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Transfer Rumour Romain Esse (3 Viewers)

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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #491
Deity said:
If spending £150m across 3 windows is scraps
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Their net spend over those 3 windows is about £25m.

He's got them into Europe and been given nothing to increase the squad size.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #492
When did net spend become a stat?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #493
Nick said:
When did net spend become a stat?
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Well since forever LOL
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #494
Ccfcisparks said:
Well since forever LOL
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Not sure it has.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #495
Nick said:
Not sure it has.
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You’re too busy moaning about ref’s to discuss other points
 
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Deity

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #496
Ccfcisparks said:
Their net spend over those 3 windows is about £25m.

He's got them into Europe and been given nothing to increase the squad size.
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Very good manager but he’s not living on scraps ….
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #497
Ccfcisparks said:
You’re too busy moaning about ref’s to discuss other points
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It's probably ones from shit like Saturday social on sky.

People have only used it within the last year or so as a "stat".
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #498
Deity said:
Very good manager but he’s not living on scraps ….
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Well let me put it like this to you.

If we were to go up, but Doug said to Lampard you can spend the entirety of what you bring in for Haji and Rudoni.

Is that backing the manager as he’s not taking any money out, or is it being tight?
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #499
Nick said:
It's probably ones from shit like Saturday social on sky.

People have only used it within the last year or so as a "stat".
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OK so if i find discussions on it from longer than a year ago will you admit it’s not a new stat
 

Lamps

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #500
Ccfcisparks said:
I mean he's got them into europe and he's just spent what hes raised through sales, not really a backing is it.

You need a bigger squad for Europe, not smaller.
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They've spent more recently and are still trying to sign more players this window but that's not my point.

We didn't have a full squad for this season being light in midfield. We sold Sheaf last minute but Lampard didn't go to the press with a comment aimed at those in charge of our club. The strongest he has come out with is mentioning the squad size. That's the way a manager should behave.
 
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MillwallFan

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #501
alexccfc99 said:
Worthy of it's own thread and no surprise to anyone that Frank is looking for a wide player almost immediately

Palace paid Millwall £12m for this time last year

If FL is happy so am I
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£14.5M actually.

Esse was one of our brightest Academy players who played 61 games for us, across all competitions from his debut in late 2022 until his January 2025 transfer to Crystal Palace. He scored six goals, with most of his appearances being in the Championship.

He was a good, skilful player but many times his end result let him down. He would always take on one more defender than he should have, instead of passing the ball to a fellow team player who was in a better position. Maybe Lampard will improve that part of his game, who knows? What I do know is, that as talented as he was (is) at the time of his move to Palace, he wasn’t ready for the Premiership, and it seems that the Palace manager, Glasner, has picked up on that, as Esse hasn’t featured in many games for him. So putting Esse out on loan now has given Glasner one less headache to worry about.

You might want to buy Esse at the end of the season, if he does the business for you and helps you get into the Premiership. Palace will have to take a big transfer loss if they do sell him, but that would be to Coventry’s advantage if Esse can show Lampard that he can make the step up from being a great Championship player, to an exceptional Premiership player.

If he plays against us on Tuesday night I’m sure he’ll get a warm reception from the Millwall fans, even though he’s nothing to us now. He’s a Coventry player till the end of the season and I expect him to do well for you. Esse did us a big favour in signing a new long term contract with us, before Palace showed interest in him. He didn’t have to sign that contract, but I think he did it because he realised how the club had looked after him in all those Academy years, and especially giving him his first chance (of many) in our first 11. He might have also known that he might be sold to a Premiership club, so giving us a long term contract would be his ‘thank you’ to help boost the club’s chances of getting a higher transfer fee.

For that, I and many other Millwall fans will always be eternally grateful for him signing that contract, and I’m sad it hasn’t worked out for him at Palace (even though I’m still laughing at pulling their pants down over them paying our ridiculously high transfer fee) but maybe he can resurrect his career with you and help you get promotion (even though I’d prefer it if he starts to do that after we’ve played you on Tuesday night!)
 
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Lamps

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #502
Ccfcisparks said:
Well let me put it like this to you.

If we were to go up, but Doug said to Lampard you can spend the entirety of what you bring in for Haji and Rudoni.

Is that backing the manager as he’s not taking any money out, or is it being tight?
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You just said they spent 25m above what they brought in. Are you going to disagree with yourself now?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #503
Lamps said:
You just said they spent 25m above what they brought in. Are you going to disagree with yourself now?
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£25m is pennies for a european team
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #504
MillwallFan said:
£14.5M actually.

