r0cafella

It’s fine for them, they have massive revenues. Steeling is in 350k

Agree but you make a massive chunk which can be utilised to improve the rest of the squad. The Grealish sale transformed Villa, without that headroom they would have had nothing. That being said, I don’t want us to let him go at any price, I just see the logic to the club doing so.

No upgrade exists imo.

This isn’t really the is it? The thing called PSR/FFP makes basically anyone skirting the line vulnerable to selling players they don’t want to sell.

I think we would, it’s double what we paid after all. I feel he’s worth more to us but I can’t see us getting much more.

It’s not even really about success sadly, it’s just pure profit and loss and increasing revenue. Look at Leicester they were successful and still fell foul. It’s just a bullshit system designed to maintain the status quo.

Agree, they will be casting the net wide at first to see what comes back.

Chill kaka, we bought hall and it was heralded. Things are a bit more nuanced man.

I don’t think we could take 3 players from them and fill the void tbh.

I think other teams smell blood given our FFP situation. Legit better off taking points deductions than selling our jewels on the cheap.

Todd you really can’t afford it.

Disagree, at the time of that sale we still had Isak, Gordon, Big Joe and Little Joe who could play on the left. The pickings are a lot slimmer on the right.

I think it hinges on the legal action currently being taken, seems like a vote to loosen the rules is unlikely at this stage.

Now this is a sentiment I don’t share, I think everything is working as intending as far as the overall consensus is concerned, if anything they want and will be getting even tighter financial controls.

From all I’ve read the points deduction Everton got came as a shock to most of the league, it definitely feels like that moment was one which changed the entire league’s calculations. It’s very easy for us on the outside to comment and pick at things but I think being in the situation and having to make decisions certainly narrows the focus. I’m sure this is something we can all relate to as well.

European agents love using us to try and move players I wouldn’t put too much emphasis on it unless it comes from reliable sources over here.

The club certainly won’t be telling us about what they didn’t do, no club does so of course an element of conjecture is involved. personally, I wasn’t against Barnes signing, I think he’s a very good player, I’m not sure he’s what we needed last summer though.

Re Hall, we haven’t actually spent anything yet so that’s fine. if you wait for the right target to come along you basically never buy anyone, we aren’t really in a position to do that. Imagine if Olise was our right target we waited on for example? Given FFP we actually should be trying to trade aggressively so we can keep some headroom in hand.

Yes we do, we spent x on Barnes and didn’t spend x on a left back or right winger. If we go back a year most of this forum wanted those positions filled as a priority.

Don’t get me wrong, I see your point but ultimately buying Barnes left us short in over areas (obviously this isn’t Barnes fault himself). I think sometimes things are a bit more nuanced than goal contributions as well.

He’s barely played, I find it very difficult to judge if he’s been a good signing or not at this point. People will question Barnes in particular because the position wasn’t a priority and we’ve probably bought at the peak and he’s not the kind of player who will say double in value.

I guess we aren’t that marketed worldwide then (I had to google Weston as I’ve never heard of them ).

Had a quick peek in an adidas store on Johor Bahru (Malaysia) yesterday. Saw a few other elite bracket shirts but not ours.

I very much doubt it as it’s impossible to prove we weren’t. Minteh is a hot young prospect with multiple suitors and DCL is a player we’ve been linked with for awhile. @SUPERTOON I wonder if DCL’s demand were the block as he’s on his last year and might be looking for a big final payday elsewhere.

As much as I dislike myself for saying this but the proposed nature of the deal means inflated prices make sense for both parties.