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 Canterbury Palace  Whitstable 04 Jul 23 6.00pm |
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Was thinking about how Zaha, our best player, has probably walked away on a free and we seemingly have minimal budget to replace him. According to Transfermarkt.com, this is the money we have earnt from player sales since we came up. It's in Euros because I don't know how to change the currency on the site. 13/14 - €0 Those values add up to €141.93m, about £121m. Every other player who left was for nothing. That's not very much for 10 years in the league. Brighton, for example, have sold £175m worth of players in the last two seasons and are using the money to invest in more talent. We know that we're not going to have the budget to compete at the top end of the league so we simply have to start getting better at selling at the right time for maximum profit and reinvesting.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold... |
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 04 Jul 23 6.07pm |
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Originally posted by Canterbury Palace
Was thinking about how Zaha, our best player, has probably walked away on a free and we seemingly have minimal budget to replace him. According to Transfermarkt.com, this is the money we have earnt from player sales since we came up. It's in Euros because I don't know how to change the currency on the site. 13/14 - €0 Those values add up to €141.93m, about £121m. Every other player who left was for nothing. That's not very much for 10 years in the league. Brighton, for example, have sold £175m worth of players in the last two seasons and are using the money to invest in more talent. We know that we're not going to have the budget to compete at the top end of the league so we simply have to start getting better at selling at the right time for maximum profit and reinvesting. In my mind, I thought our recent purchases were in recognition of this. I’d dare to suggest the model of the club has been focussed upon short term solutions to merely stay within the top tier of English football and ROI in players focussed upon this goal. Having the likes of Eze, Olise, Mateta, Edouard, Doucoure and Guehi on our books has not only brought better quality in terms of football but players who are yet to even peak. There’s even Malcolm and Scott Banks in the wings (if not on them) and the academy. Not all of these will work out with none guaranteed to however it’s surely more promising than £60mil odd on Benteke and Sakho. If that’s the start of a new approach which hopefully continues then we will not only, again hopefully, see a better football team at Selhurst park but one which can turn a profit too when the bigger clubs come inevitably poaching.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 04 Jul 23 6.12pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
In my mind, I thought our recent purchases were in recognition of this. I’d dare to suggest the model of the club has been focussed upon short term solutions to merely stay within the top tier of English football and ROI in players focussed upon this goal. Having the likes of Eze, Olise, Mateta, Edouard, Doucoure and Guehi on our books has not only brought better quality in terms of football but players who are yet to even peak. There’s even Malcolm and Scott Banks in the wings (if not on them) and the academy. Not all of these will work out with none guaranteed to however it’s surely more promising than £60mil odd on Benteke and Sakho. If that’s the start of a new approach which hopefully continues then we will not only, again hopefully, see a better football team at Selhurst park but one which can turn a profit too when the bigger clubs come inevitably poaching. Totally agree with all that. Going on from that, i saw this on the clubs website about the 3 lads who have just signed their 1st professional contracts & more importantly, the lads who have been given extended contracts. Edited by eagleman13 (04 Jul 2023 6.13pm) Edited by eagleman13 (04 Jul 2023 6.14pm)
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| Canterbury Palace Whitstable 04 Jul 23 6.13pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
In my mind, I thought our recent purchases were in recognition of this. I’d dare to suggest the model of the club has been focussed upon short term solutions to merely stay within the top tier of English football and ROI in players focussed upon this goal. Having the likes of Eze, Olise, Mateta, Edouard, Doucoure and Guehi on our books has not only brought better quality in terms of football but players who are yet to even peak. There’s even Malcolm and Scott Banks in the wings (if not on them) and the academy. Not all of these will work out with none guaranteed to however it’s surely more promising than £60mil odd on Benteke and Sakho. If that’s the start of a new approach which hopefully continues then we will not only, again hopefully, see a better football team at Selhurst park but one which can turn a profit too when the bigger clubs come inevitably poaching.
I think now though that mindset has to change and we need to start trading better. For example, Eze has 2 years left on his contract. Unless he signs a new deal we're probably looking at something like £40m for him this summer, £15-20 next summer and then nothing after that. He's probably my favourite player at the club and I don't want him to go but given that he's just made his England debut and his value is probably currently at the highest it's been, this is the sort of thing we probably ought to consider if it means buying 2/3 £15m players to strengthen the squad.
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| EddieMac 04 Jul 23 7.38pm |
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Originally posted by eagleman13
Totally agree with all that. Going on from that, i saw this on the clubs website about the 3 lads who have just signed their 1st professional contracts & more importantly, the lads who have been given extended contracts. Edited by eagleman13 (04 Jul 2023 6.13pm) Edited by eagleman13 (04 Jul 2023 6.14pm) Did you notice in that list of players that we have signed Chimaechi Eze the younger brother of our other Eze.
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| MrRobbo Chaldon 05 Jul 23 9.53am |
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Unfortunately due to a myriad of factors we have consistently purchased players in and around their 'peak' Its brought us short term benefits, as almost every player has been ready to come into the first team and help. But we've also experienced huge declines in performance and no sell on value. Buying younger helps to combat those 2 issues, but it isn't without its own dangers. They aren't always going to be ready to perform. They may never make the grade
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| Jacey 05 Jul 23 11.28am |
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Four sides including Liverpool very keen on signing Marc,who is contracted to us until 2026. Edited by Jacey (05 Jul 2023 12.45pm)
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| Pete53 Hassocks 05 Jul 23 11.36am |
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Originally posted by EddieMac
Did you notice in that list of players that we have signed Chimaechi Eze the younger brother of our other Eze. Please somebody tell us that he is more highly rated than his older brother ..
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 05 Jul 23 11.52am |
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Originally posted by Jacey
Four sides including Liverpool very keen on signing Marc,who is contracted to us until 2026.
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| Jacey 05 Jul 23 2.32pm |
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Marc is much in demand and we are in no hurry to sell,so should demand a huge asking price.
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| Putitout Oxford 05 Jul 23 3.06pm |
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Originally posted by Jacey
Four sides including Liverpool very keen on signing Marc,who is contracted to us until 2026. Edited by Jacey (05 Jul 2023 12.45pm) Much of the noise has come from rags, linked to the clubs concerned. It’s not just Marc, but Andersen as well, and that is no surprise, as they are both pretty useful in their own ways. Edited by Putitout (05 Jul 2023 3.09pm)
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 05 Jul 23 3.53pm |
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Originally posted by EddieMac
Did you notice in that list of players that we have signed Chimaechi Eze the younger brother of our other Eze. Hopefully he’ll be better than Benteke’s brother, what a waste of time that signing was
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