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I understand the point your making but when you compare apples to apples it is a an FFP helper. Do the maths for Tonali vs Kamara this is a better comparison than Tino. Also, if you want to sell Kamara who you didn’t pay a transfer free it’s like selling an academy player as you have no transfer fee to amortise. Where as selling Tonali in year 3 would still have a book value of 20+m. High quality players don’t come cheap, if you can dodge a transfer fee and top up the players wages slightly your ahead.

In offer to progress the ball up the field the ball needs to remain in play and not out for a throw in. The second pope is pressed he usually punts it either long or out of play. He’s amongst the best shot stoppers but amongst the worst with the ball at his feet in the league.

Then he’d be missing a trick, imo. Anyways the original point which I’ll get back to is, Tosin and Kelly are no brainer.

Err, you realise Bruno and Joe have got new contracts right? Bruno is definitely on more than that and Tonali is probably on about what Kamara is on. and again, Villa have paid it with seemingly no issues, ultimately the salary is well below what other top 6 teams are paying.

Of course, those clubs have been playing both sides for the longest, they didn’t get the super league but they got the bigger piece of the pie. They should be getting less for the next 100 years as punishment.

Eh not really given Villa managed it in Less revenue than us. Also, would have allowed us to dodge Tonali who, when you are in his fee and his wage is costing us twice as much.

Yup absolutely but it’s the classic big boys rigging things in favour of themselves.

If we have the budget, ie we keep Bruno and Isak add Kelly and Tosin and a RW I’d be definitely looking to upgrade Pope. Pope is a fantastic keeper but he’s a bit of liability with the ball at his feet.

Absolutely this, I’ve already lamented us missing out on Kamara when Villa got him for free, let’s not repeat such mistakes this summer.

Heard beamish was a good place for those kind of things.

I think the opposite signing those on free transfers is such a no brainer, you improve the squad with proven premier league quality which hopefully Eddie can coach to become champions league quality. If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t matter they were free and can be loaned or sold. The lads you mentioned are much higher risk.

Love the ambition.

Naaa. Cash shouldn’t be an issue for us. The owners can pump as much cash as they like (it’s just not counted for FFP).

It’s ok, we are taking over the NFA facilities at Benton this summer

Not really, finding space in YAR diary won’t be easy like.