Ambitious

If I’m Clowes then I would seriously look at doing a double deal with Palace for Rak-Saki and Ebiowei. 
When you consider what players are usually highly values from Championship clubs they’re typically young players signed from Premier League clubs who had too many bodies in their way to properly progress. We saw first hand the potential/ability in Ebiowei and Rak-Saki did really well in League One. Obviously their values at Palace could be daft, we don’t know, but they’re the type that I would hope we view as ‘asset building’ signings. 
Marc Leonard & Andrew Moran are two from Brighton in a similar boat, both had loan spells out this season (and last). None of us know the level of spending, but these are the types of players that have shown potential but aren’t quite at the standard required at their current teams yet. There are plenty in League One who tick that box, although the recruitment staff need to pick the right ones. Even Forest have Aguilera who showed a high ceiling but poor consistency while at Bristol. These are the types that we need to work with and get a tune out of, IMO. Harvey Vale is another. 

We will learn a lot from the retained list and the scale of work that needs to be done this summer. We know that we are potentially losing 15 of last year’s squad, we know that we would need to increase the squad size for the Championship and only really have one player: Brown who is expected to take a place in the squad. 
If we are looking at potentially bringing 13, 14 players to the club this summer then there is undoubtedly going to have to be a healthy budget to accommodate it. I’m sure the Clowes will not be concerned with outlay for players if he truly believes he has the recruitment personnel and coaching personnel because you can sell players at a profit. I don’t doubt for a minute that the days of us spending good money on older, experienced players for the job of getting promotion rather than creating a resale market for ourselves has gone.
Find talented players, develop them and sell them on for higher fees. We have done very well at academy level in achieving just that, but appalling when it comes to recruiting/selling at first team level. 

The problem with the free agent market is that almost every team in the Championship is in the same market as transfer fees have curtailed. 
The wages being paid out are going to substantial and if you’re hitting free agency this summer and have relative experience within the Championship, like a Alan Brown or Paddy McNair then you’re going to be extremely well compensated for your services because you’ll have 14/15 clubs all in the same boat vying for your services. It’s going to be a painfully competitive, compacted market and we need to be much smarter to get ahead. 

I think Barnsley would be a good move for him: a club he knows well, where he’s well liked and a clear route into coaching. He could still play a role in League One, maybe in a more passive, Liam Rosenior-esque type side, but he can’t be the main man anymore. I don’t think it’s a case of his professionalism or fitness, but at his absolute peak he was a midfielder who got stuck in at every level. He tries to play the same way, but his body can’t do it. 
Even if he does have another year here, he won’t be anywhere near the first team. I think this makes sense. 

Mel Morris threw in the towel far too early and in a string of monumental bad business decisions - that was by far his worse.
He would’ve won the appeal against the amortisation charges, as there was nothing within the rules about the straight line concept and what he adopted was a tried and tested accounting method albeit not done in football (to that point). We wouldn’t have had the 21 point deduction and would’ve stayed up that season. 
The academy infrastructure he put in place would’ve eventually paid him back more than he ever got and then some. We ended up losing an incredible amount of talent for pennies in the pound because of his decision to throw the towel. He just needed to bring someone in who could control the football operation - Cocu was ideal for bringing on players technically and the developmental angle should’ve been persisted with but like his decision to call in the administrators. I think that was also a very bad, early decision. 
He then fell in love with the Hollywood aspect of bringing big names into the club and the circus that would follow. Lampard was a good hire for the club, but ultimately it changed the mindset and from that point he was on a path to ruin. While he was fundamentally bringing things along nicely in the background, he was his own worse enemy. If he had just focused more so on what was working in the academy and replicated it into the first team then he would’ve realised his vision of having a first team heavily subsidised by the academy and in doing so would’ve been able to bring more talent to the academy to continue the flow of progression as opportunity attracts talent. 

