CONFIRMED Rhian Brewster

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mattbianco1 said:
I'm not so sure it is a myth. Our first 3 games always seem to be problematical. The highest points tally after 3 games under Wilder so far is 4pts. Usually well on course after 6 games.

2016/17
LLDLLW

2017/18
WLLWWW

2018/19
LLWWWW

2019/20
DWLDLW

Next 5:
Villa (A)
Leeds (H)
Arsenal (A)
Fulham (H)
Liverpool (A)

Need good results from next two to get some confidence.
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Add to that the restart last season.
First four games DLL(L), next four, WDWW.
 

Just on ssn now - "Sheffield United and Crystal Palace have held talks with Liverpool about loaning Rhian Brewster", "they are just 2 of many clubs interested in him".
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Yes, of course that is the case. It's not really anybody's fault, but I think we can all acknowledge that we're punching well above our weight even just existing at this level, relative to our disposable finances.

The difference between us and others is Chris Wilder. Give any of the bottom half managers our playing budget and I predict they'd (as a minimum) be in a relegation battle.
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100% agree with this. Saved me some typing. If anyone knows of a billionaire willing to put in the odd 100m I'm sure the club would love to know. Maybe we should have a whip around and put an ad in the Star?
 
BrisBlade said:
100% age with this. Saved me some typing. If anyone knows of a billionaire willing to put in the odd 100m I'm sure the club would love to know. Maybe we should have a whip around and put an ad in the Star?
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It’s odd how many clubs, many smaller and with less history and tradition than us, manage to find billionaire owners.
 
What I can't understand is that we forked out 20m for Berge, when we can easily get by without him, given the midfield cover we have/had, yet it seems like we can't or won't spend similar on a position where we are crying out for some talent. Doesn't make sense. We'll end up losing out to Palace or Leeds thanks to our dithering. It's The Blades Way you know!
 
Macfarlane21 said:
Just on ssn now - "Sheffield United and Crystal Palace have held talks with Liverpool about loaning Rhian Brewster", "they are just 2 of many clubs interested in him".
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That being the case, I think this one is probably dead for us. It seems clear that we don't have the finances to make the move permanent or we'd have lodged a bid by now.

If it's a loan deal then Brewster would likely feel that with Eze, Benrahma, Zaha & Batshuyai already there he's much more likely to be given the platform he needs to score goals. Add into the mix he's a Londoner...

You could argue that he might get more game time here, but from what I've seen of Brewster he's a confident young lad that would back himself to force his way into a side.

Hard work this recruitment lark. Was it Daniel Farke that said last season "we turned up to a gun fight with a water pistol," I wonder if Wilder feels the same sometimes. Our lack of financial clout must really get to him.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
we're punching well above our weight even just existing at this level, relative to our disposable finances.
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Le Cynique said:
owners to the management - owe it to SUFC to not spend beyond our means and get into trouble.
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BrisBlade said:
If anyone knows of a billionaire willing to put in the odd 100m
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I think we are ’violently agreeing‘ over this. My point is under the current ownership £50m/year is a stretch for HRH but I personally don’t think it’s enough to compete at this level certainly as well as last season. He can’t help not being a billionaire and I’m not holding it against him but by that admission we as a club / we the fans have to accept even with the Wilder factor (that we are relying on again) are at risk this season.
Someone has posted this morning £40m would make us a force this season and I agree, a creative midfielder and striker might just be enough. Having to have Sharp and McG as our strikers with the improving McB should be happening in the championship not the PL. But we are where we are ownership wise and it’s going to be squeaky bum time this season.
 

CaptainMorgans said:
We don't have that sort of money available.
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We do not know how much money we have available
We have now guaranteed premiership income for two years and in addition the parachute payments
We do not need to pay for transfers up front just be confident that we have sufficient value in the squad combined with projected income to cover transfer expenses. I am confident that we have sufficient assets to enable this to be the case if we need to spend to guarantee our premiership status
You only have to look at the value of Egan and O’Connell both of whom are worth over £20 million which is way over what we would have initially budgeted as squad value
 
Deano said:
It’s odd how many clubs, many smaller and with less history and tradition than us, manage to find billionaire owners.
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Maybe the issue is closer to home, which many wouldn't think or even like to admit..? It could have possibly been McCabe but he's now out of the picture so maybe this opens up to others who fancy a slice?
 
Blade56 said:
I think we are ’violently agreeing‘ over this. My point is under the current ownership £50m/year is a stretch for HRH but I personally don’t think it’s enough to compete at this level certainly as well as last season. He can’t help not being a billionaire and I’m not holding it against him but by that admission we as a club / we the fans have to accept even with the Wilder factor (that we are relying on again) are at risk this season.
Someone has posted this morning £40m would make us a force this season and I agree, a creative midfielder and striker might just be enough. Having to have Sharp and McG as our strikers with the improving McB should be happening in the championship not the PL. But we are where we are ownership wise and it’s going to be squeaky bum time this season.
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We're not at all. You're suggesting that it's all it needs is for someone to bung Wilder and Bettis £40m and that guarantees safety for us this season. If it was that simple, anyone could be a successful football manager given a bit of financial backing.

