As I said above, it’s because they fire-sold him at a relatively short notice in January. At that moment in time only Palace were looking, so we had no negotiating power and had to sell him. As much as Prem clubs can throw money around, most won’t throw £30mill around unplanned, and some would already have spent. Plus look at the trouble the likes of Newcastle and Villa are having with PSR. Everyone knew you would have more interest, more bidders and thus a higher fee in July. But we don’t think more than the next bill we have to pay in front.

News for anyone who has had their head up their arse for the last 14 sad years.... Venkys don't re-invest money made on player sales in replacements. Doesn't matter if Adam Wharton had been sold for £150 million - none of it would have been ploughed back into playing staff. VENKY FIFA PLAYING MORONIC WADFANKERS OUT!

Remember when Chaddy said Todd Cantwell would be a good alternative as captain and he got ridiculed? well he is our new captain

I could see the talent, and i disagreed with us selling him in that window. My point is though why did none of the big boys not come in at that price?A world class talent and they let Palace have him for the 18 million? And again rated so highly outside of our vlub but wasnt making the under 21 squads.Why?

So like Suhail, you couldn't see the talent in him either, and wouldn't have waited (at least) 12 months?

Promoted we hadn't won in a game In ages and we where on a downward spiral.Wharton was not having a great season like the rest of them.Moments of great quality yes but not consistent.He wasn't playing like he did v Blackpool every week Yes we would have got a bit more but it would not have been a lot more

Won't be the end of venkys, I always believed it would be the end of us as a second division club. Looks like it could happen a year ahead of schedule to be fair.

The club had made him available. Do you think it was a secret and only Crystal Palace knew we were looking to sell? Do I think we should have sold him in that window?No But I think the player himself would have surely for the sake of his own career been looking to move on in the summer.Yes I think 18 million was too little for him and we would have got a bit more in the summer but its pie in the sky to be thinking we would have been getting bids like 30...40...million whilst playing for us a middle of the road championship side which we have become under this ownership. I reference the under 21s which matty blue keeps digging me about because if he was being recognised outside the club as a world class talent he would have been in their squads and bigger clubs than Palace would have been in for him.

More stupidity to call out. That’s because we suddenly had to sell for cash flow issues at short notice in a January market. Otherwise why would we have sold when in contention for play offs? If they had hung on until summer they’d have had more bidders and got more. Or been promoted.

Why was he available for £18mil? JDT didn’t seem to think he was available at all…..

He has played in the Premier league and played well. Keep digging.At the end of the day he was available for 18 million.Crystal Palace where the only club to come in for him. Fact.

ok,i read it as 4/4/2,weiman starts,which don`t say much for rhian brewster tbh🙂

Honestly looking at the current crop that are in and around the team... too many. We've sold any of them that are actually good enough for this level.

Exactly. Give him the money we allegedly paid per week for Dennis.

Sanderson as one of 3 centre backs & Nyambe as wing back

Like every club in this league for a few years, if the owners don’t put any money in we’d be screwed full stop. So they have to put money in. They just choose not to put as much in as 3 years ago. Maybe it’s their choice. Maybe Suhail tells them not to. But regardless we, as Blackburn Rovers, could match the offer and stay within the budget we were working to a couple of years ago. We choose not to. 12 months ago we were trying to keep Szmodics (apparently). What were we offering. Magic beans?

You can always match it if you really want. Just play with a smaller squad. Albeit the major problem is clearly lack of investment from the top.

So those will be shit terms ergo he is shit?

There was a poster on here a few months, who suggested that 2027, could the end of the Venkys. For the same reasons, you are quoting that most of the players contracts are up.. 🙏

Again? Patience? Righto, is 15 years enough?

Just read the great sage Tim Sherwood's comment's in the LT about our Club's current situation. Thank's for bestowing us all with your word's of wisdom but you haven't a fookin clue mate,embarrassing.

Does the advisor to the Southampton owners know if he’s any good?

Wasn’t Gestede moaning about how few minutes our home grown players had got last season … how many of our home grown players will start games this season ?