10-04-2018, 16:01
(This post was last modified: 10-04-2018, 16:12 by Slick_Footwork.)
No problem with relegation clauses of those amounts. More than happy for them both to go if it brings £30m in.
Whether or not someone would pay those prices is a different story.
Chadli is arguably worth that sort of money if fit, but would be a gamble for anyone after spending most of this season on the treatment table. As for Rondon, £16.5m is a huge amount for a player who can't trap a ball IMO, but hey, it wouldn't surprise me if someone wants him such is the state of modern football.
In fact, i think we have to move the likes of Rondon on if we want to start playing 'proper football' again. We need to lose players who rely solely on physical attributes and bring some technical footballers in. I actually think our best football this season has been when Rondon has been left out and far too many attacks break down with the ball bouncing off him. That said, if nobody wants to pay, I can see him being relatively decent at Championship level with the extra time on the ball.
As for Livermore's Villa link, it could be paper talk because Bruce was with him at Hull or it could be genuine because Bruce does have a tendency to go back for ex-players.
I have a suspicion he will go anyway, because the England call gives people the impression he's more than just a slow plodder who offers nothing. Funnily enough, I watched us against Arsenal in Krakow at New Year and plenty of the neutrals in there were saying how good Livermore had been for us
Hilarious how the unjustified England call can blind people...
Whatever he goes for, he can be replaced for a tenth of the cost with better quality. The fact he's in the England squad shows just how clueless a coach we have at national level too.
Whether or not someone would pay those prices is a different story.
Chadli is arguably worth that sort of money if fit, but would be a gamble for anyone after spending most of this season on the treatment table. As for Rondon, £16.5m is a huge amount for a player who can't trap a ball IMO, but hey, it wouldn't surprise me if someone wants him such is the state of modern football.
In fact, i think we have to move the likes of Rondon on if we want to start playing 'proper football' again. We need to lose players who rely solely on physical attributes and bring some technical footballers in. I actually think our best football this season has been when Rondon has been left out and far too many attacks break down with the ball bouncing off him. That said, if nobody wants to pay, I can see him being relatively decent at Championship level with the extra time on the ball.
As for Livermore's Villa link, it could be paper talk because Bruce was with him at Hull or it could be genuine because Bruce does have a tendency to go back for ex-players.
I have a suspicion he will go anyway, because the England call gives people the impression he's more than just a slow plodder who offers nothing. Funnily enough, I watched us against Arsenal in Krakow at New Year and plenty of the neutrals in there were saying how good Livermore had been for us
Hilarious how the unjustified England call can blind people...
Whatever he goes for, he can be replaced for a tenth of the cost with better quality. The fact he's in the England squad shows just how clueless a coach we have at national level too.