Yankuba Minteh (now playing for Brighton & Hove Albion)

[Keegans Export]

2 minutes ago, midds said:

Not sure how they could take more points away from us than for a similar breach by another team? We'd appeal anyway

Everton was going to be 3pts plus 2pts for a "significant breach" of £16m

[mighty__mag]

6 minutes ago, Stuy_O said:

 

What?!

 

Not sure, discussed on Saintsweb I think, guess we'll see?

[midds]

1 minute ago, Yorkie said:

 

We'll agree to disagree. My view is absolutely take the money and fend off the PSR bullshit for another accounting year. Would rather play their game and still beat the cunts than let them have their points deductions.

 

[This view obviously changes depending on the individual subject of the sale...]

Absolutely no bother with that chap 

 

It's just a pain that he happens to play the exact position that we're most in need of for the first team. That's the kicker for me. If we had a decent RW atm then it's a no-brainer - you move him on. But if we sell him, and he's brilliant and we're stuck with Almiron for yet another year then we'll kick ourselves. I'd rather take the chance - I can't possibly see him as being as poor as Almiron though

 

But we'll see 

[Matt1892]

It also becomes easier when the club decide they want to sell for footballing reasons, rather than being forced to because they faced a points deduction if they didn’t due to not managing the finances properly. 

[The Prophet]

Producing and buying youngsters and flipping them for profit will become the norm.

 

Off the top of my head Chelsea have moved on Tomori, Guehi, Zouma, Hall, Loftus-Cheek, Mount and Abraham.

 

City Harwood-Bellis, Zinchenko, Angelino, Luiz, Nmecha and Palmer.

 

Villa are at it now too.

[Nine]

6 minutes ago, midds said:

Absolutely no bother with that chap 

 

It's just a pain that he happens to play the exact position that we're most in need of for the first team. That's the kicker for me. If we had a decent RW atm then it's a no-brainer - you move him on. But if we sell him, and he's brilliant and we're stuck with Almiron for yet another year then we'll kick ourselves. I'd rather take the chance - I can't possibly see him as being as poor as Almiron though

 

But we'll see 

I’m a bit surprised you don’t have more faith in Howe and his team than that, you can guarantee a close eye has been kept on his performances. If he was deemed to have the potential to be worth keeping (or holding on to until his value increases more) then we’d be attempting to ease our PSR issues by selling a different player.

 

This was exactly the plan imo, send him out to a sub standard league and then cash in on his hype. 
 

Also just to make the point, in a full bore press Almiron is far from poor. 

 

 

Edited June 28, 2024 by Nine

[midds]

7 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said:

 

We'll get someone better which means he wouldn't start anyway, though. We won't be playing Almiron I'm sure.

Well, maybe? We'll just have to see

[The Bonk]

1 minute ago, Yorkie said:

 

We'll agree to disagree. My view is absolutely take the money and fend off the PSR bullshit for another accounting year. Would rather play their game and still beat the cunts than let them have their points deductions.

 

[This view obviously changes depending on the individual subject of the sale...]

 

Look how much it derailed Everton and Forest's seasons last year, we should be avoiding it at all costs. That shit hangs over clubs like a plague. Imagine the media attention and nonsense we'd get especially.  

 

[Matt1892]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

Producing and buying youngsters and flipping them for profit will become the norm.

 

Off the top of my head Chelsea have moved on Tomori, Guehi, Zouma, Hall, Loftus-Cheek, Mount and Abraham.

 

City Harwood-Bellis, Zinchenko, Angelino, Luiz, Nmecha and Palmer.

 

Villa are at it now too.

Were any of them bought or were they all academy players?

[The Prophet]

10 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

The £30 million bid/deal?

 

He didn't mention a price, but reported they were in talks.

 

 

[Ketsbaia]

A week ago, the idea of receiving £30m for a player who has never played for us - and probably was never going to - would be great news.

 

It was this morning, too.

 

But Brighton? Oh man, does that mean we're selling a superstar?  

[The Prophet]

1 minute ago, Matt1892 said:

Were any of them bought or were they all academy players?

 

A lot of Chelsea's were bought or produced at academy level. Not sure about the City bunch.

 

Beside the point though, we'd be seeing a similar response if we were trying to move Anderson on.

[mighty__mag]

Couldn't agree more with what @midds is saying, he must be looked at and given the chance off the back of a very promising loan spell that saw him pick up a trophy at such a young age, and smash all the data/stats for his position.

 

They'll have to shove their PSR up their arses when City rumble them in court and hand back any deducted points anyway. 

 

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

1 minute ago, midds said:

Well, maybe? We'll just have to see

 

I'm sure that's the plan, if we enquired about Olise, and the statements about RW being a priority, you'd like to hope so.

Selling a decent looking g you ngster is always going to be a bit of a gutter, but if we buy a class RW, who we've scouted for ages, has properly impressed elsewhere, and fits us perfectly (a la Gordon), then even if we kept Minteh his minutes would be limited anyway, especially with no Europe. Getting a decent wedge for him makes sense in this scenario imo. 

