CJ Egan Riley. Trouble has now arrived - BIG time!

[sinkov]

Pace has publicly stated our finances depend on player trading.

Precisely mon ami, Brighton has been proffered as an example, but they've sold several players on for serious money, we've just made bits and pieces on a few players, but overall in the four years ALK have been running it, I would imagine we're running a deficit on their player trading. In fact it now seems imperative that we get promoted and the TV money rolls in, but that's not what was meant to finance the club, it was player trading, and it isn't working.

[Turf_Forever]

If Egan-Riley manages to walk free at the end of this season it will be an absolute crime on our part. He's easily a ?10m player if he had a few years on his contract.

I know he's emerged out of the blue this season but still. I'd be fuming if we lost him for nowt.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Precisely mon ami, Brighton has been proffered as an example, but they've sold several players on for serious money, we've just made bits and pieces on a few players, but overall in the four years ALK have been running it, I would imagine we're running a deficit on their player trading. In fact it now seems imperative that we get promoted and the TV money rolls in, but that's not what was meant to finance the club, it was player trading, and it isn't working.

Agreed mon ami. If we don't get promoted this season I think the brown stuff will hit the fan and no mistake.

Not winning promotion will mean Trafford, Tresor (no great loss), Esteve and Koleosho will all be sold and looking at carefully squad wise we don't have the proper replacements for them in our current squad. If we win promotion I reckon Brownhill and Egan Riley might stay and from a financial point of view we won't need another fire sale.

There is an awful lot riding on the final eight games...

[mnrht]

If Egan Riley and Esteve leave I can't see us being successful no matter which division we play in. Good players will not want to stay and play for BFC when there is no intention or possibility of ever creating a good squad. BFC supporters will just have to go with the flow I presume. The situation at the bottom of the EPL tells its own story. If the "authorities" think British football is heading in the right direction where money does all the talking, then supporters of the smaller towns/teams had better be satisfied with the mediocre. Even the NFL have realised that a structure that maintains a more equitable level of competition is preferable.

[army88]

CJ Egan Riley will not be signing a contract extension now. Billy Big Bollox Syndrome will now kick in.

https://www.sportbible.com/football/...27674-20250314

If you add to that BT, Egan Riley - Esteve - Trafford . Brownhill , foster and we need a left back anyway

The spine of the team is gone again - so it?s a rebuild and we already know there isn?t enough money to get potentially 2 centre backs prem level - a left back - a dominant midfielder and a striker who scores

I reckon we?ll be about 100 million short again

[The Bedlington Terrier]

If you add to that BT, Egan Riley - Esteve - Trafford . Brownhill , foster and we need a left back anyway

The spine of the team is gone again - so it?s a rebuild and we already know there isn?t enough money to get potentially 2 centre backs prem level - a left back - a dominant midfielder and a striker who scores

I reckon we?ll be about 100 million short again

This is exactly why we must win promotion this time round my mate. It's financially essential.

[barrie_burn]

Players are not supporters.Their priority is their career and with the likes of Egan-Riley you can't force a player to sign a contract,he's having a
good season so I assume he's thinking wait until the end of the season and see where Burnley are and if a better offer comes in,you can't blame
him.

[ballcock]

Egan-Riley leaves on a free the ideal situation for a pro footballer who has had a good season, he will be able to demand top dollar.

The problem he has will be that his services will be limited to just a handful of clubs. I can only see the likes of the ourselves, the promoted clubs and the Premier league relegated clubs being interested in him

[kritichris]

We've only just managed to do a decent challenge for promotion in the Championship after being player asset stripped, if we get promotion again it will be a miracle if we survive. I think Pace may be realising he did Dyche an injustice.

[mnrht]

No doubt about it KC, Dyche did miracles with what he had. Not always great to watch but some amazing results kept most of the fans happy.
Seven seasons in the EPL, not to be sniffed at. I think BT is right (for once), not getting promotion this year will be a disaster.