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Alkhen

Alkhen

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clint van damme said:
It doesn't really mean anything does it?
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It sort of does. It would have been different if we'd not picked up form but considering the recent run, having players locked in to long contracts puts us in a really strong position.

We have a gelled squad of players who, for the most are improving. Not having to do a full rebuild in the summer (unless promoted) will be a huge advert loads of teams in this division. if anyone wants to make an offer for a player we will be holding all the cards. We are in just about as strong as a poosi
 
clint van damme

clint van damme

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Alkhen said:
It sort of does. It would have been different if we'd not picked up form but considering the recent run, having players locked in to long contracts puts us in a really strong position.

We have a gelled squad of players who, for the most are improving. Not having to do a full rebuild in the summer (unless promoted) will be a huge advert loads of teams in this division. if anyone wants to make an offer for a player we will be holding all the cards. We are in just about as strong as a poosi
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But I'm talking about it as a metric, so you can't just assess us, you have to assess how it affects other teams.
I don't see it as really relevant. We're clearly in a decent position but are the others in the list?

Man U certainly aren't.
 
clint van damme

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Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon said:
It's really not much use in isolation but i reckon it would be a decent indicator of a poorly run club if you were very low down that list (think back to the old SISU days where we seemed to turn the squad over every 24 months). It certainly makes for glum reading if you;re a Man Utd fan right now :ROFLMAO:
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You'd need a comparison between teams with varying levels of players on mid to long term contracts and done over a number of seasons.

I'd imagine the motivation behind the strategy differs by clubs well. Fairly sure Chelseas is to do eith getting round FFP rules
 
rob9872

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clint van damme said:
You'd need a comparison between teams with varying levels of players on mid to long term contracts and done over a number of seasons.

I'd imagine the motivation behind the strategy differs by clubs well. Fairly sure Chelseas is to do eith getting round FFP rules
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That's true. It's based on an American baseball method and they amortise the total outlay across the length of the contract. It could have them hamstrung in later years though if there are players who they are stuck with that aren't saleable assets. Really difficult model to understand, but undoubtedly some clever lawyers and accountants behind it. Doesn't feel very football, although I guess that's true of a lot of things Premier League these days.
 
Alkhen

Alkhen

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clint van damme said:
But I'm talking about it as a metric, so you can't just assess us, you have to assess how it affects other teams.
I don't see it as really relevant. We're clearly in a decent position but are the others in the list?

Man U certainly aren't.
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I get you. Yeah can't speak for many on that list to be honest.

I'm not so sure Man U can be judged to have had a plan in the last 5 or so years at all. They had a mad run of loading their squad with over paid stars that just didn't turn up. But also it's got to be said they were pretty unlucky that Sancho flopped so hard, Rashford went so off the boil and Greenwood turn out to be a creep, that probably has a lot to do with bad culture at the club.

I would say they do have some talented youngsters and I don't think they are that many astute signings away from Amorim being able to make at least a functional team again. People say Vik would be mad to go there but his laser guided professionalism and ability to get the ball up the pitch is exactly what they need.
 
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Captain Dart

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Alkhen said:
I get you. Yeah can't speak for many on that list to be honest.

I'm not so sure Man U can be judged to have had a plan in the last 5 or so years at all. They had a mad run of loading their squad with over paid stars that just didn't turn up. But also it's got to be said they were pretty unlucky that Sancho flopped so hard, Rashford went so off the boil and Greenwood turn out to be a creep, that probably has a lot to do with bad culture at the club.

I would say they do have some talented youngsters and I don't think they are that many astute signings away from Amorim being able to make at least a functional team again. People say Vik would be mad to go there but his laser guided professionalism and ability to get the ball up the pitch is exactly what they need.
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Surely they won't be in Europe next season will they, that will make things a lot easier for Amorim.
 
Calista

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It's good to see us near the top of that table, but for context you'd need to see much further down the list. If the vast majority of clubs are above (say) 80%, being on 86% doesn't make that much difference.
 
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