| Why has Broadhead been sold? 18:11 - Aug 14 with 2345 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
I appreciate I'm about two months late to the discussion but I don't really get it. He's a top player. He's been much better for us in his time than Clarke and/or Philogene have so far for example (appreciate they've only played one season in the Prem here).
Did McKenna just not rate something about him? Did he want to leave?
I feel like the same questions can be asked about the sale of Burgess too. Another one where I don't understand why a new three-year deal or however long wasn't being offered.
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:15 - Aug 14 with 1606 views | SitfcB |
Something must’ve gone on with McKenna/Broadhead IMO. For whatever reason he just wasn’t fancied last season/end of Championship(?)
((Can’t quite remember how involved he was at the end of it, could’ve been injured)
A heck of a player with a real knack to pop up with some really important goals/assists whilst always being top quality as well. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:15 - Aug 14 with 1596 views | Herbivore |
We couldn't justify a three year deal for Burgess when he was going to be a back up CB and I doubt he'd have wanted to tie himself here for three years as a back up at his age. It made sense for him to go and get a good deal and regular footy elsewhere.
Broadhead almost left a year ago. He's technically brilliant but not very robust physically which limits his impact and his game time. We've brought in replacements who are younger and have a higher ceiling, albeit we've not seen them at their best yet. He's got a year left on his deal and wants to be playing regularly, we can't offer him regular footy or a long deal at this point. We've been made a fantastic offer, second highest sale in our history or close to it. It makes sense for all parties. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:16 - Aug 14 with 1574 views | FrimleyBlue |
Think KM is building a team capable of playing prem football and he clearly didn't feel broady could. If we got another player in he was gone in Jan.
I don't quite know how he rates clarke over broady tho tbh. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:17 - Aug 14 with 1550 views | Westover |
He would have left on a free next summer, we have got a very good money for him IMO. |  | | |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:17 - Aug 14 with 1556 views | Swailsey |
Many rumblings of him and KMc falling out last year, I remember his mum putting something on Insta too. KMc clearly didn’t rate him or want him here last year - he nearly went to Sunderland.
Real shame as he looked very good last year - better than Clarke, Hutch and Philogene to me.
Feels (like Burgess and Woolfie) that because he didn’t cost £15 million, he wasn't deemed good enough. [Post edited 14 Aug 18:18]
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:19 - Aug 14 with 1506 views | MK1 |
Limited game time here I guess. Philogene and Clarke are ahead of him because of their price tags. I would rather he was here and we didn't buy Philogene in the first place. I hope that comes back to bite me in the bottom and Philogene has a season to remember.
I would have kept Broady though. He goes with my thanks for coming here in the first place. (we were L1 when he did) |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:19 - Aug 14 with 1508 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:17 - Aug 14 by Swailsey |
Many rumblings of him and KMc falling out last year, I remember his mum putting something on Insta too. KMc clearly didn’t rate him or want him here last year - he nearly went to Sunderland.
Real shame as he looked very good last year - better than Clarke, Hutch and Philogene to me.
Feels (like Burgess and Woolfie) that because he didn’t cost £15 million, he wasn't deemed good enough. [Post edited 14 Aug 18:18]
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We was prepared to leave him unregistered last season between September and January had we signed Reiss Nelson. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:20 - Aug 14 with 1465 views | SlimTeaBoy |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:17 - Aug 14 by Swailsey |
Many rumblings of him and KMc falling out last year, I remember his mum putting something on Insta too. KMc clearly didn’t rate him or want him here last year - he nearly went to Sunderland.
Real shame as he looked very good last year - better than Clarke, Hutch and Philogene to me.
Feels (like Burgess and Woolfie) that because he didn’t cost £15 million, he wasn't deemed good enough. [Post edited 14 Aug 18:18]
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In response to your last line,
You would pick Wolfenden ahead of O’Shea ? | | | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:21 - Aug 14 with 1443 views | hunty21 |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:16 - Aug 14 by FrimleyBlue |
Think KM is building a team capable of playing prem football and he clearly didn't feel broady could. If we got another player in he was gone in Jan.
I don't quite know how he rates clarke over broady tho tbh. |
Except we are in championship where physicality outweighs playing perfect technical football and will be the downfall of our season unless we get some more physicality in there | | | |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:22 - Aug 14 with 1428 views | Swailsey |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:19 - Aug 14 by Kieran_Knows |
We was prepared to leave him unregistered last season between September and January had we signed Reiss Nelson. |
Yep, clearly something went on.
Obviously very few know the ins and outs, but from what I’ve heard he felt pretty hard done by. I know it’s sacrilege to question KMc, but I really do question his performance and decision making over the past 12 or so months. Anyway, that’s for another thread. | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:22 - Aug 14 with 1408 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:21 - Aug 14 by hunty21 |
Except we are in championship where physicality outweighs playing perfect technical football and will be the downfall of our season unless we get some more physicality in there |
We are but you either sell him for a great figure or lose him for free when you don't want him for prem. | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:22 - Aug 14 with 1409 views | Swailsey |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:16 - Aug 14 by FrimleyBlue |
Think KM is building a team capable of playing prem football and he clearly didn't feel broady could. If we got another player in he was gone in Jan.
