Agree with the first paragraph, disagree with the secondYou can't ask fans to join the journey, get recore season ticket sales (at an increased price), get record shirt sales, only to sell your two best players.
If money was tight I can understand it, but we've got £20m coming in from Vik. Even if you can't agree a new contract, that buffer allows you to gamble on keeping him for another year and him walking away on a free if we don't go up.
Sorry but it's still a business too. You can't allow a potential 15 million asset to walk away for free in 12 months.You can't ask fans to join the journey, get recore season ticket sales (at an increased price), get record shirt sales, only to sell your two best players.
If money was tight I can understand it, but we've got £20m coming in from Vik. Even if you can't agree a new contract, that buffer allows you to gamble on keeping him for another year and him walking away on a free if we don't go up.
You can when that asset has shown that he has the capability to drag you into the Premier League (as he would've done if he hadn't have gotten injured) and the riches that brings.Sorry but it's still a business too. You can't allow a potential 15 million asset to walk away for free in 12 months.
Sorry but you simply can’t let a player worth 15-20 million walk away on a free , that is just daft . We are Coventry City in the Championship , not Real Madrid .You can't ask fans to join the journey, get recore season ticket sales (at an increased price), get record shirt sales, only to sell your two best players.
If money was tight I can understand it, but we've got £20m coming in from Vik. Even if you can't agree a new contract, that buffer allows you to gamble on keeping him for another year and him walking away on a free if we don't go up.
There’s going to be some disappointed people here when he goes. Not just coz he’s arguably the best midfielder in the division, extremely likeable & relatable, but also for the fee that we’ll get for him.
Vik was a higher fee coz of the position he plays. He’s also an international. Midfielders don’t generally go for huge fees. If we got £10m+ I’d be surprised.
Would love McNally back, but only if he’s valued at a low enough fee in any transfer.
In reality, £7m + McNally is probably the most we can hope for.
Every fan group inflates their own players’ transfer values.
Sorry but you simply can’t let a player worth 15-20 million walk away on a free , that is just daft . We are Coventry City in the Championship , not Real Madrid .
Like I’ve said on other threads Brentford sol Benrama , Watkins and Maupay and still got promoted . It’s how and where you reinvest that determines success
Having said that I hope he stays
3 out of 5 years remember, sell Gus that’s this year ruled outUnless Doug has plans for us to make the play offs.
I would’ve thought that is the plan ? Losing Gus would be huge but it gives us the opportunity to buy 2-3 players in his position to develop . We simply can’t turn down a fee if he won’t sign a new dealUnless Doug has plans for us to make the play offs.
Those were my thoughts as well after the Vik transfer.You can't ask fans to join the journey, get recore season ticket sales (at an increased price), get record shirt sales, only to sell your two best players.
If money was tight I can understand it, but we've got £20m coming in from Vik. Even if you can't agree a new contract, that buffer allows you to gamble on keeping him for another year and him walking away on a free if we don't go up.
Burnley are desperate for quality additions. They cant afford the £30 million proven premier league talent.There’s going to be some disappointed people here when he goes. Not just coz he’s arguably the best midfielder in the division, extremely likeable & relatable, but also for the fee that we’ll get for him.
Vik was a higher fee coz of the position he plays. He’s also an international. Midfielders don’t generally go for huge fees. If we got £10m+ I’d be surprised.
Would love McNally back, but only if he’s valued at a low enough fee in any transfer.
In reality, £7m + McNally is probably the most we can hope for.
Every fan group inflates their own players’ transfer values.
Edit: would love to be wrong!!
15 million is what we should be asking forThe noise is getting increasingly loud which is concerning.
However, I still think he’ll be here next season.
Need some indication/statement/comment from the club either way soon. Speculation and rumours are going to spiral and the positivity that was being generated will soon turn.
We need to be investing another 10 million on this squad if Gus goesWe need a blockbuster midfielder and another striker if I’m to accept this move. Oh plus mcnally.
i actually agree with the above poster. Record ST sales and join the journey with a new owner and we sell the best two players in the division…. Well certainly our best two. Replacements yes but hamer will be a bigger blow than Vik as he was always going to go.
If it was true that his wife had been unwell then it’s way more important than football. Hope they are all ok
15 million is what we should be asking for
Yes Hamer is far more important to the team. I could sort of accept us losing him if he wants to play in the Premier League but not if we have decided not to pay him what he is worth. As you said earlier we would really need to spend the whole fee at least if we want to be competitive next season. The only player I saw in the Championship last season better than Hamer was Diallo so it will leave a massive hole in our team. Not sure a couple of 2.5M players will do it.Didnt feel depressed or gutted when Vik left. Just the thought of Hamer leaving depresses me.
I’m hoping for and expecting 10th - would be shocked if we got top 6 again, but annoyed if we struggled
Another clubs talisman basically. I just love hamer. Genuinely think he is one of the best in the league: many opposition fans say they love watching him play and how good he is. Says it all.We need to be investing another 10 million on this squad if Gus goes
at an absolute minimum
I would’ve thought that is the plan ? Losing Gus would be huge but it gives us the opportunity to buy 2-3 players in his position to develop . We simply can’t turn down a fee if he won’t sign a new deal
The only rumour about us not paying him what he’s worth has been on here, which probably wasn’t the case.Yes Hamer is far more important to the team. I could sort of accept us losing him if he wants to play in the Premier League but not if we have decided not to pay him what he is worth. As you said earlier we would really need to spend the whole fee at least if we want to be competitive next season. The only player I saw in the Championship last season better than Hamer was Diallo so it will leave a massive whole in our team. Not sure a couple of 2.5M players will do it.
I think it would most certainly be a season of consolidation rather than anything else.Without Gus and Vik, there's absolutely no chance of making the top 12, let alone top 6.
Money doesn't always buy you good players. We've seen it at many other clubs.
Brentford sold Watkins and replaced him with Toney , just an example but there is opportunities to do the sameGiven that we made 20m off Gyokeres, if we make 15m off Hamer I would expect them to go about and splash really big to replace him. It’s effectively a free shot
If he does go I would love to see us bid for Adam Wharton and test Blackburns resolve
I wasn't saying that is the case. I haven't a clue like most, if not all, of us.The only rumour about us not paying him what he’s worth has been on here, which probably wasn’t the case.
‘Wage structure’ the buzz wordYes Hamer is far more important to the team. I could sort of accept us losing him if he wants to play in the Premier League but not if we have decided not to pay him what he is worth. As you said earlier we would really need to spend the whole fee at least if we want to be competitive next season. The only player I saw in the Championship last season better than Hamer was Diallo so it will leave a massive whole in our team. Not sure a couple of 2.5M players will do it.
No it doesn’t I totally agree but we paid peanuts for both and made them into great players , who’s to say our recruitment won’t be as good again with more to spend ?Without Gus and Vik, there's absolutely no chance of making the top 12, let alone top 6.
Money doesn't always buy you good players. We've seen it at many other clubs.
You can't ask fans to join the journey, get recore season ticket sales (at an increased price), get record shirt sales, only to sell your two best players.
If money was tight I can understand it, but we've got £20m coming in from Vik. Even if you can't agree a new contract, that buffer allows you to gamble on keeping him for another year and him walking away on a free if we don't go up.
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