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Next seasons squad

HarryBreadbap said:
I "expected" a centre forward to play on more than fifteen games.

If Solanke and Richarlison are the answer then you don't know the question.
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I think it's pretty silly to jettison a player because they have a single injury ridden season. Especially immediately after that injury ridden season so that their valuation is likely to be at a low point.

In his previous 5 seasons Solanke played 45, 42, 35, 48 and 45 games respectively.

I think it might be you who is trying to fit a question to a specific answer that you've already decided upon based on poor data.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I think it's pretty silly to jettison a player because they have a single injury ridden season. Especially immediately after that injury ridden season so that their valuation is likely to be at a low point.

In his previous 5 seasons Solanke played 45, 42, 35, 48 and 45 games respectively.

I think it might be you who is trying to fit a question to a specific answer that you've already decided upon based on poor data.
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I don't care about his history, that doesn't count for anything.

It's what he's doing here and now, and the return on a sixty odd million investment is not acceptable.
 
HarryBreadbap said:
I don't care about his history, that doesn't count for anything.

It's what he's doing here and now, and the return on a sixty odd million investment is not acceptable.
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I like the guy, worked hard and did well for us in batches last season, but its not worked for me, not the tune of the investment. I think what the big and better clubs have always done well is made a mistake and corrected it, yeh some have afforded is with budgets but you need to bite the bullet sometimes and go again.
 
MartyFunkhouser said:
I like the guy, worked hard and did well for us in batches last season, but its not worked for me, not the tune of the investment. I think what the big and better clubs have always done well is made a mistake and corrected it, yeh some have afforded is with budgets but you need to bite the bullet sometimes and go again.
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Yeah, tend to agree on this one.

The goals have never really come for him here, at his best (for us) he's been a good hardworking player that presses well and works as pivot (honestly think it's criminal no one ever tried the him/Richi as a two with any real commitment), hard to see it suddenly clicking after 3 years.

If the rumours are real, our wide players will be Savino and Kudus, both talented wingers who don't have huge goal outputs, puts the pressure on us to have a goal scoring #9 role, neither of Solanke/Richi fit that bill.
 
Raziel said:
Yeah, tend to agree on this one.

The goals have never really come for him here, at his best (for us) he's been a good hardworking player that presses well and works as pivot (honestly think it's criminal no one ever tried the him/Richi as a two with any real commitment), hard to see it suddenly clicking after 3 years.

If the rumours are real, our wide players will be Savino and Kudus, both talented wingers who don't have huge goal outputs, puts the pressure on us to have a goal scoring #9 role, neither of Solanke/Richi fit that bill.
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I also agree, while stats are important, for me he has never looked like a natural goal scorer. Forgot Kane for a minute as he is beast mode, but thinking back to Keane/Defoe etc.. their movement in the box and around the defenders made it always feel like they could score at any minute, whereas Solanke I have never felt like that with him either in the air or with the ball on the floor.
Richy has a bit more about him in the air, and seems more likely to be in a position to grab a scrambled goal but also needs upgrading if we are honest.
 
Finney Is Back said:
We had CL football this season, we have no european football at all next season. I doubt we will spend as much this summer as we did last summer. The club can't actually sustain the sort of net spend level that we have been making these past few years (even more so if we're pushing the wage to turnover ratio up).

Spending 'better' is the key not just spending 'more'. Stopping the flip-flop in managerial style of play may help somewhat here.
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What's interesting is that you quite rightly talk about the financial dynamics being unsustainable but you were advocating for 7 different transfers in one summer alone above. The way I think about it is that the day we start making only 2 or 3 signings per window we will discover the secret ingredient, as long as they are elite signings. Of course, to make my proposed financial model work you have to be good at 2 other things. The first is selling players. The second is promoting youth to balance the squad.

Personally, I think we spread the budgets way too thinly
 
Finney Is Back said:
Aren't there different rules for Europe and PL? (I am hoping that we do manage to get back into Europe in the not too distant future)
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Raziel said:

If a Premier League club qualifies for Europe:​

It must comply with both:

  • UEFA SCR (70%)
  • Premier League SCR (85%)
Because UEFA’s limit is lower, UEFA rules override for European competition.

🔹 If a club does not qualify​

Only the Premier League SCR (85%) applies.

UEFA’s financial system caps squad spending at 70% of club revenue
Premier League’s own SCR limits squad spending to 85% of football-related revenue.

Some oddities in there, almost too bad Chelsea didn't qualify for Europe as zero chance they meet any of the regulations
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A little more flesh on it here....appears we can push things to 115% under just the PL rules while out of Europe...and if a target is to be in Europe...you better grab the opportunity to push the boat out on the years you are not in it.

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Finney Is Back said:
I think it's pretty silly to jettison a player because they have a single injury ridden season. Especially immediately after that injury ridden season so that their valuation is likely to be at a low point.

In his previous 5 seasons Solanke played 45, 42, 35, 48 and 45 games respectively.

I think it might be you who is trying to fit a question to a specific answer that you've already decided upon based on poor data.
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I agreed his recent Injury problems alone are not the reason to move him on. His lack overall quality though is a very real reason to do so.
 
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