CONFIRMED Hamer joins Coventry

[Carlton Blade]

Say the money is right as Hamer will be on a fair whack too he has to go as we don't have the financial clout we once did. One option would be to play O'Hare in behind Bamford and Cannon with Donovan/Chong on the RW and on the left you could even have Burrows/One, Burrows has shown going forwards he has got assists and goals in him and with McCallum at LB that would make the defence more solid.

Any team that replaces Hamer on the pitch with Cannon on the pitch is much, much, much worse

 

[uTurn]

If Gus goes i question where's the creatvity is coming from.
I doubt we find a replacement who costs us the same as we sell Gus for,who can provide similar goals and assists.
Against the Millers he put Chong in and created 3 more good chances in the first half.
Keep him and tell Cov to do one,and let him run his contract down.

The responsibility should be spread across the team, rather than having us depend almost exclusively on a single player to generate all of our offensive output.

Having a star player lead the charge going forward can work (see Iliman for a recent example that worked for us), but it's not the only path to success.

If Hamer does leave as is being suggested at present, we need to course-correct for that loss, and set up as a side where goals, and (more importantly in Hamer's case) assists are more evenly spread across the side. Players such as Chong, who will be a likely candidate for a starting berth in a wide position, will need to raise their game from a creative standpoint. More importantly, the central midfielders absolutely need to do more on this front. Combined, Peck, K. Phillips, Soumaré, T. Davies, Riedewald, Arblaster, Matos and Rothwell produced 7 assists in the league, barely half of what Hamer achieved on his own. Granted, some of that is due to the roles they are expected to play, but you look back to the assist Peck produced for BBD in the 24/25 season (vs Middlesbrough I think?), as an example of how those players can contribute more than they did last season.

It takes more than one player to make a team.

 

[The Fox]

I like Hamer but if he goes for a few million and his wages go with him then fair enough.

He's not fit enough , has poor discipline , expensive to keep and wont sign a new contract

Lovely footballer but looking after his own intrests no probs with that but so should the club.

Always expected him and Peck to go this summer and still do.

 

[nickwr37]

I expect money will talk say Coventry offer him 50-60pw for a 2 year deal. Adds to financial security.

 

[ancientblade]

I like Hamer but if he goes for a few million and his wages go with him then fair enough.

He's not fit enough , has poor discipline , expensive to keep and wont sign a new contract

Lovely footballer but looking after his own intrests no probs with that but so should the club.

Always expected him and Peck to go this summer and still do.

agree with all of that if hamer wont sign a new contract under our terms let him go he obviously wants to go back to coventry only thing i would say is 5m is not enough even in his last year i think 10m would be nearer the mark

 

[Groucho Blade]

Luxury player ........

Terrible players those luxury player like ndiaye and Gibbs White

What we need is a team of Nick Montgomerys

We all dream of a team of Shipperleys

 

[The Fox]

agree with all of that if hamer wont sign a new contract under our terms let him go he obviously wants to go back to coventry only thing i would say is 5m is not enough even in his last year i think 10m would be nearer the mark

His value is always going to be debatable.
Turning down £5m and keeping him effectively costs the club £6.5m for one year.

You have to ask if he's worth keeping.

 

[St Annington]

Get that, I really do. But because we can never appear to get the rest of the line up right we end up shoe-horning those luxury players in and fucking up the balance of the team.

Don't get me wrong, I love Gus and dearly want him to stay but since he signed we have played him for his, "moment of brilliance" at the expense of others and team balance.

Loads of us on here have been crying out to see Gus in the middle, pinging pinpoint passes to the flanks and arriving light in the box but since he signed, no Manager has really known what to do with him.

Square fucking pegs, square fucking holes......basics....

Hamer absolutely hates playing with his back to goal and being harried by the opposition up his arse, that is why he naturally drifts out wide or comes deep to take the ball of the CB's toes so that when he receives the ball he knows all the play is in front of him. The only way Hamer can play in the middle is in a deep lying position and then he's shit at defending when needed.

