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Reply | Ashley Young set to sign...
at 11:50 21 Jul 2025
Fills the leadership, experience and voice void that Morsy departs with.
Good addition. |
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Reply | The curious case of Jack Taylor
at 11:49 21 Jul 2025
He's an 8 who needs a bit of a licence to break into the box. I actually think the perfect club for him would be Coventry... under a manager who was one of the best midfielders at timing his runs into the box.
I think he will be moved on this summer, but it won't be until we have bolstered up our own midfield plus made a decision on Humphreys. |
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Reply | FAO Phil/Or anyone else ITK
at 14:52 17 Jul 2025
I know it is a different league and it'll be more of a level playing field in terms of quality, but one thing (and game in particular) that was noticeable was the lack of intensity and penetration against a team defending in a low block. The game I'm thinking of was Man Utd away in the second half.
I'm guessing we will be coming up against this more this season - I'm interested to see how players like Jack Clarke & Szmodics operate in central areas where the space around them is more compact. Szmodics had more of a free role at Blackburn and Clarke was more of a touchline winger at Sunderland. I feel these areas of the pitch, despite the depth we have in these positions, will be the concern for me. We need these players to come good and have the impact needed to win games. |
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Reply | Brentford know what they're doing
at 10:13 16 Jul 2025
If Brentford had met the terms of the release clause before 5pm yesterday, then there's not a lot we could have done.
Not a lot will change, I imagine the fee if he was to leave will be roughly the same, maybe slightly over the £35m mark, but the club have more power and control over the situation. |
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Reply | Omari - new contract coming his way..?
at 15:53 15 Jul 2025
I take your point and I agree. Omari will leave one day and it will be for a profit which sees the process working.
However, there is also a balancing act. We want to be playing in the Premier League and we need to have the quality to get back there. He's an exception that he's just too good for this league. |
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Reply | Omari - new contract coming his way..?
at 14:58 15 Jul 2025
I guess we could offer him one before, but it depends on the terms in the contract.
Take Delap's contract here, where Man City had a buy back clause inserted into the deal, it meant we couldn't offer him a new deal because you can't legally invalidate that clause that was originally signed. If Chelsea have a similar clause with Omari, then we can't (although, this hasn't been made public).
But if his release clause expires, then it doesn't rule out that he will stay, especially if he wants to leave. The club have more control over the player, but there might be room for negotiation that suits all involved to ensure he stays, which could be a better contract on better money, but which an agreement that we failing to get promoted means we will allow him to move on. |
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Reply | Omari - new contract coming his way..?
at 13:22 15 Jul 2025
I agree. A new deal with wages close to his PL wage (perhaps meet in the middle of the 40% decrease you've mentioned) with a clause that protects the player next summer if we fail to get promotion.
Otherwise, Ashton has to increase the price tag for the rest of this window with little negotiation. If a club is desperate, they'll pay it. |
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Reply | Omari - new contract coming his way..?
at 13:17 15 Jul 2025
It may not be necessary if he's happy and wants to stay. However, I think he will want to be playing PL football next season, so I feel we will need to offer something better than what he's currently earning in order to guarantee he is here this season.
I don't often feel this way with many players, but I feel we need Omari more than Omari needs us, so hopefully we keep him and do everything we can to keep him. |
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Reply | Omari - new contract coming his way..?
at 11:16 15 Jul 2025
That's what I'm thinking. Financially I'm sure there's no barriers in the way for the club to offer him a lucrative contract that would even compete with wages that a PL side would offer, it's just whether he's happy to play Championship football for at least another season with Ipswich. |
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Reply | Strict contract negotiations
at 11:12 15 Jul 2025
No he isn't, that's true. But if he wants security over his contract, the thinking would've started this summer.
I don't know the details, but if I was to have a guess, I think the cards would've been left on the table from the club saying that a new deal won't be offered, but they're not actively pushing him out of the club, but more of a mutual agreement that if a better offer is on the table that ensures longer term security than his Ipswich contract, he will explore it.
Kuwait FC have probably offered him a longer term deal along with other factors that won't be made public, and that's what he's chosen to do. I don't blame him, I'm sure most would do the same for more stability with a young family. |
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Reply | Strict contract negotiations
at 10:58 15 Jul 2025
There's a multitude of reasons though.
