Bid rejected for Clarke

[Super Ted]

Or, you have us selling Henderson and bringing-in Larrson, Gardner and Vaughan or, selling Bent and buying Wickham and Ji.
Yes, our recruitment team have done brilliantly but after already losing Amad, Clarke gone would be 41 goals from last season. That's a huge ask to replace.

Irreplaceable IMO, We could be in a position where we have to replace Amad, Clarke and Stewart.

The recruitment team have done fantastic but they have equally signed some players who haven't quite worked out yet so it's a huge risk.

 

[MSC]

Or, you have us selling Henderson and bringing-in Larrson, Gardner and Vaughan or, selling Bent and buying Wickham and Ji.
Yes, our recruitment team have done brilliantly but after already losing Amad, Clarke gone would be 41 goals from last season. That's a huge ask to replace.

Agreed that's a fact tbf - alternatively Liverpool won the league because they used the coutinho money so well.
Depends how good the recruitment is.
Would be a huge challenge for them to maintain last seasons levels.

 

[Coeus]

Or, you have us selling Henderson and bringing-in Larrson, Gardner and Vaughan or, selling Bent and buying Wickham and Ji.
Yes, our recruitment team have done brilliantly but after already losing Amad, Clarke gone would be 41 goals from last season. That's a huge ask to replace.

Thats the job though, while the example is a decent one to show what can happen, I think its pretty unfair on our setup and situation.

It seems pretty important to state that those in charge of replacing amad and potentially Clarke are those that recruited them 12 months ago under far more difficult circumstances.

 

[parsonjohn1985]

Or, you have us selling Henderson and bringing-in Larrson, Gardner and Vaughan or, selling Bent and buying Wickham and Ji.
Yes, our recruitment team have done brilliantly but after already losing Amad, Clarke gone would be 41 goals from last season. That's a huge ask to replace.

Or knowing that Wykes contract was coming up and replacing him with Stewart

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Thats the job though, while the example is a decent one to show what can happen, I think its pretty unfair on our setup and situation.

It seems pretty important to state that those in charge of replacing amad and potentially Clarke are those that recruited them 12 months ago under far more difficult circumstances.

A very good point. I'd much rather stick with proven, certainly for this season though as we still have Lihadji etc who needs to bed-in and it does generally take time for young uns to do so.. A handful of quality additions to what we have and we really could do something.

Or knowing that Wykes contract was coming up and replacing him with Stewart

I'm not sure anyone thought Wyke was the man to take us forward, mind. Stewart was a great signing, of course.

 

[MSC]

Thats the job though, while the example is a decent one to show what can happen, I think its pretty unfair on our setup and situation.

It seems pretty important to state that those in charge of replacing amad and potentially Clarke are those that recruited them 12 months ago under far more difficult circumstances.

Aye - its a far better organised set up now. On the positive got these lads in:
Clarke Hume Cirkin Alese Ekwah Ballard - used loans excellently with Amad and Simms. Replaced Wyke with LND. Developed Patterson and Neil with hopefully others to follow this season.
Had Mowbray lined up when Neil jumped ship.

On the negative didn't get a striker in January and allowed a recall clause for Simms.

Got to be confident they know what they doing.

 

[parsonjohn1985]

A very good point. I'd much rather stick with proven, certainly for this season though as we still have Lihadji etc who needs to bed-in and it does generally take time for young uns to do so.. A handful of quality additions to what we have and we really could do something.

I'm not sure anyone thought Wyke was the man to take us forward, mind. Stewart was a great signing, of course.

We signed Stewart when he was in the middle of an historic season though.

Atm I'd prefer to keep Clarke as well but I have a lot of faith in the recruitment team now

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

We signed Stewart when he was in the middle of an historic season though.

Atm I'd prefer to keep Clarke as well but I have a lot of faith in the recruitment team now

I do as well I just think losing Clarke after Amad and doubts as to Stewart's contract and fitness would be a monumemtal task to replace those goals.

