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Hypothetically speaking. IF we sold Bruno for say 100m. How much would that open up in regards to FFP, as in how much extra would that alone give us to spend? Heart says “I don’t want him sold no matter what”. Head says that maybe, just maybe it’s something we have to do to be able to progress as a whole? He has his best years ahead of him. Does he personally have the time to grow with us? He will be 27 next season and is in his prime years now and the next 3-4 seasons ahead. Im thinking outside the box here, like really. I desperately want him to be part of us as we grow and I really really want him to stay. But can we grow quick enough? Would it be “win win” for everyone if he was sold for a 100m? Apart from that we don’t really want to sell our best players and it would be heartbreaking too.

I don’t think he’s the route we should go. I’m not totally against it but prefer us to not sign him.

He s World Class imo. It’s just that in a team like ours some of his weaknesses gets exposed at times, especially when we are bad. EVERY player has weaknesses and they can be seen, especially when the team as a whole doesn’t quite work. Put Bruno in one of the world best possession based teams and it won’t take a lot of time before he’s a level above next level. Better ball playing players around him in a team that is great in possession and control games that’s when we will see the absolute true best version of him. I think the biggest weakness he has is in defensive transitions. Otherwise I don’t see much tbh. Maybe his shooting. We just need to get the team working correctly again to prevent these and othera weaknesses from happening too often. He is amazing, he truly is. He would be even better and higher rated in a different kind of team imo.

IF we are to bring in any players in January already then I hope it’s young super talented players that aren’t super expensive (yet) and give them some game time here and there and let them prosper hopefully and bed in and be ready to compete for next season. But they have to be really talented otherwise it’s rather pointless. I don’t want us to spend too much money on an old player. Then in the summer try for more transformational players. For example, it wouldn’t be bad business to sign some young RW for a good price and hope we hit jackpot. Then in the summer sign another RW of the highest quality possible. Can’t say I’ve seen much of him. But maybe someone like Mathias Soule? Supposed to be very very talented and seems available for a good price and we have been linked.

Fair and good post imo and I agree with a lot of it.

It’s ok to question things. But not calling for his head imo. Massive difference. I question quite a few things that have been poor from him imo.

I’ve said it a while back too, not sure how far back it was, maybe a month or so. Might not even been on this particular forum.

I have already made a point and an argument regarding this before so I will say it again. I’m sure most would understand if he rested Gordon judging by the way he has looked. Also, it’s his job to make these decisions and not be afraid of that some fans might get angry about it. Clear as a day that he has hit a wall a while back Gordon. It’s not like there aren’t any unhappy fans out there now. Quite a few unreasonably unhappy too.

You just don’t get it do you Yeah it’s next to pointless to rest him now. And if we had rested him before (earlier when he was dead) then he would have contributed and helped us to more points by having him fresh and able to run. We would have missed him or been maybe slightly worse but in the other games he would have been fresh and helped us a lot more. It doesn’t mean that he hasn’t done one or two things right despite playing knackered, he has. But he would have done much much more if slightly fresher. Which would have helped us overall.

Well we are pretty close to the break now aye. But I don’t remember when he was able to run properly like he does when at his best. No one can convince me otherwise that we wouldn’t have benefited if we had rested him for a game or two . Because he hasn’t exactly been able to contribute anyway overall in the last I don’t know how many games.

Because he is one of our very few threats and we don’t have too many options to rest all of them at once obviously. Resting one would at least help a bit in the medium term. Doing something, resting one key player is better than none.

Im not saying everyone am I? I’m saying Gordon. Even if most of the players are super tired then suuuuurely a very fresh and sharp looking Gordon would give us a much better chance of a threat and help us to win games? A game or two off and he might be able to look at his best for quite a few instead of looking half dead compared to his usual self?

Why not rest him for a game or two to help us going forward by having him fresh instead? Some will say that Howe would receive shite and blah blah. It’s his job to make these decisions and I think most would understand. Ps Eddie has my support but I just don’t understand some of his choices.

Eddie has my support and we have injuries and fatique and low on confidence and other issues. But why start Burn against Nottingham, and why start him today again. This “minor” thing is hard to accept. Also, Gordon looks dead, why not give him a game off even if it weakens us? It might help us going forward instead. Instead he will continue to play and be all but dead legged every game.

Agree. But I really don’t se many at all calling for his head???

Pen is a disgrace. But we don’t deserve anything really tbh.

Poor to start Burn again. Said it before the Nottingham game.

I just don’t understand why we start Burn. AGAIN!! Play Krafth and Tino. Get in, a goal lol

Gordon almost walking back forcing Botman a yard or two too much forward. Piss poor!

Gtfi

Could have used Krafths and Tinos pace in this game.

This! Embarrassing defending like.

Ffs Gordon!!

We are so sloppy.

Keep hold of the ball!!