Summer window

It's all very well getting 15m for a player. But it's just money and we aren't going to replace him with a 15m player. We will be severely weakened and it will be a case of hoping that one of the new signings comes good. Unlikely to happen overnight. So our chances of starting fast and making a push for promotion are reduced.
We will reinvest in squad but there are no guarantees we can keep.finding these gems. It really depends on how much the hierarchy want promotion.

 

I applaud the new owners but I worry that their cumulative approach means we will miss opportunities to go up this season. I get it but my optimism is under threat. Let’s see what happens with our players.

 

I’m relaxed as anything. Trust the club 100% to do what’s right for the club, whether I agree with it or not.

We’ve been talking about the model and people leaving for over 12 months now and still nobody we’d not want to leave has left.

 

I think the hierarchy want promotion as soon as they can,but within financial parameters.
As for the squad,it's not always guaranteed that these young players will progress as quickly as we would like. Let's take the situation with Clarke as an example....he's obviously the subject of interest from PL clubs....which we might have expected. So,signing Jewi as a possible replacement for him was sensible,but,Jewi may take another year to settle.....no way to know when we signed him....so,we have to wait,which I think we are able to do. Our recruitment is key,although they won't get it right every time.

 

Relax for the moment mate. Let's see where we are when the window shuts.

 

I hope we dont

 

It's just a bit if a headache in here as it goes from a chat amongst others of how would you feel if so and so left then 3 pages later their lockers are cleared out and we are spending the 15 million!

I wouldn't be happy with 15 for Ballard or 20 for Clarke, as I firmly believe they will both be worth another 10 on top of that with another good season. Which again I'm confident they will both have, Ballard and his injuries are only question mark and hopefully he was unlucky with a mix of being young.

 

see naturally across all platforms since the kit delay was announced there seems to be a bit of a dip in optimism....

baffles me how KLD who's Dad was CEO of Adidas and family tied in to Marseille cannot get a decent kit deal and took JustSport as the best option. Really weird.

On the pitch and football side weve came on leaps and bounds. thats the main thing!

 

This ffs.

 

I am calm about the speculation around our players because it shows we are on the right path, its been years since clubs higher up the leagues than us coveted our players. My take is the owner and the players & staff know how close we came and are well aware that we are not far away from premier league. The atmosphere and good mood around the club is infectious and its obvious the players are loving their time here and long may it continue. Some of these lads have been at premier league clubs and had to drop a level to play regularly, that tells me they want to play and enjoy playing. The likes of Clarke could have sat on his big contract at Spurs and picked up the money but he wants to play, there is no bigger club outside the Premier League than us and we have proven we are on the rise again. 34,000 season tickets sold already means we will have far bigger crowds than Leeds, Leicester and alike. I know where I would want to be strutting my stuff next season. No coincidence either that the Sky Cameras kept rocking up to watch the lads, its entertaining, the atmosphere is class and we have some of the best up and coming kids in the country. Its the perfect storm.

 

I am completely relaxed about our transfer business because we are light years away from being the basket case club we used to be.

Speakman and KLD will not be pushed around by anyone and will always act in the best interests of the club.

They will certainly have irons in the fire that we are not aware of, that's for sure!

I'm excited to see what the squad looks like when the transfer window slams shut.

 

KLD could literally mortgage the club to the hilt, spend our money on big signings and look like a hero ...

... then put us in the same shoes as Wigan.

In my opinion this is much more exciting than chasing over rated ageing mercenaries who come in and wreck the team spirit then want out. We've gone from being ridiculed to admired and a place ambitious dedicated players want to come.

I think it's happened too quickly for some of us to take in tbh.

 

It only got the stage of how you could spend £15m because people are saying you couldn’t replace Ballard with that amount of money

Everything around the club, on the pitch at least, is positive so if they do decide to cash in on a few players and reinvest then we‘ve no reason not to trust KLD and Speakman to get it right.

 

At last, someone not ****ting their pants about what MIGHT happen. Que Sera, Sera.......

 

I agree overall I’m just worried about too big a change at this point.

 

KS and KLD will know what is right for the club. It's a great sign that pl clubs are wanting our players.

 

I agree but what if we get ‘acceptably high’ bids for Stewart Clarke and Ballard and all leave. Don’t you worry for our performances and impact on the squad?

 

will all be considered when they decide whether to accept the offer or not

 

This sounds like the plot from Atlas Shrugged!

 

Don't worry, be happy! We're in good hands, the only thing SAFC I worry about now is how many games I can get to, can't wait to get started!