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So we have no interest then 😂

Absolutely time for Goldson and tav to go. Can’t be having guys on a rapid decline being our highest paid players. Sheer stupidity. They were very good for us at their peak, but that is gone. Tav didn’t have a great year last season and Goldsons form died on its arse after Xmas. It’s time for us all to move on.

Buying players from England and Italy you will need to pay them big wages as they are paid well. Bernardo will need to be paid well to leave Portugal and come to this back water. The answer to the spiraling wage bill problem is simple. Recruit from lower markets and when current players want big deals move them on.

The fact that 3 of our best players have moved to a Turkish also ran jobber outfit and another one is in Cyprus speaks volumes about the quality of our squad.

Nah. Would be surprised if we could afford half that.

I'd rather sit and wait for Shankland and get him next summer for free. No brainer. Hearts would want 2.5 million at least for him.

Some of the biggest clubs in the world loan players, Man U done it past few seasons. Big teams in Italy loan each other players often. Its been part of football for decades which seems to have taken some time to reach Scotland. Other mob FC often loan players and they are supposedly 'cash rich'.

Yeah I cant see us doing that tbh

If we didn't loan Sima last season I don't think we win the league cup or compete as long as we did in the league, or in Europe.

Whenever we can get a hold of this guy

I'm sure I read somewhere they were increasing the quotas?

Looks like I was wrong about Birmingham 🤡 20 million for Goldson incoming.

Its not uncommon for a club to continue to play a player the difference in wages when they leave if he takes a drop in wages. For example if he moves from 20k per week to 15k per week elsewhere we continue to pay him 5k per week for the duration of his contract. The player and agent would also get sign on fees etc from the new club. All is not lost its just a bit of cat and mouse playing out and I reckon he will be gone by the time the window 'slams shut'.

Aye the lad does. Webster Snr is working in a football operations role for St Mirren now I think.

Good prospect that lad.

How long for? TBH you cant really miss what you have never had..

Its not the lack of transfer movement that's killing my vibe, its the constant injuries. I have no confidence that a hard pre season and a new physio / sports scientist will fix such a large problem. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I think we actually sold Kamara a season too late and we definitely dropped the ball on Kent and Alfie. Although I think the root cause of our issue is we have no faith in recruitment to replace good players when we do sell, and that goes back to the mindset Gerrard had. And I cant blame him our recruitment has been poor. Last 2 seasons especially. Recruitment under Gerrard was good in comparison.

Thomas Galdames the Chile international going to Russia to all accounts.

If we can get back the money we spent for him and save the wages its worth moving him on, he isn't what we need to be honest. If he cost 2.5 million and was on 15k a week he'd be a good squad player IMO.

Doesn't mean much IMO Saudi clubs have been lining up deals and agreeing them for weeks.

Comments on transfer incomings interesting, he seemed confident to me that things will start moving soon. Heres hoping the bids come in for Lammers, Dessers, Davies, Matondo, Hagi et al

Truth be told England have a squad packed with talent but have little or no output. I seen a stat they have a lower xG than some teams who went out at the first round of knockouts. The chance creation was poor and they are a dull outfit. Spain deserved the win and were the better cohesive unit.