Lots of unproven premier league wingers out there. I’m sure we will end up with one of them. Might even get a young CM in and send Buckley out of loan.

“Plan”….hahaha.thats a good one!

Telalovic did come from the German 4th division. He was always a dark horse to be anything.

We should sign them to long term extensions and if they refuse to sign we shouldn’t allow them to run down their contracts. A normal club, this is not the case, would either sell the asset or secure it. We seem to do neither.

While the outgoing fees may not be made available by the owners the sales do affect the clubs financials and FFP, no? So regardless of if the money is made available the sale allows for the ability to fund the club further. I took Gestedes comments to mean the player sales affect FFP but don’t directly lead to those funds being available. We know the funds won’t be reinvested but we’re run at a £20 million loss per annum and need those sales to even maintain “normal” operations. Point is the strategy of letting players run down their contracts and walk is crazy (also on par for our owners). No real club with ambition would operate this way.

Desperately need a winger. Hedges isn’t good enough and always hurt. CM cover would be great since there’s a massive drop off after Travis/trondstat. With carters I just a center half is needed for cover but I guess that could be loaned player. And as you mentioned a center forward, but I’m sure they see the Ohashi/Gueye/Leonard as one that have enough bodies.

Just because he doesn’t want to leave doesn’t mean we shouldn’t sell him and let him walk for free…if he wants to stay we could sign him to an extension…but allowing him to run down the contract seems like a bad decision too.

I mean were still in for Baradji...so why not a lad with a fractured back.

Do we have an Ash Phillips thread?

So we’re 💯 in on him the?

Nixon saying we’re back in for Bardji. Only now the contract is “pay as you play”. No idea what that means but no way he accepts it. If he does we should immediately convert Caters contract to the same.

Starting to wonder if Carter can be relied upon at all. Can’t seem to stay fit. Really like the honest stance on Brittian. Vi clearly knows if he’s sold the money disappears so is in no rush to push him out.

We pretty much know…that’s when the death spiral starts every year. Squad depth shows how thin it is

Watching on fox deportees. The Mexican announcer really liked Kargbo’s over head kick.

Get in!

The most positive way to look at this upcoming season for Vi is when the goal is to develop the youth and stay in the championship, Sheffield Wednesday’s not paying their players and Hulls not paying their transfer fees….so presumably staying up should be easier than most years.

Of course they were past mistakes but they’ve also been the same mistakes for years. Almost like it doesn’t matter who’s in charge of football operations.

Agreed. For fucks sake we finished 1 point off the play off position, and return everyone but Dolan and 2 journey men in Batth and Weiman. All of which in my mind are quite replaceable. There should be no need for a transition period. It should be full steam ahead. Instead we’re going to sell our right back and the entire center of the park. It was an easy summer, bring in a replacement for Batth, cover in center midfield and a winger or two. Bonus if you could get a #9. But now it’s all tits up

They’ve taken the academy approach to the front office.

When there’s no one else better, your old enough.

It would likely be the most entertaining thing on the tele. Provided it had commentary from outside analysts about what is really going on.

The. They get promoted. Fuck me!

Let’s be honest…probably free transfers either way

That’s a good joke! Best players tied down?!?! Hahaha.

Way back when I signed my first contract in Germany I was told by the football director, “congratulations you’ve broken in. My job is to now go sign someone better than you. Your job is to prove whoever I bring in isn’t.” Competition is what drives player to be better. I think the lack of competition in the team often leads to the complacency and underwhelming performance of the past 10 years