Not sure you can put that all on Brands though to be fair. I'm not knocking him, but the same would apply if you left out the names and just said we'd have spent £120m without selling a big player. We've been bank rolled to an extent but that can't continue forever. He may have gone overboard on some aspects of it but @davek has a fair point underneath it all. What would be really impressive is if he manages to a) Sell some of the unwanted players (and lets be clear here, they're not THAT bad, whatever some people might try to say) and b) sign some real gems for very little outlay. He's done well so far and I genuinely believe and trust in him, but some people are definitely going OTT about his work so far.
In order to sell anything,you have to have a buyer. Also these aren’t average players,they are rubbish players. It’s a bit like trying to flog a fake Rolex to people who know what a real Rolex is. If he can manage to sell any of them for any money he will have performed a miracle.
He’s having to deal with the failures of the past regime mate.
Marcel's a fraud because he can't find a buyer for Martina
...so he shouldn't have any trouble getting £25k pw Besic or £7K pw Holgate sold then?
No, he wouldn’t
I did the sums on all those out on loan at the club a wjile back: it averages at something like 35K pw to 40K pw. Yes, some ridu=iculous earners like Ramirez, but overall we should be shifting players like Besic, Holgate, Niasse, and McCarthy
Can Besic actually demand that wage in the Championship? I imagine he’s a lot like Rodwell when he was at Sunderland where he’s on decent money and thus has no impetus to move to a level he’s suited at.
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