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Who would you sell? (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter shmmeee
  • Start date Apr 29, 2025
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Who would you sell?

  • Haji Wright

    Votes: 117 73.6%
  • Jack Rudoni

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • Milan van Ewijk

    Votes: 41 25.8%

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Balli001

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  • Apr 29, 2025
  • #141
Captain Dart said:
The whole premise of this thread is based on selling our best players, a ludicrous and foolish strategy. They are all under contract and I believe the club will be build on that strong foundation.

The players most likely to go are BTA, Allen, Collins and either Bidwell or DaSilva.

I am not convinced Sheaf will go, sort of thinking that to be 50/50.

Do not forget Binks and Lati have transfer value too and they are probably easy to replace.
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Was it foolish when Brentford sold their front 3 and got promoted the next season?
 

mmttww

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  • Apr 29, 2025
  • #142
It's not wild to talk about that scenario. It's open knowledge the plan was always likely to involve selling to reinvest.

Last season's cup run and Vik paying out twice sounds like we'll not have to in the summer, which would be a win.

but keep in mind none of those three are gonna be in a rush to sign new contracts if we're in this league next year.
 

pusbccfc

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  • Apr 29, 2025
  • #143
For me, MVE will go this summer. There's often talk that he's homesick/has a long-distance relationship.

I think a European side of PL would be tempted to gamble on him. Not quite sure what we'd get.

Out of the three, I'd sell him because he's not worth £15m
 
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skyblue025

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #144
Domo said:
yeah a brace, that was Feb, what arent we doing to feed Simms like we were last season? is it that EMC and rudi are now scoring more instead?
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He's being asked to play with his back to goal 35-40 meters out and bring others into the game. Its clearly not his strong point but any striker is going too struggle to score playing that way.
 

Lamps

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #145
Selling Rudoni shouldn't be considered at all unless someone has spotted his potential given how young he is and puts in a massive offer. Even then would it be best for him not playing every game and learning from Lampard?

We need to keep Wright if we're serious about constantly improving our squad. His injury affected his season but he is still an international striker who scores goals. What we need us to bring in a better partner for him.

MVE? More than just a defender who gets us out of the shite with his pace. Can be untouchable on the wing and his long throws are a bonus. But if a big offer comes in for him and he wants to leave? Bye MVE and thanks for the memories. Would give us the money to strengthen our defence and maybe leave enough to bring in a GK to compete with Dovin. Would be very happy to see him stay though.

This will be Lampard’s first chance of shaping the squad the way he wants it. Can see several players leaving even if we stay in the Championship. Maybe go back to having a few loans. Should be a very interesting summer.
 
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Speedie's Head

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #146
skybluecam said:
Why?

Are people forgetting we're completely in the driving seat contract wise, Wright & MVE have 2 years left and Rudoni 3. This is not another Vik/Gus situation where they can leave for free next summer.
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I don't think there will be much happening unless they generate some funds. Haji, Rudi and Milan will all be in demand. I think injuries might have affected Sheaf's chance of a big move. Here's what King said the other day, that doesn't mean they will all go of course but I think there's a high chance if we receive good enough offers. I don't want any of them to go myself!

He added: “Look, there will be people who will be interested in some of our players in the summer. We know that and we have got to be prepared for that. We have done two big windows already and we are in a better position now than we were two years ago when I hadn’t even done a window, so that’s where we are.”

Asked if he’s expecting the forthcoming window to be a big one for the club if City don’t manage to go up, King explained that finances will dictate that to a degree, saying: “It depends on how much in-coming there is and how it works."
 

Offhegoes

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #147
DT-R said:
When you look at the dross we've put up with over the years up top, that have gone on to other clubs and been prolific, it's nice to actually have the prolific part of them for a change. Culprits that spring to mind are JCH who was awful everywhere but Peterborough and Connor Chaplain who was awful everywhere but Ipswich for 2 seasons. Throw Craig Bellamy in there for good measure as it's always good to have a pop at that c**t!

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JCH...what a waste. He barely scored in League 2 when he was with us on loan. I couldn't believe it when he started scoring loads at Posh. Robins (despite being a striker) spunked a lot of budget on strikers who just didn't deliver.
Tyler Walker, JCH, Martyn Waghorn and Conor Chaplin being the main offenders.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #148
Ideally we'd be able to sell the fringe players and get the Gyokeres sell on to bolster funds. I'd probably prefer to look to sell Sheaf ahead of these three.

But taking the question as stood, the sensible option has to be MvE.

