Gethin

Not unless you’re a massive fanny

Just seen the score. Gerrrrrrrrin!

BURN HIM!!!!!

Actually I’m wrong on these three for Europe. They’d be U21 players in the PL but not for Europe as they’d have to be with the club 2 years to qualify for the UEFA B List. That means we’d have to put Kerkez as a HG/AT player on the A list. The other two would take a NHG space in 25/26 This stuff is a bloody minefield

If they’d done it in the international break, the inevitable appeal might have been done and dusted by the summer. As it is that’ll now probably rumble on into next season

Nah if it was for me it should be a wänker hand in the searchlight

2025/26 squad Now we've got more certainty over Mo and VVD, it's probably worth looking at what that means for next season. Making a few educated guesses, this is what the squad might look like before any signings are made. I've included Mamardashvili as he's already signed and assuming he'll replace Kelleher in the squad. Goalies Allisson (NHG), Kelleher (HG / CT), Mamardashvili (NHG), Jaros (HG - CT) Defenders Van Dijk (NHG), Konate (NHG), Gomez (HG/CT), Quansah (HG/CT) Alexander Arnold (HG/CT), Bradley (HG/CT) Robertson (NHG), Tsimikas (NHG) Midfield Gravenberch (NHG), Mac Allister (NHG), Szoboszlai (NHG), Jones (HG - CT), Elliott (HG-CT), Endo (NHG), Morton (HG-CT) Forwards Salah (NHG), Diaz (NHG), Gakpo (NHG), Nunez (NHG), Jota (NHG), Chiesa (NHG) Fringe / Loan players McConnell (U21*), Danns (U21*), Nyoni (U21*), Ngumoha (U21*), Bajcetic (U21*), Doak (U21*), Beck (HG/CT) * Will be HG/CT by the time it becomes relevant Key NHG: Non-Home Grown (13. Losing 3, possibly 4 [Diaz] & gaining 1) HG: Home Grown player in the PL (5 - losing 4, possibly 5 [Elliott]) CT: Club Trained - UEFA (5) AT: Association Trained - UEFA (0) So that means we'll have 18 players under contract. We usually use 19-22 players each season and we'll be able to sign 4 NHG & 3 HG (2 if Beck comes into the squad which I doubt) and those can all be Association Trained (i.e. trained at other clubs as a youngster) without affecting the CL squad Interestingly, we may have no U21 players in the main squad for the first time in ages - Elliott, Quansah, Bradley and Morton are now too old and are Home Grown/Club Trained if they stay. Maybe McConnell or Bajcetic if they get moved up to the main squad. Players we've been linked to Kerkez - U21 this season then HG/AT from then on Huijsen - 2 more seasons of U21 then HG/AT Hato - U21 and I think is still young enough to qualify as HG/CT if he's here 3 years Isak (!), Ekitike, Cherki - NHG

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Don’t think Konate or Quansah will be going anywhere. If anyone’s leaving it’s more likely Joe

I mean there’s a whole thread explaining why it doesn’t matter if he can be arsed to read it

And I know I bang on about this, but would 19yo Huijsen get enough game time here to progress. You’re already seeing it with Quansah

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I get that - guess I just think he’s a good player and I’ll be sad to see him go even though I understand why. See also Gomez if he leaves

F0rf***5HakeN0tTh15Aga1n!

WHYIOUGHTTA….. Yup. Another one I don’t really get TBH but if it helps get Arne the squad he wants then great.

We have zero need to sell Harvey unless Arne genuinely says “you’re not going to get game time with me” to him

Bonus structure and length of contract at a guess. Wasn’t it pretty well rumoured that Mo wanted three years I’d give it 5 mins if I were you

“Bluenose”would have worked as well

More importantly, where is @RBM on a scale of one to

Doesn't surprise me - and I'm wondering if that's something Mo's agent was pushing back on earlier in the year. Club is (as it should) breaking its usual "no renewals for 30yo+ player" rule, so this is Mo's compromise - keep being boss and we'll keep paying you loads

Getting VVD done and having a transfer or two lined up straight after the season is done would be a huge statement of intent