[Sted1990]

Ludicrous decision by Ireland and Dara if he joins their squad after missing the run in.
He should be resting ready for next season.

[zippyandbungle]

Ludicrous decision by Ireland and Dara if he joins their squad after missing the run in.
He should be resting ready for next season.

He’s a championship player but gets the opportunity to represent his country,he will always be Irish…but next season might be at Watford/Burnley/Coventry.

I get why he wants to go to the international meet up.

[Sted1990]

He’s a championship player but gets the opportunity to represent his country,he will always be Irish…but next season might be at Watford/Burnley/Coventry.

I get why he wants to go to the international meet up.

I get why he wants too, but where is the common sense off the back of a serious injury?

[zippyandbungle]

I get why he wants too, but where is the common sense off the back of a serious injury?

Both us and Ireland have professional fitness and rehabilitation personnel,I’d turn the question and ask what makes you think anyone from the Ireland set up would want to deliberately put him at risk of injury if he wasn’t 100%?

[baggie82]

It is presumably no more than bad luck that O'Shea and Molumby have repeatedly sustained serious injuries with the ROI; often in games that are international dead rubbers, but I think the club has ever right to feel aggrieved with the recent history.

[Lionheart]

It is presumably no more than bad luck that O'Shea and Molumby have repeatedly sustained serious injuries with the ROI; often in games that are international dead rubbers, but I think the club has ever right to feel aggrieved with the recent history.

As far as I can remember Molumby has sustained one injury on international duty which unfortunately was the same game Dara was injured  in. This was the euro qualifier against France, hardly a dead rubber. O'Sheas fractured ankle happened in the world Cup qualifier against Portugal, again an important match. This was one of those bad luck injuries where he turned on his ankle while making a tackle and fractured it. For the most recent injuries is it bad luck that only our players got injured or do we need to look closer to home especially when you consider our injuries this season. Are our players being pushed too hard in training? Did Bruce leave them so woefully unfit that catching up midseason has caused a huge strain physically on the players. I don't know the answers but I hope we don't see a repeat of it next season.

[overseas baggie]

As far as I can remember Molumby has sustained one injury on international duty which unfortunately was the same game Dara was injured  in. This was the euro qualifier against France, hardly a dead rubber. O'Sheas fractured ankle happened in the world Cup qualifier against Portugal, again an important match. This was one of those bad luck injuries where he turned on his ankle while making a tackle and fractured it. For the most recent injuries is it bad luck that only our players got injured or do we need to look closer to home especially when you consider our injuries this season. Are our players being pushed too hard in training? Did Bruce leave them so woefully unfit that catching up midseason has caused a huge strain physically on the players. I don't know the answers but I hope we don't see a repeat of it next season.

I think that’s an accurate summary.  Impact injuries can happen at any time. Muscular injuries are likely to be attributable to training.  CC needs fitter players than he inherited mid-season from Bruce, and that’s very likely to have been at least a partial factor in the spate of muscle injuries which arose this season.

[gazberg]

Sunday Mirror saying we are looking to sell DOS and Diangana to help balance the books

[Baggiee_Boyy_Benn]

Sunday Mirror saying we are looking to sell DOS and Diangana to help balance the books

Would make sense sadly, I think Dara is a very good player.

[paulosull]

Need to get used to this player’s being sold to service loan repayments, can’t see Carlos sticking around while assets are being stripped.

[overseas baggie]

Need to get used to this player’s being sold to service loan repayments, can’t see Carlos sticking around while assets are being stripped.

He’s well aware that it would be necessary.  And it’s not “stripping assets” - it’s keeping the club afloat on a reduced budget with no parachute payments.  Totally inevitable.

[paulosull]

He’s well aware that it would be necessary.  And it’s not “stripping assets” - it’s keeping the club afloat on a reduced budget with no parachute payments.  Totally inevitable.

probably aware of player sales but for a coach with aspirations can’t see him being around for long.