We'll be buying other mint.youngsters in the next few years and hopefully long beyond. We're not really missing out in this plan, imo. In fact we're working smart.

 

Only way we'll catch up.

[midds]

2 minutes ago, Nine said:

I’m a bit surprised you don’t have more faith in Howe and his team than that, you can guarantee a close eye has been kept on his performances. If he was deemed to have the potential to be worth keeping (or holding on to until his value increases more) then we’d be attempting to ease our PSR issues by selling a different player.

 

This was exactly the plan imo, send him out to a sub standard league and then cash in on his hype. 

This is true but it's foolish to believe that others haven't also been keeping an eye on him too. They'll have watched him and a few of them have clearly liked what they've seen. A winger with sheer,  raw pace can be lethal with a bit of tuning and other clubs are willing to take a punt on him. I just want us to see him first and then make the decision. I just want an informed decision rather than a coin-flip and cross your fingers decision. 

[SUPERTOON]

2 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

A lot of Chelsea's were bought or produced at academy level. Not sure about the City bunch.

 

Beside the point though, we'd be seeing a similar response if we were trying to move Anderson on.

I’d be delighted if it was Anderson tbh.

[toontownman]

This whole situation is wild. It's like the Hall transfer. Some high level games going on behind the scenes surely.   

 

I'm cool with Brighton (buy back clause included). Abroad is better but Brighton is fine. Could just be hot air to drive up an Everton bid though.

[Magpie]

Feel sorry for this kid, seemingly getting whored around the whole continent 😣

[Matt1892]

Just now, The Prophet said:

 

A lot of Chelsea's were bought or produced at academy level. Not sure about the City bunch.

 

Beside the point though, we'd be seeing a similar response if we were trying to move Anderson on.

I think it would be different with Anderson, as he has had 2 years with the first team making 50 appearances, what with Joelinton and Willock being ahead of him.

[gbandit]

Just now, Magpie said:

Feel sorry for this kid, seemingly getting whored around the whole continent 😣

Fairly sure he’s going to be just fine like. He’s 19 and desperate to prove himself. A permanent transfer to another club where he’ll likely be a starter is good news for him 

[TheBrownBottle]

5 minutes ago, mighty__mag said:

Couldn't agree more with what @midds is saying, he must be looked at and given the chance off the back of a very promising loan spell that saw him pick up a trophy at such a young age, and smash all the data/stats for his position.

 

They'll have to shove their PSR up their arses when City rumble them in court and hand back any deducted points anyway. 

 

City’s current arbitration case wouldn’t have any impact on us in terms of meeting PSR this season

[Holloway]

Wants to turn out in the Black and White I heard

[huss9]

1 hour ago, mighty__mag said:

 

Going off that, I'd assume he was always a Brighton target, and one we took up because Ashworth advised. 

 

Think we'd be mad to sell, should be offloading others first for the sake of raising 30m.

 

 

 

 

 

our owners arent stupid ffs.

no one is interested in the rest of our players, man. they'll go cheaply at the end of the window.

[Yorkie]

14 minutes ago, The Bonk said:

 

Look how much it derailed Everton and Forest's seasons last year, we should be avoiding it at all costs. That shit hangs over clubs like a plague. Imagine the media attention and nonsense we'd get especially.  

 

 

Totally. For all I totally sympathise with the defiance of accepting a points deduction with both middle fingers raised, I can't face a season played out to the backdrop of a tedious and distracting legal wrangle that gets discussed every pre-game, every post-game, every comms, every presser, every thread of the forum, yada yada yada. Fuck - quite literally - that noise. 

[midds]

8 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said:

 

I'm sure that's the plan, if we enquired about Olise, and the statements about RW being a priority, you'd like to hope so.

Selling a decent looking g you ngster is always going to be a bit of a gutter, but if we buy a class RW, who we've scouted for ages, has properly impressed elsewhere, and fits us perfectly (a la Gordon), then even if we kept Minteh his minutes would be limited anyway, especially with no Europe. Getting a decent wedge for him makes sense in this scenario imo. 

We'll be buying other mint.youngsters in the next few years and hopefully long beyond. We're not really missing out in this plan, imo. In fact we're working smart.

 

Only way we'll catch up.

I do get the fact we need to buy an sell wisely and that may mean flipping a few young kids for quick PSR profit, I'm not daft I knw it's coming. It's become part of the game and whilst I don't like it very much from a personal pov I know it happens and will continue to happen. 

 

I just don't think this is a regular 'sign him - develop him a bit - sell him on' transfer. He plays in a position where we are desperate for an upgrade and this lad - who we bought on a punt years ago - may just be the answer to fill a big hole in the first team and save us a huge amount of money in the process. It's a hell of a coincidence that he's here right now and ready to step straight in but here we are. The alternative right now is Almiron