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....which will free up Rak-Sakyi?

Clearly doesn't sound like he's planning on coming back.

Clearly.

I'm confused.... How did we manage this with a transfer embargo? @stevostadium

No thanks.

Yeah, that isn't true.

11 or 12 they paid for Engels, I'm sure.

Why wouldn't it be a loan because he's in his last year?

Let's just hope he is a perfect 10.

Ah right. I see what your saying. So it doesn't matter when the money is brought in, this season or next, it still counts towards next seasons PSR because of the rolling 3 years? Assuming though that the obligation/options or whatever it is, IS activated, a combined fee of £30m is a decent deal? Especially given that the player hurt our negotiating stance by throwing a tantrum...

I'm not sure what you mean by that. Like I said, I'm not 100% on how this all works but surely if the deal is £5m loan fee this year and £25m if/when the option is activated at the end of his loan, the 25m goes on to next years book?

I'm not 100% on how it all works but if it's too be believed that we are OK for PSR this season, the loan fee for this covers his book value for the season and gives us a jump on satisfying PSR next season when the £25m counts towards it. I don't think we DO need the cash flow right now because I don't think we plan on bringing anyone in, outside MAYBE a few loans.

I suppose it kind of makes sense if we are OK PSR wise this season. Get £5m now and £25m on next years books. Gives us a head-start on next years FFP.

Is there a chance that "mandatory option" is just another way of saying obligation?

What reference?

Can play CDM too.

Good win, a bit of a slog at times but good to see us doing the dirty work and really restricting them to nothing. I think though, it really highlighted that even when Skipp and Soumare have a good game (and they did) we need a creative player in there to compliment them. We don't have that. So a ACM and a striker really is essential. On top of Bouba and Skipp, I think Vesty was excellent but the stand out for me was Hamza. He was a rock for the second game in a row at RB.

Is their squad better than Prestons or Huddersfield? We should have had too much quality to beat them and we didn't. We only just got past Wednesday and Charlton and Birmingham have a stronger squad than both. Momentum matters. They have it, we don't. Thats why people think we will struggle.

Thats what I want to know because of the little information I've picked up of what he's actually said regarding the matter, it's nothing overly offensive.

Log out for the day mate. If you see it, you have to do something about it but you don't have to see it. Don't let people make you be an adult.

IF it was a loan with option/obligation replacement for Stephy who moved on at a profit, I would be more than happy with that business.

I think with his reported behaviour, this is around what it'll be.

Maswanhise is doing well for himself at Motherwell.

Bamford and Oxlade-Chamberlain incoming on free transfers then?

Now a free tansfer...