Transfers, 2024-25 season

[toonotl 3402]

17 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

FIRESALE.

 

[toonotl 3402]

Of all the players on the "list" of saleable assets I think Tripps and Wilson are the right type. The right balance of ability and age to get good transfer fees, lower the wage bill meaningfully, and avoid losing players with capacity to improve and lose players before they decline and their sale value evaporates.

 

It's still quite novel to be able to rationalise and see the logic to our transfer activity. Agree or disagree, at least it makes sense.

[Kid Dynamite 7595]

 

[Dazzler 11676]

43 minutes ago, Isegrim said:

Hope is now saying that Atletico are in for Wilson

That would be a fucking mental transfer. He'd do well for them, but fuck me if you'd told me a few years ago that Wilson would get relegated with Bournemouth and end up knocking in goals for Athletico I'd have laughed in your face.

[wykikitoon 22685]

Would rather Trips and Wilson went over Isak, Bruno or Botman 

[Holden McGroin 7514]

11 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Would rather Trips and Wilson went over Isak, Bruno or Botman 

I’d rather Targett, Hendrick, Krafh, Dummett, Murphy, Burn, Karius, Lascelles, Dubrakva, Gillespie, Hall,Longstaff,  Fraser and Hayden were sold before Trips and Wilson. 
 

[Kid Dynamite 7595]

Thanks for the service Callum, but I'd happily bring in an upgrade who can string 10 games together 

 

[toonotl 3402]

15 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

I’d rather Targett, Hendrick, Krafh, Dummett, Murphy, Burn, Karius, Lascelles, Dubrakva, Gillespie, Hall,Longstaff,  Fraser and Hayden were sold before Trips and Wilson. 

 

It kind goes without saying that if it were as simple as selling who we wanted to sell for a price that made sense then most of that lot would already be gone.

[RobinRobin 12431]

3 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

 

But what about Mrs Wyki? How will she manage? 🥺 

[Holden McGroin 7514]

6 hours ago, RobinRobin said:

But what about Mrs Wyki? How will she manage? 🥺 

Fabian Schar enters the chat.

[Meenzer 16388]

48 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

Fabian Schar enters the chat.

 

Unusual nickname for her, is she French?

[RobinRobin 12431]

Chatts for me like

[Diego21 2155]

Wilson should only leave if there is a team that can pay close to 20M for him.

Trippier should only leave if the club saw that it was impossible to pay him the salary he earns and that would fix almost all of Fair Play's financial problems.

Then, you have to get rid of all the absurd contracts of players like Ritchie, Targett, Krafth, Manquillo, Hayden, Fraser, Karius....

PS: It is impossible for Atlético to pay a single euro for Wilson. We never have money.

[Chaser 1365]

Manquillo is as good as gone, if we do get rid of Tripps then keeping Krafth til the summer gives us cover (he's out then anyway). Fraser seems to be doing ok down south so hopeful he gets a move from that, Hendrick, Karius and Ritchie all expire in the summer. Hayden is the only one who looks like it's looking difficult to shift given he's contracted until 2026! Targett is also 2026 but at least he's useful. 

Edited January 21, 2024 by Chaser

[RobinRobin 12431]

42 minutes ago, Chaser said:

Manquillo is as good as gone, if we do get rid of Tripps then keeping Krafth til the summer gives us cover (he's out then anyway). Fraser seems to be doing ok down south so hopeful he gets a move from that, Hendrick, Karius and Ritchie all expire in the summer. Hayden is the only one who looks like it's looking difficult to shift given he's contracted until 2026! Targett is also 2026 but at least he's useful. 

Targett hasn't been useful practically since we signed him permanently. Not his fault but he still hasn't made much of an impression even when he's been fit. 

[toonotl 3402]

I still have hope that Targett could be a useful squad player, especially if he is capable of playing 6 for some added versatility, which appears to have been the plan moving forward based on the few minutes he lasted against ManU.

[RobinRobin 12431]

Just now, toonotl said:

I still have hope that Targett could be a useful squad player, especially if he is capable of playing 6 for some added versatility, which appears to have been the plan moving forward based on the few minutes he lasted against ManU.

We live in hope. 👍 

[wykikitoon 22685]

 

 

 

[Kid Dynamite 7595]

42 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

 

 

 

I'm a bit perplexed why Eales is telling by anyone who will listen that we need to sell before we can buy, and then we get offers for 2 players and refuse to sell? I mean I don't particularly want either of them to move on, but I also don't want Miley and Longstaff to be our midfield for half a season, or for Almiron to have zero competition for his place 

[RobElliott 1791]

I think they are playing hardball in the media so despite what Eales says, we wont be a soft touch and for the likes of Wilson, we wont be bent over.

[wykikitoon 22685]

Its all a bit mixed.  Will be happy when the window is fucking shut

[Gemmill 49669]

He didn't say we'd have to sell before we could buy, did he? I thought he just said we would have to trade players like other clubs do. 

[Kid Dynamite 7595]

4 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

He didn't say we'd have to sell before we could buy, did he? I thought he just said we would have to trade players like other clubs do. 

 

 

 

We are playing semantics, but it's as good as what he said 

[Gemmill 49669]

It's not though. We have to sell before we buy means we categorically cannot buy anyone until we bring some money in from player sales. 

 

He didn't say that so there's no reason to assume that it's true. 

 

You then said "if we need to sell before we buy, why are we turning down offers for players". But nobody every said we had to sell before we could buy.

 

So the specific language really is important and it isn't just semantics. 

[wykikitoon 22685]

Aye I think people have been caught up with the sensational headlines.