the problem with your plan is

I suspect we need to sell to buy, so if you want to strengthen the team you just have to bite the bullet and find a buyer for whatever assets you are making available.

It is inconceivable that we are not doing the same with the other players you mentioned, but there are obviously no takers at the price(s) we need in order to fund the purchase(s) we want.

So you either sell the better assets (& at a potentially discounted price), and do your business early, or hold out for a higher price/other assets to be sold and have less opportunity to spend the proceeds or end up paying more if prices go up as we near the transfer deadline.

It isn't about realising the best price for every asset, it's about securing the best value overall deal.

We'll only really know whether the Howson sale is good business or not when we've completed our transfer business *and* see what the resulting team is actually like on the pitch.

Posted By: CWC on July 4th 2017 at 14:07:02

Message Thread

Dennis seems to think howson wanted the move ... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 4, 12:52:55
- We have implemented a £10k per week wage cap (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 13:51:32
  - You can't change someone's existing contract (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jul 4, 13:54:46
    - Yes you can. They have relegation clauses in. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 19:13:30
    - I suspect its more relevant to the "contract extension" we supposedly offered and (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 14:32:40
- I don't buy that at all. (n/m) (NCFC) - Waz, Jul 4, 13:07:35
  - I heard he wanted his kids to start school... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 4, 13:10:28
    - Was told he's very happy here but i guess this is likely (NCFC) - Waz, Jul 4, 13:15:17
- Dennis just pushes the clubs (spin) line (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 13:05:14
  - I don't accept that is true anymore, he's a fan, no doubt and a friend of the Smiths (NCFC) - shortfatb, Jul 4, 13:16:56
  - Whereas you just push the anti-club line. Every day. Without fail. (NCFC) - norway, Jul 4, 13:05:59
    - Uh oh , here comes 'Mr Right'! (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jul 4, 22:17:22
    - Not at all. I am very pro the club which is why i don't just blindly accept (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 13:09:33
      - Oh, my sides. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jul 4, 13:23:18
        
        Remarkable. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jul 4, 13:41:03
        
        Clapping seals such as yourself have done more damage to this club in recent years than (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 13:50:52
        
        And there is the great Jim fallacy (NCFC) - norway, Jul 4, 14:05:21
        
        if only the whinging was confined to the summer! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 4, 14:09:00
        
        And as if you have done a single fucking thing to challenge the club hierachy (NCFC) - norway, Jul 4, 14:07:45
        
        I've done my bit and i would lay good odds i've been to a great deal more matches and (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 14:31:04
        
        On the contrary - it is far *less* balanced than you think. (NCFC) - norway, Jul 4, 14:44:41
        
        100% (NCFC) - HoofinHughes, Jul 4, 13:56:26
      - I will ask you again ... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 4, 13:11:34
        
        I don't think we should be in the position we are in but since we are where we are (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 13:21:40
        
        the problem with your plan is (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 4, 14:07:02
        
        If it's such a basement fee surely there would be... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 4, 13:27:06
        
        Lets hope Burnley gazump them given they now have £30m in their pocket (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 13:33:26
        
        Well we actually now need to strengthen in midfield (NCFC) - Waz, Jul 4, 13:18:47
        
        We have tettey as well but for sure would expect ... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 4, 13:29:13
        
        I think Pritchard annd Maddison could play there actually (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 4, 13:24:11
        
        Agree, it can work. (NCFC) - Waz, Jul 4, 14:49:43
- So that's the board's official line then (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 4, 13:04:36
  - Howson will be perfectly within his rights to deny it then. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jul 4, 13:05:21
    - Howson can do what he wants. I'm just stating that what Dennis writes will most (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 4, 13:06:31
      - No actually, he is a fantastically reliable source (NCFC) - norway, Jul 4, 13:08:41
        
        Except in matters where the board may want to spin a certain line (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 4, 13:11:54
        
        He isn't impartial we know that for certain. (n/m) (NCFC) - walksie, Jul 4, 13:51:06

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