JimJams

Exactly. But you've got @TheGoldenGod moaning as though we don't make those kinds of deals.

Ok, so Fatawu vs Hutchinson. Which was the better deal?

Wrap him in cotton wool, redirect his ryanair flight to Barcelona, suit him up, sign him off!

Dunno, but he's played both sides, though all LW last season. But I guess this is a 2 birds one stone situation as well as he can cover either wing.

Didn't know you were Swiss, Barry. Grüezi.

If he's breathing, he's good enough.

Ipswich goalkeeper Hladky is leaving as a free agent! Sell them Iversen! Give them Ward!

There was talk of him going last season for an obscene fee. But Saint Maxipad went instead.

Ok.

I didn't say obligation. But we could have the contract drawn up similarly to Fatawu. Where his was obligation to buy on promotion, this could be obligation on survival. That's if we can't get it as an option with first refusal. In this situation there's literally no better way to do it if we are actually trying to get the player. The alternative is just pay up.

Offer what?

A loan to buy whilst also making the permanent deal go through on the following years accounts might be the move. Benfica will go for it if the proposed money is right.

This could be the height of his value. We might be selling at the perfect time in that regard.

You just did what I did!

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Main course for me.

Yeah. If we gave him 5 years and he turned out shit he'd be getting pelters for offering him that length of contract. If he's decent in the first one or two seasons, we extend.

That doesn't really work for the great PSR swindle though. Then we'd have sold KDH for 50 and bought this lad for 15.

No, but what is?

Fair. Just pointing out that the stats don't necessarily back up the claim. Gallagher played a lot more attack minded when at Palace than he has at Chelsea an WBA but you can't discount the fact he's up against better defenders/defences in the Premier League. If KDH carries on his goalscoring exploits in the top flight then fair enough. If so his value will increase massively. Big IF though.

Wouldn't it be great if this situation forced us into using all these young lads including this Golding lad and they all turned out to be absolute fxxking class! It's what's happening. The future is now. Cooper manager of the season.

It is for an 8 year old!

That sounds remarkably similar to the description of Soumare!

Premier league minutes per goal: KDH 1476 per goal. CG 564 per goal.

He won't have a Drinkwater career. DD's problems ran a bit deeper than just not being good enough. He may be a surprise success, but if not then he'll be up for loan or sale in a few seasons and he can get his football career on track again IF it goes off the rails a bit being at such a basket-case club. As long as he's willing to accept what would inevitably be a drop in wages wherever it may be. If he even has to.