January is the time to cash in on Brooks .....

[Pollingtonblade]

When have we ever sold a player for big money and then used it to improve the playing staff?

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Sell Brooks, sell Leon, buy Leonard, sell Sharp, sell Leonard, buy Brooks back, sell the fuckin lot etc zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hey presto !! Welcome to the land of no ambition

 

[blade too long]

We have no desire but more importantly no need to sell Brooks
he is learning the trade and is in the best possible place to get games and experience
Realistically doubt we'd get offered a bundle for him, , definitely no where near 20m some are bandying about. wont get half that so theres not that much to gain from selling him

 

[coolhandluke]

I can't work out whether or not the two threads on this subject are an ultra-sophisticated exercise in irony.

Years of complaining about the sale of the best and brightest assets and now people are practically trying to push one of them out of the door?

That's pretty astounding even by the standards of this clubs ever-deteriorating fan base.

Personally speaking I've NEVER complained about us selling our best and brightest young talent and I never will unless we are in the PL when we do so .

For me it's always been a matter of being realistic. When the Clubs struggling it's one of the ways the Academy pays it's way by giving us talent to sell to strengthen the first team . I don't like the fact that it's something we have to do when we're on our arse but I understand and grudgingly accept we have to do it .

Likewise right now . 6 years in the wilderness with us being bailed out by our owners year after year to the tune of tens of millions leaves us strapped for the cash to really give Wilder the budget he deserves . So , like years previously , we should sell the best and brightest to allow us to further strengthen the first team . This year its Brooks . Selling him is simply being realistic .

 

[dc_blade]

I feel quite strongly than we shouldn't be selling Brooks in this window. I feel almost equally as strongly that, given our poor run of form, and the injuries and suspensions we're suffering from, it's really time for young David to step up and put in a few solid performances, either as a starter or from the bench. Because he hasn't done a reyt lot for me since Leeds.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I disagree with the OP and would go as far as to say we need to keep Brooks and replace Coutts and we can afford to do both. The ownership simply need to stump up cash for Leonard, which we can afford.

 

[UnitedBlade]

I still can’t get why some people think he’s not contributing enough and we’ll find someone who can do much better.

He is still largely used for impact later in games. He’s only played the equivalent of 8 league game and has 3 assists and 2 goals.

His assist rate per minute is up there very close to that of Duffy.

He’s still learning, too many silly bookings and questionable decision making at times but I think he’ll continue to improve and can’t see why we’d want to sell him.

As for funds, the accounts show we’ve got £7.1M in sell on fees for Walker and Maguire. Why don’t we use some of that instead of selling more young talent still at the club?

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

First season since ... since when? that the board (to their credit) haven't cashed in on a major talent to part-fund the season, now that we're up.

Reckon they've got it spot on with the "organic growth" model that the board are adopting, rather doing what Wigan did last year (ripping things up, buying players "suitable for a higher level", and blowing their chance to grow sensibly).

But part of what we need right now as part of that growth is that bit of unpredictable magic that Brooks provides (& which is so expensive to buy).

Let's let Chris just nurse him along like he is doing - he'll give us plenty more special moments before the end of the season.

 

[super_pig]

..... especially now we know we are back in for Ryan Leonard and we can gauge the kind of backing it looks like Wilders getting in January .

Brooks undoubtedly has a lot of potential but it's abundantly clear that he just doesn't suit our formation or style of play .

Is he a Striker ? If he is is he really a better option than our current front 2 ?

Is he a midfielder ? Would you start him in place of Duffy or Fleck ? Could he perform effectively in the Coutts role ? The answer is assuredly no to both questions .

So we have an ' impact sub ' who's not making much of an impact right now when we can all see we need at least 2 new signings to go straight into the starting 11 . IF Leonard is the size of our ambition in the JTW and wilders available budget means thats all we can afford then surely it's time to cash in on Brooks and use the money raised to strengthen more ambitiously .

Nein

 

[Anston Blade]

"]Personally speaking I've NEVER complained about us selling our best and brightest young talent and I never will unless we are in the PL when we do so .

For me it's always been a matter of being realistic. When the Clubs struggling it's one of the ways the Academy pays it's way by giving us talent to sell to strengthen the first team . I don't like the fact that it's something we have to do when we're on our arse but I understand and grudgingly accept we have to do it .

Likewise right now . 6 years in the wilderness with us being bailed out by our owners year after year to the tune of tens of millions leaves us strapped for the cash to really give Wilder the budget he deserves . So , like years previously , we should sell the best and brightest to allow us to further strengthen the first team . This year its Brooks . Selling him is simply being realistic .[/QUOTE]

IF Chris Wilder feels he needs to generate extra cash and considers that selling Brooks is the best way to do it then I would respect that. I would be disappointed but I would respect it.

