I’m not overly fussed if I’m honest, I’d prefer to keep him though but if he’s refusing to sign a new deal then so be it....
I am, we’d need to replace him with a winger with the potential to score 10+ this season, which Doughty has.
Me too. Doughty and Maddison in the same team would create so many chances. Not sure what the fee for Doughty is, but if it’s less than £1m, I’d just keep him and let him go next summer - much better chance of promotion with him in the team.
I’m not overly fussed if I’m honest, I’d prefer to keep him though but if he’s refusing to sign a new deal then so be it....
I am, we’d need to replace him with a winger with the potential to score 10+ this season, which Doughty has.
Me too. Doughty and Maddison in the same team would create so many chances. Not sure what the fee for Doughty is, but if it’s less than £1m, I’d just keep him and let him go next summer - much better chance of promotion with him in the team.
He has had a troubled life off the pitch and at 25 and being out on 10 loans from Palace needs an opportunity to show the talent that saw him rewarded with England schoolboy internationals at 15 and 16.
We have been too soft and too small for a while. Ryan would need believing in and supporting but he is at the last chance saloon after the biting incident.
Could be a cult hero if this free transfer happens.
His past is in the past but it certainly looks as though he is at a crossroads.
He clearly has, or at least had, ability to have remained at Palace and to have had international recognition. You would think he is at an age where Bowyer can instill a bit of reality into him and make it clear "this is it mate, last chance saloon". He could go and make a name for himself, become a role model for youngsters and look after his family in the best possible way or he could be an unmanageable nightmare. Interesting juxtaposition really
Let's be honest though...how many times have he been too soft? a pushover to opponents. It would be interesting to have a big nutter who takes no shit. Couple that with Maddison, the king of WUM's, and maybe add Paul Smyth to the mix and we'd be the biggest shithouses in the league.
OK so I have just watched 10 or 15 minutes of clips of Inniss. Mostly him scything people in half. A mixture of bad timing and just plain "I'm going to snap you in half mate" tackling
Not the quickest. Looks bigger than 6'5". Wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley.
I really hope I am wrong but this one seems peculiar from what I have seen
I’m not overly fussed if I’m honest, I’d prefer to keep him though but if he’s refusing to sign a new deal then so be it....
I am, we’d need to replace him with a winger with the potential to score 10+ this season, which Doughty has.
Me too. Doughty and Maddison in the same team would create so many chances. Not sure what the fee for Doughty is, but if it’s less than £1m, I’d just keep him and let him go next summer - much better chance of promotion with him in the team.
But then if he goes to Celtic we get nothing, its Joe Aribo all over again
Don't mind the idea of Inniss. Big bloke, looks quite physical and we are a bit of a weak side I would say for this league. If he was that much of a wrong un he wouldn't have stayed at Palace. I had a quick twitter search and apparently he's a nice lad just had a bit of a rough past. Could be a bit of a gem you never know.
Like the sound of the Chelsea kid, some serious talent in their setup and he sounds like one for the future. Decent double signing if it all comes through.
Shame about Doughty but if he won't sign then it's probably better to get a fee for him, let's just hope it's the right price with add ons
Do transfer fees received give more leeway on the salary cap? Seems unfair if fees paid can't be offset against fees received. Koiki would have cost a fee which would need to funded from within the £2.5m cap.
Do transfer fees received give more leeway on the salary cap? Seems unfair if fees paid can't be offset against fees received. Koiki would have cost a fee which would need to funded from within the £2.5m cap.
I don't think transfer fees come out of the cap, its purely wages
Sometimes a team needs one or nasty bastards amongst the skill and flair. On recent times we have the likes of Pratley or even Kermorgant. Those two put the wind up a lot of opposition players (and fans!) and that is a useful thing to have sometimes. Also if you are a goal down and have a late corner, you could probably do a lot worse than having Bogle, Aneke and Iniss to attack a Maddison delivery. That would put the frighteners up the majority of League One defences.
Mental how a young kid who was out on loan in the conference at the start of last season, can have a decent ish end of season and then refuse to sign a new contract with the club because he feels champ is his level , after 15 or so games. Shows the lack of loyalty and disrespect clubs face from youngsters now. Pisses me off to be honest.
I am not that bothered with Doughty going. He is a decent player with potential and a very valuable asset being pace but he is raw and him going will not be the end of the world with his contract being up next year.
I also feel with him playing it causes Bowyer a problem fitting him into his preferred system and might make us more balanced.
Who’s replacing our main direct attacking threat then? Doubt we’ll get anyone else in not counting towards the cap at this stage. Can’t say I get this one.
I’m not overly fussed if I’m honest, I’d prefer to keep him though but if he’s refusing to sign a new deal then so be it....
I am, we’d need to replace him with a winger with the potential to score 10+ this season, which Doughty has.
As I said I’d prefer to keep him but if we’re being offered decent money then take it if he won’t sign a new deal. Agreed, we’d need to sign another winger on top of the winger we already need.
Gary Mellor is Phillips & Doughty’s agent, he’s also the agent of Forster-Caskey & Purrington, if only he could find a club to put an offer in for the last two of his clients!
I’m not overly fussed if I’m honest, I’d prefer to keep him though but if he’s refusing to sign a new deal then so be it....
I am, we’d need to replace him with a winger with the potential to score 10+ this season, which Doughty has.
As I said I’d prefer to keep him but if we’re being offered decent money then take it if he won’t sign a new deal. Agreed, we’d need to sign another winger on top of the winger we already need.
Money is pointless to us at this stage. A PL club could pay us £200m for him and it wouldn't make a single bit of difference to our promotion hopes. Keeping him would though and there's no way we'll find someone as good given the salary cap conditions.
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Not the quickest. Looks bigger than 6'5". Wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley.
I really hope I am wrong but this one seems peculiar from what I have seen
Like the sound of the Chelsea kid, some serious talent in their setup and he sounds like one for the future. Decent double signing if it all comes through.
Shame about Doughty but if he won't sign then it's probably better to get a fee for him, let's just hope it's the right price with add ons
Maatsen joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in July 2018 and is comfortable in a number of different positions.
Hopefully he's off because we've got a decent fee with lots of bonuses and sell ons thrown in.
Also Inniss will be known by Williams surely? So he will have a link here
Also if you are a goal down and have a late corner, you could probably do a lot worse than having Bogle, Aneke and Iniss to attack a Maddison delivery. That would put the frighteners up the majority of League One defences.
I also feel with him playing it causes Bowyer a problem fitting him into his preferred system and might make us more balanced.
Quick feet, good tekkers, football brain and a left foot wand like Nabster's to ping a diagonal ball (Bow likes that).
Wins freekicks like Williams.
Ticks a lot of boxes. Watch out Ben!
I think part of the reason he did so well here was because he had that freedom to run at players and effectively do whatever he wanted.
In a more rigid system and with fans demanding more of him he might not find the championship as forgiving as he did with us.
If he gets it right and can produce though, whoever buys him has had a steal.