I’m sorry, the fact Warnock paid £6m for Madine and Hugill went for £10m is madness. They are both average footballers, Hugill puts himself about and Maxine is a thug. Neither have any craft or skill, neither are particularly quick and neither have natural finishing ability. The figure for Maxine physically makes me want to vomit.
Warnock really is a pillock, who hasn’t really got much of a clue, the same man who paid millions for Akinbuyi, Horsefield Shelton....has just stitched up Cardiff with another one of his classic fuck ups.
As for our teams values, in the striking department we are quite old with Don, Clarke and Sharp all losing value on that. If it were simply on ability then currently Clarke and Don would be worth at least the same as what Madine went for, both are miles ahead of him.
The gems in our team are
Fleck (10m plus), with Powell and Cairney being touted in the 12m bracket I see him as equal to them and on a long contract.
JOC, is proving a really top player, and would be able to step up again IMHO. That puts him in double figures with his long contract.
Lee Evans has looked like a shorter version of Coutts at times, still not quite in that league but age on his side to get there. A fully fit Coutts would be 10m plus in today’s market so you would have to place Evans there too with both on long contracts.
Baldock- perhaps yet to add that bit of quality in attacking areas with his final ball, and getting the odd goal. But again, age on his side, long contract and has real Pace. 8m and rising for me.
Finally Brooks. His illness is a concern as it can last a long time with the fatigue. But he has loads of ability, swagger and that bit of quality to turn games. Still a kid, and has a lot of growing left to do as well as gaining experience. He should be a top international level player in future if he gets lucky and avoids injury. Long contract....so anyone looking to buy with an eye on the future would need to be stumping up over 15m, with his value possibly going skywards over 25m if there becomes a bit of a battle to get him.
How times change eh.