If he's going to be out of contract in the summer then renewing will mean he's going to effect the Salary Cap - Clubs shouldn't be allowed to stockpile but clubs with decent academies at this level are being forced to make knee jerk reactions because of it.
Charlie Kirk and Crewe is probably another perfect example where the club who produced the player either cant afford to keep them (because they've outgrown the club) or because they're going to take up a spot in the Salary Cap because they've not quite reached the level as yet.
Am bored of saying it, am sure people are bored of reading it... But its the part of the cap that is fucking insane!!
100% this, plus while league 1 and 2 teams are having to do a great deal of work chopping and changing squads and losing talented youngsters, the championship and premier league just carry on with no cap or limit to how many youngsters they can keep or loan out.
Funny you should say that given Rich Cawley's comments about Nottm Forest signing Glenn Murray
Such a mess. Forest have likely seen what happened (or didn’t happen) to Wednesday and Derby, and think well it’s worth going well above FFP. The gamble is it will get you promoted anyway, and if it doesn’t we’ll go to court and say we’re innocent. Worse thing that’ll happen is 6 point deduction next season.
If he's going to be out of contract in the summer then renewing will mean he's going to effect the Salary Cap - Clubs shouldn't be allowed to stockpile but clubs with decent academies at this level are being forced to make knee jerk reactions because of it.
Charlie Kirk and Crewe is probably another perfect example where the club who produced the player either cant afford to keep them (because they've outgrown the club) or because they're going to take up a spot in the Salary Cap because they've not quite reached the level as yet.
Am bored of saying it, am sure people are bored of reading it... But its the part of the cap that is fucking insane!!
100% this, plus while league 1 and 2 teams are having to do a great deal of work chopping and changing squads and losing talented youngsters, the championship and premier league just carry on with no cap or limit to how many youngsters they can keep or loan out.
Funny you should say that given Rich Cawley's comments about Nottm Forest signing Glenn Murray
Such a mess. Forest have likely seen what happened (or didn’t happen) to Wednesday and Derby, and think well it’s worth going well above FFP. The gamble is it will get you promoted anyway, and if it doesn’t we’ll go to court and say we’re innocent. Worse thing that’ll happen is 6 point deduction next season.
Even nicer when you consider all three of them are at the wrong end of the table
He looks like a good player but do we need seven central midfielders?
In a 4-4-2 you've got five of them sitting it out.
When JFC is an automatic starter and Pratley or Watson are mandated by tiresome 'common sense' then really the others are fighting for a spot on the wing
I saw this season as make or break for Wiredu as we don't ever seem to hold any young players in the U23's up to the age of 22. Seems to be make it by 21 or gone.
Quite a few other kids due to expire this summer too.
MF
Dempsey
30/06/21
MF
Vennings
30/06/21
MF
Wiredu
30/06/21
CB
Mingi
30/06/21
CB
Vega
30/06/21
FW
Clayden
30/06/21
FW
Aoucharia
30/06/21
GK
Harness
30/06/21
GK
Osaghe
30/06/21
MF
Quitirna
30/06/21
Would be surprised if any stay other than Vennings and Osaghe, maybe Aoucharia will get one last year given his injuries
One of those lads is on the Man City radar and will either sign an extension for us or go for buttons.
I saw this season as make or break for Wiredu as we don't ever seem to hold any young players in the U23's up to the age of 22. Seems to be make it by 21 or gone.
Quite a few other kids due to expire this summer too.
MF
Dempsey
30/06/21
MF
Vennings
30/06/21
MF
Wiredu
30/06/21
CB
Mingi
30/06/21
CB
Vega
30/06/21
FW
Clayden
30/06/21
FW
Aoucharia
30/06/21
GK
Harness
30/06/21
GK
Osaghe
30/06/21
MF
Quitirna
30/06/21
Would be surprised if any stay other than Vennings and Osaghe, maybe Aoucharia will get one last year given his injuries
One of those lads is on the Man City radar and will either sign an extension for us or go for buttons.
So whose place in midfield is Smith currently taking?
If he's playing him as a 10 then maybe it's understandable, he's competing with Maddison / Shinnie in that role, but how often do we play with a 10? We seem to play the diamond once every 7-8 games. The midfield is so swamped.
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Kirk played and scored for Crewe on Saturday
Depressing sign I'm getting older I guess
In a 4-4-2 you've got five of them sitting it out.
Last January on deadline day we signed the other Matt Smith and David Davis on deadline day. Both made little impact
Matt Smith 5ft 9" (176 cm)
P24, G2, A3, Y4,YR0, R0
Albie Morgan 5ft 10.8" (180cm)
P15, G1, A2, Y3, YR1, R0
Andrew Shinnie 5ft 11" (181cm)
P13, G2, A2, Y0, YR0, R0
On a plus, it can only show that we are aware Pratley and Watson are not the way forward. We should be happy with the signing just for that factor!
We might see Gilbey out on loan.
Albie going out on loan?