Quote from: Drummond on December 16, 2025, 07:05:18 PM

No Sancho, Guessand, Torres, Mings or Barkley then. Possibly Martinez too, though I can't for a minute think he'd want to miss it.

Are they all definitely out? To be fair only one of those plays a lot (Pau), while Yanited are without 3 or 4 regulars.

Sancho: Yes, can't play against his parent club.
Guessand: Maybe, depends on if anyone drops out of Afcon squad.
Torres: Maybe. Some rumours reported after the weekend match stated 2 weeks.
Mings: Yes. Emery mentioned probably 4 weeks away on presser start of December.
Barkley: Yes. Last reported 8-10 weeks before return by Emery on same day as Mings update.

Emery should insist the doctor assists with the cyst.

Michael Oliver in charge.

I suspect he might be limbering up for 2 pens. 

Amortisation costs must be relatively low considering how many of the players’ transfer fees have already been amortised. Mings, McGinn, Cash, Konsa, Watkins, Bizot, Barkley, Buendia, Digne, Garcia, Rogers and Barrenechea have minimal amortisation costs, Tielemans, Kamara, Lindelof, Sancho, Elliott and Bogarde none at all, and Onana, Torres and Maatsen are increasingly looking like value for money.

Is amortisation of previous signings a line item in the accounts? 

As you say, we must be washing our hands of most big fees so this figure should not be a burden in the near future.  Add the increased ‘day one’ revenue from better gate receipts and sponsorship and the gap should grow in our favour.

So we seem to agree.