18 May 2026 13:12:37
Relegation is now a certainty. Therefore, I would get rid of Fernandes, Diouf, Ariola and Pablo, alongside the loanees. This would gain us about £90m, alongside the parachute payment that would mean £130m plus £400k approx each week in wages.
I would play hard ball with the squad and say no one else is leaving, you've got to get us up!
The players signed contracts, so they can abide by them. It's now time for the board to grow a pair.
1.) 18 May 2026
18 May 2026 15:15:03
Hmm. Maybe a little wishful thinking here, my friend.
Not that I disagree with you about enforcing contracts, but it is very difficult to do in practice. Most of the sales money will go to reducing general debts, whilst the parachute money will be for players.
WH are already starting to sound out Championship possibles starting today. The first contact was with Brighton for Igor Julio, the CB we had on loan. His contract expires next year, so a loan looks a no-go, but a small fee may suffice.
Long road coming up. Disasi returns to Chelsea, Todibo will be sold whatever, Kilman wants to leave (only good news), if he can find any club silly enough to take him.
With the best will in the world, I cannot see Bowen taking a £75 k a week pay cut. The others you mention are all likely to leave.
It will be awkward, painful, but necessary. How we return to the Premiership is another story. Choice of manager, for me, is the most important thing before we start any rebuild. Joyfull.
2.) 18 May 2026
18 May 2026 17:10:26
The last thing we want is another boring, inept manager. There are a good few players on massive wages that will be hard to shift as well, even if they have enforced pay cuts. We have a core of youngsters that should be ok in the Championship.
Scarles, Earthy, Kante, Potts, Mayers, Orford, Marshall, to name a few. Get them in that first team now, and try and bin as much deadwood as possible.
3.) 18 May 2026
18 May 2026 18:05:54
Well, we have a keeper in Hermandsen. Kwp and Scarles as full backs. Kante, Potts and Earthy in midfield, and Marshall up front. All young, hungry and eager. Clearly we will need cbs, wingers and forwards.
We need serious help everywhere, and we need to act fast.
Coupled with this World Cup coming up, and we all know how the board love to drag transfers out. Gonna be long frustrating summer.
4.) 18 May 2026
18 May 2026 20:13:51
I think Mayers is a cb, and, by all accounts, not too bad. I didn't rate him when I saw him play for us. He did nothing wrong, but not much in general, and he was being played as a left back for us. ?♂️
5.) 18 May 2026
18 May 2026 20:41:38
Joyful, what is the situation with Taty? He was bought in January when we were in the mire, so knew he was running the risk of facing relegation. Is he likely to drop with us?
6.) 18 May 2026
18 May 2026 21:02:12
Good question! He's on 75 k a week. Will he drop to half of that? Bear in mind that's still more than he was getting at Lazio. He is a trier, no question. At Championship level, he could do very well.
To be honest, I don't know. But if Pablo goes then Wilson's off. West Ham could try to persuade him. Maybe a deal can be struck, it's too early to say.
7.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 05:36:19
Wilson has just signed an extra year's contract. He could do alright in the Championship. ?
8.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 08:13:03
He did alright in the PL, Stevie, when he was played correctly and not stuck up front on his own.
Let's hope Nuno gets another job quickly, as he is the only one stupid enough to take Pablo off our hands.
9.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 08:35:56
Brentford are trying to make a deal for Pablo, whilst don't count on Wilson to be there, Joyfull.
10.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 12:41:15
I actually think Pablo would be an asset for us in the Championship.
11.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 13:31:05
I've not seen anything from him that would suggest there's any sort of player in there, to be honest, Dabber, apart from running about a bit, which is what I'd expect from players anyway.
12.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 14:46:17
Brentford see something in him? Amazed, I am. That's football. He's a runabout, a general nuisance, ok. Couple of good passes, that's about it for me.
13.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 14:48:26
I think whoever goes, we need to get top dollar for them, rather than our usual buy high, sell low.
14.) 19 May 2026
19 May 2026 15:20:12
Unfortunately we aren't really negotiating from a position of strength when it comes to demands, Hammer D, as everyone will know we have to sell.
Fernandes, Summerville, Diouf and AWB would probably bring in the most. Not sure about the others. Bowen looks like he's lost a bit of pace, but would still be 30 million id think. The rest are just a wages dump, really.
15.) 20 May 2026
20 May 2026 09:17:45
Totally take both your points about Pablo, but a hard-running worker who puts in the effort and has a decent pass is exactly what we'll need down there. The fact that Brentford are looking at him must mean there is something, as what wouldn't we do for their recruitment strategy of the last few seasons?