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I wonder if we'd actually agree to not reduce his salary, if he agrees to stay for 1 more season..? Probably one of maybe 2 players who don't deserve a wage reduction and you'd expect we should be able to afford it with the big earners we'll inevitably shift. I think Brentford are one of the lowest payers in the league - that being said, I'm not sure JWP would move based on money alone..?

I actually know a fair few people who work / worked for Dyson and its apparently a terrible place to work in terms of business culture. In terms of a business though, they are pretty innovative and very functional. Perhaps exactly what we need - a bit of an arsehole running us.

would have worked with Rassmus at Brentford, i'd assume... but didn't he get the boot from Brentford due to disagreements in recruitment (i.e stats over old fashion scouting).. Also, think he could easily get another manager job in the champ / L1. In short, I can't see it

it feels very much like the Jones appointment. I think the result will be the same as well.

Martin has shown absolutely nothing to suggest he is a manager capable of promoting a side from L1 or the championship. Farke has done that. One step at a time - Get us up, then worry about what happens when we're up there. Martin is just SR trying to be smart... again.

The reason they sacked him was because they thought that Dean Smith would give them a better chance of staying up - He didn't and they've been largely shite ever since. I'd be much happier going into the season with Farke than I am Martin.

In a league which is probably the weakest its ever been. They wont finish 10th next season and if they do, they'll lose their manager. Fulham would be a ridiculous move for him, for the sake of not wanting to spend 1 season in the championship. Genuinely if I was him, I'd hold off for 1 season and see how we do. He'd be trading in being a captain, poster boy etc. for fucking Fulham or Brentford.

Great logic Ron, well done. To be fair, they've been flying since he left, haven't they.

Farke is way more qualified than Martin, especially at this level. Martin is a big risk - Farke wouldn't be.

Fulham 😂😂 Surely that has to be a load of shite.

I could see a world where they end up with McTominay and Phillips

Its ridiculous - If we're honest, Martin is a largely underwhelming appointment. Its obviously done. The players aren't even back from holiday - I don't see the clamour.

Fair - my misunderstanding then - sounds like we're on the same page where £45m feels like a sensible price point.

Politics aside.. Its a beautiful place - highly recommend visiting if you get a chance.

possibly its a smokescreen..? He knows we've really moved on and have Potter at staplewood holding that hideous shirt.. Keep the crowd thinking Martin is our target. Cue David Fizzy comment "do you think potter could really still be a target"

It can't be that bad for them... They've just appointed a manager who rejected us..

Because you're miss understanding. If we sell for £38m this year, we'll end up with less than the £32m in our pockets than we would if city brought him back next year. £40m is the benchmark here. Ironically, for us to end up with 38m in our pockets, we need to sell for £45m 🙂

I've seen that ugly fucker Saint Rob has been wetting his pants on a daily basis about the announcement of Martin, like its the new coming of Pep. Pretty sure he was slagging him off a few weeks back when it was first announced..

Struggle to adapt to what? He came from one of the biggest clubs in the country at the minute. He's getting games for a top national team. He's already played in the PL and was a stand out player at 18 years old. The fella has already adapted.

That's not true. We'll have to pay City 20% sell on fee regardless of where we sell him. £32m is £40m - the 20% sell on fee. Anything over 40m is more than we'll get next year. If we sell for 33m, we'll end up with something like 26m. That's not even factoring in that the buy back clause City inserted is a deal to suit them (i.e below the expected market value). We should absolutely be selling for more than 40m to anyone other than City. £45m feels fair to me. This boy is going to be a superstar.

Keep it coming Turks - good to finally have a genuine ITK on this site!!

Agreed. Was given the poison chalice of being Mane's replacement. Got dogs abuse when he was arguably one of the last to deserve it. Is it any wonder he lost confidence.. It must be fucking horrible to be a player at St Marys the past 3-4 years. It's have been interesting to have seen how he'd have developed under someone like Poch or Koeman, where there was a feel good feeling at the club.

Newcastle targeting Tonali from AC Milan... JWP starting to run out of options? Villa / West Ham likely to be only viable options at this stage..?

Brighton are a PL, European club. We're not. They're in the position to keep hold of a player and keep them relatively happy. We;re not.

Almost certainly would have been already having these discussions. I'd be amazed if he's not already spoken with the key players who are staying.