Of the three his value is probably the least so you'd be doing the nest business. Plus a RB is going to cost less to replace (although we would need two). He'd be a big loss, but that money could lead to an overall improvement.

Having said that, one of my biggest fears with MvE is that pace plays a big part in how good he is. He gets an injury and loses that a bit then i think he could struggle.

Of the other two Rudoni is just a no. He's young, chips in with goals and assists from midfield and looks like he's only going to improve, especially with Lampard as mentor.

Wright I can understand why people would accept losing him. He's at an age where he's probably at his peak value and he can be incredibly frustrating. But he does have a habit of putting the ball in the net, and that's worth a lot in this game. So if we sold him for that amount then we'd have to spend most if not all of it on someone who could do the same. It'd have been nice if Simms had kicked on this season and Wright wouldn't be such a miss, but sadly he hasn't. If someone offered around £20m (I know that's highly unlikely) then I think I'd take that.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #149
Offhegoes said:
JCH...what a waste. He barely scored in League 2 when he was with us on loan. I couldn't believe it when he started scoring loads at Posh. Robins (despite being a striker) spunked a lot of budget on strikers who just didn't deliver.
Tyler Walker, JCH, Martyn Waghorn and Conor Chaplin being the main offenders.
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Well just ignore the four twenty a season strikers he had
 
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Speedie's Head

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #150
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Ideally we'd be able to sell the fringe players and get the Gyokeres sell on to bolster funds.
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I don't think they'll be much if anything really from Gyokeres unless he goes for silly money. We had an advance of £2m (?) to buy BTA (no doubt we got fleeced on that) and Brighton will get much of the rest.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #151
Speedie's Head said:
I don't think they'll be much if anything really from Gyokeres. We had an advance of £2m to buy BTA (no doubt we got fleeced on that) and Brighton will get much of the rest.
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We don’t know what. Sporting paid the initial Brighton sell on, they might have to pay future ones too.
 
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Speedie's Head

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #152
shmmeee said:
We don’t know what. Sporting paid the initial Brighton sell on, they might have to pay future ones too.
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No, we never really know anything but all the talk is of a fee closer to £50m when he does move. Sporting will need to sell on so there would have to be a big fight over him for them to get top money.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #153
Speedie's Head said:
No, we never really know anything but all the talk is of a fee closer to £50m when he does move. Sporting will need to sell on so there would have to be a big fight over him for them to get top money.
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I don’t think we’ll get a lot of I just don’t think we’ll have to give much is anything to Brighton. I’ said earlier I’d be surprised if Vik + Sheaf is more than £10m
 
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Speedie's Head

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #154
shmmeee said:
I don’t think we’ll get a lot of I just don’t think we’ll have to give much is anything to Brighton. I’ said earlier I’d be surprised if Vik + Sheaf is more than £10m
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I think King's on record as saying that there will be money due to Brighton. Might be wrong.
 

shmmeee

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #155
Speedie's Head said:
I think King's on record as saying that there will be money due to Brighton. Might be wrong.
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King says all kinds of stuff. Ultimately it’s all moot and we’ll have to spend whatever King makes available. Said it before but we never expected 100% of transfer fees to be spent before. King might put money in, might want to hold some back, for all the fun fag packet maths is on here.
 

Hobo

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #156
Speedie's Head said:
I think King's on record as saying that there will be money due to Brighton. Might be wrong.
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Yes but it will be a percentage of what we get. It remains relative to our fee.
 

skybluecam

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  • Apr 30, 2025
  • #157
shmmeee said:
We don’t know what. Sporting paid the initial Brighton sell on, they might have to pay future ones too.
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not how it works lol

the money will flow down the chain
 
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Speedie's Head

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #158
Hobo said:
Yes but it will be a percentage of what we get. It remains relative to our fee.
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Of course.
 

shmmeee

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #159
skybluecam said:
not how it works lol

the money will flow down the chain
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Well it was how it worked for the first sell on so clearly it is how it works sometimes.
 

SkyBlueAussie

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #160
I would sell Wright, then put Kitching up front. Reckon he would make a great striker.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #161
SkyBlueAussie said:
I would sell Wright, then put Kitching up front. Reckon he would make a great striker.
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What about Torp as a false 9?
 

Perryccfc

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #162
I would be absolutely amazed if the club isn’t rebuffing interest in Rudoni this summer. Any scout worth his salt would have picked up on him by now.

I’m also of the opinion that selling Wright would be insanity. He’s not easy on the eye but he scores goals, cannot believe people are prepared to sell him and risk not having a goalscorer next season! Crazy!