- They want to play regularly week in, week out and another club can guarantee that
- They want to play at the highest level
- Geography/location; they want to be closer to a particular geographical area
- Longest deal on the table given their age for financial security/young family
- Money is too good to turn down
I think all the players you've mentioned, each one of them would be able to pick one of those reasons for why they moved.
Hladky wouldn't have been good enough for the PL. Axel wanted to go back to the NW. Burgess wanted to play regularly week in, week out ahead of the World Cup next summer - something I doubt would've happened here. Morsy is probably wanting more security over his contract. |
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Thread | Omari - new contract coming his way..?
at 10:46 15 Jul 2025
The club cannot offer him a new deal that removes the current release clause, but if he remains an Ipswich player beyond the expiry of the release clause, then I'm guessing conversations with his representatives will have taken place regarding a new bumper contract to ensure he stays with us?
Keeping Omari will be the best business we can do this summer. |
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Reply | Time to move on Town
at 09:53 9 Jul 2025
As someone has already mentioned, he will decide what is best for the next stage of his career. Whether that's Ipswich or not, who knows, he will have his reasons either way.
I think what is clear though, his next move will be wrapped up in the coming days with several clubs interested and making their moves. Let's just see what happens. I think the bets way to look at this is more with hope than expectation that he returns - unless Ipswich is the only club he wants. |
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Reply | Ambitous summer plans
at 13:30 25 Jun 2025
I'd go one further and say I feel Palmer is no better or worse than Walton. Muric is the best option if you were to compare strengths and weaknesses.
Whilst Palmer would be fine for the Championship, if we get promoted, we find ourselves in the market next summer for a new #1. |
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Reply | Ambitous summer plans
at 13:26 25 Jun 2025
Assume by 'make a profit' on Taylor and Broadhead, you mean take an offer this summer instead of losing them for nothing next? I'm not sure we get the £1.5m fee's we paid for them with a year left on their contracts. |
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Reply | Loans - 25/26
at 12:17 25 Jun 2025
He was their 4th highest goal scorer though, but admittedly, I didn't watch much of Sheff Utd and when I did, it was more towards the end of the season when they went 4-4-2 with Brewster on the right.
He's got the technical ability, but it's about having the right environment, manager and style of football to get the best out of him, which perhaps wasn't the case at Sheff Utd. |
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Reply | Loans - 25/26
at 10:38 25 Jun 2025
If Hutchinson did leave, then Cozier-Duberry or Rak-Sakyi would be very good replacements - though Cozier-Duberry would probably require more patience as he's had less experience. |
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Reply | And now, the glass half empty
at 11:22 20 Jun 2025
It's important to look at it more at the end of the transfer window than the start - and factor in that there may be 1 or 2 that will still need recruiting in the January window.
But although you've taken a battering on downvotes, I take your point on the team spirit that will have taken a confidence hit last season and will need a steady start to restore the higher levels.
We are also weaker in the middle of the park - but I don't think this will be a problem by the end of August.
I also take your point about the wingers. They weren't convincing last season, but perhaps the step up and fitting into a different role asked of them was all a bit too much leaving most of us less convinced. Their best performances have come in a Sunderland and Hull shirt respectively and sometimes it doesn't work out at another club the same way, but let's hope they can put in their best performances at Ipswich next season. If not, things don't always work out as expected and that's football.
Give it time, the squad will shape up over the summer. [Post edited 20 Jun 11:24]
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Reply | Squad shape up / transfer targets
at 14:30 18 Jun 2025
I feel like we have a problem at RB. Tuanzebe staying resolves it, but if he doesn't, I'm not sure McKenna has 100% trust in Johnson or Clarke defensively. It may sound odd now, but Godfrey returning would be fine with me - but he needs a full pre season here. (If something happened off the pitch that makes it impossible, then it won't happen).
The core of the team needs some major investment to it this summer. There's a good enough base to work with already in the squad, but the midfield and 9 roles need quality for this division and currently, we're short of that. |
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Reply | Squad shape up / transfer targets
at 10:50 18 Jun 2025
£35m for a PL side is still a bit of money to splash out on 1 player - not many have done that. Not to forget, if you add in the conditions of how his release clause is to be met, ie, large up front fee, instalments etc, then that can throw a challenge that will put suitors off, especially if there is a large up front fee.
I hope he stays but if he doesn't, then the release clause is a good fee. |
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