Abdoulaye's going t'Souk transfer thread

[LeverEnd]

Very pleased by this. Might be a new policy on contract lengths for over 30s. makes sense if we are serious about promoting youth.

[Vertigo]

Wonder what long term injury he'll pick up?

[a1]

falling-out-with-freedman-itis ?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

A one-year deal, too. Which is fine. Meal tickets no longer reimbursed.

Yep. This. We need to be leaner. Giving Danns a one year deal is excellent from the club. If he plays well and we are in the position to, no doubt that can be extended.

At 31 we'd hardly be wheeling him out in a bath chair at the end of his contract had we given him two, but overall I'm pleased that he's agreed to sign permanently. Do we have first dibs on him at the end of next season, do we know?

He'll be nearer 33 than 32 by the end of the contract, and as Boris hints, his active style may not improve with age. That's not to decry a player who has impressed just about everybody here; it's to applaud the decision. Lots of big clubs habitually only offer one-year extensions to thrirtysomething players - see Chelsea vs Lampard, 2013 – so I see no reason why we should bump up people's pension pots. If he and we are happy this time next year, we can discuss an extension... which is pretty much what's happened here.

[SmokinFrazier]

It's always risky signing players who have impressed on loan too, so I don't mind a year long contract. Maybe it's the case that Danns wanted to impress for us, thinking it'd allow him.to have a season with Leicester in the Premier League? I'm not saying that's the case but plenty of loanees impress at first and then when signed, they don't perform as well. Maybe Spearing is a good example? For that reason, a year long deal is fine I think and if he does well, extend that deal.

I don't remember being so unenthusiastic about a league season though. Even after being relegated, I was looking forward to seeing how we'd perform when we were the favourites rather than underdogs. However this year, I don't see us getting promoted, making progress or playing good football, so I'm not excited about it at all. It'll just be another disappointing year full of mediocrity on the pitch and excuses off it. Freedman going would give me some optimism but, sadly, that won't happen.

[bobo the clown]

I don't remember being so unenthusiastic about a league season though. Even after being relegated, I was looking forward to seeing how we'd perform when we were the favourites rather than underdogs. However this year, I don't see us getting promoted, making progress or playing good football, so I'm not excited about it at all. It'll just be another disappointing year full of mediocrity on the pitch and excuses off it. Freedman going would give me some optimism but, sadly, that won't happen.

You're a little ray of sunshine

Come for a pint after the B'ham game. We'll get you grinning ... smiler.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

At the moment, I'm not looking forward to next season particularly.

I reserve the right to change my mind once we've cleared some crap off the payroll.

[Lord Kangana]

To try and move beyond oft-repeated cliche, and move more towards tangible reality, do you have anyone specifically in mind whose removal would precipitate our upward movement by their removal?

[officer_dibble]

Zat fecking Knight. All went to pot when he signed

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

I don't remember being so unenthusiastic about a league season though. Even after being relegated, I was looking forward to seeing how we'd perform when we were the favourites rather than underdogs. However this year, I don't see us getting promoted, making progress or playing good football, so I'm not excited about it at all. It'll just be another disappointing year full of mediocrity on the pitch and excuses off it. Freedman going would give me some optimism but, sadly, that won't happen.

You're a little ray of sunshine

Come for a pint after the B'ham game. We'll get you grinning ... smiler.

Bruce wearing one of his shirts then?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

To try and move beyond oft-repeated cliche, and move more towards tangible reality, do you have anyone specifically in mind whose removal would precipitate our upward movement by their removal?

Oft-repeated like "removal"?

In most cases, losing players doesn't make you stronger: getting replacements does. But as you ask: according to the last time I updated the contact expiry thread, players out of contact this summer are

Arran Lee-Barrett
Jay Lynch
Tyrone Mears
Zat Knight
Stuart Holden
Chris Eagles
Andre Moritz

Mears and Knight can go immediately. Eagles has disappeared and we haven't missed him. For all the promise of the odd sub appearance, Moritz hasn't been worth an extension. Holden is a difficult one - surely he won't be asking much, but nor should we be giving it. ALB is unneeded back-up; Lynch I don't know, but his wages will be f*ck-all anyway. The key is shedding the big earners we don't use – Mears, Knight, Eagles. That allows us to get new men in, and also freshens the place up.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

... players out of contact this summer are ...
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You'd have thought on their wages they could at least afford a phone at least

[BWFC_Insane]

To try and move beyond oft-repeated cliche, and move more towards tangible reality, do you have anyone specifically in mind whose removal would precipitate our upward movement by their removal?

