It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[Woody135]

I get that. I just didn't get why it would make no sense to make or want to make a net profit.

For sure try to sell for as much as you can. God knows how pissed this forum is on txiki selling low. But all that does is mean you can spend even more (if you want to). You can pretty much run at an outflow of 50-75 per year and be sustainable but currently we arent trying to do that this summer

 

[handsofstone]

Do you think some of these kids who we have just been sold for good prices could of filled the gaps this season, if they were trusted or given a chance or were we right to sell them?

Pep doesn't just give youth players chances unless he thinks they're 100% ready....and he has a point as we compete every game, in every cup, so we can't afford to carry players

The fact that Palmer, Delap and McAtee haven't been sold show to me that they have a part to play

Think you are looking at 18 year olds like Edozie, Lavia and Gyabi getting sold, the reality is 18 year olds aren't really going to be at the level of a first team player

There is no point keeping hold of Edozie in case we need to him to play as a sub for 5 minutes in the singular game where all of Grealish, foden, Mahrez, alvarez, Bernardo etc weren't available

Given we've pretty much got buy-back clauses for all of them mean we can always bring them back if they reach the level of our first team

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I think we’ve got too a point with some of these young players where they need to be give a proper chance in the first team squad. We can’t keep buying ready made replacements.

Palmer in particular would benefit massively from not having a new player blocking his path

 

[JewelZee]

And despite not being ideal we still carried on winning, it's almost as if the club actually know what they're doing.

Ake was bought because it was thought at the time that Laporte was going, Ake could also play at left back when needed as we still don't have a specialised left back.

I still can't see how it's "obvious" that we want two players per position although you rather shot yourself in the foot by stating "with the exception of centre mid". Is it two players per position or not?

I'm going to agree with both of you...we are plenty good enough as is AND we are 4 deep at centre mid...KDB, Bernardo, Gundo and...McAtee...I 've already stated that I believe we could easily defeat at least 60% of the teams in the Prem with McAtee in the lineup...

 

[JewelZee]

Bayern after Matthijs de Ligt and fee quoted is 51m yep if we went for him he be one our first choice players but for that fee of Ake goes it’s an opportunity we shouldn’t miss out on!

Where did you get 51m from? Juve already turned down 80m from Bayern...

 

[vicblueman]

Pep doesn't just give youth players chances unless he thinks they're 100% ready....and he has a point as we compete every game, in every cup, so we can't afford to carry players

The fact that Palmer, Delap and McAtee haven't been sold show to me that they have a part to play

Think you are looking at 18 year olds like Edozie, Lavia and Gyabi getting sold, the reality is 18 year olds aren't really going to be at the level of a first team player

There is no point keeping hold of Edozie in case we need to him to play as a sub for 5 minutes in the singular game where all of Grealish, foden, Mahrez, alvarez, Bernardo etc weren't available

Given we've pretty much got buy-back clauses for all of them mean we can always bring them back if they reach the level of our first team

I wouldn't be surprised if Delap is moved on with haaland & Alvarez on the books .
I hope Mcatee is given a chance though & not played on the wings like some suggest ?
This lad is going to be a top talent in a midfield slot if he continues to learn ,listen ,graft & not get side tracked with tempting off the field distractions .

 

[skillman]

Bayern after Matthijs de Ligt and fee quoted is 51m yep if we went for him he be one our first choice players but for that fee of Ake goes it’s an opportunity we shouldn’t miss out on!

Sell Ake and replace him with De Ligt at the same price. Haha!

I'm sure Chelsea will have gone after De Ligt before Ake, though, and there'll be a reason for them not pursuing. I read Bayern were after him when he went to Juventus and regrets it?

Something about that Ajax crop of moving to a club and regretting their choice (De Jong/De Ligt)...

 

[doobyedoobye]

There is zero chance we would consider a player for 4th choice CB who is on 200k plus a week...zero...chance...

 

[grim up north]

Seems to be a large influx of needy melts to the transfer forum

 

[Trickyblues]

I wouldn't be surprised if Delap is moved on with haaland & Alvarez on the books .
I hope Mcatee is given a chance though & not played on the wings like some suggest ?
This lad is going to be a top talent in a midfield slot if he continues to learn ,listen ,graft & not get side tracked with tempting off the field distractions .

Phil has been in the first team for around 4/5 years and still hasn’t played in midfield consistently so I don’t McAtee will play there any time soon