Holloway Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 being worried that Man U were rumoured to be sniffing around him shows how he was performing at the time,his form plummeted for whatever reasons and he`s never looked the same. Eddy,though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 One of the only players who hasn’t improved under Howe. Good off the ball, but that’s it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Why wouldn’t you want to secure an asset? Daft to let him walk away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 He’s done nowt to warrant a 4 year deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Disco said: Why wouldn’t you want to secure an asset? Daft to let him walk away. Well if he’s useless we’d have to pay his wages for 4 years I guess. Maybe that kind of thing doesn’t matter post-takeover like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Smal said: Well if he’s useless we’d have to pay his wages for 4 years I guess. Maybe that kind of thing doesn’t matter post-takeover like. He’ll have suitors. He’s a half decent player. Suspect he’ll be next season will be his last before he moves on to Norwich or similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 They've probably upped his reported £1k a week wage to around £5k in the hope of either him coming good or in order to get a transfer fee rather than let him walk for nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Beth said: They've probably upped his reported £1k a week wage to around £5k in the hope of either him coming good or in order to get a transfer fee rather than let him walk for nothing. Considering he's already in the mid 20s, I doubt it. Or you mixing your Longstaff's up? Either way, he's also in the 20s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dokko said: Considering he's already in the mid 20s, I doubt it. Or you mixing your Longstaff's up? Either way, he's also in the 20s. Well by coming good I mean being a useful squad player. I assume Howe has said lets give him a year and if he's still shite we can peddle him to Preston for a couple of million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlau88210 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I rather have him in midfield and Joelinton or Willock in left wing than having ASM on the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I’d rather we just let him walk on a free than give him a new contract, he is absolutely Championship level at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, HTT II said: I’d rather we just let him walk on a free than give him a new contract, he is absolutely Championship level at best. Have to agree, I don’t see any value in keeping him whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 3 hours ago, nortoon said: Need 4 homegrown players for Europe. So who are the best homegrown? Longstaff x2, Anderson and a 3rd choice gk for me, woodman? Unless we buy mbabu who would count. Nothing wrong with keeping Sean right now, our midfield is good and we can use the budget on other positions. Joe White will be better than either Longstaff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I honestly can't see us signing another midfielder this summer with Sean staying. There's no room left in the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Offer him a one (max two) year contract, certainly not a four year one. Personally though I would be moving him and Shelvey on in the Summer, however I know that's not going to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 year would be pointless. The contract would be to secure his value so when he leaves we get a fee. Obviously it could backfire and you have to be sure you don't tie them to too high a salary but the idea is now we'll be a proper club where players, first choice or not, improve and increase their value. As long as his wages aren't too high he is likely a player of a 5-10 million value who would be signed by a low PL/high Champ team. If we're taking FFP seriously we can't afford to let assets just walk away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 We need a squad like. If we buy another CM and bin Hayden we've upgraded overall. As much as we'd love to bin off loads of the squad, it'll take a few transfer windows to get us to a decent level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 4 hours ago, ponsaelius said: 1 year would be pointless. The contract would be to secure his value so when he leaves we get a fee. Obviously it could backfire and you have to be sure you don't tie them to too high a salary but the idea is now we'll be a proper club where players, first choice or not, improve and increase their value. As long as his wages aren't too high he is likely a player of a 5-10 million value who would be signed by a low PL/high Champ team. If we're taking FFP seriously we can't afford to let assets just walk away. I don't class him as an asset, I think he is a total waste of a shirt and certainly not worth a four year contract. Give him a two year contract then if they want a fee from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 4 hours ago, The Prophet said: We need a squad like. If we buy another CM and bin Hayden we've upgraded overall. As much as we'd love to bin off loads of the squad, it'll take a few transfer windows to get us to a decent level. Yep, going to take a while, just don't rate Longstaff at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 He’s dogshit , I would have him nowhere near the squad , utter waste of a place . Hes championship standard at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 If he’s on a four year deal we’d probably get somewhere around £10m/£15m next summer. Handy to have around the place in case of an emergency next season and then I’m sure we’ll go out separate ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, bowlingcrofty said: If he’s on a four year deal we’d probably get somewhere around £10m/£15m next summer. Handy to have around the place in case of an emergency next season and then I’m sure we’ll go out separate ways. No passengers for me like, he’s shite . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 minute ago, GWN said: No passengers for me like, he’s shite . You can’t replace a whole squad in one summer. If you look at the number of players who are likely to go… Darlow Lewis Hayden Hendrick Gayle Clark Ritchie Fernandez Dummett (?) Murphy (?) I agree he’s not good enough long term but the message is clearly evolution rather than revolution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Plus if Howe gets the slightest tune out of him, we might get a modest fee rather than nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Is the 4 Academy products in a European squad a real life thing, or just FM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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