Financial roulette with the odds against us.He only cost us a million, so if he runs down his contract we've had four years value from that at 250K a season + wages, what a bargain that's been.
I say let him run down his contract and hope he does the business for us this year.
I don't think he has! I suspect by the fact that there appears to be noise about him not wanting to sign and an article in the press recently about wanting to play in Holland again, that people are drawing their own conclusions.I've been away and may have missed this. Where has Gus said he wants to run his deal down?
The Bosman rulingWhat's to say we can't sell him in January?
Not playing enough friendlies leads to squad being short of fitness? Shocked
The Bosman ruling
He only cost us a million, so if he runs down his contract we've had four years value from that at 250K a season + wages, what a bargain that's been.
He hasn’t. People seem to have made up this complete fantasy that he’s running down his contract so he can move to the Netherlands when literally no-one has reported it as factual and it’s pretty clear from what Robins has said that he’s had his head turned by big money contract offers.I've been away and may have missed this. Where has Gus said he wants to run his deal down?
I've been away and may have missed this. Where has Gus said he wants to run his deal down?
He hasn’t. People seem to have made up this complete fantasy that he’s running down his contract so he can move to the Netherlands when literally no-one has reported it as factual and it’s pretty clear from what Robins has said that he’s had his head turned by big money contract offers.
If we don't sell him for a fee by the end of August (or whenever the window closes), we'll lose him for nothing.His contract doesn't end in Jan. We could potentially sell him for a nominal fee. Clubs might risk chucking a couple of million our way to jump ahead of other teams in the queue for him
The danger of running the contract down is injury, one bad tackle towards the end of the season his career could get fucked overHe only cost us a million, so if he runs down his contract we've had four years value from that at 250K a season + wages, what a bargain that's been.
I say let him run down his contract and hope he does the business for us this year.
We did for Boateng. Really was nominal in context though.If we don't sell him for a fee by the end of August (or whenever the window closes), we'll lose him for nothing.
In January he can see a pre-contract agreement with a club to join him at the end of the season. If he wants to go in January, no club will pay a fee when they'll get him for nothing in 6 months time.
They looked much fitter and stronger by the end of the game.Leicester played 4 friendlies, the same as us.
We seem to gear our training to finishing the season stronger tbf.They looked much fitter and stronger by the end of the game.
Your memory is better than mine in that case.We did for Boateng. Really was nominal in context though.
Except we can't unless he wants to go.If one player makes the difference between us making a promotion challenge or not, we probably need to sell that player to build the squad.
Their last friendly was against Liverpool.Leicester played 4 friendlies, the same as us.
If one player makes the difference between us making a promotion challenge or not, we probably need to sell that player to build the squad.
If one player makes the difference between us making a promotion challenge or not, we probably need to sell that player to build the squad.
Are you going on about this still? They’re just a better team than us.Their last friendly was against Liverpool.
Ours was against Exeter.
No wonder they looked better prepared.
And we had players in our squad who hadn't even kicked a ball in pre season.
Indeed and it may be that we have no option than to try this.Or get promoted and build an even better squad.
In what way did they look better prepared? We should have won the game.Their last friendly was against Liverpool.
Ours was against Exeter.
No wonder they looked better prepared.
And we had players in our squad who hadn't even kicked a ball in pre season.
But we didn't because we were fucked after 70 minutes,In what way did they look better prepared? We should have won the game.
Tyler Adam signing for Chelsea .Leeds will be after Gus now I think,I don't want him to go to Leeds fricking hate Leeds GRRRRRR
If we'd played Liverpool our forwards wouldn't have had a kick so wouldn't have been any sharper.But we didn't because we were fucked after 70 minutes,
we weren't sharp enough up front and our best player went off with tight calves.
We brought 2 players on who hadn't played a single friendly for us, and we ended up with nothing from the game.
Our midfield 3 struggled in the last 20 minutes, it is undeniable. Look at the time Praet had to cross for the first.If we'd played Liverpool our forwards wouldn't have had a kick so wouldn't have been any sharper.
Gus was late starting preseason so wasn't 100% fit and the two subs couldn't play in any friendlies (one of them also hit the bar and almost won us the game).
Fitness wasn't the issue, they just had better players who produced two moments of quality.
Leicester also started a player that hadn't played a single friendly for them.
That's probably going to happen when the opposition brings on £45m worth of playersOur midfield 3 struggled in the last 20 minutes, it is undeniable. Look at the time Praet had to cross for the first.
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That's probably going to happen when the opposition brings on £45m worth of players
All their shirts had the sponsor on?In what way did they look better prepared? We should have won the game.
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