Is there any chance Siggy played enough last season to qualify for a standard work permit this year? It may be based on games he was available for, so his injuries may have done him a favour in that regard? Hoping you still have the criteria open to check because I am being lazy 😉 Or yes, he may be sold, which given his wage and being in the last year of his contract, is more than possible

Thanks for that 🙂 One slot left then

Pretty sure Gueye will get a work permit, has played recent years in the 2nd tier of Spain and top tier of Belgium (Kaminski got a work permit after playing less games at that level) Also pretty sure Ohashi and Mafoumbi will need to take up ESC slots Siggy is the one I genuinely have not idea about, as to if he took up a slot last year, and if he is still here will he still take up a slot this year. (he may have played enough games last season to qualify for a standard work permit if he didn't already have one) So by my reckoning, we either have 1 or 2 ESC slots left

Maybe in the past, but I wouldn't trust his legs to play wide centre back now any more than Fadz

left footed too, think you may have found the mystery player

Sounds like Hyam is off to me

Does Zurab Khizaniskvilli have a left footed younger brother/son?

No, just English teams

But Waggott can save close to £15000/week by letting him leave early

Vale is on a low wage and has a year option, so they may be tempted to keep hold as a squad filler whilst Leonard recovers and sell in January or next summer

I do wonder if McFadzean and Batth coming in means Hyam is also on his way out. He is one of the highest Gent being "injured" and then sold also makes me think that Sigurdsson may also be on his way out (again, high earner, last year of contract, and injured at the weekend with no huge explanation a la Gent) Travis (another higher earner, albeit with 2 years left) has already been linked away too

calm down, just teasing, You are obviously his biggest fan

Are you Battys dad/agent? 😉

It will be Waggot trying to be cleaver, they will each have a contract clause that after a certain number of games they get an extension and/or bonus, and having both reduces that "risk"

He signed a 3 year (first pro deal) at the age of 18, No option etc. He will be on circa £500/week at most https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2022/april/04/gent-pens-pro-deal-/ Rovers should absolutely be extending it if they think he has a future here. And if they don't then why are they loaning rather than selling

Where is that from?

He turned down Nantes contract offer to move to England. presumably in order to put himself in the shop window for a Prem move, even via playing vs Prem U21 teams https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24476299.blackburn-rovers-complete-deal-academy-talent/#:~:text=The 19-year-old will,21s for the upcoming season. French outlet L'Equipe first reported Rovers' interest over the weekend and it's understood that is accurate. The 19-year-old will complete a move to Ewood Park, which is thought to be at an advanced stage. Nantes offered Mafoumbi his first professional contract but he has turned it down in favour of a move to England. It's expected he will link up with Mike Sheron's Under-21s for the upcoming season.

Maybe his wife has threatened him with divorce if he signed for Ipswich, her family are Norwich fans https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2023/april/06/szmodics-eager-to-upset-the-in-laws-/

English is compulsory in Japanese education. So those claims were always likely to be false, unless he was absent from school for a few years 😉

Chaddy does, apparently its Mcfadzean and Batth

Wasn't he the player who was sacked last season for cheering about attacks on Israel? or am I confusing him with someone else?

Personally see it as JRC Tronstad Hedges Ohashi NEW/Dolan Gueye Both JRC and Tronstad offer more than Trav in midfield, and with Travis' wage he is likely next on the departures list. Hedges cutting inside takes the place JRC has held in pre season allowing Brittain to overlap down the right If Trav stays then JRC may play in the 10 slot to give Ohashi time to adapt to English football

It will be a 4-2-3-1 in most games and then some sort of back 3 and wingback system in games such as the Leeds and Leicester away games at the end of last season. That's what Eustace has done his whole managerial career, and there is no reason that will change this year

Thanks for posting that Still see a floating roaming 10 as more central than wide Hedges could play LW, but that being said, we probably need someone with a bit more pace out wide

Yes, that is where he has played for the majority of his career, including here https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-hedges/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/326230