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bisright1 said:
They aren't dead rubbers though are they? James missed the league cup final and the fa cup semi. If we were in the champions league hed have missed every knock out game bar the final. 

We got tonked by arsenal, for many reasons,  but one of them was because we had Alfie Gilchrist at right back as Gusto was injured.

If we have James and Gusto as our two right backs next season, we are gambling. 
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And if we sell Reece James we can't replace him with quality anywhere near as good and we confirm our fears that we're now an average selling club with no aspirations of the big trophies. 

 
abister1 said:
It is sickening though when you think of the amount of money you pay for someone that isn't in the team for most of the season. 

It also has a knock on effect on team morale, squad harmony, team building, and similar intangibles unlike the money aspect. 

No one wants to sell Reece because he can't play football. He offers us something when fit but he has played 25 games over the last two seasons and hasn't had more than 3 games in a row since 2021 due to injury issues. 
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You mean those injuries he's just had surgery to fix?

 
I don't think Southgate will pick him, he got funny about taking him to the WC becuase Reece pulled out a squad previously to protect himself from injury and Gareth seems to hold onto stuff like that. 

However, I'd love him to go. The Euro's are a month away, he's already back playing for us. A month should be more than enough to build up to fitness. If he is going to break playing for England this summer then he would have broken for us next season anyway. We supposedly delayed his return to make sure he was fully recovered. It will be a good test for if this surgery has been effective.

Plus I don't see him starting every game for England either. Walker seems to very much be Southgates choice, I think Reece would come off the bench when needed and maybe start a group game if we had already qualified. 

 
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Ukraine Bolt said:
And if we sell Reece James we can't replace him with quality anywhere near as good and we confirm our fears that we're now an average selling club with no aspirations of the big trophies. 
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Personally I'd take the gamble for next season. But if James can only manage to be fit for 10-15 league games next season then he's getting sold. 

 
I wouldn't want him to be risked for Euros, 3 days in about a week even the fit ones will break down, let alone James. We won the CL when he was fit, we lost the lead in the league next season as soon as he's off, and past 2 years we were dismal when he's not there. From a club point of view, last thing we want is for him to go to a tournament unfit, get injured and be ruled out again. He probably won't be picked due to the fitness concern, but potentially a trump card so Southgate will think about it before picking someone else.

 
We should not sell James if we have any intention of returning to the top 4. Plus the amount of running full backs, particularly right backs will do for us, I can see a lot of playing time for James and Gusto. 

Plus let’s not be hasty - this is about the first time both have been fit and we’re at game 37 of 38. 

 
The fact that people are saying don't want him to be risked for the Euros speaks a lot about his reliability in being fit.

I really like the guy and hopes he can stay fit but like @bisright1says, if he can't give us more than half a season of being fit we should look to sell at first opportunity. 

 
abister1 said:
The fact that people are saying don't want him to be risked for the Euros speaks a lot about his reliability in being fit.

I really like the guy and hopes he can stay fit but like @bisright1says, if he can't give us more than half a season of being fit we should look to sell at first opportunity. 
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To be fair, we can feel slightly optimistic about his surgery.

Kante seems to be thriving since. 

 
I'm hopeful. He is perfect for the current inverted wingback system Poch has used Cucurella to good effect with. His energy and strength in the middle of the park is very underrated as he doesn't get deployed there a lot. 

 
I would actually want him to go to the Euros (doubt Southgate would select him after he declined the selection in the winter but yeah).

If this surgery hasn't fixed him then he'd go down again whether then or next season anyway but if it has then he's got a heavily competitive tournament under his belt and England would have basically got rid of any rust (not much judging by Saturday) in his game for us.

 
abister1 said:
The fact that people are saying don't want him to be risked for the Euros speaks a lot about his reliability in being fit.

I really like the guy and hopes he can stay fit but like @bisright1says, if he can't give us more than half a season of being fit we should look to sell at first opportunity. 
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yes REAL MADRID should be the only team we should sell to, they said they would like him in the transfer window after next

 
Argo said:
I would actually want him to go to the Euros (doubt Southgate would select him after he declined the selection in the winter but yeah).

If this surgery hasn't fixed him then he'd go down again whether then or next season anyway but if it has then he's got a heavily competitive tournament under his belt and England would have basically got rid of any rust (not much judging by Saturday) in his game for us.
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The risk vs reward of being fully ready for next season though... If I were him I would see beyond this summer and focus on the club + World Cup. 

It doesn't matter that he looked good vs N.Forest when you look at the big picture of how much he struggled, he could get injured after a single sprint in the past and one match doesn't show that he should be given the full green light to spend the summer playing as if nothing has happened.

After all it's a long season even if we don't get to play in Europe. If he goes to the Euros and does get injured everyone will be talking how he shouldn't have risked it, it's not a given that he gets injured if he gives himself more time and invests into the new season, the operation might have been perfect but he still should consider saving himself.

 
He was oddly distracted during the Sky post match interview.

Still panting slightly, and bemused about who the interviewer was talking about when it was actually Palmer, standing next to him.

Hopefully the op has him sorted out, a terrific player when on top of his form.

Unfortunately academy players are all at risk of being sold .. 

 
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