It's just realism. I'd love him to disappear and us go and sign someone great to replace him but the reality is that we would be very likely to just sign someone who is at best as good as he is and so be absolutely no better off. There's an...
Said it in the Summer thread but as a 4th choice it's fine. Not many of us like him but we can't fix all our problems in one window and unless Branthwaite leaves, CB is one of the positions where we don't need to prioritise until next summer.
"We didn't offer him a new contract"
It was only the BBC and every other national media outlet running the news. It's not like it was just The Bobble, it's widely accepted as a fact.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/czrr4dgyl7do...
Dominic Calvert-Lewin's aerial prowess is one of those deceptive statistics, like our defenders leading the league in various categories simply because we've played with so little possession and they've had to perform more measurable defensive...
Building a more successful future with this guy as the main number 9 is a complete contradiction in itself. If we are going to keep him as a squad player to bring on now and again and then bring in a proper consistent goal scorer then fair enough...
Athletic are reporting the purchase option runs until the end of May. We've just missed the automatic obligation that set in after 9(?) games. So technically no-one else can do anything until that expires and it leaves us free to tie up a deal.