What is Giles problem exactly? Can't walter sell him the dream. Obviously would likely be in the starting 11. What's not to like.
He has never really looked like he's wanted to be here even when given chances. He used to annoy me as he just kept messing with his hair. A petty rage of mine is players playing with chewing gum in too. Spit it out and put some effort in.
Maybe after being completely under utilised by Rosenior and then slated by the fan base he didn’t want to be here but had to come by a pre agreed obligation
I hope this is the last obligation to buy deal we ever do. This isn’t regular. Last time it happened in English football was when Benik Afobe joined Wolves and immediately went to Stoke.
Premier league clubs are swapping youth players for overinflated fees. So whilst no profit is made by either club they can show paper profits for ffp as the cost is amortised against the length of the contract whilst the income from selling the player is booked entirely that year. If they sell a player for £40m and sign a player for £40m on a 4 year contract, they can technically show a £30m profit in accounts. Whilst it's a handy work around for clubs it's only a short term solution and is just kicking the problem down the road. Any player we sign is also amortised against the length of his contract, but the second they're sold any amortisation that is left has to be shown as they are no longer an asset the club holds.
The Giles situation screams we agreed an obligation, thought about it, didn't want it and are happy to recoup. **** situation you put yourself in. I can see why Acun blew Liam out. He was banking on promotion despite what he said.
I think we'd probably rather have kept him than lose money on the deal. But there's the pull of a bigger club, stadium and fanbase, existing relationships with the squad - whereas we no longer have a squad, and the fact he's been successful under Carrick previously. If we insist he stays we risk a Henriksen type scenario. Hopefully we can structure a deal whereby we recoup our losses.
The Henriksen situation was that City refused to play him in his final year until he signed a longer term contract, or left for a fee. That wouldn't happen again unless we decided to do it again.
Oh ****ing hell. I'm sure things will improve as the season draws closer. I predict bottom three for most of the season leading up to Xmas. I acknowledge this is not adding anything to the discussion regarding signings and outgoings.
Is the daily discussion around Ryan Giles’ loan agreement an option or are some here under obligation? He obviously wants out, shame, but not the end of the world.