 

[HOT CURRIE 10]

The share price in Sheffield Kebab Shops and Chip Holes on London Road dipped by 25% on the opening on Wall Street this morning.

All hail ‘Salt and battered’ RIP, forever in our memories,we’ll,mine anyway.

 

[LBA_Blade]

Any team that replaces Hamer on the pitch with Cannon on the pitch is much, much, much worse

Can’t argue with that but it depends on the formation we are looking at, if 1 or 2 up front. I think Burrows can replace Hamer on the left and have a few that can replace the AM role, Cannon can only really play in a front 2 otherwise no point having him on the pitch.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Can’t argue with that but it depends on the formation we are looking at, if 1 or 2 up front. I think Burrows can replace Hamer on the left and have a few that can replace the AM role, Cannon can only really play in a front 2 otherwise no point having him on the pitch.

There is no point having him on the pitch though

The drop off from Hamer to Burrows in creativity would be huge. Gus doesn't dribble a lot but he can create space for a shot or cross on his own very well. Burrows has to be fed the ball in a good situation, something United would struggle to do because the only player they have who regularly does that is Hamer......

 

[Dnblade]

The responsibility should be spread across the team, rather than having us depend almost exclusively on a single player to generate all of our offensive output.

Having a star player lead the charge going forward can work (see Iliman for a recent example that worked for us), but it's not the only path to success.

If Hamer does leave as is being suggested at present, we need to course-correct for that loss, and set up as a side where goals, and (more importantly in Hamer's case) assists are more evenly spread across the side. Players such as Chong, who will be a likely candidate for a starting berth in a wide position, will need to raise their game from a creative standpoint. More importantly, the central midfielders absolutely need to do more on this front. Combined, Peck, K. Phillips, Soumaré, T. Davies, Riedewald, Arblaster, Matos and Rothwell produced 7 assists in the league, barely half of what Hamer achieved on his own. Granted, some of that is due to the roles they are expected to play, but you look back to the assist Peck produced for BBD in the 24/25 season (vs Middlesbrough I think?), as an example of how those players can contribute more than they did last season.

It takes more than one player to make a team.

Yes,it's not just relying on one player,and others need to step up,but it's difficult to see anyone step in off the left and ping an accurate 30 yard ball first time to create a chance...I'm not sure we have that,maybe Arblaster could do it,maybe Rothwell.
He's also the one of the few players since Brooks has gone who can run us up the pitch a few yards and carry the ball,maybe Femi and Donavon apart.
What were his stats last season 18 assists/8 goals something like that?

 

[TJ blade]

If we sign a dynamic midfielder that can last longer than 60 minutes, and isn’t missing for three games a season due to petulance, it’s a job well done.

Your having a laugh surely

 

[TJ blade]

Luxury player ........

Terrible players those luxury player like ndiaye and Gibbs White

What we need is a team of Nick Montgomerys

And thats we'll get

 

[FTPE]

If we sell for over £6m I cant see how the club can be blamed in any way.
He's going to a club he loves, for one last go at the Prem.
Yeah it sucks, and yes the value is lower than he is worth but we've offered him extensions in the past but the lower we finish in the pyramid the less likely he was to sign them.

We'll not let anyone run their contract down again. Not under the Americans. It's a terrible business decision and the same people that moan that loan deals are too short term, would also keep him and let him go for free next season. Its crazy.

Get what you can, get the new guy in as quick as we did Gus when Sander left

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

All hail ‘Salt and battered’ RIP, forever in our memories,we’ll,mine anyway.

And mine

 

[Gin&Juice]

If we sell for over £6m I cant see how the club can be blamed in any way.
He's going to a club he loves, for one last go at the Prem.
Yeah it sucks, and yes the value is lower than he is worth but we've offered him extensions in the past but the lower we finish in the pyramid the less likely he was to sign them.

