Rita_Poon
Player Valuation: £80m
Beto was pilot, so they missed Portugal, last seen heading towards the Faroe islands...
Blue Roo
Player Valuation: £15m
The longer this season goes on (when will it be over) the more I'm looking at Thelwell, Dyche and whoever else is making footballing decisions.
Is Dyche going to give proper playing time and progress to any younger players brought in.
When is this club going to shake off the higher price paid for mediocre players and be a club that young players would look to go to.
It takes risk, vision and belief to buy lower none of which the club seems to have - thats inevitable decline for any club in the PL that isnt protected and intrinsic to the PL brand (the 3 reds and the minted blues - theyd cut adrift City and Chelsea if gravy wasnt rolling in). Everton has been stubbornly resistant but unless the dice is rolled (or impossibly sense and values return) Dyche becomes the last stand.
Dobbin's a good example. Harrison in terms of attack has been as bad as anyone who has played RW for this club in the PL. He is not a forward he is a defensive winger. Who is likely to replace him - RB Young not forward Dobbin.
Is Dyche to blame for this or is it Thelwell and co. Was Dyche always the man to make up for their lack of astuteness?
Upstairs courage seems to have been abandoned long ago (always remember that smugness around Seamus transfer rolling on for years - like it fell in the lap)
And now it's embodied on the pitch...and toxic in the stands.
Transfers? I know where I'd be starting.
The fact that 777 is a possibility stinks.
This club needs to find NSNO steering the ship...come what may
BluePaul86
Player Valuation: £8m
Can see the Onana and Branthwaite money being spent on down payments for Beto, Chermiti and Harrison.
Would be an insane thing to do though. Let Harrison go and promote Dobbin (I think Harrison suits us btw).
Control the wages by letting some big earners go. Give Branthwaite a big payrise.
Sell Beto.
Get on the Loan train and grab a centre forward from a big club to blood. Like we did with Lukaku.
….watching him coming through the ranks, Dobbin is much more effective in central positions than out wide. Like Harrison, the game seems to stop when played into him when marked by a full back but give him space in central areas he’s got a great cruising speed in possession that eats up ground. He can join in and get beyond the striker.
I think folk automatically think he’s a winger because of his size but I’m not convinced myself.
You have seen more of him that most Eggs.
Think my point is don’t sell Jarred for mediocrity. If that’s the plan then don’t sell him at all.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
We have been linked to the young lad Greaves at Hull who is pretty much a direct replacement, he is a decent player and would do well next to Tarkowski imo but we won't be the only team in for him that's the only thing.
….i agree, he’s a very special talent. If he has to go it has to be for top dollar.
From an investment perspective, selling young a CB for £70m has to be good business if we need significant income. It should be much more difficult replacing a highly valued striker than a CB if we have a DOF who knows the market.
Here is a list from @Zatara from a closed thread. It is the out of contract players at the end of the season
Gomes
Doucoure
Dele
Gana
Coleman
Young
Lonergan
Harrison (loan)
Danjuma (loan)
Not sure if Doucs has extended a year (my memory is shot).
Given the position we are in I would only be looking at Coleman and perhaps Gana for one year extensions to pad out the squad. Also Doucs if he has not extended already.
Harrison at 20m seems too rich for us - the rest don’t even help as squad fillers.
Gomes
Doucoure
Dele
Gana
Coleman
Young
Lonergan
Harrison (loan)
Danjuma (loan)
Not sure if Doucs has extended a year (my memory is shot).
Given the position we are in I would only be looking at Coleman and perhaps Gana for one year extensions to pad out the squad. Also Doucs if he has not extended already.
Harrison at 20m seems too rich for us - the rest don’t even help as squad fillers.
DualityNSNO
How much for the pair?
He has, yeh, just as a note.
Gana has a year option in his contract, Doucs has 12months left.
We wont be paying 20m for Harrison.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
It also goes against everything Thelwell said the other week in that interview, no more signing over 27's for money (not to say we wouldn't loan one or sign one on a free transfer but just not pay for and certainly not £20m for someone as limited as Harrison)
Rita_Poon
Player Valuation: £80m
Can this be tattooed on the inside if Thelwells eyelids just to make double sure. Please.
IF Leeds dont get promoted I suspect we will indeed loan him for another season tho.