There has been many times over the years when we have had to sell players to raise funds, reduce the wage bill or because the player has asked to leave. None of those situations exist (as far as I am aware) and we are a club on the up (not one on its arse) who have no need to start selling our prize assets. The situation may change and we should enjoy Brooks as long as we have him rather than look to push him out. UTB

 

[8lade]

I still can’t get why some people think he’s not contributing enough and we’ll find someone who can do much better.

He is still largely used for impact later in games. He’s only played the equivalent of 8 league game and has 3 assists and 2 goals.

His assist rate per minute is up there very close to that of Duffy.

You only missed one aspect of his play, when he comes on he scares the doo-doo (or shit if it's later than 7pm) out of the opposition freeing up other players

 

[Mumbo]

..... especially now we know we are back in for Ryan Leonard and we can gauge the kind of backing it looks like Wilders getting in January .

Brooks undoubtedly has a lot of potential but it's abundantly clear that he just doesn't suit our formation or style of play .

Is he a Striker ? If he is is he really a better option than our current front 2 ?

Is he a midfielder ? Would you start him in place of Duffy or Fleck ? Could he perform effectively in the Coutts role ? The answer is assuredly no to both questions .

So we have an ' impact sub ' who's not making much of an impact right now when we can all see we need at least 2 new signings to go straight into the starting 11 . IF Leonard is the size of our ambition in the JTW and wilders available budget means thats all we can afford then surely it's time to cash in on Brooks and use the money raised to strengthen more ambitiously .

Short sighted,knee jerk of a post.Too much wrong with it to give any more time.

 

[super_pig]

Nein

ahh but then they can speculate about his return #gerrimback

 

[coolhandluke]

You only missed one aspect of his play, when he comes on he scares the doo-doo (or shit if it's later than 7pm) out of the opposition freeing up other players

Ah his major contribution is largely unseen . Unseen in a hammondesque manner ?

Face facts , one game one sub appearance and a nutmeg aside hes contributed virtually nothing this season .

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Show me another .....

 

[8lade]

Ah his major contribution is largely unseen . Unseen in a hammondesque manner ?

No and no, anymore dumb questions?

 

[bladesmanluke]

As for funds, the accounts show we’ve got £7.1M in sell on fees for Walker and Maguire. Why don’t we use some of that instead of selling more young talent still at the club?

Precisely this. It’s like we never even received that money.

If we got £15m for Brooks, it would be like we never even received that money too.

 

[Gimli]

Ah his major contribution is largely unseen . Unseen in a hammondesque manner ?

Face facts , one game one sub appearance and a nutmeg aside hes contributed virtually nothing this season .

You've just likened the most exciting talent to emerge from our academy in years, possibly ever, to possibly the most disliked player to ever pull on a Blades shirt - well done, that is new levels of wummery.

As for the content of your OP - what planet are you on?

 

[UnitedBlade]

Precisely this. It’s like we never even received that money.

If we got £15m for Brooks, it would be like we never even received that money too.

I suspect if Chris finds the right player that requires a bit more cash the Board will release it. Neither the Board nor Chris will publicly say anything about this and I think that’s sensible.

We wouldn’t know this exact amount ourselves but for a requirement to identify it as a significant event after the June 17 year end.

It doesn’t mean we’ll identify the right player, persuade them to come and in fact use some of this extra in January but I think some of it is there to be used if needed.

Given where Wilder has got us and a chance of the playoffs, we’d be mad not to use some of it.

 

[bladesmanluke]

I suspect if Chris finds the right player that requires a bit more cash the Board will release it. Neither the Board nor Chris will publicly say anything about this and I think that’s sensible.

We wouldn’t know this exact amount ourselves but for a requirement to identify it as a significant event after the June 17 year end.

It doesn’t mean we’ll identify the right player, persuade them to come and in fact use some of this extra in January but I think some of it is there to be used if needed.

Given where Wilder has got us and a chance of the playoffs, we’d be mad not to use some of it.

In the scenario where we don’t manage to use any of the extra funds, they never seem to be available for the following transfer window do they? Time after time these funds flitter away on running the club. Just used as an excuse by the owners not to put as much money in to cover losses. Which is their prerogative, fine, but why any blade would argue a case for selling one of our brightest young talents knowing fullwell it won’t make much difference at all to our spending power, I’ll never know.

 

[Harry's Game]

I am 90% confident Brooks will not Leave in January.