We'll not let anyone run their contract down again. Not under the Americans. It's a terrible business decision and the same people that moan that loan deals are too short term, would also keep him and let him go for free next season. Its crazy.

Get what you can, get the new guy in as quick as we did Gus when Sander left

Agreed.

 

[JD88]

Please can we stop with this nonsense about Burrows replacing Hamer on the left wing. Burrows never has been and never will be a left winger. It’s a completely different position from left back.

 

[JD88]

If we sell for over £6m I cant see how the club can be blamed in any way.
He's going to a club he loves, for one last go at the Prem.
Yeah it sucks, and yes the value is lower than he is worth but we've offered him extensions in the past but the lower we finish in the pyramid the less likely he was to sign them.

We'll not let anyone run their contract down again. Not under the Americans. It's a terrible business decision and the same people that moan that loan deals are too short term, would also keep him and let him go for free next season. Its crazy.

Get what you can, get the new guy in as quick as we did Gus when Sander left

Spot on

 

[Slug]

I do worry about where out creation will come from when Gus goes but I just looked back at what I believe must will percieve was our "purple patch" last season, which was this block of 10 games....






Do you know how many of these games Gus started? The answer is 4 games and 2 of them are the 2 defeats at WBA and Wrexham.

Food for thought!

 

[OLDBLADE43]

Please can we stop with this nonsense about Burrows replacing Hamer on the left wing. Burrows never has been and never will be a left winger. It’s a completely different position from left back.

Could be wrong but I'm sure I read on here that Peterborough used to play him more as a winger than a fullback.

 

[Carlton Blade]

I do worry about where out creation will come from when Gus goes but I just looked back at what I believe must will percieve was our "purple patch" last season, which was this block of 10 games....



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Do you know how many of these games Gus started? The answer is 4 games and 2 of them are the 2 defeats at WBA and Wrexham.

Food for thought!

Not exactly murderers row of opponents there....

 

[Brownieblade]

Please can we stop with this nonsense about Burrows replacing Hamer on the left wing. Burrows never has been and never will be a left winger. It’s a completely different position from left back.

He did play there a few times and in cm for Peterborough

He might not be the next Giggs but no reason he can’t play there

 

[JD88]

Could be wrong but I'm sure I read on here that Peterborough used to play him more as a winger than a fullback.

I looked at his peterboro starts beginning of last season and vast majority of his games were at left back in a 4. When they played 3 at back he played central midfield more often than left Wing back. Don’t recall any as a left winger

 

[Berkshire Blade]

I do worry about where out creation will come from when Gus goes but I just looked back at what I believe must will percieve was our "purple patch" last season, which was this block of 10 games....



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Do you know how many of these games Gus started? The answer is 4 games and 2 of them are the 2 defeats at WBA and Wrexham.

Food for thought!

I would love for us to have two wings with tricky wingers instead of Hamer who is undoubtedly talented but not a pacey winger. We are, according to Wilder, already in for a Hamer back up so if he does go that's two wide men needed

 

[Slug]

Not exactly murderers row of opponents there....

Maybe so but we will be playing 75% of them again this season.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I really hope he stays and will be sad to see him go, the lad is infectious to have around the place, has star quality and also brings a bit of needle to his game. But I suspect that this only a matter of time now, sadly

 

[Bladesman]

 

[MosboroughBlade]

TC Sabella Ndiaye Hamer you say they come and go but elite get you off your seats that’s 4 in 50 years. Sod that I say keep him. 5 million is nowt McGuiness was 4 and he’s dogshit.

If he was elite pal, he would not have stayed with us. He's good but not elite. No way, the facts back that up I'm afraid. UTB.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Hamer was way below standards last year and still had the most assists in the division. He'd be a huge loss, but I'm not sure what the ambition is for this season.

If the reality is, we're not going to be anywhere near it (which is what you'd expect given the budget constraints), then maybe it's best to cash in and invest in a younger prospect with more resale value on a longer contract.

£8m would be a reasonable figure for him in the circumstances.