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    It is mostly about understanding amortization on accounts. So buying a 50 million pound player on a 5 year contract costs 10 million for FFP each year as long as your owner is covering any actual losses the club makes. If after 2 years he is still here he is worth 30 million on the accounts and he signs a new 5 year deal he then costs 6 million a year for FFP from then on. Consequently when you sell a player you brought for 20 million on a 4 year deal for 15m million after 2 years he is worth 10 million on the books so is classed as a 5 million profit. Lastly when you sell a home grown player they have no value on the books so it is all profit so selling Grealish for 100m allows you to buy Ten 50m pound players for one season on the accounts, you would however be screwed the next year. This means when having a fairly even net spend over the last 2 years the Grealish money on the FFP accounts really just wipes out our previous spending.
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    We don't want to be not registering players for the squad that we pay millions to.
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    Very sure.
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    Nah, he is from Liverpool.... probably just wants to go home and they gave him a good deal
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    That or they don’t feel the right targets are available. the owners have put so much in it isn’t unreasonable that they have gone to a more balanced position. When we trade players now the ones going out are for significant sums. That maguire guy who does football finances is good to follow for this sort of thing.
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    If the owners want to spend we certainly do have massive ability to do on FFP
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    Depends how physical you want to get from the people I listed. soumare and sangare are the biggest for sure. Sangare can pass, I’m less sure on soumare as a hybrid. They are about 6’3 or 4 Next you have Koopmeiners who is just over 6’ I’d say he can definitely do it all. Zumabendi looks just under 6’ so I wouldn’t rule him out but doesn’t quite meet your requirements. if I were dumping McGinn I would want to hear Fabian Ruiz say no to a transfer for us before considering anyone else but there is a metric ton of players worth considering for the further forward role.
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    That is what I have thought for a long time now.
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    I'm always up for Koopmeiners Depends what sort of midfielder you want, as you are mentioning defensive midfielders I guess you are interested in that? I wouldn't rule out Sangare if we actually wanted him, his new deal likely has the same release clause in it as he wouldn't want to price himself out of a move for slightly more money from PSV. Zubimendi maybe? Soumare? Realistically I think our problem is tactical and coaching now we have Kamara in squad. I would be playing Luis/Kamara in a pivot. I would still want another DM in the squad which this summer would have been two from Sangare/Koopmeiners/Kamara/Bissouma. The latter two signed for new clubs so one of the former two. For what it is worth I think making McGinn captain was a stupid idea as I would have sold him for good money and got a better replacement this summer. Ruiz at Napoli is in his last year, Aouar is available on the cheap, hell even Maddison would have been worth a go if you wanted an 8/10 type as your furthest forward midfielder.
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    We need to bring in a top class experienced system manager when they finally get rid of Gerrard. I just had a look at the fixtures for this month and next and they aren't that kind, they also have a bunch of the teams we are supposed to compete with so if we keep losing I can see him out sooner than I thought originally.
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    Rice is just one player also.
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    Yep, hiring a manager who's CV was far below what we could have got was also baffling. I honestly think if Smith was still here with the same players brought in we would have got more points and had more enjoyment from watching the team.
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    Blasphemy to a lot of fans who think he is some god like figure. He can be but often he is not.
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    Like people have repeatedly said in the transfer market
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    just wow, even if he turns out to be a top left back long term that is a really stupid bet to take at those odds.
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    60 million for one season of proof is insane. That is probably the highest fee ever paid for a fullback
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    Douglas Luiz

    paul514 replied to LondonLax's topic in Villa Talk

    I'd call him a defensive 8, ideally played in a double pivot next to a proper destroyer of a 6. I also agree with your sentiment on his value.
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    Fair enough The step up from the step we are trying to take up now is basically to be a top 10 club in the world and the players cost accordingly. trying to finish 8th - 6th every year is a totally different ball game.
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    If they are spending that on Cucurella then they are stupid. That midfield you list has two academy players, a top rated free transfer who would have easily cost 30m plus if a fee had to be paid. Then we have a top clubs youth player now fully established and someone we got for a bargain in the championship. The other two are fodder that the club would no doubt like to sell. A better metric would be what would the first four in your list cost if they all had a standard 3 year contract, I would suggest right now well in excess of 100m.
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    Depay, I think Werner isn't strong enough for the Premier League
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    What words..............
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    I don’t think we could attract him
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    Nothing I just sit here like a normal fan waiting to be proven right. if I’m proven wrong then we have done well so it isn’t too bad a position to be in.
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    up to 18 months. Anyway I largely keep it quiet as I know my opinion matters little and very few agree with me.
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    I think McGinn is a good player but I would have sold him for good money this summer IF there was interest, he isn't that hard to upgrade, he is getting older so his large value would drop in the next year or two. Gerrard isn't going to replace him so it is a moot point for this year but personally I would be signing another CDM. First we need competition for Kamara but honestly I have very little faith in Gerrard and expect him to be gone in under 18 months. 4-2-3-1 suits us much better and that would require another CDM anyway. I have tipped them before but Sangare and Koopmeiners ideally.
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