AJ9 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I feel that we should get rid, but not now. I don’t think he’s the right person for Howe longer term but I can’t see what point there would be to ditching him for an inferior player at this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 For Barcelona, a team based on possession football when Xavi, Iniesta et al were playing with him, Messi lost the ball more than any other player in La Liga every season by a country mile. You can't lump them into the same pool to compare against Allan either, they're completely different players. You're like a broken record mate. Just repeating yourself over and over again calling out the greatest players in the world and saying that he isn't as good as them. Well, no shit Sherlock. It's the disingenuous notions that need to be called out that he should somehow be doing more than he is in this team for the limited player that we all know he is, yet is also by far our most potent attacking threat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, McCormick said: Selling ASM would be a massive own goal for the owners imo. Our only selling-points currently (to next-level players) is that we’re an ambitious outfit and financial heavyweights; having a self-imposed salary cap and then having to sell an important player to raise funds would lead to questions as to how serious we are. Yeah and whether we like it or not, I reckon other potential players would be quite excited playing with him. He’s a bit of a name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 As critical as I am of him at times, we cannot sell one of our best players. I’d love to see how he can transition with us with much better players around him and a full pre-season with Howe. He does need to work harder on his own game, however. If he can do that and find the right balance between the good things he does, well, we will have one of the best wide players in the world in our side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztoon Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Still the face of the club for me.. would be a crazy decisionto sell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 51 minutes ago, KDT said: The hate for Saint-Maximin is mental, let's have Murphy start 30 league games and see where we end up. If he ever starts that many games then I fear for the goal posts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I fear more for the blind alleys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I don’t want to sell but I also don’t think he’s done enough to warrant demanding a new contract (if the paper talk is to be believed, highly doubt) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The only way we sell him is if we have his replacement lined up, someone like Diaby and even then we wouldn't necessarily be strengthening ourselves. I just can't see who would sign him? City and Liverpool? No. Man Utd? They have Sancho. Spurs play with wingbacks and Arsenal doesn't seem right. Therefore, you are looking at a big club abroad IMO and finding one of them with cash on the hip is unlikely. To many barriers for him to leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 If the stories are true it would seem like he's more interested in how much money he can get rather than playing for the shirt. If he was as good as he thinks he is that would be another matter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, James said: Completely not bothered if he stays or goes. he wouldn’t survive this season as our first choice James, just wondering, did you consciously decide to turn yourself into a parody account? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, KDT said: The hate for Saint-Maximin is mental, let's have Murphy start 30 league games and see where we end up. With the caveat that I haven't seen him in a quality team. If you've got 10 world class players in the team, the difference between Murphy and ASM, based on what I've seen, would be minimal. That said, I trust Maxi to be better with quality around him. He said it so it must be true. He's got until January to prove it. The most likely scenario I envisage is that he struggles in the first games and goes in a huff with himself and the entire world. But I do hope this is not the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, HawK said: For Barcelona, a team based on possession football when Xavi, Iniesta et al were playing with him, Messi lost the ball more than any other player in La Liga every season by a country mile. You can't lump them into the same pool to compare against Allan either, they're completely different players. You're like a broken record mate. Just repeating yourself over and over again calling out the greatest players in the world and saying that he isn't as good as them. Well, no shit Sherlock. It's the disingenuous notions that need to be called out that he should somehow be doing more than he is in this team for the limited player that we all know he is, yet is also by far our most potent attacking threat. TBF he has said he wants to win the Ballon D'or, so he is placing himself in that bracket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prefabtoon Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just southern press stirring up crap as usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: If we're looking to progress, the fastest way to do that is to sell our best players. Like when we sold Kelly and Peacock after promotion? Edit: or Andy Cole for that matter? Edited June 23, 2022 by Mahoneys Tache Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 This guy needs to play out this season before pushing for a new contract IMO. If he's not willing to do so then we should honestly just let him go if the likes of Chelsea and Spurs are genuinely after him and are offering him a big wage. Don't think we can really match the kind of wages those clubs would be offering him, because he hasn't justified that. If both those clubs just want to throw that kind of money at him anyway, then let them do so. Danjuma wants to return to England and apparently has a £38 million release clause, and he would be a viable option to slot right in, with a manager that is already very familiar with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Once we've got 4 better wingers than ASM, we can consider selling him. To sell him before would weaken us. Right now he's the best winger we've got. Selling him would be monumentally stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Chris_R said: Once we've got 4 better wingers than ASM, we can consider selling him. To sell him before would weaken us. Right now he's the best winger we've got. Selling him would be monumentally stupid. I mean ... we'd obviously replace him. This is no longer a Mike Ashley operation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 genuinely, for the money we’d want, who on earth would buy him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Big River said: genuinely, for the money we’d want, who on earth would buy him? Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Big River said: genuinely, for the money we’d want, who on earth would buy him? No one, theres a reason hes still here. Ashley would have cashed in if there was any serious interest. Edited June 23, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Funny thing about this supposed Chelsea and Spurs interest is that I couldn't imagine two worse managers for this guy to go to than Tuchel and Conte. Both very demanding and no nonsense managers. Guy is asking for trouble if he goes to either and doesn't improve his application considerably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 What do you think ASM would fetch in todays market? We paid £16m - I'd guess double that? Don't want him to go just interested to see what people value him at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 30m surely you'd think. Hope he stays to be perfectly honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Think he'll have a cracking season next year.... Edited June 23, 2022 by mofo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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