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Forgot to mention that obviously the fact we were having the worst season in our history and had 3 different managers clearly wouldn't have helped. He apparently said it was bigger than just that but at that age you sometimes don't recognise how much things can affect you.

I saw an old friend couple of weeks ago whose nipper is in our academy and he said he something interesting about Tyler. Apparently around this time last year he was confiding in friends that he really wasn't enjoying the life of a professional footballer and everything which came with it. He...

As an occasional lurker on here I suspect this is intended as one of your wind ups, but as a Southampton fan living over 200 miles away from Liverpool I can assure you that everybody I speak to very much knows it as Everton's new ground.

Sounds to me like we overplayed our hand a bit and made the decision to sell earlier than we'd made out. Think it's a pretty good deal all round really (and around the price I was expecting pre summer) but the top brass look a bit silly dragging it out for so long imo. Hopefully he does well...

I think we're happy to sell at a silly price but we're also happy to keep him should that price not be met. Be interesting to see whether he kicks off for it soon.

Agree that there's a lot of unknowns and gambles on both sides. Of course that includes him as well. He's turned down a contract which likely would have made him a millionaire and so if this doesn't come off and he decides to see out his two years he's lost out big time.

As I said last week I think we'll have to sell at least one of him and Fernandes who we'll want a similar fee for. Both will probably go in all honesty but I don't think it's essential that they do.

He's by far our most talented youngster since Bale. Not quite the finished article but should he realise his potential he's going right to the very top. I think it's a huge risk for you at that price personally and could see why you wouldn't be keen but if he progresses as expected he'll be...

Well he'd have helped earn us £100m if we get promoted so hardly a disaster.

Yeah never any guarantees of course but I think it'd be far more likely with him than without. There's no guarantees that any replacement/s would be good enough either. Very few guarantees in football and gambles are always bigger when it comes to young players on all sides.

Yeah I think it'll get done in the next week personally, we won't want it going up to deadline day. I don't think you lot would wait around that long either though.

I still think this happens but I honestly don't think we're that worried about the depreciating asset. Promotion is much more likely with him in the team than not and that earns us much more than we'd lose in fee this summer to next. He'll have a lot more suitors next summer too which means...

Absolute fraud of a manager. Sorry I've nothing to add on Dibling this morning but can't see that bloke's name without something triggering inside of me.

We for sure need to raise funds this summer. Think we've already brought in about £30m and have Dibling and Fernandes who'll both fetch large fees. We're apparently in a much better financial position than last time we went down, especially with wages, but my feeling is that we have to sell at...

I still think this happens for what it's worth and a compromise is reached. Too close for it not to in my view. Worth noting we have a fans forum tomorrow so the club may have been wary of being seen to compromise too much in public before that.

Well yeah as I said I don't think it's worthwhile for you at £50m as the risk reward ratio lands on the wrong side. £40m and 20% would have been a good compromise I think. You could have sold him for £100m in 3 years time and still banked £48m of the profit. I don't necessarily disagree with...

Only way a new contract happens is with a lowish release clause and I don't see that happening.

It's standard though mate. Any club in the country who has a 19 year old considered one of the best talents in the country would want the same. I agree though it's not worthwhile if the fee is £50m. Presumably it'd only be on profit too as most of these clauses are? When you think that if he...

Not sure why people are surprised by us wanting a sell on clause. Pretty standard for young talent with a lot of potential isn't it? I'm surprised we didn't accept the £40m though. 50m is too steep I reckon and means you'll be on the wrong end of the risk/reward ratio.

To be clear, Russell Martin is an absolute fraud of a manager... But he may well be right on this 🤣 I think he could certainly end up central later on but he's definitely a wide player for now. Would often depend on who he's playing with/against as if the opposition have a weak full back you'd...