loki679 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Gonna be tough to get what will certainly be a totally different squad on the same page before the start of next season. Doubly-so if it’s not Rafa at the helm. That’s why it’s so important that we get our business done ear..... ah, fuck, it’s august already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I can cast iron guarantee that the net spend this summer will be below £20m Anyone else disagree? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I can cast iron guarantee that the net spend this summer will be below £20m Anyone else disagree? Depends how much of his own money Rafa forks out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Same as always Rafa will spend what he generates himself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I can cast iron guarantee that the net spend this summer will be below £20m Anyone else disagree? Is that net? Because I can totally see sales of £100m and purchases of maybe £60m - and it’s only that high because we’re going to have to replace 6-10 players. Even a bare minimum of departures (Shelvey, Diame, Ki, Rondon, Ayoze, Kenedy) - there’s no replacing them without some *real* expenditure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Same as always Rafa will spend what he generates himself Literally himself as well, from his pay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I can cast iron guarantee that the net spend this summer will be below £20m Anyone else disagree? Is that net? Because I can totally see sales of £100m and purchases of maybe £60m - and it’s only that high because we’re going to have to replace 6-10 players. Even a bare minimum of departures (Shelvey, Diame, Ki, Rondon, Ayoze, Kenedy) - there’s no replacing them without some *real* expenditure. KI? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 After Ki and Longstaff we dont have much going on in CM Hayden's been good but wants to be sold Shelvey needs to be sold Diame not good enough, but will probably be retained as we're never going to buy 3 CM's Pass back Jack should be offski's Going to be a big problem for Tim Sherwood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NobbyOhNobby Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 After Ki and Longstaff we dont have much going on in CM Hayden's been good but wants to be sold Shelvey needs to be sold Diame not good enough, but will probably be retained as we're never going to buy 3 CM's Pass back Jack should be offski's Diame's definitely leaving isn't he? We've deliberately stopped him reaching 25 starts this season so as not to trigger an automatic contract extension Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I like Shelvey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I’d be surprised if with 3 midfielders going, Samaris isn’t one of the first signings announced this summer. Free transfer, would leave money from sales for Shelvey & Hayden for a new first choice midfielder, and we’d still need to buy one more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 After Ki and Longstaff we dont have much going on in CM Hayden's been good but wants to be sold Shelvey needs to be sold Diame not good enough, but will probably be retained as we're never going to buy 3 CM's Pass back Jack should be offski's Diame's definitely leaving isn't he? We've deliberately stopped him reaching 25 starts this season so as not to trigger an automatic contract extension It would have triggered a 2 year extension, which the club didn't want IIRC. He might get a year, if he agreed it with club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 After Ki and Longstaff we dont have much going on in CM Hayden's been good but wants to be sold Shelvey needs to be sold Diame not good enough, but will probably be retained as we're never going to buy 3 CM's Pass back Jack should be offski's Diame's definitely leaving isn't he? We've deliberately stopped him reaching 25 starts this season so as not to trigger an automatic contract extension That just means we can now offer him a new lower payed contract (if he wants to sign it), rather than him getting the same terms he is on now automatically or what the next person up said Theres no way we could possibly let Diame, Hayden and Shelvey leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I’d be surprised if with 3 midfielders going, Samaris isn’t one of the first signings announced this summer. Free transfer, would leave money from sales for Shelvey & Hayden for a new first choice midfielder, and we’d still need to buy one more. Lot of money for a 30 year old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Think Shelvey might stay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I'd hold on to Shelvey. After sitting half a season his value has to be low. He might be worth more to us as opposed to going out and spunking for a replacement. Of course if someone comes in with a big offer... Longstaff, Samaris, Shelvey, Ki and maybe a couple of younger lads with po-po? I'm really gonna miss Hayden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Central midfield is a bit tricky. Based on his performances I would like Longstaff to be first choice starting next season, so would prefer a straight replacement for Hayden that is intended to go straight into the team and improve it. Is Samaris that guy or should we ideally look for someone better? If Longstaff is considered a first team player, does it justify spending lots of money on a squad player when we have Ki and Shelvey on the books already? Although I would like to see Longstaff in the first team, it is still a major risk if his spell this season was him at his peak. It was after all not many matches he played - would he be able to recreate and hopefully even improve on that this season? If Rafa brings in a high profile player then that could potentially hamper Longstaffs development too... All the other positions are pretty straight forward for me. 1. Retain all center backs. 