Shin Yamada

The plan is to sign them, hope they work out and sell them on at a profit. It think the club transfer strategy is pretty clear on that.

We cant tie transfer policy to a manger. Especially one who is likely to be leaving.

 

Maybe the club have had the indication from Rodgers he's doing 3yrs and that's that..

If that's the case then im ok with 'club signings'

 

It looks sensible on the face of it. These guys will be raw and can be bought now to be developed ready for the next manager. Even Rodgers' critics will admit that developing players is one of his strengths. It looks like good forward planning.

The trouble is that Rodgers, IMHO, has a track record of not developing or giving game time to players he didn't sign and didn't want. Or rather, to be a bit more exact, he has a track record of giving them one chance initially
(which some take TBF) and never giving a second one if he decides he doesn't trust them. Yang might be the only player I can think of who got a 2nd and 3rd chance from Rodgers, perhaps because he seems to have an exemplary attitude.

So unless they have a plan to incentivise Rodgers to give these players second or even third chances, we might essentially be signing the 2025 equivalent of Holm and Lagerbielke: they'll rot on the bench and be no further on in their development (or maybe even have regressed) when the new manager arrives next summer.

I hope they have an idea in mind to deal with that. I guess time will tell.

 

I think we always target these kind of signings no matter who we have in charge. We look to have identified Asia as a value for money market. If Rodgers was here for another 5 years I still think we would be signing these kind of players.

 

Seems unlikely he's extending given we are into preseason does it not?

 

There’s been a number of players leaving Japan this summer think it’s up to 9 now



Free transfer/low profit buy sell high after a couple of seasons

 

Unfortunate phrase “we’ll have a look at him” when he’s supposedly signed. What if Brendan doesn’t like what he sees?

 

Lol, BR comments, jeez.

 

i think he is gonna be class

 

So he's rapid, and prior to January was scoring for fun.
Seems like he's worth a punt, notice he's played wide right before so gives us flexibility too

 

I want Rodgers to stay on but I'm getting the feeling he's going to hit the road after the 3 years. Hopefully we're preparing for this.

 

I think he will also leave, regardless of how we do this season. He committed to 3 years and will see that out.

I just hope and pray that none of this impacts on the team this season i.e. constant speculation linking with other teams affecting player focus and moral etc - not to mention Brendan's focus.

The club should be transparent so we as fans and the players know what's happening.

 

I think he is still very much in "keeping options open" mode.

I think he sees his future back in the Premier League. One of these rolling contracts or 1 year extensions would pretty much be confirming that he will stick around until he gets a better offer.

 

Getting his medical today. They want to get this deal done quickly so they've sent a laddie out to John Menzies to get some new pens. Unfortunately, Gavin Strachan's the only one who can work the printer so they've left a message on his landline to come in asap. Things are moving at a lightning pace.

 

Likely not far from the truth

 

I’m pretty sure there’s a fax machine involved somewhere as well .

 

Guy was on the bench for a Japan 2/3 days ago, not sure how he gets here for his medical any quicker. Can't let reality get in the way of a good whinge though I guess.

 

Between the comments on Inamura and this signing alarm bells are staring to ring we're not quite at Shved levels... Yet