Love MVE but out of the three it would be him for me.
 

skybluecam

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #163
shmmeee said:
Well it was how it worked for the first sell on so clearly it is how it works sometimes.
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No because Sporting were the buying club.

In that case we’re part of the negotiation and can say we want to receive £x so they’ll have to either pay us that amount plus the sell on fee or just pay Brighton directly.

In this case we’re not part of the negotiation, we’ll just get a cut of whatever Sporting receive and we’ll have to give a cut of that to Brighton.
 
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SkyBluePower

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #164
Frank must have some guarantees over transfers in the summer - and he might be happy to see a couple go to be honest .
If we end the season not going up I can’t see Frank sticking around if it’s “one in, one out” as some of the more gloomy ITKs suggested pre Xmas.
 

TomRad85

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #165
SkyBluePower said:
Frank must have some guarantees over transfers in the summer - and he might be happy to see a couple go to be honest .
If we end the season not going up I can’t see Frank sticking around if it’s “one in, one out” as some of the more gloomy ITKs suggested pre Xmas.
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Saddle gets a lot right but he's always way off on what Doug seems willing to spend, which is hardly surprising as i'm not sure even his bloke, whoever he is, can read Doug Kings mind. GIMOC is just a doom monger who gets proven wrong with alarming regularity.
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #166
Cally Fedora said:
100% MVE. Not anywhere near as impactful as the other two
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Cally Fedora said:
100% MVE. Not anywhere near as impactful as the other two
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Ok we heard you the first time.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • May 1, 2025
  • #167
skybluecam said:
No because Sporting were the buying club.

In that case we’re part of the negotiation and can say we want to receive £x so they’ll have to either pay us that amount plus the sell on fee or just pay Brighton directly.

In this case we’re not part of the negotiation, we’ll just get a cut of whatever Sporting receive and we’ll have to give a cut of that to Brighton.
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We would have been able to add our own conditions to sell on just as we did to sale.
 

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • May 1, 2025
  • #168
Matt smith said:
Can cover right back and midfield at an absolute push.
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He’s woeful at both
 

Flying Fokker

Well-Known Member
  • May 2, 2025
  • #169
DT-R said:
When you look at the dross we've put up with over the years up top, that have gone on to other clubs and been prolific, it's nice to actually have the prolific part of them for a change. Culprits that spring to mind are JCH who was awful everywhere but Peterborough and Connor Chaplain who was awful everywhere but Ipswich for 2 seasons. Throw Craig Bellamy in there for good measure as it's always good to have a pop at that c**t!

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Put your boots on…
 

stevefloyd

Well-Known Member
  • May 2, 2025
  • #170
JSL said:
Sheaf and the Vik sell on is safe money if we also get promoted. Sheaf not PL standard and we also get £90m (from what I gather) to round up to around £100m. Lets hope Mr Austin has a good list
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Lets not trust Mr Austin if the shite that we got was anything to do with him !!!

Wright would be the one for me the other 2 contribute far more in games out of the squad move on or sell

COLLINS
Wilson...he is not being trusted why keep him when we have the worst ever goalkeeper playing in front o f him
Bidwell
Binks
Lati
Kitching
Da Silva
That group there are nowhere near good enough as the goals against this season have proven

Sheaf
Torp
Asante
Bassette
SIMMS
Saka

I could go on but we wouldn't have anyone left, obviously we cannot get rid of all of them at 1 go but sooner rather than later, wouldn't be the slightest bit upset at any of those going
 

stevefloyd

Well-Known Member
  • May 2, 2025
  • #171
alexccfc99 said:
Any ideas as to who is circling round Sheaf?
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The vultures in the crowd
 

stevefloyd

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  • May 2, 2025
  • #172
rob9872 said:
I'll take his 1 in 3 over Simms 0 in 3
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What are you mad he doesn't get anywhere near 0 in 3
 
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DT-R

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  • May 2, 2025
  • #173
Flying Fokker said:
Put your boots on…
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I couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo! Let alone hit the target with a football. That's why I'm a GK! Does that disqualify me an opinion tough???

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stevefloyd

Well-Known Member
  • May 2, 2025
  • #174
JSL said:
Well something isnt right with him. It cant all be down to skill level. His attitude doesn't look right for some reason.
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He hasn't got any feckin skill, I don't call him rebound for nothing
 

stevefloyd

Well-Known Member
  • May 2, 2025
  • #175
Matt smith said:
I’d much rather try and get back what we paid for simms to be honest.
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I'd rather we sold him for a profit but that aint going to happen either
 
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