Esse was one of our brightest Academy players who played 61 games for us, across all competitions from his debut in late 2022 until his January 2025 transfer to Crystal Palace. He scored six goals, with most of his appearances being in the Championship.

He was a good, skilful player but many times his end result let him down. He would always take on one more defender than he should have, instead of passing the ball to a fellow team player who was in a better position. Maybe Lampard will improve that part of his game, who knows? What I do know is, that as talented as he was (is) at the time of his move to Palace, he wasn’t ready for the Premiership, and it seems that the Palace manager, Glasner, has picked up on that, as Esse hasn’t featured in many games for him. So putting Esse out on loan now has given Glasner one less headache to worry about.

You might want to buy Esse at the end of the season, if he does the business for you and helps you get into the Premiership. Palace will have to take a big transfer loss if they do sell him, but that would be to Coventry’s advantage if Esse can show Lampard that he can make the step up from being a great Championship player, to an exceptional Premiership player.

If he plays against us on Tuesday night I’m sure he’ll get a warm reception from the Millwall fans, even though he’s nothing to us now. He’s a Coventry player till the end of the season and I expect him to do well for you. Esse did us a big favour in signing a new long term contract with us, before Palace showed interest in him. He didn’t have to sign that contract, but I think he did it because he realised how the club had looked after him in all those Academy years, and especially giving him his first chance (of many) in our first 11. He might have also known that he might be sold to a Premiership club, so giving us a long term contract would be his ‘thank you’ to help boost the club’s chances of getting a higher transfer fee.

For that, I and many other Millwall fans will always be eternally grateful for him signing that contract, and I’m sad it hasn’t worked out for him at Palace (even though I’m still laughing at pulling their pants down over them paying our ridiculously high transfer fee) but maybe he can resurrect his career with you and help you get promotion (even though I’d prefer it if he starts to do that after we’ve played you on Tuesday night!)
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He looked decent last week and yesterday.
His work rate out of possession is a welcome surprise.
He needs to learn when to try one of his many tricks and when to keep it simple buts that's par for the course for a young skillful wide player.

I really like what I've seen of him
 
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Lamps

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #505
Ccfcisparks said:
£25m is pennies for a european team
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So it isn't just spending what they have brought in.

Palace are in debt by about 100m. How much more should they let him spend when he announced in October he is leaving?
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #506
Lamps said:
So it isn't just spending what they have brought in.

Palace are in debt by about 100m. How much more should they let him spend when he announced in October he is leaving?
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OK Let me phrase it like this then for you as you are in an argumentative mood.

If we went up and King said to Lampard.

Frank, I'm gonna give you £10m out of my money, and then anything else comes from the sale of Wright which would be maybe around £15m.

You can keep the rest of the team though.

Is that backing? or is that the bare minimum for a club at that level.
 

Lamps

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #507
clint van damme said:
He looked decent last week and yesterday.
His work rate out of possession is a welcome surprise.
He needs to learn when to try one of his many tricks and when to keep it simple buts that's par for the course for a young skillful wide player.

I really like what I've seen of him
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That's why I wanted to see him play straight away. His normal game is covering every blade of grass on the pitch. We've seen what Lampard and his team can do to improve players and Esse has what it takes to make it to the top. If we manage to sign him permanently I'm sure he will become our best player for a lot of years.
 
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Lamps

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #508
Ccfcisparks said:
OK Let me phrase it like this then for you as you are in an argumentative mood.

If we went up and King said to Lampard.

Frank, I'm gonna give you £10m out of my money, and then anything else comes from the sale of Wright which would be maybe around £15m.

You can keep the rest of the team though.

Is that backing? or is that the bare minimum for a club at that level.
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Argumentative by pointing out where you've contradicted yourself?

Go get your bites elsewhere.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #509
Lamps said:
Argumentative by pointing out where you've contradicted yourself?

Go get your bites elsewhere.
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Can you please answer my question thanks.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #510
clint van damme said:
He looked decent last week and yesterday.
His work rate out of possession is a welcome surprise.
He needs to learn when to try one of his many tricks and when to keep it simple buts that's par for the course for a young skillful wide player.

I really like what I've seen of him
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Similar was true about Jacob Murphy (10 years ago now, Christ). With the right guidance he'll get better at learning when to turn on the flair and when to keep it simple as you say.
 
