Excuse me, please, but for others like me who wish not to 'twit' - could someone please put a precis on here?
Current Contract Situation
Excuse me, please, but for others like me who wish not to 'twit' - could someone please put a precis on here?
Just a rehash of this post basically
Transfer Window Overview - Summer 2022
CURRENT SQUAD Position Name Contract Expiry Notes GK Freddie Woodman June 2025 GK David Cornell June 2024 GK James Pradic* June 2024 + 1 Yr Option 1st Pro Contract Defender Bambo Diaby June 2024 New Contract Defender Lewis Coulton* June 2023 On Loan to Chester Defender...
Don't see this as a big problem as aside from Riis and the keeper maybe, both of whom are contracted for longer, who else could a 'bigger' club want and be offered better wages ?. Maybe Whiteman and Storey possibly if he continues his good form. I suppose there could be problems though if eventually the new terms offered are below mid Championship levels; don't know how the FFP rules will affect this . On the face of it wages generally will have to come down but a lot of clubs seems to find a way around the rules, as we know.
I wonder if Rangers will make another attempt to sign DJ? Gerrard seemed quite keen when he was their manager.Very few will get into Celtic or Rangers squads, and if they’re going to any of the other teams we probably shouldn’t be offering them a new deal anyway
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Our squad list is revealed (by Tom Sandells), featuring a surprise bonus O'Neill, even though he's U21 - presumably it's because we need to list at least one club-developed player or we forfeit a subs bench place, and our club development is so piss-poor that we have to stick a U21 name on there to tick the box, having brought through nothing older from the academy to the current first team:
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I think FFP or freeing up wages or cheating the system are irrelevant.
They're just different ways or accounting for the money spent but you still need to spend it.
I firmly believe the Hemmings have decided that the "largesse" ends here and the club is moving towards washing its own face.
So I'd expect:
1/ big earners to leave or stay on dramatically reduced terms.
2/ players with value to be sold (somehow Lowe managed to get the vultures from getting at Riis but if he knocks a few in between now and January we can guess what will happen)
3/ The monthly contribution to be gradually reduced.
4/ Back to the lower leagues.
They're just different ways or accounting for the money spent but you still need to spend it.
I firmly believe the Hemmings have decided that the "largesse" ends here and the club is moving towards washing its own face.
So I'd expect:
1/ big earners to leave or stay on dramatically reduced terms.
2/ players with value to be sold (somehow Lowe managed to get the vultures from getting at Riis but if he knocks a few in between now and January we can guess what will happen)
3/ The monthly contribution to be gradually reduced.
4/ Back to the lower leagues.
Supposedly Hughes is available again.He is doing well at the moment I agree and it is only fair to see how he continues. But you do have ask how he might be in another 18 months i.e. just halfway through even a further one year extension. If we could find a young left-sided version of Storey then that might be better for the long term future of the club. is Hughes anywhere near a return?
Agree, an up & coming prospect is preferable, but we potentially have a ridiculous amount of positions to fill next summer.
Definitely wouldn't give Cunningham more than a year, and certainly wouldn't want him to be a high earner.
The prospect of having to play Olosunde in a league game...Our squad list is revealed (by Tom Sandells), featuring a surprise bonus O'Neill, even though he's U21 - presumably it's because we need to list at least one club-developed player or we forfeit a subs bench place, and our club development is so piss-poor that we have to stick a U21 name on there to tick the box, having brought through nothing older from the academy to the current first team:
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I wonder if Rangers will make another attempt to sign DJ? Gerrard seemed quite keen when he was their manager.
They're competing in the Champions League this season.
DJ isn't even a 'Europa Conference League' standard of a player.
Highly doubt this will ever happen. He's simply not good enough for Rangers level.
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True JamieVery few will get into Celtic or Rangers squads, and if they’re going to any of the other teams we probably shouldn’t be offering them a new deal anyway
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Not gonna lie, this contract situation terrifies me.
We've done nowhere near enough in this transfer window when a slight overhaul was required.
I dread to think what next summer is going to be like with the numbers looking so few and far between.
We've done nowhere near enough in this transfer window when a slight overhaul was required.
I dread to think what next summer is going to be like with the numbers looking so few and far between.
Preston Notcontractedtous (Loan) End?Not gonna lie, this contract situation terrifies me.
We've done nowhere near enough in this transfer window when a slight overhaul was required.
I dread to think what next summer is going to be like with the numbers looking so few and far between.
Could be a very good shout that.DJ will no doubt join his mates in Greece.
First on pre-contract terms in early Jan, then for a nominal fee near the end of the window just to save us a few months wages.
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Brady for Brum goal surely?Wouldnt be handing Cunningham a new deal, hes been at fault for all the goals conceded against Championship sides this season (albeit 2).
Thats in an ideal world were we sign someone better, can we do that, who knows.
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Yeah I questioned Greg at first, but neither Brady nor Woodman had a clue Colin was thereBrady for Brum goal surely?
Ahh i thought it was Cunningham who just let him past stood near the post? Was Brady not further up the pitch albeit his marker?Brady for Brum goal surely?
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No, it was Brady. However, I’m sure Woodman should have just come off his line and caught the thing.Ahh i thought it was Cunningham who just let him past stood near the post? Was Brady not further up the pitch albeit his marker?
A slight positive spin on this is the fact that it only cost us a point as we were heading for a 0-0 anyway.No, it was Brady. However, I’m sure Woodman should have just come off his line and caught the thing.