Alex Mowatt

[Nick Jansky]

If the club is planning on being 'sustainable' (whatever that means) then the plan has to be to always have expenditure be below income. Unless there's going to be investment, a new owner, borrowing against capital assets then I'm struggling to see how having players under contract at the wages required to get players good enough to challenge next season is possible in Y3 - obviously promotion changes everything

Depends on who gets sold.

 

[Stretch]

Fat like arguably our best player that tears up and down the pitch at a pretty high speed...?

Like Billy Sharp?

These guys aren't fat...

Yeah, I wish I was as fat as them.

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Athletic box to box speedy midfielder required, Mowatt seriously.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Athletic box to box speedy midfielder required, Mowatt seriously.

Is he a box to box player?
Do we need a box to box player given we’ve got Arblaster and Hamer in the midfield?

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Is he a box to box player?
Do we need a box to box player given we’ve got Arblaster and Hamer in the midfield?

Yes

 

[Carlton Blade]

Depends on who gets sold.

It does but it's hard to predict who we'll sell at the end of 25/26

 

[bertieblade]

We need someone tall with physical attributes, bit like Souza, but with a brain

 

[Nick Jansky]

It does but it's hard to predict who we'll sell at the end of 25/26

I would say that it’s very easy to predict, sadly.

 

[Carlton Blade]

I would say that it’s very easy to predict, sadly.

I'm thinking more we might be out of assets by that point!

 

[Balham]

Brooks could do with a loan elsewhere imo.

Somewhere where they play with wingers?

 

[Nick Jansky]

I'm thinking more we might be out of assets by that point!

Very unlikely. But 2 or 3 of them might be reaching their optimum value around then.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Very unlikely. But 2 or 3 of them might be reaching their optimum value around then.

I know, was being a bit flippant. Sustainability outside getting promoted before the parachute payments run out is producing/signing players and selling them at huge mark ups. Incredibly difficult to pull off so getting promoted has to be the priority

 

[jt64]

I know, was being a bit flippant. Sustainability outside getting promoted before the parachute payments run out is producing/signing players and selling them at huge mark ups. Incredibly difficult to pull off so getting promoted has to be the priority

It is not easy, but the number of people here that think we should not even try is absurd

 

[Nick Jansky]

I know, was being a bit flippant. Sustainability outside getting promoted before the parachute payments run out is producing/signing players and selling them at huge mark ups. Incredibly difficult to pull off so getting promoted has to be the priority

I agree. I think we are a couple of years away from potentially being able to bring in some decent fees. But that’s going to be a fortuitous one off, certainly not something that can be relied upon for the long term, and no realistic chance of ever being able to rely on it to any remotely sensible degree until we can upgrade the academy to Cat 1.

 

[Carlton Blade]

It is not easy, but the number of people here that think we should not even try is absurd

I'd prefer he sold up but if he doesn't, he's got 2 years to get a staff in place who can consistently find value players, nurture and improve them and then sell them on. The current structure relies too heavily on individual exceptionalism.

 

[Carlton Blade]

I agree. I think we are a couple of years away from potentially being able to bring in some decent fees. But that’s going to be a fortuitous one off, certainly not something that can be relied upon for the long term, and no realistic chance of ever being able to rely on it to any remotely sensible degree until we can upgrade the academy to Cat 1.

Certainly difficult to see how building and then funding another site can be paid for from current revenue forecasts

 

[Bladezz]

Certainly difficult to see how building and then funding another site can be paid for from current revenue forecasts

I heard a worrying rumour of this being the case.

That we will be selling players to fund this. I hope it’s not true.

 

[Slug]

I don't think the midfield enforcer is a priority but for that sort of defensive option in there I'd go for McNair, who although mainly for CB could split positional duties between there and midfield

Lewis Travis is also one I'd consider, probably going to leave Blackburn and he's the sort of leader Wilder will want and the sort we'll need considering who we'll be losing. He's good in all defensive aspects, a bit of a shithouse and is a tidy if unspectacular footballer. Like McNair, can play RCB too

I think Ipswich will sign Travis permanently

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Somewhere where they play with wingers?

Not convinced he's championship quality but yeah that could help him. I remember watching one of the youth games a few years back where he caught my eye in a more attacking role but tbh I was slightly confused by people raving about him before Wilder rightly dropped him

 

[Need4speed]

We need to be realistic, we cannot expect Arblaster and Brookes to play every game, they will have drops in form and will also require some games off for a rest, our signings have to reflect this. We need a physical presence for those hard Tuesday mid winter away games and to see games out if others a flagging. No disrespect but we can't be bringing on a Norwood or Osbourne to do this.

 

[Bladezz]

I think Ipswich will sign Travis permanently

Good player. I would have signed him here.