[Slick_Footwork]

Now official a £10 million bid for Heggs was received by the club on Friday evening, have to assume we have seen the last of him in the stripes

I like Heggem a lot but I feel this is an offer we can’t turn down. With what we paid for him, this is close to straight profit. I know the poor financial situation we’re in but I would hope some this fee would be reinvested in a player/players. As I think Slick mentioned, investment in an attacking midfielder is, I feel, a priority.
Losing Heggem would be a blow but we seem to be decently served with Phillips, Campbell and Taylor. I’d be more concerned at losing Isaac Price.

I'd agree with this about Heggem.

He's been a great acquisition for the price we paid. In an era when our transfer dealings have been largely disastrous, he's been a rare gem. Crazy to think he cost less than we got for Connor Townsend.

That said, I think £10m is good money for him.

Yes, he's a good player who has stayed fit and is highly capable at both left back and centre half. However, he doesn't offer any threat in the air from set plays which is disappointing for a player of his size.

If the money is reinvested in the team and goes towards 3 or 4 players it could make us stronger overall.

My worry is that his fee is probably just covering what we've already spent on Phillips, Campbell and Heggebo. We'll probably need to invest in both a centre half and left back to replace him, especially with Frabotta going. So I'm not sure how much of his fee, if any, will go into singing that much needed creative midfielder. I think we're largely in damage limitation mode following the actions of the previous owner.

[BaggieSteve]

Now official a £10 million bid for Heggs was received by the club on Friday evening, have to assume we have seen the last of him in the stripes

I like Heggem a lot but I feel this is an offer we can’t turn down. With what we paid for him, this is close to straight profit. I know the poor financial situation we’re in but I would hope some this fee would be reinvested in a player/players. As I think Slick mentioned, investment in an attacking midfielder is, I feel, a priority.
Losing Heggem would be a blow but we seem to be decently served with Phillips, Campbell and Taylor. I’d be more concerned at losing Isaac Price.

I'd agree with this about Heggem.

He's been a great acquisition for the price we paid. In an era when our transfer dealings have been largely disastrous, he's been a rare gem. Crazy to think he cost less than we got for Connor Townsend.

That said, I think £10m is good money for him.

Yes, he's a good player who has stayed fit and is highly capable at both left back and centre half. However, he doesn't offer any threat in the air from set plays which is disappointing for a player of his size.

If the money is reinvested in the team and goes towards 3 or 4 players it could make us stronger overall.

My worry is that his fee is probably just covering what we've already spent on Phillips, Campbell and Heggebo. We'll probably need to invest in both a centre half and left back to replace him, especially with Frabotta going. So I'm not sure how much of his fee, if any, will go into singing that much needed creative midfielder. I think we're largely in damage limitation mode following the actions of the previous owner.

I fear the financial damage Lai did to the club will take a few seasons to resolve. It may take the sale of Tom Fellows to provide the funds for a midfielder

[Stairs]

I've said it previously about the club, in a show of faith and trust, but now I actual believe it - they know what they are doing.

Our new owners are both real business men that are ensuring the finances and management of the club are above board and add to that they seem to have a real passion for what West Brom stands for.

I agree that sadly, due to the gross mis management (and crooked behaviour) of our previous owner it seems we will need to sell players to adjust our position with PSR (Profit and Sustainability Rules). Only buy selling our expensive assets will we be able to buy others. In doing this I understand the new spend then pans over the next rolling 3 years and things get easier. But in doing so they are new transactions and fit within this 3 years rolling PSR window that dictates a clubs purchasing power.

On the field, we have only had the one game. The players still need to get up to speed and comfortable with what Mason wants them to do, but again, the signs seem to be there.

Whether we make the play offs or not, is hard to predict. But I feel the club is in good hands on all levels.

The only thing that baffles me is that if PSR is not rigid and tough on us how come so many other clubs (Brum) seem to be able to spend at will?

It's better to be an optimist than a pessimist and so I stand by this (for now).