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I heard he usually goes missing after Christmas anyway.

Harry Winks was a makeweight in the Maddison deal and is on around 60k pw Haji Wright probably earns about half that, but Coventry sold Gyokaeres for a decent sum (mentioned above) Ampadu is overrated (in my personal opinion) and Leeds have prem parachute money still Southampton also have a decent wedge from their Prem days. Omur, Fassnacht, Osmajic, Chakvetadze etc... WHO? Not really been paying much attention to the Champ this season, but don't recall any of them tearing up the league and the countries they represent aren't generally considered leading world powers in International football. We could well sign international calibre players from some countries, and I'd suggest that there is good value to be had within many of the top flight leagues around Europe, but the suggestions of players who are currently on EPL wages is somewhat unlikely. Which is the point I've been trying to make to you. Players who are currently in the Eredivisie, Belgian Jupiler League, Ligue 1 or even lower end Bundesliga could all be attainable if the recruitment team and coaching staff identify ones that they'd like to sign. The wages in those leagues often don't break the bank and the Championship is probably a better standard of competition too.

We had a salary cap in place when Hourihane signed, so we didn't break the bank with him. I don't think Wood or Welbeck will take the financial hit to move here. McBurnie might be slightly closer to our top end budget, but again, he is 27 years old and probably feels he can get a contract with another Prem team (possibly the likes of Ipswich or Luton, if they stay up). Micklewhite, Gregory and Stimac are from eras that are long gone. It is very rare to find players like that who will join second tier sides in the prime of their careers now.

Less than a week since promotion and the delusions of grandeur have returned. I will be pleasantly surprised if we are in and around the top half of the league next season, but in no way do I demand we start throwing money around like we used to to get us there. Yes, they are technically free transfers, but what do you think their wage demands will be? Chris Wood and Danny Welbeck will be on over £50k pw currently and McBurnie can't be far off that. Also, do you think that we're such a big pull that we'll be able to convince them over other established Championship clubs? Silly season has begun!

A young Norwegian player, born in Yorkshire? Will probably be as rubbish as that other one playing in Manchester... 🙂

I like Richard Jolly's writing style 🙂

We need to see how he does during pre-season and make the call whether a loan or being around the first team is the best next step for his development. We still don't have the luxury of large transfer or player budgets, so having him around might be necessary with the amount of turnover expected this summer. Players develop at different rates and the path for one player won't necessarily suit another player. Yes, he's only 18, but he is showing how he can handle the physical aspects of the lower league men's game and seems a class above already. Physically he seems ready now, and mentally being with his parent club at a higher level could really help him flourish next season.

Are you Dryhorce? Are you Dryhorce? Arrrrreeee you Dryhooooorce in disguise? Arrrre you Dryhorce in disguise?

It’s more to do with the level these athletes are playing at these days and the toll it takes on the body. To get to the peak of physical fitness can often put you at a breaking point where you push your body beyond its comfort zone too often, leading to more muscle strain/tear injuries. Plus with modern physios and doctors checking in on players regularly, these problems are identified much more regularly than they used to be. Im not saying players from back in the day weren’t skilful, but the game was different physically and training wasn’t as intense as it is these days. This meant there were more rest and recovery periods for players compared to todays daily schedule for professional squads.

The press release yesterday mentioned home shirt launching in June, so at least we don’t need to spend all summer speculating on what the home kit will look like.

JLingz

The colours used in the image could be a clue to the away colours for next season. Think someone earlier in the thread mentioned a kit with our founding colours and one with the Maroon.