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[Albion] Losing Macalister & Caicedo
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Creaky
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The financial numbers not only thrown around but actually achieved are without any basis in real value. The world has gone mad.
The sanity of directors in any other industry who approved such deals would be seriously questioned!
I feared the worst when Potter and all the coaching staff went to Chelsea.
And to think Chelsea compensated us for this as well
Is there any real way to know who will be in the running for them yet (other than guessing based on squads)?
Once the season is over and we know whether we're in Europe or not, the players will have a better feel for what they want and the club will know what we can offer them to stay, including how much we can put towards strengthening the squad.
Mike Small
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Really really hope we can keep Moises. Gutted to hear RDZ say that. Appreciate he's being honest but it's not the best bargaining tool imo. The entitled nation state clubs must pay silly money if they want one of them.
Our players should take note though. No recent player has left us and gone onto to massively better things. Wages probably. We add a lot of value to players. Either way it was class that we kept MC for this season.
Our players should take note though. No recent player has left us and gone onto to massively better things. Wages probably. We add a lot of value to players. Either way it was class that we kept MC for this season.
It’s just stating the obvious. I can’t imagine it will play much, if any, part in negotiations.
Ben White has.
The problem is simple though. The next Moises Caicedos we sign need to see us selling our best talent. They know it creates a space in the squad and they know they’ll get the same opportunities if they join us and a big fish comes along.
This is the reason why we’re going to be signing some incredible young talent this summer. Something to look forward too but does not really ease the pain of losing our best ever midfielder (and probably player).
deletebeepbeepbeep
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Whether they go or not we have got some good players on our books to replace them and rumours of more coming in.
We might not replace them with equal quality right now but I think we will end up with more strength in depth overall.
We might not replace them with equal quality right now but I think we will end up with more strength in depth overall.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Finally a fresh slant on all this! And here was me thinking it's all the same old on here day in day out. Thank you for rekindling my passion for NSC.I feared the worst when Potter and all the coaching staff went to Chelsea.
And to think Chelsea compensated us for this as well
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Finally a fresh slant on all this! And here was me thinking it's all the same old on here day in day out. Thank you HR for rekindling my passion for NSC
Dick Knights Mumm
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I going with the answer is no. The biggest miss will be Caicedo as is often expressed. But that’s the club model and just like we have grown to appreciate and understand the “fanning around at the back” we just need to become accustomed to players moving up.
Justice
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Both players mentioned don’t look like they want to leave to me and both have excelled under RDZ and appear totally sold on his ideas. From what I’ve read both are desperate to achieve European football for the Albion I think we might be surprised.
I am starting to think it is highly unlikely that both of them go during the summer window if we qualify for EL.
That is 6 more games so the total of approx 30 matches before January. Plenty of need for squad rotation and evaluation of the talent de Zerbi has not worked with yet (Alzate, Kozlowski, Joao Pedro, Dahoud (?), etc). If we fail in the group stages it is still time to find UCL team (next season) for both of them in January, and if the European journey continues in February they must decide what are the odds of winning EL/Conference League with or without our two gems.
That is 6 more games so the total of approx 30 matches before January. Plenty of need for squad rotation and evaluation of the talent de Zerbi has not worked with yet (Alzate, Kozlowski, Joao Pedro, Dahoud (?), etc). If we fail in the group stages it is still time to find UCL team (next season) for both of them in January, and if the European journey continues in February they must decide what are the odds of winning EL/Conference League with or without our two gems.
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And Leandro Trossard has. And Dan Burn has.
The jury is out on Cucurella and Bissouma, but there have been extenuating circumstances for both of their respective first seasons away. Their bank accounts will undoubtedly have been boosted somewhat.
Change at Barnham
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Argentina's Pochettino taking the manager's job at Chelsea helps increase Mac Allister's value.
Over the last few weeks it was being reported that it's as good as a done deal that Alexis was heading to Liverpool next season.
Now that Pochettino has allegedly indicated that he would like to sign him certainly increases Tony Bloom's leverage in how much he can sell him for or possible player purchases from Chelsea in return.
Over the last few weeks it was being reported that it's as good as a done deal that Alexis was heading to Liverpool next season.
Now that Pochettino has allegedly indicated that he would like to sign him certainly increases Tony Bloom's leverage in how much he can sell him for or possible player purchases from Chelsea in return.
The danger of all this is Sothampton. They were receiving the same media plaudits of how to be successful in the transfer market.
It only takes a couple of windows where the manager or players doesn't work out as well, and your back fighting relegation.
It only takes a couple of windows where the manager or players doesn't work out as well, and your back fighting relegation.