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Hutch11

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #511
Ccfcisparks said:
OK Let me phrase it like this then for you as you are in an argumentative mood.

If we went up and King said to Lampard.

Frank, I'm gonna give you £10m out of my money, and then anything else comes from the sale of Wright which would be maybe around £15m.

You can keep the rest of the team though.

Is that backing? or is that the bare minimum for a club at that level.
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It's neither , it's hypothetical
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #512
He's got the natural skill and ability of a premier league player, just needs to work on his decision making but he will be brilliant for us this year.
 
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SBT

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #513
Nick said:
When did net spend become a stat?
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Since the beginning of money-based economies really
 
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Deity

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #514
Ccfcisparks said:
Well let me put it like this to you.

If we were to go up, but Doug said to Lampard you can spend the entirety of what you bring in for Haji and Rudoni.

Is that backing the manager as he’s not taking any money out, or is it being tight?
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I know you don’t go to games so I’ll keep it simple for you … IF we go up then we will need to invest heavily to bridge the capability gap. Palace are already an established premier club and therefore clubs like Palace, Brighton, Bournemouth, etc all have business models that sees player trading at their heart. Very different scenarios.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #515
Deity said:
I know you don’t go to games so I’ll keep it simple for you … IF we go up then we will need to invest heavily to bridge the capability gap. Palace are already an established premier club and therefore clubs like Palace, Brighton, Bournemouth, etc all have business models that sees player trading at their heart. Very different scenarios.
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Last 2 seasons Bournemouth have spent net £200m and £150m so your point makes little to no sense.
 

stevefloyd

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #516
Ccfcisparks said:
OK Let me phrase it like this then for you as you are in an argumentative mood.

If we went up and King said to Lampard.

Frank, I'm gonna give you £10m out of my money, and then anything else comes from the sale of Wright which would be maybe around £15m.

You can keep the rest of the team though.

Is that backing? or is that the bare minimum for a club at that level.
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Its maybe looking at the long game and managing our finances
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #517
stevefloyd said:
Its maybe looking at the long game and managing our finances
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That would be a disappointing window though correct?
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #518
Ccfcisparks said:
OK Let me phrase it like this then for you as you are in an argumentative mood.

If we went up and King said to Lampard.

Frank, I'm gonna give you £10m out of my money, and then anything else comes from the sale of Wright which would be maybe around £15m.

You can keep the rest of the team though.

Is that backing? or is that the bare minimum for a club at that level.
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Some clubs don't even reinvest all the cash from a sale. What people seem to mean by 'backing' is expecting a tycoon to just gift loads of money on top of what the club earns.
 

stevefloyd

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  • Jan 18, 2026
  • #519
Ccfcisparks said:
That would be a disappointing window though correct?
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Not for the accountant
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 19, 2026
  • #520
Ccfcisparks said:
OK so if i find discussions on it from longer than a year ago will you admit it’s not a new stat
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Certainly not among City fans on here!
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 19, 2026
  • #521
stevefloyd said:
Not for the accountant
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Well we did have a very good one HERE . OSB knew what net spend was.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • Jan 19, 2026
  • #522
Anyway ... as this thread is meant to be about Esse, not the finances of football, i'll shove my two penn'orth in and say i thought he looks really exciting with his touches and jinks. Was really unlucky to hit the post. Looked a little bit slow to get back in position, but one of the highlights was when he ran from the halfway line to execute the perfect sliding tackle on their winger near the edge of the box. Our defenders could learn a thing or two from that.
 
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Jan 19, 2026
  • #523
I think Esse will be a good signing for us, he is exciting and the type of player who gets you off your feet, sent a few of their players to the shops on Saturday yes he gave the ball away a couple times but I like the fact he skins people and wants to take players on, a dangerous player to face and glad he's playing for us...Esse to score his first goal Tuesday against his old club?
 

Grendel

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  • Jan 19, 2026
  • #524
Lamps said:
So it isn't just spending what they have brought in.

Palace are in debt by about 100m. How much more should they let him spend when he announced in October he is leaving?
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Their wage cost is one of the lowest in the PL - the debt is half of similar clubs such as Brighton anc pretty irrelevant. He’s every right to be pissed off.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 19, 2026
  • #525
Ccfcisparks said:
Last 2 seasons Bournemouth have spent net £200m and £150m so your point makes little to no sense.
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That's completely inaccurate
 
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