Claudio Fannieri

He can be a bit of a liability at times but his ability to drive forward with the ball is something that nobody else really offers from defensive positions, his run at Preston was superb and really did deserve the goal. I think he is good enough for where we will be next season but in the same way if we receive a decent offer that enables us to book a profit and reinvest then I think we should and would take it.

It will be interesting to see what happens around naming rights and sponsor deals over the next few weeks, I do wonder if the club will announce training ground naming deal, new club sponsorship deals and possibly even the stadium naming rights, that conveniently offset any PSR issues for this season, enabling us to not sell KDH.

Wow looks like this thread could destroy the who are you quiz on @BSLBPod so many potential random players gone in a day 😂

Also I wonder if the discount relates to the sale being finalised before the end of June so any profit goes into this years PSR calculation, will very much depend on the level of discount they want and what ever profit we are hoping to take into the accounting period.

However for fairness and consistency he also was absolutely magnificent against Bournemouth, whilst he is slow, I actually think this season he has looked more aggressive and quicker in his transitions. He is literally our play maker and I really can’t see us releasing him, he has been integral to how we play and therefore think he will get at least 12 month if not 2 year deal enabling us to recruit and bed in his long term replacement.

Absolute legend of this club and watching him celebrate on Monday night showed just how much he genuinely loves our club. Will be a massive loss in terms of his professionalism and maturity, definitely one of the core leadership group. Really hope he gets an absolutely superb send off.

Another point to all of this is I would potentially class these clubs as direct competition particularly Brentford and Fulham regards the battle for relegation, therefore we need to be careful we aren’t strengthening a rival, for that same reason I ain’t convinced KDH will see this as a progressive move. I think you are looking at big 6 and possibly Newcastle and West Ham as the only ones that could be seen as a genuine step up from where we are as a club.

Wilf is nowhere near good enough in possession to play as a defender in Enzo ball.

He will command massive wages and in all honesty I think will set his sights a lot higher than a team just promoted from the championship.

I was of a similar mind frame last summer, really wanted us to sign him but not so sure now, both times we played them this season he looked like he absolutely shit the bed, he is talented but given the Man City and young English player tax, I think there is better value to be had with players such as Jacob Greaves or Ronnie Edwards

Fully appreciate that and I certainly ain’t saying it will happen but I would sincerely hope the club have been actively working on getting potential deals lined up and not just waiting until the end of the season to make a start. Players such as Iversen and Thomas could be moved on fairly sharpish if we are sensible with our fee strategies and hopefully bring in £7-10m in profit. You would hope we have been very active with agent(s) with links both home and abroad to generate interest. The next few weeks will be very interesting to see how we operate. if the supposed rumours of Rudkin moving on are true, I wonder if his contract terminates on 30th June and his task and potentially his severance package is heavily incentivised on our ability to be EFL PSR compliant.

Completely agree, I have a feeling there will be a list of fringe, out of favour and 1st teamers we are prepared to move on over the next months to cover the shortfall, if these can be done then it means we retain the core that Enzo wants, if we can’t shift them by mid to late June then that maybe the time we see the club buckle and be forced to sell KDH

Too be honest, Top is culpable for us sleepwalking into relegation and he has rightly been questioned by many areas of the fanbase for many of the wrongs at the club, however as owner I think he has just as much right to celebrate promotion and winning the championship, as us fans did, not sure what he did so wrong or offensive last night, too be fair the players seemed more than happy to include him, which suggests there is a massive level of respect and admiration for him.

I thought first half of the season he was superb, quite possibly our break out player then he got the injury at Blackburn and since then he has been hampered by injury and only really just got back to full fitness, i thought he played ok last night and with a full pre season under his belt I think he will kick on. Will be a very good squad player who can play both out wide and can play one of the 8 roles. Not as technically gifted as Mavididi or Fatawu but is still very dangerous and gets into some great positions, will only improve and I love his work rate. I thought he grew into the game last night, looked rusty at first but then seemed to relax and had a decent game and loved to see an academy graduate bag the 3rd goal and his celebration shows what the club means to him.

