andyginbrasil wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 7:18 pm
Having just had to fork out 165 million quid out on players to replace those who had left the club mainly on a free because of contracts ending or retiring.
We had to bring in 8 players just to bring us up to a full squad allocation.
Now at the end of this present season we have, another 7 in our first team squad that are all in their last year of their contracts.
Flappy
Randolph
Dawson
Ogbonna
Cresswell
Coufal
Lanzini
As well as Ashby and Coventry from the youngsters.
There is also the chance that Rice will be off as well.
All will be in their 30's.
You would of thought that if the club were interested in offering new contracts to any of them they would of started by now. I expect Dawson and Randolph to leave definitely. Oggy and Cresswell will probably be offered 1 year extensions on their current contracts as I would expect Flappy as well, that would reduce the spending in the summer window That only leaves Coufal and Lanzini to be offered new contracts or sold in the January window to avoid them leaving on a free.
Whatever happens it looks like it's going to be another expensive Summer for the board with the only glimmer of hope that Rice is sold for a grossly inflated price.
The board have nobody but themselves to blame here Andy .
It’s no way to run a football club is it ?
A sensible spend every summer over the last few years on the right positions and it would never have come to this .
It’s difficult enough (with Moyes at the helm) to integrate 8 new signings without having the same problem with a similar amount of new players next summer .
They’ll get away with it next year though . With the exception of probably right wing there is cover for just about every position now .
Whether the cover is considered good enough is a matter of opinion but there IS cover so I expect extensions for the ageing now pedestrian Cresswell , Ogbonna and Fabianski when we should be getting shot , I’m expecting Coufal and Lanzini to be allowed to run their contracts down and Randolph , well he’ll just be released .
If he was in demand anywhere he’d have departed summer just gone .