Exiled_Rover

Honestly I think he'd make a fine LWB - he's quite useful until he gets into the final third. Then it all falls apart for him.

As much as I hate Gestede and co I'm not sure what you're getting at with these figures. I'm sure the figure is much lower than that 25%, in terms of players linked to signed, when you factor in that we've probably asked clubs about 100 players this summer. We're not Liverpool, Arsenal et al - our conversion rate is never going to be great. Coincidentally unlike Liverpool, Arsenal et al there are thousands of players that would easily improve us. There's perhaps a few dozen for them.

On the ball, perhaps. Off the ball - PL wingers would roast him.

It used to be that FBs were frustrated / failed CMs. Now a FB is often the best player on a team - they're asked to do SO much in the modern game.

More than likely they're getting both.

Let's say the offer from Broughton was to double his pay to £6k. He's turned that down holding out for £10k+ - an offer which wasn't coming. He's left money on the table backing himself to get a better contract elsewhere.

They could easily do that if they employed competent, driven people to run the club. Instead they employ their lackey and bleed tens of millions a year (allegedly). I've no idea how they're rich - the poultry business must be a piece of piss if they run their other businesses this poorly.

He was on £300 a week when we rescued him from the PNE scrapheap. He's been on several thousand pounds a week for the majority of his time here - and we know he turned down another pay rise when Broughton was here. He's hardly been hard done to. He thinks the grass is greener - good luck to him.

Wednesday are in chaos - they've got a 3 window transfer embargo and the few players that remain at the club refuse to play for the manager... who also doesn't want to be there.

The ESC rules, mainly.

So here's a thought exercise for everyone. Assuming Brittain is the last 'starter' to leave, what would you do in Gestede's place? Where do we need strengthening? Who needs shipping out? For mine: Sell Pears Sell Buckley Assess Duru or loan him out and bring in another RB Bring in a starting CB (possibly loan) Bring in another CM Bring in a RW (probably loan) Bring in a GK to challenge Toth So even conservatively (I wouldn't expect to challenge for the Playoffs with that squad, unless that loan RW was sensational) we're 5 players short.

Only a year left on his contract, but worth £8m on Transfermarkt so it's unlikely.

Why? He's a Uni student so probably 21 - it's sink or swim time for him. Might as well throw him in a professional game against men to see if he's got anything.

Good - you'd be mad to play for this lot. They've shown their true colours.

Who says he's on £10k a week?

He's played RB a few times for us - he's clearly not a RB. He's a CM (and probably not good enough to play there at this level).

He's a more athletic version of JRC (at RB). Very good going forward, good enough defensively when he's set, but still lacks a little pace (obviously JRC lacked a lot of pace). We'll miss him when he goes.

So basically "we quite fancy him in and around the squad, but not enough to pay a fee for him". Which is pretty much right.

Game's gone I'm afraid. Know loads of Liverpool fans at work - none of whom are from Liverpool. There'll never be any sort of parity again.

Seen the highlights of the Stanley game - the new kit is awful.

Surely all of those things are on hand when you're performing a medical?

That was left over money in the annual budget. They won't commit to significant multi-year contracts it seems.

6-8 weeks, apparently.

£60m despite absolutely slashing the playing squad since Mowbray left. A flat £20m a year come what may. Not shady at all.

Why would they? The last two managers have been cut off at the knees.