21 Aug 2024 12:11:10
Now Fernandes is confirmed, I don't believe we are now strongly linked with any incomings at this moment in time. Assuming our chest is empty, and we need to sell to buy (as was said before we just spent £30m!), I'm expecting the following departures.

- Mara is gone for £10m - that'll cover Fernandes
- Bree I can't see playing for us, can we get £2m for him?
- Alcaraz I'd like to keep if we can't get £18m+ for him, but that could help fund a replacement (don't know who tho)
- Larios is off on loan or possibly permanently apparently
- Lis nearly out the door for £3m or so. Also Lumley? Martin clearly isn't going to play him except in an emergency.
- Edozie, does he have a future with us? If not, at a big loss granted, could we get £4-6m to get rid?
- Then there's Tall Paul. If we could get him sold for £8m or so, take it - hopefully a deal that comes through on or near deadline day.
- only other one is Sulemana. I like a bit of an X factor but he is so frustrating. World beater in our final game before relegation but nothing since. Who knows. I'd like to keep him.

Those departures would trim our squad to a sensible size of about 25 as we'd want, and we obviously need a goalie coming in.

The deadwood going could raise £20m or so, maybe nearer £35m if Charly goes.

A proper keeper will cost us £10m if we were to look overseas, or nearer £20m for someone in the PL. That then leaves one chunk for one quality player. And I think that depends on Alcaraz. If he goes, there may just be enough if they really do want O'Riley.

If not, I think and hope that just a keeper remains to be found, as it'll be deemed we have sufficient cover elsewhere.

Deep down, I fear that Martin is going to stick with McCarthy - his third choice in the championship last season - and that will make survival even tougher.

1.) 21 Aug 2024
21 Aug 2024 12:25:36
And as I pressed send, it looks like Bijlow is on his way! Not the dream signing, but I’d say a very decent one given he’s in competition with Verburggen and Flekken for the Dutch #1 slot. That’ll do me

2.) 21 Aug 2024
21 Aug 2024 13:01:22
As above post from me. Get in SaintGGsy

3.) 21 Aug 2024
21 Aug 2024 16:18:45
Just don’t get this problem with Charly. Him with Fernandes is a fantastic opportunity. Adam would sort out English issues and if we are asking for 40m he is certainly woth keeping.