I've always found it weird that when we are 0-0 in tight games at home. We never entertain bringing lascelles on for his goal threat from set pieces. Might be worth a shout in the future with the amount of set pieces we get.
A lot of fans need to get used to us selling players that are fan favourites. We need to do this to become a better side that's able to challenge for silverware. Most people in here don't want anyone to leave ? even though we need to move these players on this year or next year. It's inevitable.
If he goes for say 40 million. And we bring in Barnes for 38 million that will be spread over five years you'd think. So that'll be 8 million a year roughly. So we will still have 30 odd million to play with.
In our games against teams that just defend deep and come for a point. I think that's when Barnes will come into his own, especially if we can get him coming inside on his right. He'll bang them In not a daisy cutter scuffed shot like maxi offers.
Before the end of the season I said it's a canny rebuild to strengthen our lack of depth. And with the ffp hampering us it's looking likely we may not even have enough for half of the rebuild.