He has already mentioned no longer selling young players to pay the wage bills.
It's possible that Grant will be sold soon so we get a sell on, Bonne has gone to so there has been some money coming in.
As a club we'll still be heavily relying on Thomas's dollars to pay the bills but we don't "need" to sell him.
So does TS hold firm, unless we get a very big offer, but then face the criticism from SOME fans that "nothing has changed we always sell our best players cheap" or does he keep Alfie the Spanner and risk losing him for just a development fee next summer.
He might persuade Alfie to sign a new deal or even sell him in January but that is a big maybe.
Decisions, decisions.
I think it might all be irrelevant. If Alfie’s agent is promising riches and his head has been turned, Bowyer’s not into that and might just decide to get rid.
We will not get to the PL in 10 years by continually selling our better players and replacing them with loanees and Palace cast offs
Our record of success with ex Palace players is dismal...
Butterfield, Borrowdale, Sorondo, McKenzie, Soares, Kaikai, Marcus Bent, Hudson, Jonny Williams, Dowie have all failed to live up to expectations. Watson too early to tell. David Whyte and Chris Powell, Hreiderson and Rhoys Wiggins the only exceptions... Pardew best forgotten.
Mark Bright Leon Cort and Matt Svenssen were good as well.
John Salako? Johnny Humps and Morts weren't bad in their second spells with us either.
He has already mentioned no longer selling young players to pay the wage bills.
It's possible that Grant will be sold soon so we get a sell on, Bonne has gone to so there has been some money coming in.
As a club we'll still be heavily relying on Thomas's dollars to pay the bills but we don't "need" to sell him.
So does TS hold firm, unless we get a very big offer, but then face the criticism from SOME fans that "nothing has changed we always sell our best players cheap" or does he keep Alfie the Spanner and risk losing him for just a development fee next summer.
He might persuade Alfie to sign a new deal or even sell him in January but that is a big maybe.
Decisions, decisions.
With the Bonne money, plus any money from Dillon (and maybe Karlan), financially we'll be fairly comfortable compared with most other clubs in the division
I love that we’re keeping things in house and under wraps until the last minute with the signings. It’s settling to know that things are happening behind the scenes now, as silence previously meant just that - that very little was going on. The fact that Cawley isn’t even aware of things says that we’re going about our player recruitment differently, and hopefully won’t be messed with as we’ve seen before. A much more professional way of conducting business.
Great work by LB and team. I guess we need another forward now and we'll be in good shape. Anything beyond that is a bonus, or a replacement for Doughty if he goes.
It's jyust as important with a lot of midweek games coming up and of course the injuries we'll inevitably pick up, to have a squad that enables Bowyer to rotate where necessary. Its now coming together.
I expect to see a couple more go out on loan. Lapslie could definitely do with a loan spell somewhere.
I won’t believe Doughty’s leaving until it’s “confirmed” by Rich Cawley and/or Pete O’Rourke. Unfortunately RH’s recent track record isn’t as stellar as it once was so I’m a little less inclined to believe it.
There’s about five pages of people calling him greedy etc over one whisper that was posted up here earlier today. Imagine if nothing’s happened and he’s reading those posts LOL.
It's just unbelievable
to think he'll be sitting at home reading CL when I'm sure he's online choosing what flash motor he'll buy with his signing on fee from luton town.
I’m not overly fussed if I’m honest, I’d prefer to keep him though but if he’s refusing to sign a new deal then so be it....
I am, we’d need to replace him with a winger with the potential to score 10+ this season, which Doughty has.
As I said I’d prefer to keep him but if we’re being offered decent money then take it if he won’t sign a new deal. Agreed, we’d need to sign another winger on top of the winger we already need.
How many wingers did we use when we won the play offs?
None because we had mobile strikers who could drift wide and cause full backs problems, so a different formation suited us.
Bowyer’s moved to a 4-3-3 formation and building the squad with that in mind. You’d think he wouldn’t have to completely change his plans just by one player leaving.
He changed to 433 because he had Doughty, people put that and the signing of Maddison together and came up with 433 as the preferred formation.
LB has talked about "different systems" back normally about 3 or 4 at the back.
Changing to 433, as the default, would have needed major surgery. Where would you put Williams, Oztumer, Aneke etc in a 433?
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We want more, we want more...
Amos
Gunter Inniss Famewo Maasten
Watson Levitt Gilbey
Maddison Bogle Doughty
Subs: AMB, Purrington, Pearce, Pratley, Williams, Aneke, Washington.
Smyth to come in as the last Striker and last loan signing
Maybe one perm to replace Doughty if he goes?
One of them must surely be another striker.
We’ve always had so many
Phillips will be forgotten soon
Goalkeepers - two a penny
Shake it up baby all you like
We all went ha ha ha
But let’s be honest, your fuck up
was blamed on Nabby Sarr
to think he'll be sitting at home reading CL when I'm sure he's online choosing what flash motor he'll buy with his signing on fee from luton town.
Edit. Hmm 3 hours too late :-(
"Ship, Ship, Shipperley!"