If we can get 50m this year and it's a big 'if' then I can't see how we'd be in a position to turn it down.

I honestly don't think next season he'll be worth a lot more. Possibly 60m 'if' he has another outstanding season and gets into the England squad (sadly I don't think he'll ever start much at RB failing an injury to TAA)...but again that's another big 'if' considering the number of variables in football i.e player performance, player desires, team performance, league status, injury, suspension, availability of new transfer alternative etc.

So with all of these plus one year less on his contract I don't think his value will go up as much as it has already. I think this risk/reward analysis is what we will see 'if' we are offered 50m.

It'll be a sad day for sure but could also lead to stronger youth recruitment where players see the potential of joining Crystal Palace.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Haha, the ironic thing is, if he moves to Man Utd then automagically he will become the England first choice because he would of course instantly be a better player! Same thing with value. Apparently he is worth £50m playing for Palace however a year at Utd and he’ll be worth £100m.

I agree. If we always let these sort of players walk out the door we'll never be better than we are and, as you say, most likely worse. If we want to grow as a club, one of the surest ways is success on the pitch, and we won't do that if we allow all of the talent to be harvested.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

Unfortunately that is football, particularly these days, and has been for many years.

The economics don't need revisiting yet again, but given where the club is at the moment it's likely that we need to sell before we can buy. And in doing so strengthen the overall squad.

Of the players you mention, most wanted to leave and some - Moses and Fonte - had to.

And actually, no I don't pay money to watch great players in the shirt. I choose to pay to watch whoever is in the shirt.

Old, Ungifted and White

Exactly right.

I disagree that we can't sell our best players and thrive.

Watford have proved that it's a workable model if you have the scouting system in place to replace the players that you let go. Unfortunately our scouting system is terrible.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

yes, I think we All do

As would I...

I agree It's not sustainable, and if we were to keep doing it, then that's a mistake. You take each opportunity on it's own Merit, and have to consider immediate needs as well as long term ones.
Nobody wants to see AWB leave, but instead want to see the glaring deficiencies in our squad addressed so we can move on that way.

Edited by CrazyBadger (18 Jun 2019 1.33pm)

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

Our team needs investment, we need income to do this. We will not get relegated because we sell our right back. That’s not being disrespectful to Aaron. There’s not many clubs that would implode when losing their best full back.

Let's look at it another way.

We have managed to keep Wilf, a '' star player '' despite the reported interest in him by other clubs. But not without a financial cost, he now earns £120k a week. You mention the constraints we have re an improved stadium and larger capacity - paying him, Benteke and Sakho such wages is only sustainable if you reduce the budget elsewhere. That's another reason why we aren't big spenders.

I share your concern regarding whether funds from a player sale will be wisely spent, but it provides an opportunity to bring in players that otherwise would not be there.

As with most things in life, there is a risk element in decisions that are made. I think the risk of Palace being relegated due to the sale of AWB is sufficiently low for it to be considered.

Old, Ungifted and White

I agree also 100 percent , but what can you do if a player wants to leave .

oh yeah ,fcuk off brighton.