Matt1892

He’s worth about half of what Everton reportedly want.

How have you come to a figure of below £20 million?

I think there was a sound logic in buying a core of Premier League ready players with a sprinkle of foreign talent to take us to a certain point, arguably we are in a position now where we should be taking more risks buying abroad to boost the squad.

His biggest issue won’t be buying British players, it will be on our injuries next season. Last season should be viewed as a freak season injury wise. However, another season like that and fingers will be pointed at his methods.

Trafford Kelly Kilman RF Calvert-Lewin Depending on who we lose, but I didn’t think we would bring more than five in for the first team.

A few articles about Kilman if anyone is interested. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11699/12508827/max-kilman-is-a-revelation-at-wolves-from-earning-the-trust-of-his-team-mates-to-bossing-cristiano-ronaldo https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/19/maximilian-kilman-interview-wolves-england-dream He was linked with Spurs last season but apparently Ange vetoed it due to his lack of pace. https://onefootball.com/en/news/postecoglou-vetoed-tottenham-opportunity-to-land-wolves-ace-37997013

Waiting for us to be linked with Harry Wilson from Fulham for the right wing.

Kilman is a good player and can play RCB, the downside is him and Botman would be one of the slowest CB pairings in the league.

I am not wound up in the slightest, simply pointing out that your patter is on par with those discussing football on Twitter, and that your attempts to stifle people giving their opinions with the threat of reminding everyone at a later date if they are wrong. I won’t be saying any more on it and will be putting you on ignore.

Yes, they are fools. Which is why they have got in to so much trouble with FFP that they have had multiple points deductions. Besides that, I don’t think you realise how bad your patter is. You act as a zealot following every decision the club makes in blind faith cheering it on, stating that you will remind everyone of this if it turns out well etc. Honestly, it is Twitter level stuff. Eddie Howe might improve DCL as he has a track record of improving players. However, think how much better we would be if we signed better footballers, rather than trying to rejuvenate the careers of players that have been poor for a number of years.

Or maybe you could stop acting like a zealot and expecting everyone to be happy with every decision the club makes?

We should be trying to push one of Wilson, Almiron, Murphy or Longstaff on them rather than Minteh. Even Dan Burn as a potential Braithwaite replacement.

Jesus.

He scored less goals last season from open play than Sean Longstaff, how is that for a fact.

I think some players would accept less to come here than they would Chelsea, as long as they felt they were one of the best paid players in the team relative to their ability. They might come here for £150k knowing they will be one of the best paid in the squad but wouldn’t accept £150k at Chelsea where they might not even be in the top 10 best paid.

I wouldn’t have any issue with the club bringing Minteh back as first choice next season, they would only do it if they thought he was good enough.

It must have been someone else then but I thought I seen a YouTube compilation of him and it was all down the left hand side.

Isn’t he a left winger?

Bring Gallagher and Gordon on for TAA and Foden, really up the tempo in the second half.

Worth remembering that last summer Chelsea fans rated Lewis Hall higher than Maatsen.

I don’t think that is the worst question from Ferdinand, as presuming he meant since being a professional. Did Fabregas mention Messi in his response?

Palace have just signed a 21 year old centre back from Barcelona too for £14 million.

Replacement for Karius in the squad.

We have 3 defenders in Trippier, Burn and Schar who are in the final year of their contract and it becomes difficult to balance with financial fair play and needing replacements eventually. I can see Burn moving on in the next 12 months, possibly signing a new contract before moving on to Saudi next summer for a couple of years to pad out his pension.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we moved to sign Tariq Lamptey, he’s 23 and hasn't fulfilled his potential at Brighton so is the sort of player Howe can add value to. He is also going in to the last year of his contract so a deal is there to be done. That is if we still intend on going with an attack minded right back.