Oft-repeated like "removal"?

In most cases, losing players doesn't make you stronger: getting replacements does. But as you ask: according to the last time I updated the contact expiry thread, players out of contact this summer are

Arran Lee-Barrett
Jay Lynch
Tyrone Mears
Zat Knight
Stuart Holden
Chris Eagles
Andre Moritz

Mears and Knight can go immediately. Eagles has disappeared and we haven't missed him. For all the promise of the odd sub appearance, Moritz hasn't been worth an extension. Holden is a difficult one - surely he won't be asking much, but nor should we be giving it. ALB is unneeded back-up; Lynch I don't know, but his wages will be f*ck-all anyway. The key is shedding the big earners we don't use – Mears, Knight, Eagles. That allows us to get new men in, and also freshens the place up.

Lonergan wants out.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

To try and move beyond oft-repeated cliche, and move more towards tangible reality, do you have anyone specifically in mind whose removal would precipitate our upward movement by their removal?

Oft-repeated like "removal"?

In most cases, losing players doesn't make you stronger: getting replacements does. But as you ask: according to the last time I updated the contact expiry thread, players out of contact this summer are

Arran Lee-Barrett
Jay Lynch
Tyrone Mears
Zat Knight
Stuart Holden
Chris Eagles
Andre Moritz

Mears and Knight can go immediately. Eagles has disappeared and we haven't missed him. For all the promise of the odd sub appearance, Moritz hasn't been worth an extension. Holden is a difficult one - surely he won't be asking much, but nor should we be giving it. ALB is unneeded back-up; Lynch I don't know, but his wages will be f*ck-all anyway. The key is shedding the big earners we don't use – Mears, Knight, Eagles. That allows us to get new men in, and also freshens the place up.

Lonergan wants out.

Fine, we can find another one - doesn't mean it has to be ALB.

Lonergan's got a year's contract left, as have the following. Deals may be struck with those who want to employ them.

Adam Bogdan
Joe Riley
Matt Mills
Tim Ream
Keith Andrews
Josh Vela
Darren Pratley
Yannick Bastos
Chung-Yong Lee
Chris Lester
Luke Woodland
Tom Youngs
Jermaine Beckford
Marvin Sordell
Craig Davies
Zach Clough

[wigan white]

To try and move beyond oft-repeated cliche, and move more towards tangible reality, do you have anyone specifically in mind whose removal would precipitate our upward movement by their removal?

Oft-repeated like "removal"?

In most cases, losing players doesn't make you stronger: getting replacements does. But as you ask: according to the last time I updated the contact expiry thread, players out of contact this summer are

Arran Lee-Barrett
Jay Lynch
Tyrone Mears
Zat Knight
Stuart Holden
Chris Eagles
Andre Moritz

Mears and Knight can go immediately. Eagles has disappeared and we haven't missed him. For all the promise of the odd sub appearance, Moritz hasn't been worth an extension. Holden is a difficult one - surely he won't be asking much, but nor should we be giving it. ALB is unneeded back-up; Lynch I don't know, but his wages will be f*ck-all anyway. The key is shedding the big earners we don't use – Mears, Knight, Eagles. That allows us to get new men in, and also freshens the place up.

Lonergan wants out.

Fine, we can find another one - doesn't mean it has to be ALB.

Lonergan's got a year's contract left, as have the following. Deals may be struck with those who want to employ them.

Adam Bogdan
Joe Riley
Matt Mills
Tim Ream
Keith Andrews
Josh Vela
Darren Pratley
Yannick Bastos
Chung-Yong Lee
Chris Lester
Luke Woodland
Tom Youngs
Jermaine Beckford
Marvin Sordell
Craig Davies
Zach Clough

I can see us selling Chungy (or he'll want to go), can't see him wanting to do another season in the championship and I'm sure some foreign club will come in for him. Especially as the Korean national coach said last year that he should be playing at a higher level.

[Prufrock]

As he seen Chungy since he came back?!

[Enoch]

the Korean national coach said last year that he should be playing at a higher level.

Atacama?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

the Korean national coach said last year that he should be playing at a higher level.

Atacama?

[wigan white]

the Korean national coach said last year that he should be playing at a higher level.

Atacama?

Aye, thats the one

[jaffka]

Rumours that Knight, Eagles and Mears have already been booted.