Mel Morris threw in the towel far too early and in a string of monumental bad business decisions - that was by far his worse.
He would’ve won the appeal against the amortisation charges, as there was nothing within the rules about the straight line concept and what he adopted was a tried and tested accounting method albeit not done in football (to that point). We wouldn’t have had the 21 point deduction and would’ve stayed up that season. 
The academy infrastructure he put in place would’ve eventually paid him back more than he ever got and then some. We ended up losing an incredible amount of talent for pennies in the pound because of his decision to throw the towel. He just needed to bring someone in who could control the football operation - Cocu was ideal for bringing on players technically and the developmental angle should’ve been persisted with but like his decision to call in the administrators. I think that was also a very bad, early decision. 
He then fell in love with the Hollywood aspect of bringing big names into the club and the circus that would follow. Lampard was a good hire for the club, but ultimately it changed the mindset and from that point he was on a path to ruin. While he was fundamentally bringing things along nicely in the background, he was his own worse enemy. If he had just focused more so on what was working in the academy and replicated it into the first team then he would’ve realised his vision of having a first team heavily subsidised by the academy and in doing so would’ve been able to bring more talent to the academy to continue the flow of progression as opportunity attracts talent. 

I think Barnsley would be a good move for him: a club he knows well, where he’s well liked and a clear route into coaching. He could still play a role in League One, maybe in a more passive, Liam Rosenior-esque type side, but he can’t be the main man anymore. I don’t think it’s a case of his professionalism or fitness, but at his absolute peak he was a midfielder who got stuck in at every level. He tries to play the same way, but his body can’t do it. 
Even if he does have another year here, he won’t be anywhere near the first team. I think this makes sense. 

Mel Morris threw in the towel far too early and in a string of monumental bad business decisions - that was by far his worse.
He would’ve won the appeal against the amortisation charges, as there was nothing within the rules about the straight line concept and what he adopted was a tried and tested accounting method albeit not done in football (to that point). We wouldn’t have had the 21 point deduction and would’ve stayed up that season. 
The academy infrastructure he put in place would’ve eventually paid him back more than he ever got and then some. We ended up losing an incredible amount of talent for pennies in the pound because of his decision to throw the towel. He just needed to bring someone in who could control the football operation - Cocu was ideal for bringing on players technically and the developmental angle should’ve been persisted with but like his decision to call in the administrators. I think that was also a very bad, early decision. 
He then fell in love with the Hollywood aspect of bringing big names into the club and the circus that would follow. Lampard was a good hire for the club, but ultimately it changed the mindset and from that point he was on a path to ruin. While he was fundamentally bringing things along nicely in the background, he was his own worse enemy. If he had just focused more so on what was working in the academy and replicated it into the first team then he would’ve realised his vision of having a first team heavily subsidised by the academy and in doing so would’ve been able to bring more talent to the academy to continue the flow of progression as opportunity attracts talent. 

We will learn a lot from the retained list and the scale of work that needs to be done this summer. We know that we are potentially losing 15 of last year’s squad, we know that we would need to increase the squad size for the Championship and only really have one player: Brown who is expected to take a place in the squad. 
If we are looking at potentially bringing 13, 14 players to the club this summer then there is undoubtedly going to have to be a healthy budget to accommodate it. I’m sure the Clowes will not be concerned with outlay for players if he truly believes he has the recruitment personnel and coaching personnel because you can sell players at a profit. I don’t doubt for a minute that the days of us spending good money on older, experienced players for the job of getting promotion rather than creating a resale market for ourselves has gone.
Find talented players, develop them and sell them on for higher fees. We have done very well at academy level in achieving just that, but appalling when it comes to recruiting/selling at first team level. 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

Mel Morris threw in the towel far too early and in a string of monumental bad business decisions - that was by far his worse.
He would’ve won the appeal against the amortisation charges, as there was nothing within the rules about the straight line concept and what he adopted was a tried and tested accounting method albeit not done in football (to that point). We wouldn’t have had the 21 point deduction and would’ve stayed up that season. 
The academy infrastructure he put in place would’ve eventually paid him back more than he ever got and then some. We ended up losing an incredible amount of talent for pennies in the pound because of his decision to throw the towel. He just needed to bring someone in who could control the football operation - Cocu was ideal for bringing on players technically and the developmental angle should’ve been persisted with but like his decision to call in the administrators. I think that was also a very bad, early decision. 
He then fell in love with the Hollywood aspect of bringing big names into the club and the circus that would follow. Lampard was a good hire for the club, but ultimately it changed the mindset and from that point he was on a path to ruin. While he was fundamentally bringing things along nicely in the background, he was his own worse enemy. If he had just focused more so on what was working in the academy and replicated it into the first team then he would’ve realised his vision of having a first team heavily subsidised by the academy and in doing so would’ve been able to bring more talent to the academy to continue the flow of progression as opportunity attracts talent. 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

