Thats when it ends for me and I take in more local football . Give it a couple of years and Wilf will be playing back in Croydon (lol)

I’d like to think we carry on buying cheap and then selling up and coming stars for a whacking profit. It doesn’t become such an issue if they are replaced by new talented youngsters. It’s what Brighton are doing, but I think we all acknowledge that identifying and buying at the right price is key and it can be very hit and miss. Perfect examples Meyer Vs Eze, or Riedewald Vs Doucoure.

If we can identify, buy, develop and sell on one player a year then that does wonders for the P&L account. If we’re to take that view we have Olise, Eze, Guehi, Doucoure that cover the next 4 years of profitable sales. If we got say £45m/£50m for Andersen this year, I would take it as he is the oldest of our best players. If we can replace him for half that amount then job done.

I’d like to think we carry on buying cheap and then selling up and coming stars for a whacking profit. It doesn’t become such an issue if they are replaced by new talented youngsters. It’s what Brighton are doing, but I think we all acknowledge that identifying and buying at the right price is key and it can be very hit and miss. Perfect examples Meyer Vs Eze, or Riedewald Vs Doucoure.

If we can identify, buy, develop and sell on one player a year then that does wonders for the P&L account. If we’re to take that view we have Olise, Eze, Guehi, Doucoure that cover the next 4 years of profitable sales. If we got say £45m/£50m for Andersen this year, I would take it as he is the oldest of our best players. If we can replace him for half that amount then job done.

On the mention of Brighton&Brentford does anyone notice how quietly they, Brighton in particular do their business . They have a medical today for a lad from Florentine, no hassle it seems. And not the first example. And then there is us and Franca, or Schurr. Fiasco. This might not be the clubs fault maybe the journalists like stirring it. Hopefully there are a couple of deals going on under wraps, we do need something happening.

They probably do have their rumours that are just that. But they have raided S America, Europe, and other parts and brought in players such as McAllister, Cuicido, or what ever plus other with little or no waves. We it seems according to the media only seem to get into deals that cant possibly happen, we get it every year. The two I mention can only be a joke. Extortionate prices, and competition from the biggest names in our game. You couldn’t make it up . But of course they do.

Edited by Putitout (25 Jul 2023 11.07am)

If what we read is true he will be earning way less than we were paying him - his new salary appears to be circa £73,000/week - so greed doesn't come into it.
He got a signing on fee but even taking that into account he will be worse off.