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Honestly, football is just a mis-directed output for a bunch of untreated anxiety - I truly believe this the more absolutely terrible opinions I read. And I probably include some of my own in that!

I don't think you can expect many strikers like Gyokeres to come along often, so comparing Simms or anyone to him is just a waste of time. For me Simms is growing in confidence, his movement is getting better and he is beginning to use his physique much more. To have more than replaced...

Sheaf I think is at the top of his valuation with us, the same isn't true for Simms in my opinion. He still has further to grow & develop and has 4 years left on his deal. It would be shooting ourselves in the foot to sell Simms unless the offer was really crazy.

Of course, but if those bids don't come in at the right level then he might be convinced to stay if Amorim also stays. Both are a stretch though, suspect both intend to move onto the right opportunity as soon as it comes.

Would be surprised by the move to West Ham but definitely more exciting than some of the other clubs banded about. I think the reality is in the games where Palmer is not effective (which feel quite often) he tends to detract from the team by losing posession, slowing us down, not doing enough...

Worth remembering he (very likely) gets Champion's League football at Sporting next season - but I do think that is a big ask for them to succeed there. The format is also going to be vastly different in 24/25 so who knows how that will pan out...

To me it seems pretty obvious this was a very smart stepping stone move for him but if Amorim does stay at Sporting, there's definitely an argument that he stays to have a crack in the Champion's League. However, realistically Sporting are not going to be challenging for Champion's League...

I'm not totally up to speed with who has the budget (considering all the FFP stuff flying around) to drop 100M this summer. Liverpool certainly could if a Saudi team comes in for Sala. I know Arsenal were talked about as having scouted Gyok too, but not sure how much they have to spend.

Coming back to these deal details... if the 15% sell on is based on "capital gains" then I think that means a 100M transfer fee received for Gyokeres would net us 11.1M EUR if the 4M EUR of "individual and collective" targets have already been met. Some hasty maths... 100M - 26M in costs for...

I think what sets Sheaf apart is his clear pedigree. Complete calmness and an exceptional ability to see in 360 degrees. That's the sort of quality you likely only get from a really really high quality academy type setup. For us, a terrific find & deal. I wonder how many more of these there are...

He's been "not happy" with the transfer situation his entire tenure if you pay attention to his comments, but I think he likely recognises it is his role as manager under a novice owner to educate Doug "ciddy" King in the tradeoffs he is making. The squad needs to be stronger and deeper whether...

Most fans? Probably not - but I think progress every year is the goal and I do think we're achieving that - even if the league position doesn't match I think we can all see the progress. I don't think long term financial strategy should be revised because the masses might get a bit impatient...

I think it's pretty clear our strategy is fairly even if you look at how many domestic players we've signed. I'm sure as always we'll have a whole range of targets and depending on the availabilty and price we will go for whomever we can get that fits what we are looking for. And if we sell a...

And you think those problems can be solved in 5M. Those players alone combined cost us what, 12M? I think you agree the squad isn't good enough to win over a season, but you're underestimating the likely cost and denying where that money has to come from. Unless you believe Doug could and...

We've been quite fortuitous with injuries so I'd argue the quality & depth needs another season of iteration. I don't know that we will fund that without player sales. Not sure I agree 5M is all that is needed. I would guess about 20M - and a Sheaf sale could go some way to closing the gap...

Respectfully disagree - we're not even in the playoffs with this squad. The squad needs strength and depth which can only be funded by player sales & increasing revenue under current ownership*. * I would also add that's exactly how I believe it should be and I definitely don't want an owner...

And they will all go for larger fees than we paid for them, and we will aim to reinvest all of that wisely. We will go for it when the model has given us a squad ready for promotion. Do I need to say model again?

Thanks for being a real true ciddy fan.

I think it's indisputable that the squad we have today is a direct result of those sales and despite the league position (you can argue we over-performed last year) we have progressed on the pitch this year. So I believe it validates those sales - and I would also remind you that we can really...

Totally fair and I didn't take anything you said as malicious - there are plenty of people on the internet who have fire in their bellies and questionable motives when criticising players and you're not one of them. ❤️