by Nameless »
24 Aug 2020 07:31
linkenholtroyal Nameless linkenholtroyal We have a lot to do in 4 weeks, sign 4 or 5 cheap players to squad fill, sell a couple of assets and get contracts to our young players in there last year. Clock is ticking.
Window is open until mid October isn’t it ?
New contracts aren’t a priority at this point so cross that off !
The crucial factor is getting clarification on our FFP position. Suspect that will mean the Ovie deal goes through and we’ll probably have a couple of others lined up and waiting.
But would be good to have the main body of the team in place by kick off at the beginning of the season with maybe 1/2 additions afterwards. If he wants to play 5-3-2 we are a couple of wing backs short, another cb, Ovie and a couple of wide players needed to change things up if needed. + replacing any that leave. It would be gd to have 4 of those 6 by then. And contracts are important.
Richards, McIntyre and Holsgroves contracts are up at the end of the season. They need to be tied down before we end up losing them just as they come good like Osho or missing out on a few like Loader. If we lose them for nothing the academy is pointless.
Contracts are obviously important but not, as you suggested, in the next 4 weeks. Plenty of time once the transfer dealings are done to get those sorted.
Crazy to say that if we lose a few players without a fee the Academy is ‘pointless’. We’ve had millions in fee income from Academy products and hundreds of first team appearances. Osho has not done anything to suggest he deserved a deal hav8ng not impressed on several loan spells, suddenly looking promising in a handful of games possibly sways opinion but he needed to be doing that months ago.
I’d agree in an ideal,world you’d get your new sign8ngs sorted quickly but realistically we can’t do that, and not sure many clubs have been hugely active yet have they ? You would hope we have deals lined up and ready to go subject to FFP situationbeing sorted.