Jezza

[Dr. Winston]

I agree.

It sums up the total lack of a plan and the panic after we got relegated that we sold a load of players for less than their true value, and sent him out on loan, when the parachute payments were at their highest. Then we inexplicably brought him back after the parachute money had been cut. They really were clueless owners.

Looking at the players who left I don't think there's many that we didn't get close to their true value for. We got close to £15m for Mawson if memory serves.

In any case, the club were in an absolute shit state financially that Summer. Worse than a lot of people realise. I can understand why costs were slashed at the time, even if in hindsight we might have been better off retaining a small number of select individuals. Or just the one.

 

[Colin-swansea]

Looking at the players who left I don't think there's many that we didn't get close to their true value for. We got close to £15m for Mawson if memory serves.

In any case, the club were in an absolute shit state financially that Summer. Worse than a lot of people realise. I can understand why costs were slashed at the time, even if in hindsight we might have been better off retaining a small number of select individuals. Or just the one.

the bottom line is that our owners (K&L) pooped themselves and kept stoking the fire sale despite the likes of Jordan Ayew and Fernandez playing in friendly games.

 

[monmouth]

I think if we'd kept Ayew in the first season after relegation instead of loaning him out we may have bounced straight back.

He was far, far too good for this division, and unlike a lot of highly paid "stars", was not afraid of just getting on with it instead of stropping about being somewhere he didn't want to be.

Hmmm…him or Yan Dhanda

I think you might be right.