I don't quite know how he rates clarke over broady tho tbh. |
That’s good, because he certainly didn’t build one last year! | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:22 - Aug 14 with 1402 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:15 - Aug 14 by Herbivore |
We couldn't justify a three year deal for Burgess when he was going to be a back up CB and I doubt he'd have wanted to tie himself here for three years as a back up at his age. It made sense for him to go and get a good deal and regular footy elsewhere.
Broadhead almost left a year ago. He's technically brilliant but not very robust physically which limits his impact and his game time. We've brought in replacements who are younger and have a higher ceiling, albeit we've not seen them at their best yet. He's got a year left on his deal and wants to be playing regularly, we can't offer him regular footy or a long deal at this point. We've been made a fantastic offer, second highest sale in our history or close to it. It makes sense for all parties. |
Re your first point, I understand it was about not being able to offer guaranteed first-team football as KMc wants O'Shea and Greaves together, but CB could have arguably kept JG out of the side.
Re the second point; 'not very robust physically'. Clarke and Philogene both look like a strong breeze would knock them over. | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:23 - Aug 14 with 1394 views | Swailsey |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:20 - Aug 14 by SlimTeaBoy |
In response to your last line,
You would pick Wolfenden ahead of O’Shea ? |
Potentially yes, or I certainly would have started with him. But it’s all about opinions isn’t it :) | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:25 - Aug 14 with 1364 views | Swansea_Blue |
To feed Ashton’s grooming products habit. Def info. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:27 - Aug 14 with 1339 views | Vaughan8 |
Lots of people on here seem to think he's this great player.
He is just good, and at his age, I doubt he's going to get much better
The fact we've signed people who at the moment seem worse than him, is odd, but I guess we see more potential in them.
Broadhead in the last championship season had a period of games where he was anonymous, and the subs that came on and did a lot better. Some may have forgotten that.
Having said that, when we were really.atruggling last season, he still didn't get a run in there team so either something had happened or KM doesn't fancy him.
I wish him well but I'm not going to wallow over him going. Presumably we're going to get someone better and we've cashed in £7m+ | | | |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:27 - Aug 14 with 1328 views | ITFC_Forever |
Because £7.5m rising to £10m is incredible value. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:27 - Aug 14 with 1317 views | SlimTeaBoy |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:23 - Aug 14 by Swailsey |
Potentially yes, or I certainly would have started with him. But it’s all about opinions isn’t it :) |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:27 - Aug 14 with 1317 views | chicoazul |
Asked to go a whiles back
Been in the bad books since |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:28 - Aug 14 with 1310 views | Swailsey |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:27 - Aug 14 by SlimTeaBoy |
Crikey |
I mean, O’Shea was a mainstay of two appalling defences over two years. I think he’s good, but clearly isn’t a proven top-flight player. | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:30 - Aug 14 with 1256 views | Herbivore |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:21 - Aug 14 by hunty21 |
Except we are in championship where physicality outweighs playing perfect technical football and will be the downfall of our season unless we get some more physicality in there |
Akpom for Broadhead is an upgrade in that department. Akpom is technically very good but also looks to have a bit more physicality about him. Also, Prem is next level compared to the Championship when it comes to physicality. We often overpowered and outworked sides in 2023/24, we couldn't do that last year. | |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:34 - Aug 14 with 1196 views | LankHenners |
Said this many times but do think quite how good he is/was has been overhyped a fair degree, largely down to sentimental value having been a part of a brilliant journey over a couple of seasons. Fair enough really in one sense as you can't expect fans to look at things with a cold, analytical objective view all the time like outsiders might.
Although that does lead to a level of shock/surprise that is a bit out of kilter with the reality of the situation. He's in the last year of his contract and we'd be very daft to let him run that out so it's either give him a new one or get what we can for him now. Didn't appear either party were willing to entertain the former so we're left with where we are now. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:36 - Aug 14 with 1136 views | WeirdFishes |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:15 - Aug 14 by SitfcB |
Something must’ve gone on with McKenna/Broadhead IMO. For whatever reason he just wasn’t fancied last season/end of Championship(?)
((Can’t quite remember how involved he was at the end of it, could’ve been injured)
A heck of a player with a real knack to pop up with some really important goals/assists whilst always being top quality as well. |
Fell out last summer, not been speaking to each other this summer. |  |
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| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:38 - Aug 14 with 1084 views | muccletonjoe |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:27 - Aug 14 by ITFC_Forever |
Because £7.5m rising to £10m is incredible value. |
I'm sure that will be a great comfort when the replacements we are getting in fail to impress |  | | |
| Why has Broadhead been sold? on 18:42 - Aug 14 with 1020 views | NthQldITFC |
Not robust/quick/strong enough for the Premier League which is what we're building a squad for. |  |
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