Make no mistake he has done a fantastic job overall, lifted a club that was on its arse, inherited the most expensive squad in championship history, but that doesn’t make it an easy job or promotion a foregone conclusion. He has lifted the mentality, professionalism and most importantly the standards of the club, he has created a squad that the fans love and that has certainly helped repair some of the damage of the last couple of seasons where the fan base and players/manager seemed somewhat detached. Yeah there have been some blips and bumps in the road along the way and in those instances Enzo has sometimes shown his lack of experience, in the same way us as fans, showed a lack of patience, a lot of fear and in some cases a hint of entitlement. On top of that he has had to contend with the financial issues and ramifications, our January window where we exited the month with a weaker squad and some real holes in the squad in key areas. He was definitely not given the full picture and that will have created further uncertainty and pressure. Whilst the style of play is very different from Pearson, the impact Enzo has had on our club is very similar, he has lifted the whole place, the squad clearly love him. We have special manager in place, who is doing his utmost to right the wrongs of previous regime(s). I really hope we can keep him in the summer and make the changes needed elsewhere in the club to give Enzo the best opportunity and chance to create our next generation. It hasn’t been perfect but bloody hell he has done a great job, look at 12 months ago and last night, absolute chalk and cheese. Another pre season, some clever recruitment, retain some key out of contract players and promotion of the very best of our academy prospects and it’s still a very exciting future, and I for one would rather see Enzo at the helm than start next season with a manager of the ilk of Scott Parker.

That was an away end and atmosphere to be truly proud of. Brilliant night and credit to PNE who let us celebrate and then had WYS blasting out over the PA system, absolute class.

Nice bunch us Preston folk 😊

I think the only way he stays if the club have done something clever accounting wise with the player book value and taken a hit in the recently published accounts to reduce the book values of players with a view to a bit of a fire sale of a few fringe players such as Kristensen, Iversen, Thomas, Souttar, Soumare and then possibly shifting Daka and maybe someone like Faes. This may enable us to clear £25m-35m of clear profit and therefore negate the need to cash in on KDH. All very hypothetical but not beyond the realms of what could happen as I know Kieran Maguire has previously talked about clubs revising the amortisation of players.

He is quite versatile, can play defensive midfield, left back, left midfield but is predominantly a central midfielder, stats are a little underwhelming, in relation to goal involvements, but if we lose KDH, Ndidi and Praet then the midfield will need an overhaul and a lot of reinforcements so the odd versatile squad player with potential will need to be recruited.

Can only hope this is true, given it’s a bit of a piss take account it’s sometimes hard to take it serious but there are times when bits have turned out to be correct, got to hope and pray this is one of those times

I am not so sure anyone who is deemed as in the frame for the 1st team goes out on loan, our system is quite complex so not sure whether a season out on loan would be so beneficial. I think a lot depends on how they progress during pre-season, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Nelson, Alves and Braybrooke are integrated fully into the 1st team squad next season. As this season has shown Enzo isn’t afraid to throw in young players.

Enzo seems pretty driven, focused and professional so not sure yesterday was the massive piss up some think it may have been. Looks like we trained and then possibly the players and staff then enjoyed a couple of beers in recognition of the achievement of winning promotion.

Whatever the deduction is, I actually think it will galvanise the whole club, we always seem to be at our best when we are the underdogs and things are against us. Let’s pull together now and show that Fearless and Foxes Never Quit spirit and attitude.

As a relatively inexperienced manager he was always going to make mistakes and it not be plain sailing, yes it is the championships most expensive squad but it was also very unbalanced and.behind the scenes a bit of a circus. what he achieved in not only the mentality shift, but also managing to convert into results, whilst also having the financial issues hanging over the club, whilst fans say he has done what was expected, I don’t believe it has been quite so straight forward. When you look at it, there is a possibility that both Leeds and Southampton both end up in this division next season, so it clearly isn’t as easy and straight forward as some would have us believe. Well done Enzo, and I actually think another pre-season and the chance to bring in players with the profile and skill set to play his style and I think we will see a masked improvement on how play next season.

Yeah people will point to the mini collapse but overall that is a fantastic achievement t to bounce back given the absolute shambolic mess we were in. Enzo has made plenty of mistakes but he has come out top dog against much more experienced managers in Martin and Farke despite both having similar quality squads. It hasn’t been plain sailing but arguably this has been the toughest championship league for a long time so to get out at the first time of asking is brilliant. Forget the shit and negativity tonight is a night to celebrate and enjoy, we need this so badly from a financial perspective. This gives us a chance to rebuild and hopefully get back on track.