I'll be really disappointed if ELL goes this window. Not because it's a bad deal financially, but because we're losing a key player right in the middle of the season. Wait and see if we get promoted and if we don't then sure, cash in on him and reinvest.

1 hour ago, EstonSmog said:

Brentford and Brighton have shown it works. It just takes time for it to take shape. It’s getting nigh on impossible for a non parachute payment club to get promoted. I get it’s frustrating but when the accounts are released I think it’s showing Gibson is doing all he can to get us there. He can’t really do much more in this climate.

It's not nigh on impossible for a non parachute payment club to get promoted.  It happens just about every season.  It's certainly a challenge but look at recent promoted sides, including us, and it gets done regularly - Ipswich, Forest, Luton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Huddersfield, Wolves, and us, off the top of my head they all managed it.

22 minutes ago, macapes said:

Gyokeres got 21 goals and 12 assists in the Championship the season before his move. That's a monster season.

ELLs good but he's not hitting 33 goal contributions.

I don't disagree with that but the contract situation and timing makes the price is a relevant number for me. ELL over a full season could definitely get close too but no denying how good Gjokeres was/is

Will be disappointed to see LL go but am guessing we would only sell if the price suited us. What some teams are supposed to have offered us before or other players have gone for is irrelevant.

As for season over comments surely we wait and see how the window plays out. I get the distinct feeling that Carrick and Scott have known LL is leaving for months now and have been lining up a replacement. Ultimately a war chest of around £25m (inc Izzy money) might just get us to the promised land after all. Well we can only hope…..

 

3 minutes ago, Changing Times said:

Have we taken any steps forward?  We aren't a better team than we were two years ago.  It's also worth considering that some of the money was spent well but a lot hasn't been.

We can’t be expected to spend every penny perfectly, surely it’s hard to deny that our transfer business has improved massively compared to just 5 years ago when we had Warnock ringing his mates up to do us a favour.

The flops are out numbering the hits and the hits have proven to be pretty big ones. We may not be performing better than we were 2 years ago but the best players from that team Wernt ours and we had to rebuild purely with the money we got from Akpom. 
 

 

1 minute ago, Boro 86 said:

I get the distinct feeling that Carrick and Scott have known LL is leaving for months now and have been lining up a replacement. Ultimately a war chest of around £25m (inc Izzy money) might just get us to the promised land after all. Well we can only hope…..

Yeah you'd assume that since the summer they've been working on new strikers ready for this eventuality.  I dunno if we'll have £25m to spend though.

1 hour ago, AnotherSmoggy said:

We have to be ruthless this year in regards to squad places, Jones already gone I think a few more fringe players need to follow him, Barlaser should be the next to follow him 

I expect these players to leave 

Dieng 

Clarke 

edmundson 

Barlaser 

Gilbert 

de register 

Smith 

lenihan 

Mcabe loan 

Mccormick loan 

leaves room for new players 

 

4 minutes ago, Changing Times said:

Yeah you'd assume that since the summer they've been working on new strikers ready for this eventuality.  I dunno if we'll have £25m to spend though.

You would imagine so well hopefully we only sanction the deal when his replacement is wrapped up 

26 minutes ago, Changing Times said:

Yeah you'd assume that since the summer they've been working on new strikers ready for this eventuality.  I dunno if we'll have £25m to spend though.

Don’t need to spend £25m , let’s see what happens . Half that and squad gets upgrade . We may bring in 4 loans of quality . 

Edited January 12, 20251 yr by Simply Red
Damage that was meant to say

Latte is off

Just now, Guffie said:

Latte is off

We accepting that bid or just you believe he’s going  

7 minutes ago, Simply Red said:

I expect these players to leave 

Dieng 

Clarke 

edmundson 

Barlaser 

Gilbert 

de register 

Smith 

lenihan 

Mcabe loan 

Mccormick loan 

leaves room for new players 

 

No chance Gilbert or McCabe move for me, I’d be very surprised if Barlaser and Clarke did too

One player I would look closely at is Troy Parrott. Before any sniggering look at the number of goals he has scored in the last 2 seasons.

I know the Dutch League can be a really strange parameter in judging strikers. He could well be up for a return to Blighty! 

 

Mind it would take £8-10  million to get him out of AZ!

Edited January 12, 20251 yr by Robin Johnson

1 minute ago, Robin Johnson said:

One player I would look closely at is Troy Psrrott. Before any sniggering look at the number of goals he has scored in the last 2 seasons.

I know the Dutch League can be a really strange parameter in judging strikers. He could well be up for a return to Blighty! 

 

Mind it would take £8-10  million to get him out of AZ!

People said the same about Delap when we were linked tbf and now he’s flying. Only thing about Parrott is those weird gang associations

3 minutes ago, Robin Johnson said:

One player I would look closely at is Troy Psrrott. Before any sniggering look at the number of goals he has scored in the last 2 seasons.

I know the Dutch League can be a really strange parameter in judging strikers. He could well be up for a return to Blighty! 

 

Mind it would take £8-10  million to get him out of AZ!

I think it would be 10 million plus now