2. Buy new wing backs. 3. Buy Rondon. 4. Retain Perez. All of this is of course based on the hope that Rafa signs a new contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I think central midfield is our real opportunity to push the squad on if we invest (ha ha) some serious cash. We don't seem to have really managed to consistently get a decent blend of creativity, stamina and defensive solidity - which is obviously going to cost money. Obviously Longstaff has shown great potential, but I don't think we should be going into next season relying on him maintaining that level of performance or as an automatic starter. If Rafa stays and has any kind of budget, I'd love it if he focussed the bulk of the money on the central midfield. Unearth the modern Rob Lee from somewhere... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Central midfield is a bit tricky. Based on his performances I would like Longstaff to be first choice starting next season, so would prefer a straight replacement for Hayden that is intended to go straight into the team and improve it. Is Samaris that guy or should we ideally look for someone better? If Longstaff is considered a first team player, does it justify spending lots of money on a squad player when we have Ki and Shelvey on the books already? Although I would like to see Longstaff in the first team, it is still a major risk if his spell this season was him at his peak. It was after all not many matches he played - would he be able to recreate and hopefully even improve on that this season? If Rafa brings in a high profile player then that could potentially hamper Longstaffs development too... All the other positions are pretty straight forward for me. 1. Retain all center backs. 2. Buy new wing backs. 3. Buy Rondon. 4. Retain Perez. All of this is of course based on the hope that Rafa signs a new contract. From what I’ve seen of Samaris in the Europa League this season I think people would be very surprised how good he is for a free I could see why Rafa has asked for him for the last 3 transfer windows. Very Rafa type midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I think central midfield is our real opportunity to push the squad on if we invest (ha ha) some serious cash. We don't seem to have really managed to consistently get a decent blend of creativity, stamina and defensive solidity - which is obviously going to cost money. Obviously Longstaff has shown great potential, but I don't think we should be going into next season relying on him maintaining that level of performance or as an automatic starter. If Rafa stays and has any kind of budget, I'd love it if he focussed the bulk of the money on the central midfield. Unearth the modern Rob Lee from somewhere... Could see Sherwood rushing Longstaff back. Yes, he is solely responsible for the rise of Harry Kane, and his passport is flawless, but sometimes he forgets that not everyone is such a robust and hardened real man like himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Sherwood will be foaming at the tip to have Clappy Jack back in the fold. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I can cast iron guarantee that the net spend this summer will be below £20m Anyone else disagree? Is that net? Because I can totally see sales of £100m and purchases of maybe £60m - and it’s only that high because we’re going to have to replace 6-10 players. Even a bare minimum of departures (Shelvey, Diame, Ki, Rondon, Ayoze, Kenedy) - there’s no replacing them without some *real* expenditure. KI? My mistake - Hayden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 We should go all out for Loftus-Cheek who I don’t think has a future at Chelsea. Starting on the bench and in starting in the cups is different to getting first team games for them. I think Chelsea would and will buy someone to start ahead of him rather than start giving him 1st team starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 We should go all out for Loftus-Cheek who I don’t think has a future at Chelsea. Starting on the bench and in starting in the cups is different to getting first team games for them. I think Chelsea would and will buy someone to start ahead of him rather than start giving him 1st team starts. Thought Chelsea couldn't buy players for the next two windows, though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 We should go all out for Loftus-Cheek who I don’t think has a future at Chelsea. Starting on the bench and in starting in the cups is different to getting first team games for them. I think Chelsea would and will buy someone to start ahead of him rather than start giving him 1st team starts. He's started most of their games recently and they can't buy players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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