I am however 90% confident he will leave in the summer.

 

[Sean Thornton]

You've just likened the most exciting talent to emerge from our academy in years, possibly ever, to possibly the most disliked player to ever pull on a Blades shirt - well done, that is new levels of wummery.

As for the content of your OP - what planet are you on?

Planet Wind Up. He has a holiday hone there.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I still can’t get why some people think he’s not contributing enough and we’ll find someone who can do much better.

He is still largely used for impact later in games. He’s only played the equivalent of 8 league game and has 3 assists and 2 goals.

His assist rate per minute is up there very close to that of Duffy.

He’s still learning, too many silly bookings and questionable decision making at times but I think he’ll continue to improve and can’t see why we’d want to sell him.

As for funds, the accounts show we’ve got £7.1M in sell on fees for Walker and Maguire. Why don’t we use some of that instead of selling more young talent still at the club?

Maybe the £7m will more or less cover losses leaving the Princes promised investment fully available. However much that is.

(He did apparently loan the club £3m last year though part of which was used for a further injection of share capital with the rest outstanding according to the last accounts)

 

[Lane Ender]

..... especially now we know we are back in for Ryan Leonard and we can gauge the kind of backing it looks like Wilders getting in January .

Brooks undoubtedly has a lot of potential but it's abundantly clear that he just doesn't suit our formation or style of play .

Is he a Striker ? If he is is he really a better option than our current front 2 ?

Is he a midfielder ? Would you start him in place of Duffy or Fleck ? Could he perform effectively in the Coutts role ? The answer is assuredly no to both questions .

So we have an ' impact sub ' who's not making much of an impact right now when we can all see we need at least 2 new signings to go straight into the starting 11 . IF Leonard is the size of our ambition in the JTW and wilders available budget means thats all we can afford then surely it's time to cash in on Brooks and use the money raised to strengthen more ambitiously .

If it’s a wind up well done
If it’s not just do one.

 

[Pedro's Winger]

Not sure there's a long queue of clubs wanting to buy Brooks and the reality is he's a player who currently can't hold down a place in a Championship team.
The kid at Fulham the other week provided a bit of benchmark.
He's a good player but if he won't tackle and won't put the kind of effort other players do into tracking back and pressing for possession you can foresee a time Wilder thinks selling has its attractions.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Realistically doubt we'd get offered a bundle for him, , definitely no where near 20m some are bandying about. wont get half that so theres not that much to gain from selling him

There is. £10m. It will cover this years and next years losses and keep us afloat in an honest fashion. We could always put the admission prices up to pig levels though as an alternative...

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

I can't work out whether or not the two threads on this subject are an ultra-sophisticated exercise in irony.

Years of complaining about the sale of the best and brightest assets and now people are practically trying to push one of them out of the door?

That's pretty astounding even by the standards of this clubs ever-deteriorating fan base.

Typical Blades schizophrenia mate if you ask me.

Wait until we do sell him then the “no ambition” “sell all our best players” “sack the board” half will reappear!

 

[FTPE]

When have we ever sold a player for big money and then used it to improve the playing staff?

End thread.

 

[Dnblade]

I think people need to be more patient with the lad...What has he had...10 minutes v Bristol and 20 minutes v Blues,and the only real full 90 at Millwall,where nobody really performed...but he's expected to do it every time..He will be inconsistent,he's still inexperienced,but we have nobody like him,and like somebody posted..he scares the shit out of the opposition,and often has 3 or 4 snapping around him when in possesion.
Who else would have ran us up the pitch at the Sty and win a free kick for Flecky to score and set the tone...and glad he was on the pitch v Leeds to score a great goal.
We need him for me..even if it's off the bench for now,and he'll probably be more effective than any new signing we could bring in with the money we get for him.
Let's not sell,just for a change...at least for the time being.

 

[Bladebri]

..... especially now we know we are back in for Ryan Leonard and we can gauge the kind of backing it looks like Wilders getting in January .

Brooks undoubtedly has a lot of potential but it's abundantly clear that he just doesn't suit our formation or style of play .

Is he a Striker ? If he is is he really a better option than our current front 2 ?

Is he a midfielder ? Would you start him in place of Duffy or Fleck ? Could he perform effectively in the Coutts role ? The answer is assuredly no to both questions .

So we have an ' impact sub ' who's not making much of an impact right now when we can all see we need at least 2 new signings to go straight into the starting 11 . IF Leonard is the size of our ambition in the JTW and wilders available budget means thats all we can afford then surely it's time to cash in on Brooks and use the money raised to strengthen more ambitiously .