 

[Hulkster]

I'm using Keane Lewis Potter as a yard stick, I'm assuming you believe Jack Clarke is worth less than him?

Well you can pick out one single transfer out of hundreds and use that as your yardstick if you wish, ignoring both the differences in trajectory of his and Clarke's respective careers and circumstances, as well as the typically much lower prices commanded by championship players in general across scores of other transfers.

The actual clubs involved in the bidding process are clearly using an entirely different set of yardsticks and come to a very different conclusion.

 

[Coeus]

I do as well I just think losing Clarke after Amad and doubts as to Stewart's contract and fitness would be a monumemtal task to replace those goals.

I'd actually look at that as a positive, only at big money of course. Stewart and Amad need replacing, in January we were looking at around 1m mark for a striker I think, a cash injection changes that pool of players entirely and you would hope we could have a new shiny new Jack Clarke for LW, RW and upfront.

 

[North of the Smoke]

I'd actually look at that as a positive, only at big money of course. Stewart and Amad need replacing, in January we were looking at around 1m mark for a striker I think, a cash injection changes that pool of players entirely and you would hope we could have a new shiny new Jack Clarke for LW, RW and upfront.

It looks as though our recruitment team have nous, you would imagine they already have lads lined up in anticipation of needing to fill gaps. Great situation to be in and refreshing for SAFC. The single caveat needs to be absolutely milking fees for lads we sell.

 

[Coeus]

Well you can pick out one single transfer out of hundreds and use that as your yardstick if you wish, ignoring both the differences in trajectory of his and Clarke's respective careers and circumstances, as well as the typically much lower prices commanded by championship players in general across scores of other transfers.

The actual clubs involved in the bidding process are clearly using an entirely different set of yardsticks and come to a very different conclusion.

Yea good points.... but look at the wingers gone from championship clubs to the clubs that are supposedly in for him and see if you can provide a realistic value and why?

Clarkes stats next to Potters, their age etc, or Eze from years ago, maybe Olise?

Hull are a basket case and they got what they got. Reading were having a fire sale and Eze contract was running down I believe, if its rediculous as you say, I'm happy to be shown why, I just don't see it yet?

 

[Vauxie]

Man Utd may come in for him and offer Amad as a makeweight in the deal.

 

[wisemensaysteve]

Don't Spurs have the first option on Clarke?

 

[Safc88]

Irreplaceable IMO, We could be in a position where we have to replace Amad, Clarke and Stewart.

The recruitment team have done fantastic but they have equally signed some players who haven't quite worked out yet so it's a huge risk.

I trust the recruitment team but it would be suicide really

We’d need players ready for the first 11 to replace them not take ages to get used to first team football.

Interesting summer ahead

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Don't Spurs have the first option on Clarke?

Runs out in ‘24 doesn’t it?
But even then, seems like made up garbage as no journo even mentioning it.

 

[Coeus]

It looks as though our recruitment team have nous, you would imagine they already have lads lined up in anticipation of needing to fill gaps. Great situation to be in and refreshing for SAFC. The single caveat needs to be absolutely milking fees for lads we sell.

Have to sell for too much or the turnover is pointless you would have thought.

 

[Super Ted]

I trust the recruitment team but it would be suicide really

We’d need players ready for the first 11 to replace them not take ages to get used to first team football.

Interesting summer ahead

Exactly and then what does it become, Every year we don't go up just sell our best players and hope the next batch we bring in do it at the first time of asking? I'm all for a sustainability model but it can't come at the expense of the club having the best team they can.

 

[Nathan Gunn]

I do think our model is to allow for one key player to leave each summer window. However i think this season Amad has turned into that player, so the the club won't be keen on losing anyone else unless the offer is too good to turn down.

I think he'll stay. The only scenario i can see him leaving is if we somehow ended up with Amad back (which is unlikely)

 

[North of the Smoke]

Have to sell for too much or the turnover is pointless you would have thought.

I think we will see a few interesting signings coming in, no idea what margins they have set on sales but I believe we are in good hands. The style of football we play is outstanding at times. Brilliant to see.