All the more reason to go further in the cup so he misses more cup ties and fewer league games.
Big blow, but Torp looks excellent so far - him and Eccles will be a decent partnership.
Just no more Allen at CM. Please.
Just no more Allen at CM. Please.
I think it's more to do with overloading as we run a small squad and have a manager reluctant to make in-game changes.
I’d take 8-10M for Sheaf considering how injury prone he is and could be in future.
Torp next to Eccles or Kelly will see us through. Torp has shown he has a creative and forward thinking skill set, so him next to a steady partner who will sit and do the other stuff will work.
We need to avoid two purely defensive minded players in there as it’ll stifle us.
We need to avoid two purely defensive minded players in there as it’ll stifle us.
Tbh, I thought in a tough game away from home we fared better without Sheaf than I expected yesterday
Seriously. That might buy one leg.
The lad is best midfielder in the championship. Huge blown to loose him.
Sheaf is a quality player. For me he has adapted his game since Gus' departure - more attacking and creative. Definitely one of the best in the division and can see a great partnership with Torp in the making.
Short term it has to be Torp and Eccles. Josh can play the DM role well, arguably better than his attacking play which often goes astray.
Another injury and we are starting to struggle.
Short term it has to be Torp and Eccles. Josh can play the DM role well, arguably better than his attacking play which often goes astray.
Another injury and we are starting to struggle.
Stick another 10 on at least to make us think about it.
Wharton just gone for 22m…..there’s potential, sheaf already blossomed fair way.
Absolutely.
I'm not sure he's worth £15m+ considering he's 25. He's obviously an excellent player at this level but that's a lot of money.
£15 million is absolute top end for me, no way anyone is paying more for a 25 year Championship midfielder with no Prem experience. It would hurt but I'd probably take it too, could do some serious damage with those funds added to the pot.
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…about as reliable as me saying Chelsea bid £50m.
Did we forget Hamer went for £15m as a 25 year old midfielder with no Prem experience and with 12 months left on his contract?
OK so £15 million is the top end like I said and that's for one of the absolute stand out players in the division.
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If Hamer had 2-3 years left on his contract m, £20-25m wouldn’t have been an unreasonable ask. Benrahma went for 20-odd million for Brentford a few years ago.
Likewise with Gyokeres, would’ve comfortably been worth another £10-15m had he had longer on his contract.
Tell you what if we get more than £15 million for Sheaf you can come back and say I told you so if that's what you're after? I don't see it but I'd be more than happy to be wrong.
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Sheaf was the stand out defensive midfield player in the league. His interceptions, tackles and passing were all in the top 5 for the league, the only player to be in all 3.
Yes, it's a bit silly. Sheaf is a great player but he does have a fan club that play him up to an unrealistic level. Hamer was something special. His goal contributions and vision were in another world.
Sigh, now I find myself arguing against Ben Sheaf, who I think is an excellent player because I think he's 'only' worth £15 million. If you guys think he'd attract more interest than Wharton then crack on I guess. As I say, I hope you're right, but I suspect I am.
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Given the values people said they’d ‘take’ for Gyokeres and Hamer this time last year and compare it to what we’d actually ended getting up with… You’d be surprised what some teams are willing pay.
I’m not going to keep the receipts on this one. We’ll get what we get if we ever decided to move Sheaf on.