As many people have already explained, and are no doubt tired of doing so, the transfer fee isn't the only part of the jigsaw. There's wages and bonuses that have to be balanced with the rest of the squad, or you get people like Lundstram refusing to sign a new contract because he's not got parity with the top earners. Also, whether you like it or not, Sheffield just isn't as big a pull as Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or London, especially for a young lad with a few quid in his pocket. The usual answer to that conundrum is 'well, if they don't want to be here and play for CWAK, then we're better off without them' - which just narrows the field of potential strikers even further.

It's no coincidence that buying good strikers is the most difficult and expensive outlay of any football team. I'm not saying we don't need new strikers - it's clear to even me that we do, so it must be abundantly obvious to our recruitment team. However, I'm sure they've got a better handle on why it's difficult than all the armchair experts on here who think that we could just get £40m and solve all of our problems in one fell swoop.
 
Macfarlane21 said:
Too much pressure imo. With the age of some of the players (not qualifying for the 25) and Mousset's injury, we should be looking at bringing in Brewster and another playmaker/St. Not saying we go mad but there are players out there for free, cheap or loan that would add something.
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Aye
Unfortunately your list of players out there free cheap or loan (does it hat include Brewster) appears to have been ommitted?
 
Jan Age said:
The fact is this... each year you have to spend £40/£50 million just to have a 'chance' of survival.
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We've spent half of that already on Ramsdale, Bogle and Lowe, without taking into consideration Foderingham's signing-on fee. We still have a few weeks of the transfer window to go, and then there's January. What makes you think we won't spend £40-50m? Just because we've not emptied our war-chest all at once like a kid spending his birthday money at the local toy-shop doesn't mean we won't spend it.
 
Le Cynique said:
We've spent half of that already on Ramsdale, Bogle and Lowe, without taking into consideration Foderingham's signing-on fee. We still have a few weeks of the transfer window to go, and then there's January. What makes you think we won't spend £40-50m? Just because we've not emptied our war-chest all at once like a kid spending his birthday money at the local toy-shop doesn't mean we won't spend it.
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Aye
And in essence we got Berge early 'on tick' out of this Summers transfer budget
 
CaptainMorgans said:
That being the case, I think this one is probably dead for us. It seems clear that we don't have the finances to make the move permanent or we'd have lodged a bid by now.

If it's a loan deal then Brewster would likely feel that with Eze, Benrahma, Zaha & Batshuyai already there he's much more likely to be given the platform he needs to score goals. Add into the mix he's a Londoner...

You could argue that he might get more game time here, but from what I've seen of Brewster he's a confident young lad that would back himself to force his way into a side.

Hard work this recruitment lark. Was it Daniel Farke that said last season "we turned up to a gun fight with a water pistol," I wonder if Wilder feels the same sometimes. Our lack of financial clout must really get to him.
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Is it clear we don’t have the finances and have not lodged a bid? Given the microscopic analysis now undertaken by PL coaches I cannot believe that a portion of our budget, likely significant, was not allocated for a new striker when considering goals scored last season. Aside from the frees, Burke swap we have spent money on a GK and LWB, RWB. In terms of order of importance, the GK and CF must surely have been at the top of the list with RWB/LWB cover slightly lower with players like Osborne etc able to operate in these positions. I totally agree that we are working on a limited budget as Prince’s business interests would have been hit as well but I do believe if we are spending net new funds on LWB/RWB there must be some money left for a striker. In 3 weeks the truth will, of course, be revealed
 
Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn said:
Aye
Unfortunately your list of players out there free cheap or loan (does it hat include Brewster) appears to have been ommitted?
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By no means am I a recruitment specialist but when you look at the likes of Batshuayi to Palace on loan (granted big wages) there are players we could definitely attract. Our front line now consists of Sharp, McBurnie, Burke and Mcgoldrick who scored 13 goals between them all across in all competitions last season. Whether its a loan on bigger wages, investment in a permanent key front man or a gamble on a free agent, something is needed. I personally think that Brewster would not have the immediate impact and goals needed but if signed on a permanent would provide that in a season or 2.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
We don't have that sort of money available.
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Do we, don’t we, I don’t know and I suspect you don’t either? But didn’t the Prince say during last weeks radio interview that we’d spent £93m on transfers? Without considering parachute payments, we receive at least £100m per season in the Premier League.

Obviously there are players/staff wages, mortgage payments and additional running costs, plus the loss of revenue due to Covid (Gate receipts and foreign TV refund) But surely, out of that revenue and guaranteed future income, we could find £40m to help secure our Premiership status, without risking the clubs future financial security?
 
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