Hopefully our luxurious new STAND can come in and play in the No. 10 role or replace Luka when's he's injured or suspended. The stand can even be named after itself as recognition for its on-pitch performance.

As is every season, as early or however you can target/achieve it. But to achieve it we need a centre mid. Simple as.

COYP

Neither does 1 striker or being heavily down where it’s said games are won, in the centre of the pitch, if you understand the game. We wait and see.

COYP

Ok I’ve read on the BBS, where some do dissect things quite thoroughly, that we’re not in danger of breaking STCC or FFP rules unless we spend big, which we can’t because of cash reasons which will include instalment payments for Sakho et al.

But we also can’t spend big because we’re living beyond our means (including future amortisation figures). So it’s either keep spending this summer to a minimum with cheaper transfers or cheaper (in the short term) loans, and/or get through it and sell Wilf next season. OR we sell players now, such as the derisory offers from Everton for Wilf or from Leicester for Townsend.

It’s a pity Benteke has been so abysmal or we could’ve sold him, bought a cheaper and more suitable styled player and used the profit from his sale to add in solving the middle of the park to see us through.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (19 Jul 2018 4.08pm)

COYP

Let's hope our Chinese overlords turn their grace to us and get us rid of Benteke for a cool 17-18 million.

The cost of so many managerial changes is hurting us now. Each manager brings in who he wants, so obviously the squad is all over the place as Roy tries to find the perfect balance. Unfortunately, paying off holloway, warnock, newcastle, pardew, fdb wasn't cheap.

Even more so trying to offload the various players that didn't fit into the new managers plans.

it's not really hard to see how we are in this mess, but pretending we aren't or at least skirting the issue isn't helping.

This summer Parish should have flat out said 'we now need to stabilize the books, it will be a tricky summer but please bare with us for an important year where unity is key'.

Instead we got 'Let's do business and enjoy summer down box park lads' and snarky tweets to fans on his jet home from Russia.

It's about damage control right now and less is more when it comes to public opinions.

Heck, i would even respect him more if he said 'we're gunna sell Wilf if the right offer comes along, so that we can get 3-4 players in and be a great position to get to 40 points quicker than average and push on' that's the bigger picture because let's all be honest, wilf is gone next year - he is, the bloke is amazing and instead of feeling bitter, feel proud of what we nurtured and produced.

This was once a quality forum....