11 minutes ago, J*B said:

Here’s where I stand.

22M guaranteed is a lot of money. It’s our record sale. 

Adam’s the best player we will produce in a long, long time. But the squad needs investment, we have three or four key positions which need strengthening and we don’t have the funds to do that without selling Adam. Selling a homegrown player for 22M means there cannot be any argument with FFP for years to come. Venkys and Waggott, your excuse is now null and void.

This is the “model” which we have been told the club will run by. Buy cheap — or develop internally — and sell at the best point for the club. 

So Gregg, here’s your chance. Your job is on the line. We need a goal scoring striker, a winger, a playmaker central midfielder and an experienced centre back. If you fail to get them, then you should be sacked for negligence. If the owners do not give you the money to do your job then you need to walk as it won’t get better than this. 

Jon, this is your chance too. If you get the four first team players needed and the problems we’ve been having continue then you’re not up to the job either. 

Adam, good luck and thank you for everything. I’m excited to watch you play in the Premier League, for England and one day finish your career back home.

The next 18 months are the most important in the clubs recent history. 

A much too logical post. Away with you!!

Just now, islander200 said:

£18 million is a record fee for us isn't it?

It's either equal to, or just shy of Phil Jones isn't it? 

8 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Agreed.

If there's at least a 20% sell-on included, I wouldn't be surprised to see them take the £18m + £4m in add-ons.

Me neither sadly, my argument is it should at least be a record fee received before we even start to entertain the idea.

I'd want £25m guaranteed personally, but i'd also want him back on loan until the end of the season being greedy.

2 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

Could it be that Yates is lined up to replace Ennis as the second striker option and McGuire would replace Gally as the target.

With the three at the back, I’d say SS would thrive in that role Moran played (failed at) last night. 
 

                    Pears

       Phillips.  Hyam. Wharton

JRC   Sondre.  Wharton.    Hedges

                     Szmodics

          Yates             Gally

Still have Dolan, Brittain, Pickering when fit and Siggy for the wing back roles.

Carter when fit, ORiordan for CB

Buckley when fit, Ayari and Garrett for CM

Still missing a striker even if we keep Ennis and Leonard….?

 

 

 

Sigurdsson showed last night against a League 2 team that he is not and never will be a wing back.

36 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Mentioned it before but thought Scott Wharton had a superb game. His passing out from the back was exemplary.

He's our best centre half by a country mile when he's on song imo. Hopefully JDT will start to notice what a good player he is instead of using him as first reserve.

Each to their own but I thought there were 3 or 4 others who had better games and Wharton wasn't even our best CB last night.

I'd have given it Tronstad.

Also someone needs to have a chat with Peter Jackson about his eyesight. I've no idea how S Wharton got motm. I feel Tronstad has been done over for the award on a few occasions now.

1 hour ago, neophox said:

Moran was the player with most completed passes in percent and most passes.

I thought he was awful all game and wondered why he was still on the pitch when we made the initial 3 subs.

Goes to show that sometimes stats and visuals don't match.

1 minute ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Down to the player apparently, hopefully he'll want to stay close to home instead of moving down there.

I don't know much about Cardiff's back line, but you'd imagine considering our back line problems, he will get plenty of games as JDT also alluded the club needs to address experience at the back .

The weather might play a part in people's decision to get tickets today. Meant to be pretty torrential all day.

That being said, I'll still be there.

2 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I’d possibly go a bit lower to balance out the certainty of the initial fee vs the likelihood of future monies.

I guess you can’t know the acceptable ‘Chelsea deal’ without knowing the acceptable ‘Palace deal’.

I’d much prefer he stayed though.

50m was tongue in cheek, it was though an agreement with your point that if he goes to a 'big club' then we should be asking for more because as you stated, any potential monies from a sell on are reduced.

My preference would be for the latter too. I was hoping his latest contract meant we'd possibly get next season from him as well.

6 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

If he is to go to someone like Chelsea the fee needs to take into account the reduced likelihood of us making money further down the line through a sell on clause.

 

That's why I said 50m

Chelsea after Wharton? £50m it is then.

The Gallagher thing probably explains why he's had a face like a slapped arse in all the recent social posts by the club.

The experience he has, albeit limited, is pretty much all at or above our current level. So it looks a solid signing.

At 26 though, he should have many more games under his belt. If I was him I'd be looking at this being an opportunity to get a permanent move (here or elsewhere) as it's not happening for him anytime soon at Liverpool and in 10 years, he might well look back and think he could've done things differently.

He's local as well isn't he? Wasn't his dad at Bolton in some capacity?

 I'd take a Sir Jim Radcliffe approach of someone buying x% to help with funding.

The fax machine for incomings has broken again.

Just now, neophox said:

How did the India hearing go yesterday?

It didn't, postponed until the 12th of March. The can hath been kicked.

I can only see Gallagher going if the money would cover whatever it would cost to bring the lad in from Orlando City.

25 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Love it

I'd only accept if its a club record fee received. I'd also put the caveat on Venky's that we're able to spend 60%+ of the fee received on improvements to the squad, but I know that's not something we can control. Which is what makes me nervous about selling.

2 minutes ago, JohnD said:

£18.5m for AW!?

Start the car 

This is a hot take.

I'd be absolutely gutted if less than 6 months after becoming a regular, he leaves and for £15m.

I'd be gobsmacked if £5m of that was reinvested.

35 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

The next hearing will be towards the end of April and then the one in July. The judge doesn't trust Venkys to let it go longer than three months.

Isn't there also an election in India this year around May? I do wonder if that will have a potential knock on effect.

5 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I genuinely think we're fucked if we don't sign another 4-5 good players.

Pickering out isn't a big loss as I think he's our biggest liability, so should be relatively easy to upgrade on him.

I'm not Pickering's biggest fan by any means, but he's a massive loss right now. 

Our only recognised senior left back with championship experience is likely to be out for an extended period. 

It's clear with our finances that we are not finding it easy to upgrade on anyone signed prior to JDTs arrival.

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Symptomatic of a coach/DOF  and playing squad under no pressure to achieve results from management.

....because the owners are disinterested. Say we swap the entire management team, are we likely to obtain an improved playing squad where the owners would demand results?

4 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

Perhaps we had better keep him as we are likely to meet his level in the next eighteen months.

Loaning him out so he can hit the ground running next season is probably a good option. Certainly better than him hitting the ground and breaking his knees.