2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

[weeyin]

3 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

You'd think that JBA and Nick Daws would have identified areas to be strengthened some months ago and probably as early as January (central defence, Slattery replacement and a striker). Not only that, surely targets would have been identified and perhaps PCAs signed some time ago. Has JBA's departure disrupted that process despite what the club has said?   

I thought the chairman said Nick Daws and team and been working and to expect a couple of signings in the next few days. 

He also said he wanted to give the new man "space to bring in his own signings".

I'm pretty sure professional managers and coaches whose livelihoods depend on winning games are well aware of positions that need strengthening. 

As always, finding the right players for the right price who want to play in Motherwell is what takes time. 

[WellHighlander]

Seeing a lot of talk regarding what fees we'd get for selling the likes of Watt, Maswanhise, and Just.

For Watt, I'd be looking around £2.5m (£3m with add-ons). Had he forced his way into the Scotland reckoning, then you'd be looking at a bit more.

Understand Anderlecht offered around £3m for Maswanhise in January. Reports were they were going to come back with a larger bid this summer, potentially £3.5m (around £4m when you factor in add-ons)

I really think for Just you are looking around a minimum starting figure of £7.5m given what he not only achieved with us last season, but also at the World Cup. He's a player whose stock is only rising, therefore it would be a real shame, I think, if he went for £4-5m. With add-ons you could get this deal up to around £9m.

Be really hard to take to watch all three go, but if they do we must maximise this opportunity to really strengthen the club's financial position for years to come.

It also gives the new manager a promising budget to work with and to make the necessary replacements.

Again, I know some are 'doom and gloom' regarding potential departures, but look at Bournemouth. It's all about the right recruitment and I'd be really surprised if they had not identified potential targets to replace all of the above, given how much interest they've been attracting for a while now.