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I weighed in on the point that the transfer package could total more than £20 million down the line. ‘Sold for more than £20m by end of the current transfer window’ - that’s not so unambiguous as to what that actually means. Again, the sell-on clause was negotiated before the end of the window...

Evidently not, we’ve just got some money from Maddison some 7 years. With the add-ons and sell-on fees, it’s likely we’ve doubled the initial fee we got for him in the first place. It’s also very rare for clubs to deal upfront in cash nowadays. Incentives, sell-on clauses and what not are the...

Well, if I paid £250 to charity if lost a bet then the terms of my wager were met, I’d be annoyed. Therefore, if we really want to be finicky, the pay out shouldn’t occur until Lisbon either sold or released Gyokeres. Either way, it’s unlikely we’ll know the true value we’d have got for him.

So what would happen if Sporting sold Gyokeres in the next few seasons and we got a £3-6m (or more) windfall for him? That would take us over the £20m in a transfer fee for Gyokeres. Sell-ons are clearly part of a player’s valuation, albeit it’s a ‘bet’ on a players value increasing. It’s...

£18 and a ‘significant’ sell-on fee is a respectable deal to be honest. It worked out very well with the Maddison and Wilson deals where we got above £5-6m (or thereabouts) for them in the end.

Does he? I just can’t see a scenario where he’d refuse to go to a Prem team if push came to shove. He isn’t a free agent yet. As things stand, Sporting cannot meet our demands, it’s early in the window and one of the Prem teams will step up their interest. I highly doubt we’d be playing hard...

About 2.5 weeks of Hamer’s new wages… Worth it!

Or, more the more likely scenario is that we’re not interested in this player…

I doubt Gyokeres would turn down a move to the Prem to play in Portugal. More money and a better standard of football on offer.

I may try and get a home ticket if unavailable in the away end! My measly 930 points won’t be enough!

I got Jags v Falcons and Ravens v Titans! I’m hoping to get Chiefs v Dolphins in Frankfurt for my Brother’s birthday - he’s a Chiefs fan!

Correct. Likewise, we’re not in a position where we need to sell to the first buyer. Sporting Lisbon are making noise early to disrupt us into making an early sale before a Prem team comes and bullies them. If there’s a lot of interest, we can gauge what clubs are willing to pay for Gyokeres...

Players come and go, if the deals for Hamer and Gyokeres work for the club, the show must go on. I trust the management to rebuild the team - we’ve had 2-3 such rebuilds since MR took over. New players will sign and new terrace heroes will emerge. If we can be in a position where our team is...

Apparently not if we see the general reaction to Doug King increasing ST prices... Club has more revenue, it has more resources to offer more expensive contracts for new/current players.

Lisbon are a club who needs to routinely sell talent and their all time transfer record fee is €16m. They’re not impoverished, but cannot compete with Premier league teams for money.

West Ham, Palace or Brentford would be the best Prem destinations for him in my view. A strong £25m is a great start if it’s true.

Which was always going to happen if any Prem teams genuinely want him. Sporting Lisbon are team with modest resources. They wouldn’t be in the conversation for a young and top performing Championship striker on a longer contract. I’d be rather shocked if he ended up in Lisbon. Either we’ve...

Unlike Bristol, we didn’t know what league we’d be in until the playoffs were over. Early transfers doesn’t really mean anything. MR and Viveash know what they’re doing so we’ve just got to be patient.

He’s 35 turning 36 this year, and just like Messi and Ronaldo, no club is willing to give them big, multi-year salaries. If there was an imaginary ‘fantasy draft’ of all the top players… would you be drafting a Benzema, Ronaldo, Messi… or a Haaland/Mbappe?

I can’t see Europe being dislodged as the footballing powerhouse as of yet. Home of the biggest teams and competitions. Ronald and Benzema are impressive draws, but they are players that are not at the peak of their powers. Sure, good players will flock to the league, but who dreams of winning...