I read a few reports after his call up that some clubs had doubts over him physically, and felt he didn't have the stamina they were looking for. Newcastle where one of those teams according to reports. We should have held on until the summer but we obviously couldn't due to our owners, and us needing to find money to pay the bills . The bigger clubs obviously missed a trick with Wharton and although I thought he was worth more I'm of the opinion we wouldn't have got that much more even if we had held onto him.Only so much a club will pay for a 20 year old from the championship.It took him leaving for him to even get a call up to the England under 21s when his more talented than a lot in thst squad. Ok.I just went off what the media and JDT said , I'm pretty sure Broughton also said the same that we rejected their first bid but then they met our asking price and we gave permission for him to speak to palace .Either way it doesn't really matter, the best talent the club has produced in years was sold before he could see out a season as a first choice player to pay the bills

BBC ,sky and other outlets have us turning down a deal totalling £18.5 million on the 25th of January, JDT also commented that he was delighted we had turned down the bid and he had told the club that a summer sale was better Then 48 hours later Palace returned with a bid totalling £22.5 million which was accepted according to the media

I agree we shouldn't have sold in January but wasn't it their second bid? I thought we had rejected a bid from palace a week or so prior to accepting their renewed bid?

Doncaster beating us to his signature. We can't even compete on wages with them now

No that was Walters who reportedly stole from teammates

It's scraping the barrel If there is any truth to It. It was me who posted the link but I wouldn't say it's a reliable site for transfer news

In the German squad for the euros aswell

https://www.footballinsider247.com/blackburn-rovers-plot-joe-sbarra-raid-sources/ Not sure if this been mentioned

So if what you are saying is true the new DOF is already having to work under certain conditions by having to give Gestede a position in his team? This is ridiculous.Why aint the club saying anything? Why hasnt a statement been put out regarding Broughton's future when the BBC , telegraph and tabloids have commented that he is gone? I'm venting at the club here not you. I just can't understand why the club haven't released a statement regarding Broughton's position,when for a week its being said he had left the club by the media.

Be ridiculous if it is Gestede. Why would a prospective DOF have to shadow people at the club?

Why haven't the club announced Broughton's departure?

I watch too many shows lol.Have you watched kin? Excellent gangland drama the 2 series are on BBC I player and it's either on or coming to netflix

Those comments from Eustace ain't new he said it at the end of the season when he won't have known what sort of budget we have (if any )

His goal record is shit and didn't he spend time on the bench at Peterborough and Bournemouth? We need players who can contribute goals and assists.Dembele strikes me as a highlight player gets the crowd off their feet with a bit of pace and trickery but minimal end product.His wage will be on the high side aswell

I agree he shouldn't have been sold ,I agree it was shit money for his ability what I disagree with is the theory we would have been getting 25/30 /35 million bids in the summer . Agreed about the scouting and wow factor but nobody bit apart from palace in January at such a bargain price

Scott had played more games ,had more goals had more assists and had been in the England under 21 squads ,and had played for them. I think Wharton is the better player and will go onto have a much better career but the point still stands the likes of Tyler Morton was getting in the under 21 squads ahead of him while he was here Even when it was clear we were selling him in January why weren't other clubs at least matching the bids for Wharton?Not all clubs in the league had issues with ffp. It's taken him performing in the premier league to become the talk of it

Although I don't think Wharton would have thrown his toys out of the pram I do believe he wanted the move to palace in January, once it became more apparent playoffs wouldnt be a consideration this season.Both him and Szmodic signed their new deals when we were a couple of points outside top 6. What Broughton said is right if you just keep turning down bids and don't let players out the next time you want a talent to sign a long term deal the answer will be no . We were a team in free fall regardless if Wharton stayed in January,yeah we could have got a few million more I'd say a maximum of £25 million no team was coming in with 30 million without him being tested In the top tier

I agree that should be the price but are clubs really paying that when he hadn't even had a call up to the England under 21s? I obviously think it's a joke he hasn't had a call up but Scott from Bournemouth when sold had had caps at under 21 level, had more games under his belt and goals and assists. I obviously think Wharton is a superior player to Scott as thus far proven but I also believe Wharton wouldn't have been in the last under 21 squad if he still played for us

I'm not saying he isn't worth that much but as a championship club no way on earth we get 36 million for him. He hadn't even had an England under 21 cap whilst here I'm not defending the club, I wouldn't have sold him in January but there is no evidence whatsoever that someone would have paid us double what we got ,we could have looked for similar money that Scott got like Matty blue suggested which was £25 million

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/27868503/adam-wharton-bayern-munich-transfer-crystal-palace/ Nixon selling Wharton to Munich for £60 million

Been relegated last 2 seasons so yeah he might want to make it a hat-trick

Agreed.At least if Broughton had known at the beginning of the window what budget he had we might have seen better than Telalovic. We had 3 players in the door in Siggy,Tronstad and Ennis and had been in talks with Batth. If the budget had been as low from day one maybe those 3 don't happen and we target different players and don't spend half the summer chasing unaffordable targets Broughton was as fucked around as anyone at the club .It's also ridiculous imo he gets grief for McGuire not happening,it is not his job to send off the paperwork nor should he have to stand over the person whose job it is.(Or it was Venkys pulling the plug)

Why haven't the club communicated to the supporters that Broughton has been sacked then? Why are the supporters at this club treated so poorly?

The part where it suggests that Euastace is aligned with Broughton's plans for the summer certainly suggests we are looking at a worse budget than last summer. They will pocket the Szmodic money too

Nothing to spend out of the Wharton fee, and be nothing to spend out of the Szmodic money either