Dyche lead, toxic Everton... that's bad, that's very very bad. Aye, I think a loan to us would be ideal for him as it’s a positive high flying side he’d look decent in even if he wasn’t spectacular, which would set him up for a move in the summer - going to Everton could see him headed for the Championship on big wages with a big fee, and a fan base who would threaten him. I agree with Tom in that I’m not a huge fan of Gallagher, he’s a hard worker but I’ve not seen loads else. He was rated at Palace and if Howe/team are interested I’d give him a chance, I do think he’s lower down the list though which is why we want him on loan. The point is probably moot anyway as I highly doubt Chelsea would let him go to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 11366 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: Our first team is mint but the depth isn’t there in reserve in midfield. We might get lucky and make it to the end of the season without one of the four main lads getting injured but it’s a gamble. I’d be surprised if we don’t get one more in We'll only get one more in if it's someone we want, we won't get one in if it has a detrimental effect on our plans for the summer/main targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22877 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Gallagher has turned them down 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14083 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Of course he would Like most of us he’ll have seen the fans chasing the players down the streets and stopping their cars with road blocks to drag them out of their vehicles to abuse them. Gordon will be feeling like a lucky man right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23642 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Gallagher has turned them down 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14083 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Im not even sure Everton counts as a GAZUMP if he comes here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 19013 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22877 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 😢 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 33225 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: 😢 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23642 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Has to be a wind up man - look at the account 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobElliott 1805 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Hendrick will be like a new signing, he has dusted himsel down and rolled his sleeves up 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4690 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Looks like Chelsea inching closer to Fernandez. That might set a few things in motion. How much of an upgrade over Longstaff would Gallagher be in the final third? I honestly don't know. From what I've seen of the Chelsea man his strengths are energy and intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14083 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Outside of FFP….where the fuck is Chelsea’s money coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Chelsea have lost the plot like. £115m apparently, higher than his £105m release clause so they can pay in installments (irrelevant for FFP since that’s based on contract length not payment structure). They’re surely going to be buckled? It’s close to what? £600m this season? So even if they were all on 10 year contracts (which they aren’t) that’s a £60m per year FFP hit ignoring wages etc, so factor in wages, bonuses and other clauses and it’s surely close to £100m FFP hit every year before you even factor in the players they already had, and transfer fees they’re still amortizing (Lukaku, Havertz, Ziyech etc). Call it £150m a season FFP hit, they’d have to have around £350m income on their bottom line for FFP purposes just to clear that £105m loss over a 3 year period hurdle? That’s a fucking high bar considering CL is a long shot for next season, and it’s not even factoring in the different FFP for European purposes, they must have nearly 35 first team squad members. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7332 Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tom said: Outside of FFP….where the fuck is Chelsea’s money coming from? Bitcoin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4690 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 They're spreading the spend over a number of years aren't they. Even the Enzo proposal is supposed to be in installments. Could be 25M a year or something like that. I'm harbouring the hope they fail to qualify for the CL for a couple of years and end up with some sort of liquidity issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7637 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Surely they've fucked their next 10 transfer windows though? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Interesting that it looks like Gordon put in a transfer request to leave Everton, they just put out a statement about him leaving and stated that in there. We’re massive now lads. Not Sunderland massive, as we all know we all dream of one day playing the type of attacking football that the “new entertainers” as they are now being dubbed play, I guess we will just have to console ourselves by being such a big draw that one of the countries biggest prospects puts in a transfer request to join us from his boyhood club, and maybe some CL football will soften the blow next year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4690 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Surely they've fucked their next 10 transfer windows though? Seem to be a putting a lot of faith in the Potter project. I wonder what they'll do if it doesn't work out with him and they've spent a few years' budget on his players. Will they be as patient as Arsenal have with Arteta? Arsenal didn't have the same outlay though and could afford a few years in and out of the CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 wykiki’s main man at it again 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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