[BalisPen]

Burnley were rumoured to be after him last summer, but nothing happened and they'll probably find better and cheaper foreign player, the type which has apparently made it impossible according to some ill informed posters because stricter work permit rules.

I don't want to lose him, but if a bid of around £10m comes, I'd take it.


However, we never get any stupidly high bids for any of our players (mcclean being the exception).

Grady won't attract a big bid imo.

[gazberg]

CB is where we have the most dpeth to be fair.

[WBArgo]

Could see a number of lower level PL clubs in for him such as Burnley, Bournemouth, and even Everton with Dyche.

He's only 24 and is decent enough, sadly it's not too surprising. As for Diangana, I can't see any takers.

[gazberg]

We need to get rid of one of Grant or Diangana,whichever fetches the most i guess.

[Blowee]

I remember saying after he got injured playing for Ireland that we had seen the last of him in a Baggies shirt. It's disappointing but makes sense from the point of view that we need the money and I would say he's our most saleable asset. It's the way of many smaller clubs even successful ones e.g., Brentford. Unfortunately, we are not as good at finding suitable replacements. 

[SmethDan]

CB is where we have the most dpeth to be fair.

In registration terms only as of at the end of the season. Sell Dara and we're left with Ajayi, an ageing Bartley and a promising young centre half untested at Championship level in Taylor.

Kipre has played more games for other sides on loan than he has for us and will likely move on and veteran Pieters is yet to agree terms. This is before we address certain areas of weakness.

We may have numbers now but probably won't before we know it and then we've got whatever an 'unleashed' Ian Pearce can uncover. I'm really hoping we don't just sell and stay with Ajayi, Bartley and Taylor.

[Standaman]

I don't want to sell O'Shea however I can't see many other options to raise funds to get through the season.

[gazberg]

In registration terms only as of at the end of the season. Sell Dara and we're left with Ajayi, an ageing Bartley and a promising young centre half untested at Championship level in Taylor.

Kipre has played more games for other sides on loan than he has for us and will likely move on and veteran Pieters is yet to agree terms. This is before we address certain areas of weakness.

We may have numbers now but probably won't before we know it and then we've got whatever an 'unleashed' Ian Pearce can uncover. I'm really hoping we don't just sell and stay with Ajayi, Bartley and Taylor.

I'm sure Taylor will be involved moving forward now. As they will stick with Kipre or Pieters to make the 4

[overseas baggie]

Burnley were rumoured to be after him last summer, but nothing happened and they'll probably find better and cheaper foreign player, the type which has apparently made it impossible according to some ill informed posters because stricter work permit rules.

I don't want to lose him, but if a bid of around £10m comes, I'd take it.


However, we never get any stupidly high bids for any of our players (mcclean being the exception).

Grady won't attract a big bid imo.

Not “ill informed” at all.  It is a fact that the pools in which we can fish after Brexit are far fewer, and that the level of player that meets the new work permit criteria is likely to be beyond our financial reach without parachute payments.

Didn’t we also get £12m for Berahino?

[FallOutBoy]

Honestly not surprised by this, he's one of the few players at the club who we would get a decent fee for. I think he's slightly overrated, probably because he came through our academy, so if we get a good offer I would let him go.

At the moment we have O'Shea, Bartley, Ajayi, Kirpre, and Taylor, and they're looking to keep Pieters. I think if we resign Pieters, Ajayi is the next most easy sale, and I'm not sure Corberan likes him as much as Bartley / Pieters.

[ex coseley kid]

It's a damn shame if he goes but inevitable.

Rotten casualty down to a rotten administration.

Is there a market for a Guochuan Lai dartboard?
(mods feel free to cut that line but hopefully it made you at least smirk a bit)

[tambag]

Sky Sports are reporting Burnley are in advanced talks with us for Dara, a medical could happen tomorrow.

[gazberg]

Sky Sports are reporting Burnley are in advanced talks with us for Dara, a medical could happen tomorrow.

Interesting to see what fee our footballing gods get for him.