MysticOwl Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Fessi, Bannan, Westwood, Hutchinson, Hooper, Lee, Nuhiu, Fletcher to name just a few will all be 29 years old and over come the January transfer window in 2019. Missing out on promotion for the past 3 years has cost us. Yes if we got promoted we would have a different team in the PL, but if we dont go up ASAP. It will cost a fortune to replace these calibre of players to get out of the Championship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepcar_lights Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 It's a good point. I'm hopeful about this season though and I feel it's that we should focus on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hawkowl Posted July 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2018 I don't think it's just our star players mate. I think it's all of them even the under 23s. I even have a strong suspicion that even some of the fan Base may be aging too. FFS. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Can't we just take them behind the north stand and blow the mothers away? Bang bang Harsh but fair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Hawkowl said: I don't think it's just our star players mate. I think it's all of them even the under 23s. I even have a strong suspicion that even some of the fan Base may be aging too. FFS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwokenGiant Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, CF83OWL said: Fessi, Bannan, Westwood, Hutchinson, Hooper, Lee, Nuhiu, Fletcher to name just a few will all be 29 years old and over come the January transfer window in 2019. Missing out on promotion for the past 3 years has cost us. Yes if we got promoted we would have a different team in the PL, but if we dont go up ASAP. It will cost a fortune to replace these calibre of players to get out of the Championship... Think it would be wiser to take the hit than cash in - some good players there hitting Their prime. Edited July 6, 2018 by AwokenGiant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal M Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Pretty sure we don’t have to spend big to replace the names mentioned in the OP. We’ve done ok over the years picking up some decent players pretty cheaply. Lee, Nuhiu, Westwood, Hutch, Bannan, Pelupessy, Lees, Joao. How many of those broke the bank? As for age, Waddle, Viv, and Trevor were all in their 30’s when they rocked up at Hillsborough. Don’t look at 30 as a best before date. It’s simple really. Utilize players while they are useful to the team. Don’t be concerned about cashing in. I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 When did this ageing thing start? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I blame FFP Footballers for pensions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tom Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) 29 gives them 3 good years left AT LEAST. More than three years ago we didn’t even have the vast majority of our best players now. Or even really imagine we’d ever get them. Honestly, sometimes I think the worst thing about our two good seasons in 15 is how crazily fast we forgot what it’s like to be going nowhere, treading water. If people are genuinely worried about this right now then I really can’t imagine how you’ve spent most of the last 20 years feeling. I straight-up refuse to care about them being 29 next year AT ALL. Let’s worry about it in 24 months if we’ve signed literally nobody else by then, eh? Good grief guys! UTO, good season incoming I can feel it. Edited July 6, 2018 by Mr. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticOwl Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Apart from Nuhiu, these players have all had long injury spells in the last 2 seasons. Just an additional thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkowl Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 34 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said: When did this ageing thing start? Dunno mate but it's typical of our fan base to criticise our own players for aging. But let other squads get away with it and don't seem to even notice or care. I blame parachute payments. FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Dunno about you but before Jos revitalised us, the rest of last season and the previous one felt like they aged me at least a couple of decades. By the look of some of our performances and our fitness and injury issues it seemed like it had a similar effect on the majority of our players. But now that Chansiri and Jos have repaired the space - time continuum, which was upset by the Carlos effect and the stripeless paradox. Just watch us go, once Chansiri refinds his sports almanac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOwl91 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 By that reckoning Madrid should have binned Ronaldo 5 years ago and PSG binned Cavani 3 ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Neal M said: Pretty sure we don’t have to spend big to replace the names mentioned in the OP. We’ve done ok over the years picking up some decent players pretty cheaply. Lee, Nuhiu, Westwood, Hutch, Bannan, Pelupessy, Lees, Joao. How many of those broke the bank? As for age, Waddle, Viv, and Trevor were all in their 30’s when they rocked up at Hillsborough. Don’t look at 30 as a best before date. It’s simple really. Utilize players while they are useful to the team. Don’t be concerned about cashing in. It worked for Fergie. He knew when a player was getting past his best and got shut of them , no matter how big a name they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkowl Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: It worked for Fergie. He knew when a player was getting past his best and got shut of them , no matter how big a name they were. Ronaldo and Pogba being a prime examples. FFS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Someone get on the phone to Benjamin Button, the OP has sussed out our problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 8 hours ago, A12owl said: Adam and Eve. Another god botherer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 9 hours ago, Watson said: Can't we just take them behind the north stand and blow the mothers away? Bang bang Harsh but fair Bizarre. Harsh. but reyt funny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scilly owl Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 “ Our star players are aging “.... So is Roger Federer but it doesn’t seem to make him any less effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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