So we’ve offered Burrows a contract despite him being under contract at Peterborough? Smart. 
Nothing gets Transfermrkt ITKs 

According to the latest accounts, Cardiff’s position in negotiations may not be as strong as we suspect when it comes to Ebou.
The auditors have declared they are in a precarious position financially and there are concerns that they can continue trading on a going concern basis. 
If we are the only show in town for him, then they come make a quick deal to rid their liability to his contract.

Mel Morris threw in the towel far too early and in a string of monumental bad business decisions - that was by far his worse.
He would’ve won the appeal against the amortisation charges, as there was nothing within the rules about the straight line concept and what he adopted was a tried and tested accounting method albeit not done in football (to that point). We wouldn’t have had the 21 point deduction and would’ve stayed up that season. 
The academy infrastructure he put in place would’ve eventually paid him back more than he ever got and then some. We ended up losing an incredible amount of talent for pennies in the pound because of his decision to throw the towel. He just needed to bring someone in who could control the football operation - Cocu was ideal for bringing on players technically and the developmental angle should’ve been persisted with but like his decision to call in the administrators. I think that was also a very bad, early decision. 
He then fell in love with the Hollywood aspect of bringing big names into the club and the circus that would follow. Lampard was a good hire for the club, but ultimately it changed the mindset and from that point he was on a path to ruin. While he was fundamentally bringing things along nicely in the background, he was his own worse enemy. If he had just focused more so on what was working in the academy and replicated it into the first team then he would’ve realised his vision of having a first team heavily subsidised by the academy and in doing so would’ve been able to bring more talent to the academy to continue the flow of progression as opportunity attracts talent. 

According to the latest accounts, Cardiff’s position in negotiations may not be as strong as we suspect when it comes to Ebou.
The auditors have declared they are in a precarious position financially and there are concerns that they can continue trading on a going concern basis. 
If we are the only show in town for him, then they come make a quick deal to rid their liability to his contract.

Mel Morris threw in the towel far too early and in a string of monumental bad business decisions - that was by far his worse.
He would’ve won the appeal against the amortisation charges, as there was nothing within the rules about the straight line concept and what he adopted was a tried and tested accounting method albeit not done in football (to that point). We wouldn’t have had the 21 point deduction and would’ve stayed up that season. 
The academy infrastructure he put in place would’ve eventually paid him back more than he ever got and then some. We ended up losing an incredible amount of talent for pennies in the pound because of his decision to throw the towel. He just needed to bring someone in who could control the football operation - Cocu was ideal for bringing on players technically and the developmental angle should’ve been persisted with but like his decision to call in the administrators. I think that was also a very bad, early decision. 
He then fell in love with the Hollywood aspect of bringing big names into the club and the circus that would follow. Lampard was a good hire for the club, but ultimately it changed the mindset and from that point he was on a path to ruin. While he was fundamentally bringing things along nicely in the background, he was his own worse enemy. If he had just focused more so on what was working in the academy and replicated it into the first team then he would’ve realised his vision of having a first team heavily subsidised by the academy and in doing so would’ve been able to bring more talent to the academy to continue the flow of progression as opportunity attracts talent. 

Not a suggestion, as such, but one player I expect us to sign this summer is Bobby Clark. Warne has chased him in the past two windows to be knocked back in the end. Ultimately I think there is a lot of appreciation for him as a player as it goes against his mantra of not wanting first time loans. 

I think we will use him from next season, with the Championship allowing up to nine subs then it makes sense to keep a strong, fast striker on the bench at the very least. 
We knew his potential, so his impact and buzz is no surprise.