Make Or Break Time

The departure of James Beattie is no surprise but the transfer fee and the manner in which it was conducted leaves a lot to be desired. There may well be an economic downturn but selling him for £2.5 million is a bargain price. Taking a hefty loss on a player of his calibre is way too much. The club will point to add-ons involved in the deal but that is not much consolation to the fans after losing the best player. This just demonstrates how keen the club must have been to get him off the wage bill.

Another aspect of the transfer that got up peoples noses was the talk coming out of the club. Nobody really believed Beattie had the flu on Saturday so it would have been a better idea to just come out with the truth instead of bullshitting people. The same goes for the wages Beattie was on. If they were considered too much for a championship club, just say so.

Beattie is a quality player but we signed him a year too late. In true Sheffield United fashion, you get relegated from the premiership and then spend £4 million pound on a proven striker. Beattie’s new club is doing precisely what we should have done in their position a couple of years back. Instead of signing players to keep us up, the club went for prospects and gambles that never came off.

Blackwell has not been very impressive in the transfer market for the most part so if he does spend the Beattie money it needs spending well. Bringing someone like Michael Chopra in would be a step in the right direction. As far as promotion this season goes this might turn out to be his last throw of the dice.

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