20 Aug 2026 17:51:11
I'd like to think (hope) that if Hatate is still our player when the window closes, MON can get the best out of him. Make an agreement with him that if he knocks his socks off between now and January and returns to top form, he may well get a suitor he wants. If so, he can go with our blessing at a reasonable price.
I know being paid as much as they are, this should be a given not a hope but as we've seen for some time with this boy, he can down tools and huff in his performances.
20 Aug 2026 19:44:23
Sorry MIB, he downed tools for the last season, he's has enough chances, in any other job, he'd have been sacked, I can't wait to see the back of the imposter.
20 Aug 2026 20:05:13
Maeda downd tools then decided to knuckle down and was massive in helping us win league.
20 Aug 2026 20:26:14
Aye that’s Touche Troy. As much as I don’t like it when a player does what he did there still seems to be enough fan affection towards him for him to turn it around. If he takes his chance it gives him a big chance of securing a deal.
{Ed007's Note - My flabber will be well & truly gasted if Hatate is still here by the end of this window, his agent is working very hard to get him a suitable move. There's plenty of interest and even some offers but imo Hatate has some ideas above his station of where he should go next.}
20 Aug 2026 21:24:06
Much u reckon we’ll get for him Ed?
{Ed007's Note - I'd be trying to swap him as part of a deal for a player! I honestly have no idea, if someone offered us £5/6m I'd take it.
20 Aug 2026 21:28:41
Another one who should have been sold last season.
20 Aug 2026 21:43:50
Last of our Japanese players … unless there’s something in the right back from Southampton rumours?
20 Aug 2026 22:58:39
We would have had no team last season if you had your way joe.
21 Aug 2026 07:41:51
Hopefully he will be away but it won't be to a top 5 league I don't think.
We can then get the midfield players we need.
We will need to go to Lask and go for them as we just don't have the players to sit in and control the game.
Hopefully the defensive midfield support will arrive once we get through the tie. Maybe then the players we want, will be happy to come as we are guaranteed CL football.
I can understand why players will hold off signing until qualification is guaranteed but we and those players leave us taking a huge risk in trying to qualify with obvious gaps in the team.
Hopefully the players we have, have what it takes to do the job next week.
21 Aug 2026 07:50:13
So I sell players when their market value peaks and interest is high, then reinvest the money on new players and we end up with no team? How does that work? ?.
21 Aug 2026 08:34:58
I wouldn’t touch Sugawara. Terrible player!