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Milner still plays about 40 games a season, it isn’t the same.
I think ideally you would want to develop a squad without FFP but it’s an unfortunate reality that can’t be ignored, you understand the ceilings as well as me. We may decide to bring in a young left back in the summer, but we both know it’s coming from a limited fund and eating into a loss ceiling. In dealing with the reality of that players like Baines, Davies, Kenny and Coleman are invaluable as they are cost/loss neutral apart from wages, they maximise budgets and minimise loss ceilings.
Ideally you are right, hoping selling Bolaise and Sandro may raise funds for the kid at hearts, but you wouldn’t put money on it happening. I don’t have any sympathy with our ability to sell players, it’s been terrible. Based on that it actually makes better sense to keep the cost neutral option, if you think he can still contribute which the club seems to as it maximises the available budget as it’s unlikely to come from selling deadwood.
I would have been a big critic of our squad management with the centre half situation at the start of the season after the last transfer window, was I right? On reflection maybe not, if we’d signed Zouma would we have developed Holgate.....none of us had faith he would develop like he did, so credit there. It might be thar Baines is more up to it then we all think and or expect like Holgate.
Its about maximisimg windows and budgets and Baines helps enable that over another year. If we can sign a right sided, central mildfilders and a centre half this window with our hole budget and both full back positions in 20/21 instead of now, we likely have the pick of better quality both this summer and next as we can prioritise and maximise budgets.
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So his body should be worse. Look at the difference between Milner and Rooney who have both been playing since 16. One had to move to America as he started to struggle and the other, a year older, manages to play loads of games st the top level still.
Baines's age doesnt matter, especially as cover.
But he’s still a first teamer, that’s why they’re keeping him on. Baines is staying to literally play about 3 games next season.
Exactly. So why pay big money for a backup when you have Baines and can use the money in more pressing areas
Why do we need to pay big money for a backup?
GwladysPhil
Player Valuation: £35m
Since Difne
I remember an interview from like ten years ago where Milner said something about how Ronaldo was able to go out drinking champagne whilst he had to stay in and have ice baths.
Defo on PED’s now though.
CrustySack
Player Valuation: £0.99p
I'd say at least 4 years at the top left. He is a good lad and has always looked after himself. Bainsey is the heartbeat of this club. I hope he becomes our manager one day.
youaremyeverton
Player Valuation: Free Transfer
He's only 10 appearances away from being our most played premier league player, he deserves to get that for me. Best player I've ever seen play for Everton, genuinely the best in the world for a while.
Would question the comparison with Kenny/Sidibe. Key difference is Kenny has market value if we sell. If we sell Kenny for a similar fee to Sidibe, in terms of FFP wouldn't we be better off? Sidibe fee spread across length of his contract whilst Kenny fee straight in the books. So a profit?
Has he been given a 1 year extension?
Yep absolutely mate, you can factor in player trading as well, I was simplifying and being binary really for illustrative purposes, if we sell Kenny for 16 million and sign Sibide for 14 million then we make a profit.
I think it’s a bit hopeful getting north of about 7-8 million for Kenny myself speaking practically, but thats just my opinion.
Give him a lifetime contract. The man is a God
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